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Pekin in 1924: a city celebrates its centennial (Part Seven)

Continuing our series on the 1924 Pekin Centennial Celebration, this week we present an...

William W. Sellers, publisher and politician

This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...

How did Pekin get its name?

Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History Room columns,...

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