Lincoln Douglas Debates Explain Lincoln Rise to Presidency
Elmo Scott Watson recalls the 1858 Lincoln Douglas debates that shaped Illinois Senate race and helped Abraham Lincoln emerge as a national figure. The seven debates across Illinois highlighted Douglas's expediency and Lincolns protest against slavery, culminating in Douglas's victory but Lincoln's eventual presidency.
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Herbert C. Hoover
Alfred E. Smith
Illinois
United States
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Douglas
House of Representatives
Senate
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
New England
Congress
New York
Seward and Greeley
Springfield
Lincoln
Dolly Madison
Chicago
Abe
Ottawa
LaSalle County
Freeport
Stephenson County
Jonesboro
Union County
Charleston
Coles County
Galesburg
Knox County
Quincy
Adams County
Alton
Madison County
Stephen
Stone Stephen
Scott
Small Bears Clearly Not Wanted at Feast
Yellowstone park rangers report a distressing scene as a mother bear and her cubs fought off ravens and magpies over a winter elk carcass. Ranger Thad Pound observed the birds mobbing the cubs and the mother shielding her offspring while the birds pecked at the carcass in a chaotic feeding dispute. Kansas City Star science service provided details.
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Yellowstone Park
Elisha
Thad Pound
Kansas City
Star's
Science Service
Cecile Evans Wit Sparks On Hollywood Drive In Joke
Photoplay Magazine’s James R. Quirk recounts Cecile Evans driving her roadster into a temporary garage of a $4000 weekly man at the First National lot. The Rolls-Royce arrives and the man protests while Cecile apologizes saying she mistook his studio for being finished.
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Cecile Evans
Hollywood
James R. Quirk
Photoplay
First National
Cecile
Woman Feeds Wild Bear Believing It Tame
A Capilano resident fed a big black bear for several days thinking it was Charles Anderson's tame animal. The bear appeared at her doorstep seeking milk and honey before the forest ranger was alerted and the mistake was found.
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Capilano
British Columbia
Charles Anderson
Mr. Anderson
No Wood in This House in Gary Ind Built for Steel Leader
A Gary Indiana residence for a local steel company president features a frame of angle irons with diagonal bracing. Bolts and electric welding join the steel members, concrete forms the foundation and floors, while stairs, sills, and interior trim are all steel, with no wood used in construction.
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Gary
Ind
Armenian Women Forge Rug Industry in Marseille
Armenian women who fled with their husbands during the 1922 23 Greco Turkish war have established a rug weaving industry in Marseille. While men found work in mines factories and on farms the women faced greater hardship but local capital backed weaving plans. They now produce over 6000 square meters of oriental rugs annually across eight plants.
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Marseilles
His Final Mistake
A brief Montreal Star line hints at a dramatic domestic moment with a wife praising fidelity and a fatal twist as she declares, That was the last. The exchange implies a breaking point that ends a marriage with a fatal consequence.
Bath Glass Staining Angle Emerges From Mineral Waters
Discovery shows Bath's hot mineral waters permanently tint glass raising prospect the health resort becomes a famed glass staining center. The finding links Bath’s famed springs with a potential new industry carrying regional economic implications.
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Bath
England
Forgotten Bliss Dora-Can you Remember Your First Kiss
Dialog-style exchange recounts memories of youth across generations with a terse dialogue about remembering first and last kisses, set against the backdrop of Times of India era reportage.
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Dora
Dorothy
India
Tractor Oil Wholesale Advertisement
Southern Oil Co announces wholesale prices for high grade Pennsylvania heavy tractor oil. 50 gallons cost 60 cents per gallon, 10 gallons at 75 cents per gallon, gallon trial available for 1 dollar. Washington District of Columbia.
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Pennsylvania
Southern Oil
Coo
Gen'l Delay
Washington, D. C
Radio Evidence Sparks The Body’s Hidden Signal
Popular Science Monthly reports two Munich professors found the skin carries an electrical charge and that the body emits emanations detectable six feet away by delicate radio instruments. The discovery could help explain the sensation of a presence in a room when a person is absent.
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Popular Science Monthly
Munich
Elevator Metaphor Highlights Elite Rise to Prominence
A concise editorial framing public life as a mechanism that lifts a select few to prominence while the broader public remains in the background. The line suggests scrutiny of power dynamics and social mobility within society.
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Big Profits
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Sallie O. Cooper
12Th Ct
Birmingham
Ala
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