Odd History of Lincoln Speech by William Justin Mann
The article traces how Abraham Lincoln turned to lecturing in 1859 to raise funds after failed Senate bids. A Plymouth Church Brooklyn engagement led to the Young Men's Central Republican Union of New York arranging a political talk, aimed at a distinguished audience including many women, with $200 pay offered.
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Lincoln
Douglas
United States Senate
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
New York
Young Men’s Central Republican Union of New York
Lincoln’s Cooper Institute Speech Sets Political Course
The 1860 Cooper Institute lecture before a New York audience, with David Dudley Field escorting Lincoln to the stage, marks a pivotal moment in his career. The speech argued that the Constitution allows federal control of slavery in federal territories, testing his leadership ahead of the presidential race. Lincoln’s poised reasoning convinced a critical urban crowd and earned praise as nature’s orator.
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Plymouth Church
New York
Cooper Institute
Tincoln
David Dudley Field
William Cullen Bryant
Horace Greeley
King
Cephas Brainerd
Tribune
Clay and
Webster
Lincoln
Douglas
John Brown
Harper'’s Ferry
Dred Scott
South
Nature
Peter Cooper
Fifth Avenue
Knoedler & Co
Douglas Volk
I. W. Volk
Chicago
Councillor Watson Replies to Kenny Letter
City Councillor James A. Watson of Roxbury responds to Herbert A. Kenny Esq notes in the Post letter. He defends his criticisms of Judge Hayden and the court, asserts he spoke as a councillor and county commissioner, and rejects claims of acting behind privilege. The letter is dated February 12 and cites his addresses in Roxbury.
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Sunday Post
Herbert A. Kenny
Kenny
Roxbury
Albert F. Hayden
Suffolk County
Hayden
James. A. Watson
Thornton Street
Boston
Industries Oppose Cash Bonus for Soldiers
Washington reports that industries oppose cash appropriations for a soldiers bonus as socially unwise and politically preposterous. John E. Edgerton of the National Association of Manufacturers says veterans could buy votes with a small payout and promises it would harm supporters in Congress. He clarifies support for generous care for disabled veterans and dependents of those killed.
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Washington
John E
Edgerton
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
House
Senate
Largest Knights of Columbus initiation in Rochester
Rochester Council 3144 inducted 3144 new members in a single ceremony led by Dr. James G. Coyle. The drive to recruit members doubled the council size and aimed to fund a new building in Rochester, second only to Detroit in U. S. size.
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Rochester
N. Y
Knights of Columbus
United States
James G. Coyle
New York City
Rochester Council
Detroit
Ban Smoking by Girls in Hall at Columbia University
New York February 12. Smoking by graduate women students in dormitories at Teachers College Columbia University is banned on architectural grounds. Miss Margaret Kilpatrick president of Whittier Hall student body announced the re admission of two girls expelled last fall for violating the no smoking rule.
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New York
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Margaret Kilpatrick
Whittier Hall
Whittier
Miss Kilpatrick
Large sun spots seen on the sun
Dr. David Todd reports a sudden outbreak of sun spots near the sun’s center spanning at least 50 000 miles across from his Miami observatory. He predicts auroral displays in the north and possible disturbances to telegraph and electrical instruments as the spots become visible.
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Miami
Fla
David Todd
Amherst Observatory
Todd
Crime Wave Speech Blames Modern Parents and Women
Frank A. Brooks, chairman of the State Board of Parole, told Allston Congregational Church that crime stems from modern parents and the influence of women on men. He urged reform outside prisons, warning that reform cannot wait behind bars.
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Frank A. Brooks
State Board of Parole
Allston
Underhill Addresses Dilboy VFW Meeting in Somerville
More than 260 members of the George Dilboy Post VFW heard Congressman Charles L. Underhill explain his opposition to the bonus bill and then vote unanimously to support it. Commander Badger of the Kingsbury Post urged members to secure benefits while possible. Commander Eugene W. Driscoll presided.
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Underhill
Dilboy
George Dilboy Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
G. A. R. Hall
Highland Avenue
Somerville
Charles L. Underhill
Badger
Kingsbury Post
Eugene W. Driscoll
Dilboy Post
Fox Hunt Leads to Moonshine Still Discovery
Special Officer Albert W. Warren of Weeton police uncovered a whiskey still during a fox chase, tying Joseph Jeski of Weston to a six month moonshine operation. Warren and his superiors had pursued the source since last summer as the fox vanished into bushes near a camouflaged shack.
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Albert W. Warren
Weeton
Waltham
Weston
Reynard
Joseph Jeski
Highland Street
Warren
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