Eyewitness Recalls Lincoln Assassination at Ford's Theatre
A veteran eyewitness recounts events of April 14 1865 at Ford's Theatre in Washington including Lincoln's presence in the box, Booth’s shock entry, the shot, and the immediate aftermath as patrons and theater staff responded with restraint and aid while the nation mourned. The piece notes the scene, the crowd’s calm, and the body’s journey toward Springfield the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Ford
Abraham Lincoln
National Museum
Washington
George C. Magnara
Doctor Maynard
Ford's
Tenth Street
Times
Miss Hurt
Georgiana
Mr. Emerson
Dundreary
Agni
Bundreacy
Booth
J. B. Steward
Louis Keane
Senate
Lincoln Capture Witnesses Silent City Afterassault
The Washington street scene recalls officials marching in groups along a silent curb as carriages passed, with sobs rising from a watching crowd. The narrative centers on the moments surrounding President Lincoln's assassination and the surrounding chaos near 516 Tenth Street Northwest.
Exemplar of Land of Opportunity in Lincoln's Era
The piece lauds Abraham Lincoln as a national exemplar of equality and opportunity. It cites humble origins on Hodgendvilla farm and argues greatness can grow from modest beginnings within American environment and atmosphere. Robert Lansing and state aid ideas appear in the framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Land of Opportunity
Robert Lansing
Atate
Aid
Hodgendvilla
Abraham Lincoin
Ameries
Murder in Dubuque Over A Personal Grudge
G D Larne Braywood a Chicago clerk attacked the Daly household with a heavy bar, killing Matt Daly a former Dubuque supervisor and injuring Mrs Daly and niece Constance Lahey. Both victims are at Mercy Hospital and feared dead. Larne was arrested near the home and confessed, saying he sought Mrs Edna Daly and regretted not harming her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Dacm
Daly
Constance Lahey
Braywood
Edna Daly
Walter Dials
Matt Daly
Lorne
Larue
Daniels Challenges Mitchell to Airplane Battleship Duel
A conditional duel proposal was issued by Mr. Daniels challenging Brigadier General Mitchell, head of army air operations, to pilot a bomber while Secretary Daniels navigates the bomber. The plan responds to General Mitchell's claim that aircraft have made dreadnoughts obsolete. Daniels mocks Mitchell's bomb dropping as ineffective in committee meetings and jokes about launching a small battleship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mitchell
Army Air Operations
Daniels
Alitchell
Paniels
King Albert Home Again in Brussels with Queen Elizabeth
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth arrive in Brussels after completing a royal visit to Spain. The pair are welcomed back, continuing official duties as they resume their European itinerary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Albert
Brussels
Queen Elizabeth
Spain
Hard Spring wheat and livestock market report
Market listing shows hard spring wheat prices and various grades, alongside butter, eggs, live poultry, potatoes, onions, and extensive cattle, hogs, sheep, and calves price ranges. Includes receipts, quality grades, and packing details from a regional market page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Mae
Mussel Breeding Brings Caution Amid Dry Season Woes
In Australia water scarcity drives use of large rain tanks as a judge bathes in a tank. a quip about soap. US Fisheries Bureau notes mussel farming may yield shells for mother of pearl with potential profits, estimating 1,000 baby mussels cost 20 cents and 18,000 grown weigh a ton, with a shell value around 35 a ton and losses possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fisheries Bureau
Young suitor seeks piano duets for courtship
A piano instructor at a city music school recalls a consultation with a young man who wishes to learn piano duets to play with a young lady he hopes to marry. He asks for classical or operatic pieces and is guided toward suitable duets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music School Settlement
diMeult
New York Evening Post
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Mizer
Laura’ Keene
Clinton Scollard
Military Telegraph Corps
War Department
D. H. Bates
G Street
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Epiphany Gharel
White House
Springfield
Wash “Ington
Kills
Iowa
Alto
Secretary of the Navy
I. N
A A Toate Wetnam
Kay Maxed Ebeen
Wasenga
Wrigley's
Chicago
Stice
Atalina Slano
Paris
Woops Theatre
Netstica
Boston Globe
Egypt
United States Fisheries Bureau
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