Judge Keyes recalls Lincoln nomination at Chicago 1860
The 26 Massachusetts delegates at the Chicago Republican convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln are recounted by Judge John S. Keyes now the sole survivor. He describes travel, the tense roll call, and Lincoln’s rise amid Seward opposition, plus personal sightings of Lincoln and Booth, and mentions health and upcoming talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
John S. Keyes
Toronto
Michigan
Palmer House
John Andrews
Lincoln
Seward
Army
Navy
South
Sumpter
George Ashman
Seth Sides
Askman
Illinois
Horace Greeley
New York
Cameron
Pennsylvania
Pates
St. Louis
Evarts
William H. Seward
Judd
Ilinois
United States
Abraham ‘Lincoln
William Dayton
New Jersey
Simon Cameron
Pennyslvania
Salmon P. Chase
Ohio
C., Pp. Smith
Indiana
Gov
Andrew
Keyes
Washington
Pres. Lincoln
Harrisburg
Senate Chamber
Wilkes Booth
Booth
Gettysburg
Enterprise
Middlesex Club
Tice
Mr. Lincoln
Alaska
Congress
District of Columbia
Oregon
Henry Clay
Lyman Trumbull
Trumbull
Republican Party
Bloomington
Fremont
Douglas
Ottawa
Freeport
Jonesboro
Charleston
Galesburg
Quincy
Alton
Kansas
New England
Cooper Union
Baltimore
Lincoln birthplace farm turns into national park site
A long history recounts the Lincoln birthplace near Hodgenville Kentucky, from a barren 110 acre farm to a memorial area with a Greek temple style rock, a log cabin site, and a plan to open as a national park. It highlights Lincoln’s rise from humble origins to national leadership and the ongoing commemoration including a statue unveiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodgenville
Lincoln TN
Thomas Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Thomas. Lincoln
Creal
New York
Dennett
Larue County
Richard Lloyd Jones
Robert J. Collier
Lincoln Farm Association
Folk
Missouri
Collier
Lincoln Birthplace Farm
Washington
South Acton Notes Mix Health and Local Happenings
South Acton reports include several illnesses with two dozen tonsillitis cases, social events at the dancing school and Universalist church, and visits from Marlboro, Belmont, Norwood, and Plymouth residents. Local clubs plan a Lincoln Day program and a possible lecture social.
West Acton News Roundup and Local Notices
West Acton reports residents ill and guests visiting, Lincoln Day events and school observances planned. Local clubs meet, a bowling win is noted, and church and charity activities fill the week with meals, lectures, and a theater-like Lincoln celebration.
Fred E Knight suffers cold air exposure reports in Clinton
Gardner Fred E Knight endures swollen ears and red nose from cold air sleeping as shopmates deduce Jack Frost at work. Knight has long preached fresh air sleeping but remains silent on his plight. Clinton businessmen uneasily note lead nickels being hammered off with no suspect. Some suggest wooden money could help in Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner
Fred E. Knight
Jack Frost
Knight
Clinton
Winchendon Reports Chicken Pox Outbreak
Winchendon confirms a chicken pox outbreak but avoids alarm unless the situation worsens. The town notes it has faced more serious health issues in the past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchendon
Cherry Valley residents seek gas line to back electric pricing
Property owners and businessmen in Cherry Valley consider petitioning Spencer Gas Co to extend its line to the village. They aim to back the electric light company which they say is demanding exorbitant prices for its commodity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leicester
Cherry Valley
Spencer Gas Co
Electric Light Company
Appreciation for Ruth Mildred Bullard’s Passing
An obituary note mourning Ruth Mildred Bullard who died on January 13. It recalls her loving nature, devotion to beauty and goodness, and especially her husband and friends, highlighting a life of selfless kindness and cherished memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Mildred Bullard
West Acton Locals Seek Help at Five Adults
House girl wanted for a West Acton family. Must be good plain cook and laundress with no washings or children. Five adults in the household. Wages five dollars a week. Apply at box 136 West Acton Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Acton
Mass
Local Notices and Social From Acton Center and Nearby Towns
Acton Centre social and travel items include Carleton Taylor in Lynn and Grace Holden teaching in Ipswich. Locals from Gloucester to Cambridge visit Acton, with family news and a description of a Pines event. The Lincoln Centenary observance at Center schools is announced for Feb 12, and Otis H. Forbush advertises an antique furniture sale in Groton on Feb 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Davis W. R. C
West Acton
Steep
Westford
James’ Cole
Hall Bros
Sidney ‘Laffin
Isaac Davis
Foster Halbrook
Waltham
Chicago
Burlington, & Quincy R. A
Aurora, Ill
Ralph Piper
Boston
Amherst “Aggies
Congregational Church
Wm. Farren
Mr Willis
Claude Cochran
A. Merriam Co
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Connecticut
The
Universalist Church
Lincoln
S. J. Willis
Church of God
South Acton
Maynard
C. H. Mead & Co
M. A. Armstrong
Etta McGregor
Lowell
Clara ‘Whittemore
Chelmsford
Clara E. Holt
Fannie A. Taylor
H. H. Gardner
Taylor
Rochester
N. Y
Clarke G. Durkee
Jennie T. Littlefield
J. Katherine Richardson
Peak’s Island
Portland
Ada Frisbee
Somerville
Legion
Frances E. Willard
Carleton Taylor
Lynn
Grace Holden
Ipswich
Center
James Tuttle
A. E. Payson
Helen Wood
Concord High School
Concord
Otis H. Forbush
Acton
Mass
Groton
Town Hall
Ayer
P.S
Europe
North Acton Items Include Local Domestic Notices
George Greenough loads wood for Cambridge brick yards. Chas I Miller lost a charge this week due to bowels inflammation. Rolfe Bradbury’s mother visits Sunnyside Farm this week. Mrs I I Miller sick with grippe and muscular rheumatism under Dr Shaw care, improving. Ice houses filling. sawdust hauled from Blanchard Gould mill for packing ice. Marlboro lodge K of P to work first degree Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
I. Miller
Rolfe Bradbury
Sunnyside Farm
Blanchard & Gould's Mill
Reformatory
Marlboro Lodge, K. of P
Also Mentioned on This Page
Judge Keyes
of Lincoln
Mount Vernon
Vicksburg
Appomattox
Eugene Miles
Acton Centre
Fuiday
John Lee
Josie Richardson
Marlboro
Percy
James McCoy
Plymouth
N. H
Glines
Ernest Baird
Needham
South Acton Dramatic Club
J. D. Christie
Barre
Edith Guins
Lucius Hessleton
Geo. Keyes
Katherine Feeley
Norwood
Rose O’toole
Belmont
Nimrods
Long Pond
Littleton
Frank Willard
J .L. Richardson
Julian Mead
H. B. Mead’s
A. F. Blanchard
Shaw and Son
J. L. Richardson
Ernest Banks
John Littlefield
James Levins
Providence, R. I
Ella Baker
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
Baptist Vestry
Wnesees
Health & Comfort Barstow Stove CO
R.J
Albert Vanderhoof
Wm. Boyd
A. S. Osborne
E.C. Hayes
John Edwards
Gloucester
CG. G. Dole
Cambridge
A. J. Russell
South Framingham
Noyes
H. B. Hawley
Concord Junction
A. BE. Payson
Albert
Raymond Durkee
Simon Taylor
Carlisle
Minnie Gamble
Ida Graham
Woburn
North Acton
George Greenough
Cambridge Brick Yards
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