The Night Lincoln Fell at Ford’s Theatre
A historical retelling of April 14 1865 at Ford's Theatre Washington when President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth and the immediate chaos, care for Lincoln, and the public mourning that followed across the Union. The narrative recalls Mrs Lincoln Major Rathbone and the dramatic theatre scene, the aftermath, and references Carl Sandburg's portrayal in Lincoln War Years.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Union
Ford
Washington
Laura Keene
Abraham
Lincoln
Lincolns
Maj
Harry R. Rathbone
Miss Harris
Major Rathbone
Ford's Theater
Mrs. Lincoln
President Lincoln
Peterson
Executive Mansion
Augur
White House
Gen. Grant
Philadelphia
Mr. Lincoln
George Ashman
Sherman
James G. Blaine
Congress
Canada
Confederate States
Capitol
Illinois
Georgetown
National
Carl Sandburg
Abraham Lincoln
Harcourt, Brace and Company
John Wilkes Booth
Ford’s
Harper’s Weekly
Fair Weather Friends on Census Debates and Labor
The piece surveys census questions on income and migration, noting business leaders backed the inquiries privately but avoided public endorsement when pressure rose. It highlights A F L opposition to anti trust prosecutions, unity behind justice dept actions, and Hull’s evasive stance on a presidential bid amid aviation prizes.
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Census Bureau
Hopkins
Dr. Louis
Dublin
Metropolitan Life
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck
Noel
National Bureau of Economic Research
General Wood
Manufacturers Association
Texas
Bureau
Insurance Company
A.F. of L. Peace
John P. Coyne
A. F. of L
Justice Department
Washington
Miami
William Hutcheson
The
Carpenters
Reynaud Emerges as France’s Finance Leader Candidate
Paul Reynaud, a lawyer and financier, is identified as the likely successor to Premier Daladier and seeks a close Franco British monetary union as a key defense pillar. He represents Paris business interests, backed devaluation advocacy, and warned of market crashes in 1929.
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Daladier
New York
Paul Reynaud
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
France
Cassandra
Troy
Alliance Democratique
Laval
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Tardieu
Barcelonnette
Mexico
New Cutout Duck and Sunbonnet Girl Patterns
Practical decorative cutouts for lawns feature a 19 inch duck with Keep Off Grass sign pattern Z9086 and a 24 inch sunbonnet girl with sprinkling can pattern 29088. Each pattern costs 15 cents and includes general cutout directions and painting tips with the order to be sent to the provided address.
Abe Lincoln's Firstborn Son Gifts and Fearful Hope
A humorous anecdote recalls Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary welcoming their first child, a son. Friends congratulate the couple, and Lincoln jokes he feared the infant might inherit one leg from Mary and one from himself.
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Abe Lincoln
Mary
Abe
Lincoln
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America
Rathbone
Charles Peterson
Springfield
Ilinois
Sangamon
New Salem
Old Globe Tavern
Mary Todd
Fair Weather
Hull
Cordell Hull
Fitzmaurice
Civil Aeronautics
Robert Hinckley
Flying . Club
Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
WNU
Fritz Mandl
Zaharoff
Adolf
Mandl
Alpine
Hedy Lamarr
Gene Markey
Argentina
Pampas
Hitler
Hirtenberg
der Fuehrer
Mr. Mandy
Sigmund
Alexander
Ernst
Ruediger von Starhemberg
Vienna
Germany
Arnold Bernstein
Baltimore
Europe
Sterious T
Etheal B
Kansas City
Loca
Rik
la Bruyere
Lydia Pinkham
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