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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1892
Page
2
A reminiscence recalls how Abraham Lincoln and a small party traveled in a rear sleeper car amid danger and unease. Ward Lamon, Lincoln's companion, notes the hurried entry and the calm ending, with Pinkerton thanking the team for a safe mission and its national impact.
Warp H. Lamon recounts the night of Lincoln’s trip to the Capitol with Pinkerton guards. He recalls the rear car safety, Lincoln’s humble clothing, and their anxious, sleepless journey en route to the capital.
The president was shot just after 10 and died twenty two minutes after midnight amid a crowd of leaders. Stanton declared he belongs to the ages as Dr Gurley prayed beside the bier and Lincoln's widow wept by the body in the adjoining room.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Times features a dialogue where one character asks about writing poetry for the papers and another replies that he writes for the papers but not poetry. He jokes that if he spent more time selling matches than composing poetry he would be a rich man.
A State Department summary, based on Minister Smith reports from St. Petersburg, outlines widespread famine across thirteen European Russian provinces with an estimated 14 million in need. It details drought impacts, drought-caused poverty, disease, and the urgent need for relief as rail and road access remains limited and winter worsens conditions.
Representatives of the People's Party the National Reform and the Prohibition parties met at the Sherman house in Chicago after Frankes E Willard's fall. Ignatius Donnelly proposed a constitution for a new party which was approved to be presented at the St. Louis People's Party meeting February 22. Delegates saw potential for a new party though no pledge was made.
Minnesota faces imminent court action as Attorney General Clapp replies to ministers on procedures after the state superintendent ordered a consolidation of public and parochial schools. Parochial schools may employ Sisters as teachers under nonsectarian conditions, provoking Protestant clergy to seek judicial review.
Dexven Colorado January reports a Greystone club banquet on February 9 with speakers drawn entirely from Democrats west of the Mississippi. Governors and local officials appear among the invited, including Governor Boies of Iowa as principal speaker for the toast “The Democracy in 1902.” Nebraska Republicans organize a state-wide association in Washington with officers listed. Cleveland aides in Washington deny withdrawal from politics while denying candidacy. Childs-Drexel Union Printers’ Home in Colorado Springs slated for May 12 dedication with national interest. Briggs case settled favoring Union Theological Seminary. tariff revision split favored by Bryan supporters on Ways and Means. New York world’s fair funds face unfavorable Senate action in Albany.
Dispatch reports the death of Rev. Charles Hadden Spurgeon in Mentone. The obituary notes his early preaching career from Teversham to Waterbeach, his leadership at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, the 2000th sermon in 1888, and his founding of the pastors college and related funds. Spurgeon’s influence spanned Britain and America.
The American Beet Sugar Producers association is formed in San Francisco with Henry T. Oxnard as president and James Coffin as secretary. All U S beet sugar firms are represented to foster domestic industry growth. An Omaha meeting is planned for January 25, 1893.
Ausaxy New York January 29 The assembly passed a bill permitting newspaper reporters to witness electrical tests in state facilities and proceedings.
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