Lincoln Dream and Panama Toll Plan Highlight War Reminiscences
Lincoln's dream before key Civil War events is recounted with Grant and Sherman in a Leslie's Weekly reminiscence. Separately, Rep William Adamson of Georgia seeks two year suspension of free Panama Canal tolls to study costs and potential exemptions for American coastwise ships. Adamson, a Bowdon College educated lawyer, has served in Congress since he was eighteen years old.
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Lincoln
General Grant
George Jr
Wolfe
Canada
Bates
Leslie
Wilson
David Homer Bates
Grant
Gideon Welles
Navy
Sherman
Sumter
Bull Run
Antietam
Gettysburg
Stone River
Vicksburg
Wilmington
Johnston
Panama Canal
William (. Adamson
Georgia
House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Congress
Panania Canal
Adamson
State Department
William Charles Adamson
Carrollton
Bowdon College
Bowdon, Ga
Lincoln’s Farewell Address to Springfield Citizens
Lincoln speaks to Springfield residents on leaving for Washington. He recalls long ties to the city, mentions his children buried there, and reflects on the duty ahead, seeking divine Providence and asking for their prayers for success. He bids an affectionate farewell to the people.
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Lincoln
Springfield
Washington
Lincoln Amused Ex President Van Buren in Illinois
In June 1822 Abraham Lincoln entertained Ex President Martin Van Buren and friends near Springfield. At Rochester poor inn conditions sparked a long night of Lincoln's western life anecdotes and witty stories. Judge Peck notes Van Buren laughed hard, recalling Hamilton Burr era stories and New York bar legends.
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Abraham Lincoln
van Buren
Illinois
Springfield
Rochester
Linecoln
Country Inn
Lincoln
Judge Peck
War-Buren
Elisha Williams
New York
Hamilton
Burr
Wright
Vansnren
Elab orate display of old masters planned for Panama Fair
John E D Trask head of fine arts reports success in securing over 50 original paintings by European old masters for the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Works will be shown in original form in the United States for the first time. Trask, crooklyn born, has long served the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts and was US commissioner general at Buenos Aires exposition.
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San Francisco
United States
John E. D. Trask
Exposition Department of Fine Arts
Europe
Miair
John Ehingwood Tronnell Trask
Crooklyn
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts
Buenos Aires
Mystery of the Boule Cabinet and a Poison Plot
Excerpts reveal plans around a steel gauntlet and a secret drawer linked to a deadly poison. Characters discuss a Medici poison variant, a cabinet, and pursuit of hidden mechanisms while a separate land filing alert notes a contest of a homestead entry in Montana with strict response deadlines.
Ancient Asphalt and 19th Century Coal Anecdotes
The fragment recalls ancient use of asphalt as a binder by Babylonians and notes a 1828 incident where a ton of Pennsylvania anthracite coal was rejected in New York as stone. It ends with a dialog about preference and a Philadelphia Record citation.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Beaverhead County Sealed Jail Repair Proposals Called
Beaverhead county Montana invites sealed proposals for jail entrance cage and steel lining. Bids due 5 pm February 28 1914 with certified check at least ten percent. Proposals to be opened at the March county commissioners meeting. checks of unsuccessful bidders returned. successful bidder’s check held until bond and contract execution. Official notice dated January 24 1914.
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Beaverhead County
Dillon
Montana
Board of County Commissioners
Beaverhead
A. D
Jay S. Baker
Terms of Court for Fifth Judicial District 1914
The district court terms for Beaverhead Jefferson and Madison counties in Montana are fixed for 1914. Beaverhead opens February 2 April 13 August 8 December 7, Jefferson January 27 May 1 July 28 November 10, Madison March 2 June 1 August 3 October 19. Court opens at 10:00 a m on each day. Dillon acts as county seat.
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District Court
Fifth Judicial District
Montana
Beaverhead County
Jefferson County
Madison County
Chambers
Dillon
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