Lincoln Douglas debates Freeport question and its stakes
The Freeport debate question on extending or banning slavery in territories defined a national path. Lincoln framed a broad, decisive choice tied to the Kansas Nebraska act and Dred Scott ruling, arguing lasting division would force a single fate for the nation. Douglas answered yes, accepting popular sovereignty and setting the stage for 1860 political realignments and the Civil War.
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Polish Division Joins Anarchists in Mutiny and Slayings
A Moscow wireless dispatch reports a Polish division in Siberia mutinied and killed officers, then joined the Bolsheviks. Other claims say General Semenov's troops joined the Reds, and a Bolshevik note says Parekop town was captured near the Black Sea with heavy losses, plus prisoners taken at Jomendinsk. Odessa reportedly fell to Ukrainian regulars and irregulars, with Denikin’s forces captured or disarmed as they retreated into Romania.
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Britain denies plans to borrow large sums in US
London states the British government does not intend to seek further loans in the United States and instead aims to reduce existing obligations here. The claim, delivered to Secretary Glass via British charge d'affaires R. Lindsay, rejects press reports of a desire to borrow big sums in the United States.
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US Fliers Released After Mexican Detention Near Guerrero
San Antonio reports pilots Slients, B. F. Davis and G. B. H. Grimes, United States aviators held by Mexican authorities after a forced landing near Guerrero, have been released at Nueva Laredo. They crossed the Rio Grande to Laredo, Texas, by order of Gen Reynaldo Garza following a conference with Maj Julian I Seenz.
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Knight Sets New Aerial Mail Record Between Cleveland and Chicago
Lieutenant J. H. Knight piloting the Cleveland to Chicago aerial mail flew 835 miles at an average 155 miles per hour. The flight is claimed to break all U S speed records for journeys over 800 miles. Knight departed Cleveland at 11 04 p m and reached Chicago two hours ten minutes later.
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York Must Undergo Operation During US Tour
War hero Alvin C. York, touring the United States to found and maintain a mountain school under the Alvin C. York Foundation, was stricken with appendicitis after a Boston lecture. He is under doctors care and faces immediate surgery.
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Bisbee Deportation Trials Draw Large Witness List
A Bisbee Arizona case draws hundreds of witnesses and jurors as more than 200 defendants face charges over a 2017 deportation of 1,186 striking miners from Bisbee to Columbus New Mexico. Private homes provide shelter for defendants, witnesses, and jurors amid ongoing proceedings.
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Wie Found Guilty In Tacoma IWW Trial Verdict
A Monterey jury of thirty six IWW suspects in Tacoma Washington found guilty after fifty eight hours deliberation on criminal syndicalism chargesら
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Talks 900 Miles by Wireless
Robert Gowen, engineer in charge of the Deforest Radio Company of Osalaing, says wireless telephone conversation over distances of 900 wires is possible. He reports talking to points across a wide area and notes the receiving apparatus can also record telegraphic data and dashes from ordinary wireless plants.
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Giles the boy who faced a tough world
A grandmother cares for her ill grandchild Giles who ends up dirty and neglected. He dismisses her worries with a bold line, saying she should see the world and noting that other kids are worse off. The anecdote captures a child’s blunt faith in resilience amid hardship.
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American Officers at Cannes Enter Army Tennis Championship
American officers arriving for the Cannes army tennis championship were directed to report to Colonel Johnson. One competitor, asked if he was a tennis player, replied modestly that he was ordered to prove it.
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