Lincoln's Lost Speech and Whitney Notes Unearthed
The piece recalls Lincoln's debates at a party convention and how Medill, another reporter, and Whitney attempted to capture his address. Whitney preserved notes that later appeared in McClure's Magazine in 1896, with excerpts reflecting Lincoln's call for restoring the Missouri Compromise and keeping Kansas free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Medill
Mr. Medill
Cicago ‘Tribune
Lincoln
Tribune
Tincoln
Mr. Herndon
Tinecoln
Illinois
H. C. Whitney
Whitney
Danville
Whitney Lincoln
Judge Davis
Bloomington
Kansas
Kanaan
Virginia
Horse Owners Deter Races at Saratoga County Fair
Trotting horse owners blocked races at the Ballston New York fair to protest Governor Hughes efforts to curb betting. They refused to run while he was on the grounds, defying disqualification threats until his departure. After he left, racing resumed under late start conditions. Governor said nothing on the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballston
N. Y
Charles I. Hughes
Governor Hughes
Hughes
Fair Grounds
Albany
Saratoga County Fair
Memorial Tablet Dedication for Admiral Farragut at Portsmouth Navy Yard
About three thousand shipmates relatives and admirers attended a dedication ceremony for a Farragut memorial tablet at Portsmouth Navy Yard. Admiral Dewey unveiled the tablet as Rev Frank Thompson offered prayer and a hymn was played. The inscription honors David Glasgow Farragut who died in 1870.
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Portsmouth
N. IL
David Glasgow Farragut
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Mainy Yard
Toot Ze Dewey
Larragut
United States Navy
Navy Ward Battery
Kidney Cure Earns Praise From Oakville J P
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana describes ten years bedridden with kidney disease and says no relief came until Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended. He labels it a God send and credits improved health to the remedy.
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R. A. Gray
J. P
Oakville
Ind
Foley
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jungkuans
Lincoln Pardons and Mercy in Lincoln Administration
A portrait of Abraham Lincoln's clemency as president of wartime mercy against Stanton's strict view. Stories recount pardons for deserters and condemned soldiers sparked by appeals from families, congressmen, and governors, including Kellogg and Henderson, with Lincoln often dictating leniency even under military discipline.
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Lincoln
White House
Abraham Lincoln
Thad Stevens
Stevens
New York
Stanton
Tocher
United States
Mob unrest ends in death at jail door in Springfield
Mia Kate Floward known as Mrs Howard, a leading figure in Springfield civil unrest, swallowed poison as deputy arrested her for serious charges. She died en route to the jail. Special grand jury indictments include Mrs Kate Howard and Abraham Raymar with multiple serious counts. Deputy Shorty Wramer arrested Floward. Rowe, chief deputy, is hospitalized.
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Springfield
Kate Floward
Howard
Lopez
Shorty Wramer
Mrs. Howard
Crand
Mirder
Kate Howard
Abraham Raymor
Ernest
Slim
Donnesan
Eix
Andrew J. Gordon
Negra
St. Louis
William Rowe
James A. FT
Rowe
St. John's Hospital
Dream Balm Promises Relief from Nasal Catarrh
Quick climate changes bring nasal catarrh with sneezing coughing and foul discharge. Ely's Dream Balm claims to end these symptoms quickly without cocaine or mercury. Available from druggists at 50 cents or by mail from Ely Bros New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Ely Bros
Warren, Street
New York
Where is the pain and who knows its ache
A physician asks the patient to locate the pain and the patient admits inability to specify. The doctor presents a small vial and comments that only a wiseacre can name the exact ache. The exchange underscores medical uncertainty and the humorous tone of the encounter.
Kidney Cure Advertisement Warning Notice
Warning that Foley's Kidney Cure cures all forms of kidney and bladder diseases, with testimonial attribution to H. J. Moogk and Wm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
H. J. Moogk
Duty Before Pleasure Inaugural Vacation Delayed
Alton August 27 Mrs Sophia De Muth a polices matron of the Trumane Society delayed a long planned vacation to prosecute Wicekory Hutchinson for feeding five abandoned horses with shavings and then dressing them to conceal their condition. Hutchinson was fined $15. Afterward De Muth took her hand luggage and boarded for Wheeling West Virginia. The decree was carried out with the police’s help and the horses were shot before she departed.
Judge Schofield Finds Tucker Guilty of Perjury
In Albion Illinois August 27 Judge Schofield declared Walter G Tucker guilty of perjury for swearing Gladys Craldo Comigua the winning University of Illinois beauty was eighteen when he got a license to marry during their elopement. The sheriff, court officers and nineteen others moved to restrain him as she testified he claimed she was eighteen and never lied about her age during their three weeks of courtship.
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Tucker
Albion
Schofield
Walter G. Tueker
Gladys Cralfo
Comigua
Orive
University of Olinois
Ale
Desphines Street Police Station Suicide Attempt
John Sparboro nineteen years old attempted to end his life in his Desphines street police station cell after a spree that included quarts of champagne. He was found hanging but was cut down alive and survived his self inflicted death attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chivigo
John Sparboro
Desphines Street Po Nce
Elderly Woman Fined For Silk Waist Theft In Downtown Store
Mary Sweet, seventy four, once a friend of Pernando Jones in Chicago, was fined fifteen dollars and costs by Municipal Judge Gemndll for stealing a silk waist from a downtown department store. Her daughter testified the old woman was a personal friend of Fernando Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pernando Jones
Chicago
Mary Sweet
Gemndll
Fernando Jones
Chicago Shoe and Leather Fair Opens at Coliseum
The third annual Shoe and Leather Market Fair opens in Chicago at the Coliseum and runs through September 2. Representatives from all branches of the industries attend, with a special train bringing 180 shoe men from New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Coliseum
Contine
Enghland
Not a Chestnut but a Rasping Wit in Verse
A fragment quotes a character described as Polonius with long flowing chin whiskers. He answers a question about success by saying it comes from taking people at their word. A later line notes the difficulty of trusting a man who takes a woman at his word.
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Virginia
Kansas
Paul
Tllinois
Missouri
Republic
Madison
Uniton
Lincoln
Elmira
White House
Congress
John B. Henderson
United States
Henderson
St. Louis
Alton
Ill
Senator Henderson
Mercy
Tincoln
New York
Abraham Lincoln
A. Dow
Polonius
Kanaas Clov Torna
Urino Laxative Syrup Guarantee Promises Refund
Ad copy for Urino Laxative Fruit Syrup claims a positive guarantee to cure constipation sick headache stomach trouble or indigestion. If it fails the manufacturers refund your money. Signed by H. J. Moogk and Wm. F. Jung of UNS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Moogk
Wm. F. Jung- Uns
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Lingoln
New York County
Gov. Hughes
Farragut
Portamouth Navy Yard
Admiral Dewey
American Press Association
Dwin M. Stanton
Stan- Wouldton
Mr. Stanton
Kellogg
President
The
Journal
Want
Humane Society
Davenport Savings Bank
South West Corner
2D and Main Sts
Davenport
Wo. O. Schmiot
Pres Henry
Louis Hauser
W.H. Witson
Save
C. G. Schoeffel
Gaiena St
Campbell’s
Northwest
Malta Vita
E. C
Barrington Hall Coffee
Galena St
Union Loan and Building Association
Freeport, Ill
Fays
S. Galena Ave
Rice Bldg
Freeport Gas Light & Coke Go
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