Lincoln Revised His Notable Gettysburg Address
Four days after delivering the Gettysburg speech Lincoln altered the text, removing fifteen words and replacing eleven. Prohibitionist candidate Ki W. Chafin notes these changes while urging use of the corrected version for the centennial. The piece weighs textual variants, Baltimore and Gettysburg copies, and what Lincoln’s intent might mean for the famed sentence about government by the people. A Springfield reunion on February 12 marks Lincoln’s centennial celebration, with Gen. Orendorff chairing organizers forming a participation list.
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Lincoln
Ki. W. Chafin
Chafin
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg Cemetery Association
Baltimore
Nicolay and Hay
United States
Gettyspurg
Springfield
Gen. Orendorff
Lincoln Memorial Gatherings at Springfield Planned
Emancipator reminiscences may appear later in newspapers as delegates to Lincoln era conventions are gathered. Springfield preparations feature services at the Lincoln tomb and old church, a contemporaries meeting, a public address, and a banquet for 1000 with gallery seating. Notables Bryce Jusserand Dolliver Bryan expected to speak.
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Lincoln
Springfield
Mr. Bryce
M. Jusserand
John P. Dolliver
Iowa
William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln Tomb
Alfred Orendorff
Taft Receives Welcome in Atlanta during Georgia Visit
Special to the Journal Atlanta hosts President-elect William Taft and party on arrival from Augusta. Crowds throng Beachtree Street as decorations and national colors adorn the city. Officials including Mayor Maddox greet Taft at the terminal and Piedmont hotel luncheon follows. The menu features possum and taters in a leather-bound brass casket booklet. Taft plans city tours and a speech to Atlanta's negro residents tomorrow.
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Journal
Atlanta
William H. Taft
Augusta
Beachtree Street
Mr. Taft
Maddox
Chamber of Commerce
Terminal Station
Piedmont Hotel
Phoenix
Dixon Poultry Show Promises Large Prizes in North
The first annual Dixon Poultry Association show runs January 2 0 at Rosbrook hall Peoria avenue with liberal cash prizes silver trophies and diplomas. Breeders show strong interest with many inquiries for premium catalogs. Special nightly prizes include pairs of Brown Leghorns Buff Cochins White Rocks Buff Gipingtons and Rhode Island Reds valued at $6 to the lucky ticket holder. Pet stock enters free of charge with no cash prizes, ribbons awarded instead.
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Dixon
Dixon Poultry Association
Rosbrook’s
Peoria Avenue
R. C. Rhode Island
Quincy Adams Sawyer stage adaptation promises homespun charm
Amusements notes special pains in preserving rural charm in a Massachusetts village through a breezy four act play. It promises a big laugh from start to finish with a carefully selected cast from the book and the New York run, appearing tonight at the Grand opera house.
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Quincy Adams
Massachusetts
New York
Academy of Music
New York City
Grand Opera House
Monte Carlo Girls Burlesquers at Grand Opera House
A traveling burlesque show visits Grand Opera House on Monday January 18 featuring The Monte Carlo Girls Burlesquers. The 25 performers mix pretty girls with jolly comedians and vaudeville acts. Opening number An Adamless Kid enlivens with comedy and music, followed by Ain't It Awful Mabel a sharp satire finale.
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Grand Opera House
Monte Carlo
The Revelation at Grand Opera House features Margaret Ralph
theatregoers may witness one of the best plays, Henry Knott's The Revelation, presented by Martin and Emery at the Grand Opera House on Wednesday January 20 with Margaret Ralph and her associate players in the dramatic composition.
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Martin and Emery
Margaret Ralph
Henry Knott
The Revelation praised as artistic life mirror on stage
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt lauds The Revelation as a human, truthful play that resonates with connoisseurs and general audiences alike. It calls the production an artistic transcript of life and commends the cast as excellent.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Sunday Pictures Drop At Dixon Opera House
Dixon moving pictures are discontinued by manager Flannery after Rev Croyer objected to religious content. Flannery also runs Freeport's theater and says he will close Sundays to avoid conflict, ending all Sunday shows.
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Opera House
Dixon
Flannery
Freeport Opera House
Croyer
Farmers Institute Draws Big Lena Attendance
In Lena on January 15 Mrs. Gasaway is gravely ill at her daughter Mrs. Frank Hoppe's home. Farmers from the region praised the recent Farmers' institute with large turnout. Prizes for corn awarded to Yellow division: Erwin Richards, J. C. Jacobs, A. F. Gillette. White division: H. Lins, A. Bereates, H. R. Braun. A chimney fire at Charles Albright’s residence caused excitement but caused no major damage. Albert Myers of Dallas is visiting Lena and nearby.
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Lena
White
H. Lins
A. Bereates
H. R. Braun
Charles Albright
Albert Myers
Dallas
A Horrible Hold-up of Breath and Health
A Washington North Carolina man's testimony credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing his brother after a decade of illness blamed on consumption. The ad claims the medicine quickly relieves lung and bronchial conditions and offers a free bottle with a guarantee by Joseph Emmert.
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W. R. Lipscomb
Washington, N. C
Dr. King
Joseph Emmert
Wanted Home for a Boy Seeks Farm Foster
Humane Agent B F Brubaker has in charge a 12 year old boy seeking a good home. The boy possesses fine qualities and offers a rare chance for adoption. Brubaker prefers placing him on a farm atmosphere.
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Humane Agent
B. F. Brubaker
Mr. Brubaker
Men’s Soccer Work Athlete Sell at Clearances
An item notes a sale of a men’s social athletic workwear at 38 cents during the E and W clearance sale. The listing emphasizes bargain pricing and a generalized product category.
Dinner Pail Man McNutt to Speak at Y M C A
George L. McNutt speaks Sunday afternoon on Men and Things at the Y M C A meeting. Begins 4 30 with ample time for his thoughtful talk. Open to all, especially working men and their employers.
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George L. McNutt
Soay
All Professionals win high school volley match in gym
In a battle royal at YY M C A last night the Invincible All-Professionals defeated the School Teachers 21 16 21 16 and 1 1. The win reshapes standings with Boeke Neidighoo Phillips Markley Baker and D Pestman posting varied percents.
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YY. M. CG
Battle Royal
Gost Pet. Boeke
Neidighoo
Phillips
Markley
Baker
Ae Dpustman
Praise for Freeport Y M C A Basketball Team
The Mt. Morris Index praises the Freeport Y M C A squad despite a 35 to 26 loss at Mt. Morris. It calls the Champs game the fastest and best played on the local floor this season, noting Freeport’s bold, long-standing dominance and tough reputation in the region.
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Freeport Y. M. C. A
Mt. Morris
Freeort
Y. M. C. A. Giants
Freeport
Mount Morris
Burlington
A burden of forty years in Mount Morris
Mount Morris township faces final payment of railroad debt dating back nearly four decades as 1908 tax levies total 28 240 20 dollars. Funds include school 7580 09 dollars corporation 22 41 state 3117 county 312 ah 52 town 824 58 road and bridge 4569 32 district road tax 319 36 bond tax 3709 17.
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Mt. Morris
Mount Morris Township
Western Union Must Pay $1200 for Black Listing
Seattle jury awards $1200 to James W. Brien, a telegraph operator, for alleged black listing by the Western Union Telegraph Company. Brien, a 24 year veteran, chaired a press committee during the 1906 telegraph strike and was discharged by United Press at Bellington on Dec 20, 1907 upon Western Union’s demand.
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Seattle
Wash
Western Union Telegraph Company
James W.brien
United Press
Wilson R. Gay
O'Brien
O’brien
Puget Sound American
Bellingham
Western Union
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promoted By Emmert For Burns
A vintage advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal healer for burns scalds wounds cuts and bruises and skin eruptions. It claims instant relief and lists 25 cents as the price at Joseph Emmert's store.
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Bucklen
Joseph Emmert
California Winter Journal From Rev. J Groff
Rev J Groff writes from Pomona to Freeport friends detailing arrival on November 23 at 925 East Fifth Avenue. He describes Old Baldy, frost, and roses, notes Pomona elevation and population, visits Genesha Park, then travels to Los Angeles and Pasadena. He comments on wealth in Pasadena, balloon trip to the coast, soldiers home plans, and honor for Civil War veterans, ending with inscribed names atop Mt Rubideaux in Riverside.
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Jacob Groff
California
Pomona
Freeport
East Fifth Avenue
Old Baldy
Genesha Park
Los Angeles
W. H. Hey
Florencia
Pasadena
Greene
Orange Avenue
Busch
Chicago
Hall of Commerce
St. Louis
Pacific Coast
Soldiers’ Home
Santa Ana
Calif
Hood River
Ore
Cottonwood
Shasta County
Beautiful Riverside
F. J. Milne
Mt. Rubideaux
Hyomei Cures Catarrh In Five Minutes Claim
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a rapid cure for catarrh offering a complete $1 inhaler kit with bottle of Hyomei and a special dropper. The maker guarantees relief or money back stating it treats coughs colds asthma hay fever and croup by inhaling antiseptic air from eucalyptus derived in Australia.
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Wm. F. Jungkunz
Australia
Gift Shop January Sale Offers 20 Percent Discount
A local gift shop advertises a January sale on fancy articles with a 20 percent discount. The brief notice notes the sale period and focuses on discounted items available to shoppers.
English Soldier and Cousin of King Ed ward Born in 1868
Major Count Albert Howard Wits fred Gletchen, a former British military attache to Washington and later Berlin, was born January 15, 1868 in London. A Briton with a German name, he served in the Grenadier Guards, the Intelligence section, and attended Sandhurst. He fought in the South African War, earning the Queen's Medal after being wounded at Modder River. He later served in the Egyptian army and as a military attache in Berlin.
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Count Albert Howard Witsfred Gletchen
Washington
London
England
King Edward
Count Gleichen
Sandhurst
Grenadier Guards
Intelligence Department
British War Office
Staff College
Sir West Ridgeway
Morrocco
Sudan
Abyssinia
Modder River
Berlin
This Date in History Highlights Notable Births and Events
Lis 54 notes Paul Potter the Dutch painter died. Gen James Wolfe, conqueror of Quebec, born 1726. Joseph Anderson Tennessee appointed president pro tem of Senate 1841. Earl of Derby, governor general of Canada 1888 to 1893, born. Died June 14 1908 1852 trial by jury abolished Austrian empire. 1865 Fort Fisher taken by Union forces. 1868 Missouri claims Tron Mountain railroad. 1895 Daniel Hastings inaugurated governor of Pennsylvania 1905 Thomas Carter elected U.S. senator Montana.
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Paul Potter
James Wolfe
Quebec
Joseph Anderson
Tennessee
United States Senate
Earl of Derby
Canada
Austrian Empire
Fort Fisher
State of Missouri
Tron Mountain
Daniel H. Hastings
Pennsylvania
Thomas H. Carter
United States
Montana
Divorce Granted Over Ill Temper and Bad Breath
A western judge granted a divorce citing ill temper and bad breath. An ad touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a cure for constipation causing bad breath liver trouble temper and cold headach es and chills. 25 cents at Joseph Emmert s.
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Dr. King
Joseph Emmert
Tax Notice At Lilly & Foss Clothing Store
Tax notice posted at Lilly and Foss clothing store on Galena Street listing Florence tax collection duties. Prince Michael collector, schedule shows weekly collections beginning.
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Lilly & Foss
Atore
Galena St
Florence
Prince Michael
Col
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