Passenger Train Schedule Notes from Rock Island Line
Train details show west bound passenger service from Rock Island to Milwaukee with connections to Janesville Madison Kansas City Omaha Cedar Rapids and North South Dakota. Agent J B Sweat notes departures at 7 am from Rock Island and arrival in Milwaukee by 8 30 pm with transfer options for freight and passenger routes.
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Unday
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Points Sorth
Northwest
Belvidere
Sycamore
DeKalb
Pointe
Rockforé
Harvard
Spring Valley
Pacific Coast
John F. Daly
Sions
Rock I Sland
Kansas City
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
North
South Dakota
J. B. Sweat
Lincoln and the single great opportunity that defined a career
A tribute arguing that Lincoln's career hinged on the Douglas debate and the Freeport question. It notes Lincoln's consistent primacy of principle over self interest, contrasting him with Douglas and underscoring Lincoln as a model for aspiring politicians.
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Abraham Litcoln
Freeport
Lincoln
Douglas
Dougins
Abraham Lincoln
United States Senate
Lyman Trumbull
Cincula
Washington
Stephen A. Douglas
Lincoln Douglas debate reshaped 19th century politics
The analysis portrays Lincoln as principled, honest, and logical while Douglas is seen as flashy but inconsistent. Lincoln’s restraint and candor outmatched Douglas’s misquotations and performance. The Freeport question and the 1858 duel over it split the Democratic party, ending Douglas’s presidential bid and setting Lincoln on a path to 1860.
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Douglas
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Senate
Joseph Medill
Freeport
No Divorce State Quip Turns on Single Blessedness
A Tatler joke notes a state with absolutely no divorces, paired with a rejoinder about being in a state of single blessedness. The quip plays on the idea of marital status as a public concern in a light, humorous tone.
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Tatler
Lincoln's Forbearance Times a Chin Fly Tale
The article recalls President Lincoln's patient stance with Salmon P. Chase, who angered him yet remained in cabinet and later became chief justice. It adds a Lincoln anecdote about a chin fly, and notes Stanton once called him a d fool, which he accepts as often true.
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Abraham Lincoln
Ingalls
Mr. Ingallse
Lincoln
Douglas
United States
Senate
America
Ilinois
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Chase Chile
Supreme Court
Clare
Johnson
Stanton
I Pronoun Note Highlights Capitalized Form
A brief remark emphasizes that English uniquely capitalizes the singular first person pronoun I, a convention not mirrored in many other languages. The observation notes the historical and linguistic quirks behind this capitalization.
Lite Pete atten Bron Kew tort
The fragmentary OCR text mentions names that appear garbled and unclear. Readable elements include likely personal names and a potential legal or court-related phrase. Unable to determine a coherent event without clearer source wording.
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