Lincoln's Birthday Miracle on Pennsylvania Avenue
A story set on Lincoln's birthday in Washington follows Madge a widow and her son Bennie as a sandwich vendor and their crippled father struggle. Lincoln helps the injured girl after a carriage accident and then visits her at home. The tale ends with Lincoln's assassination and the family's grief.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Madge
Bennie
Page
Senate
Long Avenue
Lincoln
Little Madge
Brooklyn Eagle
City Point Meeting Reveals Lincoln Grant Stephens Contrast
Gen. Horace Porter recounts the City Point conference with Alexander H. Stephens and southern commissioners meeting Lincoln and Seward to discuss peace preliminaries. Lincoln quips about Stephens coat while Grant notes the warm cabin and a comical image of Stephens as a corn cob.
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Horace Porter
Grant
City Point
Alexander H. Stephens
Confederate States
Lincoln
Seward
Gen
Porter
Stephens
Gen. Porter
Gen. Grant
Mr. Lincoln
Hampton Roads
Lawton Letter Critics’ Claims Rebuffed by Veteran General
The renewed anti imperialist push draws sharp replies with Gen Lawton’s posthumous letter condemning sympathizers with Filipino insurgents. His widow supplied the piece to the Louisville Evening Post. the St Louis Globe Democrat and Troy Times echo that Lawton’s ground truth shows anti imperialists fueled rebellion, harming American soldiers.
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Lawton
Louisville Evening Post
Gen. Lawton
Philippines
America
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
United States
Boston
Chicago
Manila
Luzon
Americans At Home, “Gen. Lawton
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Samnar
Croker
Troy Times
Lincoln anecdote shared by Springfield boy prompts hometown tale
A Boston dinner recollection features a Springfield resident recounting a Lincoln story as characterful and truthful. Lincoln imagines aiding the fire hose company with fifty dollars, but his wife would insist on twenty. The Troy Times item preserves a vivid, homespun Civil War era image.
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Boston
Springfield
Lincoln
Therelater
Fire Hose Company
Fire Brigade
Troy Times
Lincoln's blunt financial assessment of a neighbor
A New York firm asked Abraham Lincoln for the neighbor's financial standing. Lincoln replied with a succinct appraisal noting a wife and baby worth about 50 000, an office set worth about 2 1/2 dollars, and a large rat hole to be looked into, signed respectfully A Lincoln.
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New York
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
A. Lincoln
Policies of McKinley Versus Roosevelt Shape Nation
The piece argues Roosevelt will likely modify McKinley era policies, keeping the general direction but changing emphasis on trusts forestry irrigation and reforms. It notes confidence in continuity of national welfare despite the Buffalo tragedy and references a St. Louis Globe-Democrat outlook on party platforms. It also mentions Montana's new statehouse in Butte turned over to the state commission and set for dedication July 4.
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Mc Kinley
Henry Loomis Nelson
Atlantic
Roosevelt
McKinley
Buffalo
Bryan
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Montana
Butte
State Commission
Peruna touted by public figures in catarrh cure appeal
U S Census Report of Catarrh features endorsements from Mrs Belva A Lockwood and Congressman Amos J Cummings backing Peruna as a remedy for catarrh and related ailments. General Joseph Wheeler joins others praising its tonic qualities and systemic approach while the ad urges readers to request a free book from The Peruna Medicine Co in Columbus Ohio.
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Belva A. Lockwood
Joe Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler
Santiago
Peruna
Sullivan
Roach
McEnery
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus, C
Dairy lands lure dairymen to Northern Wisconsin
A Minnesota dairy official touts Northern Wisconsin as a prime dairy region with abundant water, fertile loam soil, and nutritious grasses. He notes low current land prices, advantageous rail access via the Soo Line, and swift cold storage shipments to New York and Boston. Readers are invited to request descriptive maps from D. W. Casseday, Soo Line Agent in Minneapolis.
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Illnois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Middle West
John Mathieson
Minnesota Dairy Association
Dairy Reporter
Soo
New York
Boston
D. W. Casseday
Soo Line
Minneapolis
Minn
Wisconsin Central Rail Offer Incomplete Phrase
The Wisconsin Central Ry advertises daily trains from Chicago to St. Paul Annanela Ashland and Duluth with Pullman sleepers dining car meals La Carte and agents in Milwaukee for further information.
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Wisconsin Central Ry
Chicago
Central Station
12Th Bt
Park Row
Lake Front
St. Paul
Annanela
Ashland
Duluth
Northwest
Pullman
la Carte
Jas. CG
Pond
Gen's Pass
Milwaukee
Wis
Florida Excursions via Virginia and Carolina Resorts
Travel notice describes winter excursions via Virginia and North Carolina resorts with a Charleston stop. Inquiry channel lists Ilo Springs Old Point Comfort Souther Pines and directs readers to W. Ik. Conklyn N. W. P. Agt. for Chesapeake and Ohio Ry at 234 Clark St Chicago.
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Florida
Virginia
Carolina
Charleston
Exposition
Ilo Springs
Old Point Comfort
Souther Pines
W. Ik. Conklyn
N. W
Grand Trunk Exhibits At Sportsmen's Show In Chicago
The Grand Trunk Railway Company completes plans for a four thousand square foot exhibit at the second annual Sportsmen's Show in the Chicago Coliseum from February 3 to 22. Displays include large photographs of Muskoka Lakes and Georgian Bay districts plus Portland division scenes and Maine coast views. The company touts strong U.S. and international interest and notes rising American tourist travel to Ontario Highlands with growing hotel capacity.
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Sume Mer
Muskoka Lakes
Magnetawan River
Georgian Bay
Kawartha Lakes
Simcoe
Couchiching
Portland Division
White Mountains
Maine Sea
Grand Trunk
United States
Ontario
Canada
Calendar of the Season by Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Rail Way Co
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Co issues a six sheet calendar 12 by 4 inches. Each sheet features a color picture reproductions of watercolors by Sean Moran. The calendars are under copyright owned by the railway. Limited edition priced at 25 cents per calendar of six sheets. Will be mailed on receipt of price. A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago. A coquette theme described as low Topics.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co
Sean Moran
A. Miller
Chicago
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Pap
Lincoln and Stephens
General Lavwten
M’kinley
Congressman Cummings
New York City
Amos J. Cummings
Cuba
Great Northwest
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Taal
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