Lincoln Socials and War Era Whose Bright Dress and Kisses
An account of Lincoln's White House gatherings during winter, noting formal dress and large crowds, the President greeting visitors in the East Room, along with anecdotes of Princess Salm Salm kissing Lincoln at Gen. Sickles headquarters. It also recalls theater outings, military dress, absentee officers, and reflections on Lincoln's character, education, and evolving oratory.
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Lincoln
White House
Porer
Mr. N
Lamon
Stra
Himta
Sickles
Salm-Salm
Prestr
Leclerk
Philadelphia
Gen. Sickles
Army
Navy
War Department
Cers
Ford
Thad
Booth
Venice
Washington
John Wood
John Sty
Pocahont
Anotice
Farward Forrest
Edgar
McCullough
Noam Brooks
Shi
Lincoln and Napoleon as 19th century leaders in speech and writing
Fy Force discusses Lincoln's and Napoleon Bonaparte as the two greatest nineteenth century statesmen, noting each possessed a literary faculty as part of governance. Both began as agitators, produced much writing including early nonsense, then adopted a direct, plain style distinct from scholarly ornament.
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Lincoln
Napoleon Bonaparte
Abraham Lincoln
Napoleon
Lincoln Early Life and Paths to the Presidency
An overview of Abraham Lincoln born in Kentucky on February 12 1809 and his rugged upbringing in Indiana. It notes self taught learning farm work surveying law and political rise including a late 19th century tintype and memories of his memory and a notable anecdote about a ho me town and a white house post.
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Lincoln
Ilis Powers
Cdton
Tesop
Shakespeare
Burns
Lincoln's College
Abraham Lincoln
Kentucky
Indiana
Abraham
New Orleans
Illinois
Gettysburg
John Holodenow
Alfred
Maine
Noah Brooks
Turke
White House
V Holmes
Notson
John
Mr. Holmes
Red River
Edwin Epps
Northup
Platt
Abram
Wiley
Phube
Patsy
Bob
Jerry
Edward
Bass
Epps
Tass
Okey Om Mesran
Reynolds
Potom
Coln
Campfire Tales and Civil War Reminiscences
A collage of anecdotes recounts Civil War era scenes. Forrest and Streight raiders are described in Atlanta bound prison cars with a jokey guard and a young soldier’s escapade. Lucian Stewart’s reunion with General McCook recalls old scouts and Apaches. Lincoln’s assassination aftermath, a drummer boy at Castine, and a memory of Chickamauga mix with local notes and oddities from Castine to Chicago.
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John W. Woodruff
Forsyth Street
National Hotel
Forrest
Colonel Streight
Rome
Atlanta
Mr. Yaniim
Cas
Leyion
Atlanta Constitution
Wernt McCoon
General McCook
Santa Fe
Lucian Stewart
Stewart
Genery
McCook
St. Vrain
Congress in Session Deliberations on Hawaii Cable and Postal Bills
Washington reports detail Senate and House actions including a Hawaiian cable amendment, the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill, and passage of a Chicago post office building bill. Debates touch currency substitutes, pontoon bridge authorization, and income tax deadline extension. Debs trial postponed, jurors discharged pending new panel.
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Savare
Washington
Senate
Clarence D. Clark
Wyoming
United States
Hawaii
Chicago
House
Cox and
Steed
Bland
Saser
Nebraska
Missouri
Want
Wrose
Kent
Cox
Roatin
Tregailing
Hawaiian Islands
Hovsy
Denver
Ain
Post Office
Alabama
Des Moines
Jones
Iowa Patent Office Report Abandoned Models Sale Plan
The document notes models from abandoned applications and disposed applications to be sold by the commissioner at auction in March. It references Creston Iowa and Washington drawings, with unclear patent protections and solicitors mentioned in a fragmentary report from February 11, 1895.
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Drs Moises
United Stas
Abliion
Washington
Creston
Abels
States
Rane
Pai
Scientific American and McClure's Magazine Preview
A garbled OCR fragment notes that Scientific American, a weekly New York paper by Munn & Co., offers science, art and invention content with useful topics. It also references McClure's February issue featuring Napoleon portraits, Lincoln history, Stevenson poem, and articles by Crockett and Maclaren, plus a Pinkerton detective story.
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Morton
Chess New York
Scientific American
Munn & Co
New Ys
McClure
Napoleon
Lincoln
Comnies
Col. Alk. McClu Stevenson
J. “Robert Louis Stevenson,” Articles By R. Crockett and Ian Maclaren
Pinkerton
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War Office
Secretary of War
Ins
Gtel
Gens Acout
Seward
Ayou Hoeut
Solomon Northup
New York
Washington, D.C
Iss
Tayou Boeuf
Byolef
Hass
Bondae
National Tribu
Atmalieh
Grand Rapids
Mich
Callahan I
O'R
Seapont
Westement
Fort Slemmer
D.C
Israel Trask
Boston
Castine
Old Fort George
Lewiston Journal
Gaon
Shenandoah Valley
Pail S ‘An
Montrose
Nelson
Ohio
South America
Orinoco
Sedgwick Street
Congress
Grosscup
Coe
Iowa
Patent Office Report
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