Lincoln and Douglas Debates Mark Turning Point in Slavery Fight
The article recounts the 1858 Lincoln Douglas debates across Illinois venues from Ottawa to Alton. It notes Lincoln's rising influence through wit and resolve, Douglas's expediency, and the pivotal Freeport answer that shaped public opinion. Lincoln’s performance foreshadowed his 1860 presidency and the demise of slavery in American politics.
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Eskimo Nomenclature and Greetings From Imperial Canada
The report notes Panguirtung on Baffin Island named by the geographic board of Canada meaning where buck deer are plentiful. It records the Felice post established during the 1923 Canadian government expedition to the merthéro Islands and cites Arabic greetings explaining Salem ateikum meaning Peace be unto you and expressing blessings.
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Panguirtung
Flord
Baffin Island
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Felice
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Merthéro Islands
George Duncan
House Offered Hoover for Campaign at Alfa Vista
A house at Alfa Vista in St Charles Til, home of BR. F P. Angell, was offered to Tierbart Hoover for his campaign base in the Middle West. Angell is the father of Mrs. L. J. Norris who helped inform the fortune of John W. Gates Jr. Charles lies about 35 miles west of Chicaza.
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Aie Angell
L. J. Norris
John W. Gates Jr
Charles
Chicaza
Ruth to Retire After 1628 Season
Babe Ruth, famed homerun king, announces plans to retire at season’s end in 1628 when his contract ends. He says baseball has been good to him, he is healthy and independent, and will quit before getting kicked out.
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Island Creek Coal Leader Plans $2040000 Merger
Thomas B. Davis, president of Island Creek Coal, leads a plan to launch a $2.04 million merger project among coal companies to stabilize the industry amid unsettled conditions.
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Thomas B. Davis
Island Creek Con) Company
Century-Old Aluminum Discovery Chronicle
A century ago the aluminum discovery marked 1825 as Gorsted claimed to make the metal via alumina chlorination and potassium amalgam reduction. Results were published early 1825 with a specimen shown to the Danish Society of Science, and in 1827 Wöhler produced aluminum as a grey powder.
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Danish Society of Science
Wobler
Princess Ida Cantacuzene Engief From Europe Arrives
Princess Ida Cantacuzene Engief from Europe arrives in Washington for her debut in society life under patronage of her grandmother Mrs Frederick Dent. The event marks her introduction alongside Sir John and Lady Hanbury Williams and the Cantacuzene family.
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Tila Ranhicy Williams
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