Night of Fear and Anxiety in Washington After Lincoln Death
Fifty years earlier on April 14 1866 in a K street house a cavalry captain awoke to a knock and learned Lincoln was shot. Booth fled to Ford's Theatre, Lincoln died at 7 23 a m as Stanton directed the night through. Union crowds and calm orders followed amid shock and grief in Washington.
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Washington
K Street
Joe
Lincoln
Pennsylvania Avenue
Booth
Capitol
Ford
Tenth Street
Major Rathbone
Charles Tatt
Peterson House
William Clark
Mrs. Lincoln
Seward
Stanton
Grant
Dana
Cows Must Show a Profit in San Joaquin County
In Stockton California Farm Adviser Lyons leads San Joaquin farmers to form an association to test dairy cows. The plan aims to identify unprofitable cows in herds so they can be sold for beef, with Lyons noting 20 to 26 percent of cows may not pay for their kept. The movement is seen as a significant saving and likely to spread.
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Stockton
Cal
Lyons
San Joaquin County
San Joaquin
Elder German Captain Dances Eggs At Schlachtfest
Albert Pankopf, 78 and frail, danced blindfolded among 18 eggs in two rooms at a Schlachtfest. He moved with intervals of a foot for several minutes without breaking a shell. The feat, long performed by the professor, drew cheers before his weak heart halted the show briefly as spectators caught him.
Bride, 13, Resumes Study After Wedding in Tacoma
Hazel Lund, age thirteen, wed Navy yard employee George Braen delein in Bremerton Washington. The girl returned home immediately to continue her studies at Central School in Tacoma accompanied by her mother who disclosed the marriage.
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Bremerton
Wash
Hazel
Lund
George Braendelein
Navy ‘Yard
Tacoma
Res.alime
Central School
Har
Play as lifelong habit urged by New York director
A New York physical culture director warns that many men aged forty to seventy show signs of senility and urges early adoption of wholesome outdoor play. The piece argues true play is deliberate action, competitive and adaptive, growing with age to meet life’s responsibilities.
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New York
M. C
New York Press
Trace-It-Back Club Formed To Halt Rash Talk
From Albany the Trace-It-Back club aims to trace rumors to their source and curb mischief from careless statements. Members now carefully verify remarks and recall doubtful claims, urging everyone to speak only when they have valid reasons to believe them true.
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Albany
N. Y
Albany Club
Tracek-Back
Rome's Colossal Fish Pond
The duke of Sermoneta, as president of Rome's Poland independence committee, owns vast Italian land including Fogliano estate near the Pontine marshes. An 80 000 acre grazing domain holds a long lake fed by floods from hills. sea fish enter through a channel, then swim inland to fatten before a labyrinth of roads guides them to capture. The lake yields gray mullet among the fish.
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Rome
Duke of Sermoneta
Poland
Italy
Fogliano
Pontine
Woman Jailed After Firearm Attempt to Free Son from Jail
Mrs. Alice Rollins of Tappan Rockland county New York was jailed 80 days after attempting to free her son Chester from jail. She fired rocks and ammunition at the jail when the jailer refused to release him, shattering a tail window glass. Chester Rollins was sent to the house of refuge for burglary.
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Chester
Alice Rollins
Tappan
Rockland County
New York
Rollins
Dixmude
House of Refuge
Porto Rico Sugar Industry Exports Reach 20 Million
The sugar sector dominated Porto Rico’s exports in the year ending June 30, 1914, contributing over 20 million dollars of a total 48 million. Despite sugar normally making up about two thirds of export value, this period marked the lowest sugar earnings in five years.
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Porto Rico
Hopeful Mission Aims for South American Outreach
A Cleveland Leader snippet notes the hoped for impact of sending 800 commercial travelers to South America. If even one helps a South American understand and appreciate the United States, the toil is not in vain.
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South America
United States
Cleveland
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