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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1902

Page

7

Nancy Hanks Lincoln Dedication At Lincoln Homestead

Nancy Hanks Lincoln monument dedication draws about 15 000 people to Lincoln City Ind with Governor Durbin and Gen J C Black in attendance. The ceremony honors the pioneer mother and her son Abraham Lincoln as speakers extol his rise from humble origins to emancipation.

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Monument to Nancy Hanks Lincoln Association Donated

Col Charles E Wilson secretary to Governor Durbin presents letters from J S Culver of Springfield Illinois regarding a monument for Nancy Hanks Lincoln. The foundation uses granite from the old Lincoln monument and a newly quarried upper portion. Culver expresses a wish for a simple, permanent marker and declines public advertising of his donation. The letters document design approval, placement, and care assurances for the grave site.

Charles E. Wilson Durbin J. S. Culver Springfeld Culver Springfield Ill Lomengen Fi Governor Mount Nancy Hanks Lincoln Association Tle Rts New England National Lincoln Monument Nancy Hanksncoln Association Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Nancy Hanks Lincoln Charles BE. Wilson Indiana Indianapolis Nancy Hanks Lincoln Monument Association Gour Rd

Durbin Accepts Monument Gift From Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial

Governor Durbin delivered the acceptance address praising the monument donated by a generous builder associated with the Nancy Hanks Lincoln Memorial Association of Indiana. He lauded the resting place of maternal virtue and the pervasive influence of motherhood across ages and places, invoking reverent language about human affection.

Durbin Nancy Hanks

Pioneers and Mothers Honored at Indiana Dedication

An Indiana dedication ceremony honors pioneer women and their sons, tracing the westward march from the Ohio Valley to Kentucky and Tennessee. It recalls the homefront mothers who labored beside their husbands, raised leaders, and shaped the nation, with Governor Durbin’s party attending a public reception and planned speeches.

Great Lakes Ohio Cumberland Gap Kentucky Tennessee Prover Union Sarah Republic Lincoln Herod

Exiled Russian nobleman to receive interest on estate

Detroit resident Langowski, who claims exile as a Russian count, reports official letters from Saint Petersburg promising 90,000 roubles about 45,000 dollars as soon as seven years of legal efforts yield interest on his 1.5 million dollar estate confiscated in 1863. The family lineage dates to Poland under the old Russian nobility.

Detroit Mich Frank Langowski St. Petersburg Langowski Poland Comt Ngowski Siveria Siberia America

Tribute to McKinley by Hungarian Americans in Canton

Representatives of the Louis Kossuth Monument Commission visited Canton to honor the memory of President McKinley. They laid a large laurel wreath on his casket, ribboned in Hungary and United States colors, inscribed in gold with a dedication dated Oct. 1, 1902.

Canton Louis Kossuth Cleveland McKinley Hungary United States

Miller addresses Winchester Republicans on tariff and trusts

Charles W. Miller of Goshen spoke at Magee's Opera House in Winchester opening Republican campaigning. He defended McKinley and Roosevelt foreign policy, celebrated prosperity under protection, attacked tariff-for-revenue plans, and urged voters to back Republican industrial policy in the 1902 campaign.

Indianapolis Journal Winchester Ind Charles W. Miller Goshen Magee Opera House James 8. Engle McKinley Roosevelt Miller Curbstone William McKinley Democratic Party Atlantic England France Germany Coxey Washington

Cromer Sees Strong GOP Spirit In Randolph County

Representative Cromer visited Winchester as Republicans gathered for the campaign opening. He reported alertness and harmony among Randolph County Republicans and urged turnout despite farmers' busy schedules and prosperity. County Chairman Hutchens pushes precinct organization with committeemen ready to help.

Indianapolis Journal Winchester Ind Cromer Randolph County Hutchens

Navy bids open for Louisiana battleship contract

Bids for the Louisiana battleship construction were opened at the Navy Department. Newport News Shipbuilding offered $5.9 million to complete in 41 months, undercutting rivals Camden New York Fore River Cramp Union Iron Works. The Virginia firm’s bid, after Califonia buyer adjustments, stayed competitive with a one month faster build.

Washington Louisiana Navy Department Moody Lemly Newport News Ship-building and Dry Dock Company Newport News New York Shipbuilding Company Camden N. J Fore River Shipbuilding and Engine Company Quincy Mass William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia Union Iron Works San Francisco Newsport News Company Union Iron Works of Virginia Corporation Newport News Company Accordito T California Inna

Lynchings Erupt as Walter Sullivan Hanged in Portland

In Pine Bluff Arkansas on October 1 Walter Sullivan a young Black man was lynched at 2 AM in Portland Ashley County. He was accused of shooting D J Roddy a white man in the back leading to mob action and his execution by hanging before dawn. The sensational act underscores ongoing racial violence in the region.

Pine Bluff Ark Walter Sulivan Portland Ashley County Sullivan D. J. Roddy

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