Lincoln centennial observance linkage in Springfield
The Lincoln Centenarian observance group, with notable incorporators including former Vice President Adlai Stevenson and Chief Justice Charles Hughes, plans a national Springfield centered event for the hundredth anniversary. The program features a tomb ceremony at Lincoln tomb in Springfield, speeches by prominent figures, and a national clock synchronized tribute with gatherings nationwide. A Springfield reunion of Lincoln allies and reminiscences is also anticipated.
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Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Lifcoln Centensia Nesoeration
Timolaune Much Ee
Adie 1
Atevenkon
Puller
Tiited States Supreme Court
Cullom
Hopkins
Canna
Denson
Richant Fates
United States District
J. Otis Humphrey
Melville B. Btone
Associated Pres
B, FP
Caldwell
John W. Dunn
Horace White
New York City
Personnl
Lincoln
Elistyne
United States
George Washington
Axiem Wilts
Lilinois
Reglalutine
Lincoln Tomb
Te Diplomatic Corpu
Mem
Congress
Army
Navy
James Uryer
Duseraud
Bpouker Canon
Taft
Spring
Permons
Macela Jofem
Mimmby Vole Tinem
FLY CATCHES And Baseball News From The Era
A garbled baseball round up mentions players like Raymond of St. Louis and Schweitzer from the St. Louis American League club. It notes Dartmouth pitcher Percy Bkillla and hints at college to professional transitions. It discusses Karger of St. Louis and waiver system effects on team eligibility, with references to Chicago and national leagues.
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Harry Bemis
Anya Lint
Raymond
St. Louie Nationale
Chicago
Schweitzer
St. Louie
Dartmouth
Big South Paw
Percy Bkillla
Hocens
Pring
Hoe
Chicago Nationale
Karger
St. Coulis
Tales They Tell in a Storm A Curious Local Roundup
In Ewan Nebraska a severe storm caused an unthundered bolt that crushed a bart and struck seven trees. A rooster owned by Willie Spangler broke glass after lightning reflection. Ezra Noel of Penacook reports a White Wyandotte hen laying double yolked eggs weekly. Charles Hauffman found a stolen gold watch with a charity note in St. Towle. In Woodbury blue money appeared on a clothesline, tied to a itu by William Wilhelmy returning home soaked.
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Ewan
Willie Spangler
Ned Lion
Glii Mra
Ezra Noel
Penacook
N. H
Charles Hauffman
Towle
Woodbury
Conn
William Wilhelmy
Facts From France Tuning Decline And Restrictions
The article notes a decline in French automobile tuning and describes a Paris fashion item at the Palais Royal seeking to attract attention with glass-like curtains. It also mentions a strict new French law limiting the use of women in advertising to their regional origins and prohibits dealers from using wines implying Champagne origin.
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Champagne
English Etchings on England’s Houses and Sail Costs
The text recalls England’s house prices and ship costs in a bygone era. It notes the Sovereign of the Seas as the first English three decker battleship built during Charles II’s reign, and mentions a notably pleasant period with extended daylight hours and a nine day span.
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England
Charles B
London
New York City Visitors and Demographics Highlight City
New York City hosts about 1.5 million visitors weekly while markets show 1.4 department stores employing 11.04 workers. A third of port immigrants stay in the city, and wood costs feed presses with substantial daily newspaper output. Courte costs and the furore add to expenses cited by the era’s Herald.
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New York City
T Hut
New York
New York Herald
A Hundred Years Ago in Daily Papers
A garbled reminiscence notes there were no fountain puns and few modern luxuries. It says there were tin shoes rare, limited autos, no parlor matches, and steamboats on the Mississippi took three weeks to travel from New Orleans to St Louis.
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Mississippi River
New Orleans
St. Louk
St. Lowe Republic
Fragmentary civic cartoon note from old Globe issue
Incomprehensible boasted verse and stray lines. the snippet shows cartoonish remarks about foiling rivals and minor social reflections. The text is largely garbled with misspellings and out of context phrases, offering little coherent event or proper names to anchor a fuller summary.
Adopting an Orphan in a Parson’s Village Farce
In 1908 a comic tale follows a deacon who adopts a girl from an orphan axylum. The girl outsmarts him, bickers over breakfast, wrecks the house, and escapes punishment with a note. The parson suggests a wedding instead, as gossip swirls around the unlikely family.
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T. CO. McCurad Porton Williams
Deacon Pinta
Hollee
Tuth
Flo
Aod
Ruth
Pop
Tom
Nile
Houldera
Papa
Wentionan
Avaielio
Fire horses easy to train system turns average into veteran
A New York Sun account describes a method to quickly convert green fire department horses into veterans in a day. A trainer guides the horse from door to harness with measured steps, using confinement and a brief whip routine to teach obedience. The piece argues such training raises value and questions city spending and animal welfare.
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Fire Department
Stalin
Harnens
Hye
Ede
Howe
Tina
Schoel
Thia
New York Sun
Lesson in Detective Work and Counterfeiting Scheme
Merrick Argur recounts how he wandered into detective work by chance after spotting a counterfeit bill at a streetcar stop. He shadows a suspected counterfeiter, uncovers a scheme, and ultimately helps trap a group producing fake money with Moll Brown central to the plan. The experience shapes his future crime-fighting approach, emphasizing pursuit over flashy methods and the role of revenge in crime dynamics.
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United States
Lookius
Iit
Wood
Mell Brown
Yoursell
Watt
Moll Brown
Ime
Uhe
Falan
Merrick Argur
Campaign Orators and Phonographs Headlining the 1908 Race
The article details the 1908 campaign era with Taft and aides, including Dahlman and Gore, using both human orators and mechanical devices like phonographs. It notes anticipated speeches by Bryan, Roosevelt, and other leading politicians, the spread of speakers across regions, and the role of national committees in organizing events and “headliners” across states.
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Cam- Paien
Apeward
Bil Mietabie Notel
Hie “House
Taft
Iit
Jis
Tle Ruoning
Janes
Sherman
Mersident Rousevelt
Onwla
Gore
Oklahoma
Don Vet
Democraer
Daltinan
Sebel
Bryan
New York
Texas
Dahlman
Omaha
Mayer
Champlark
Benjamin R. Titman
Thomas &. Grady
Congress
Enet McTion
du Pont
Catt Lodge
Maneyohvselle
Ruby Root
Jokeyh EL Choate
Moelanid
Hughes
Mort
New Jer
Dream of the Future as a Socialized Household Vision
The piece envisions a highly mechanized society where workers belong to labor organizations and personal service vanishes. Homes are uniform, powered by buttons and compressed air, with meals delivered by dumb waiters and garbage removed by exhaust. Private property fades as machines run all tasks.
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Tay Kauri
McIce
New Orleans
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Dahlman and Gore
Turners
Indiana
Chas, Turner & Co
E. Center St
Marion Chattel Loan Co
Rat
East Center St
Robinson’s Grocery Agency
Lipton's
Deis
Diles
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