Lincoln centennial observed nationwide with gatherings
Washington reports indicate a broad observance of Lincoln day across the United States with meetings in major cities. Governors declare Feb 12 a semi holiday in Arkansas, capital celebrations by President Roosevelt and Vice President Fairbanks, and a special red two cent Lincoln stamp to be issued.
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Washington
United States
Arkansas
Donaghey
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Lincoln Farm
Kentucky
Fairbanks
Harrisburg
Lincoln Way in New York School Children to Have Prominent Part
New York marks Abraham Lincoln's centennial with a citywide program highlighted by more than 600000 school children reading the Gettysburg Address and singing patriotic songs. Programs include services in churches and synagogues, naval salutes, and evening lectures in Carnegie Hall and City College.
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New York
Abraham Lincoln
Lincee
Lincoln
New York Naval Militia
National Guard
Cooper Union
Carnegie Hall
City College
William Webster Ellsworth
Man
Greater
Chicago Lincoln Day Mass Meeting Main Feature
Chicago prepares a large Lincoln Day program with a mass meeting at the Auditorium as the centerpiece. Events include schoolhouse and park gatherings, flag decorations, and displays of Lincoln portraits. Taft declined attendance due to his canal zone trip and New Orleans banquet. Centennial week observances continue city wide.
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Chicago
Lincoln
Taft
Canal Zone
New Orleans
Lincoln's City to Mark Lincoln Birth Centenary
Springfield hosts a birthday observance in honor of Abraham Lincoln with meetings in halls and schools. Noted speakers include Ambassador Bryce, Ambassador Juceron, William J Bryan, Senator Cullom, and Senator Dolliver as part of the Lincoln banquet.
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Liberator
Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Bryce
Jucserand
William J. Bryan
Cullom
Illinois
Dolliver
Towa
Fairbanks to Head Lincoln Memorial Meeting in Harrisburg
Vice President Fairbanks will be the principal speaker at Harrisburgs mass gathering honoring Lincoln. Governor Stuart will preside. The city will suspend business during the day and hosting officials promise other features of the celebration tomorrow.
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Fairbanks
Harrisburg
Lincoln
Stuart
Blizzard Stops Paper In Twenty Years In Norfolk
A Nebraska blizzard shut down train traffic across northern Nebraska South Dakota the Black Hills and northern Wyoming. Temperatures hit 8 to 20 below zero. The Norfolk Daily News suspended publication for the first time in twenty years. Stockman Sherman Taylor died from exposure and many cattle perished.
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Norfolk
Neb
Nebraska
South Dakota
Black Hills
Wyoming
Norfolk Daily News
Sherman Taylor
Spain Fears Navy Attack Prompted Peace Surrender
Details from 1898 correspondence show General Blanco warned that an American coastal strike and internal revolution would follow, prompting Premier Sagasta to seek peace before the Santiago surrender. Blanco pressed to continue war but Spain chose surrender under naval threat.
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Madrid
Blanco
Havana
Cuba
United States
Spain
Premier Sagasta
Santiago
Sagasta
Cervera
Balearic Islands
Mary McCarty Heroine Captures Alleged Burglar
Mary McCarty, a railroad agent in Sturges, Missouri, confronted a man who produced a stolen ticket. She held him at gunpoint and prisoner until the sheriff arrived, after seizing all tickets in his possession.
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Chillicothe
Mary Mc Carty
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
Sturges
Missouri Supreme Court Adjourns Without Oil Case Decision
The Missouri Supreme Court again adjourned without announcing a ruling on the Standard Oil case. No date was given for a decision on the company’s proposition. The report notes a Saturday closing on the New York Stock Exchange for Lincoln's birthday.
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Supreme Court of Missouri
Jefferson City
Standard Oil
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Lincoln
Inaugural Delegation Arrangements For Visit of Governor Deneen
Springfield Feb 11 Governor Deneen and state officers with the official staff plan to attend the Washington inauguration on March 4. The party includes Governor Deneen his wife and daughter Lieutenant Governor Oglesby James A Rose and wife James S McCullough and wife Andrew Russel and wife Francis G Flair and wife William H Stead and wife General Thomas W Scott and daughter Miss Alice J Scott and Colonel
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Deneen
Washington
Springfield
Charles S. Deneen
John G. Oglesby
James A. Rose
James S. McCullough
Andrew Russel
Francis G. Flair
William H. Stead
Thomas W. Scott
Alice J. Scott
Springfield Delegation Plans Trip to Washington Inauguration
Chauncey Newey and wife with others will travel by special cars arranged by General Scott to the capital. The party departs Springfield Monday March 1 and arrives in Washington Tuesday night then returns Saturday night March 6 arriving Springfield Monday after. Governor and state officers stay at the New Wizard hotel. Inaugural parade position for Illinois is twenty one in line between Mississippi and Alabama.
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Chauncey Newey
B. R. Russ
Randoph Smith
BR. A. Pekhart
John C. Thompson
Ira
John H. Newman
Abel Davis
Trenutenant Oeden T McClure
General Scott
Springfeld
Washington
Springfield
New Wizard Hotel
Minois
Misefesinnl
Alabama
Bryce Honored Guest at Milwaukee Merchants Banquet
Ambassador James Bryce of Great Britain attended the Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers association banquet as guest of honor. He partook in an informal reception at the Milwaukee Press club beforehand and signed a wall panel reserved for autographs. He was the principal speaker at the event.
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Milwaukee
Wis
James Bryce
Great Britain
Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Milwaukee Press Club
Chippewa Falls Heroine Rescues Family From Fire
Miss Anna Sime eighteen years old rescued her parents and a brother from a blaze in the town of Arthur Wisconsin. The family hid in the barn for six hours before neighbors arrived and suffered cold in only night attire.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Anna Sime
Arthur
Hogs and Cattle Markets Reported for Chicago Feb 11 1909
Market notes show strong demand for hogs and steady to strong cattle and sheep with official receipts and shipments detailed. Prices listed cover light to heavy hogs, porkers and pigs, beef cattle, stockers, western cattle, and western and native sheep with market tone varying from slow to strong across categories. Beach-Wickham Grain Co supplies the figures from Chicago.
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Texas
John A. Babcock Offer and Assurance Detected
A clipped note shows the name John A. Babcock offering services with a promise of a square deal. The fragment suggests a sales or service pitch emphasizing fair treatment. The text is incomplete and lacks context or location.
Taft Visit Spotlighted by New Orleans Banquet
President elect Taft arrives in New Orleans for a two day stay with civic parades tours and receptions planned. The $25 per plate banquet tomorrow features Creole prepared fish and game with rare wines and a coffee service lit by cognac flame. Cardinal Gibbons to give the invocation.
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Elect
New Orleans
Erict Taft
Panama
United States
North Carolina
Mr. Taft
Gulf
Cardinal Gibbons
California Assembly Rejects Anti Japanese Segregation Bill
Sacramento Feb 11 The California assembly reconsidered its earlier stance on Japanese students in public schools and rejected the segregation measure by 41 to 37. A further attempt to reconsider failed on a tie vote leaving the chamber free of anti Japanese legislation objected to by the Roosevelt administration.
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Assembly of California
Sacramento
Roosevelt
California Assembly
Pulic
Assembly
Roosevelt congratulates California officials on national service
The White House programs relay Theodore Roosevelt sending congratulations to Governor J N Gillett of California and Hon P A Stanton for their service. Roosevelt thanks California and its legislators and pledges to support California interests in public and private life.
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Washington
White House
J. N. Gillett
Sacramento
Cal
California
Theodore Roosevelt
P. A. Stanton
United States
Exchange Burned in Buffalo Fire
A downtown blaze destroyed the south end of a block on Michigan Scott and West Market streets. The Buffalo Produce Exchange and about twenty commission firms were burned out with an estimated loss of 25000 dollars. The exchange building had been rebuilt last year at a cost around 100000.
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Buffalo
Michigan, Scott
West Market
Buffalo Produce Exchange
Produce Exchange
No Confirmation of Georgia Collision Report
Gibraltar February 11. Unconfirmed reports claim the U S battleship Georgia collided with another Atlantic fleet battleship while en route to America. The claims originated from a Spanish newspaper and have not been corroborated.
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Gibraltar
Georgia
America
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Rehse
St. Paul
Zenophon
Lincoln’s City
Cablegrams Published
Bianco
Kingdom of
Castile
Mary M'Carty
Merchants and Manufacturers
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
WiTa
The
North American Commission ‘Company
U. S
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