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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1909
Page
9
Off for Lincoln Farm with return planned after exercises end. Government relief measure for an Alabama man signed following Postmaster’s 1388 accounting explanation. Traditional pageantry references Washington to Abraham Lincoln celebrations on a Pennsylvania Railroad route.
A compilation of obituaries and marriage notices from multiple papers including local and regional dailies. It references death and wedding notices published across different dates and names, noting traditional announcements and brief family details without sensational detail.
The President proclaims February 12, 1909 a special legal holiday in the District of Columbia and U S territories. Theodore Roosevelt signs the proclamation dated February 11, 1909 in Washington with Secretary Robert Bacon affixed seal of the United States.
A long detailed account describes a Lincoln birthday celebration across many local schools. Students from primary to eighth grade perform recitations songs and exercises honoring Lincoln with addresses by Rev Davenport and Capt Watson. The ceremony features a flag salute and readings of the Gettysburg Address with many named participants.
Crandall Mackey fiercely attacks the Byrd law as crafted to aid Brewers, urging a statewide prohibition stance. Rev James Cannon backs local option while signaling push for statewide action when timely. Thomas Whitehead defends the law as the Rev James Cannon proposes a policy split within the Antitalian League.
The Tele ione company report to Congress for 188 shows District operation receipts of 9118038716 and expenditures of 314723 leaving a balance of 1236602 The capital accounts show receipts of 140088 and expenditures of 1400385 with dividends and interest totaling 207190 Also reports Dominion liner collision with Richmond steamer Berkeley and Hampton with light damages and wind noted.
Two miles from Hoagenville Kentucky on the Lincoln farm, purchased by a national association, President Roosevelt will lay the cornerstone of a memorial building. The Lincoln birthplace log cabin, part of a moving preservation effort, is to be rebuilt into a park with a memorial complex.
A contemporaneous reminiscence recalls President Lincoln’s personal humility and steadfast fidelity to principle. The narrator details Lincoln’s kindness, his distrust of temporizing, and his resolve to advance emancipation and national unity, highlighting Lincoln’s Gettysburg faith and charity for all. The piece reflects on Lincoln’s presidency, his humane approach to soldiers, and the lasting legacy of his leadership.
Report circulates in New York City alleging Cape Peter Chains played a pivotal role at Queens County jail in the shooting of William Booms. Booms starved himself to death while investigations indicate the warden and Capt Hains denied medical care and provided adequate food.
The Virginia Good Roads Association pledged .01 to fund the interstate good roads campaign in the state. Most counties did not respond as plans were to be refined for presentation to the next legislature, led by May Logan Waller Page, former city roads director.
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