Booth's Knife Fight Then Stage Fight Wounds Helper
Wilam Withers, veteran orchestra leader, recounts Booth’s confrontation in the playhouse amid the Lincoln assassination night. He describes Booth’s near-silent approach in the wings, the dagger attack on Withers, and the ensuing chaos as Booth fled toward the stage door. Detective pursuit followed and Withers aided Mrs Lincoln before police.
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Booth
Ibnly
Ime
Keene
Wright
Ihr
Edward Spangler
Pen
Spangler
Mr. Wright
Ingler
Hotaily
Nanager
Proscenium
Livoth
Miscus
Byath
C Company
Lincoln
Lincoln’s Centenary Observed in House Tribute
The House marked the 10th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth with prayers and readings. Rep Boutell read the Gettysburg Address, Rep Nye praised Lincoln’s universal humanity, and a letter from James Bryce conveyed British government sympathy for the Lincoln centenary celebration.
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Abraham Lincoln
Couden
House
Lincoln
Boutell
Winds
Douglas
Ohio
Nye
Minnesota
South
America
Burleson
Texas
Sheppard
James Bryce
United States
Lincoln Conference on the Negro Question Calls for Debate
New York February 12 signatures from Jane Addams Ida Wells Bennett W E B Du Bois William Lloyd Garrison Francis Urimke G Hinseh Louis Post William Salter Redman Warton Susan Warton and others back a national Lincoln Conference to discuss how far the nation has lived up to emancipation. The call decries lawless attacks on Black people and asserts disfranchisement harms economic progress and welfare.
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New York
Lincoln
Georgina
Supreme Court of the United States
Jane Addams
Chicago
Samuel Bowles
Springfield
Mass
Ida Wells Bernett
William Lloyd Garrison
Boston
W. E. B. Dubois
Avlanta
Francis J. Urimke
Washington, D. C
Rabbini G Hinseh
Lous F.post
Wiliam M. Salter
Redman Warton
Philadelphia
Susan Warton
Charles Zueblin
Postum Converts Coffee Users Say It Heals Ailments
A Wisconsin woman shares a year long trial of Postum replacing coffee. She notes her husband’s severe headaches and stomach issues improved after quitting coffee. She claims Postum tastes like mild Java when prepared per directions and asserts it is wholesome. The letter ends with a plug for Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Apa
Pke
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mien
Well Vile
Students Propose Lincoln Memorial Tablet at Done Hill
Pupils of Orr School inaugurate a movement to place a memorial tablet on Done Hill in North Rancho Highlands marking where President Lincoln once stood to view Washington. Capt J Walter Mitchell, head of the Randle Highlands and Twining City Citizens Association, spoke urging support. Mrs Constance Luebkert led school exercises detailing Lincoln's visits to the area.
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Done
Rancho Highlands
Lincon
Washington
Orr
J. Walter “Mitchell
Randle Highlands and Twining City
Orr School
Constance. Luebkert
District Force Brings Holiday at District Building
Health officers and detectives report limited staffing as Congress grants Lincoln birthday holiday. Commissioners Macfarland and Cosby remain at posts parts of the day, while Capt. Strain and a few watchmen guard the depopulated District building. Hundreds seek admission for sight-seeing but are turned away. A White House messenger informs Macfarland of the holiday proclamation.
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Macfarland and Cosby
Health Department
Detective Bureau
John J. Strain
Congress
Department
Macfarland
Cosby
Masonic Temple
Lincoln
John J. Strath
Watch
Hia
White House
Mr. Macfarland
Massachusetts Tribute to Lincoln at Legislature
Boston and Massachusetts gatherings marked Lincoln’s memory with speeches by Senator Lodge at the State House and tributes by patriotic societies. Lodge argued that a great executive must prioritize major tasks and accept criticism, noting the growth of central government and the primacy of federal treaties over individual states. He warned against defying national policy to avoid war and emphasized unity under federal authority.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Abrati
Lincoln
New England
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts Legislare Patriotic Societies
Grand Army of the Republic
House of Representatives
Clvilians
A. T. Treadway
Senate
Gpicx
Mr. Lodge
Ouuvill
United States
Wrights Address and Lincoln Memorial Groundbreaking Scene
Secretary Wright praised Lincoln's vision and unity while recounting the ceremony for a Lincoln memorial cornerstone. Aged black man Isaac Montgomery, once enslaved, deposited Lincoln emancipation papers, voicing gratitude as Clarence Mackay and others contribute to the memorial project.
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United States
Clarence Mackay
Robert J. Teller
Richard Lloyd Jones
New York
Isaac T. Montgomery
Mound Bayou
Miss
Jefferson Davis
Lincoln
Kentucky
T. Montgomery
Praise From Fairbanks at Lincoln Day Meeting
Vice President Fairbanks was the principal speaker at the Lincoln day centennial observance in Alarmsburg. Gov. Stuart presided. Fairbanks praised Lincoln as a great lawyer, statesman, and orator, recounting emancipation, war conduct, and Lincoln’s fight for truth. He toured the new capitol escorted by the governor’s troop.
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Alarmsburg
Fairbanks
Gov
Stuart
Tincoln
Staesman
Capitol
Tribute by New Yorkers marks Lincoln centennial celebration
The New York State Club met at Pythian Temple to honor Abraham Lincoln’s centenary with a reunion and dance. President William C. Connor opened the event, joined by Rep James B. Perking and WW. Driscoll in addresses. The program featured singers Stephen P. Lout and a list of musical items with Norica Banjo Club and Walter Holt directing.
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New York State Club
Pythian Temple
Abraham Lincoln
William C. Connor
James B. Perking
WW. 2
Driscoll
Glen
Barytone
Stephen P. Lout
Love You
Zebeard
Kate Jellis
Tosta
Thomas L. Jones
Nordica Banjo Club
Woodland Memories
Walter Holt
Arthur Middleton
Morsell
Lincoln Birth Centenary Observed at Berlin University
Berlin February 12 prominence marked Lincoln anniversary at the University of Berlin with Prof Felix Adler of New York delivering a talk on Lincoln as a typical American. The hall housed leading professors, Ambassador Hill and Mrs Hill, and foreign officers. Adler presented a bronze bust of Lincoln to the university for the Roosevelt room, commemorating the event.
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University of Berlin
Berlin
Abraham Lincoln
Felix Adler
New York
Lincoln
David Jayne Hill
Hill
Fica
Ministry of Education
Adler
University
He Volks
Washington
Roosewelt
Brazil Honors Lincoln Centenary Nationwide Salute
Brazil yesterday paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln with a national flag hoisted on all federal state and municipal buildings. Warships fired a 31 gun salute at 1 p m and fortresses joined in. The Brazilian embassy in Washington also observed the day by flying its flag at top mast.
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Brazil
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Students Honor Lincoln at Howard University Centenary
A centennial celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birth was held at Howard University Memorial Chapel with faculty and students. Secretary Gar A Rel a presided as Speaker Cannon and former Speaker J Warren Keifer spoke, the latter a House member from Ohio. The university presented a bronze tablet with Gettysburg Address, sent by the Lincoln Educational League.
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Abraharm Lincoln
Howard University
Memorial Chapel
Gar Rela
Cannon
J.warren Keifer
House
Ohio
Thirkfeld
Lincoln
Lincoln Educational League
Levi P. Morton
Will'am Dean Howells
William H. Curtis
C. T. Weber
Cinenati
W. H. Coffin
Levi
Catherine Coffin
Lincoln Day Observed At St Patrick's Academy
Children at St Patrick's Academy gathered for Lincoln Day exercises with a biographical sketch read by Miss Genevieve Garkins and a poem by Miss Alice Lucas. Rev Dr William T Russell spoke on Lincoln's life, urging high purpose, steadfast pursuit, and gentle conduct, as clergy and parish members attended.
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Father Russell
St. Patrick's Academy
Lincoln
Genevieve Garkins
Alice Lucas
America
William T. Russell
Lincoln-Douglass Banquet Voices Freedom Through Education
Cleveland notes report the Attucks Republican Club dinner featuring Roscoe Conkling Bruce as speaker. Bruce, former Tuskegee Institute official and Washington DC education chief, urged self help and education to uplift 9,000,000 Negroes, stressing internal moral and industrial reform led by trained teachers and workers in the black delta South.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Attucks Republican Club
Roscoe Conkling Bruce
Tuskegee Institute
Colored Schools of
Washington, D.C
My. Bruce
United States
South
Favorable Vote on French Tariff Amendment
Paris reports the parliamentary tariff commission formally recommended in the senate the supplementary convention to the 1907 Franco Canadian treaty as amended. The amendment safeguards French agricultural interests with a special tariff plan and outlines protection measures for farming industries.
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Paris
Senate
President's Trains to Washington Amid Lincoln Day Events
The Kentucky Lincoln Association presented a carnation wreath to the appropriate honoree before the President boarded a Louisville tram at 3:45 yy 2s, aiming to reach Washington around 2 p.m. the next day as part of Lincoln commemorations.
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Kentucky Lincoln Association
Louisville
Washington
Pittsburg Dinner Shows James Sherman as Chief Speaker
Vice President elect James S Sherman of New York was the principal speaker at a chamber of commerce dinner at the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh. He praised Abraham Lincoln’s duty and steadfastness and noted Lincoln’s character as a guide to public service. Earlier in the day he spoke briefly at Carnegie Hall during the University of Pittsburgh convocations.
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Pittsburg
James S Sherman
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Schenley
Mrr
Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
University of Pittsburg
Carnegie Hall
Stirling Divorce Suit Links Lord Northland to Mrs Atherton
In Edinburgh the Stirling divorce case against John Alexander Stirling names Lord Northland as co respondent and cross suits Mrs Stirling, formerly Clara E Taylor of Washington. Mrs Atherton, prominent at her counsel’s table, is cited by the solicitor general linking her to Stirling amid past intimacies. Alfonso of Spain arrives in Vila Real as King Manuel greets him at the station.
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Edinburgh
John Alexander Stirling
Lord Northland
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