Evening star., 1943-08-08
Capital SideIights
By Will P. Kennedy.


slip by while news of great Importance
continues to "break"-is shown in q
paper issued 10 years ago, which South
Trimble, clerk of the House, has been
displaying to visitors to his Office. This
paper Is made up Of facsimiles OF 16
historic front pages of the Chicago
Tribune, presented as 1888 Christmas
greetings. The first page, dated Mon
day, April Is, 1861, carries the news Of
the surrender of Fort Sumpter, and a
proclamation issued by President Lincoln
for State militias to suppress disorders
and for Congress to convene on July 4
ito determine measures for public
safety" The next page is dated Mon
day. April 10. 1865, carrying story OF
Lees surrender as announced by the
War Department, on terms dictated by
1t. Gen. U. S. Grant. Then on Satur-
day, April IS, 1865, comes the announce
ment of Lincolns assassination, the stab
bing of Secretary Seward and a plot to
murder Secretary Stanton.
On Wednesday, October II, 1871, the
big news was the Chicago fire with 1900
acres of buildings destroyed, 10000 peo-
pie burned out. tens Of thousands of
citizens without homes, food, fuel or
clothing. On Saturday, April 6, 1895,
the Supreme Court changed" the in
come tax law Wednesday, February
Is, 1898, was heralded thee news that
the battleship Maine had been blown up
in Havana Harbor with the loss of 266
American lives. On Tuesday, September
7, l909 the principal news was that
Commander Peary had reached the
North Pole on April G. On Tuesday,
April 16, 1912, came the news that the
and sunk with 1900 drowned and 866
saved. On Tuesday, April 3, 1917, Presi-
dent Wilson delivered his historic I'VE
must fight for justice and right" speech
to Congress, calling for war against
Germany. The Monday. November II.
1918, issue announced the end of the
First World War, Germany having signed
the armistice terms at midnight, after
using nearly all of the u hours grace
The next day the full surrender and
terms were announced by President Will
son.
On Monday, June 8. 1919, the leading
story was that the peace treaty had
been brought to the United States by
Frazier Hunt, and that President Wilson
intended to return from Versailles in
two weeks after visiting Belgium On
May %, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh
landed in Paris, after flying across the
Atlantic alone in 80 hours 20 minutes-a
distance of $500 miles at better than 100
miles an hour. On Thursday, February
is, 1888, came the dispatch from Miami
that maniac had attempted the life Of
President-elect Roosevelt and that Mayor
Cermak of Chicago had been fatally
wounded by Giuseppi Zangara. That
same day the Senate agreed to vote on
prohibition repeal. On Wednesday, No
vember 8. 1888, the news was flashed
that prohibition was voted out, the 36th
State Utah) having voted for adoption
OF the 2lst amendment on November Z,
canceling the 18th amendment, which
had become effective January Is, 1920.
The dry era ended December S, 1888
Other big news on that day was: New
York elected Mayor La Guardia and
Soviet Commissioner Maxim Litvinov
was received at the White House by the
President, in parley for recognition of
the Communist government of Russia.
Andrew Johnson, the only President
who never went to school, was also the
only one who could describe himself as a
hand craftsman. He continued most of
his life to make his own Clothes and
when he was Governor of Tennessee, he
complimented the Governor of Ken
lucky by making suit for him.
1t was Light Horse" Harry Lee, father
of Gen. Robert E. Lee, who, in tribute,
at the time of WaShingon's death, de-
scribed him as first in war, first in
peace and first in the hearts of his
countrymen." Gladstone called him "the
purest figure in history" Thackery ex-
tolled his "life without a stain, fame
without a flaw" Lord Brougham ac-
claimed him the greatest man of our
own or any age" Byron ranked him
next to the Divinity"
1t was a cabled message from Scot
land, sent by James q. Blaine that made
Benjamin Harrison President, when the
voters wanted Blaine himself.