Illinois state journal
Subtitle: Friday, February 12, 1909
Published: 1909
Language: eng
Number of pages: 20
Subjects: Newspapers; Anniversaries; Anecdotes
Other titles: Journal Springfield Illinois.; Illinois state journal (Springfield, Ill. : 1889)
Table of contents: title: 1809 Forever in the hearts of his countrymen 1865 [banner headline].; title: City, greatest in Lincoln memory, to pay tribute today, Springfield ready to receive guest who will come to do homage, foreign envoys to speak, men of national repute and gala events to make day one of history's most significant, all classes to observe centennial.; title: Why we should honor Lincoln / by Ida M. Tarbell.; title: Nation's leading matrons here for D.A.R. reception, distinguished women arrive to participate in levee today at Lincoln home, grand preparations made, arrangements for event on elaborate scale and it will be one of the historical society happenings of the city, banquet follows.; title: Colored people will do Lincoln tribute, members of race to meet at St. Paul's A.M.E. church tonight, fitting program will be given.; title: Lincoln memorial tablet to be dedicated today.; title: Speechmakers in Lincoln Centennial celebration: Senator J. P. Dolliver, Jean Adrien Jusserand, Hon. William J. Bryan, James Bryce [illustration].; title: Ballot of 1864 valued souvenir.; title: Participants in memorial exercises to be held at old First Presbyterian Church today.; title: Place of birth to honor Lincoln.; title: Mourns Lincoln's death in poetry, verses written by Doctor Allen of Northampton, Mass., are preserved in journal of May 4, 1865.; title: Centennial music to be feature.; title: Legislature pays Lincoln homage.; title: Pictures made before year 1865 are found [photographs of Lincoln and Douglas and others].; title: Did not know Lincoln, Thomas R. Gray while on Marine duty received favor from president.; title: Lincoln's birthplace will be dedicated today to the nation as a shrine of American patriotism.; title: She hired Lincoln to fight for her pig, aged Mrs. Wilbern tells of one of the great president's first lawsuits ....; title: Five ladies to talk at D.A.R. banquet today [photographs].; title: Randall aided by emancipator.; title: He saw Lincoln shot, tells of great tragedy, Capt. [Olivers C.] Gatch first to enter box after martyr fell will attend centenary celebration in Cincinnati.; title: Abe Lincoln, my boss, the early life of the great emancipator described for the first time by Epenetus McIntosh, Lincoln's office boy.