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VOLUME XXI, NUMBER 177.
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Robert T. Lincoln Eldest
Son of Great Emancipator
Passes at Summer Home
WAS THE LAST OF THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR’S
DESCENDANTS TO BEAR THE FAMILY NAME
WILL BE REMEMBERED AS AN ABLE LAWYER.
SUCCESSFUL CABINET OFFICER AND DIGNI
FIED DIPLOMAT
CAPTAIN UNDER GEN. CUT; SAW CAPTURE OF GEN. LEE
Murder of President Burdened Him Responsibility of
Management of Family Affairs—Retired from Active
Practice 1889—Was Chairman Board Directors for the
Pullman Company
MANCHESTER, Vermont, July 27. —(A.-P.)— Rob
ert T. Lincoln, the only surviving son of President Lincoln
was found dead in bed at his summer home here.
Robert Todd Lincoln, eldest son of Abraham Lincoln,
was the last of the martyred president’s immediate fam
ily, and the last of the great emancipator’s descendants
to bear the family name. His only son, Jack Lincoln, died
many years ago while attending school in France.
Robert Lincoln will be remembered as an able law
yer, successful cabinet officer and dignified diplomat. But
he was of a retiring disposition and preferred the practice
of his profession to the activities of politics and the gla
mor of public office.
He inherited almost none of the physical characteris
tics of his father. He was conservative in his position on
nearly all public questions reserved and even taciturn. He
never appeared at public gatherings if he could avoid it.
In explanation of this his friends said he was pos
sessed of an obsession that the public might think he was
attempting to make capital of the fact that he was a son
of Abraham Lincoln. Many times he was urged to become
a candidate for high public office but he never encouraged
it. In 1880 he was put forth as a candidate for president,
but he frowned upon the action of his friends. Later he
was urged to be a candidate for the United States Senate
from Illinois but declined.
POINCARE'S CABINET
GIVEN VOTE CONFIDENCE
PARIS, July 27. (JP)—Poincar’s gov
ernment was given a vote of confi
dence of 358 to 131. The vote came
after reading the ministerial declara
tion policy on the question of ad
journing all interpellations until the
financial bill has been discussed and
passed. The premier asked this be
done as the matter made for confi
dence in the government.
CATCHES IMMENSE TROUT
All records for catching large size
rainbow trout in Russian river were
broken Sunday by Jack Lean when
he landed a beauty measuring 26 and
two-third inches. Harold Painter held
the record previously but Mr. Lean’s
fish had two and two-third inches the
better of it.
■ He was born August 1, 1S43, in
Springfield, 111. Robert was not only
the eldest of five children, but he out
lived all the others. H was educated
in the University of Illinois, Phillips
Academy, Exeter, N. H., and Harvard
University, from which he was grad
uated in 1864.
At his request to be allowed to en
ter the army his father permitted him
to accompany General Grant in the
Virginia campaign. Secretary of War
Stanton gave him a commission and
sent him to serve on General Grant’s
staff.
The young captain witnessed the
fall of Petersburg and the pursuit and
capture of General Lee’s army. He
was at Appomattox when General Lee
surrendered and hurnied to Washing
ington, D. C., arriving Friday morn
ing, April 14, the day of his father’s
assassination. Robert Lincoln was
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Aleutian Chain Islands
Another Pearl Harbor
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ITJY. SEN. 100!
OF TEXAS LEADS
di
THREE OF BOTH SEXES Rv V.
N1NG FOR GOVERNOR IK
TEXAS PRiVARY
DALLAS, Texas.. July IT F—At
torney General Dan M ody apparent
ly Lad more than an eve* duce. :*
is claimed a: the e'.:<‘ n *> beat 3k!a
Ferguson and possrh!y succeed he*
without a ran off of the primary. The
Texas election bureau resumed or art
of Saturday's elect ;r. M is
leading Mrs. Fergusoa by I>.* .2>T
Moody's total is S3$.KN\ F* rru«=--r
230.000. Davidson. I'Ll*''*#.
DALLAS. Tex., July 2?. T —Three
bonnets and as many s ember-s we-v
tossed into the Tex— de» ra-■.*
political ring, the exit from wbvh
may lead one of the «T€> ' the
governor’s mansion.
Governor Mariam A. Fernssat
wants to return to tie capital or
a second term. Mrs Flith W :vm
of Dallas, inspired by ' *r dist;..
as the firs: woman r embe: the
Texas legislature, a desires the
job, as does Mrs. T. T1 Johnson o
San Antonio.
The Wer Cc-testa?) ts
In the race to res' -re the man
under the executive house home are
Dan Moody, attorney r nerai: Lynch
Davidson. Houston bus ess man, and
Rev, O. F. Zimmermsn, known a*
“Zim. the Tithing Evangelism”
Moody has concent* *ed his at
tack on the Ferguson administra
tion of the state's natural resources
and his slogan “more business in
government and less government
in business.”
tion of the Tols'esf acu *~hile V-?
WflMi calls for srrjc: er forcemeat
of the proSdbRIm lara, redaction
of taxes and reforrn in the care of
insane persons. Mr. Zimmerman
promises to crash bootleggers and
drive evolutionists frost the state,
if giver the opportunity
Resignation On ©"* Vot*
One featare of the ran:pater is
Governor Fergnscr's ofer to resign
after the primary or hi ch took place
July 24. if Moody loads by one
vote, provided Moody resigns if she
is ahead of him by 2c> 9W. Moody
accepted, orherenpor Davidson char
ged the tor© principals ^ith plac
ing fro of the highest offices of the
state on the plane of a “common
crap game”
For the first time in years there
are two Republican candidate* for
>ECRETARY OF NII1 VO TVM SI t | - g >o\
ALASKAN BASE—DEPARTS FRIDAY FOR ALAS
K V—DITX H H ARBOR MENTIONED AS OF PARA
MOUNT IMPORTANCE FOR ESTARUHUMENT—
OF TACTICAL IMPORTANCE
« wins Fins in aim sirs officer
Maj. J. H. Rrtcn. Chief of the Ikwis.1 Staff of the
Canadian Mittia. Declares Before Canadian CluK. Con
tin ua lion Fort Nation Peart HarW Aiww
hension
Nil
tv
PkJc war. Hatch Harbor fea< be-t
i&futltiafd 4* a stracetical eojet sa4
of Fathmosht importahee la the
Xor.i Pk:§x\ I: :s rpc*~<W a? •%*
•wd M»Jt Meatk* for as. Alaska*
Kj«€ ABe he ^
VICTORIA Jaly ri. M44 Oea
J. H Brie*. chef csC the feaeral staff
of the Ctt*4iaa militia. declared here
that Jtpw «'cie? with aaxety the
reported p3a*s ©f the Exited States to
etaMfch iratxa or r&rai huci .t
•.be Aieeitl** !$2nf<t Re toh! The
Cuaibi slab their apprehetsioa was
arossed by the oex:l**ed fcttitcatiok
of Pearl harbor. The possess*!* of
the Pxxama raxa* is cohsMered to
have doxbled the Pactlc xaeal
stmtfrh e€ the C*?ted Ba*e-s
ESCAPING PRISONERS KILLED
LiXSiXvl Kam lair f* f' —
Two prisoner? attempt .sc to escape
fro* the stare peahmt iary were <1 -?
a*d kHlei after staSr .sc CtKth R
B. Xaxan. prrsox official.
Joe Cox. tXa steward os the S5
Admiral Brass. is iajit.c off i frir
takix? his aasaai racatiaa J W
OX»a. ifas is El :sc 'Is os the pres~
est retrace hr him
the toaiMim. E P Boon, Or?®?
Christ! a ad H. R Rases Roastoa
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Perrosox asroorced she wffl raster
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ercor Barry Muiet recceed? her. Re
was the oppose*; *£ Kcsbari 4r.
is? his !mpear!,®er! of 1*1T M
later joiaed him..
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eahwifae:^ eae as tare hettie*
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BRENNER HAS GOOD FIRST
TEST MILL RUN. GIRDWOOD
Ole Rreaner, tented oa Cv*
creek. hear GtrdwnoA. wer*.* or
i the old Rrae fwofriy, aradc hit
It-f* ~ air ran the ether d*: *rd
"real seres »W*ti pnocared erer
**** ThSf is taken as a afWeadtt
«lcatiea The progeny aa4 the
Heaprea pmand are akewtap ap *©
eell that aiack addfttaHva] tateresf
** »ir,iap artfrfmee H hr^aalnp to
he oeticed
Ja4pe R R. Leave; , af Celeradn
Texas. a pramlsett hanker af the
Loae Star Share, arrhred la the etty
teat erenlat na the SS A4fc!r*2 Sr.
aas a aeaiher a? the Reedy party.