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Lincoln outfoxed Seward for the nomination.(Saturday)(The Civil War)
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In May 1860, the nation's attention turned toward Chicago, where the Republicans were meeting to select their presidential candidate.
William H. Seward, the Republican front-runner from New York, sent his political team to Chicago to lock up his party's nomination. In the mid-19th century, it was not considered proper for the aspiring candidate to go to the convention himself, so Seward sent his political manager, Thurlow Weed, along with his states' 70 delegates and 13 railroad cars of supporters.
The residents of Chicago were delighted to have their ...
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The Hymns of Samuel Francis Smith
Magazine article from: The Hymn
; ...anniversary of the birth of Samuel Francis Smith (1808-1895), one...November 16, 1895.4 Smith was acquainted or associated...Greenleaf Whittier.5 Among Smith's published prose works...source for lyrics by Samuel Francis Smith is his Poems of...
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Samuel Francis Smith letter, $33,350, Julia's
Magazine article from: Antiques & Collecting Magazine
; A letter handwritten and signed by Samuel Francis Smith, with the first verse of his song, "America" ("My Country "Tis of Thee"), sold for $33,350 at a sale held May 5...
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Salute to patriotism: let us join Samuel Francis Smith in a rousing chorus of his immortal words: "My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing ...".(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post
; The word "patriotism," according to Webster's Dictionary, is "the devoted love, support and defense of one's country." The word dates from approximately the 1720s, but the sentiment must go back to the earliest of times. Plato wrote: "There can be no affinity nearer than our country." The
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 "St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)")
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ILLINOIS DEATHS.(Metro)(Obituary\Joseph Gashgarian, Francis L. Johnson\Lena A. Tebbe, Edna Marion (Tilton) Hahn\Norman Samuel O'neal, James Howard Witherspoon\Adele C. (Joergensen) Hoffman, John I. Prosser\James P. Jarrett, Irma (Duncan) Cotter\Barbara Faye Hayes, Adolph Frank Rickert\Laurine "Blondie" Ulrich, Ella K. Zobrist\Jeffrey A. Smith, Donald Rex Hammer\John "Humphrey" Molinar)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO)
; ...Mount Hope Cemetery. BETHALTO Francis L. Johnson, 72, died Saturday...m.-noon today at Elias Smith Funeral Home. Graveside service...Illinois. CENTREVILLE Norman Samuel O'Neal, 74, died Tuesday...Auxiliary. SHILOH Jeffrey A. Smith, 27, died Thursday. No visitation...
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Our Legacy: Smith Price, founding father of the AME Church
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis)
; ...the name of God Amen, I Smith Price of the city of Annapolis...last will and testament of Smith Price, 1807 Smith Price, farmer, gardener...Indenture with Wheeler, Martin, Samuel Hackney, Robertson, Francis Troy and John and Jacob Forty...
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CONNOR DAVID KOTTKE | CHRISTOPHER ALLEN FINCH | PATRICK JEFFRY STRUTTMAN | ANGELICA DESTINY CARATACHEA | SABIAN ISAIAS RIVERA | NOAH BAILEY CASTILLO | ANGELICA MARIE SMITH | EMILIO PAUL IBARRA | SAMUEL JAVIER RODRIGUEZ | ELAINE YUMENG JIANG | JONATHAN DANIEL OROPEZA
Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL)
; ...grandparents are Luis and Francis Rodriguez of Mundelein...Kevin and Tracy Smith of Round Lake Beach announce...of Mundelein. *** Samuel and Jennifer Rodriguez...of their second son, Samuel Javier. Born at Condell...Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1999, Samuel weighed 6 pounds, 4...
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Anatol O. Branchell | Christopher Cotrufo | John Guardado | James Keikeika Hatchie | Robert H. Malloux | John Joseph Montagna | Carlos Q. Morales | Frances W. Orsini | Samuel H. Schiavo | Rita Ramone Sloan | Clara K. Smith | Anton Vatavuk | Nina R. Walton
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze
; ...STLobitart,hatchie,,x Hatchie, James "Kimo" Keikeika Age 75, of Gardena, California, passed away July 30,2003 at St. Francis Medical Center-West, Honolulu, Hawaii. He was born March 5, 1928 in Honolulu. He was a retired mechanical engineer for...
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Let freedom . . . ka-ching; Lyrics to patriotic standard.(SHOW)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times
; ...purchased a lyric sheet handwritten by Samuel Francis Smith, the Massachusetts minister who...The Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key - which has never surfaced...unfortunate fact that "nobody knows who Samuel Francis Smith is." T'was not so back...
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HISTORIC VERSE AMONG SLIDE COLLECTION
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News
; ...holds words to `America' DAYTON - Samuel Francis Smith was a student at Andover Newton...Park Street Church in Boston. Samuel Smith (1808-95) went on to...produced a Magic Lantern show of the Samuel Smith lyrics of America, excluding...
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Honor Roll: ANNAPOLIS HIGH SCHOOL
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis)
; ...Naomi Rivers, McLean Smith, Tyrone Stepney, Benjamin...Clow, Ethan Coman, Francis Cooper, Alexandra Crilly...Alexander Papanicolaou, Francis Peabody, Sara Pekel...Sezaver, Kira Shaffir, Samuel Sharkey, Elizabeth Simison...Aubrie Ford, Samuel Francis, Benjamin Fulton, Emily...
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