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President Wilson gave a speech in Hodgenville, Ky., in which he discussed reading biographies of Lincoln.

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An ice gorge formed in the Rock River one mile north of Beloit, causing a rise in water that flooded Yost's park and forced residents along the river bank to move; traffic on interurban railroads was interrupted because of flooded tracks.

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The J. R. S. team, strengthened by Berger, won a victory over the Red Sox team of the city, 3 to 1, in ten innings on a Sunday afternoon at Yost's Park, in a pitching duel between Berger and Bill Nehr.

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President Wilson gave a speech in Hodgenville, Ky., in which he discussed reading biographies of Lincoln.

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In a speech in Hodgenville, Ky., in 1916, President Wilson said: "I have read many biographies of Lincoln; I have sought out with the greatest interest the many intimate stories that are told of him, the narratives of nearby friends, the sketches at close quarters, in which those who had the privilege of being associated with him have tried to depict the very man himself 'in his habit as he lived'; but I found nowhere a real intimate of Lincoln's.

Caswell, Lucien Bonaparte. The Reminiscences of the Hon. L. B. Caswell. Written at Fort Atkinson, Wis., 1914–1916; four-column newspaper reprint, newspaper and date unidentified. University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries.PDF pp. 3–27

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President Wilson gave a speech in Hodgenville, Ky., in which he discussed reading biographies of Lincoln.

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President Wilson gave a speech in Hodgenville, Ky., in which he discussed reading biographies of Lincoln.

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In a speech in Hodgenville, Ky., in 1916, President Wilson said: "I have read many biographies of Lincoln; I have sought out with the greatest interest the many intimate stories that are told of him, the narratives of nearby friends, the sketches at close quarters, in which those who had the privilege of being associated with him have tried to depict the very man himself 'in his habit as he lived'; but I found nowhere a real intimate of Lincoln's.