April 3, 1917

The London Evening Standard published President Wilson's war message (delivered the evening before at a joint session of Congress) and hailed its author as "A New Lincoln."

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitMay 21, 1917

Mahar pleaded guilty in Beloit municipal court to taking fish from Frances Yost, listed at a value of a dollar and change.

CountyJuly 3, 1917

The Janesville Daily Gazette reported that the Yost park route was being considered for federal aid pavement, eighteen feet wide, with a preliminary matter under consideration; a board of supervisors had earlier (the previous fall) acted in favor of the route.

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Nation & worldApril 3, 1917

The London Evening Standard published President Wilson's war message (delivered the evening before at a joint session of Congress) and hailed its author as "A New Lincoln."

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When America entered the World war, the world, which had received some pretty hard knocks In the three years preceding, looked for this country to evolve another Lincoln to help it straighten Itself out. The London Evening Standard of April 3, 1917, published President Wilson's war message, delivered the evening before at a joint session of the congress, and went so far as to hail the author as "A New Lincoln." A writer in the Review of Reviews for February, 1921, said: "The fact is that, the world over, Lincoln is coming to be universally revered and loved. ... Disillusioned or skeptical Christians, Jews, Moslems, Confucians and Brahmins find in him a model whose life is an inspiration because he lived as he taught, officially as well as personally.

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

1917 / April 3

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April 3, 1917

The London Evening Standard published President Wilson's war message (delivered the evening before at a joint session of Congress) and hailed its author as "A New Lincoln."

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Nation & worldApril 3, 1917

The London Evening Standard published President Wilson's war message (delivered the evening before at a joint session of Congress) and hailed its author as "A New Lincoln."

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

When America entered the World war, the world, which had received some pretty hard knocks In the three years preceding, looked for this country to evolve another Lincoln to help it straighten Itself out. The London Evening Standard of April 3, 1917, published President Wilson's war message, delivered the evening before at a joint session of the congress, and went so far as to hail the author as "A New Lincoln." A writer in the Review of Reviews for February, 1921, said: "The fact is that, the world over, Lincoln is coming to be universally revered and loved. ... Disillusioned or skeptical Christians, Jews, Moslems, Confucians and Brahmins find in him a model whose life is an inspiration because he lived as he taught, officially as well as personally.