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RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 06-24-2023 03:51 AM
Kudos to Rob. Yes, that is Major's Hall in Bloomington, Illinois, where Lincoln gave his famous "Lost Speech." The Illinois State Republican Convention met at Bloomington on May 29, 1856. This is when Lincoln gave his speech.
Major's Hall was built in 1852 by William Trabue Major. It was a three story building, and the auditorium in which Lincoln spoke comprised the third floor. The term Major's Hall was used both for the auditorium and the building itself. Fire destroyed the auditorium in 1872, and the remaining two floors were razed by the city of Bloomington in 1959.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - mbgross - 06-25-2023 07:01 PM
I believe the area is now a parking garage.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 06-26-2023 03:47 AM
That is right, Mike, and it has a historical marker.
![[Image: Bloomington1.jpg]](http://rogerjnorton.com/Bloomington1.jpg)
RE: Extra Credit Questions - David Lockmiller - 06-26-2023 05:36 AM
(06-26-2023 03:47 AM)RJNorton Wrote: That is right, Mike, and it has a historical marker.
What could be better than this to commemorate one of the most important speeches made in American history?
RE: Extra Credit Questions - AussieMick - 06-26-2023 06:52 AM
Reminds me that Richard III's body was found beneath a shopping centre car park.
Maybe its because there are so many car parks around that perhaps many more have links to famous people.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/aug/24/richard-iii-leicester-car-park-steve-coogan-philippa-langley-lost-king
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 06-27-2023 05:24 AM
No googling please.
Who described Abraham Lincoln as follows?
"Mr. Lincoln was of low (bad) physical organization, slow digestion, slow circulation, slow function-blood-not hot - not impulsive - cold flush. Liver had no action, bowels slow, costive, sometimes feverish, sometimes cold, had not a strong life, but a treacherous one. He had no haste, no impulses, no wear of cellular tissue, muscles, or nerves. He took life easy, had no haste - no spontaneous emotions, was sympathetic and emotional in the presence of the object."
RE: Extra Credit Questions - mbgross - 06-27-2023 06:03 AM
Don't know, so I will guess. Billy Herndon would be too obvious. Noah Brooks?
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 06-27-2023 06:07 AM
Brooks is an excellent guess, but it's not correct.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Gene C - 06-27-2023 12:14 PM
John Nicolay ?
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 06-27-2023 01:12 PM
That is a logical guess, Gene, but not correct.
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Rob Wick - 06-27-2023 01:19 PM
The words strike me as being written by a doctor. I'm going to guess Lincoln's personal physician, Robert K. Stone
Best
Rob
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 06-27-2023 02:28 PM
Logical, Rob, but wrong.
I can see that I should have answered Mike in a different manner. I did not mean to mislead folks. The correct answer is William Herndon (in a letter to Ward Hill Lamon, February 25, 1870).
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 06-28-2023 06:22 AM
No googling please?
When the inaugural train was in Syracuse, New York, a boy was arrested for throwing something at President-elect Lincoln. What did the boy throw?
RE: Extra Credit Questions - Anita - 06-28-2023 10:35 AM
Just a guess - a snowball?
RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 06-28-2023 11:22 AM
Brilliant, Anita! Yes, it was a snowball.
"There were two arrests made by the Syracuse police that morning. In the first one, a boy was charged with throwing a snowball at Lincoln. The second arrest was quite unique. "A cross eyed rag-picker was also arrested for squinting at the President, it being supposed that the vulgar creature was ‘making mouths' at Abraham." How times have changed! Is it possible to get arrested in this day and age for squinting at someone? It seems that a poor homeless man was arrested for looking strangely at Lincoln! One wonders what price he paid for his devious deed."
https://buffaloah.com/h/fagant/linc.html