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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

The Chicago Tribune Reports the Gettysburg Address-- Part 2

The Lincoln Gettysburg Address we know ends with the declaration "that the government of the people, by the people and for the people, shall not perish from the Earth."

The Tribune article had it "that the government the people founded, by the people shall not perish."

The reporter got the general idea correct, but not as striking as Lincoln's actual  word usage.

Eric Zorn says that the reporter's effort wasn't really too bad, especially considering he didn't get an advance copy like reporters today do.  Back then, they had to rely on notes, most likely taken while standing up and, then, there were the transcription skills of various telegraph operators with their relay equipment who would be relaying the story back to Chicago.

--Old Secesh

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