Daily Report

Birthdays

Bradley T. Johnson, detail
Bradley Tyler Johnson
1829—1903
Turns 29 on this date
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John McAllister Schofield, detail
John McAllister Schofield
1831—1906
Turns 27 on this date
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Louis J. Weichmann, detail
Louis J. Weichmann
1842—1902
Turns 16 on this date
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Alpheus S. Williams, detail
Alpheus Starkey Williams
1810—1878
Turns 48 on this date
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Giles Alexander Smith, Brady image, detail
Giles Alexander Smith
1829—1876
Turns 29 on this date

Events

Campaigns/Elections Lincoln-Douglas campaign lasts from mid-June 1858 until January 1859 06/16/1858—01/05/1859
Crime/Disasters Ammunition dump explodes in Cuba, killing dozens and destroying a large area of Havana 09/29/1858
Foreign Miguel Miramón wins a clear victory over liberals at the battle of Ahualulco de los Pinos in north-central Mexico 09/29/1858

Documents
Book Recollection by Gustave Koerner, Lincoln-Douglas Debates 07/10/1858—11/02/1858
Book Recollection by John M. Palmer, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 1858 08/21/1858—10/15/1858
Newspaper Newark (OH) Advocate, “The English Bill in Kansas,” September 29, 1858 09/29/1858