Bank swindle reports linked to New York bankers influence
An review notes broad swindles tied to New York bankers and shavers as Maine bank commissions expose charter schemes. It details Globe Bank of Bangor and Franklin Bank frauds, naming Benjamin Wigg and Joseph M True among others, with deposits and discounted notes rising to tens of thousands within months.
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Reab
Eer Viott
Harrison
New York
Nathan Foilet
Baris
IV. Y
Fuller
Smith
Youcray
Bank Commissioners
Maine
Globe Bank of
Bangor
Frastkfort Bank
Origens
Bank
Globe Bank
Benjamin Wiggt
Joseph M
Batavia
Edna
Alexander
Clintos Bank
Jiwcisti
Franklin Baik
Henry Roop
Buffalo Monk of America
O James Miller
Bafisto
Citaeus
A. @. Deaterit
Sosep M
Dave
Crus
Newburyport
Wrychof
Ciy
Wiz
Neowburyport Bank
Mass
Washington County Bock
Calais Bank
Calais
Citizens’ Bank
Augusta
Whig Confidence and Swindle Warnings in Ohio Osag
A Whitish editorial in the Ohio Statesman rails at alleged swindling by an Aristocratic elite and dishonest bankers. It laments bank failures, urges Republicans to rally to liberty and the Constitution, and cites reports of pickpockets around General Harrison and bank charter schemes from eastern banks.
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Ohio Statesman
Bewre
Harrison
Federal
Washington
Maysville
Banks in Philadelphia mutterings of party and panic
Warnings from Whigs attack on Biddle era banking. Ledger notes calm at banks yet looming legal strains. City members of Assembly reportedly united to resist relaxing any bank restrictions as debate and meetings unfold. Brokers trade United States Bank notes on time while market fears broaden to liberty and reform, urging freemen to resist corporate power.
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Philadelphia
Bute
Biddle
Dallas
Biddie
United States Bank
U. Status Hotel
Bank of the United States
United States Hotel
Porter
U. States Bank
New York
Mr. Borror
United States
Firety
Democratic Party
Penn
Wy Panian
YEAS
Aten
Feds
Morris
Perkns
Baltimore
Boston
Perking
Perkins
State Bank of Ohio
Wea
Perkine
Noves
Office seeking loafers swarm to Washington amid high prices
A sympathetic editorial decries office seekers flooding to Washington by stage and boat, labeling them office beggars driven by promises of high wages and prices. It cites reports from the N Y Herald and a Washington correspondent of the New York Times and Star, noting new batches arriving from Albany Boston and New Hampshire and a looming departure led by James Watson Webb. The piece questions the anti spoils party's gains and cites Indiana stock dipping to sixty cents on the dollar and high flour prices in Pittsburgh.
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Washington
Harrison
Eny
Albany
Boston
N. Hampshire
James Watson Webb
N.Y. Times and Star
Indiana
Pitsburgh
Statesman
Stock fears alarm U S Bank in New York
The New York Journal of Commerce reports stock sobers at the U S Bank in New York move for safety. Proxies for shares valued at a million par reside largely in Spain and the West Indies, with further holdings across Europe. The piece criticizes British capital and contemplates redeeming the bank’s legacy funding for the poor and public uses.
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New York Journal of Commerce
U.S. Bank
New York
Spain
West Indies
Europe
Zanesville
Stephen Girard
Biddle
Whig Party
Plate
Nicholas Biddle
U. States Bank
New York Standard
United States Bank
Cause of Justice and Humanity
Phila
Ia Times
Fed
Harrison shifts on Congress appointments amid political row
The Cincinnati Advertiser notes President Harrison faces questions over appointing members of Congress to office, contrasting his stump promises to Jacksonian critique. It cites his pledge not to remove for opinions and to justify removals, while reporting his pledge of a broad "clean sweep" that targets Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Congress
The
Cincinnati Advertiser
Jackson
Unclear historic note on regulator finances
Fragmentary report mentions the great regulator and a large specie payout. It claims a January showing of substantial sums and a discrepancy in the recorded specie and cash balances. The text is garbled and lacks clear dates or a identifiable event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Basy
Briueh Colan Reported at National Conference
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Briueh Colan and a general discussion. Mentions Mr. Pos and Beweh Mianter, with a reference to recent proceedings and a scene at Lenk pert related to tolerance. Exact details are unclear but indicates a church or political gathering context.
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Heneral
Pos
Waebagen
Toak Plage
Lenk Pert
Fragmented notice lists sale of estate in Richmond area
A garbled historical notice references sale of property in Richmead Jefferson County with mentions of Tiomeets and a person named Thomas Taylor. The text alludes to a legal or probate context and a hoped appointment or action by a town authority. No clear dates or concrete details are readable.
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Sean
Richmead
Jefferson Coun
Phen Kester
Pat
Maret
Roton Co
Thomas Taylor
Post Office fight sparks Whig and Federal clash
A lengthy critique rails at Whig and Federal figures over the Steubenville post office appointment and bank policy. The piece condemns proposed tax shifts, bank notes, and currency plans, accusing Whigs of protecting bankers while taxing labor, with references to the tin pan meetings and local political skirmishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feds
Steubenville
Tin Pan
Ohioite letter on race mix and federal policy
A writer denounces the federal party and Gov. Corwin for promoting education of Negroes alongside whites as a path to miscegenation. He warns Ohio could become Great Britain like in fraud and oppression, with elites ruling over laborers and mixed populations. The letter closes with a signature, John Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Party
Eden
Ohio
Great Britain
Great
Clarke
John
Ballance
John Smith
Removal of Official for Judicial Usurpation by Governor Seward
A governor removes an officer named Morris for faithful enforcement of the law and exposing infractions and abuses of power. The editorial blasts Whig alignment and accuses the move of replacing a vigilant official with a pliant tool to serve money interests and pipe interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Morris
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