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Beecher and reporter scramble amid Beecher household scene
A Chicago Times reporter tails Henry Ward Beecher amid a flood of visitors and autograph seekers. The scene features Beecher, Pond, and Pearls of gossip as contracts, power of attorney, and a champagne discussion mix with a banjo joke and a lively crowd outside Beecher’s room.
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Sr. Beecher
Billy
Pond
Alpictus
Mr. Beecher
Beecher
Cary
Kellogg
Christ
Henry Ward
Howe
Chicago
Bat Pond
Card
Chicago Times
Henry Ward Beecher
Pacific
Redpath Bureau