Cabinet Meets as Curtis Outlines 100 Million Bond Plan
News from New York on January 31 reports Assistant Secretary Curtis outlining a government call for 100 million dollars in bonds with a public subscription and foreign syndicate backing if needed. Gold from abroad would finance foreign purchases, with Rothschilds offered 60 million. Cabinet meetings and Senate debates focus on treasury solvency and possible tax or bond measures to avert a gold drain.
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New York
Curtis
Eign Houses
Washington
Carlisle
Belmont
Rothschilds
Treasury
Wall Street
London firm asks for gold guaranteed US bonds
A respected London financial house received an inquiry from a New York firm on placing many US bonds here. The reply stated that each bond would be accepted only if it carried a clearly defined guarantee of payment in gold.
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London
New York
United States
New York Leather Trade Seeks $500 Million Bond Issue
A New York leather and hide trade petition urges a $500 million government bond issue. Presented to the Senate by Mr. Hill, it is signed without party regard. The session also hears Mr. Peffer’s bill for a special election on fiscal policy and Mr. Allen’s proposal on silver coin redemption by the Treasury.
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Washington
New York
Hill
Senate
Peffer
Kansas
Allen
Nebraska
Secretary of the Treasury
Ward McAllister dies shaping New York society
Ward McAllister, originator of New York Citys famed four hundred, dies at about 60 in New York. A Southerner by birth, he built a social code and claimed Americas aristocracy to number sixty, publishing names and shaping etiquette with a self-made man narrative. He left a complex personal life and a lasting impact on metropolitan society.
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Georgia
Ward McAllister
New York
Mr. McAllister
Fifth Avenue
Gotham Town
America
McAllister
Infanta
Salvacea Proclaims Universal Cure Remark
An advert claims Salvacea cures all ailments regardless of cause or type, asserting total recovery for every condition. The statement presents no medical evidence or qualifiers and reflects bold marketing language rather than scientific validation.
Elbe Disaster Figures Rise As Search Ends In Failure
More than forty-eight hours after the Elbe sank in the North Sea, no trace of the missing ship or its crew has been found. About 324 people were aboard, with 303 later reported lost. rescue attempts by lifeboats and fishing vessels yielded no survivors. Survivors describe a chaotic scene and a perilous escape, while authorities prepare an inquiry led by the German consul in London.
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London
Elbe
Crathie
Rotterdam
Greenham
Skipper Snoerling
Yarmouth
Flora
Lowestoft
Admiralty and Board of Trade
The
Daily Graphic
North Sea
Bremen
Judge E Rockwood Hoar Dead in Concord at 78
Concord notices the death of Judge E Rockwood Hoar aged 78 after seven weeks illness of heart failure. Hoar served as judge on the Court of Common Pleas from 1849 to 1855 and on the Supreme Judicial Court 1859 to 1869, was Attorney General in Grant’s cabinet 1869 to 1870, and chaired Harvard College’s Overseers Board. He was a U S senator in 1846 and a member of the 1872 presidential electoral college. His sons Samuel and Sherman and daughters Caroline and Clara D. were at his bedside. funeral plans to be announced.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Board of Overseers
Harvard College
Concord
Senator Hoar
U. & District
Sherman Hoar
E. Rockwood Hoar
Samuel and
Sherman
Caroline
Clara D
Charles E
California
Elizabeth
Samuel Bowles
Springfield
First
State Will Long Cherish Fame of Her Son Hoar
The article honors E Rockwood Hoar born February 21 1816 in Concord Massachusetts son of Samuel and Sarah Sherman Hoar brother of Senator Hoar and father of two noted lawyers Sherman Hoar US district attorney and Samuel Hoar counsel for the Boston Albany railroad It traces his career from Harvard graduation to judge on the Supreme bench to United States Attorney General cabinet service and negotiation of the 1871 Treaty of Washington highlighting his role in the first Lincoln era loan and his status as a presidential elector in 1872 He is mourned by family including daughters Caroline and Clara and sons Samuel Sherman with extended home and social connections in Concord Springfield and California.
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Samuel
Sarah
Sherman) Hoar
Concord Mass
Senator Hoar
Sherman Hoar
United States
Samuel Hoar
Boston & Albany Railroad
Judge Hoar
Roger Sherman
Harvard
Pittsburg
Penn
Harvard Law School
State Senate
Court of Common Pleas
Supreme Bench
Williams College
Harvard College
Hoar
General Grant
Grant
Great Britain
Joint High Commission
Ireland
Washington
Massachusetts
Lincoln
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Concord
Caroline D
Nathan
Caroline (Downes) Brooks
Caroline
Sarah Sherman
Charles Emerson
Clara Downes
Elzabeth
Clara
Main Street
Sherman
California
Beth
Samuel Bowles
Springfield
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Finance Committee
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Missouri
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Iowa
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New York Advertiser
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Louise
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Newport Villa
Kurt von Goessel
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Ward M'Allister
Lexington
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