Grant's Greed and the District Real Estate Pool
A lengthy disclosure trace of a suppressed congressional report on the District of Columbia real estate pool linked to Grant era politics. The piece details Kilbourn Latta Olmstead purchases, suspected insider deals with congressmen and officials, and ensuing investigations, with named figures like Cooke Gouvernor and Eldridge amid accusations of corruption and concealed ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Star of Sunday
Congressional Committee
District of Columbia
Congress
Henry D. Cooke
Jay Cooke & Co
Alexander R. Shepherd
Washington
Kilbourn, Watta & Olmstead
Kilbourn, Latta & Olmstead
Kilbourn
Allison
Iowa
Edwin M. Lewis
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Lewis
United States
London
Robeson
Committee of Congress
Political scandal surrounding Kilbourn and the board of public works
The narrative outlines Trusts and a powerful network tied to Jay Cooke & Co. and Ulysses Grant, detailing Kilbourn’s release from jail, transfers of interest, and a president entangled in property deals. It portrays a conspiracy involving Pierces M. B. Young, Ely Parker, and cabinet ties, aiming to expose corruption. The district faces oppression and obstruction from a board beyond voters’ reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senator Sargent
Chaffee
Board of Public Works
At-Arms
Mark A. Duffy
Eldridge
Kilbourn
Eldredge
Jay Cooke & Co
Pierce M. B. Young
House
Georgia
Ely
Parker
Indian Affairs
Cno
Halleth Kilbourn
Latta
James W. Parker
P-street
Joint Select Committee
Pool
Board
Vnga
Dr Middleton in Tombs Insane Case Discharged
New York December 4 Dr James Middleton a Edinburgh physician was taken into custody for insanity after at the Astor House he brandished a pistol while alone in his room Detective Lansing reported the incident and Justice Morgan ordered his removal. Middleton claimed sleep deprivation from pleuro pneumonia and said he used morphine injections for relief and that the pistol was for amusement not self harm.
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New York
James Middleton
Edinburgh
Scotland
Astor House
Edward L. McWilliams
Middleton
Worcester
Morgan
Alset
A Clever Rule from a Gentle Deception in Prison
The Manchester Guardian relays a curious case from a blue book on penal servitude. Captain Harris reports a convict Henry Phillips who feigned paralysis to gain discharge. A wheeled chair was provided, yet Phillips walked into the station claiming no illness, revealing a crafty deception that outdid prior malingering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Guardian
Harris
Dartmouth Prison
Henry Phillips
Phillips
Home Office
Manchester
Henry
Common Councilman Seeks Help for Wayward Kin
A letter to Boston's mayor from Cameron County Pennsylvania dated November 20 1879 asks for assistance in locating 16 year old Daved Barry believed living on the streets. Signed by James Colbert a Lock Haven city council member and lumberman he offers a reward and notes Barry was born in Saint John New Brunswick seeking the mayor's aid and address.
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Cameron
Cameron Co
Boston
Boston Pilot
Daved Barry
St. John
N. B
James Colbert
Lock Haven
Gone to the dogs fate of Greenwood Cemetery
Report from New York on December 1 discusses burials of dogs at Greenwood Cemetery. Undertaker Mr. Clawson notes multiple canine interments, including a Newfoundland, with owners like Mrs. Hamilton and Wilmarth, and a Washington Heights maiden lady who tends and memorializes her many pets with daily airings and a monument.
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New York
Greenwood Cemetery
Clawson
Greenwood
Hayes Impudence Censured By General Butler In Interview
Washington December 3 The interview with General Butler discusses President Hayes and Secretary Sherman on retirement of greenbacks and currency policy. Butler argues for contraction via national bank notes and warns that a greenback withdrawal could endanger wartime and future needs, predicting rise of the National Greenback party.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
Butler
Chittersden
New York
Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
Republican Party
BuTten
National Bank
National Greenback Party
Knox
Congress
Iease Butler
Sherman
General Butler
BuTter
Democratic Congress
National
Greenback Party
Jackson
Lutuer
Man Fights Siberian Hound Satan to Death in Cage
Ex Judge Troy’s Siberian bloodhound Satan becomes deadly inside a cage in East New York. Haering, a circus veteran, wrestles the animal from the throat to the head, tearing its scalp and ear, losing his own hand in the fight. He is taken for care as the dog dies.
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New York Sun
Troy
Brooklyn
Satan
E. Haering
Haering
Atlantic
Alabama Avenue
New York
Mr. Haering
Hacring
Henry
Two Maine Lads Kill Bear After Bold Stand in Woods
Two Franklin, Maine youths aged seventeen and fifteen hunted a large bear from a den in a ravine. The bear charged, elder hunter bore the animal with his rifle, both lads paused reloads, the bear was finally slain after a desperate clash. The wounded bear pursued one boy twenty minutes before dying.
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Cambridge
Franklin
Hayey
Havey
Boston House of the Angel Guardian Needs Public Aid
In Boston on December 4, 1879, a reader urges support for the House of the Angel Guardian a boys’ institution run by the Brothers of Charity. It highlights its reputed discipline and care for nearly 200 boys, past subsidies from government and relatives, and increasing debt with no current state or city aid besides Brookline. A dollar membership in the Society is urged with religious grants noted Pope Pius and the Boston archbishop.
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the Globe
Boston
Brothers of Charity
Belgium
Europe
Canada
United States
Society of the Angel Guardian
Commonwealth
Brookline
Mass
Friends of Charity
Pius
Ireland and France on Ireland's land and liberty
A Dublin Freeman's Journal correspondent in Paris reports conversations with Victor Hugo and Louis Blanc on Ireland. Hugo backs reform of land ownership and questions feasibility of reclaiming lands under British rule, while Blanc advocates Irish self government and envisions a future with French support, possibly in a France Ireland alliance or conflict.
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Dublin Freeman's Journal
Paris
Victor Hugo
Louis Blanc
Avenue dfKylan
M. Huo
Ireland
England
France
Switzerland
Belgium
Holland
Greece
Europe
Louis Blane
M. Blane
Victor Ane
London
Garibaldi
Italy
Garibald
Cause of Liberty
Parnes
M. Victor Hugo
Louis Blanc Willl
Great Bids Fair to Be of More Benefit
A report notes that the oil discovery shows potential for market fit without the need for distillation. Analysts expect favorable reception and improved supply readiness as traders weigh the new sample against existing benchmarks.
Carboline Promoted as Hair Restorer in San Francisco
Charles Langley & Co promote Carboline as a superior hair restorer derived from crude oil. They claim strong medical value, deodorized formula, and rapid effects without lead or deleterious drugs, likening it to Eau de Cologne in handling and appearance.
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San Francisco
Cal
Charles Langley & Co
Rocky Mountains
Eau DE Cologne
CARBOLINE Testimonials From Early Hair Restoration Users
Davisville California November 8 1873 Chas Langley Co San Francisco reports that CARBOLINE restored a completely bald scalp to a dense healthy growth in under a month. North Attleboro Mass and Pittsburg Penn praise the product with claims of rapid hair return and broad customer satisfaction. Holyoke Massachusetts chemist endorses CARBOLINE as best for restoring hair after failures with other remedies.
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Davisville
Cal
Chas, Langley & Co
San Francisco
Chase. White
Joseph E. Pond, Jr
North Attleboro
Mass
W. H. Brill & CO
Fifth Avenue Pharmacy
Pittsburg
Penn
Price One Dollar Per Bottle Sold By All Druggists
For sale at wholesale by Geo C Goodwin & Co Weeks Potter Smith Doolittle Smith and Carter Harris Hawley Boston Mass. Price is one dollar per bottle across all druggists.
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Geo. C. Goodwin & Coy
Weeks & Potter
Smith, Doolittle & Smith
Carter, Harris & Hawley
Boston
Mass
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Grant
Loase of Representatives
John M. Glover
Kerr
Glover
Mallet Kilbourn
John F. Olmstead
Supreme Court of the District
John L. Vance
Ohio
Clarfield
Stanley Matthews
Senate
Columbus Alexander
Kilbourn, Latta, Olmstead
Sargent
Stewart
Gorham
Young
Bureau of Statistics
Shepherd
Cooke
United States Treasury
Navy
Jay Cooke
McCulloch & Co
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of the Treasury
Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co
Navy Artment
Hovek of Representatives
Fon. Gepese
H & Co
Navy Department
House of Day Cooke, McCulloch &Co
Nay Department
Eular
George M. Robeson
J. M. Glover
M. C
House of Representatives
Treasury Department
Cervick
J. W. Tanor
Committee ON Mines and Mining
Lot
M. Morrill
Sresaury
Jan Cooke
H. R
Messrsay Cooke, McCulloch & Co
Kilbourn, Latta and Olmstead
Charles A. Eldridge
William W. Belknap
Arthur M’ Arthur
Supreme Court of
Board of Ablie Works
Eldridge Promey
Agrige
DR. Middleton
Tombs
West
Prince
Hayes
Buntler
Burner
Providence
General Burter
Maine
Pacific Slope
James D. King
B. F. Arthur
Holyoke
Masa
Pittsburg, PA
Canadas
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