Confederate Cotton Bond Deal Ends in Losses for Subscribers
In 1863 the Confederacy sought foreign finance with a $15 million cotton secured loan from Erlanger et Cie. Benja min cut rates and boosted sale oversubscribing Europe. The scheme collapsed as Union victories and Walker’s anti-Davis campaign drove prices down. subscribers lost while Erlanger profited.
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Christopher G. Memminger
Treasury
Memminger
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Germany
Charleston
S. C
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Treasury Post
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Erlanger Et Cie
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Napoleon I
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Erlanger
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Wee
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Benjamin
Richmond
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William E. Gladstone
James M. Mason
Paris
Erlander
U. S
London
Davis
Mississippi
Mason
Erlangers
Mason Erlangret
Congress Cites Travel Burdens and Currency Rules
In this humorous column, the House Rules Committee proposes limits on overseas trips by members and requires expense accounting for foreign currencies called counterpart funds. The author praises the move and urges Senate protection, noting taxpayers’ hope for restraint.
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House Rules Committee
House
U.S
Congress
Senate
Last Rites For Mrs McCain Set For Thursday
Mrs Ona Mec Cain 72 widow of Andy McCain will be buried in Childress Cemetery after services at 10 a m Thursday at Church of Christ conducted by Jack Hackworth. She died Monday at Sloan Nursing Home in Lubbock after about two and a half months as a patient resident.
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Church of Christ
Jack Hackworth
McCain
Andy McCain
Sloan
Continental Viscount crashes in Kansas City killing five passengers and crew
A Continental Airlines Viscount crashed while landing at the downtown airport killing five passengers and three crewmembers. Flight 290 from Midland Texas to Kansas City with stops in Texas and Oklahoma was due to land at 10 50 p.m. Witnesses said the plane broke apart and burned for nearly an hour, with victims found mainly in the wreckage.
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Kaw
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Oklahoma
Joseph W. Smith
Texas legislature daybook notes 400 bills filed ahead of hearings
United Press International reports on January 30 1963 the Texas Legislature enters day and night hearings with more than 400 bills filed. Sen William Moore criticizes rapid campus expansion and Gov likely push to make Padre Island a national seashore faces opposition from Sen George Parkhouse who seeks federal land payment.
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William Moore
Bryan
San Angelo
Edinburg
Laredo
San Antonio
Padre Island
George Parkhouse
Dallas
Parkhouse
Sea-leopard and penguin habits cited in encyclopedia fragment
Fragmentary text references a sea leopard reaching twelve feet, Antarctic regions, and penguin habits in the Encyclopedia Britannica. The garbled note suggests an extract about marine mammals and birds, but lacks clear facts, dates, or sources.
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United Press International
Antarctic
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