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Old time tale of a loyal city goat and political cuing
A long, humorous reminiscence recounts a famed Washington goat linked to a party, drawing crowds with antics and a famed scene involving Henry Clay. The piece blends comic urban lore with a later note on the Central Pacific Railroad denying coupons from other lines, prompting steep gold fares and monopoly concerns.
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Washington City
Naylor
Mmetrope
Bis
Jong
Lan
Henry Clay
Trier
Chas
Clay
Billy
Hera de Loghid
Gorty
Tredo
Farr
St. Louis
Promontory Point
San Francisco
New York
Central Pacific Railroad