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Great Men at Cards in Washington Capital
Special correspondence from Waseinates, July 16, describes Washington as a card playing hub. Senators and justices frequent whist and poker, with stories of Behenck, Schenck, Clay era gamblers, and old-time clubs. It covers notable players, anecdotes, and the shift from wartime to peacetime gambling in the Capitol.
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Waseinates
United States
Supreme Court
Sherman
Edmunds
Justice Bradley
Miller
Gray
Thurman
Stanley Matthews
Washington
Behenck
Capitol
Wintersmith
Texas
Gamber
Col. Wintersmith
Congress
New York
Baltimore
Humphrey Marshall
Ubina
Henry Clay
Carl Beburz
John Quincy Adams
Jefferson Davis
Juhn C. Calhoun
Webster
Clay
Kentucky
Benator Beck
House of Lords
Joe Blackburn
Carliste
Frank Fierce
George Washington
Cleveland
White House
Himslf
State Department
Maboarder
Stout Hin
Bob
Min- Se
Minter Rohan
Amer
England
London
Poker
Schenck
Boss Sheppard
Sheppard
Senator Chaffee
Colorado
Tom Robinson
South Carolina
Jim Nesmith
Oregon
Senate
Fernando Wood
Boyd Winchester
Switzerland
Winchester
Winichester
Lees
Tom
Stager
Ohio
Indiana
West
Beck
Lexington
Transylvania University
Albert Gallatin
Gallatin
Europe
Ecards
Tuomas J. Topp