Address on Chief Justice Mason death by Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster delivers a November 14 1848 address in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Chief Justice Mason's death. The closing passages extol virtue and religious duty as enduring, linking character to eternity and warning that secular fame fades. A California reader letter criticizes sensational gender claims and notes limited marriage prospects.
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Daniel Webster
Supreme Court of Massachusetts
Mason
The Sharpers' Bride: A Village Deception Unfolds
A handsome young woman escapes a tyrannical guardian and, with trust in a pastor, enters a village. She teaches music, courts a devout local, and marries in a lavish church wedding. After allegedly borrowing to pursue her guardian, she vanishes with her spouse, repeating the scheme elsewhere.
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Sle
Paradox of Left and Right in Arts and Faces
A San Francisco writer discusses why the left side is deemed more beautiful and influential. He cites art shading, stage posture, and social allure as driven by left-handed appeal, tracing the idea to a Chinese origin and a mythical edict from 1385 about left-handed daughters and arranged marriages.
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San Francisco News Letter
Ah King Fy Foy
German Paper Names Blaine as Republican Mass Favorite
A leading German paper in New York declares James Blaine the masses preferred Republican nominee. It lauds his courage and people’s virtues, notes his faults are shared by the people, and says his nomination proves mass support despite opposition from purer elements. It predicts overwhelming GOP backing.
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New York
James
Blaine
Hiis
Marrukin Morcan & Sons Suspend in Stock Market Shake
Marrukin Morcan and Sons, New York bankers, suspend operations causing a brief market lull before stabilizing. The firm, longtime nonmember of the exchange, cites railroad bond shrinkage especially Denver and Rio Grande as a major factor. Liabilities mainly on exchange with no stock exchange obligations. real estate holdings including a New York hotel cited as likely cause. Edward Morgan expected from Europe soon. The house, in business forty five years, formerly from New Orleans, with London connections, carries a reported value of one million dollars.
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Marrukin Morcan & Sons
New York
Stock Exchange
Denver & Rio Grande
Edward Morgan
Europe
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London
Millionaires cry foul as stocks head lower
The piece notes wealthy figures who gained through fraud are conceding defeat while inflated stocks decline. It mentions C P Huntington of the Central Pacific facing pressure and hints at imminent failure. Mrs Colton seeks a receiver for Central Pacific stocks and bonds amid alleged reckless management and a potential bankruptcy move.
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C. P. Huntington
Central Pacific
Colton
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