Missouri Banker Jests With Ex President Johnson
A Missouri banker waiting on Ex President Johnson in Washington is teased about usury. Johnson quips about lending at ten percent and six percent on bonds, noting taxes. The banker defends, but the ex-Alderman advocates lower interest as essential to lift industry and employment. The Mrs sourian admires the banker’s pluck yet doubts his banking sense.
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Senate
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Zach
Russia
Newman
Metropolitan Memorial & Co
Zachariah
Maynard
Turkey
Constantinople
Tennessee
Godlove
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Posey County
Indiana
John G. Young
Joseph Showers
Mercy Showers
Mount Vernon
Clement Whiting
Cynthiana
State Road
Showers
Christian Richter
Henry Swoh
Alex. Crank
Curtis Defends Common Sense in Harper's Dispute
The text notes George William Curtis rebuking a fanatical Harper's contributor Eugene Lawrence and implying himself as the Journal of Civilization editor, while commenting on Bismarck's power and a secret service fund of 110,000,000, suggesting influence from such resources.
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George William Curtis
Harper's
Eugene Lawrence
Nast
Journal of Civilization
Bismarck
Secret Service
Civil Rights Debate Reflected in Georgia Tragedy
A Georgia man, denied rights under the Civil Rights law, reportedly took his own life. The Delaware Legislature enacted a law aligning with the Civil Rights Bill, allowing separate accommodations for any disliked class by hotels, railroads, and steamboats.
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Georgia
Delaware
Veterans plan May 8 celebration in Austin with Grant and Davis
Veterans of the Mexican war meet in Austin Texsa to organize a May 8 celebration. A committee will invite Colonel Jefferson C. Davis and Captain Ulysses S. Grant to attend and participate. The Boston Times medical editor jokes about rheumatism. General Fremont has moved to Nevada.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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The
Boston Times
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Nevada
Bonanza Fremont
Senate
Vast mix of old notes on rings and politics
The item surveys historical appropriation practices for Capitol lighting and repairs, discusses beliefs about the ring finger and love vein with references to Swinburne and Lemnius, and tucks in assorted snippets on actors, fairs, and 19th century curiosities from American and Canadian sources.
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Levinus Lemnius
Zealand
Gallia Belgica
Canadian Monthly
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