Bohemia and poker lures in Jefferson Davis tale from era
The column debunks a Western romance claiming Jefferson Davis played draw poker at a frontier fort in 1834. It notes Davis denied slanders, cites that poker as unknown in 1834, and recalls figures like Robert Schenck, John Logan, Dick Ten Broeck, and royal hunting lore surrounding nobility and a deer hunt near Schloss Rauden.
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Macon Telegraph
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Robert Schenck
Congress
Ohio
St. James
Schenck
Fourteenth Street
Washington
John Logan
Bob Schenck
John
Bob Lchenck
England
Dick Ten Broeck
Lecompte
Pryor
Pryoress
Charleston
Missing Treasurer Vincent Investigated for Missing Funds
Feb 1 Montgomery Alabama report on ex state treasurer Vincent. He breakfasted in Nashville en route to New York and has vanished. Investigations by the regular and special committees reveal a $212,000 deficit and broader testimony from bankers cotton agents and operators. Witnesses dispute loans or joint transactions with Vincent while details of futures gambling emerge. The governor expects news of his capture as detectives tighten the case.
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Montggomery
Ala
Vincent
Nashville
Montgomery
New York
Koough
Fred Wolffe
O'Neal
J. T. Gilmer
Wolffe
Mountgomery
The Future of the Negro in This Country Examined
A Pop Sci excerpt argues that when black voters outnumber whites, blacks could dominate politics. It warns of race conflict, constitutional limits, and the alleged incompetence of a black-led government, urging urgent national attention to avert calamity.
Hints on Caring for Horses from New York Graphic
Practical tips for horse care including cooling after driving, shoeing, bits, reins, and liniments. Advice covers diet, hooves, leg care, and remedies for mange and coughs, with cautions on warm bits and proper harness use.
A Bride for a Night at Halifax Courthouse Va
A Halifax Court House dispatch dated Jan 27 reports the marriage of Jas Guthrie a prosperous young farmer to Miss Hulda Martin at the bride’s father’s home. Weather kept guests at the mansion overnight. at breakfast the bridegroom was found dead beside his wife amid shock and grief.
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Halifax
Jas, Guthrie
Hulda Martin
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The text is a fragmentary, archaic moralizing piece warning against folly in bets deception and vice. It references three card monte, a kerosene fire, and consequences of drinking and misfortune, ending with a coroner's remark about accidental death. The piece reads like a cautionary proverb collection.
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Oxford
Eagle
Princess von
Ona
Popular Science
United States
America
New York Graphic
Jin
Wieper
Loos
New Orleans
The
Eagle Office
Agai
Kei
A. Hinds
Amoun Iy
Mary Ann
Hisin M. McGall
Charlotte
Sith A
Lanter
Monticello
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Ming
Iowa
Fmantown Telegraph
Reiersen
Clinton
Maas
Atlanta
Commonwealth
Cour White Plains
Mise
Gabrielle Greely
Mary Y
Greeley
Mra
Intermstratrix
Fred. Wolffe
PLC
Bank of Meridian
Porpe
Gabrielle
Des Moines
le Gredage
Suyyeg
Hewitt
Miners Central Railroad
Chicago
Denis Behlacka
J. C. Clarke
Gen. Man
A W. K. Ackerman
Presi
Ent
Mary Anning
Modern Philosophy
Monkey
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