Secret Breakfast Bargain Ended Mexican Conflict
Gen. James Watson Webb befriended exiled Louis Napoleon and helped draft an informal accord between Napoleon III and President Johnson. The agreement, signed secretly, used no coercion to withdraw French troops from Mexico, leaving Maximilian to a tragic fate.
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Webb
Napoleon Til
Mexico
Louia Napoleon
James Watson Webb
Napoleon III
Maximilian
Europe
Bilnd
State Department
Seward
Alexander 8
H J. Edwards
Money Talks and Silver Dreams in Fading Headlines
A portrait of John Thompson, founder of the first national banks, viewed in 1990 as Congress debates the Sherman silver bill. He plots a financial stunt to prove silver should be money at sixteen to one, betting on a rising silver price before the law’s passage. The drop in silver unsettles him, illustrating supply and demand dynamics.
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Trall
Andress
John Thompson
United States
Thompson
Congress
Sam
John
Mr. Thompson
H. J. Edwarda
Railroads' Great Sin of Omission Recalled by Layng
The late James D. Layng, a leading railroad executive, cites the railroads greatest omission as their failure to adopt refrigerator cars and piping for perishables. He argues such foresight might have prevented later rebates to trusts and the rise ofStandard Oil, shaping a century of railway policy.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Chicago & Northwestern
West Shore
James D. Layng
Lincoln
Mr. Layng
Pennsylvania Lines
Ohio
Beef Trust
Fruit Trust
Standard Oil Company
B. J. Edvarda
Gladstone A Wood Chopper Celebrated In Centenary Tone
London marks the centenary of William Ewart Gladstone the Long serving MP of 62 years. The Grand Old Man preferred an ax, chopping on the Hawarden estate to beautify the grounds and fuel fires. His axes are prized relics and he once crafted a chair from a mighty oak trunk with a portrait on the chair.
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London
Wiliam Ewart Gladstone
House of Commons
Gladstone
England
Hawarden
Odds and Ends from Kentucky and Nearby States
A sweep of brief items from Louisville to Winchester covers society, politics, and crime. Highlights include a Baptist evangelist leader’s death in Louisville, a Democratic primary result in Henderson, a man’s suicide in Lexington, and a city council tax issue ruling. Also noted are racing prospects, a Vienna buyer in Louisville, and a boycott over Lexington newspaper stories.
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Winchester
Cith
Verm
Lexington
Perry
Lexington Avenue
Palrfax Street
Professor Attacks Women as Savages and Intermarriage
The University of Chicago sociologist William J. Thomas denounces women’s dress as a competitive act that destroys men while praising primitive courtship. He opposes intermarriage with Indians and blacks, promotes a controversial view of love, and attacks modern manners in a provocative public statement.
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Chicago
William J. Thomas
University of Chicago
Thomas
United States
Gown Fashion Critique Reveals Bold Attire Trends
A decollette gown signals bold style statements as women seek minimal coverage in public wear. Critics note the fashion stance contrasts with male behavior described as restrained versus overt today.
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Gen. Webb
Boone
Johnson
Mr. Johnson
National Banking System
Everybody's Magazine
Gladstone A Wood Chopper
Louisville
The
Hardcore and Stove Dealers’ Association
Gordon Till
Kentucky
Jewish Hospital
Paris
W. C. Ussery
Fine Grass League
Eugene W. Kotter
Belleview Brewing Co
Dr. Sprague
High Oaks
Clarence Fleming
Woodford County
James B. Hagein
Elmendorf
Henderson
A. O. Stanley
C. C. Givens
Lavega Clements
Shelbyville
George N. Middleton
Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Marie II
Marengo King
Dorothy M
Peeler
John Splan
George Bodimer
Vienna
Austria
Mariy N
Telegraph
el Geers
Crisef
George D. Sparks
Louisville & Niteville Railroad
Lamarre
Franklin
Grainger & Co
General Supply and Construction Co
New York
New Capitol
Feders Union Surety Co
Indianapolis
Williamstown
8. M. Smith Lumber Co
Crittenden
Dry Ridge
Corinth
Seattle
Wash
Pine Knot
Elizabethtown
Steve Holcombe
Holcombe
the Willows
Reaifenry
Henderson, Ky
Evansville Bridge Co
Bas
Ohie
Vanderburn County
Greet
W. P. Roberts
Hydraulic Brick Co
Evan 8. Rees
Home Tobacco Warehouse
British Agricultural Department
Pretoria
Africa
Alr
William
William, Thomas
Pato
Sloan‘s Liniment
Sloan's Liniment & Nee
Orm Siler
Earl
Bilsens
Rippey
Hay
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
S.J
Dyola
Ibe
Uae
Waia
Elkinall
CLANK
Boatang
PDG
TSO
Guensw
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