Black Friday and the Gould Fisk gold corner of 1869
The piece recounts the 1869 gold market corner led by Jay Gould and Col. James Fisk with aid from A. R. Corbin and others, the planned Treasury blockade, the rapid rise and crash of gold prices, Grant’s alleged misconduct, and the eventual collapse and fallout with Wall Street, Tweed, and the Garfiield committee findings.
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Elmo Scott
Jay Gould
Col
James Fisk, Jr
Gould
Lone Wolf
Fish
Jim
Robert H. Fuller
MacMillan Company
Fisk
Erie Railroad
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Tweed
United States Treasury
A. R. Corbin
Wall Street
Grant
New York
Boston
Fall River
Corbin
General Butterfield
Horace Porter
Butterfield
Albert Speyers
Speyers
Fuller
President Grant
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
James Brown
Wisk
Brown
Washington
Smith
Martin
Beldan
Wall’ Street
Erie
Grand Opera House
Garfield
Innocuous desuetude Phrase in Senate Speech 1886
Grover Cleveland cited the phrase innocuous desuetude in a March 1 1886 message to the Senate. He argued Tenure of Office Act, enacted in 1867, had long remained harmlessly unused and that removal of certain officers required Senate approval.
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Grover Eveland
Senate
Congress
Johnson
Cleveland
Tibet Valleys Exceed Rockies Heights in Elevation
A Tibetan valley system is described as higher than the tallest Rocky Mountains peaks, highlighting extreme elevation differences and geographic contrast between the regions.
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Tibet
Rockies
Engine's wild journey ends in wreck at sheds
A stolen locomotive from Volkrust Transvaal engine shed was driven fifty miles to Standerton by thieves. They reversed it, opened the throttle and jumped clear as the engine sped back to the sheds at high speed. It smashed into wagons and was wrecked.
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Volkrust
Transvaal
Standerton
Not Always Wisdom to Insist on Preciseness
A Flushing anecdote about comic strip artists and language. The late St. F. Outeault laments grammar in humor, while a New York English speaker annoys a college president with casual forms like goin to and hat details. The piece underscores playful linguistic differences.
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St. F. Outeault
Yellow Kid Fame
Flushing
New York
Answer Lee Shubert on French play Maya censorship
The manager quoted Lee Shubert criticizing authorities for censoring Maya, arguing censorship is too narrow or the play too broad. He compared the issue to a waiter answering why coffee is weak, saying the cause is either too much water or too little coffee.
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Lee Shubert
Maya
Jacksonville
Engagement and marriage chatter in homes and phones
Fragmentary social notes describe casual talk about moving a piano upstairs and bringing home thread, with a brief reference to Western Features on the telephone. The tone hints at domestic daydreams and small tasks in everyday life.
Lucky Fellow Humorous Duel Over Wife
A humor pairing centers on a woeful exchange about domestic life. The joke pivots on a man claiming accidental triumph in a spat with his wife as she allegedly beats him, prompting a wry comeback.
Temptation to Accept Undeserved Praise Tests Frugality
The saying notes few men resist flattery and that efficiency often goes unacknowledged. It suggests restraint in praise and a focus on substance over appearance.
Traffic Cop and Nujol: Rhetoric of Caution
A police voice extols Nujol as a natural aid to bodily function, likening warnings for traffic to medical guidance. It claims Nujol is not medicine, contains no drugs, and helps remove body poisons, advertised as available in sealed drugstore packages at modest cost.
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Nujol Laboratories
Park Avenue
New York
Castor Oil Demand Surges in New York City
New York consumes castor oil beyond any previous peak but not as medicine. Large shipments of castor beans arrive biweekly in Brooklyn from India, mainly to be refined into airplane lubricating oil. The rise in demand also creates jobs in India where cultivation is expanding.
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New York City
Brooklyn
India
M. C. Brown
Bush Terminal
Losses Teach a Girl About Money and Bridge
A reflective note cites losses teaching thrift to a girl, and adds that bridge offers lesson too. The line suggests practical moral education through experience and play.
Wisconsin’s aged Congregational minister Rev H A Miller
The oldest Congregational minister in Wisconsin is Rev H A Miller of Madison who has reached one hundred years of age.
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Wisconsin
H. A. Miller
Madison
Hydro Plants Rise in U S Capacity to 13.57 Million HP
The United States Geological Survey reports January 1 1929 water driven generators 100 HP or more totaling 13 571 000 horsepower, up 10 percent for the year New England Utility News notes the growth across the nation.
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United States Geological Survey
United States
New England Utility News
High Finance Wedding Merges Wealth in Verse
The dialogue plays on a wealthy marriage with a joking take on a merger of fortunes. Miss Cayenne notes the couple’s vast riches and asks if the union is a wedding or a corporate consolidation. The exchange hints at social satire around money and marriage.
Saying Proved Bump Everything Comes to Him Who Waits
The bumper humor references a saying proved true as a character waits. A second line notes a parking fine today.
Controversy Between Two Women Sparks Public Debate
In a dispute between two women, viewpoints are varied with strong arguments on both sides. The public discussion highlights personal stakes and differing perspectives on the issue.
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Heath
San Francisco
Bedlam
Engine
Tye
Nujol
Najol
Nature’s Law O. K
Castor
Miss Cayenne
Lydia FE. Pinkham and
Lydia E. Pinkham
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