Grain Gamblers and Hodgen & Co at Fourth and Walnut
A critical look at Hodgen & Co in the Melodeon building corner Fourth and Walnut as grain and futures speculation booms in Cincinnati. The piece describes young workers risking small wages on margins, the broker’s lucrative commissions, and a state law from May 4, 1835 classifying margins and futures as gambling with penalties for buyers sellers and enablers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melodeon
Fourth and
Walnut Streets
Hodgen & Co., Wrokers
Cincinnati
Hodgen & Co
Walnut
Walnut Street
Holgen & Co
Otce
Mannix
Purcell
Hony J. E Brece
Courts of Common Pleas
Grand Jury
PeKennae
Local Jottings Highlight Political Tensions and Accidents
Frank J. McCord sues Wm. A. Boone to force settlement of 25.77 on a 40 note. Henry Stueve, a building association figure and Republican candidate, assaults Geo. Bauer over political differences. Cincinnati Law School opens with 400 students addressed by Hon. J. D. Cox. Griffin Wason, omnibus driver, falls from a window, injuries likely fatal. John Brannan grievously wounded at Billy Crollin’s saloon. Fifteen year old Wm. Kruse run over by Blue Line car, dangerous injuries. Theodore Cook named to examine Central Pacific railroad lines. Fifth Ward Union Labor Club meets with William Baker. Seventh Ward meeting features Ernst A. Weier, John Carroll, Dennis Mahoney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. McCord
Wm. A. Boone
Henry Stueve
Building Association
Geo. A. Bauer
Bauer
Stuege
Cincinnati Law School
J. D. Cox
Griffin Wason
Omnibus Company
East Seventh Street
John Brannan
Parsona Street
Billy Crollin
Brannan
Wm. Kruse
Blue Line
Ninth
Elm
Kruse
Theodore Cook
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Fifth Ward Union Labor Club
Pearl and
Butler Streets
William Baker
Licking County
Union Labor Party
Seventh Ward Union Labor
Sycamore
Abigail
Lasgely
Ernst A. Weier
John Carroll
Dennis Mahoney
Dennis
Republican Rumpus in County Republican Ticket War
The piece accuses Fred Pfios of seeking withdrawal from the Republican nomination due to association with a craps shooter and feared loss to Union Labor. It notes editorials pressuring candidates, a granite-ring deal for Davidson, and a threatened split by veteran supporters over home rule, predicting independent tickets and a loss of votes in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred. Pfios
Representative
Fred
Union Labor
Npp Anees
Gazelle
The
Commercial Gazette
Board of Affairs
Wydman
Oliver Outcast
William Copeland
Jack Hart
Charley Doran
Davidson
Georgia
Rafe Smith
Jcus
Minton
Dustin
Turner Hall
Republican Party
BRIEF FASHION NOTES FROM TETTENBORN'S ON FALL GARMENTS
Hinta offers household goods while DrSa notes latest novelties in girls frock trimmings. Two tone braiding, shot ribbons and plaids appear on bodices and skirts. Langtry wrap and two-tone feathers feature, with gobelin blues mahogany and old rose in fabrics. Bead agraffes in color tones complete dress and millinery accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Sun
Ivory Room Exhibit in London Warehouse
A London warehouse showcases an ivory room with hundreds of tusks from elephants and other animal teeth. Notable pieces include ten foot elephant tusks weighing about 150 pounds and hippopotamus teeth nearly two feet long.
Fragmentary 19th Century Notice Sparks Timber and Textile Trade
A garbled clipping references quick growing timber for plantations and a ready market for hubba wood alongside mentions of wool novelties and Jacquard loom fabric mislabelled as Louis XVI cloths. It also touches on dresses for girls and a hair wash recipe amid scattered trade notes from Boston and Detroit papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Therather Font
Wit and Wisdom Jumble of Quips and Quirks
A collage of humorous quotes and quibbles from various periodicals. Jests touch on marriage, trust, mischief, and everyday banter with clipped captions and tongue in cheek asides. Fragmentary lines reveal a lively snapshot of social wit.
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Tettenborn's
Hinta
Dr.sa
West Fifth Street
Hymen’s
Ivory
London
Detroit
WIT and Wisdom
Robert Hall
Washington
Sterne
Harper's Bazar
Talways
Paris
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