Vast 19th Century Financial Maneuvers and Incidents Reported
Paris telegrams note Rothschilds lent 80,000,000 reals to Spain while Madrid bankers added 150,000,000 reals. A train robbery on the Kansas Pacific at Muncie, Missouri netted 30,000 dollars. The Washington safe-burglary case moved to prosecution, but defendants were discharged. Others cover libel settlements, Vicksburg rumors, Trans-Siberian-like routes, Iowa and Mississippi events, and national political shifts.
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Wells, Fargo & Co
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Kansas City
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Henry
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Kansas
Wells, Fargo & Co. Express Company
Senate debates on pay cuts and Arkansas affairs in 1860s notes
Fragmentary OCR recalls Senate discussion on reducing the President's salary and a government inquiry. Mentions Washington Boston travels and 1864 1866 references. House report on Arkansas affairs appears in printed Bills and discussions.
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Soba
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What Happened on a Christmas Day in Chicago
In a faded Chicago doorway two hungry siblings Molly and Ted escape a locked room on Christmas Eve. They wander toward festive lights, share hopeful songs, and ultimately receive surprise gifts from a church program where a minister recognizes the children as symbols of grace and loss.
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Ted
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John
Papa
Alice
Thim
Childer
Biddy
Mairy
Blagardin
Towser
North Pole
Nordreichshein
King of Kings
Corporal
Four Years is of Two the double in trouble poem
A fragmentary verse emphasizes doubling courage, gentleness, and kindness in challenging times. It reflects a mother’s guidance to be twice as mindful and steadfast, urging resilience and moral strength through difficult years.
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Jasper County
Indian Creek
Colfax
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Fairall
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England
Wales
Ningly
Yigege
Trouile
Christian Union
Denver Woman Ignores Telegram as Husband Dies
A man near death in the city prompts a telegram to his Chicago wife. She replies she cannot come, suggesting to hand him to the Masons if he dies. The man dies and the wife has not been heard from since.
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Ted
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Teddy
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