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Failures and fortunes in 19th century figures
A mixed column notes repeated failures and eventual fortunes of figures such as Peter Cooper, Patrick Henry, Horace Greeley, the New York Herald founder, Stephen A. Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and General Grant. It also mentions F S Key bronze monument in San Francisco, a Brattleboro incident, J B Johnson the swimmer, a towering Antietam granite statue, a Trenton lightning strike on a sleeping woman, Charles Sumner's estate valuation, and Montana’s shortage of women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Cooper
Patrick Henry
Horace Greeley
Tribune
New York Herald
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Grant
Antietam
Trenton