Wheat Corner Collapse Ends Era of Grain Market Corners in Chicago
Special Correspondent Carcango describes the massive wheat corner of 1887 in Chicago. A secret clique from Cincinnati bought 8,000,000 bushels, used cash and margin bets to push prices, then faced a bear counterattack and bank fears. The crash cost vast sums, ended the corner era, and left the market wary of manipulation, with some benefiting briefly while many lost. Walter Wellman reports.
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B. P. Hutchinson
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John B. Lyon
Jack Sturges
B. W. Allen
Cook County Bank
Jim Keene
P.D. Armour
Peter McGeoch
Milwaukee
Truman B. Handy
Cincinnan
Handy
Armour
St. Paul
Walter Wellman
Octoroons in New Orleans And A Croquet Boom
A New Orleans correspondent notes that octoroons and quadroons have historic roots in the city with churches and a battalion in 1814-15. Emancipation shifted social dynamics as wealthier colored citizens pursued octoroon marriages and placees faded. Miscegenation produced a thriving class, with education expanding after the war and a college serving hundreds of colored pupils. Croquet remains popular, with 30,000 sets produced yearly and balls machine-made from sticks.
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New Orleans
France
Jefferson
Placees
West
British West Indies
Tian
Indian Medals How the Government Rewards Red Men Behave
Special Correspondent reports that for thirty years the Indian office has struck medals for chiefs and head men, bearing President Cleveland on silver and bronze forms. The Colt-like scenes show peace and industry, with Lincoln and Grant eras noted, and chiefs receiving symbols of honor for service.
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Hayes
Arthur
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Hiawatha
Gen. Atkins
New Mexico
Arizona
Criticism of the Queen Sparks Editorial Critique
The Pall Mall Gazette laments Queen Victoria is treated as a distant mystery. An editorial argues the jubilee failed to cure seclusion, noting a recent Buckingham Palace drawing room exit disappointed thousands who waited hours. The piece recalls Cody's circus closure to appease royal whim and the costly police presence.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Queen Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Cody
Red Shirt
Chicago Herald
3Q74 Pounds and Prices Noted in Ledger Entry
A fragment from a ledger lists figures 3Q74 and monetary values 49 94 07 alongside the entry 415 Pt, suggesting a page notation of costs or totals.
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