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Page 159
... Baltimore was completely in the hands of reckless and blood - thirsty men . They thought the Government powerless . Freedom of opinion was only tolerated on one side . The news- papers , with the exception of the Baltimore American ...
... Baltimore was completely in the hands of reckless and blood - thirsty men . They thought the Government powerless . Freedom of opinion was only tolerated on one side . The news- papers , with the exception of the Baltimore American ...
Page 160
... Baltimore was for many years the chosen spot for political national conventions , and Barnum's and Guy's the head - quarters of the respective factions . It was in Baltimore that Martin Van Buren was nominated and renominated . It was ...
... Baltimore was for many years the chosen spot for political national conventions , and Barnum's and Guy's the head - quarters of the respective factions . It was in Baltimore that Martin Van Buren was nominated and renominated . It was ...
Page 161
John Wien Forney. BALTIMORE . 161 was in Baltimore that Abraham Lincoln was renominated for President in 1864 , with Andrew Johnson as Vice - President . Perhaps it was the meeting of these quadrennial assemblages , their exciting ...
John Wien Forney. BALTIMORE . 161 was in Baltimore that Abraham Lincoln was renominated for President in 1864 , with Andrew Johnson as Vice - President . Perhaps it was the meeting of these quadrennial assemblages , their exciting ...
Page 162
... Baltimore , to the thousands who knew him in by- gone days , the famous hotel and inn keepers of the past rose before me , with the stage - coach , the Conestoga wagon , and the ancient system of land transportation . Where are they now ...
... Baltimore , to the thousands who knew him in by- gone days , the famous hotel and inn keepers of the past rose before me , with the stage - coach , the Conestoga wagon , and the ancient system of land transportation . Where are they now ...
Page 164
... Baltimore . Born in Lancaster County , Pennsylvania , I believe , he was the founder of a family of unrivaled hotel - keepers . He still lives in Guy's , on Seventh Street , Philadelphia , now in course of reha- bilitation , and soon to ...
... Baltimore . Born in Lancaster County , Pennsylvania , I believe , he was the founder of a family of unrivaled hotel - keepers . He still lives in Guy's , on Seventh Street , Philadelphia , now in course of reha- bilitation , and soon to ...
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