December’s shipping rates began to decline so in early January the TE and other papers really talk up expectations. It works, many more people flood into town. But fewer and fewer are being hired into the mills or get into the speculative feet bubble. local city politicians try desperately to get them to open shops […]
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Adah Menken is announced to performs nude at Opera
Adah Menken performs in Mazeppa at the Opera House, semi-nude. Mark Twain is sent to pan the performance but falls in love.
Ward leaves for Austin NV heading toward Utah
he ran himself exhausted, caught a fever and after a horrible show in Austin NV he got laid up in Salt Lake City for a month, sick as a dog. ward got drunk and did a blackface routine with the minstrels and sam didn’t stop him. as soon as ward stepped off the stage he […]