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February 14, 1863
Daily Democrat And News
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
What is this article about?
George Francis Train was arrested and expelled from St. Louis for planning to expose cotton speculations by Gen. Curtis and others in a public speech, followed by an assassination attempt on him in Alton, Illinois.
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The arrest of George Francis Train at St. Louis, and his sudden and violent expulsion from that city, and the subsequent attempt upon him at Alton in this State, cannot be attributed mainly to political causes. Mr. Train had possessed himself of numerous facts concerning the cotton speculations of Gen. Curtis and other ardent patriots, and proposed to make an exposure of them in a public address which had been announced for delivery on the evening of the day of his arrest. No wonder that this avowed intention of Mr. Train brought down upon him the Provost Marshal's police. No wonder that Gen. Curtis took the alarm and ordered Mr. Train's instant expulsion from the city. No wonder that the cotton speculators sent assassins after him into Illinois.
So we go.--Chicago Times.
So we go.--Chicago Times.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Historical Event
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Crime Punishment
Revenge
What keywords are associated?
Arrest
Expulsion
Cotton Speculation
Assassination Attempt
George Francis Train
Gen Curtis
St Louis
Alton Illinois
What entities or persons were involved?
George Francis Train
Gen. Curtis
Where did it happen?
St. Louis, Alton, Illinois
Story Details
Key Persons
George Francis Train
Gen. Curtis
Location
St. Louis, Alton, Illinois
Story Details
George Francis Train, aware of cotton speculations by Gen. Curtis and others, planned a public exposure, leading to his arrest and expulsion from St. Louis by Provost Marshal on Curtis's orders, and an assassination attempt by speculators in Alton, Illinois.