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Domestic News
March 11, 1858
Quasqueton Guardian
Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa
What is this article about?
The Louisville Journal offers witty commentary on a physical altercation in the U.S. House of Representatives between Mr. Keitt and Mr. Grow, noting Keitt's downfall and Grow's gain in prominence.
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Mr. Prentice on Keitt.--The Louisville Journal gets off the following commentary on the fight in Congress:
We see a good many comments in the papers upon the affair in the House of Representatives, in which Mr. Keitt figured and was figured with so strikingly. Mr. Keitt certainly had the floor upon the occasion, and the floor had him, and the two were unmistakably entitled to each other. There seems, however, to be some little dispute as to whether Keitt stubbed his toe or was knocked down by an enemy or pulled down by a friend. One statement, apparently true, is that Keitt disappeared immediately after rising from the floor. Mr. Grow gained some eclat in the affair, and Keitt lost. Grow grew, and Keitt kited.
Keitt grasped Grow by the throat.-- He is not the first individual who has had a downfall from being too grasping.
We see a good many comments in the papers upon the affair in the House of Representatives, in which Mr. Keitt figured and was figured with so strikingly. Mr. Keitt certainly had the floor upon the occasion, and the floor had him, and the two were unmistakably entitled to each other. There seems, however, to be some little dispute as to whether Keitt stubbed his toe or was knocked down by an enemy or pulled down by a friend. One statement, apparently true, is that Keitt disappeared immediately after rising from the floor. Mr. Grow gained some eclat in the affair, and Keitt lost. Grow grew, and Keitt kited.
Keitt grasped Grow by the throat.-- He is not the first individual who has had a downfall from being too grasping.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Congressional Fight
Keitt Grow
House Representatives
Louisville Journal
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Prentice
Mr. Keitt
Mr. Grow
Domestic News Details
Key Persons
Mr. Prentice
Mr. Keitt
Mr. Grow
Outcome
keitt lost prominence; grow gained eclat. no injuries specified.
Event Details
Commentary from the Louisville Journal on a fight in the House of Representatives where Mr. Keitt had the floor but was pulled down, possibly stumbling or attacked, and grasped Mr. Grow by the throat.