"The public be damned!" (Sept. 11, 1882)

[Fred Shapiro]

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:

> <i>The "Public Be D--d'nd," Says Bill - "You'll be</i>
> <i>dam'd." Says Rufus - Other People's Money - </i>
> <i>How Vanderbilt Accumulates "His'n."</i>
>
> <i>New York Hour, Sept. 11.</i>

Barry, this is a major discovery if the quotation actually appears in the
New York Hour, Sept. 11, 1882.  Is there any chance that you could check
the microfilm at the New York Public Library?

Fred Shapiro


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