Odd Fellows Hall

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(12-08-2016 08:52 AM)Gene C Wrote:  

(12-08-2016 05:14 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  I checked Andy Jampoler's book on John Surratt. Surratt was scheduled to speak at Odd Fellows Hall on December 30, 1870, but it was cancelled due to "pressures in Washington."

Translation "Low ticket sales"

I believe the pressures were really from the government who wanted Surratt out of the spotlight and was threatening to levy some tax on him if he didn't shut up.