"Stump the Yankee"

[J. Beckert]

Rebels 11
Yankee 3

That's it, Roger! I was sure I had a winner there. I was just about to post hint # 3.5 too, just to give the Rebs one more tweak.

Founded in 1854, McSoreley's Old Ale House is a time warp that stubbornly refuses change. In 2011, they were advised by the NYC Health Dept. to finally remove decades of dust from the barroom. They did not admit women until a decision by the Supreme Court ordered them to in 1970. A pair of Houdini's handcuffs are there as is a chair it is said Abraham Lincoln stood on when addressing a gathering there at the time of his Cooper Union speech. It's said the chair was then hung on the wall where it's been ever since. And, as they claim, an original wanted poster for Booth has hung in the barroom since long ago. Good job.