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A veteran organised Baltimore after its bank riot
In August 1835, anger over a bank failure led to attacks on homes in Baltimore. After the mayor resigned, 83-year-old former general Samuel Smith took charge. He organised volunteers and dispersed the rioters before reinforcements requested from outside the city arrived.
The person who restored order was well into old age.
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