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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1867
Page
3
A disparate page combines public sale ads, missing property notices, a horse theft inquiry, a mysterious purse hook found near a store, and various local notices. It also reports a marriage episode, a bank money loss tale, railroad timetables, a church service listing, and upcoming court adjournments in Erie county.
A historical debt summary lists the United States public obligations on January 1, 1867. It itemizes 6 percent bonds of 1867 and 1868, 6 percent five-twenty bonds, Navy pension funds, fines, and debt bearing currency including compound interest notes, with totals in the hundreds of millions.
A heated caucus for United States Senator in Pennsylvania ends with Cameron elected by a narrow margin after heavy lobbying, with Quay defeated. Curtin’s defeat is noted as a blow to party unity, but Curtin’s leadership is praised for wartime measures and his governorship.
The document records a Union party executive committee calling for urgent organization and actions, praising national patriotism, promising to establish headquarters in the city, appoint a legislative committee, and coordinate with Congress in support of pro Union aims. It also notes resolutions congratulating Nebraska and Colorado and urging support for government funding and currency measures.
Oil market notes show crude at eight to nine cents per barrel and refined products priced between twenty two and eighty three cents in Pittsburg. Al Smith ferry price listed as two dollars.
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