11 Jul 1866
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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1866
Page
1
Reports describe Austro Italian factions shaping the German confederation crisis. Prussia advances into Saxony while Austrian diplomacy seeks balance as public opinion shifts in Europe. The piece notes Vienna's resilience, Italian agitation against German influence, and potential further military actions across the region.
A young man in Manayunk died Sunday from hydrophobia after contracting the disease from a cat bite. He worked as an apprentice at a blacksmith shop on Front and Morris Streets. A cat in the shop bit his leg three weeks earlier. the wound healed, but he developed violent spasms at night and died after severe suffering.
The Carlisle Herald reports Mrs John Heffle was elected Superintendent of common schools in Dem county due to his Democratic alignment. He faced State Superintendent scrutiny, while questions emerged about geography and history claims. General Jackson’s role at New Orleans in the Mexican War is noted amid superintendent commission refusals.
The Pope calls a twenty year loan of 12 million dollars at five percent interest payable semiannually. The American portion is 4.9 million with first coupons due April 1 1867. Bonds in gold payables in Paris New York Philadelphia and New Orleans at exchange rates. Agent in New York Robert Murphy markets the issue to Catholic clergy amid high expected demand.
The fragment notes vituperation at a Soldiers' Convention in Pittsburgh on the 6th inst regarding giving soldiers a vote while in service. It calls opponents the rebels and Democrats and describes them as deadly enemies when at a distance.
In Galena Illinois years ago a single street housed six prominent citizens whose signs now mark public service. Brigadier General J A Marthy Major General A L Cheatlin Major General John A Rawlings the Hon Eliha A Washburne Major General John E Smith and Lieutenant General A S Grant.
An editor recalls a Chicago trip toward Joliet encountering two men on a train. One stranger claims a strong Chicago contact, Recorder Van Buren, prompting banter about prying Yankees. The sheriff and passengers mock the narrator's curiosity as the scene dissolves into laughter and confusion.
The Pittsburg Gazette notes thirty six states in the Union and predicts twenty seven ratifications needed. It lists California Connecticut Delaware Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire Missouri New York Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont West Virginia Wisconsin. It cites Arkansas Maryland North Carolina Tennessee as reasonably supportive, with New Jersey and Delaware still uncertain to complete the total.
The text reports Captain Hardy observing Newfoundland has no reptiles unlike nearby provinces. He notes no snakes frogs or porcupines and mentions fireflies absent in midsummer. The island’s bogs and swamps are cited as a puzzling obstacle to reptile presence.
Morristown New Jersey reports a local item involving Fipz Joan and PoTER. Details remain unclear in the readable text.
The article details Col J H Blood of the Sixth spurt Unfahthy accused of misusing funds, associated with Madam Holland a clairvoyant. His wife accuses the fortune teller of fraud and manipulation while Blood loses his railroad presidency and plans to flee to South America.
The narrative describes Prince Christian of Schleswig Holstein winning Queen Victoria's favor at an inauguration and marrying into the British royal line with consent from the Princess. the article also notes Governor Gurtin appointing Col. Samuel B. Thomas as State Historian to compile a history of Pennsylvania Regiments in the Civil War.
Fragment mentions Bledsge who held an Assistant Secretary of War post in the late Confederate government during the early rebellion. It references a pardoned person and a Tage President.
A garbled quotation shows Mr. Brown saying he does not claim Jones is a thief but concerns over sheep arise if their farms unite. The text is incomplete and lacks full context.
Senator Lanse of Kansasis Teporda was reported dangerously ill in St Louis amid health concerns. The update notes critical condition requiring medical care and monitoring. Authorities did not release further details about his health status or the cause of illness.
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