05 Jun 1867
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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1867
Page
1
A fragment recounts Dame Barbara Frietchen Barbara Fritchie defending the flag in Frederick Maryland as Union troops under Stonewall Jackson advance. Her defiant stance frees the banner from desecration, inspiring bystander courage and a rebuke to rebel forces.
Washington authorities confirm a certified copy of Booth diary will be published after inquiry. Secretary of War Edwin M Stanton reports the memorandum book found on Booth’s person and its contents, with Holt’s certification, are preserved and pending transmission to the Judge Advocate General.
A gentleman in the West shares a Lincoln anecdote from early days when judges and lawyers rode by horse to court. Lincoln, judge Treat, Edwards, and Herndon crossed the Sangamon in water two feet deep after stripping to keep clothes dry. Lincoln quips that deeper water is farther down as they reach the far shore.
An old New England rich man misreads a bill noting ditto marks and accuses his wife of dishonesty. The Washington Chronicle reports brisk Republican organizing in the South with progress in Virginia and Pennsylvania. It notes donations, visits, and temperance tributes, plus a Richmond arrival and a miscellaneous local item about Grant and others.
A cashier of the First National Bank of Washington recalls meeting an old Lincoln friend and recounts how Lincoln endorsed a two months note for a Black man at risk of losing his home. Huntington’s bank and the cashier agreed to share the loss after Lincoln offered to pay.
Dexter wins the first heat in 2 24 and delays the winner as Thorne falters. The race on the Fashion-course draws about eight thousand dollars in purses with fast mile splits and a last half mile in 1 10. Fort Fort Smith reports threaten Indians in arms near U S forts.
A fragmentary report notes President pardons notable figures including Flow Wall A. Grama of North Carolina and mentions other names tied to postwar political maneuvering. The garbled text suggests a broader pardon context without clear dates or outcomes.
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