Beaver County Election Returns From 1867 Supreme Judge Race
Counties report poll results for Supreme Judge with Shatswood leading Williams in this district. Beaver and Washington counties show Nicholson with a narrow majority for representative seats. Grant emerges as likely Union presidential candidate, with discussion of a strong reform ticket for 1868.
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Washington Co
Bigholson
Ewing
Ayne
Wwinte
McKinley
Best
Pollack
Nicholson
Henry W. Williams
the Press
Pittsburg
Woman Returns from New York Amid Estate Controversy
An article notes Mrs. Lixcors returning home from New York after attempting to dispose of her wardrobe under hardship claims. An administrator asserts the Linentn estate was worth $85,000 plus Congress gifts, totaling about $110,060 two years prior. The piece questions her use of funds while detailing 1862 political shifts and anticipated 1867 election outcomes with Republican resilience.
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David Davis
Middlesex County Candidate Tied to Confederacy Draws Attention
The Lost Cause faction in Middlesex County New Jersey nominates a man who served as a Confederate Army colonel for the State Legislature. Analysts expect strong Democratic support in the county for this candidate. Nationally Jeff Davis’s presidential prospects appear to brighten for Democrats as party fortunes shift. Ohio Republicans remain confident with no steps backward. In Mexico electors favored Juarez in a recent vote, with expectations he may stabilize the country.
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Minde
Congress
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Kendricks
U. S. Senate
Piinois
U. S
Richard
Middlesex County
New Jersey
Jeff Davis
Take Your Choice from a Fractured Political Page
A Midlands newspaper column rails against shifting party loyalties and promised reforms. It critiques Democratic appeals to Black voters, recounts Blair family influence at the White House, and reports Ohio and Virginia political contests. It also notes a Baden letter withholding real names and questions Lost Cause boosters backing George T Pendleton for 1868.
Contested Philadelphia Elections Filed in Common Pleas
Wim B Mann filed three petitions challenging Leech Megary and Ballier for Register of Wills Clerk of Orphans Court and City Commissioner. Alleged fraud centers on 1949 unqualified voters and 411 other improper votes across multiple wards. If upheld, Campbell Battera and Arwiler would be declared winners and Judge Williams may face Supreme Court implications.
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Court of Common Pleas
Messrs. Campbell
Battera
Arwiler
Williams
Supreme Bench
The Fellow of Beaver Falls Cites Biblical Debate
A reader criticizes Odell and the Local editor over interpretations of creation. The letter argues Hebrew terms barab asah and yatsar show creation versus formation, defending Mosaic chronology and contrasting scientific history with biblical accounts. The author challenges the editor to publish accountable argument.
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the Argus
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Moses
Earth
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Odell
Beaver Falls Farewell Doubtful Exchange
A dated 1567 note from Beaver Falls laments a failed editor and bids farewell. The speaker warns another to abandon petty schemes and pursue honest labor, invoking rustic moral phrases and a final farewell line with classical allusions.
Election Official Returns Show Sharewood Victory
Official returns from all counties show the state election held on the second Tuesday of October with George Sharewood’s majority. The Republican vote leads in several counties, while Democratic totals appear lower. detailed county figures are listed but partially garbled in the OCR.
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Turr
Virginia
George Sharewood
Secretary Loch on five-twenty bonds and national faith
The 1867 letter from Treasury Secretary H Loch argues the government will not issue more United States notes to pay bonds early. He emphasizes the obligation to redeem five-twenty bonds in coin at maturity and asserts no broad appetite in Congress to expand currency. He notes the public concern over maintaining the national faith and warns against paying bonds early in depreciated currency.
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Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Tarascar Department
Dean Lin
United States
Congress
H. Loch
Chamberlain
Maine
Seward
New World
Retirement of Dr Lieber sparks debate on crisis and duty
Washington dispatch notes Dr Lieber leaves Rebel Records and writes to Grant praising the coming crisis. Grant replies that he will accept responsibility if demanded. In Jackson Ohio 409 voters backed the Democratic ticket. a colporteur once claimed literacy was very low in the area. Mason Grwmiea Pieggaux resigns, effective January 1.
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The
Morning Post
Washington
Lieber
Office of
Rebel Records
Grant
Appomattox Court-House
Jackson
Ohio
New York
Mason Grwmiea Pieggaux
Fort Pillow survivor details Forrest massacre claims
The statement from the lone surviving officer of the Thirteenth West Tennessee Cavalry describes the Fort Pillow fight and asserts that Forrest violated rules of war. He recounts being wounded after surrender and witnessing fellow soldiers shot, urging public judgment on the massacre.
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Connectight
Fort Pillow
Mack J Leaming
New York Times
Thirteenth West Tennessee Cavalry
W. ¥. Bradford
Bradford
J. F. Booth
Congressional Investigating Committee
Sheridan Leads Rebels Toward Final Victory on September 19 1864
A Civil War era item recounts a September 19 1864 Copperhead victory sentiment and Sheridan’s later rally at the lines, praising his leadership, discipline, and ability to restore fractured units. It notes Mrs Lincoln’s public stance and Iowa’s political shift toward union support while calling for accountability for traitors.
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