This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cincinnati Weekly Chronicle
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1869
Page
2
A Northwestern editorial urges Republicans in the Indiana Legislature to pursue a direct, uncompromising path against Democratic bolters. It supports using a constitutional quorum of two thirds, cites 1861 precedent, warns against bargaining with insurgents, and demands the majority wield power to crush mutiny.
A National Quarterly Review obituary praises Secretary Fish and Secretary Boutwell for education roles and lauds Secretary Cox and others for scholarly behavior. It notes Grant’s West Point background and calls for stronger training before public service. The Sun lampoons a questionable New York marshal appointment, James Wapsworth, detailing bankruptcies and dubious loans.
In a dramatic alarm for Chicago, editors warn that the mythical Ogden, a western meeting point for Union and Central Pacific, sparks a nationwide plot. Eastern and Western interests allegedly conspire to push the line toward San Francisco, starving Chicago of trade and provoking dread.
Cincinnati interest centers on funding to finish Ohio Falls at Louisville. Representative Baxter secured earlier passage, praised Representative Leeston for effort. In the current Congress the bill failed decisively with Representative Straper absent, prompting criticism from constituents and observers.
A large Chillicothe convention unites Pike Scioto Ross Pickaway and Fairfield delegates to push a Columbus to Portsmouth railroad. An organizing committee from each county travels to form a company, seek charters, align with other firms, and raise funds. A further resolution calls one representative per county to draft a public address on the project’s importance. The group expects practical results.
The Administration praises Warner Bateman as the new Southern District of Ohio Attorney General appointee. He is described as industrious, ethical, and capable to pursue reform, with prior service in the State Senate and strong legal qualifications. He vows to prosecute wrongdoings in the Revenue service and uphold the law.
Twitchell, convicted of murdering his mother in law Mrs Hunt in Philadelphia, escaped the gallows by strychnine after failing to gain a new trial or pardon from Gov Grady. His confession shifts blame to his wife, who was tried and acquitted, leaving little light on the case and no immediate prospects for resolution.
A Republican landslide in Connecticut defeats Democratic Governor Ennaus H and re elects Starkweather to Congress. Julius L Strona and Stephen W Ketlo an also win seats over Dixon and Bancock, reversing the prior Democrat majority of 3 1. The GOP carries the Legislature with a strong showing despite earlier suffrage tensions. All hail Connecticut.
The passage contrasts journalistic independence with party bias. It argues that denouncing abuses and exposing corruption without partisan restraint is a duty, while sensational private whims, mischief, and slander undermine credibility and public trust. It warns against unfounded opposition cloaked as superior wisdom.
Dispatches report a terrible mine disaster at Gold Hill Nevada where thirty six miners died as a blaze swept subterranean passages. Many families are left destitute and charitable funds have been raised in San Francisco to aid. Virginia City volunteers assisted in extinguishing flames and aiding victims. The tragedy surpasses English colliery explosions in distress.
Representative Dawes won his point in the Committee of Conference on the Indian appropriation. The treaties and Harney expenditures are ignored and two million dollars of discretion are given to the President, who is held to keep peace with the tribes. Both Houses concur in the conference report and the President is expected to approve the bill as promised.
In a complaint by his Secretary of Legation, Minister Hale objected to Mrs Perry appearing at a Madrid public meeting during the late revolution. He says she spoke a short abolition poem before a large crowd, helping form a society for Cuba abolition, with her as president, and that her poem was widely printed. He also notes her marriage to a Spaniard and possible non naturalization. The piece mentions her poem The Lost Bird, translated by Bryant long ago.
At a Liverpool banquet Lord Dufferin mused on Dickens entering politics, likening him to a powerful figure in the Commons and Macaulay as an equal peer. Mr Picken chose to remain in literature, not politics, a stance a Democratic paper questioned regarding postmaster appointments and race relations under General Grant.
The Judiciary bill, after long debate, creates one or more Supreme Court justices and nine new Circuit Judges at $5 000 annually. It allows any U S judge with ten years of service and age seventy to retire with full pay, marking the start of civil pensions.
The article questions who will fill upcoming United States judge positions. It notes Attorney General Hoar may be added as a Supreme Judge and speculates that James F. Wilson of Iowa could take a similar high post or a circuit judgeship if he desires.
A plan suggests forming a commission of Quakers, civilized Indians, and French Catholic missionaries to build trust with tribes and establish a treaty of greater stability through their united effort.
A Saturday gathering of Cuban sympathizers in Philadelphia passed a resolution urging the Government to move ahead of Great Britain in recognizing the Cuban revolutionists as belligerents.
The Democracy trumpet family ties of the new administration yet warn that the president will not extend much goodwill to land grants, signaling a shift in policy stance despite praise for domestic relations.
Special Correspondence from Washination reports the adjournment at noon ending the first session of the Forty-fifth Congress. Democrats resist disability bills, Republicans push for broader relief, while the President’s reconstruction message shapes plans for readmission. Debate centers on disenfranchised voters and future policy toward Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas.
The piece discusses competing factions in Congress over Reconstruction policy, highlighting Mississippi's Republican victory and concerns that delaying acceptance of the new constitution could threaten Union gains. It references Georgia and calls out reactions to postwar appointments in the capital, including a sensational Dead Office scene and the upheaval among withdrawn clerks and disgruntled families.
The 61st session of the Forty first Congress closed with acts approved and a full Washington summary. It notes a reconstruction measure in line with the President, plus Indian policy aimed at peace, civilization, and reservations, projected to cost about $0,000 and end treaty airing.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.