The Political Dead of 1868 in Chicago Tribune Opinion
A polemical chronicle condemns Democratic leaders Seymour Blair and allies as disgraced figures. It cites Pendleton Pugh and others as victims of party failure, laments election tactics, and harshly frames Republicans and Ku Klux interactions amid a broader political foreboding.
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Timp
Elysian Fields
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Maine
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Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Ohio
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Ilinois
Lews
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Zfe
George B. Puch
Wisconsin
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Doolittle
Mitchell
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Mig
Tllo
Cincinnati
Cary—lum
Stonewall Jackson
Cary
Illinois
McCiernanp
O'Brien
Epen
O’brien
Poncee
Allen
Richardson
Robinson
Lottery ban becomes law in Georgia
The bill prohibiting lotteries in Georgia has become law. The Bulletin reports San Francisco reaches a population of 153000. Indianapolis claims the largest land nearest theatre in the Wea. The Treasury-conscience fund exceeds 100000 pounds. Mustaches rise for winter. A cryptic quote from Baye Voltaire appears.
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Georgia
The
Bulletin
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Cleveland Plain Dealer Seethes Over Election Results
The Cleveland Plain Dealer voices sharp critique of the election outcome, noting radical majorities in Cleveland, questioning anticipated political shifts, and mocking the Democratic comeback prospects. It reports the death of ex Governor Tod at Youngstown with praise for his Civil War leadership and Ohio’s wartime record.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Frank Blair
Cleveland
Deerfield
Salt River
Yuna Dam
Tod
Youngstown
Ohio
Ted
Lincoln
Moses
Afr
Eminent Women of the Time Correspondence Excerpt
A garbled correspondence involving Fanny Fern and Hamilton discusses an upcoming collection titled Eminent Women of the Time. The exchange touches on authorship, identity, and playful defiance as Mrs Partington scolds a newsboy over a “daily son” remark.
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Ail Hamilton
Fanny Fern
tMy Dean Misa Conor
Ornenwist Gap Wasttton
Jaro
Tam
Mrs. Fenn
Religious and Educational Notes Across the Nation
The piece cites 360 religious newspapers in the United States and notes one in seven Holand residents aged six to twelve attend public schools. It claims 422,000 young pupils, NY clergy incomes over ten thousand dollars yearly, with about a hundred other clergy earning far less. It mentions a Young Men’s Christian Association prayer day, a 5,000,000 child school population, 20,000,000 text backs yearly costing 18,750,000 dollars, and honors engineer Israel Adams who saved a child on the Van Wert railway line.
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United States
Holand
Chiidron Botsreen
New York City
International
Your Men’s Christian Association
Young Men's Christian Associations
Boston
Politicking, advertising gains and game laws noted in turbulent election postlude
A scatter of items recount election spending claims and ads, Frank P. Blair's Chicago visit after defeat, and a restless slate of Ohio game laws. The New Hampshire editor notes revised rules on killing quail and other game, with timelines and prohibitions clarified.
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Ohio
Lampshire
Poetic Fragments and Election Notes From Uneven Results
The piece blends verses with distant political notes noting Georgia did not elect Congressmen last week though papers credit a Democratic gain. It mentions Florida postponing representation until January and three precincts reporting all votes for Gravity Grosnold Cove and Johnsonville with vote counts from Barbour, Grant counties and West Virginia.
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Florida
Grosnold
Massachusetts
Cove
Barbaur County
West Virgina
Johnsonville
Grant
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