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Newspaper

Reading Daily Eagle

Location

Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1868

Page

2

Doctrine of anti abolitionary bias in school books boosts regional fear

The fragment argues that Black Republicans seek power by corrupting youth with anti Southern propaganda. It cites 19th century reading materials and New Jersey school use, warning of abolitionist lessons and quotes from Davenport’s History of the United States. It decries Northern efforts to influence curricula and cites John Brown and Lincoln in a negative light.

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Political alarm over school books described as dangerous

The letter condemns anti Republican influences in school materials and cites a biased portrayal of historical figures. It urges Democrats to oversee school boards and remove pernicious works. The tone warns of four troubled years and calls for vigilance against indoctrination in schools.

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Defaulters Face Charges in Multi-State Fraud Plots

The Philadelphia Ledger reports Joseph Cabot, president of the Allentown Tron Company, as a defaulter over 100000 dollars. In Buffalo O F S Thomas and James M Johnson are arrested for defrauding the government of 250000 dollars by printing blank envelopes. The scheme involved B F Lee, former post office chief clerk, with bail set at 16000 dollars.

Philadelphia Ledger Joseph Cabot Allentown Tron Company Philadelphia At Buffalo N.Y O. F Thomas James M. Johnson Ipublidhera B.F. Lee

White power triumphs in city fire department purge

Telegraphic dispatch from Wasuixpron notes the Board of Fire Commissioners removed all black firefighters and installed white personnel amid claims of safer municipal service. Report cites Radical papers and local journals claiming Negro control failed to respond to fires while government steam cabling protected property. Also hints Congress may revisit Southern electoral strategies and Butler fundaments for potential impeachment.

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Woman jumps overboard on Houston Street ferry near New York

A 40 year old woman wearing a black silk mantle leapt from the Gerard Stuyvesant ferry near Houston Street while en route from Williamsburgh to Manhattan at 8 oclock last night. Despite officers' efforts she was not recovered. Four cattle herds with plague in the vicinity arrived yesterday. one reached the city at Bull's Head while others were quarantined.

New York Houston Street Gerard Stuyvesant Williamsburgh Bull's Head

Idaho lead cited in 800 margin for Democratic congress candidate

Fragmentary Idaho report claims Judge Schaeffer leads by 800 votes in the Democratic bid for Congress. The dispatch notes chaotic Central Pacific train movements and shipwreck remarks as additional events, with unclear connections to the election tally.

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Paris and Prussia clash over deserters in Berlin notes

A dispatch summarizes German and French reactions to deserters from three hundred draftees in Prussia. It reports harsh penalties, appeals to the Russian led conference, and Prussia’s role in the North German Confederation. It also notes tensions over Polish language policy and a rising French garrison in Rome.

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Man Kills Wife in Contes Street Stabbing

Aug 20 in Mitton Pennsylvania a colored man named Joshua Jones shot and killed his wife while walking with her. He escaped and has not been captured.

Mitton Joshua Jones

Fragmentary Atlantic news spans crime and unrest

Reported in Chowan River area a man killed by an axe, the schooner found in a creek, and a suspect jailed after a raid. A European carload of suspects linked to the Bennehoff robbery is named Sager. Thad Stevens leaves funds to a mulatto housekeeper and questions about a piece of furniture. Five Texan drovers’ deaths near Fort Scott are blamed on Indians or raiders.

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