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Newspaper
Reading Daily Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1868
Page
2
The Reading PA newspaper notes Thanksgiving Day will be observed nationwide with religious services and many businesses closed. The editorial urges gratitude to God amid national turmoil, praising blessings of peace, crops, enlightenment, and religious freedom while urging reflection and charity.
Washington reports Simon Cameron will not seek the U S Senate seat or aid others in the race His sons J D Cameron and Wayne McVeigh will not campaign for office He will cooperate with any radical Republican chosen by the legislature Cameron’s behavior puzzles Curtin supporters who fear his possible change of mind and note his unpredictable actions The strong personalities and stakes frame the political drama in early 19th century reporting
An appeal urges readers to aid poor families and widows on Thanksgiving, turning the day into help for the hungry. It asks neighborhoods to seek those in need, noting the joy of giving outweighs indulgence. A Vesuvian eruption update notes no current danger to nearby villages.
Philadelphia papers relay a grisly murder at 10th and Pine where Mrs Hill, widow aged about 65, lies dead from a beating with a poker. Geo Twitchell Sr and son George are implicated amid suspicions, with Mrs Hill’s life estate and family tensions driving a dramatic, rumor-filled investigation.
Hr Rives Pollard editor of the Southern Opinion was shot and killed near his office at 10 o'clock by James Grant. The shooting followed a publication in the Opinion reflecting on his character as a member of the Grant family.
The President has approved a new postal convention with Great Britain set to take effect on January first. The agreement outlines updated postal terms and cooperation between the two nations starting at the beginning of the year.
A discourse argues labor as civilization’s force and capital as its servant. It urges compact workingmen’s organization to seize political power, abolish monopolies, cut profits, and place competent working people in legislature and public offices.
Wepnesday reports say Barton a Chesapeake and Ohio brakeman was found dead near Gordonsville Virginia last Friday with a crushed skull and bound limbs. Murderers unknown. The same item notes railroad finance and political moves in Minnesota and Maine, plus a Boston mayoral candidate.
Admiral Farragut arrives in Washington as reports surface on several violent deaths. A coroner's verdict finds Mrs. Hill killed by George S Twitchell and his wife Camilla. Burglars fatally shoot Mrs. Elisha Piero in New York. A man killed by a horse thief near Holly Springs is lynched en route to jail. Reverdy Johnson notes Cabinet discussions on Alabama claims with proposals not meeting expectations.
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