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Newspaper
Reading Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1869
Page
2
The act revising Reading's city charter allows voters at annual city elections to cast two separate tickets. One titled city officers lists mayor treasurer auditor and council candidates, the other ward officers lists alderman constables judges election inspectors school controllers and assessor.
The Eagle Book Store ADLER office and Reaping Gazette & Democrat, including Danny Hack, move to 542 Penn Street in Schmucker House, opposite the Keystone House. The relocation consolidates these entities in a single historic building.
The Day Facre announces new pricing for transient advertisements. Charged ten cents per line for the first insertion and five cents per line for each additional insertion.
Turkey resists further concessions to the Peace Conference while Russia opposes Turkey yet pretends peace. Russian troops arm with notable guns as Greece shuns renewal of ties with Turkey. St Petersburg police remove inflammatory placards urging aid for Greece in the sacred war. France may intervene, a general war seems likely. A Polish legion forms in Constantinople to fight Russians. the war would pit cross against crescent.
The notice claims radical Republicans plan to dump Hans Geary and nominate a new governor with Simon Cameron’s consent as the linchpin. It frames Cameron as king of Pennsylvania and suggests obedience follows his approval.
The State Guard of Asia faces scrutiny as radicals question the promised reduction of arms. Recruits moved through the city yesterday on their way to duties. The dispute centers on Grnhs election and the call for peace, voiced by radical papers.
A New Era style piece denounces exemption of large Commonwealth property from taxes while opposing government bond taxation. The Patriot editorial mocks Freas and condemns Democratic support for a mendacious paper, calling it inconsistent and illiberal to rivals and ideas.
The piece argues crime in New York has surged under Radical rule. It claims Metropolitan Police are ineffective and reports of murders and robberies rise. Nettevenets on the Harlem river form a Vigilance Committee and other towns consider similar action. It also asserts police bias and collusion with criminals under Governor Fenton.
The traveling public learns Capt Daniel R. Clymer resigns as Ticket Agent at the East Penns Railroad Office Upper Station effective March 1. He served ten years with universal satisfaction and helped fund the Lebanon Valley Railroad in 1853, then a Reading Road branch, where he, as Reading’s mayor, endorsed two hundred thousand dollars in city bonds.
The Cimbria departed New York Tuesday bound for Hamburg carrying 708000 dollars in gold and silver. The cargo is described as paper for American taxpayers and metal for Europe bondholders. The note affirms support for Grant Congress bonds and negro suffrage.
Report notes rising support for tax resistance as Spanish troops face possible capture or retreat on the island. Authorities warn the population appears ready to revolt before the campaign concludes.
Statement claims Wonkinamen refuse to sign petitions against a protective tariff. It asserts the tariff enriches capitalists while impoverishing workers, alleging Singland’s workingmen have been ruined by protective tariffs.
The Duke of Aoste says he will not accept the Spanish crown. It may be prudent to wait for an official offer before deciding his position.
A tale from the era recounts Tuk Kika or Prusata, poised to join the Roman Catholic Church and be crowned by the Pope, becoming a Sacred Emperor of Germany. The report highlights the dramatic ecclesiastical and imperial destiny surrounding this figure.
German observers report on a six second eclipse visible only at Bombay while Indian natives watched European magicians perform. The natives believed the spectacle was staged for the Governor and petitioned him to allow a repeat exhibition after the event.
A fire broke out in the hold of the American ship Alabita at Havre’s La Barre dock on the evening of the 24th. The vessel carried over 4,000 salable bales of cotton and was nearing discharge when flames appeared. Six pumps fought the blaze until the following afternoon. one life was lost as Lt. Thomas Burnett of Glasgow suffocated in his cabin.
The sunken U S warship Columbus lies beside the vessel in the southern Elizabeth river near Norfolk awaiting sheathing before raising. Wreckers last year hauled the Columbus up on a marine railway and cut it up. The Delaware ore is encased in yellow pine jacket and will be raised by steam pumps. Other sunken ships in the Elizabeth river, including the Pennsylvania, are expected to be raised likewise by the firm.
Joan R. Voupes, a longtime Philadelphia lawyer and public figure, died Wednesday in West Philadelphia aged 71. He served on the Board of Trustees of Jefferson Medical College and actively promoted the institution. His health declined over the past two years leading to retirement from most professional duties.
Helena dispatch reports a war party attacked several lodges on Bloods Run river crossing near Fort Shaw. Six were killed and six wounded. Twenty five horses were taken. A detachment from Fort Shaw pursued but did not overtake the raiders.
Report from Athens says irritation toward France remains high and Prendic warship crews are forbidden to land to avert clashes with local Greeks.
German named Guenther allegedly robbed a German post office of $10,000 and was arrested here last evening in response to a cable telegram. He had arrived for steamer Austrian.
The expenditures for the Fortieth Congress for the year ending June 30, 1868 total $1,207,601.84. The costs cover stationery police carriage hire and staff pay among other items and exclude member travel and perquisites.
The Queen of Madagascar hosted naval officers after a treaty with France while Prince Rasahire prepares for French education. Cholera wanes in French Senegal but now hits inland natives hardest. Paris fashions feature the Conference hat with Astrachan fez and imperial eagle details.
The New York Times condemns lawmakers for crying out to reduce the army while proposing actions from annexing St Domingo to invading Canada. The piece argues that even if possible, mere garrisoning would require a large army beyond its capacity.
Report describes a Canadian invention using an air pump and petroleum refuse to vaporize and ignite, producing bright flame. The vapor is stored in a gasometer until needed, with Canada papers noting the approach is widespread there.
The article notes a shift in Forney's stance as he moves into the South real estate market. He advertises aggressively in both papers for emigrants and land to buy and sell, signaling a notable political and personal transformation.
The state spent 12,850 dollars from the treasury last year to refurnish and refit the executive mansion intended for the Governor’s use. The article notes the building was left in poor condition by Curtin, prompting the expenditure to bring it to proper order.
The 200 patent trowel bayonets made at the Springfield armory will soon be completed and placed in the hands of troops for trial.
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