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Newspaper
Reading Eagle
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1869
Page
2
The Daily Eagle of Reading, Pennsylvania, reports on editorial aims and staff responses to a potential expansion of the newspaper. It notes donor support and public interest in extending publication hours and mentions a general editorical stance toward providing enhanced local coverage.
On a Saturday morning General Grant appeared at Army Headquarters with Senator Morton and Representative Wilson to receive commissions for the presidency. He affirmed a strong, inclusive pledge to govern with energy, integrity, and patriotism, seeking national unity beyond party lines amid radical criticism.
A Washington correspondent's letter is crowded and will appear soon. The note hints at forthcoming reportage despite a postponed schedule and pending editorial alignment.
A long fragmented draft outlines life in Mesasta Wisconsin including weather, geography, and potential development along the Fox River to the Wisconsin River. It mentions canals, light draught boats, and economic prospects with scattered notes on agriculture and local trade. The text blends weather remarks with place names and speculative plans for the nearby region.
Fragmented telegraphic summary reports the Senate's approval of a canal treaty, a gubernatorial name tied to Georgia, and a court referral on negro eligibility. It notes a mass gathering in New York, Mayor Hall, and various possible victim deaths, with scattered names and dates garbled.
A fire damaged the parsonage adjoining First Methodist Church in Baltimore early Saturday, injuring none and prompting a reward for the arsonist. The blaze, reported around 7 A.M., occurred in the drawing room of the hotel area and caused extensive property losses, with authorities investigating suspected incitements and a related civil suit about succession. rail disruptions in Canada followed Sunday night.
Reports from Rio de Janeiro mention evacuations by Paraguayan forces and fighting near the forest as the conflict unfolds. In London the Eastern Question is updated with new war prep orders and insurgent chiefs in Cheyl reportedly capitulate to Turkish authority. In China Swatow sees a clash between Chinese inhabitants and a British gunboat Grasshopper with fatalities and many wounded.
The Senate debates a bill to establish and consolidate the Ordnance Artillery Department and authorize payments to Southern officials who take the oath. Grant and Colfax respond to notifications. Indian Appropriation measures are discussed along with various bills including banking and railroad bond issues affecting Northern Pacific. The session includes committee actions and remarks on post duties.
Public notices advertise a late evening program by Mp Sarah Jonex at 433 South Third Street with a Goblin Drum act and Beha Pools exhibit. The feature promises a lively stage show and rich window displays along Pt street inviting attendance tonight.
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