New Hampshire Democratic State Convention Nominates Governor Candidate
The New Hampshire Democratic State Convention met in Concord in January to nominate a governor and railroad commissioners. E. W. Harrington of Manchester won the governorship on the first ballot. Resolutions attacked abolition, secession, and centralized federal power, while praising Democratic principles and vowing defense of the ballot and Union.
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W. H. Descan
E. W. Harrington
Manchester
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Edmund Burke
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Washington
Vice Presidents Picture Drawn by Cooper Institute Speech
The speaker cites Vice President Hamlin condemning those nostalgic for the Union as it was. He calls such tears crocodile and mocks the idea of lamenting the past, saying a sketch for a picture would fit. He argues the Constitution and Union were opposed by the party in power.
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The Late General Lytle Remembered by Confederates
A Boston correspondence quotes a private letter from a relative of the late William H. Lytle describing Confederate acts of compassion. The rebel surgeon kept hair for his sisters and sent personal effects as honors. Lytle’s grave was marked with a slab and his coffin placed reverently in a metallic casket. His remains were escorted to the lines by sixteen Confederate officers.
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William H. Lytle
Cincinnati
Will
Devout Worshippers Struggle To Open Contribution Box
At church some parishioners grip their hands in prayer so tightly during service that they cannot release them to reach the collection box when passed around.
Comptroller warns banks on war strain and false prosperity
Von Avon McCertoven, comptroller of the currency, issues a circular to National Bank managers urging awareness that federal war costs and labor drain imply genuine prosperity is illusion. He argues the war is necessary but financially draining and warns lenders against supporting false hope. He questions loyalty of those aiding enemy views and hints at treason concerns.
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United States
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Savage dogs kept at homes to menace hungry poor
A London new man reports a cruel practice where men keep savage dogs to threaten poor passers by seeking food. A husband quarrel ends with a woman stabbing her child and then slashing her own throat.
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