Arming Slaves Sparks Clash Over Policy in 1861
The 1861 annual report of Secretary of War Cameron included a explosive paragraph arguing that slaves are capable of bearing arms and could be armed and employed against the rebels under military regulation. Lincoln read it with concern, fearing abolitionist agitation and pressure to shift the war aims, especially in border states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of War
Simon Cameron
White House
Congress
Lincoln
Department
Cameron
Washington
John C. Fremont
Missouri
Union
South
T. W. Sherman
Port Royal
Sherman
Lincoln Cameron
L Lincoln
St. Petersburg
Edwin M. Stanton
War Department
Stanton
Kay Lysaght shaped public access to city affairs
Kay Lysaght announced she will bow out of Elyria city council on December 3, ending a era of press access and public accountability. She championed transparent governance, secured temporary bus routes, opposed unfair demand meters, and led years of negotiations with Ohio Edison to influence rates without triggering clashes, earning local praise and headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay
Press Row
Kay Lysaght
White Oak
Ohio Edison
Dale Kellogg
Dale
Uli
Uselinies Commission
PUC
Serenag
Elyria
EC Opens Season With Vermilion In Gym
Elyria Catholic starts basketball season next Tuesday with a home game against Vermilion. Seniors jockey for lead roles as varsity cheerleaders and a busy slate of events unfolds. A November 20 style show by EC girls benefits from Fay Co. assistance, with student models across grade levels and a guest speaker from Fay Co. Judy Sump provides commentary. Senior girls enter a Betty Crocker Homemakers Exam on December 5, with the winner advancing to a national program on December 7 as Sodality presents Queen of the Universe. The Future Teachers plan a December 8 visit to elementary schools. Boys bowling is set for Wednesdays and Saturdays at Turnpike lanes, with wrestling hoped for later. Girl athletes host a GSA bowling event, 89 participants, while a gym class foul-shot contest offers a trophy. Freshman Marcia Antonczak leads foul accuracy. EC seniors plan the ECHO Memory Book and Christmas formats, with patron drives and committees forming for pages, layouts, sports, and editorials. Band boosters host a card party at EC gym Sunday night, backing band expansion. 22 freshmen and sophomores begin instrument lessons.
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Pat Wiliams
Jean’ Bommer
Assistane
Fay Co
Sederis
Judy Sump
Barbara Fritz
Geraldine Gnizak
Patricia Kelleher
Marie Mersdorf
Margaret Murray
Kay Chapman
Virginia Flickinger
Susan Gasbare
Sendy Metera
Rita Wazyniak
Betty Crocker
Jeanne Plas
Sodality
Turnpike
GSA
Girl Athletic Association
Nagy
Marcia Antonczak
Lincoln weighs slave emancipation plan and Cameron clash
The article recounts President Lincoln doubting Cameron's plan to arm slaves and push colonization, the cabinet debate over emancipation policy, and Lincoln's ultimate decision to overrule Cameron. It also covers Elyria politics and Kay’s active council work, including dog control, street lighting, and utilities oversight, ending with Civil War casualty notes.
Small Newsletter Promotes Caring For Orphans Worldwide
The Christian Children's Fund, the world’s largest Protestant orphanage network, aids 424 projects in 48 countries. J Calvitt Clarke asks Americans to help the hungry and homeless, noting the stark plight of children in Bombay and Calcutta and urging individual action to oppose totalitarianism through compassionate giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Zealley
Christian Children’s Fund
OT G Amatons
J. Calvitt Clarke
Giants Browns Eagles duel shapes Eastern title race
The 1961 NFL Eastern Division standings show the New York Giants atop with 82, while the Browns and Eagles chase in a tight pack with four games left. Giants-Browns clashes loom as pivotal showdowns after Cleveland’s 45 24 win over Philadelphia and New York’s 42 21 victory over Pittsburgh.
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National Football League
New York Giants
Clevelands
Philadelphia Eagles
Giants
Browns
Green Bay Packers
Eagles
Dallas Cowboys
Chicago Bears
New York
Dallas
Pittsburgh Steelers
Detroit Lions
Municipal Stadium
Steelers
Ken-L-Ration awards dinner honors top show dogs
The seventh annual Ken-L-Ration awards dinner will be held Saturday Feb 10 at the Astor Hotel New York honoring owners and handlers of outstanding show dogs. The Westminster Kennel Club show opens at Madison Square Garden Monday Feb 12 with notable dog world figures attending.
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United States
New York
Astor Hotel
Westminster Kennel Club
Madison Square Garden
Medieval boar head feast on Rochester campus tradition
Rochester UPI report details University of Rochester men students reenacting a medieval Yuletide dinner with heralds, carols, and 16th century dress while serving roast pork. Also notes dog show prep, Westminster Kennel Club event dates, and a new edition of the American Kennel Club official publication with breed histories and care sections.
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Rochester
N.Y
American Kernel Club
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By Joe Cowden
By Barbara Ursem
Elyria Catholic
Vermilion
Eileen Basinski
Sharon DeChani
Dianne Edmonds
Carolyn Madhock
Sandy Metera
Nancy Nagy
Mr. Diedrick
ECI
Robert Donohue
Eckenfels
U.S
Delaware
Aetary
Ington
Ofj
Treasury
Salmon P. Chase
Gideon
Ar Welles
Fifth Ward
Ted Emerich
Ted
Ith
Recont
Lefty
Pennsylvania
Carmieron
Fremont
House
Hth
Russia
Dranesville
Bunter's Mills
Woodbury
Sedalia
By Dorothy Funk
Eld
Bombay
Calcutta
Clarke
Dorothy
Russ Davies
Davies
Biff
Candy
Rob Garley
Jim Lyons
American Kennel Club
Freddie Markham
Bill Loufman
Elyria High
Dale Reichenbach
Marion
Sandusky
Pioneers
Columbus
Portsmouth
Reichenbach
The
American Humane Association
American Legion
Harmony
North Carolina
Rutherford T. Phillips
Terry Sanford
Charles L. Bacon
the Humane Association
Legion Post 13
Post
Sanford
Cmdr
Bacon
Mary Katz
Akron Beacon - Journal
Wall Street Journal J
Cleveland
Beacon- Journal
Katz
Lorain Journal
C-T
Chronicle Telegram News
Dave
Kent
Akron
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Don Moore
Goodsyear Rubber Co
Wan
Mildred Amato
William Laffoon Jr
Rose Robbins
Petersburg
Wag
Norman A. Austin
Highpoint
M. C
Chris G. Teeter
Birmingham
Mich
Frank Hardy
Long Island
Humane Group
Basil Rathbone
Eran
Donna
Westford-Ho
Anna Mosher
Haro Kennels
Amherst
William Trainor
Boston
Mass
Pinetop
Lima
Foley Dog Show Organization, Inc
Heywood R. Hartley
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