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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1868
Page
3
Brimfield Correspondence recalls a sharp 1888 political year with a Democratic majority flip, campaign feats, a crowing Rooster symbol, and district jitters. Reports recount Brimfield voters and local campaigns, plus a fire incident, thefts, and a baseball score as community life unfolds amid tense election talk.
Tremball County reports a mass meeting in Warren on the 10th where Ed Win Truesdell and three other men, all 27, were injured by a horse stumble. another man from Warren died after being struck near the railroad crossing. Burglary and theft woes spark talk of vigilance. Sickness, marriages, and local crime notes fill Akron, Springfield, Uhrichsville, and Minerva briefs with reports of accidents and a coal shaft fatality.
The 13th District re elects Gen Morgan to Congress by 1576 votes, signaling a setback for Radical Republicans. News notes funding plans for Washington public buildings, a Sedgwick statue dedication at West Point, and various political shifts including Arkansas, Minnesota and New York mentions. The piece also cites fund pledges for Seymour and Blair, and reports on local election outcomes and remarks from newspapers across the country.
Report details pending bills to reshape debt and voting rights, including the Sherman funded debt conversion, Ohio voting alteration, and universal negro suffrage by bayonet. A West Zanesville bridge assault injures a white man and injures a boy. Commentary denounces Radical policy and unity, while a lecturer’s failed Magdalen asylum plan draws scorn. French and Prussian armies are outlined in strength, prompting debate over Black rights and governance.
Weekly market notes show prices for flour Ward Gurley goods likely from a local mill. Includes wheat corn barley apples hides and lime goods with per bushel per barrel and per hundredweight pricing. Fragmented figures and units appear, with per unit notes and unclear dates.
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