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Newspaper
Van Wert Weekly Bulletin
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1870
Page
2
The Ohio Legislature ratifies the Fifteenth Amendment by 19 to 1 in the Senate and 57 to 50 in the House. The piece notes broader state-by-state momentum, with Virginia salutes in Richmond and references to Nebraska Texas and Georgia as remaining steps. Messages praise the nation moving toward equal rights, with public celebrations and remarks from Governor Walker.
The week’s sole measure by Congress is the Virginia Bill granting representation upon conditions. State officers and legislators must swear eligibility under the 14th Amendment. The state constitution must preserve voting rights and equal school privileges regardless of race or previous condition.
Prussian army officers testing a new explosive called dualin report complete success at the Hoosac tunnel showing it more powerful than nitro glycerin, safer, and cheaper. Tunnel contractors order a quantity of the material for use.
The New York Swi notes a challenge between Cincinnati printer George Barber and Times office worker George Arensberg for a $1000 stake to set type under strict daily hours. Arensberg, nicknamed The Velocipede, offers to travel or host, while Barber reportedly set 17800 minion in ten hours. The trial to be held within a month if Western challenger backs down.
A Moore, recently sentenced to 29 years for manslaughter by Fayette District Court, writes from prison to a Brenham correspondent alleging a Missouri judge Indiana district attorney and a rebuilt jury bias a Texas white man’s chance at fair justice.
A Chicago Tribune tale warns of a widow who uses a continental companion scheme to bilk tenants and the clever agent who arranges the matches for a fee. The con ends with the mansion empty and the con artist triumphant, leaving the others with losses. It closes with a shopper’s note about Hall’s Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer offering a free treatise by mail.
Senator Potter introduces a bill to fix county treasurer pay by county population with scales from under 10 000 to over 159 000 inhabitants. The measure repeals the 1865 act and lets commissioners set clerk hire allowances. it becomes effective on passage.
The Defiance Democrat laments a power balance in the legislature corrupted by office-seeking. It accuses the Democracy of trading support for deputy clerkships and messenger jobs to secure the Amendments approval via Williams county. The piece calls the move a sellout by friends and warns Ohio risks becoming a negro equality state through such per diem pressure.
In Winchester Indiana milliner Caro line Smith killed a man she believed was harassing her. The victim, a stranger leaving work with a wife and four children, was not the intended target. The incident follows her purchase of a revolver to deter admirers.
In 1860 the national debt was under seventy million. by 1869 it reached two thousand five hundred million. The Plain Dealer blames Democratic luxury while the Cleveland Leader accuses Southern Democrats and Copperheads of inciting rebellion. Both papers attack each other over public debt and party responsibility.
A Chicago man places a public notice declaring no debts will be contracted on his account except those incurred by his wife. The remark highlights old world virtues and the thrifty, home-loving nature of the couple, drawing amused contrast with demanding spouses of urban capitalists.
In Cook County Chicago seven hundred twenty three divorce petitions were filed in 1869 and five hundred ninety six decrees granted. The New York Times questions a national divorce law to standardize marital rights across states and curb state-by-state conflicts.
A blast rocked 136 Sixth Avenue near Eleventh Street when a clerk tried to light a stove with turpentine, causing a flash that scattered stove parts and toppled a brick chimney. The clerk suffered burns to the hands and forearm as residents fled in fear.
Rival Ohio papers clash over the whereabouts and life of John Smith. Claims place him in Cramwfordsville, New York City, Van Wert, Harrison, and elsewhere with varied occupations and family status, revealing a muddy identity dispute across local papers.
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