Confederate Threats and Political Turmoil Report
The piece chronicles threats against republican supporters in Greenbriar county West Virginia, a burning of a Yankee landholder’s property, and local Democratic fractures over EWING and Rice. It notes Republican advance in Ohio mail service proposals and campaign chatter in Northern Ohio, with foreign gold movements and a Norfolk fire.
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Taylor
Greenbriar
West Virginia
Salem
Greenbriar County
Honest Charley Foster praised by war veterans in Ohio
In Fostoria, Ohio, supporters recount wartime aid by Charley Foster to soldiers and families. Interviews with veterans claim Foster financed bounties, paid wages, and supported dependents, insisting he stand with stockholders against bondholders. The piece defends Foster amid Democratic attacks and cites letters and testimonials from local soldiers.
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Chas. Foster
Daniel W. Voorhees
Indiana
Foster
Mr. Foster
Knights of the Golden Circle
Fostoria
Charles Foster
Charley
John J. Worman
U.S. Regular Cavalry
Fostoria Review
Charley Foster
Ohio Central Railway Company
Tom Ewing
Oswego
New York
Ohio Central
Cas
Ohio
Freedmen Opened to Settlement in Indian Territory
The Boston Journal cites a 1865 wartime law opening Indian Territory to freedmen and claims a vast tract totaling 44,155,240 acres remains unrestrained for settlement by Black citizens. It urges authoritative publication and action to redirect the exodus to the Territory.
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THE
Boston Journal
Indian Territory
Global Reach of the American Dollar Influences Naples Trade
A Cleveland resident returning from abroad reports the US greenback commands a premium in Naples, where a five dollar bill buys ten cents more than an English sovereign. Naples trades heavily with the U S, and greenbacks clear at par while gold costs to transport, making Treasury notes cheaper in exchange.
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John Sherman
Cleveland
Naples
United States
Treasury
Ewina and Thurman
Robin interrupts service in Ontario church during Sunday
A robin flew into Leba non Ontario Methodist Church during services last Sunday. It perched on a rail opposite the pulpit and sang while the congregation sang, stood silent during prayer, and chirped again as the minister preached before leaving with the dismissal. The piece ends with a political jab about South Carolina Democrats warning of upheaval if Republicans nominate a ticket next year.
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Lebanon
Ontario
Methodist
Benedict Arnold's Poor Luck and a Patriot's Irony
The Hawkeye writer visits Benedict Arnold’s grave and ponders a century later fate. He argues Arnold would have become a national leader rather than a traitor if born in modern times, comparing him to Jefferson Davis and imagining political ascent.
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Benedict Arnold
Congress
Jefferson Davis
Lovers, Deaths and Western Sentiments
Little Bird daughter of a Sioux chief drew white suitors including John Provost who stole a horse for her. Bernard pursued a rival claim and tracked Provost to the wigwam. Provost killed himself after his act and Bernard later died from a bullet wound believed to be fired by Provost's brother.
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Little Bird
John Provost
Clement Bernard
Provost
Bernard
Vested Prank Satire Warns Editors In Rarus Time
A humorous warning imagines ladies wearing identical vests and married men marking pockets with chalk to avoid swapping pockets. The piece riffs on editors discovering a missing roll of ten-dollar greenbacks and rushing home, all in a playful, satirical tone.
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Aoe Ceanes & OD
Kpodmen
Rarus
Singular case of lockjaw ends in death in Fall River
The Fall River News recounts Asa Simmons an 80 year old man who got a wood sliver under a fingernail. A week later stiffness in neck and throat developed into lockjaw spreading to other parts. Dr. Terry treated him but he suddenly died yesterday afternoon after a hopeful period.
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Fall River
Mass
Asa Simmons
Terry
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