New York Election Defeat Breaks Tammany Mozart Ring
The Warren Mail notes the May 2 election of Mr. Gunther as New York Mayor over Mr. Boole and Mr. Blunt. It credits Gunther with a 6 to 7 thousand margin over Boole and 9 to 10 thousand over Blunt, signaling the end of the joint Tammany Mozart power and a shift toward a purer Democratic organization led by opponents of the Ring. Gunther, a young wealthy man of high character, opposes corruption and the rebellion.
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Gunmegs
New York City
New York
Boole
Mozart Hall
Fernando Wood
Democracy
Tammany Hall
Democratic Party
Gunther
McKeon
Mozart Tammany Democrats
Blunt
Tammany
Mozart
Seymour
Profitable Investments and Capitol Dome Note
Editorial urging trust in government debt especially the Five Twenty loan, citing steady gold interest and broad national prosperity. Also reports on the Capitol Dome completion, Congress speakership jockeying, Meade rumors, prisoner starvation in Richmond, Arlington refugees, pensions, and Rep. Scofield arriving for the 38th Congress.
General Banks and the Veteran Victors
Massachusetts honors a son who rose as both soldier and statesman. The piece recalls a Banks review in Carrolton Louisiana, praising his bravery and the Civil War colors. It also notes Mayville Sentinel’s rail link project and skepticism about its feasibility.
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Massachusetts
Jeff Davis
13Th Army Corps
Carrolton
Gen. Banks
St. Louis Republican
Belmont
Donelson
Shiloh
Arkansas Post
Port Gibson
Raymond
Jackson
Champion Hill
Big Black
Vicksburg
General Banks
Svith
Miles Standish
Beecher Praised Abroad Yet Remains Opposed to Slavery
The article notes Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, once vilified, is now praised for patriotic service in England and beyond. It emphasizes Beecher’s unwavering stance against slavery and oppression, and says public opinion is shifting toward pro abolition views as truth overcomes prejudice. It hopes Beecher’s example becomes the norm.
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Henry Ward Beecher
England
Beecher
Young Men's Christian Association Lecture
The third lecture of the YMCA Evie course will be delivered Monday evening by Rev. Thomas M Clark D D Bishop of Rhode Island. Subject The Living Machine.
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Young Men’s Christian Association of
Evie
Thomas M Clark
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Rhode Island
Regular winter lecture opens at Johanson's Hall
Rev. W M Blackburn of Erie delivered The Worship of Success to a large audience. The well written lecture featured poetical and historical quotations and contemporary allusions. Organizers Sen P Johnson J A Neill and R P King plan further eminent speakers including John B Gough. Next talk by Rev Dr Hamilton next week in the borough.
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Johanson’s Hall
W.M. Blackburn
Erie
Lookout Mountain
Dr. Hamilton
Local papers face price hike and size cuts
Erie publishers plan $2 in advance after January first due to rising paper costs and expenses. Fredonia papers reduce to four columns amid similar pressures, as editors argue country papers are too large and seek balance between reader benefits and profitability. A Chau tauqua County dog tax proposal aims to compensate farmers for sheep losses, arguing price and nuisance reduction justify a broader tax.
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Erie
Fredonia
Chautauqua County
Mina
Warren County
Death After Drinking In Farmington Township
Samuel Hartson of Farmington township six miles from Warren returned home intoxicated with a jug of whiskey and died overnight. The Coroner’s Jury believes he may have suffocated face downward, possibly from liquor, after being laid to bed. The Ledger notes a moral in the tragedy.
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Drungenness
Samuel Hartson
Farmington Township
Warren
Resolutions from County Teachers Institute at Youngsville
The institute adopts four resolutions urging community support for teachers, forming a county teachers association, establishing a Teachers Department in a county paper, and thanking Rev Grassie and helpers for lectures and Youngsville hospitality.
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Gar
Teachers’ Institute
Youngsville
County Teachers Association
Grassie
R. Thompson
Crawford County
Tramilton
Edinboro
Normal Institute for Physical Education to Open Sixth Session
The Normal Institute for physical education, founded in 1860 and led by Dr. Dio Lewis, starts its Sixth Session January 2. Demand for New Gymnastics teachers is high as graduates are immediately employed. medical men aid training and Lewis personally guides each candidate. Send for a circular to Dr. Dio Lewis in Boston.
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Normal Institute For Physical Education
Dio Lewis
Lewis
Jamestown notes on biographies and local inquests
A late Jamestown Democrat notes John A Hall’s request for material to biography soldiers, and John R Robertson will lead the project. It reports no sheriff inquest held Saturday, suggests high local wealth, and mentions a forthcoming Am American issue and a church heat apparatus update. It also covers court term start, low docket, and an Odd Fellows festival planned for the 28th.
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Presbyterian Church
Jamestown
Waite
Odd Fellows of
Warren Lodge No. 339
Odd Fellows
Cobham Park Mansion Emerges In Warren County
The Erie Gazette profiles Cobham Park near Warren, home of George A Cobham Esq. The estate, six miles southeast of Warren, features an old English style mansion, extensive grounds, and timbered uncultivated land likely to be developed. A house warming hosted Friday drew about two hundred guests. Cobham’s courage and hospitality amid wolves and bears in sparsely settled Warren County are noted.
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Warren County
Cobham Park
Warren
George A. Cobham
United States
England
111Th Regiment
Cobham
Erie Gazette
Soldiers letter from Captain James' Company in Alexandria
A veteran letter from Sewarp Barracks Alexandria dated November 21 1863 recounts the move of Captain James' Company from the 2d D. C. Regiment to a Battery at Camp Barry and the ensuing disputes over leadership. The writers defend Capt. James as a true friend to the company while noting their displacement to different roles and locations in Washington and Alexandria. They express hope for vindication by Warren County readers and report current winter stationing in Alexandria with new barracks and weekly mail service. They also mention Lieut. McPherson and Lieut. Davis and a Provost Marshal assignment for James in Georgetown.
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Chattanooga
Thomas
Richmond
Jeff Davis
Haman
E. W. Hutler
Philadelphia
Washington Chronicle
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Alexandria
Epstor
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Washington
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McPherson
Warren County
Capt. James
Georgetown
Serge J. A. E. Goopmen
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Joan Lander
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