Union Strength Grows Amid Civil War Frontier Debates
The piece notes rising Northern strength and prosperity during the Civil War, citing John Bright on American power, industry, and elections. It also reports Governor Curtin’s general orders restricting recruitment, Archbishop Hughes’s death, and varied items from politics to science and society including Morgan’s escape probe and salt production boosts.
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Union
North
John Bright
England
United States
Europe
Barnstable
Winder
Andover
Michigan
Morgan
Ohio
Columbus
Abel Stearns
Los Angeles
Cal
New Year in Washington Acknowledges Union Victory and Valor
A Warren crowd greets President Lincoln on New Year's Day 1864. The report recalls Emancipation, Vicksburg Gettysburg Chattanooga triumphs, and the public mood. Delegations and officials mingle as Mrs Lincoln and generals appear. tales of crowding, revelry, and reform echo through the event.
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Washington
Harrisburg
Elmira
White House
Union
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Chattanooga
Army
Navy
War and Navy Departments
Gen. Hlalleck
Admiral Davis
Commodore Montgomery
Lincoln
A. S. Lacy
Warren
Chautauqua Democrat
Warren Mail
Sean
Orvis Hall
Augusta
R. D. Hall
1St
Pa. Rifles
Fred James
D.W.C
Alphabet) James
Bitter pill for the Bell government on prisoner exchange
Richmond dispatch reports grim talk on negotiating a prisoner cartel with General Butler dubbed the Beast. The piece notes prior exchanges and questions if authorities will lift outlawry to recognize a terms deal, while warning of the cross eyed Yankee’s cunning in arranging terms.
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Bel
Generalitler
Nurse
Richmond Hig
Butler
Lincoln
Hitchcock
Jedith
Gen. H. Hill
Col. Ould
Local frost tempers cotton crop outlook in September report
A late letter to the Agricultural Commissioner notes a frost around September 20 but says it did not severely hurt the crop. It cites an expected 1200 pounds of cotton per acre and remarks that green-seeded cotton may outperform others, with North Carolina showing strong results.
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Towa
Agricultural Cement
Carolina
Great Central Fair Aimed at Supporting Soldiers in Buffalo
The Great Central Fair for the sick and wounded of the army and navy opens in Buffalo on February 22 under the Ladies Christian Commission led by President Mrs. William G Fargo. The Buffalo Branch distributes aid to all veterans, regardless of state or rank, inviting contributions of knitted stockings, socks, produce, canned fruit, and other items before February 12.
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Col. Cobham
United States
Abraham Lincoln
James Buchanan
Old Abe
Gulf
St. Lawrence
Atlantic
Pacific
Pennsylvania
A. G. Curtin
Gov. Curtin
Buffalo
N. Y
Washington
Ladies’ Christian Commission
Wm. G. Fargo
The
Christian Commission
Curtis Seen as Candidate for Provost Marshal Post
McKean County Democrat urges Col. C. B. Curtis for Provost Marshal in the Congressional District. The letter claims his appointment would satisfy the people and be a just act by the administration, noting his sacrifices for the party.
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Col. C. B. Curtis
Col. Curtis
McKean Co. Democrat
Heenan loses to Tom King in England amid betting ire
Heenan traveled to England to face Tom King and was decisively beaten in about half an hour. The writer asserts the loss was deserved and suggests backers and King’s faction planned the result to profit from bets.
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Heenan
England
Tom King
King
The London Times Fight Note by Thomas Hughes Critique
A London Times account of the Heenan versus King prize fight is attributed to Thomas Hughes author of Schooldays at Rutlege and Tom Brown at Oxford, prompting accusations of improper authorship use for sensational aims.
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The
London Times
Heenan
King
Thomas Hughes
Rutlege
Tom Brown
Oxford
Oldest Inhabitant Records Bitter Cold Night
New York reports a northerly gale and a thermometer at 10 above zero, with the oldest resident recalling no prior colder night in the region.
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New Yorks
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Thughes
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Oil Creek
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111Th Regiment
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J. B. Brown
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Warren County
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Carver House
Committee On Coasts
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Scofield
J. Y. James
George A. Cobham, Jr
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Potomac
J. Dennis James
Carman
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Gen
Jackson
Calhoun
Gen. Gilmore
Charleston
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Maine
Mr. Scofield
James
George A. Cobham
Cobham Park
Col. Allen
Heroe
Antietam
McNeil
Fox
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Sumter
J. D. James
Brown
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Charly
Ileve
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King Harmon
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