Updegraff Wins in Sixteenth Ohio Primaries
In the Sixteenth Ohio Congressional District primaries, voters in Jefferson Harrison Belmont Geernney and Noble counties chose delegates to the Barnesville convention on August 2. Updegraff's supporters claimed solid results across Harrison and most townships while Taylor's faction lagged, with final tallies showing Updegraff favored in multiple precincts and Warren and other townships reporting delegates.
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Updegrad Wins in Noble County Primaries Amid Local Shifts
August primary results sweep through Noble County with Updegrad carrying five of six wards and mayoral wards split. Taylor dominates Cam Wheelipe, while Centre Liberty township reports no additional results. A note on a wife leaving home and a two mile race in Wheeling wrap the day’s local political and social items.
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Centre Liberty
A Steubenville Tale of Love and Separation
A long delayed valentine rumor tells of Miss Z and Mr Rand, once engaged in Stenberville then separated by distance and rumor. After forty years apart in life and love two paths may finally converge as a wedding nears in the midst of late nineteenth century social circles.
Anonymous letters as a social menace in Christian era
A reader laments anonymous letters sent to parents about their sons. The missives mock Christian virtue, threaten moral punishment, and accuse a «Christian Woman» in vile terms. The writer calls for exposing and punishing the authors, noting the depraved nature of such communications.
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Washington notes and Pittsburgh politics in August reports
A chaotic string of items from Washington and Pittsburgh recounts a local waterborne illness outbreak blamed on grounds pests, storms causing damage, a messenger injury, and political speculation over Democratic and Republican nominees. The dispatch covers national party maneuvering, regional corruption rumors, and weather related damages.
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STATE SECRETS AND GARFIELD CAMPAIGNS TACKLED
A long, opinionated prose piece analyzes Garfield era intrigues and Dorsey ties. It discusses Dorsey’s intimate links with Garfield, Barker, MacVeagh, and others, alleging campaign maneuvering, political favors, and potential theivery. The text questions motives and predicts outcomes, with references to February 17 1841 letters and post office corruption concerns.
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Philadelphia Times
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Kitchen Kicks stir in Fairmont convention fallout
Spavial Dipateh reports a heated scene as Fairmont's GOP nominating process splits the district. Greenbackers and Republicans clash over Congress bids, with plans to heal rifts and form coalitions amid looming conventions in Charleston and Clarksburg. Local figures and events touch Martinsburg, Parkersburg, and Baltimore connections.
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Wicked Williams Divorced Man Accused In Curington Case
Special Dispatch to the Sunday Register details a sensational controversy over Charles Williams of Bellaire Ohio. A public card accuses him of pairing with a Curington woman while claiming divorce. Letters from Williams to the woman and her husband reveal allegations, reconciliations, and travel to Covington. The tangled correspondence centers on alleged past marriages, long delays, and ongoing disputes about legitimacy and vows. Authorities and families weigh in as the scandal intensifies across Elmira and nearby towns.
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