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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1865
Page
2
A Democratic neighbor cites a newspaper piece claiming rebel states escape taxation while denied Union status. The author’s idea, viewed as a political discovery, aims to influence Johnson’s reconstruction policy and seeks audience with him.
Dr W C Moore writes to Rev James A Reed to explain how he obtained a pamphlet and asserts he was deceived by a fraudulently claimed sermon. He now exonerates Reed from the plagiarism charge and condemns slander and allegations of attempting to ruin a minister’s character.
An editorial urges Wayne County residents to seize the chance to locate a university in Wooster citing Oberlin and Western Reserve as examples. It argues such a school would boost real estate values and attract an educated, wealthy population, influencing education and local prosperity for years. It warns past missed opportunities and calls for readiness when action time arrives.
The first District of Columbia colored regiment, once hissed in 1862, drew an ovation during a morning parade toward the White House. They fought in eleven pitched battles and several skirmishes, their tattered flag-bears symbolizing courage for freedom and Union. President’s speech followed.
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