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Depreciation of the Ballot (July 11th, 1867)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD

Summary: Paper comments on importance of right to vote - notes efforts for women's suffrage but dismisses that entirely - says that giving suffrage to Negroes will "corrupt" the purity of voting

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Soldier's Meeting (July 17th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: A soldiers’ meeting of Union veterans will be held in Frederick

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Dedication of Antietam National Cemetery (July 17th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: The Antietam National Cemetery was officially dedicated

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Finest Speech Ever Made (July 18th, 1867)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD

Summary: The Westminster Review pronounces Lincoln's Gettysburg Address the best speech ever made and reprints it, as more pertinent now than ever.

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[Assorted political articles] (July 18th, 1867)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD

Summary: Paper comments again on wide range of politics at national level - Reconstruction - "Radical Madness" - Thaddeus Stevens

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That Meeting (July 24th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: The resolutions of the Democratic Party at a recent meeting are included; there is little sentiment for African Americans

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Roll of Honor (July 24th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Quartermaster General's office issued a list of roughly 8,000 Union dead; mentions 1,077 military dead that were buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick

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Rough Treatment (July 24th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: A former Confederate soldier in New Market was threatened by a Union veteran

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Meeting of Loyal League (July 24th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Notice of meeting the Loyal League to be held on next Saturday the 27th

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Removal (July 24th, 1867)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: The U.S. Assessor for Frederick County, Capt. George Hoskins, has been replaced by Anthony McBridge, a former Southern sympathizer

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