The Beauchamp Massacre ends in double tragedy
The account describes Beauchamp and his partner executed after a grim plan to use a knife and laudanum on a jail night. He faces gallows with a coffin cart, forgives all, and requests his last hours with his wife. After execution his body and that of his companion are buried together in Bloomfield, as requested.
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Ier Sherp
Eli Smith
M. Noel
J. Mills
Iain Danger
Dearborn
Reice
Bloomfield
Nelson County
Beauchamp
Cordance
Distillery Accident Claims Child at Eastox
At John Herster’s distillery near Eastox Pennsylvania a young child named Peltz wandered near a large boiler. The father, busy fueling, failed to notice the child until after an hour when the accident was discovered and the child was found dead. The report notes the scene and the distress of witnesses without graphic detail.
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Eastox
Penn
John Herster
Peltz
Infant's ghastly death tears at father in sorrow
A father gazes on his infant, about three years old, who has died in a horrific way. The lament notes the child's once lively joy and the father's grievous feelings at witnessing the ghastly scene. It recalls the Christian belief of a prepared place and the Redeemer's words about the kingdom of heaven.
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Esrib
Kingdom of Heaven
Blockade curbs slave trade along West African coast
Washington reports that Sierra Leone colony authorities have blockaded the coast from Cape Mount to Trade Town to suppress the slave trade. Montserrado claims jurisdiction over the district, shifting trade inland. Emigrants from North Carolina recover from fever as the colony seeks new schools. Captains Chase and Cotereil push Guineaman traffic out, aiding the American colony. A liberal donation of 36 stands of arms and provisions helps the settlement.
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Washinoton
Liberia
Sierrd Leone
Cape Mount
Montserado
Cape Mownt
Mr. Ashmun
North Carolina
Chase
Cotereil
Sierra Leone
Cape Palmas
Paez Faces Tension With Bolivar Over Authority
In Venezuela news from the Baltimore Gazette Frida and Saturday Paez challenges Bolivar. The text implies Paez views himself on dangerous ground and hostile to the Colombian republic, hinting at possible resistance to Bolivar's authority and stern judicial scrutiny.
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Altimore
Frida
Venezuela
Paez
Colombian
Bolivar
Planting Potatoes Fuels Peaceful Subsistence Tale
In a fragmentary glimpse from the term, the text notes subsistence through potato planting and a calm atmosphere with lawyers present, suggesting a tranquil legal or civic scene amidst broader turmoil. The readable lines hint at rural resilience and orderly proceedings.
Caution Against Counterfeit Five Dollar Montgomery Bank Notes
Aug 1 reports in Pritaperruta warn the public against a new emission of counterfeit Montgomery County Bank five dollar notes, letter B, dated July 2, 1825. The engraving, except the vignette, is well done and many spurious notes circulated in the city yesterday with two reportedly passed at a bank.
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Pritaperruta
Montgomery County Bank
Poisonous Wild Cherry Tree Warns Farmers
The Greenacres Greenadurg Gazette reports the wild cherry tree’s leaves and branches are highly toxic to cattle. A neighbor in Uempitid township lost six cows within half an hour after grazing on the tree’s leaves from a felled specimen. Farmers are told to burn cut branches and leaves immediately to prevent instant death.
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Joseph Hershy
Uempitid
Greenadurg Gaz
Roman Catholic Institutions in the United States
The Roman Catholics have in the United States nineteen colleges and ecclesiastical seminaries of learning, besides fifty four convents and other religious associations.
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U. States
Windostan villagers resist heathen renominations converting temples
A report states that forty villages with about four thousand people in southern Windostan oppose renouncing heathen rites. Some temples are rededicated, while others are turned into churches.
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India
Windostan
John Adams Prophecy at Twenty in 1755 Letter
An extract of John Adams dated Worcester Massachusetts October 12 1755 reflects on early colonial migration for conscience sake. He predicts America may surpass England in numbers within a century and warns disunity could prevent American sea mastery, noting his shift into politics amid a town full of discussion on nations and war.
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John Adams
Worcester
Mans
America
England
Europe
Flea that bit Eve sparks first animal bloodshed in Cologne
The article notes Cologne staged an early animal display showing the flea that bit Eve after her fall. It claims the creature was nearly as large as a full grown prawn. A Panama travel tale is cited by the New York Daily Advertiser. A prisoner in Panama plotted escape with the guard sergeant to loot Mr. Arain’s store using false keys. Four more men aided the breakout. Guards conducted wall searches and offered a $1000 reward, but information came third day. A belt and other items were seized, and the English term Ameri nd iseriminately buried within the prison before recovery by owners.
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Rettaious Reric
Cologne
New York Daily Advertiser
Panama
Sane
Life Insurance Bankrupt Shows Public Security Fears
The New York papers report the bankruptcy of a large life insurance company. Such failures strike at a vital promise to provide security for families relying on small savings. When insolvent, annuities crowd out savings, leaving policyholders with little protection beyond alms housing. Also notes an extract from Carthagena dated July 1 describing a severe earthquake shock at Boquete.
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New York
Slill
Banton
Levier
Carthagena
Bognte
Earthquake Toll and Aftermath Across Venezuela
The report describes heavy destruction with immense property loss valued at $000,000. Many houses destroyed or damaged and locals injured. The quake's impact is said to extend along the northern Andes, affecting Venezuela, while fever abates in Caracas.
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Andes
Venezuela
Caraccas
Neighbors Report Waist Reduction Claim in Letter
A neighbor power notes a letter from Miss Wasp claiming she has reduced her waist diameter to four and a sixteenth. The writing suggests savings in attendants time and a shift away from screw and wind-lass mechanisms.
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Wasp
Alabama's Intent to Extend Laws Across the Nation
A fragment notes intent attributed to Alabama to extend its laws over the entire country and mentions bounds and authorities. The readable text is fragmentary, with unclear citations or dates, but signals broader legal or constitutional questions.
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Alabama
St Ro
Grasshopper Catching by Drag and Rail News
Local report recounts Arnold Thompson of Epsom catching five bushels three pecks of grasshoppers between eight and twelve at dusk using a drag device with sheets and a Beles, sweeping them into bags, plus notes on rail-road trials in Britain and a glance at presidential age coincidences in Geneva Gazette.
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Pennamouth
N. H
Graadholpers
Arnold Thompson
Epsom
Geneva Gazette
Adams
Trains Delays and Descent Rates Noted on ERPS Route
The report describes a misdirected guiding system causing an eight minute stop and a slower journey than expected. It notes the 63 mile route took about an hour, with a descent of 1 foot in 120 on the steepest slope. Waggons moved under their own weight requiring drag to control.
Contested Yorkshires Election Costs At Issue
A fragment describes a memorable York shire contest between Lords Milton and Lasceelles. It notes vast expenses, with each candidate spending around 120,000, lavish outlays across the county, inns and taverns open for requisitions, and ruinous costs for both families. The piece mentions a return after a few short months at an outlay of 50,000.
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Baefienee Ae
Yorkshire
Milton
Lasceelles
Grain production in Ohio tops fifty million bushels
The report states that Ohio's tar vest of grain across descriptions reaches over fifty million bushels annually, showing a rise of about 15 bushel millions in the tally.
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Ohio
President's Levee Anecdote Involves Yankee Questioning
At the President's Levee John Randolph and a Northern member observed New England members answering by asking questions. Randolph pledged a boon that the first Yankee to enter the saloon would respond with a yes or no. Roger Sherman of Connecticut entered and answered, Is the mail due today.
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John Randolph
New England
Randolph
Roger Sherman
Connecticut
Miro Sherman
Sherman
Curlers Recommendation Webs in Democratic Press Letter
A letter praises a Patent Spring Saddle and laments riding fatigue. The writer notes the saddle’s ease makes travel seem effortless and jokes about falling asleep, remarking that such books are pleasant to read but not desirable to ride as saddles. The tone is light and ironic, reflecting satirical criticism of fashionable publications.
Fragmentary 19th Century Dispatch Onboard Steamship
An extract describes a port gentleman aboard a steam boat bound for New York, noting a neat gesture and a humorous impression aboard the vessel. The fragmented text references a delicate appearance and a scene aboard, with the name Aurora appearing in the passage.
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New York
Aurora
Weavers and a Turcoman Marriage Trade Rumor
A conversation between Jamie and a friend laments business depressure and widespread distress among weavers. The tale hints Providence punishing sin and notes Turcoman marriage trade, where a wife costs far more than a maid and a mother’s price reaches 7274 to 67 omy.
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Edinburg
Grainger
Gartsberry
Birkintloek
United States
Jamie
Providence
Janie
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