Justifiable Homicide in Chester County Over Warrant
A hunting dispute ends in death as William Baugh is shot by Constable Lynch during an attempted arrest at West Chester. Baugh wrested a pistol, then Lynch fired killing him. Layman was wounded, both officers arrested Baugh’s actions as he tried to resist. No official inquiry yet. community sentiment supports justifiable homicide.
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Chester County
Iowa
Wm. Lynch
West Chester
C. M. Ny
Wim. Baugh
Weat Pikeland
Tionville
Layman
Lynch
Basgh
Baugh
Chester
Amile
Bill
William
Thomas
Montezuma
Oshkosh Hierald
Flere
Agni
Werald
Jackson
Cedar
Poweshirk
Brutal Prize Fight in Canada Draws Thousands
A brutal prize fight between Dominick Bradley and Samuel Rankin of Philadelphia for $1000 a side occurred at Point Abino Canada on a Saturday afternoon. About four thousand attended as betting favored Bradley. Rankin fought for nearly three hours with heavy punishment, losing by knockout after enduring severe injuries. The crowd dispersed to Buffalo. Rankin remained critically injured. The Philadelphia Press noted the brutal spectacle drew public fascination and criticism.
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Canada
Dominick Bradley
Samuel S. Vankin
Philadelphia
Point Abino
Bradley
New York
Rankin
Buffalo
Moyamensing
Boy Eaten by Bear Near Detroit Townsfolk Alarmed
A boy eleven is reported eaten alive by a bear with cubs near Hamtramck Michigan last Tuesday. Joseph Rademacher left his dinner and coat as he and a brother berry picked. the bear attacked, the boy vanished and later remnants and torn clothes were found. A party tracked the bear but no capture occurred.
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Detroit
Michigan
Detroit Prea Press
Joseph Racemacher
Rademacher
Brother
A Sad Wedding and a Large Sale of Slaves
The Chicago Tribune notes a sad romance behind the marriage of Adam Tate of Chicago to Jeanette Pettigrew of Scotland. Six Scotchmen funded the voyage for mutual protection and sociability, but the ship Montreal burned. Pettigrew survived while five companions died or were lost. A few of the men attended the wedding, dampening the celebration with memory of the tragedy. A Petersburg Intelligencer report claims privately arranged sales of fifty three slaves in Virginia at about 850 dollars each, including men women and children under twelve.
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Adam Tate
Chicago
Jeanette Pettigrew
Scotland
The
Chicago Tribune
Coma
Ant
Quebec
Montreal
Stoamer
Miss Pettigrew
Miss P
Peteraburg
Fire destroys Jxcon onsen stables at Emmitsburg
The stables of Jacobson onsen and Mr Zimmerman in Emmitsburg were wholly burned Thursday evening, with a large stock of grain and hay. An incendiary theory is favored after a man left the scene shortly before the flames. Across the region, various notices from Pennsylvania College and local events are noted, including a storm-related incident near Hanover and widespread hog cholera reports, plus ships and markets news.
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Emmitsburg
Jxcon Onsen Aed
Zimmerman
Death by self infliction shocks Texas senate scene
Reports from Washington describe the death by suicide of Senator Rush of Texas at his home on July 29. The Nation notes his long service and high esteem, including his role as President pro tempore. Context mentions his health woes after his wife’s death and speculate on melancholy as cause.
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U. S
Washington
Rush
Texas
National Intelligencer
Senate
Rosk
Candidate for Register and Recorder Mentioned
The lower section of the County should consider Mr. Vrankuin Versa of New Oxford for the office of Register and Recorder. Iersh is praised for his irreproachable character and steady party devotion, with broad support among township residents and friends ready to testify at the polls.
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Asturis Sendget
Register
Morray
Legister
Vrankuin
New Oxford
Iersh
Larimons
Arrest of Mrs. Cunningham Extraordinary Development
Extraordinary development reports Mrs. Cunningham, linked to the Dr. Burdell murder in New York, arrested on a felony charge tied to a fictitious birth scheme for Burdell estate heirs. Authorities say an infant was borrowed from Bellevue Hospital. she feigned confinement as police surveil guided the case toward conviction.
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Bellevue Hospital
New York
Notable 19th Century News Snippets Across Atlantic
A Tennessee general mourns his wife during a congressional canvass while enemies honor ties. English peers Lord Althorp and Lord Hervey arrived aboard the Europa to tour the United States. Niagara reports rockfalls injuring three priests. Forney launches a new Democratic paper in Pennsylvania. Kansas violence sparks hangings as Barn es and Quarles confess. Gold reserves and secrets reveal vast hoards. Johnstown riots provoke casualties in a Welsh-dominated labor clash. A New Albany miller bets on wheat to New Orleans. A Bradford minister’s son loses a child to a puncture wound. Boston harbor arrests expose Sunday gambling with dice and cards. Jerroin Burns wed a cousin. a failed marriage entangles a wife and six children. A Cincinnati misadventure exposes bigamy.
Conflagration at Cambria Tron works near Johestown
An August 3 notice reports a severe fire at the Cambria Tron company works near Johestown on Saturday evening. The rolling stock was destroyed, estimated losses range from 60,000 to 70,000, with insurance coverage about 50,000 across Philadelphia offices. No neighboring buildings ignited, and repair work could allow resumed railroad iron manufacture in about three weeks. Also noted are lightning fatalities in Utica and Richmond, a child’s morphine death in Rockville, and a deadly Fairfax county accident involving three children in a barn feed bin incident with fatal suffocation.
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St.Paul’s
Minnesota
First Presbyterian Church
Cambria
Cambria Tron Company
Johestown
Philadelphia
the Tribune
Wm. “¥. Dulin
Fairfax County
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Joseph J. Lewis
Union State
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Hag
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Democratic State Committee
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Pennsylvania College
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Frederick
Biddle
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Salem
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Bloca
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Aeighborbond
Henry Yingling
Lancaster County
Liverpool
Spain
Hagland
France
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Clarkson County
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Specia
Kentucky
House of Representates
Congress
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Alabama
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Kansas
Charles TF. Griswold
Rata
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House of Delewites
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Jobo B Thomas
Oliver Parding
Stephen B. Bowlus
Jacnb Root
J. A. Koontz
Gleck
Beni. G. Fitzhugh
ALP
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Valentine Adams
Thos. Winter
Michael Shank
Richard T. Dutrow
Ohio
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Walker
Fillibusters
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James C. Dobbin
the Navy
Zolthcoffer
Tennessee
Tie
Europa
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Lord Harvey
Harl Spencer
Duke of Marlborough
Viscount Althorp
Melbourne
Lord Hervey
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Hood’s Creek
Blount County
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Land
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Wertz
Marganet Stevenson
Pittsburg
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Ind
Mr. Cary
Boston
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Jerroin H. Burns
Quincinnati
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Taw
Utica
Howse
Richmond
Virginia
M. Baldwin
Templeton
Mass
Humes
I. C. Bailey
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Good Luck
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