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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1856
Page
1
The clipping reports civil unrest in Mexico with rebels clashing against the established government, demanding constitutional changes. It also describes Milwaukee freezing tragedies, including a boy found frozen near Water Street and a motherless family seeking aid, with residents affected by severe winter conditions.
A garbled report recounts a deadly shipwreck and cold weather rescue efforts near Marevarasa Virginia Territory. The ill fated vessel Fleur, with injuries and dead found in wreckage, shores a grim tally of drowned and frozen passengers including a mother and five children. Rescue actions amid a heavy ice cover involved Mr Owens, Mr Matthews, and a local crew, with mournful scenes at the river mouth and a churchyard awaiting burials.
The issue recounts a chaotic mix of local incidents and national politics. It notes a meeting at Christ Church with Rev Scumbegen, reports on a fatal railroad accident near Hestonville and multiple injuries from a derailment, and describes a fire at Munshentor. It also covers cholera in Porto Rico, a Philadelphia to Cincinnati railway incident, and political factions debating open national American organization.
The House of Representatives concluded a nine week dispute by electing Mr Banks of Massachusetts as Speaker by 113 to 104 under a plurality-vote rule. The session saw oath administration, appointment of officers, adjournment, and weather and local notes including cold snaps and transportation disruptions.
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