Royalty and republicanism contrast in Brooklyn Star
The Brooklyn Star contrasts royal display with American simplicity noting a British royal wedding lavishly celebrated while Millard Fillmore and Mrs. Mantosh wed quietly in the United States. The piece highlights emigration to Virginia from multiple countries, led by land promoter DC S Hurley via the Migrant Aid Company, bringing settlers to Lewis Upshur Gilmer and nearby counties with coal salt and other resources.
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Recovery of Immense Claim Against Russian Government
The Baltimore Patriot reports Niomas Winans of Baltimore won a claim against the Russian government worth millions for freight and passenger travel taxed during the Crimean War. John M. Latrobe, Esquire, led the suit, earning a substantial fee and Washington-linked winnings. Winans is praised for wealth and liberality and plans to fund waterfront and vessel construction projects in Canton.
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Profita of Tobacco Difference of Northern and Southern Taste
A Richmond report notes fifty six tobacco manufacturers with capital totaling four to five million dollars. Virginia grows and ships tobacco widely, with diverse consumption methods among chewers. Yankee and Southern tastes differ little in general, the Yankee favoring heavily sweetened pig tail tobacco while other regions vary. Foreign sales rely on resident agents abroad.
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Tolmeca
Albany Jury Reports Attempted Murder Case in Privy Incident
A Herkimer county man Al vert Kraylon was arrested after allegedly throwing his newborn child into a privy during an attempted murder. He admitted the act but claimed he thought the infant dead, and a bail set at 82,009 was posted to answer the charges. Missionaries from the Presbyterian board of foreign missions sailed from New York for Hong Kong, visiting mission stations in Hing po before returning for further assignment.
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Tragic Drowning of Three Children Near Beilrnad Bridge
Report from York Wednesday details a fatal accident near Toucks Mills area. Four of five children from Maitcharter township attempted a shallow ford on Codorua River when the ice broke. Three boys and two girls drowned. one girl signaled for help, and local rescuer Mr. Hubley saved another child at great risk. Only one body recovered so far. families of Mr furs lor and Mr Philip Labs affected.
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Khoo
Furslor
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Murder Trial Reports and Punishments in Tennessee Crime
A late 19th century column recounts a murder case in Tennessee with Henry Wayne and a victim named Henry Bir. It notes Wayne’s arrest, bail, and three year penitentiary sentence, plus details from another youth case involving Charles Allaugh and a mail carrier, ending with local judicial reactions.
Victim Loses $800 After Express Car Robbery
A young carpenter arrived in St Louis from Onianza en route to Kansax and found his carpet sack robbed of 800 dollars in gold after leaving it momentarily on a seat while buying a ticket. He recalls a courteous stranger who conversed with him and likely unlocked, removed the money, relaunched the bag, and departed. The loss representa the hard earned wages of many days.
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Church Burnt at Annapolis
At Annapolis Keb 14 the ancient Episcopal Church was found burning under the floor near the furnace. Citizens rushed to assist but heavy smoke and lack of water power hampered efforts. The structure and interior were largely destroyed, though the exterior remained standing with the walls intact.
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Lecture on Cha Cragadas at Young Men's Christian Association
The Fortue venue hosted a largely attended Monday lecture by Mr. Mog on historical romance and imagination. David A. Burien of St. Temes Shuiek offered a related talk, while Nathaniel Gitt of M Sheriffstown suffered a severe leg injury from a logging accident involving a wagon and horse, remaining in critical condition.
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Calf born of notable cow and other curious notes
In this letter from 1838 editor reminiscences recount a nine five pound one day old calf from Captain Joh Culbertson. The piece blends local anecdotes about births, accidents and oddities including counterfeit notes, a deadly furnace accident at Harrisburg, a Maine avalanche, and a German settlement weight record for a large steer in Leesburg area.
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Explosion on Magnolia steamboat near Fayetteville
Reported Feb 17 from Winston, North Carolina states boilers on the Magnolia exploded while at White Mall en route to Fayetteville. Estimates say teen to twenty percent of passengers were killed with only a few bodies recovered.
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Hanging of a Prisoner in Samoa Jail Yard
Eldridge, twenty one, was hanged in the jail yard at Canteo Samoa, last Friday, for murdering young widow Sara J. Clund by pouncing on May thirtieth. He was a schoolteacher of respectable connections, engaged to the victim who was twenty four.
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Fire Rescue Saves Miss Reilly at Kirkwood’s Hotel
A near-fatal fire at Kirkwood's Hotel yesterday injured Miss Reilly daughter of Hon Winson Rewley of Pennsylvania after a dress caught flames. Mr Downs of Wisconsin and other bystanders restrained the blaze preventing worse harm to a second lady. The incident follows political dispatches on the Lecompton Constitution and Kansas matters amid national tensions.
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Military Matters and Political Debates Across States
Reports from Tuomas J. Porer show 63 226 uniformed militia in the Commonwealth with 271 muskets and 59 91 rifles, detailing York and Adams counties brigades and companies. Wisconsin Democrats at Janesville Convention endorse Buchanan administration on most issues but oppose Lecompton policy. Bishop Bayly launches Catholic anti drinking campaign. scattered notes on Union sentiment, Mormon stance, and a curious accidental combustion death in Illinois. Edward Everett named Foreign Corresponding Member of French Academy. Washington oration praised amid secession talk. teen climbs 150-foot church lightning rod in Connecticut as novelty stunt.
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Disgraceful mob scenes unfold after executions in Pittshire
Reports describe a mass mob in Pittshire hurling abuse and objects at a grieving sister on the way to interment for Henry Pifend and Charlotte Jones. Despite some bystanders' efforts to restore order, the wagon carriage to the cemetery faced intense hostility as the crowd chanted and pelted the grieving woman.
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