Lisbon Earthquake Destruction Reaches Across City
A New York letter from Portnysl dated November 11 1888 recounts Lisbon's massive tremor lasting about a minute. Walls cracked in mansions and churches fell while residents fled and prayed. Reports note damage to Me’s dressing rooms theater tower and churchs and a pierce of tremor felt across Oporto Terfuria and the Bay of Biscay amid ensuing fear and aftershocks.
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Gettsburg RGPThe Railway a fine dasiness but complaints arise
The Gettysburg Railroad is said to be doing well for passengers and freight though complaints about service persist. The piece notes grain outlook in the region and mentions rough weather impacts. It also reports a riot at New Oxford, arrests, a lecture in Hanover, and local notices about offices, land sale, and state legislature candidates with cautious editorial tone.
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Death of an Old Slave in Petersburg
Died last November at Petersburg Parlevon Hack known as Old Tweey aged near one hundred, possibly the last survivor of a slave family in Adame County. Survived by and cared for by Thomas Stephens and his wife until death.
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Outrage on the High Seas and Other News
Reports describe an American vessel Anglo Saxon detained by Ajax after boarding near Port Prayn. Fort Defiance notes Col Miles pursuing Indiana tribes with armistice talks for a permanent settlement. A mill accident in Chisago kills a Swede. Philadelphia market houses to move. A Warren festival tragedy causes deaths from panic. Windsor Michigan arrests a wife poisoner. Northwest states cast 1,263,000 votes in an election. Methodist Conference allows enslaving trade to end. A widow marries a jail inmate after three weeks.
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Law of Slander Court Sets Repetition as Evidence
Massachusetts Supreme Court in a recent slander ruling held that repeating a rumor is not a defense. If the story is false and slanderous, repetition by the defendant makes it more widely circulated and credible unless disbelief is expressed.
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Ireland and America in a Strange Journied Debate
A dense, opinionated piece warns of Irish filibuster threats and American incursions, mocking Irish independence efforts and contrasting with American adventures. It notes Pension Bill details, Pennsylvania Farmers High School plans, and plummeting grain exports, then touches on slave import debates and piracy laws. The tone blends satire with political reporting, naming figures and regions as it threads through policy and international tension.
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Severe Suffering and Rescue Tales Across The Plains
A traveler named Packard, lost in a snowstorm between Sioux Bayaste and Dabuqua, endured two days of freezing cold after his horse died, was rescued near Fort Dodge, and likely to recover. A brave girl, tenacity by Lizzie Willmore, saved a drowning boy Brigham from the back bay ice, bringing him home. The report also notes other harsh incidents, ship and war news, and political reorganizations, including a Whig rally in Richmond and international naval budgets.
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Public School Exhibition at Bellmont Cumberland Two
A local observer praises the Bellmont Schoolhouse exhibition witnessed Thursday evening. Both female and male students performed well in decorations, costumes, exchanges, and songs. Under Mr Jenny N Minske the event impressed families and officials, with broad audience approval and hopes for future exhibitions.
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Jury List January Term Grand Jury Berwick town
A jury list for January term shows numerous names from Straban Conowago Mountjoy Gettysburg and other townships with first and last names varying in spelling. The report notes all shipmasters arriving from across the Atlantic report severe weather this season with snow sleet and rain and many wrecks from October and November. A steamer Arie reached Halifax on the 20th but suffered severe damage and the captain Ludlow died during a gale. Chambersturg fire disaster destroys a large barn and stable injuring several residents.
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Weather Prophecy Cites Ten Clear Days This Winter
Lieut. Maury of the Washington Observatory prophesies that the coming winter will yield only ten clear days. The forecast underscores a notably dreary season with limited periods of sunshine ahead.
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