Tarred and Feathered in Lexington and a Drowning Tragedy
A Lexington resident Brady faced tar and feathering after a local letter accused him of calumny. A mob of nearly 200 stripped him, tarred and feathered him, then released him. his wife urged mercy as doctors could not remove the tar. In Maryland, 16-year-old Mary Amanda Draimond drowned after slipping on unsafe ice in Little Creek. Several bystanders attempted rescue near Cecilia but could not save her. her death occurred before her family.
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Glavary
J. B
J. Grady
Gaiisville Courier
Brady
Covington
Mary Amanda Draimond
J. Fl. J. Draimond
Marley
Cecilia
Elision Whig
John Wardle
Tim
Mir. Wordle
Wordle & Co
Sue
Deaths From Drunkenness and Exposure in Plymouth Tale
A Plymouth letter in the Boston Telegraph recounts ten deaths from exposure after a group, led by a 22 year old man named Dixon, sought alcohol and wandered in rain and sleet. Two intoxicated women and Martha Ann Melieux perished, Dixon himself dying while attempting to return to Plymouth. Dixon hailed from a white, respectable family.
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Boston Telegraph
Plymouth
Sawaal St. Dixon
Hac
Souch Point
Martha
Ann Melieux
Dixon
Plynouts
Murder of Georgia couple shocks Twiggs County residents
A brutal double murder in Twiggs County Georgia leaves Lewis, a neighbor twenty six, named as the suspected killer. The couple L Taylor and Sarah Taylor were found slain in their bed with an axe wound, a fire started to cover the crime. A grand daughter and mother narrowly escaped, and an inquest was held twenty miles away with a verdict of murder by Lewis.
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Georgia
Taylor
Twiggs Co
Geo
Sarah
Lewis
Mr. Taylor
The Largest Mill in the World at Law Venery Mass
A historical notice describes the immense scale of a mill in Law Venery Massachusetts. It claims a floor area of 1 zeres and 1140 werex, with 40400 cotton spindles and 20000 worsted spindles. The text notes 1206 homes in operation, plans to grow to 2400 workers, and an annual output around 244,904 pieces. Monthly payroll details and cashier counts are mentioned with earnings context.
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Dared and Anner
Thy Taciie
Lawvenery Mass
Fingland
Opera Lon
Asia
Wretched Condition of Kar S Militia and Bashi Bazouks
A London correspondent reports freezing deaths among Kar S defence forces and Bashi Bazouks, with villages along the road filled with starving, exhausted soldiers. Civilians beg the general to intervene as families cry for sustenance, while wolves terrorize Iowa areas, decimating poultry and attacking people and livestock, including a family attacked during a prayer meeting and a boy missing after water collection.
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Kars
London
Cimus
Karas Nambors
Kary
Wey
Gard
Fontaine
Wayona
Faming
Unclear Fragments From 1956 Notice In Morrisburg
Fragmentary 1956 text references renewal obligations to Massie Meniascen Ronisse and Kanu. Morrisburg appears with forwarded documents. Details are unreadable and names uncertain, but the item indicates procedural steps or filings tied to a local matter.
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Ander
Massie
Meniascen
Ronisse
Kanu
Ae. Morrisburg
Fir
Address before Agricultural Society reported with notes
The Agricultural Society of Adisevanty heard an address by Dr. Mansons of Yuck Sprig district at the Court-house on Tuesday afternoon. The report notes the speech was masterly and full of useful information, with publication planned in Sew fine next week for readers to peruse. The Grand Jury last week considered a measure to improve county finances without new taxes, and a local editor from the Star contextually joined the court scene.
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Yuck Sprig
Agricultural Society of
Adisevanty
Osher
Orben
Kobl Beemer
Davi As Borne
The
Star
Cuneta
Adams County
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Waar Vchers
Seasion
Senate
House of Representatives
Dens
Campbell
Ohio
Anee
Rive
Agricuteral—Thegricultural Society
Court-lhouse
Manstey
Hoy
Town McGinley
Vireo Pissidends
Well Shields
Frederick Diehl
Aoseph Fink
Peter Wich
Joseph Reyner Facaly Shank
John Lehman
Solomon Powers
Brandon
Philip Donohi
Alingershomas A. Marshall Tuba Githove
Mrvaham Keio
P. Sanuel Durira
David M. Myero
Joseph Wiertan
James J
Henry J Stabile
David McConaughy
Freesnrerrecree Arnold
Manspey
Peter Diehl
Mans den
Henry J. Stanne
Singular Lunatic Germanman on Wharf Plans Sea Voyage
A German man described as insane was arrested on a wharf after buying a dory for 8259. He outfitted it with oars sails and a fortnight of provisions and covered it with canvas leaving one opening for a hyperzon. He aimed to sail to Europe in 22 days, stating he had little money for food. Doctor Stedman examined him and noted homesickness as a likely cause of his mental illness.
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Boardman
Stedman
Hoston
Bardstown
Gazetay
Uist
Romance in Real Life and Scattered Notes from 19th Century Press
An array of brief, loosely connected items assembled from a 19th century newspaper page. It includes a German worker in Boston learning his father is a wealthy clothing merchant, a Kentucky gossip about a preacher and a scandalous encounter, a description of a man named Grey and an inheritance condition, and a Manchester newspaper note on 1854 to 1855 print runs and wartime influence.
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Boston
Pareos
Rebet
Mancheatar Fixj Mulaer
Provincnl
Manchester
Great Britain
Fire Devours Dwelling Of Mr Amraw Near Fishers Mill
Fire destroyed the dwelling occupied by Mr Amraw near Fishers Mill on Opossum Creek last Sunday night. Mrs I L, alone with children, escaped with assistance from neighbors after the hall of the home burned. The house had just been purchased by Mr Camshay Keexuck and was uninsured, leaving a heavy loss to the new owner.
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Amrawas
Fishers Mill
Opossum Reek
Hames
Camshay Keexuck
Congress Intra-Party Turmoil Over Speaker Vote
Reports detail Democratic and American caucuses, shifting support for Speaker candidates Orr Banks Fuller amid a chaotic House scene. President's Kansas message urges a constitutional convention, order, and a special appropriation, while liquor law repeal moves advance with Senate delay.
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U. States
Vongrezs
Kansas
Kanesag
Hin
Congress
Proceedings in Court last week in Quarts suasion
Proceedings in court last week cover indictments for larceny against Jacob Bushes and George Heiner, with several defendants pleading guilty or not guilty. Cases include false imprisonment and assault against Frederick Rupp, a verdict of guilty for liquor without license in Monalpleasant township, and several civil actions in probate and debt. A railroad meeting and an agricultural society session are noted, along with local accidents and deaths.
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Jacob
Bree
Varius Artics
Glything
George Heiner
Dacah Y
Relations with Great Britain Amid Foreign Dispatches
A Washington dispatch reports that US British talks do not alter friendly ties with Hueylund. It notes Lord Russell’s January 19 1853 letter, confirms Britain will honor the Clayton Bulwer Treaty, and denies any Cabinet plan to withdraw Buchanan from England. It also covers liquor licensing debates in Pennsylvania and a NY state push for self funding public services and emigration oversight.
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Washington
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America
Hueylund
Bay
Senate
John Russell
Crumpton
Everett
Central America
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Crimea
Buchanan
England
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Boyce
Mr. Burce
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