Startling Facts on Buchanan Era Finances and Politics
A historic critique cites large Treasury borrowings and projected deficits under the Buchanan administration. It compares expenditures to prior administrations, warns the Treasury will empty by year end, and urges fiscal restraint. The piece also notes Massachusetts crop prospects, highlighting fruit yields and apple trees as the growing season proceeds amid a cold wet spring.
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Asiatarg
N.Y
Fu Rayat
Burhenan
Buchanan
Casnomions
Treasury
Tony
Ayiseyruera
Firat Sizman
Oliver Whuniars
Carlen
Pluizee
Pablo
Offiva
Ila
Lesa
Monsoe'k
Adwin
Adnans
Blot Sackson
van Doren
Ciarrison
Taylor & Fillmore
Pierce
Dred
Gongrass
Congress
Masanchasatta
Jastevesing
Flood Recedes at Cairo After Damaging Rise
The Cairo flood finally falls, water reaching forty four feet four inches above low water mark. Minor levee damage reported. residents prepare to resume work and remove logs and timber from the town as rebuilding begins.
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Cairo
Tragic Wagon Collision Near Brown's Mill
A wagon attempting to pass a Ranker meeting near Brown's Mill in Antti township struck by lightning killed a child and severely injured several others. The family aboard, including a wife and daughter, escaped largely unharmed, while the horse collapsed but recovered after the jolt. Prompt aid from Mr Blackly and Mr Cow prevented worse casualties.
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Strock
Sfiertorn
Ieee
Fintan
Brown's Mill
Antti
Wdit
Biuckly
Cow
Persia
Turbulent NoVy Storm Strikes New York Area
A fearful tornado visited the city and immediate surroundings, lasting briefly yet causing widespread damage. Homes, roofs, chimneys, and wagons were torn loose, injuring several and killing a horse, with one factory wing blown down near Hunter’s Point, Long Island, killing about 90 workers and injuring seven others as property losses climbed to $8,000.
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New York
Leas Onte
Elgerk
Ely Mere
Fife
Hunter's Poin
Long Land
Greenpoint
American Flint Glassworks
Suriialye
Incident of the Slava Trade and Doubtful Identity Case
The report outlines a slave trade incident aboard the Regina off Cape Palmas with numerous enslaved Africans seized and many murdered by a French crew while the ship was docked near Monrovia. It also recounts a Doubtful Identity case in Portsmouth Journal where Robert McAuley returns to Ohio impersonating his missing relative, deceiving his wife and neighbors amid suspicions of fraud and mystery.
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London
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Evkinpa
Africa
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Monrovia
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Apel
Ehip Cook Regina
Toma
Atley
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Sinoo
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Portsmouth
Townsend McHunry
Robert McAuley
Lunnsville
Seiito County
Ohio
California
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Wiivhlow
Seroto
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Shev
Bin
Ewan
McAutoy
Newburyyor
Herald
Iet
Peter Fudge
Fuige
Newburyport
Moses Brown
Patier Biz Dagarturo
St. Paul
Political intrigues and scandal ripple through Washington
The Washington correspondent reports on tensions between President and Henry Ward Douglas ally Judge Douglas and Buchanan. They clash over alliances with Republicans, with March’s actions shifting power in the North. Governor Stewart’s drunken quarrel ends in a "satisfactory" thrashing. A Portsmouth sailor inherits fortune via a shipwreck, and local charity notes gifts to Mr Evans. Frogs enter markets as a novelty dish, while a New York farmer holds high priced stock awaiting bids.
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Buchanan
Washington
New York
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Napublicans
Senate
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Strong
Ibblng
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Aa Therafore
Northways
Judge Crawford's Charge in Desortera-Tudge Era
A fragment from Judge Crawford's remarks on law and virtue in the district court, urging measured penalties, condemning weapon use, and highlighting social evils. The piece references Utah expedition depictions, public figures, and a parade of local anecdotes about crime, wealth, and friction in late 19th century society.
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Crawford
Rio
Ant
Tudge Crawford
Criminal Court
la Llumbia
Monilay
Lawloan
Washington
United States
Fox Wa
Siee
Wade
Hopa
Chera
Philadelphia Conductor Laughs At Phantom Fare
A Philadelphia conductor, famed for cleverness, waits for passengers along the Fifth and Sixth Street route but only hears a taunting cry from the night. Realizing he has been pranked by a lone voice, he and the carful riders share a hearty laugh at the costumed ruse.
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Quater City
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Argus
Pagacoger Railroad
Frankford
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