21 Mar 1827
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1827
Page
1
A Baltimore plan urges charity to aid Greece’s distressed women and children. Ladies are urged to host Easter Monday sales of ornaments to fund relief, with tickets and vessel shipment of provisions if funds suffice. Merchants may aid commercial aspects.
A fragment reports a Philadelphia seminary or group surpassing $15,000 for Greece, with friends and supporters contributing amid a period of pandemic or hardship. It mentions a 1927 gesture valued at $119 from Princeton, N.J., and an accompanying letter.
Contributions across the Greek Fond Philadelphia and Pennsylvania exceed expectations as committees plan to dispatch two relief ships to Greece. One ship is set for March 10 and the other in early April, with New York collections reportedly totaling thirty to forty thousand dollars. A legislative bill to appropriate relief funds is reportedly under consideration.
PaIvapeienis reports March 10 a ship named Chancellor proceeding to a safe port under U S agency with cargo valued at $18 000 including cornmeal and clothing. March 15 references an Internal Improvement Bill and subscriptions of ten thousand and eight thousand shares, urging Maryland to use its facilities for internal improvements and anticipating success.
A 19th century report outlines the proposed Chesapeake and Ohio Canal route from Georgetown to Pittsburgh via Cumberland. It details a tunnel under the ridge, 598 locks, 5458 feet of elevation change, and three sections with costs of 8 177 031 dollars, 16 0238 128 dollars, and 2? miles to Pittsburg. The document also comments on domestic manufactures and protective duties affecting American industry and foreign competition, noting woollens and cotton goods trade and policy implications.
Readable fragments describe canal dimensions and locks intended to carry about 60 tons barges. Sections proposed to be navigable by water while middle portion to be traversed by turnpike or railroad for a few years. Mentions heights widths and costs in dollars and feet.
The Baltimore Patriot prints an interesting excerpt from Geh Neman in Lurone dated 5 9 January. The writer asserts Wat must break out soon and that France and England must be parties. British efforts will be made by England and a policy agreed on with Gowen in England for years ahead.
Heavy snowfalls affect Treland while famine fever declines as cheap provisions and foreign corn enter the markets. Dysentery persists. Reports describe generally peaceful populace with occasional riots of the usual type in a country.
A devastating blaze struck a Main Street block in Norfolk late Friday night, damaging the south side frame building owned by the heirs of David Patterson and threatening Christ Church. Wind driven flames spread rapidly, endangering adjacent structures as fire crews battled for hours to control the inferno.
A major blaze swept Church Street and adjoining blocks destroying the church, the Lancasterian School, and multiple residences. Forty to fifty families left homeless, property losses estimated around $80,000. The fire, possibly accidental, strained efforts as wind fanned the flames and nearby structures ignited.
The proclamation calls citizens to observe a day of fasting prayer and benevolence on the upcoming April 3 in a plea for Christian unity. It urges forgiveness, honest obligations, and good works, stressing no sectarian prejudice and the shared duty to sustain temperance and piety among Maine’s population.
A Kentuckian passenger in the Western siege is linked to a case discussed Saturday. The report mentions Chas I Smith Lewis Franks and the Independent Balance in a trial before Judge Dyeman with testimonies and declarations noted.
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