Steamboats Burned and Losses Reported in Fire Incidents
The Ocean Spray and the Kenkuk steamboats were destroyed by fire near St Louis on April 23 1859 with significant losses and several presumed deaths including a woman and child. The blaze started when turpentine was poured near the furnace. Other items include insurance values and a strange account about Washington’s Mount Vernon Association and a tribal legend related to a chieftain’s act. The piece also covers hoop shirt manufacturing in New York and a broad array of unrelated notes from the era.
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Arkansas
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Star of the West
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Mount Vernon
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Hoop
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Tredow
Toad
Drevy Hay Buea
Tourtev
Agaer
Connecticut
New York
Anduamvua
Cal exodus and sea tempests plague transpacific news
From California and New York dated April 27 reports the steamer Muara Taylor arriving with San Francisco cargoes after a voyage begun April 19, detailing gales and distress along the coast to Puget Sound. Capt. Gennett's brig Cornelia faces scuttling and loss, with mentions of silver plunder and recoveries, plus dispatches on Peru battles, U S troops, and civilian life offset by sensational crime and market prices.
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Anil
Buviendes
Bota
Vileies
Remarkable Case At the Bussies Priyer Meeting
A chaotic event unfolds at a prayer meeting with a mob shouting, a man attacked the Rev Dr Disher, and disruptions spread through the area. Police, editor claims, and a draft controversy tie into broader unrest in New York. Authorities investigate the scene, while whispers of violence and political tension ripple through the city.
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Ohana
Storer
Pemleman
Disher
Prasley
New York
Bryan
Sguudias
West
Puiyene
Af Social Grayur
Peesby
Market Prices and Agricultural Commodities Report
The Markets listing shows prices for seeds and grains including Timothy seed at 400 and 9 25 per unit, Clover seed 40, and oats, rye, corn, and flour rates. It notes quantities like bundles and per bushel costs, with various farm items such as beet cattle and tomato-related products referenced in the trading context.
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Oregon
Reading liquor dealer guilty of selling to minors
At the Court of Quarter Sessions of Berks County a Reading liquor dealer, Tenny Keaver, was found guilty on multiple indictments for selling liquor to minors. He was sentenced to fines totaling 60 dollars and imprisonment for seventy days, with additional penalties in separate counts.
Marriages Recorded in Rural Township Church Notes
A terse list of marriage banns and ceremonies from a rural township chapel. Names include J O A Young and Saraid. Samuel Tlinger and A Molly Wildebrand. Jacob Alberes and Lucy Wolford. Ada Gladyn by August. Amy F. Toten Baldwin and Ma Fico Voter. Tran Ots RFID and Ma Wa ditis. Charles A Lall and Sara L inom an.
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Charles A Lall
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