08 May 1848
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1848
Page
1
A Bristol plumber named Wart dreamed a method to purify shot by pouring melted lead through a sieve on a tower. Round spheres rolled along an inclined plane while misshapen pieces fell away. He later sold the patent for £10,000 and the method is still used by makers.
A private letter recounts Captain H of the English navy returning to lodgings in London where a beautiful woman lured him inside locked him in and a murdered officer lay in a French bedstead with a fatal throat cut. He escaped by jumping to the street and fleeing to Plymouth, later learning of the murder through papers.
The President submits communications from Mr Justo Sierra and the Governor of Yucatan describing a severe Indian insurrection in Yucatan and begging for U S assistance. He argues against European colonization while reaffirming Monroe era policy and notes possible U S military involvement to protect white inhabitants if needed.
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