Terrible Massacre and River Tragedy Reported
Multiple brutal killings near the capture of Vidaurri’s men and a mass execution attributed to Miramon's forces. A Missouri river ferry death follows a child’s drowning after a nighttime walk into the water. A Swedish traveler's perilous journey to join her husband spans a year and four months, including shipwrecks and arduous crossings.
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Mexicia
Vidaurri
Ger
Miramon
Tatv
San Juun
Astter
Ferier
Dirarmad
Somman Byydeat
Fisher
Perry
John Bray
Indisus
Missouri River
Vn-Las
Oho Snd
Mississippi
Firther
Ship
Por Anne
Laonis
Sweden
Scotland
Notable bank note fraud and distant fire losses shock New Yan
A New York style report notes the New Eughind Bank of Fairmount Maine issued a vast amount of notua worth 840,000 circulated by Walstrock brokers amid a broad bluff. Brokers passed it widely, while authorities estimate project fraud at about 300,000. A ship loss and a fatal fire elsewhere are also reported along with local obituaries and civic notes.
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New Yan
New Eughind Bank
Fairmount
Maine
Notua
Walstrock
Tha Pribnnr
Bret
Anuutey
Thanksgiving Day services and town preparations at Gettysburg
Thanksgiving observances in Gettysburg feature Union services in the Presbyterian Church with closures of stores. Rev C G Waisce of Selins Grove to preach in the German Reformed Church at 10 am and Molir's Church at 2 pm. Railway activity and depot construction progress amid preparations for visitors, plus local property sales and officials appointments noted.
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carWe
Waisce
Selin’s Grove
Jettysburg
Molir's
Farbury
Uilnvis
Late Elections Reshape Democratic Ranks in Nation
The piece analyzes post election shifts in Democratic policy on popular sovereignty, contrasting Buchanan and Douglas positions, and reports Treasury data showing rising expenditures and debt. It notes McPherson’s rise in Pennsylvania and Illinois party tensions, alongside editorials challenging squatter sovereignty and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
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Cincinnati
Buchanan
Iis
Tia Kansas
Douglas
Minois
Singery
Ansious
Thouglas
Lnxon
Tudge Black
Guuaral
Congress
Dred Scott
Blink
Counta
Democratic Party
Fragmented 1860s press round up with political notes
A dense, garbled column recounts political advice to legislators, election writs in Berks County, a San Francisco date line, and jurisdictional disputes. It mentions Peter Gleury Jones’s vacancy, Oregon war news, Allegheny County tax actions, and Lincolns era party dynamics. Also notes a street crime, a train incident caused by a monkey, western town growth, and local industry statistics.
Solar Spots and Local Tragedies Chronicle Oddities
A Sunspot description from Alexandria High School principal Quleb S Llallawell details a large spot with a penumbra and a fine white line, noting solar rotation and variability. The issue also reports deaths including Mrs Amealia Pinkway of Antapolis Md and David Leech Esq of Sveedburg Armstrong County, plus assorted items on politics, law, and local incidents.
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Quleb S. Llallawell
Alexandria
V.a
Amealia Pinkway
Antapolis
Antapulia
Ture
England
New Oxford's Rapid Growth and Finest Homes
A detailed notice describes New Oxford's rapid improvement, noting new brick warehouses and houses along the square after the railroad, with many businessmen expanding operations. Prominent builders and merchants like Mr. Hersh, Mr. Dietrich, and Mr. Staub are cited, alongside a planned three story brick house on the Public Square. The piece also mentions foreign investments and political notes from the era.
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Winter
Peter Dich
Amos Zuck
A. W. Staub
Leo Staub Bay
Or. W. Dolluaa
Henry Wiest
Dawiel Hitzell
J. Hastrosy
John Dietrich
Peters
J. Bayout
Millen
Shane
Jeremiah Diehl
Stuck
Miley
Frank Sherman
Gupl. Wagner
Oxford
New Oxford
Franklin Heteh
Harsh
Hersh
The Late Election and Political Revolt
The piece describes a sweeping electoral shift across states from Pennsylvania to the last voting states, producing a majority in Congress opposed to the Administration. It highlights the rise of a protectionist platform, the plight of workers facing unemployment, and expectations that the next House will push tariffs and industry support. It also notes perceived corruption in Congress, a German settlement in Texas praised for industry, a desertion at a wedding in Indianapolis, and a sensational murder by a man in Chicago, with a rat bite cited in Ohio.
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New York Herald
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San Anton
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