Elopement Capers on the Mississippi River
A Boston vocalist dupes a captain and wins the captain’s wife amid a Natchez caper. Dodge plots to woo the captain’s young widow Armarantha Bronson of New Orleans, but the ruse unravels when the vocalist flees with the wife and leaves a taunting note. The captain pursues but the lovers escape aboard a rival steamer, ending with a humorous confession and a farewell gift.
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Natchez
Dodge
Mason and Dixon
Loong
Waters
Dia
New Orleans
Boston Museum
Oh sing those songs again to night from the Indiana State Sentinel
A poetry piece invokes songs of youth and past delight. The speaker recalls songs of friendship and home, asking for melodies that ease present cares and evoke joy, sadness, and longing. The verse closes with credit to V. R. Washington, Washington, D. C.
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V. R
Washington, D. C
Dodge's Elope Story Told by Falconsalidge
The piece recounts Ossian E. Dodge the Boston vocalist known as the Incomparably ugly man recounting a voyage on a steamer to the Mississippi and a comic misadventure with a rich widow aboard the boat. Dodge entertains at Milliken's saloon with tales of his travels and musical exploits.
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Ossian E. Dodge
Boston
Jenny Lind
Dodge
Milliken
Order
Niagara
Cincinnati
Memphis
Viecksburgh
Natchez
New Orleans
Ralfe
Glover
Dempster
Gir
Rome
Niagara Falls
Mississippi River
Agas
Althea
Temperance bills and railroad interests in Greek Territory
Athens reports on a select committee bill to repeal liquor licenses and Rayburn’s supplementary act. Legislative actions include adjournment plans, court-time amendments, railroad stock transfers, and petitions on licenses, public works, and an asylum for the blind. Senate discusses the Zanesville Hotel Company charter.
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Athens Messenger
Wairchild
Select Committee On Temperance
Rayburn
Senate
Plumb
Fairchild
Jee
Moor
Jackson County
Ironton Railroad Company
Eaton
Committee On the Judiciary
House
Irenton Railroad Company
Scio
Gen
Randall
Bradley
House of Representatives
Thomas Corwin
van Vorhes
Courts of Common Pleas
Cook
George Renick
Ross County
Joseph Post
K. A. Murdock
James
John Rochester
Hocking County
Board of Public Works
Lancaster
Logan
Hocking
Hocking Valley
John Borland
Messrs. James, Colburn and
Bth
Asylum For
Committee On Benevolent Institutions
Grimes
Steubenville and Indiane Railroad Company
Zanesville Hotel Company
Yeas
Ohio Editorial Convention Opens at Columbus January 1851
The State Editorial Convention convened in Columbus in the Library Rooms on January 17 1851 with E R Camenecy as president and C Flood and J Medill as secretaries. Delegates from numerous Ohio papers gathered to discuss press duties, republicanism, and mutual support as they honored past conventions and planned committees on permanent officers and business.
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Columbus
E.R. Camenecy
Msq
C. B. Flood
I’. Brown
J. Medill
Campbell
Ohio
Press of
Army
Washington
L. L. Rier
Freesoil Democrat
Apoison Russet
Highland News
W.H. Hart
Maumee River Times
Ki. B. Pisser
M. HL. Mepany
Ohio Statesman
Gro
F. Srayman
Standard
Delaware
C. B. Froop
U. Statesman
W. M. Case
Findlay Courier
N. Ff. van Vorhes
Messrs. van Vorhes
Walling, Bratton, Beard
Hubbell
Flood
A. G. Dimmock
Pcs
James MackEnzile
UH. Lyman
Laurin Dewey
Ohio Penitentiary
Mr. Dewey
E. R. Campbell
Benjamin Franklin
Telegraphic family party links Astor Burnet houses
A Friday evening telegraphic party linked the Astor House in New York and the Burnet House in Cincinnati with the O Reilly Line offices in each city. Operators from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh joined, champagne flowed, toasts honored exchange of family congratulations between Gotham and Porkopolis. The event closed with mutual compliments and a private report.
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Astor House
New York
Urnet House
O'Reilly Line
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Jones’ Hotel
Cincinnati
Philaphia
O'Reilly Telegraphic
Gotham
Porkopolis
Astor
Burnet
Cincinnati Oe
Resolutions from the Ohio Convention on Publishing and Postage
The January 18 1651 convention adopts resolutions urging publication of the state constitution in party papers for four weeks before voting and seeks laws mandating notices in county newspapers. It also calls for prepaid notices, limits gratuitous advertising, protects local press, and argues against eastern publishing monopolies and unfair postal rates.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Congress
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Ossian
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Valley Road
Pardee
Geiger
Barns
Messrs. Pardee
Satlit
Mr. Bull
Steubenville and Indiana Railroad Company
Payne
Bull
Lewis
Athens
N. H. van Vorhes, & CO
Court St
Business Directory
Bargrofy
Fagle Pe Hotel
D. M. Clayton
Parksons & Davis
Brown's Row
Washkington Street
Drhia
Court Street
O. Celery
AN Owles
8Th Judicial Circuit
L. Jewett
Bounty Landowne
Omics South End Cvur
St. Athena, O. Ad
Prretsiatg
Iack & Lauper
Cc. &E
Bolasson
John Corkins
Court House
Solio Gi
Stewart's
West Side Court Street
Pickhmming & Blackstone
Punk
Pickering & Carley, Ealers
P Ambrosher CO
J. Ballard & Sons
ELL
Queens Ware
Boots
N. E
I. D. Harper
Washington St
A. van Wyorhes
Minnesota
Stillwater
J. D. Somnson
Eagle Hotel
Nncesary
Hnl T. Brown
A. Hall
T. He. Hall
Co. A. Hall & Son
Manket Street
Baltimore
Pickering & Blackstone
The
Indiana State Sentinel
Falconsalidge
Coremius
Cys
Lolumius
Coumers
McGregor
Rowin R. Campartt
H. Gitt
Guernsey
Jeffersonian
James Mackenzie
Kalida Venture
W. C. Johnston
New Richmond Age
Angel “‘Crown
M. H. Nichots
Lima Argus
P. B. Cope
Marysville Argus
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