Bates sisters remembered as 1812 heroines at Scituate lighthouse
Rebecca and Abigail Bates two lighthouse keeper's daughters distinguished in revolutionary times. They faced a British blockade using a drum and song Yankee Doodle, triggering a retreat as guards arrived. The Bates family long lived at the old Scituate home now preserved as a historic site.
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Rebecca W. Bates
Scituate Parbor
Rebecca
Abigail
Scituate
Barbara Freuche
Abbie Bates
Home Guards
Abbie
Jane Curtis
Hawthorne
Boston Traveler
Hancock's tariff stance mocked as local question by Guardian interview
A Paterson NJ Guardian interview portrays General Hancock calling the tariff a local issue. The piece mocks his view that federal policy cannot alter protection and that Democratic or Republican presidents would not affect manufacturing interests. It cites the Cincinnati Gazette and includes varied quips and opinions.
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Hancock
Paterson
N. J
Guardian
Pennsylvania
Angiety
Cincinnati Gazette
Republican Platform and Endorsed Candidates Listed
The passage outlines a long Republican platform with twelve points stressing prosperity, revenue honesty, protection of labor, national banking, free speech, suffrage, civil order, debt payment, pensions, opposition to secession, civil service reform, and loyalty to the Union. It also names Oren Catlin of Buffalo as a sponsor and ends with a note on New York City’s lack of a state election and a Tribune report linking bathhouse usage to Republican prospects.
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van Buren
United States
Congress
Republic
Lincoln
Davis
New York City
Tribune
Toasts and finance mix in a curious 19th century note
A quirky item blends a toast about friendship and a bottle of Dr Thomas Electric Oil, claimed to heal cuts and burns, with a financial line noting New York banks hold 46 million dollars more gold than a year ago.
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New York
Eclectric Oil Satisfaction Prompt in Fayette Mich
A. RocnErorp of Fayette Michigan reports Eclectric Oil gives satisfaction and asks to be sent ten dollars worth by express. He requests prompt delivery and expresses obligation.
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A. RocnErorp
Fayette Mich
Chicago Weekly News
Metropo
Publisher Weekly News
Chicago
Ill
Republican Rally Cited for Northern States Victory
A political note emphasizes a three week pull to secure Northern States while aiming to ruin a Solid South and challenge Lee and Jackson era principles, signaling a fervent GOP push.
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Lee
Jack
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