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19 Feb 1863
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1863
Page
1
The readable text is fragmentary with numeric codes and symbols. no identifiable people organizations places dates or events are present to summarize.
Multiple items advertised for sale including almond barrels and various floor merchandise. Listings name Alfred Winsor & S08 at Long Wharf and Homer & Sprague at India Wharf with limited details.
An 1863-era analysis details a planned Russian telegraph line from Moscow to the Pacific via Siberia and the Aleutian Islands. The scheme envisions stations on 40 Aleutian islands and a route to Portland Oregon, with messages crossing continents from St. Petersburg to New York and San Francisco. The piece weighs strategic effects on British and US interests and notes supportive scholarly commentary on Shakespearean criticism.
The market shows little activity with small sales in Pots and Pearls and firm or steady demand across several commodities. Bulk items such as coffee, drugs, fish, flour, and grain move in limited lots with prices varying by grade and location, while coal, indigo, leather, and metals report steady to quiet trading and prices holding or easing modestly.
The Boston Board of Trade petitioned in relation to freight on horse railroads. A bill to incorporate the Type-Setting Machine Company with 300000 dollars was reported. A measure to preserve a complete military record of town soldiers and officers was advanced. A drunkenness act failed a third reading by six to twenty six. In the House, a bill extended Police Court jurisdiction and discussed aid to families of volunteers before recommittal.
The Senate challenges the House vote granting authority to the Administration to build the Submarine Coast Cable. The project is praised for wartime and commercial value, with leaders urging Senate reconsideration to support the House recommendation and authorize construction for naval and economic efficiency.
The piece condemns French intervention in Mexico and Latin America, arguing it aims to reassert monarchical rule on the Western Hemisphere. It urges Lincoln to unite the North and South against imperial threats, warning against allowing foreign powers to fracture the Union and praising republican ideals.
The speaker ridicules promises and demands a resolute Lincoln with Seward and a war cabinet to focus on military needs. He argues only then can the Ship of State endure the nation’s storm and uphold the Constitution.
The Rev Dr Bolles argues Lent’s fast is authenticated by early Apostolical Canons and seeks a purpose beyond mere zeal. The fast recalls Christ’s sufferings, calls for self examination and penance, and aims to unite prayers for mercy and peace across the Church and nation.
Correspondent from Nasuva New Hampshire notes Boston Journal’s canvass results imply a larger statewide vote than expected amid wartime strain. He accuses charcoals of fraud, urges vigilance, and pledges support to elect George to Congress to aid the Union, citing Governor Berry and opposition to abolitionists.
The man who was ejected from a Canadian railway car after insisting on paying fare with silver coin has won $250 in damages from the company.
The letter discusses Africa’s future and urges colonization via penal settlements, arguing that clearing swamps and building towns could raise Africa’s salubrity. It critiques Europe’s colonial state, contemplates mulatto populations, and notes cotton and other resources tied to West Africa.
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