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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1856
Page
3
In a doomed voyage about 140 sailors and Native passengers perished in the attempt. The captain reports the loss of the vessel while the first lieutenant was in charge. A few Maddien crews survived among the Seen furgilies from various walks of life.
Patrick Lyons was examined on a charge of attempting to cause a collision by placing obstacles near the Worcester Railroad. He was committed for examination after failing bail. A separate case recalls a fall 1853 sentence for theft and a ruined life leading to penitentiary mercy and possible work placement for restoration.
Rev Robert Allyn thanked NoB Durfee for seeds sent from the Agricultural Bureau to reward good conduct in Rhode Island schools. He proposed distributing seeds to students, checked seed availability, and confirmed 400 school orders for 400 packages of assorted seeds to the Rhode Island Commissioner of Public Schools.
About 12 o'clock Sunday a large junk bottle thrown into John’s sleeping room at No 59 Forty sixth street exploded with great force knocking him senseless nearly tearing off his right arm and disfiguring him. Ayman named Jean Baptist was arrested on suspicion.
The Washington correspondent reports foreign dead letters mails unclaimed by addressees were assembled at the General Post Office. Totals included England 26000, Bremen 4000, Cologne 48000, Nova Scotia 500, New Brunswick 650, and 7500 to Canada.
A Kingston meeting of the arm Society discussed Pastor Joe Mann’s potential move to Putnam Connecticut. A committee was formed to persuade him to remain, noting his education and devotion and the Kingston community’s fortune in having him.
A farmer reports that feeding hens red pepper seeds mixed with food keeps them laying year round. The method involves using red pepper seed, bran, and other additives to stabilize weight and provide immediate relief.
An English sale features the Bowyer Bible in a carved oak cabinet, originally bound in forty five volumes with engravings by six hundred artists. The lot sold for five hundred fifty pounds, with the cabinet costing one hundred fifty pounds. Bowyer spent over twenty four years compiling this edition begun in 1900. The British Museum houses one folio copy. the other is the sold set.
A row of six stables on Water Street collapsed burying several children. One boy died and two young girls were fatally injured with others lightly hurt. A man named Wilson previously arrested for scuttling the schooner Eudora Imogence was re-arrested by U S authorities on a charge of creating a revelation board that wedsel.
Grong Vallace Massachusetts April 3 1856 coroner’s jury finds Timothy Morrissey died from effects of bad liquor and exposure his body found in Geld snow shows he traveled alone and fell repeatedly a witness slept on the snow that night confirming distance and condition of the route.
Ragged OCR outlines a brief local notice about sheds and allocations, mentioning committee involvement and a scheduling context. Readable elements imply a decision or change affecting property or storage space managed by city or civic bodies. Names and places are obscured by damage.
An old advertisement touts Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps as a remedy for bronchitis and stomach issues, sold only in quart and pint bottles through Adolpho Wolfe as sole importer. It warns against counterfeit gin mixers and urges public aid against misrepresentation and deception by other sellers.
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