Selection of officers and early corporate steps announced
The meeting elected Amasteed Smith as Chairman with Jabex C. Knight and Wingate Mays as directors. Directors approved by the board include Amos 1D and others, with stock subscriptions around 195000 dollars. State appointments list several collectors and postmasters, plus various local officials and offices. The road project moves forward, and the board adjourned to reconvene on the 30th. The Hon. Thomas M. Burgess named President and Treasurer.
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Gaia
Thomas M. Burgess
Loss of the Brig Gov Hopkins Shocks Local Port
The brig Gov Hopkins long owned at this port is reported lost. It had sailed from Province Island about forty five years ago and was later sold in Dartmouth Massachusetts where she originated and is now believed to be lost near that area.
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Marine News
Gov. Hopkins
Province
New Bedford
Piartmouth
Mass
Min
Buzzard
F.T. Hatch
W. L Sharkey
Fire damages schooner Sarah E at Long Wharf
The schooner Sarah E. at Long Wharf was found burning on Tuesday morning last. The vessel burned nearly entirely out and her mainsail was destroyed. Captain Eldred, master and owner, laments the loss and hopes no wrongdoer will be found among the community.
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Sarah E
Long Wharf
Remarkable 15000 Piece Silk Mosaic Quilt Exhibit
A Mrs Peter Bradford made a silk mosaic quilt with fifteen thousand half inch squares in many colors. The quilt will be exhibited this afternoon at St Michael's Church Lecture hall with proceeds aiding charitable purposes.
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Peter Bradford
St. Michael's Church
Death of Mr King Reported in Alabama
Vice President King died at his home in Dallas County Alabama on Monday evening at six o clock. He was about 63 and lived on the Pine Hills plantation six miles from Cahaba. Burial is planned for tomorrow morning at Pine Hills.
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Deataortas
King
Quantestoy
King Hia Home iv
Siage
Pine Hills
Cahayyba
Weathered Week Brings Wet Cold to Town
The week brought persistent wet and unpleasant conditions with a Sunday morning storm. Ground froze and likely left two to three inches of snow cover earlier in the period.
Unclear fragmentary 19th century coin and funeral notes
After the first of June a new gold coin of the ten dollars is to be issued from the ring. In the act of changing the weight of small silver coin. Muammad April 20 Funeral of Vice President King. The funeral of Vice-President King ended with kindred and near him. King’s last moments were calm.
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Muamxsron
King
Ki Ied
Alec
Arrival of the Arabia and other transatlantic notes from London
The Arabia arrived from Liverpool after daylight with multiple sailing ships in port and reports sweep across Europe. Dispatches note political unrest in the Ottoman Empire and Austria, trade maneuvers in Britain, preparations for Napoleon’s tomb, and varied sightings including a whaling incident near Pleasant Island with crew stories and the brig Inga.
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Europe
Arabia
New York
Liverpoul
Randy Hook
Glasgayy
Glasgow
Std
Hernan
Cowes
Canada
Liverpool
Niagara
Andes
Constantinople
Servia
Newcastle
Turkey
Russia
Austria
London
Oqnadigy
Royal Flax Society of Ireland
Tds
Napoleon
Montipetier
Holland
Baden
Germany
Switzerland
Berlin
Milan
Dr. Kinkel
Frankenthal
Pladenorf
Prussia
Madhai
England
Vienna
Eep
Palermo
Sahayee
Antivari
Unclear OCR Date Fragment on Island Revenues
A garbled OCR fragment references an event on an island involving payments to a family and revenues, with scattered names and terms like Bath and Clara Ann. The text is incomplete and mixes unrelated phrases, offering no clear dates, places, or outcomes to confirm.
Fragmented OCR notes on a child and county scene
Readable text is sparse. Mentions a person named Sa and a young child with uncertain context. No clear event, location, or date established.
Robbery Attacks Town Treasurer in Franklin
The Providence Journal reports the 66 year old Franklin Town Treasurer Daniel s was seized by three robbers at 10 PM on a recent Saturday, gagged and tied, while they ransacked his barn and home and stole about $400 from the town trunk. The robbers fled before discovery as locals react and a $500 reward is offered for their capture.
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Providence Journal
Parafort
Woonsocket
Bogg Rosgraf
Tankllhs Mags
Daniele
Eng
Franklin
Daniels
Irishman Murphy Arrested for Fall River Murder in Rochester
John Murphy, an Irish man accused of murdering his wife by forcing vitriol down her throat in Fall River, was arrested in Rochester yesterday. He was brought to Fall River this morning and is held for a preliminary examination before possible jail time for a diabolical crime.
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Monpenen Arnestep
John Murphy
Fall River
Rochester
Amborphy
Daniel Hall
Hall
Murphy
New Bedford Standard
Unusual Shipment Boxes Fail to Yield Gold Dust
Grent Rossery of the New York Mirror reports that two or three specie boxes from the Unicorn arriving at Aspinwall yielded shot and iron weights instead of yellow dust. The locked cases appeared well sealed and banded, suggesting skilled operators. The missing amount approaches $20,000, with insurance carried by two or three parties in New York.
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Grent Rossery
The
New York Mirror
Aspinwall
New York
Unclear fragmentary notice of a Baltimore burial event
Remains of a woman buried near Baltimore after a few days in the coffin. An investigation was opened into possible poisoning as part of a broader inquiry. A prior inquest had been held on the same body with a verdict rendered previously.
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Bet
Baltimore
Destructive Fire at Brooklyn Navy Yard
A major blaze at the Brooklyn Navy Yard destroyed a four story printer's loft and timber storage building. It ruined timber for ships including a 74 gun ship and frigate while damaging vessel frames. Two explosions occurred from bomb shells left on site. Loss estimated at 115000 to 120000 with several injuries. Cause listed as spontaneous combustion.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brookn Navy Yard
General Arista Arrives in New Ontlans from Vera Cruz
April 16 dispatch notes General Arista, former Mexican president, arriving by brig from Vera Cruz. Vera Cruz reports show Santa Anna’s welcome with illuminations and a four day stay including a grand banquet. Woll pursues Carvajal in Tamaulipas as 1000 troops escort Santa Anna from Mexico City.
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New Ontlans
Arista
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Vera Craz
Sonora
Parasola
Santa Anna
Woll
Tamaulipas
Carvajal
Don Bemarl Gavazas
City
Contract for Light House Oil Bid Won by Edward M Robinson
The Light House Board awards the contract for supplying the lakes light houses with 17 shans of sperm oil split evenly between winter and spring. Edward M. Robinson of this city secured the bid at prices not made public. The board reserved the right to reject any bid for reasons other than the amount.
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Edward M. Robinson
New Bedford Mercury
Nantucket native visits the Continent for first time
A fifty year old Nantucket gentleman arrived in the city aboard the Massachusetts from Nantucket on his initial trip to Europe. He has always lived on Nantucket and never left the island before this journey, a rare stay-at-home comportment for his age.
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Massachusetts
Nantucket
New Bedford Standard
Visitor Young Spaine to mis Fatura
Arthur Spring Jr visited his unhappy father in his cell. Young Arthur offered a hand but was refused. The father accused him of murder and rejected reconciliation. The parent insisted on his own innocence while the son denied guilt.
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Arthur Spring, Jr
Arthur
Phila. Enquirer
House committee to regulate compounding medicines bill
A special House committee report, via Dr Winslow Lewis of Boston, proposes a bill controlling compounding and sale of medicines. It requires full English recipes sworn before a legal authority, limits sales to standard works, and publicizes patent medicine formulas to curb quack nostrums while preserving real discoveries.
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House
Winslow Lewis
Boston
Ehall
Ice market shows prices steady after price index
Fragmentary text reports ice prices remaining high with limited movement. It notes market conditions and references delayed or uncertain figures, indicating stability rather than a drop in rates. No clear dates, sources, or further specifics are readable.
Youth Shot by Father in Kentucky Town House Incident
A seventeen year old boy left home during a dispute in Hackamith Kentucky. The father seized a gun at the door and fired, striking the son in the forehead and killing him. Police are reporting the family tragedy as a deadly domestic incident with investigation ongoing.
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Eorge Morton
Acca Aavesticene
War declaration and annexation rumor in Mexico dispute
A Washington correspondent notes criticism of Emperor authority and discusses rumors of war and possible U S annexation of Mexico. The piece mentions Santa Anna preserving lands and a violent revolution impacting an estate near Buty as shocks ripple through the region.
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Santa Anxa
Washington
Journal of Commerce
South Anna
Escobar
Mexico
United States
Santa An
Exbeniion to Tuk Pouar Sras Arctic Expedition Sets Sail
Dry Kane returns to New York from Kiel as he prepares to sail May 6 aboard the brig Advance funded by Grinnell. Dr Kane selects Henry Brooks and volunteers from the Grinnell Expedition to join a second American Arctic effort with Esquimaux, Parry and Ross authorities, aided by field compasses clothing and provisions for a mobile sledging voyage.
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Tae
Tuk Pouar
Dry Kane
New
Kie Te
Washington
Navy Department
Dobbie
Grinnell
Kane
Henry Brooks
Sagly
Esquimaux
Edward Parry
Rosses
India
Wome
Bennett
Stanton Life Boats
Air powered carriage demonstrated in Paris experiment
Two workers carried a small three wheeled carriage along the street as a crowd watched. Air pressure supplied the motive power, promising cheaper transport than steam with no fire or smoke, sparking talk of an omnibus for fourteen passengers between Bastile and Madeleine at nominal cost.
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Paris
Bastile
Madeleine
Wrecker The Queen Victoria Cabin Scene Hurts Diver
Diver saved a plate from the Queen Victoria’s wrecked cabin but refuses to dive again. He recalls the scene as a lifelike waxwork display with about twenty bodies in conversation, seeming to move only in his imagination.
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Queen Victoria
Government guidelines suggest formal dress for diplomats
The Chester Republican quotes a harsh mockery of official recommendations for diplomatic agents abroad. It lists a black coat with gold star insignia, white or black undergarments, a three cornered hat with black cockade and gold eagle, and a steel sword in a scabbard as a court dress to be used on all occasions.
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Chester Republican
Sincoran Occurrence Near River Road Tragedy Averts Rescue
Friday incident on the nd Raver road near the River Rot ends in two men killed after ground around a waterlogged area sunk under them. Hart Meyers and a hired man were in a wagon that vanished into a twenty foot deep hole as the surface collapsed. Attempts to escape failed as water rushed in and the two men were unable to rise before the earth filled the cavity.
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Raver
Rot
Hartmeyers
Mx Hammeyer
Phesian
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