Northern enterprise and Southern reunification urged
The piece argues that postwar Northern immigration will boost Southern thrift and productivity, recommending small farm leases to white emigrants, with newspapers in Carolinas supporting this shift. It contends slavery bred a divided aristocracy and urges regional population movement to heal the union, citing Atlantic Cable milestones and dispatches from Cyrus W. Field.
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North
South Carolina
Europe
The Convention and Its Fateful Delegates
The coming Philadelphia Convention must admit any elected delegate who endorses the call, or risk its destruction. The press notes a heterogeneous mix of North and South critics, including figures tied to opposition to the Union war effort, shaping expectations for the body the President hopes will endorse his policy.
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Philadelphia
Union
Johnson
New York Daily News
Ben Wood
Times
Vallandigham
Woods
Pendletons
Mr. Raymond
Unity of Southern Loyalists Urged at Philadelphia Convention
South loyalists urge a nationwide union with Northern Republicans to back reconstruction policies. Washington authored appeal calls for a September Philadelphia convention to form one party uniting Southern and Northern Unionists against presidential policy and to secure loyalist rights and free expression.
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Friends of the Union
Philadelphia
Washington
South
Congress
Union
Girl at Farmhouse Door In Ten O Clock Luncheon Scene
A fragment recalls a girl standing in a farmhouse doorway at ten o clock as men gather for luncheon. The scene hints at evening light and a lingering perfume filled day.
Gold Quartz Discovery Sparks Vermont County Excitement
In Caledonia county near the Connecticut river a gold quartz find draws strong interest. An assayer at Waterford reported $4533 of gold per ton from quartz about nineteen feet deep. Nearby surface quartz within a half mile yielded $2780 per ton, with gray and white quartz, slate, and iron compounds.
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Golv
Vermont
Caledonia County
Connecticut
Waterford
Tragic Brooklyn death of Sarah Miller described
The New York Express reports the death of Sarah Miller a colored woman in Brooklyn last week. It states she stood five feet eight inches tall and measured five feet across her chest. She weighed 788 pounds and six men had to lower her body from the third floor to the hallway where it was coffined.
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The
New York Express
Sarah Miller
Brooklyn
New Bedford Celebrates Emancipation Day on August 1
Citizens of New Bedford mark August 1 with a grand celebration honoring the emancipation of 4,000,000 slaves during the rebellion. The event underscores civic pride and historical memory in the city.
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New Bedford
Died at Rocky Point Summer Residence
Col. Byron Sprague, a wealthy Providence business figure, died Tuesday morning at his large summer home near Rocky Point after a long life of wealth and local influence. The report notes involvement with Providence business interests.
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Byron Sprague
Denly
Rocky Point
Providence
Sheridan’s Views on Postwar Politics and Southern Reconstruction
A Cincinnati correspondent quotes Gen. Sheridan on keeping aloof from politics and warns that the South’s attitude worsens as former slaves gain freedom. The piece argues for continued U.S. military presence to safeguard peace and Unionists, urging prudent reconciliation and mediation rather than withdrawal.
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Sheridan
Cincinnati
Texas
New Orleans
Flo
South
United States
Inter-continental Cable Talk and Fall River Steamer News
Discussion on an undersea cable linking Europe and America highlights price equalization and reduced foreign-transaction uncertainty. The Empire State steamer resumes Fall River to New York service amid losses, while Army generals list honors and civil-life origins noted for Fort Fisher tactic.
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Our Genenals
Ulysses S Grant
William T. Sherman
Henry W Uindeck
George G. Meade
Philip II Sheridan
George H. Thomas
Winfield
Hancock
Irwin McDowell
William S. Rosecrans
Philp St. George Cooke
John Pops
Joseph Hoker
Julio M.S. Kofis
Qohver O. Howard
Alfred H
Fashionables at Saratoga and Reform Hint
The Saratoga crowd enjoys horse and foot races amid summer amusements, with a shift toward an elite contingent. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals plans a capital reform via horse and dog drinking troughs in New York and Brooklyn stores, with owner consent and pedestrian cups.
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SarnaTova
Saratoga
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
New York
Brooklyn
Rebuilding Hope Amid Ruins and Great Shoshone Wonder
The Eastern Argus reports rapid rebuilding with thousands at work clearing rubbish laying foundations and rising walls showing courage and hope. A Salt Lake paper extols the Great Shoshone cataract as a world wonder between Salt Lake and Oregon and the Rocky and Cascade ranges. The Boston Pilot notes Catholic growth at 390 percent vs Baptists 12 percent Methodists 43 percent and Congregationalists 7 percent.
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Argus
Salt Lake
Idaho
Oregon
Niagara
Rocky Mountains
Cascade Range
Pold
America
Boston Pilot
Presentation to General Burnside for war service gift bowl
A large silver bowl and ladle from Major Gen. Burnside’s staff was presented during the war. The 18 inch high piece rests on an octagonal base with four cannons, bears the General’s monogram and Ninth Army Corps badge, and shows battles and the Fort Saunders attack. The gift was private and informal.
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Burnside
Piffany & Co
Ninth Army Corps
Fort Saunders
Knoxville
Tribune
Early Steam History and Oceanic Experiments Span Centuries
A dated survey traces steam power from ancient devices around 280 BCE to a 1548 Catalan steamboat trial, then lists 17th to 19th century milestones. Notable items include Newcomen’s engine, Savary and Watt developments, early steamboats, and transatlantic voyages, with scattered notes on modern incidents and society.
Soldier in Langensalza Battle Returns to Town
The Danzig Gazette reports a local soldier who fought at Langensalza and survived eight wounds none fatal. Three bullets pierced his coat tail, one knocked off his epaulette, another his bus cap, another pierced his trousers, and one chipped a nail. The item includes a Columbus Ohio girl’s parents financing a trip to New York to deter an unwanted suitor. Atlantic Telegraph Company directors grant a month’s wages as a reward to staff for zeal during cable laying work.
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London Times
Great Eastern
Newfoundland
Treart’s Content
Cyrus W. Field
Johnson
Seward
London
Field
Atlantic
England
United States
New York
Austria
Prussia
Danzig
Langensalza
Columbus, Ohno
Atlantic Telegraph Company
Real Estate Transactions and a Gold Steamer Model Gift
Real estate transfers for July record numerous parcels sold in Bristol including properties on Pleasant street Hope street and Brad ford street with prices up to 5500. A remarkable gift to Captain James Linless from Charles Morgan features a gold and silver model of the steamer Morgan valued at 3000 with a moving music box and detailed miniature components.
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Nathaniel Manchester
Samuel Gladding
William Ferris
Pleasant Street
Augustus N. Miller
Hezekiah J. Pitman
Hope
Church Streets
LeBaron B. Church
William B Church
Elizabeth G. Church
E Eleanor B. Church
Town of
Bristol
Bristol Neck
Thames Street
Bradford
Franklio
James Linless
Charles Morgan
New York
Morgan
New Orleans
Galveston
J. Dean Benton
Wilmington
Delaware
Benton
Providence
Captain Lawless
Mr. Morgan
Sidewalk Work On Hope Street Ordered
The east side sidewalk on Hope Street between Franklin Street and the Town Bridge is being cut down and graded under the direction of the Survey or of the highways.
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Hope Street
Franklin Street
Town Bridge
Town Council and Probate Court Meet Monday Two O’clock
The regular monthly meeting of the Town Council and Court of Probate will be held in the Council Chamber on Monday afternoon at two o’clock.
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American Institution of Instruction
Burlington
Clam Bake Planned by St Michael's Ladies at Fox Hill
The ladies of St Michael's Church announce a clam bake at Fox Hill to be held on Wednesday next, per advertisement. Proceeds or further details are not specified in the readable text.
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Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad
Suquehannah River
Havre de Grace
The
Boston Journal
St. Michael's Church
Fox Hill
Library Repairs Delay Book Deliveries at Y M C A
The Christian Association YMCA library will suspend book deliveries during extensive repairs and alterations to the building. The note invites support for a summer daml baka to boost the building fund, currently four to five hundred dollars, with women expected to aid in creating a permanent association home.
The Hair Restorer Pestacwine Safer for All Hair Types
Pestacwine is marketed as the hair restorer that offers the best satisfaction and has wide availability. The claim emphasizes practical use and broad distribution across retailers.
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Bristol Si Benit
Horning
Angst
the New South
G. D. Be
Joey Light
Priladelptiia
Democratic State Central Committee
Wm. Beach Lawrence
Amasa Sprague
Alfred Anthony
Ariel Ballou
Thomas Steere
James H. Parsons
James Waterhouse
Elisha R. Potter
Hery Taw
Charles Terry
Sabin’s Point
East Provience
Central Falls
New England
Worcester
Fall River
Empire State
Newport
Newport Duly News
Hero
Alexandria
Atheminus
Blasco de Gaory
Barcelona
Spain
Gaory
Newcastle On Tyne
Marquis of Worcester
Newcomen
Savary
James Watt
Jonathan Hulls
Thomas
Oliver Evans
Savannah
Carleston
Liverpool
Hunt
Merchant’s Magazine
the Tribune
Maine
Alice Leary Leath
Sweetwater
Tenn
Kansas
Lightning Creek
New Hampshire
Buffinton
James Davis
Portland
Great Peabone
Delaware and Mary
Manchester
N. N
Thas
Louisville
Lowell
Petroleum
Ames
West Bridgewater
Tve
North Carolina
Onslow Stearns
Concord, N. H
Old Colony and Newport Railroad Company
John Bialer
Beaver
Ohio
Victoria
Sandwich Island
N. Y Times
Mathew Davenport
Okaloni
N. Y Post
Malden
Mass
Nebraska
Carter Zouave
Meadville
Penn
David Smith
Lebanon
Tennessee
N. H
Minnesota
Boston Common Council
Sean
Illinois
J. Monres Taylor
Lhe
Sadowa
University of Vienna
Sandwich
Baldwinsville
N. Y
Treasury
Treasury Department
Temperance Va CroLtera
Shelby County
Ill
Andrew Johnson
Local Intelligence
Messadore T. Bennett
Richmond Manufacturing Company
Bradford Street
Thames Streets
Timothy Gately
Philip B Bourn
Wood Street
Bourn
Nathaniel Bullock
Daniel Ryan
Jack Barney
Rock Street
Thomas J. Thurston
Clarrissa M. Thurston
George M Richmond
Union Street
Fort Rounds
William T. Waldron
Ienry Waldron
Constitution Street
Congregational Street
Tlome
C. M. Sueparp
Bradford Durfee
Pall River
TF. S. Thomas
Young Men’s Christian Association
State Street M. BE
Ameriky
Ginny
Trewan
Virginia
Bufort
Edmond Trorton
Walker's Cove
Norton
Wilcox’s
L. O. Emerson
Judah
Messrs. Alams & Co
Bromfield Streets
Boston
Phrenological Journal
Benj. Franklin
Lewis Cass
C. F. Brydges
Brunell
Fowler & Wells
Bgapie
Nevada
Califorpia
Doris Daylesford
Green Sal
C. Beadle & Co
William Street
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