Ally Fisher's Sacrifice Brings Blessings to New York Family
Ally and her mother endure hardship by candlelight as Ally sacrifices her bright prospects to keep the family together. The tale contrasts their modest cottage with Fisher's ruined life, praising Ally's meek devotion and faith as blessings multiply along their path.
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Wim
Tor Tured Agai
Ally
Bird
Birdie
New York
Billy Fisher
Ally Fisher
Murder at Cincinnati Theatre Leaves Actor Reeves Slain
A New York Tribune correspondent reports a cold blooded murder at the People's Theatre in Cincinnati. Reeves known as Jack Reeves the Irish Lion, was Prompter when Mrs Cooke teased him, her husband stabbed him in the left breast entering his heart. The audience remained unaware as panic and a fake fire alarm ensued. Reeves, described as harmless, was married to Carnegan.
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Reeves
Jack Reeves
People's Theatre
Cooke
Ile Gentle
Yes
Reaves
St. Louis
Dauseuse
Carnegan
Arrangements Ready for American Institute Fair
The program for the American Institute Fair outlines exhibits from October 6 with an opening address by Mahlon Dickinson of New Jersey and a freework display. The schedule includes a Plowing and Leading Match, a National Convention of Farmers, and an agricultural exhibition with entries due by October 12. Previous awards totaled 34 gold medals 35 silver cups 181 silver medals 155 diplomas 170 dollars cash and 1298 books, with higher totals planned.
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Fase
Americas Institute
American Institute
Mahlon Dickinson
N.J
National Convention of Farmers, Cantoners, &c
Mecham's Hall
Broadway
Tabernacle
Death of Poughkeepsie Coachman After Seventeen Years Service
A man in Poughkeepsie who served as a coachman to a single family for seventeen years died days ago. He earned $15 to $18 per month plus occasional tips, saved all money after sea expenses, and left about $3000 at death. He was about 40 years old. The text reflects a note on frugality and economy.
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Poughkeepsie
Ieme
Niech
Navy Yard
Boston
Independence
Gulf
Ohio
Volun
Court rules on captain’s flogging of passenger aboard ship
A U S District Court decision stems from a flogging by a ship captain on a Rotterdam to United States voyage. The captain claimed a seaman’s right to corporal punishment, injuring the passenger. The ruling addresses masters’ authority over passengers and avoids tyrannical abuses, with a trial held last Saturday and judgment rendered yesterday.
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U S. District Court
Addrig Rebooos
Rotterdam
Over A
Sur
Kane
Fiery report on French spoliation bill reaches Congress
The article notes a bill passed by both Houses indemnifying claimants for French spoliation losses before 1801 with a five million dollar fund paid pro rata. Three commissioners will review claims in Washington by October and within two years. Critics favor cash over land payments and warn of tariff fallout.
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Congress
Senate
Washington
The
New York Tribune
Bristol Summer Residence Proves Superior to Newport
The Bristol summer scene draws families from major cities who find Bristol preferable to Newport for a season. Visitors praise the area, inviting others to try it and enjoy the comforts and pleasures of a Bristol summer.
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Bristol
Newport
Providence Engine Company visits Bristol Ferry excursion
Providence Engine Company No. landed yesterday en route to Bristol Ferry for a boat excursion. They marched with a band, looked noble and well behaved. Had Gre companies known of the visit they would have given a proper reception. The week brought very warm days with 96 degrees in the shade. Bristol remained cool while other cities suffered heat.
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Providence Engine Company
Bristol Ferry
Bristol
Advertisers and Local Dealers in Cash Rubber Sales
The piece notes dealers should refer customers to Mr Wales who sells rubbers for cash at low prices. It mentions visiting Wilcox's Saloon for ice cream and lemonade as a cooling remedy during warm weather and endorses the establishment for good offerings.
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Wales
Wilcoxs
Nantucket Fire Aid Receives Substantial Salem Contributions
The six Salem churches collected 411 dollars on Sunday for Nantucket fire victims and a city wide subscription raised 1150 dollars for Nantucket wards.
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Nantecket Surranens
Salem
Masa
Nantucket
Arrival of the Hibernia and Oregon Treaty News
Eleven days out of Europe the British mail steamer Hibernia arrived from Halifax and Liverpool with London and Paris dates, carrying passengers and ratified treaty news to the government. The Oregon Treaty ratification is announced in London with Parliament copies to be sent to the U.S. The European Times notes cotton, timber, meat, cheese, and corn market conditions, railways boosting iron trade, and a Fourth of July celebration aboard the Great Western.
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Ryrie
Huston
Halifax
Liverpool
London
Paris
Aly
Boston
Great Western
New York
Caledonia
Hibernia
Oregon
Foreign Office
House of Lords
Marquis of Lansdowne
House of Commons
Lord Palmerston
McLane
European Times
United States
American Provision Market Ag
Ireland
Qupt
Matthews
General Armstrong
Washington
Prenton
Butter as cattle feed and bread staple in transatlantic trade
The article notes butter’s rise in America and southern Europe as a versatile, inexpensive, nutritious food. It claims butter mixed with one third wheat makes excellent bread and fattens cattle cheaper than beans. A separate item describes a vast butterfly migration from France to England, obscuring ships, then dispersing inland. The piece closes with an incident in Paris where American sailors clashed with soldiers after a independence anniversary celebration.
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America
Europe
Channel
France
England
Terra Firma
S. W
Canterbury
Harvey
Paris
Later from the seat of war reports troop moves to Matamoras
The Southern Mail notes General Taylor re taking Camargo and advancing troops toward Monterrey with minimal local resistance. Brazos Santiago reports a large Rio Grande troop movement and that Paredes fears leaving the Capitol. Word of a possible peace negotations grows amid healthier volunteers aside from diarrhea.
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Baltimore
Lumsden
N. Urleans Picayune
Todians
Tel. Corr
N. Y
News from Vera Cruz and Oregon Treaty Reflected Abroad
The Raritan arrived from Vera Cruz with two days later dates than the Princeton and reports from Vera Cruz about the Oregon Treaty. Mexican defense and guerilla tactics are described, Gen Taylor’s possible advance on Mexico City is noted, and Vera Cruz’s Moro begins duty with several hundred troops fortifying the coast while soldiers drill at sunset.
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U. S
Raritan
Gregory
Vera Crux
Princeton
Vera Crus
Oregon
del Norte
Spain
Madrid
Paredes
Mexico
Taylor
Scott
Vera Cruz
Monterey
Moro
Bravo
Senate Passes Sub-treasury Bill Amid Debate
In the Senate Mr Webster defended its stance while others opposed. The bill aimed to restrict currency depreciation through a national sub treasury. The measure passed 28 to 95 as discussions continued in the House where the Warehousing bill faced amendments before a 117 to 52 passage.
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N. Y. Courier & Enquire
Washington
P. M
Senate
Sub -Treasury
Webster
Union of Ast
Mr. W
Treasury
Simmons
Miller
Niles
Sub-Treasury
Cullwan
Crittenden
House of Representatives
Troy machinists vow to oppose party after tariff repeal
A Troy meeting of machinists millwrights and laborers at the Vulcan Iron Works on the 30th endorsed a resolution condemning the 1842 tariff repeal. They pledged to close the works and oppose the party pushing the measure, citing loss of means to support families.
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Mertixe
Lasongas
Troy
Potato Disease Plagues Farmers Across Regions
An excerpt from the New London Advocate reports a potato blight causing vines to wilt and tubers to rot. Observers note numerous small flies on leaves and pinpoint the pest Polk Fly as a likely culprit, urging further investigation into the disease’s cause and control.
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New London Advocate
Nathaniel Chapman
Waterford
Mr. C
Polk
Potato Rot Threat and War News From Hartford to Mexico
Reports warn of severe potato rot on Long Island with worms destroying stalks and immature tubers. In Hartford area rotting potatoes spread, with some crops nearly half decayed. A Newport Times note covers a body found near Black Port, while New Orleans commentary praises Gen La Vega’s shrewd war tactics and logistical foresight.
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St. Lawrence
Long Island
N.Y. Tribune
Hartford
Warmington
Axorure Booy Fouxn
Jafternoon
Juhn Rogers
Portsmouth
Black Port
East Passage
Seaconnet Point
Ie Reinning
Newport Times
la Vega
Mexico
Arista
Vega
N. O. Tropic
Tariff Overthrow Triggers Widespread Factory Cuts
Disastrous effects of the tariff overthrow are felt across the nation. Thompsonville Carpet Company cuts worker wages by 25 percent. Weavers face 18 to 24 cent per yard drops. Woolen mills in Moyamensing halt looms. Mills in Philadelphia reduce by 25 to 50 percent, with many discharges. Globe Mill Kensington plans to cut or lay off hundreds.
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Thompsonville
Coen
Phi
Nori
West Moyamensing
Fairmount
Philadelphia
Southwark
Globe Mill
Kensington
Wacoxs for the Army and Wagon Contract
Davenport and Bridges of Cambridgeport have secured a government contract to build one hundred baggage wagons. The wagons are intended for military use in the Mexican campaign and are to be completed by September first.
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Cincinnati
Chevrenex
Pennsylvania
Teer
U. S. Navy
Coneness
Comsasoen
U.S
Pacific
Com. W. H. Shubrick
Quebec
Rowland Hill
Rivers
Harbora
Marion
Port Praya
Benin
Cape Palmas
Monrovia
Sierra Leone
Jost
Great Britain
Village Bank
Smithfield R. I
Mass
Mobile Herald
Pensacola
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