Foreign exiles under Maximilian face harsh fate in Mexico
A Chester, August 11 1866 report recounts twenty nine American rebels who fled to Mexico to escape U S rule. Captured near Omaba by liberal forces, they hide imperial papers while marching to Veracruz then Gurdois. The piece laments distrust between nations and claims these exiles may not become better citizens abroad.
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Mexico
United States
New Orleans
Omiaba
Veraraz
Gurdoys
Perseverance of Cyrus W Field in Undersea Cable Effort
A historical reflection praises Cyrus W Field for advancing transoceanic telegraphy despite repeated failures. It recounts storms scattering ships and mid ocean breaks in 1857 and 1859, the 1858 partial success, and the later delays that tested resolve before eventual progress in cable laying and signaling.
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Tae Atlantio Canin
Cyrus W. Field
Vield’s Steadfast Resolve Faces Daunting Doubts
A fragment praises Mr. Vield for rising above hesitation and disaster, turning others’ doubts into opportunities. His unwavering purpose remains the guiding force as he makes experiences subservient to his determined aims.
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Gree
Mr. Vield
New York Jazz Letter Praises Bristol Summer Retreat
In 1866 correspondence from New York, R. E. M. extols Bristol as a model country town for summer pleasures. He praises rustic beauty, boating, bathing, fishing, turf sports, and cottage architecture while noting Gotham visitors and the town’s ample amenities. He closes with comic joys of bachelor life and travel reflections.
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New York
Avors
Bnrror
Bristol
Old Town
Old Hristol
Coinl
Camp and War Gossip Volume From New England Press
A new volume titled Camp and War Gossip by Dr L P Enccuwer, issued by New England Publishing Company Boston. It gathers curious incidents from the late war with engravings and vivid reminiscences of camp, picket, spy, bivouac, siege, and battlefield adventures. The work mixes humor, heroism, devotion, and authentic history, offering amusement and instruction for readers and potential hook agents.
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New England Publishing Company
Boston
Mass
L. P. Enccuwer
Lynchburg Tobacco Plants Shrink From Prewar Numbers
In Lynchburg Virginia three tobacco factories remain active, a sharp drop from about sixty operations before the war. The reduced output reflects wartime strain and supply disruptions impacting local industry.
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Lynchburg
Rhode Island Cadets Shine at Naval Academy Graduation
The class included three Rhode Island youths besides Kane. Waterman of Providence won the top prize a silver mounted rapier set from France by Mrs. Porter for fencing and drill. Taft of Providence graduated well above the middle after a three year and six month course. Swinburne of Newport also in the cohort. Waterman earned the prize due to excellence in fencing and drill at Annapolis. Taft was chosen from district boys in 1868 by a competitive exam conducted by Hon. William P. Sheffield.
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N. Kane
Naval Academy
America
Rhode Island
Hufus Waterman
John M. Taft
Providence
Willigan T. Swinburne
Newport
Waterman
France
Admiral Porter
Annapolis
Taft
William P. Sheffield
Tax Bounty Brix and Freedoms in New Orleans
A legislative bill details increased bounties for Civil War veterans enacting new payments for those enlisted after April 19, 1861 with two or three year terms and honoring widows and dependents. It also condemns martial law and rights abuses in New Orleans as reported by the Com. Advertiser, contrasting American liberty with perceived oppression abroad.
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Army of
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Army of the
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New Orleans
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Com. Advertiser
Milford storm tears through Woodville area with hurricane force
Tornado-like thunder shower hit Milrorp region last Friday described by the Milford Journal as a hurricane level storm. Two Perry Parker estate barns were torn from foundations and scattered as splinters up to a quarter mile away. Nearby houses suffered major damage with windows blown in, timbers forced through walls, chimneys toppled, and fruit trees uprooted. Residents compare the wind to an approaching train of cars.
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Tornapo
Milrorp
Mass
Milford Journal
Woodville
Perry Parker
Submarine Telegraph Cables Outline Global Network
The Dover to Calais cable began in 1851 and has operated fifteen years, totaling 27 miles. The recent Atlantic line is 1,864 miles and the fifty fifth submarine cable overall. Global submarine links total 8,877 miles with Britain and Ireland owning 19 cables.
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Calais
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Globe
Great Britain
Ireland
Italy
Norway
France
India
Spain
Malta
Alexandria
Egypt
Woolen mill fire injures thirty in Woonsocket card room
Hon Edward Harris's No 4 Woolen Mill in Woonsocket caught fire Monday forenoon in the card room. Smoke filled the mill causing a panic with many workers leaping from second and third story windows. About thirty were injured, some seriously, with damage estimated at twenty thousand dollars, confined largely to the card room.
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Edward Harris
Woonsocket
Yass
Government delays extra bounties under new act
War Department assigns rules to a military commission led by Generals Canby and Buchanan and Surgeon General Barnes to implement the bounty law. The Treasury notes require applicants for the additional bounty to use prior pay forms, listing past settlements and citing the act sections 12 and 13 of chapter 178, approved July 28, 1866.
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Congress
War Department
Canby
Buchanan
Barnes
the Treasury
Atlantic Telegraph Charges and Early Cable Activity
The document outlines tariff details for Atlantic Telegraph messages to Europe Africa Asia and India with gold and shilling rates, and notes that cipher charges double. It records July business openings, a July eighty first entry of twenty Europe messages at New York totaling three thousand forty six dollars, and the first Boston to Cable message by Messrs Banker and Carpenter costing one hundred dollars in gold.
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Atlantic Telegraph
America
Great Britain
Europe
Africa
Asia
India
New York
Boston
Messra Banker & Carpenter
Agassiz Returns From Brazil With Groundbreaking Finds
Professor Agassiz arrived in Boston after a year abroad, reporting major discoveries in geology and natural history. He has gathered evidence supporting glacial action theory and classified hundreds of previously undescribed species. He plans a scientific work and a popular volume titled Prayers in Brazil to be published this fall.
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Prorgesson Agassiz
Agassiz
Boston
Brazil
Ticknor & Fields
Martial law proclaimed in Austria Venice Prussia and Württemberg
The N Y Herald reports martial law in lower Austria Venice Prussia and Württemberg with a Prague peace conference to follow. Preliminary terms include Austria withdrawing from the German confederation ceding Venetia and Schleswig Holstein along with a ten million dollar war expense payment. The north German states form a Prussia guided union while the south form an independent union.
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Eurarian News
N. Y
Tur Union Drops Brevet Major Whitman Advertisement
Brevet Major E B Whitman Nash ville A N advertises for proposals to furnish eighty seven thousand coffins one hundred twelve thousand headboards and fencing material to enclose national cemeteries at Natchez Vicksburg Corinth Mississippi and Memphis Pittsburg Landing Fort Donelson Nashville and Stone River Tennessee.
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E. B. Whitman
A. N
Nashville
Natchez
Vicksburg
Corinth
Mise
Memphis
Pittsburg Landing
Fort Donelson
Stone River
Tenn
Fiendish Seas and Stranger Visitor Dispatched
The Winooski captain reports boarding 500 smacks and 750 vessels near Nova Scotia with two thirds holding English licenses. Catches are seen as less satisfactory than prior seasons. A unknown lady sought refuge at a Belvidere New Jersey family during a thunder shower last Saturday week and remains there eating nothing and refusing to speak about herself.
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Nova Scotia
Belvidere
N. J
Boston men stage Harmony Grove clambake in Framingham
A clambake at Harmony Grove Framingham Mass last Friday was organized by wealthy Boston men. The Boston Journal notes three Rhode Island experts were imported to ensure success, claiming Rhode Island leads the national proficiency in clam bakes.
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Harmony Grove
Framingham
Mass
Boston
The
Boston Journal
Rhode Island
Lawless store raid leads to seizure and arrest in Lawrence
A party of police seized Robert Smith's liquor at his Lawrence store after he resisted with a pistol. Six revolvers were aimed at Smith who was captured and taken to the station. Other items note a fatal lightning strike in West Duxbury and various national tidbits.
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Robert Smith
Lawrence
Smith
West Duxbury
Mas
Pennsylvania
Death of Captain Wardwell Acknowledged in Local Obituary
The obituary sketches Captain John Wardwell born May 1 1778 as a sea captain merchant banker and civic leader in Bristol. He served as master and part owner of vessels sailed under Letter of Marque during the French war and later as Bristol Bank cashier for thirty years. He led St Alban's Lodge and Bristol Train of Artillery and pursued astronomy and science in retirement. He died with a Christian hope and peaceful end.
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Joseph Wardwell
Wardwell
France
President Adams
Commercial Bank
Capt. Wardwell
St. Alban’s Lodge of Masons
Bristol Train of Artillery
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Christ
Ink Pencils for Indelible Writing by Perry & Co
Perry & Co announce Tent ink pencils for writing on paper with three colors red blue black. Solidified ink, no blotter needed and supposedly fade resistant. Made in England and praised by the London Times as equal to ink for all writing. Sold at 102 Hope Street with Mr Griffin as sole local agent.
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Sovetame
Perry & Co’s
England
London Times
Hope Street
Griffin
Town Council urged to remove obstructing tree branches
Mr. Borror appeals for immediate action by the Town Council to hire a competent person to prune or remove branches on streets and highways that obstruct travel, a request that would greatly aid many residents.
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Borror
Clambake Fundraiser Meeting Planned for YMCA Benefit
Readers are reminded of the YMCA Fund clambake proceeds. A meeting will be held at the Association's rooms next Tuesday evening to arrange the event and ensure a successful good time coming.
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Asociation
Train Schedule Change for Providence Warren & Bristol Line
The Warren bound train leaving at 6:20 pm is discontinued and a Providence bound train now departs at 5:10 pm. All other trains operate on the same schedule as before.
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Providence, Warren & Bristol Railroad
Warren
Providence
Clam Bake Profits Boost St Michael’s Church Efforts
The St Michael’s church Clam Bake drew hundreds to the grounds on a fine Wednesday. Attendees praised chowder and clams while the handcounsert raised nearly seven hundred dollars, inspiring calls for broader support of the Young Men’s Christian Association and its building fund.
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St. Michaelie Church
Cook Hill Street Graded and Graveled on East End
The east end of Constitution Street known as Cook Hill has been graded and gravelled and is much improved, reflecting municipal work to upgrade the road surface and accessibility.
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Cook Hill
Corner stone laid for Detroit Catholic Church
Rev Mr Kulroy preached at the corner stone ceremony in Detroit Michigan noting eighty years ago the nation had 60 000 Catholics 25 priests and now 4 400 000 members 2 500 priests with the bishop having founded about 60 churches and added 40 priests in his ministry
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Detroit
Mich
Reluctant trout strike and Brooklyn cholera outbreak
A Montana traveler recalls streams near river sources where ravenous trout bite anything even boots spurs as he rides away. In Brooklyn New York the District Attorney reports thirty eight new cholera cases in the Penitentiary and orders release of about one hundred prisoners exposed to the disease. Cholera dysentery coughs cold and rheumatism are quickly cured by American live deops.
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Montana
Brookly
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