Letter from an Officer of the Mys in Hong Kong Voyage
A letter describes the voyage from San Francisco to Hong Kong with a stop in Cape Mondho and Hilo. One crewman died and was buried at sea then on shore, and the writer notes the Commodore Perry arrival and awaiting Japan passage. They mention Malay executions in Hong Kong and cheap goods aboard the Susquehanna.
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Mys
Hong Kong
Francisco
Cape Mondho
Hilo
Plymouth
Saragoga
Japan
Commodore Perry
Polk
Susquehanna
Notorious Liverpool Elopement Sparks Wide Police Chase
A Liverpool elopement involves a well off bachelor earning £4000-£5000 yearly with mercantile ties and a hotel proprietress widow with two children. They deserted their families and fled to London and the Continent with about £15000 in wealth while a lawyer pursues them.
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Liverpool
London
Continent
French brig Pauline sunk after whale strike near Porto Rico
The London News reports the Pauline a sugar carrier from Porto Rico struck by a whale on June 17. The vessel filled and sank, the captain ten crew and one passenger escaped in a boat with little provisions and were rescued on the fourth day by a British brig, landing at Cowes.
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London News
Pauline
Porto Rico
Cowes
Market Movements and Public Notices Reported
A wide range of items from oil market activity to legal notes and local tragedies is summarized. The oil market saw numerous transactions with winter whale prices at 81 and 84 cents, while private sperm sales remained brisk. Maine Supreme Court ruling allows home liquor use but restricts sale, drawing parallels with poison laws. A St Louis book-keeper, Lopez, is accused of embezzling over 10 000 dollars, with gambling losses noted. Benjamin Davenport of Little Compton reportedly died by self-hanging amid domestic troubles. Droughts in New Hampshire and cattle feed shortages are reported, along with expanded rail horse shipments from Cincinnati to New York at 13 dollars each affecting livestock markets. A Rochester death closes the items.
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Marxer
Seth
New Bedford Mercury
Maine
Ciien
Lopez
House of North & Scott
St. Louis
Havana Escape and the Havana Plot Unrest
The document describes harsh measures in Havana against Creoles, widespread surveillance, secret proclamations, and indiscriminate arrests amid yellow fever outbreaks. It notes squalid prisons, mood of fear, and a lack of reporting by Havana papers as troops move inland. It recounts other incidents including a murder in Middleton New Jersey and a fatal Medina storm.
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Cogat City
Havana
Crescent City
Accident at Litrtz Comprox injures New Bedford man
The New Bedford Mercury reports a man injured at Little Compton, during Miss Brown of this city breaking her arm. The injured is A. B. Cory of New Bedford, who also suffered a broken arm.
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Litrtz Comprox
New Bedford Mercury
Little Compton
Brown
A. B. Cory
New Bedford
Botten Journal
Words as Molders of the Mind Warns Youth
A preacher warns that vulgar words corrode the soul and urges control of speech to curb corrupt thoughts. He argues that choosing language shapes character and can prevent moral ruin.
Brighton Cattle Market Prices Report
In Brighton cattle market notes a 1900 beef cattle entry and diverse livestock including sheep swine oxen cows and calves with varied prices and conditions. The fragment lists quantities such as 200 shore 12 passes and 5000 sheep though many figures are garbled. The record reflects trading activity and price points from the period.
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Brighton
Tuvasvar
Atmarket
Taso
Aetna Ety Hs
Ps Sr
Unclear Historical Adette: Scovill & Co Gothic Hall Notice
Fragmentary 19th century advertisement from Bristol New York listing Scovill & Co proprietors Gothic Hall at 246 Broadway and Dr Briggs branding operations, currency and medicinal products. Contains garbled text with references to agencies, distribution, prices and durations, not all readable.
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Beovill
Scovill & Oo
Gothic Hall
Brestlenay
New York
Bristol
L. W. Briggs
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