War and Laboring Class Unity Across Racial Lines
In a wartime appeal the author argues the struggle must unite workers of all races against oppression. The piece links labor rights with national liberty, denounces racial prejudice in the North and South, and asserts emancipation as essential to freedom for all workers. It calls workers to solidarity with African Americans and to oppose tyranny everywhere.
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North
Detroit
Brooklyn
New York
South
Jeff Davis
Italy
America
Thieves raid Newport hotels for jewelry and cash
Three large Newport public houses were visited Monday by hotel thieves who took jewelry and money from guests across the establishments. Local police investigate burglaries across the hotels as losses are tallied.
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Newport
Abandoned Organization of Six Tonths Regiments and Eleventh Battery
An order shows the Providence area military unit structure has been abandoned with the six tonth regiments and the Eleventh Battery dissolved and reorganized.
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F& Wo
Providence Pa~ Perm
Sixtonth
Militia Officers Elected as Seven New Companies Form
Ninety three men not on any company roll were ordered to appear at the Court House to elect officers and organize a company. About forty showed up. Captain James Mason led the first lineup with Henry Monro and J O Blake as lieutenants. Subsequent gatherings produced Captain C L Baker, First Lieutenant D A Fish, Second Lieutenant G H Dary then Captain John Turner with First Lieutenant B M Greene and Second Lieutenant Geo T Greene. Additional meetings planned for this week and next to complete seven new companies joining the Warren units into a regiment with officers to be chosen by September.
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Court House
James Mason
Henry Monro
J. O. Blake
Gardner
C. L. Baker
D. A. Fish
G. H. Dary
Geo. T. Greene
Light Infantry
Warren
Exemptions List From Local Draft Published
The Providence Journal reports seventy residents exempted from the late draft by order of the Provost Marshal General Col. J. B. Fry. Reasons include age unsuitability seven cases, only sons of widows six, heart disease five, in service four, general debility four, feeble constitution four, non residents four, hernia three, several other medical or personal exemptions, two each for aliens and loss of a parent, and singular cases such as epilepsy and stammering. One hundred nine drafted. one died after enrollment but before the draft.
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Providence Journal
J. B. Fry
United States Naval Service
Child Falls From Window in Second Story
A little girl, daughter of Mr E W Brunson, fell eighteen feet from a second story window in Mr B s house Thursday morning. Remarkably no bones were broken and no bruises were visible. If internal injuries are absent, it would be a remarkable escape from serious harm.
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E W. Brunson
Visitors swell town lodging as De Wolf House overflows
A surge of visitors fills town this summer with De Wolf House and all boarding houses at capacity. Many more applicants could have been housed if accommodations were available, indicating a peak in tourist traffic unseen in years.
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de Wolf
Final notice summons nonexempt conscripts to report
A final notice from the board of enrollment directs drafted men from Bristol Warren and Barrington who are not exempt have not paid commutation or provided substitutes to report on Saturday next August 29 for final disposition of their cases. Those who fail to report will be deserters and treated accordingly.
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Board of Enrollment
Bristol
Warren and
Barrington
Engine Repair and Substitution for King Philip Fire Company
The Engine of the King Philip Fire Company No 4 is sent to Gifford and Houghton of Fall River for repairs alterations and repainting. An Engine from Fall River named the Volunteer has arrived to aid the Fours during their machine's absence.
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King Philip Fire Company No. 4
Mesars
Gifford & Houghton
Fall River
Volunteer
Counterfeit Notes Circulate Labeled Government Bank
Local report notes counterfeit currency in circulation described as worthless paper with a four dollar denomination and the words government bank in large letters across the top. Authorities warn the public to beware and note the resemblance to true five dollar bills.
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The
New Bedford Stanparn
Government Bank
Mrs Diman Suffers Thumb Loss While Chopping Meat
Mrs. Diman mother of John Diman of Prudence Island cut off the first joint of her thumb while chopping meat last week.
Onion harvest in area exceeds early expectations
The local onion crop will be larger than earlier forecast with prices easing from two weeks ago after a large sale on Thursday at seventy cents per bushel.
Despondent mood as US squadron grows near port
The article notes a despondent atmosphere aboard the mobile squadron near the port. Provisions rise in price and doubt lingers over any substantial effort for defense amid tense conditions.
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Tr Mobile
United States
One of the Conscripts Fights Military Duty
A large group of conscripts went to Providence for examination. One man fancied a speech impediment would gain exemption but failed. He chose to pay $300 for a substitute or to shoulder arms, only to learn Special Orders No 67 drafted him into militia and appointment to a local company, leaving him dismayed and unsure how to proceed.
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Providence
Ila
Riak
Cara
Adjutant General's Office
Iaid
The Atlantic Monthly Listings of Septembers Contents
The September issue includes The Puritan Minister by Thomas Wentworth Higginson Thoreau's Flute by Louisa May Alcott Mr Martin's Disappointment by Robert and Clara Schappman The Freedmen at Port Royal by Edward L Pierce No and Yes by Theodore Tilton The Tertiary Age and its Characteristic Animals by Louis Agassiz Thomas De Quincy by Henry M Alden Lyrics of the Streets VI Play by Julia Ward Howe Interesting Manuscripts of Edmund Burke by Charles Sumner Harvard's Heroes by Walter Mitchell and more notes on Who is Roebuck and related items.
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Atlantic Monthly
Thomas Wentworth Trigginson
Thoreau
Louian M. Alcott
Mr. Martin
Robert
Clara Schapman
M. D. Conway
Port Royal
Edward L. Pierce
Theodore Tilton
Louis Agassiz
Thomas de Quincy
Henry M. Alden
Mail delivery delays between here and Brooklyn New York
Complainants report long delays or non receipt of the Phoenix mailed to Bedford Avenue East Brooklyn New York. Papers forwarded from here arrive late or not at all. question remains whether fault lies with New York distributing office or the destination.
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Here
Brooklyn
New York
Bedford Avenue
N. Y
Escape and Return of the Guide Steamer
The steamer Guide, which carried conscripts for the St. Rhode Island regiment, has returned from Beaufort. Three or four conscripts escaped by swimming ashore at Tarpaulin Cove. A plot to seize the steamer was thwarted by a double guard during the voyage out.
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St. Rhode Island
Beaufort
Tarpaulin Cove
Eccentric Massachusetts preacher tours Newport
A wild eyed former advent preacher who traveled to Rome twenty years ago to convert the Pope is now in Newport. He addresses public gatherings in squares and on the street, drawing attention for his odd views and appearance. He hails from Massachusetts.
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Newport
Providence Press
Rome
Mageachusetts
Army supplies arrive in New York and Chicago for cavalry use
About six thousand stories for the army have reached New York in two months and over three thousand more have been shipped from Chicago in the same period. The items are mainly intended for cavalry units.
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New York
Chicago
Secretary of War directs colored enlistees in Connecticut to Rhode Island governor
The directive states that all African American men enlisting in Connecticut must be referred to the Governor of Rhode Island. The order highlights wartime administrative handling of Black recruitment and potential jurisdictional matters.
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Secretary of War
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Peterhoff
Supreme Court of the United States
Secretary of the Navy
United States
Vallandigham Seeks Quebec Trip for Early Defeat News
The report notes Vallandigham plans to travel to Quebec then Windsor opposite Detroit to secure the earliest word on his defeat, signaling strategic moves ahead of the outcome.
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Vallandigham
Quebec
Winsor
Detroit
Misprinted Two-Backs Altered to Fifty-Save Notes
A historical note describes two shilling notes altered to appear as fifty save notes, circulating with poor execution and questionable authenticity. The incident highlights issues of currency alteration and public suspicion surrounding small denomination paper money.
Town Meeting Adjourned to Tuesday at Town Hall
An adjourned Town Meeting will be held at the Town Hall on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
Fraudulent exemption papers issued by Augusta clerks
Two clerks employed in the Provost Marshal's office in Augusta Maine were detected issuing fraudulent exemption papers and pocketing the proceeds.
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Augusta
Neutrality and trade with Japan in a nation’s policy
The author argues for strict neutrality in England’s East policy and imagines the United States leveraging neutral conduct toward Japan. It envisions British reprisals, American legal action, and diplomatic warfare if Japan or Chinese rulers seek steamers or weapons, while asserting U S neutrality and noninterference in foreign conflicts.
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England
Japan
Conscripts Landed in North Carolina Aboard the Guide
The steamer Guide arrived from Beaufort with conscripts for the St. Rhode Island regiment. Some escapes occurred near Harpoon Cove and Morehead City. Guards were doubled after a plot to seize the boat was exposed, preventing the attack. Several men escaped en route and will be pursued by troops in the area.
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North Carolina
Viall
Beaufort
N.C
St. Rhode Island Regiment
Morehead City
Newbern
1St
Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
Bouston Transcript
The Kansas Colored Soldiers at Honey Springs
Gen. Blunt praises the 1st Kansas Colored Regiment for their stand in the Indian Territory battle. He notes a Texas regiment entering with 300 men leaving with 60 and commends the negro troops for their veteran like fighting, precision, and cool valor throughout the engagement. He states the question of whether the negroes will fight is settled.
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Kansas Colored
Blunt
Kansas
Indian Territory
Texas
Negvo
Honey Springs
Queen of England Calls for End to Dangerous Show Fetes
The Queen writes to Birmingham's mayor after the Forester's Fete death of Mud Goneiv e the rope dangeuse. She condemns the demoralizing taste behind exhibitions that endanger performers and asks the public to check such depraved practices.
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England
Birmingham
Order of Retaliation Language Directed Executions
Maj. Gen Inlleck orders immediate execution of Capt Sawyer and Capt Flynn upon authentic information and mandates hanging W. N. Lee and other rebel officers. The agent must notify Robert Ould and assure retaliation for every barbarous invasion of civilized war.
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Wasuixeron
Inlleck
Sawyer
Flynn
W. N. Lee
Robert Ould
United States
Departure of Troops From City on Propeller
One hundred and ninety nine substitutes left the city yesterday aboard the propeller Charles Oegood bound for Alexandria. Twenty three go to the 2d Rhode Island regiment and one hundred twenty six to the 5th Connecticut. The latest departure brings the total to about 300 men sent from this rendezvous, nearly clearing out the barracks.
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Charles Oegood
Alexandria
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Laven Jormat
North Carolina and the Union's Fate in the Civil War
Phil Leparr argues North Carolina will drift from the Confederacy without Federal victory. He says the state’s districts repudiated the government, while poor white workers see better life elsewhere and may seek change. He warns rebellion harms both Confederacy and laborers and calls for political awakening.
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Davis
National Union
North Carolina
Confederacy
Phil, Leparr
Postage Rules For Beginning Newspaper Subscriptions
The notice explains quarterly postage for mid quarter starts. If a subscriber begins after a quarter starts, they pay for the balance of that quarter and then the regular quarterly rate. Example shows 35 cents per quarter. initial 18 cents covers Aug 5 to Sept 31, then 35 cents covers the next quarter. Postmasters cannot require annual prepayment, but may accept it if the customer prefers.
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Jones
New York
Hera
Steam Ocean Steamer Built for Yangtse Service
A keel laid months ago for a 300 foot steam er opposite Shanghae used timber from three regions due to local scarcity. Built of toak Siam wood and Oregon pine, with engines from Neptune Iron Works New York fitted in Shanghai by Mr James A Smith. The first class steamer can carry 1800 to 2000 tons of cargo.
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China
Shanghae
Neptune Iron Works
New York
Shanghai
Jamea A. Smith
Yangtse
The Rhode Island Fifth Letter on Substitutes
An officer of the Fifth notes that conscript substitutes sent by the Guide were about as good as those sent from elsewhere. Sixteen men joined the 158th New York camp and then deserted, prompting a demand that the commander ensure they cannot desert again.
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Olasa
Tere Inet
158Th New York
JocnNat
Methods for promoting sheep health in Indians
A sheep keeper promotes flock health with free salt use and occasional sulfur mixed with salt or feed, and twice yearly bacon pieces in the salt. Another keeper prefers stuffing tar into each sheep’s mouth using a paddie, while a third cites resin mixed with salt or grain as an effective and labor-saving alternative to tar.
Two Men Claim Letters Advertised at New York Post Office
Two men visited the New York post office claiming letters advertised for them. Search found no such letters and their names did not appear on any advertised list. They produced the published roll of drafted men dated Saturday July 11 and pointed to their names, but a clerk explained the case and they departed wiser.
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New York
U. 5
DeWolf House at Bristol Popular With Summer Visitors
The DeWolf at Bristol enjoys a very successful season as Mr Crump, the proprietor, earns reputation as a caterer providing guests comfort and enjoyment. Bristol attracts visitors with its unique attractions beyond fashionable resorts.
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DeWolf
Bristol
Crump
Signs of Desperation In Civil War Era Rebel Claims
The piece reports rebels plan to field 100000 colored soldiers under white officers with promises of freedom. It cites the New York Herald listing bounties for capturing U S soldiers and equipment including muskets, horses, and for each scalp of a U S officer.
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New York Heratd
U. S
U.S
Diptheria Remedy Through Tobacco Smoke Warned
A gentleman claims diphtheria relief comes from drawing smoke from a coal heated tobacco pipe through the nostrils. He says the remedy is safe and simple and should be tried to save lives. The Louisville Journal notes tobacco crop drought in most regions except southern Kentucky.
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Louisville Journal
Kentucky
News and other Items on conscription and war plans
A wide compilation notes conscription, arming arsenals, and naval expansion. It mentions M Dingley going to the field, Canadian views on draft dodging, and Welles ordering gunboats. reports on Utah oath, crops, Col B L Bell’s death, and legal actions over the Peterhoff case. Also covers weather, population, and various civic anecdotes.
Bombardment of Charleston and Sumter Assaults Detailed
Charleston reports say the steamer New York arrived from Charleston and Sumter is in bad plight with our long range guns breaching its wall. Washington notes renewed bombardment by land and sea with Gilmore's batteries and Dahlgren monitors active against Sumter as federal forces press the assault.
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Charleston
New York
Munro
The
Herald
Sumter
Wasuixoton
Republican Extra
Gilmore
Dahlgren
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Morris Island
Federala
Chattanaige ‘S
News from the front as Army of the Potomac expects orders
An Aug 18 dispatch reports heavy firing near Bank's Ford and possible Fredericksburg, with the Army of the Potomac nearing the enemy. Word says Lee's forces moved from Culpepper, and that North Carolina Tennessee and Alabama troops show demoralization while Mississippi troops want to return home.
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New Yorks
Herald
Bank's
United States Ford
Fredericksburg
Lee
Prices fall in New Orleans after Mississippi reopenings
From New Orleans via New York dated Aug 19 Advices report prices in New Orleans dropping below New York levels as Mississippi reopens Flour once 13 14 per barrel now 6 with other goods falling similarly Confiscation of rebel property continues the latest seizure being the Beauregard building There are signs of upcoming army movement The 13th Army Corps recently commanded by General McClernand now General Ord has arrived at New Orleans.
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New York
Columbw
New Orleans
Mississippi
New Orleana
Be Irtin
Frow Vicksburg Despatches from August
From Cairo on August 19 Gen Granthau issued orders permitting persons with cotton or other produce not needed by the army to bring it to any military post in Mississippi and abandon it to Treasury officials for disposal under Treasury rules. Gen Sherman’s headquarters stood near Osterhaous’s former post, two miles from the Big Black river. Gen Dodge improves and plans to return north for health.
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Sherman
Osterhaous
Big Black River
Dodge
Cairo
Granthau
Mississippi
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Work Before Charleston Described In Private Letters
Prominent officers serving before Charleston express cautious optimism in private letters received today. They support combined naval and military operations but refrain from promising rapid victory or an immediate reduction of Fort Sumter. Washington insiders acknowledge the difficulties and warn against false hopes.
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Charleston
Fort Sumter
Washington
Examining candidate misspells Venice in England hiring test
An England government office exam judged a candidate who misspelled Venice as Vennice. The examiner quizzed him about Venice having only one hen there. The candidate replied eggs must be very scarce there. The examiner, a capable but imperfect speaker, passed him.
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England
Venice
Walking on the Water Experiment Demonstrated in London
A London man reportedly walked on water using an airtight vessel on his back and another on his chest hidden under clothing, plus small paddles on his feet. The device enabled easy progress and the idea is deemed worth further experimentation.
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London
Watchman Assault on High Street Leads to Arrest
Watchman Austin attempting to arrest disorderly on High street around midnight was kicked in the leg by William H. Codding, leaving him unable to stand. Codding is under arrest. A Prov. Press note questions exemptions from the draft citing fears of infirm offspring.
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Austin
High Street
Wm. H. Codding
Codding
Prov
Power and Majesty in Men's Command and Women's Supplication
A reflective snippet contrasts male authority with women's plea and tears, portraying a scene of power, prayer, and emotion across gendered responses.
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Pacific
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Australia
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Paraguay
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Francis P. Blair, Jr
Missouri
Stonington
Wadawanock Company
Wark News
Army of the Potomac
Frow
Louisville
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