Progress of practical science drives global trade and reform
The article extolls engineering advances from canals and tunnels to cross continental routes and water supply projects. It links scientific progress to civilization, peace, and a universal brotherhood, while noting ongoing political debates on equal rights and suffrage reform amid resistance and anticipated constitutional changes.
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Mediterranean
Red Sea
East
Mount Denis
Alps
France
Italy
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic
Pacific
India
Cape of Good Hope
Snext Canal
Mediterranean Sea
Cape Horn
Atlantic and Pacific Railway
Lew
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Hoosac Mountains
Massachusetts
Erie Canal
Alleghanies
Thames
Women’s rights reform discussed after Albany convention
Voxax notes that great reforms are needed to improve mothers and sisters rights. It argues that employment for women is limited and pay is low. It questions whether political participation is the answer and cites a largely female led Albany convention aiming to influence New York law on enfranchisement.
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Voxax
Gvants
Womens Rights
Albany
New York
Murder in Stonington Manes Ralph Rodman
Ralph Rodman of Peacedale was killed in Stonington on Friday night after an altercation with Nelson Dewey. Dewey shot Rodman after a blow to the eye, then surrendered to authorities. The jury returned a verdict after an inquest. Rum is said to have been the motive.
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Stonmneton
Ralph Rodman
Peacedale
Elizabeth B
Newport
Nelson Dewey
Stonington
Dewey
Rodman
Solon Robinson Publishes Novel for New York Weekly
The veteran Agricultural Editor Solon Robinson has written a novel for The New York Weekly Tribune. Publication will begin on the fifth of December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soton Robinson
Solon Robinson
Thea New York Weekly Tribune
Vienna urges peaceful mediation over Turkish east crisis
A semi official Vienna journal relays a leader urging peaceable European action to avert forcible revolution in the East. It cautions Christian powers against compulsory war measures and calls for Serb demands to be addressed with mediation and a political tie between Christian populations and the Turkish government.
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Vienna Journal
Austria
Europe
Turkey
Servia
Old Revolutionary Soldier In Sandusky Still Blazes For Independence
The Republican of Meadville denies claims that only one Revolutionary War veteran remains. It notes Matthias Bakeman, born 1755 in New York’s Cattaraugus County, draws a government pension and lives in Sandusky. At 111, he keeps active healthily, walking to the village and firing his old gun on Independence Day celebrations.
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Republican
Meadville
Pennsylvania
Sandusky
Cattarauus County
New York
Matthias Bakeman
An Mora
Independence
Destructive Fire Destroys Large Area in Selma
A major blaze in Selma Alabama destroyed buildings on the north side of Water Street between Washington and Broad and on the east side of Broad between Linton's Alley and Water, leaving only two structures intact. Loss is estimated over 400000 dollars.
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Selma
Ala
Water
Washington and
Broad Streets
Broad Street
Lincoln’s planned ride and Johnson’s premonition
Washington correspondent reports three days before Lincoln’s murder he arranged an afternoon ride with family at 2 pm. The President canceled after a message from the Vice President, then joined his family two hours later and, in discussing the delay, spoke of “that miserable man” and the troubles he would cause in a second term.
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Washington
Cincinnati Gazette
Lincoln
Johnson
Hamlin Invited to Preside at December Banquet
The Hon Hannibal Hamlin is invited by the Mass Welcome to Congress committee to preside at the December 1 banquet. National G A R convention has also been invited to attend in Indianapolis with governors and mayors of Baltimore and Philadelphia named among guests.
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Hannibal Hamlin
Congress
Grand Army of the Republic
Indianapolis
Loyal States
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Kentucky seeks law to bar Texas cattle imports
The cattle disease is raging with great fatality in counties of Kentucky where Texas cattle were imported. Thousands of cattle have died and citizens petition the Legislature to pass a law preventing further Texas cattle imports into the state.
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Kentucky
Bishop Simpson Misses Centenary Jubilee at Tremont Temple
The Reverend Bishop Simpson of the M E Church could not attend the Tre mont Temple Centenary jubilee in Boston last Tuesday due to his son’s alarming illness.
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Simpson
M. E. Church
Tremont Temple
Boston
Died: Sr Hon. Cave Johnson Postmaster General
Sr Hon. Cave Johnson, Postmaster General under President Polk, died on Friday July 28 at his Clarksville Tennessee residence aged 72.
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Hon
Cave Johnson
President Polk
Clarksville, Tenn
Postal Treaty with Great Britain Approved for Reduced Postages
The Postmaster General Mr Randall announces a postal treaty with Great Britain lowering rates to twelve cents prepaid. Each government collects and keeps its own postage, seen as favorable to avoid gold payments and exchange losses amid heavier local mail. The Hendersonville Pioneer urges Loyalist support to resist sectional migration and build population, industry, and schools to strengthen Union fidelity.
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Great Brit
Randall
Great Britain
Portland Reconstruction After Fire Redesigns District
About a thousand buildings are in process or under contract in the burnt district of Portland. A master mason has four hundred fifty workers, with payrolls totaling seventy five thousand dollars per week. Streets have been widened and straightened, tides laid out, and overall district improvement noted.
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Portland
Imperial Visitor to Tour the United States
Don Pedro I of Brazil plans an extended U S tour during a Paris Exposition visit. He is praised as liberal and enlightened and a warm admirer of American history and institutions. Brazilian law requires legislative consent before leaving the empire, which has not yet been obtained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Pedro I
Brazil
United States
Boston Firm Elopes Leaving Liabilities Traced
Boston ABSQUATULATORS on the run to Europe with heavy debts. About $15 000 to $20 000 worth of goods traced to St Albans Vermont and seized by authorities.
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Tur
Boston
Europe
St. Albans
Abdication Report Shocks Mexico as Maximilian Steps Down
Dispatches from New Orleans say Maximilian abdicated and left Mexico to Generals Bazaine and Castreway. Castreway reportedly has Napoleon's authority to replace him if needed. The late emperor left Vera Cruz and may reach Havana on his way to Europe. Mexican reaction is one of broad consternation as France and the United States negotiate, with French troop embarkations suspended.
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New Orleans
Maximilian
Mexico
Bazaine
Castreway
Napoleon
Mareha
Vera Cruz
Havana
Europe
France
United States
Proclamation on U S Government as unprincipled bum
The Petersburg Express reprints a spirited stance denouncing the United States Government as the most stupendous and unprincipled bum g. It argues a Confederate government would have provided a respectable Western Hemisphere authority.
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Petersburg
United States
Schoolhouse Site Land Purchase Request in Illinois District
An applicant from central Illinois sought one acre of land from the Illinois Central Railroad Company for a school site. Directors promptly offered terms and accepted the offer, signaling a public need for a local schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L.and Department of the Illinois Central Railroad Company
Interior
Ireland News Sparks Rush at James Stephens HQ in New York
News from Ireland creates excitement at James Stephens headquarters in New York as crowds gather seeking intel. Arms and ammunition flow to the office and officers warn of a coming crisis, signaling a possible dramatic turn against John Bull.
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Ireland
James Stephens
New York
John Bull
Dublin letters note alarm over Irish military buildup
In letters from Dublin dated November 10, readers report high political excitement across Ireland with towns full of military units and gunboats along the coast. The English border appears anxious as fear grows that Stephen’s promise may fail. James Brewster, famed New Haven carriage maker, dies at age in Hartford. He funded Yale and local institutions and worked on rail projects. Chicago reports a haunted house with daylight manifestations causing public unease.
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Dublin
Ireland
Irih
Nike
Stephen
New Haven
James Brewster
City
Hartford
Yale College
Derby
Catholic Revival Converts Protestant Youth at Taunton
A Taunton revival leads to seven or more young people from the Protestant faith receiving instruction for confirmation into the Catholic church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taunton
Mills and ironworks expansion noted in Fall River report
The Fall River News reports American Print Works plans a four hundred by sixty by three story addition to boost capacity from six to seventeen machines. The Mer chance Mill will hold fifty two thousand spindles and two more cotton mill schemes are urged for the coming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River News
News
Court records show guilty verdicts in Bristol liquor cases
October term adjourned, jury trials held for selling intoxicants in Bristol. The State vs John Connery and James Carter ended with not guilty and guilty verdicts respectively, while Gotlieb Schneider pleaded guilty. Thanksgiving observances followed with limited church services and a rainy, quiet town scene.
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Bristol
John Connery
James Carter
J. M. Ripley
Providence
Col. H. Rogers, Jr
Gotlieb Schneider
Mara
Sarsaparilla
H. Rogera, Jr. Esq
J. M Ripley, Esq
Hugh McCannon
Indian Grave Found During Wall Foundation Work
While digging for a wall foundation at the Point of Fort Casco lot owned by C H R Doringh near Walley street workers uncovered an Indian grave. The decayed remains lay northeast to southwest, likely over two centuries old, with a well preserved stone pestle on the grave's western side. Soil was dry and grey beneath. Further artifacts were not recovered due to carting away of soil.
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Fort Casco Lot
C. H.R. Doringh. Ey
Walley Street
Horse and carryall crash near Hope Street Post Office
A horse belonging to Charles Chace, Ew., hitched near a curb on Hope Street by a tree broke free after starting up an embankment. It ran into a carryall, severely damaging it and detaching the carriage from the horse. The horse was recaptured after a short dash.
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Damanero Venrotr
Charles Chace
Poppdsquash
Hope Street
State Street
Lectures Call for Public Support to Save Course
The committee laments insufficient ticket sales for the course of lectures and appeals to citizens to buy tickets. It notes the low price aims to ensure attendance and highlights speakers including Reverend Gallaher Upham Wendell Phillips Bishop Clarke and Dr Bellows and urges support to avoid financial loss.
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Messrs. Gallaher
Upham
Wendell Phillips
Bishop Clarke
Bellows
New York
Centenary Sabbath School Celebration at State Street M E Church
A Tuesday evening gathering at State Street M E Church celebrated the centenary of American Methodism with recitations, singing, and remarks. Rev. Thomis spoke on the occasion while Rev. C P Osborne of the Catholic Congregational Church attended. A collection for the Children's Centennial Fund closed an instructive event.
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Ciitprens’ Crentenial
State Street
M. E
Thomis
America
Asbury
Hanover County
M. FE
Christian Church
Methodists
C P. Osborne
Catholic Congregational Church
Childrens’ Centenial Fund
Ministers Exchange Pulpits At Sabbath Services
Rev. Mr Thomas and Rev. Mr Upham met in exchange of pulpits last Sabbath. A large congregation welcomed their former pastor with warm cordiality. Upham is described as having the largest congregation in Lowell and as greatly beloved in that thriving city.
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Mr Thomas
Upham
Lowell
Massachusetts
Town Contemplates Unusual Question on Local Fluid
Uncle Joe asks if saraaparil la will intoxicate and notes a large quantity of that fluid consumed in the town. The remark hints at local drinking habits and questions about its effects.
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Joe
Reverend Gallagher to speak Thursday evening
Announcement invites all interested to hear Rev Mr Gallagher who resembles Dr Willetts in style and manner on Thursday evening next at the lecture venue.
Bishop Clark Delivers Sermon at St Michael's Church
As Bishop Clark of the Protestant Episcopal Church delivered an interesting discourse last Sabbath evening in St Michael's Church before the B Y T M M C Association.
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Clark
Protestant Episcopal Church
St Michael's Church
B. Y
Town Council and Probate Court Meet Monday Afternoon
The regular monthly meeting of the Town Council and Court of Probate will be held at the Council Chamber on Monday afternoon next at two o'clock.
Inauguration of the Bristol Young Men's Christian Association Rooms
The new B Y M C A Rooms were opened Thursday despite a storm with a full audience. Music by the Bristol Music Club followed by Scripture, prayer, and addresses from E S Babbitt Rev Thomas and Rev Osborne and Bishop Randall of Colorado. The event featured lively music under Prof L W Deane and concluded with a hopeful note on memberships to cover expenses. The Bristol Music Club plans social concerts for members during winter.
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Tnn Orentne
B. Y. M. C. Association
Bristol Music Club
E.S. Babbitt
Messrs. Thomas and Osborne
Randall
Colorado
L. W. Deane
Ascent of Mount Hood Described by Explorers
A Springfield Republican correspondent recounts Prof Wood and party’s ascent of Mount Hood Oregon. They describe Hood as a volcano and the highest U S peak at 17600 feet with a narrow summit crescent and a sheer north face. They note volcanic activity smoke sulphur and avalanches from the crater rim and immense snow depressions.
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Mount Hood
Springfield Republican
Oregon
Wood
United States
Mount
Jefferson
Washington
Farming In Carolapo Bayard Fay lor Reports Rich Colorado Resources
Fay lor writes from Colorado praising agricultural potential in the new territory. He disputes the Great American Desert idea, notes belts of arid land, but sees extensive habitable zones from Missouri to the Rockies. Irrigation supports high yields with wheat at thirty bushels per acre and corn fifty, oats forty, prices varying with markets. The 70,000 harvested acres could supply settlers and export to Montana, aligning farm growth with mining population.
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Carolapo
The
Platte
Montana
Projections of National Park at Washington State
The plan envisions a national park at Washington to symbolize the United States in miniature with a proportional portion for each state and territory. The layout would mirror the real locations of the states and territories represented.
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Washington
United States
Mars editor ponders editors leisure time after Styx ferry
A Mars editor jokes that editors have no leisure time until crossing the Styx, after which the ferryman would seek a puff of his boat, leaving little doubt about the busy life behind the newsroom.
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Mars
Styx
Marriage and bread and baking products in harmony
A playful promotional piece extols Herrick Allen's Gold Medal Laberatus as the ideal partner in marriage and life. It claims the product ensures home happiness by producing the nicest bread biscuits cakes and puddings, surpassing other similar leavening agents. It notes merchants carry it.
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Herrick Allen
Special Attention to French's Vegetable Hair Renewer
Product claim promotes French's Vegetable Hair Renewer as a cure for diseased hair restoring natural color and youthful growth. It is described as a moist glossy dressing with pleasant fragrance, suitable for toilet use.
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Hendersonville
N.C
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Toulon
Spain
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Maine
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Salt Lake City
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Chili
California
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Gen. Jackson
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Colombo
Truman M. Webster
Waterbury, Conn
John Lewis
New Bedford
Jeff. Davis
Mississippi
Association of
Colored Men
Army of the
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Missouri
Savannah
South
Louisville
Plainville
Conn
New Jersey
Holmes’ Hole
Wood's Hole
St. Tonis
Crosby Art Association
Southern Railroads
Local Intelligence
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Osborne
Congregational Church
Goodwin
Episcopal Church
Thomas
Methodist Church
Bristol Artillery
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