War, Progress, and the Amoor River Trade Outlook
The article argues war is not the sole driver of history and praises commercial and scientific progress. It highlights the Amoor River region in eastern Siberia rising in importance under enlightened governance, predicting it will push Japan and China toward modernization and open broad commercial opportunities opposite the Pacific coast. It asserts peaceful, humanizing global influence will flow westward from Western shores.
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Boston Journal
Russia
Siberia
Amoor River
Japan
China
the Amoor
Pacific
Western Ocean
Westsward
Fatal Sugar Refinery Accident Claims German Worker
On Monday evening about six Conrad Seepell fell fourteen feet while at work on the retorts at the Sugar Refinery. He struck his head and neck was dislocated with a broken spine, dying instantly. An inquest by Coroner J B Munro yielded accidental death. Seepell, about sixty, leaves a wife and grown children including two sons in the army.
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Conrad Seepell
J. B. Munro
Feq
Scopell
Hoe
Navy reports stone fleet sunk to block Charleston harbor
Com. Dupont messages the Navy Department that the remaining stone fleet sank January 26 in a strong position blocking the deep channel north of Rattlesnake Shoal at Charleston harbor. Isabel failed to reach via the main passage, using Maffits Channel instead, now less usable. Surviving vessels guard Swash and part of Maffit Channels. Lieut. Albert F. Smith of Cranston died in Providence after serving at Bull Run. He was 34 and long prominent at Union Butt Company Works in Elmwood. Mr. George A. Snow received testimonials from Sab bath Church leaders in Providence.
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Swash
Maffit’s
Albert F. Smith
Cranston
R. I
Providence
Bull Ran
Smith
Union Butt Company
Elmwood
SanLow Caaxnes
Potomac
Hatteras Inlet
Com. Goldsborough
Dupont
Savannah River
Journal of Commerce
Treasury Notes engraving cost cuts 15 percent
An official statement to Congress by Secretary Chase notes Treasury Notes engraving printing numbering and paper costs in August acts total nearly 138000 dollars, a reduction of about 15 percent from prior rates for similar work.
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Congress
Chace
Treasury
Gunboat Finds Torpedoes in Tennessee Channel Below Fort Henry
Report states a Union gunboat in the Tennessee River near Fort Henry encountered two torpedoes shaped like cones of boiler iron with eight faces and a bag containing eighty pounds of powder. Congress considers measures to ratify the dissolution of rebellious states and reorganize them as territories to apply constitutional provisions.
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Tennessee
Fort Henry
Congress
Trade details cast in unclear colonial date excerpt
A fragmentary report notes a person named Adjapateh from New Orleans of the seventh division or regiment paying an amount and a prior day showing four hundred ninety two items left the city for North Carolina to be exchanged.
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New Orleans
North Carolina
Roanoke Island Victory Boosts Northern Morale
Reports celebrate the successful seizure of Roanoke Island led by Burnside. The Bristol area community notes many local ties in the expedition staff and troops, with detailed casualty figures and strategic gains along the North Carolina coast including Elizabeth City Weldon New Bern and Washington. The victory is framed as a strong reinforcement of Union control and a prelude to further advances.
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Roanore Island
Burnside
Bristol Boys
Roanoxe Island
Hatteras Inlet
Roanoke Island
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Beaufort
Norfolk
Newbern
Washington
Goldsboro
Weldon
Manassas
Neuse
Waynesboro
N.C
Wilmington
Cape Fear
Tar
Pamlico
Edenton
Com. Goldsborough
Fort Henry
Public Lecture Delights Bristol Audience
Public lecturer Wenpent Putuirs delivered the sixth lecture to the season's largest audience last Thursday. Gzorox W. Curris known as the Howadji is set to speak next Wednesday, likely his Bristol debut, with Mr. O. respected as an author and speaker promising to draw a full house.
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Ke Wenpent Putuirs
Gzorox W. Curris
Howadji
Curtis
Bristol
Ladies of Congregational Society Dinner Festival at Town Hall
Washington's Birthday notice directs readers to the Congregational Society annual dinner and festival at Town Hall on Saturday February 22 with a fair in the evening and proceeds for their charity.
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Washington
Accipent in Taunton Injures Decorator at Central Hall
The Taunton Gazette reports Mr. P. Thompson Washburn fell from a ladder about twenty feet while decorating Central Hall on Tuesday morning. He sustained severe head and body injuries but no bones were broken.
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Taunton
the Gazette
P. Thompson Washburn
Central Hall
Senate Finance Panel Agrees on Treasury Note Amendments
The U S Senate Finance Committee approved amendments to the Treasury Note bill. Core provisions include interest on all public notes and bonds to be paid in coin and that notes may be received by sub-treasurers on deposit, earning five percent interest.
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U.S. Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Burnside Races to Elizabeth City and Edenton
Dispatches from Gen. Burnside not yet received at press time. He chose action over lengthy reports and moved directly to Elizabeth City and Edenton.
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Burnside
Elizabeth City
Edenton
Petition Seeks Rodney French to Command Gunboat
A circulating petition in New Bedford addresses the Secretary of the Navy asking for the appointment of Hon. Rodney French to command a gunboat. It has received signatures from a large number of leading merchants.
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New Bedford
Secretary of the Navy
Rodney French
Estimated munitions value seized at Zollicoffer camp
The capture values munitions of war and stock at Zollicoffer's camp at 250000 dollars. Horses and mules 100000 dollars wagons 60000 ordnance 35000 muskets 25000 boats 20000 stores 10000 are listed. The total equals 250000 dollars.
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Zollicoffer
Diman Departs Navy Gunboat Kineo for Ship Island
Acting Assistant Paymaster Henry W. Diman of this town boarded the gunboat Kineo on Thursday for Ship Island, as the vessel reached England with little excitement.
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Henry W. Diman
Navy
Boaton
Kineo
Ship Island
Postal reform petitions reach Senate and House
Petitions with up to 13 000 signatures have been presented in both chambers for major postal reforms. A submarine cable to link Fortress Monroe with Washington and the North will soon be laid. General Charles P. Stone of Massachusetts, a regular army officer, has been arrested and sent to Fort Lafayette for treason.
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Senate
House
Fortress Munroe
Washington
North
Charles P. Stone
Massachusetts
Regular Army
Fort Lafayette
Fort Henry
St. Louis Republican
Fort Herman
Fort Donelson
Logan
Somerset
Liberia President Benson reports progress and humane aims
Arrival dates from Liberia reach December 20. President Benson’s annual message to the Legislature praises growing sugar and coffee crops, cheap and abundant domestic provisions, and prosperity in industry. He notes humane treatment of recaptured Africans and progress toward their civilization and integration.
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Liberia
New-York
Benson
Estener
Bengon
Reaction in Tennessee after Somerset victory fuels Union sentiment
From Washington and New York dispatches: Tennessee shows a strong reaction to Somerset's victory, with Union supporters in western areas free to speak openly. Reports note vast political shifts, with arrests of Mrs Morris and Walworths, and war department orders limiting officer furloughs. Propeller dredging noted to deepen shallow Western waterways aiding naval actions.
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New York
The
Times Dispatch
Tennessee
Somerset
Tobacco prices rise in Richmond market
Heavy shipping tobacco commands good prices with an upward trend in the past two weeks. Optimists credit ample money in the market for secure investments and advise planters who can hold crop to do so. Storage limits and crowded cafes hint tobacco may continue to advance in price.
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Richmond
Sth Inst
Tts
Bugle Sounds Over Sound Return of Regimental Spirit
New York Times correspondent from Hatteras reports regimental bands playing patriotic airs across the sound. The Rhode Island Fourth Regiment bugler Joe Green’s silver bugle fills the air, lifting the spirits of prisoners who endured long confinement aboard ship.
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Jax Gruey
New York Times
Hatteras
Coga
Dixie
Joe Green
Rhode Island Fourth Regiment
Corcoran to be released from Southern prison soon
The New York World editorial promises good news for the country and Irish citizens as Col. Corcoran is to be released and sent home within two weeks. It credits his Bull Run bravery and conduct in the South, noting Stanton has taken up the matter and Washington provides assurance.
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New York World
Col. Corcoran
Washington
Stanton
Bull Run
Death of servant girl in Providence stairs fall
Elizabeth McPartlin, a servant in the family of J. W. Greene of 204 Broad Street Providence, fell down stairs Monday evening and was instantly killed.
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Elizabeth McPartlin
J. W. Greene
Broad
Providence
General Assembly January Sessions in Rhode Island
The Rhode Island General Assembly met with the Senate and House in session. Resolutions instructed Rhode Island senators to support a legal tender clause for treasury notes and to report a tax bill to cover U S government obligations, while debates covered insolvent debtors and various local acts. A St Louis dispatch reports Fort Henry fortifications and troop movements near Fort Donelson.
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Senate
Slock
Potter
Committee On Finance
United States
Cooke
Congress
Wueerxas
Treasury
Hovee of Representatives
Senate of the United States
Wueakas
General Assembly
Rhode Island
Bombay Cotton Market Braces for Possible War Shock
The Bombay Times and India reports war fears with America over Southern Commissioner seizures. The belief of imminent conflict has paralyzed the cotton market. If war breaks out, American crop liberation could trigger swift losses, though most houses are prepared after strong gains in the past year.
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Bombay Times of India
America
Galle
Bombay
Merrimac Proves a Costly Lesson to Rebels
The Prov. Journal quotes the Norfolk Day Book editor lamenting the Merrimac’s failed repairs and plate work. It praises Yankee skill and promises to take Norfolk and demonstrate proper restoration in a few weeks.
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Merrimac
Norfolk
Journal
Roanoke Island Expedition Complete Victory Report
A Civil War era dispatch from Fortress Monrovia dated February 11 notes the Burnside Expedition on Roanoke Island achieved total success. The Rebel fleet was destroyed, Elizabeth City was burned, and Union gunboats were captured. Reports claim varying Confederate losses and ongoing alarms at Norfolk with martial law in effect.
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Burnside
Sic
Monnor
Roanoke Island
Com. Lynch
Flizabeth
Huger
Richmond
Norvoux
O. Jennings Wise
Elizabeth City
Tennessee River Expedition Drives Joyful Rebel Reactions
Fort Henry dispatches describe gunboats Lexington Conestoga and Tyler pursuing the Dunbar up the Tennessee to Florence Alabama capturing stores and arms while locals greet the Union arrival with ecstatic welcome. Crews and volunteers poured in with hopes of rebuilding Tennessee under the Stars and Stripes.
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Cincinnati
Gazelle and Commercial
Fort Henry
Tennessee River
Lexington
Conestoga
Tyler
Dunbar
Memphis and
Louisville
Florence
Alabama
Paduesh
Tennessee
North Carolina
St. Louis
Upper
Union
Cairo
Ciphered dispatches reportedly used by British Legation
A Washington report claims the British Legation uses an ingenious cipher for dispatches and telegrams on major questions, with a Foreign Office attach able to translate it as quickly as a telegraph operator reads his instrument.
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Washington
Foreign Office
London
Steamship America Arrives at British Port in February
The Steamship America from Liverpool and Queenstown reached this port in Great Britain in late February. Passengers and cargo details are limited in the notice.
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America
Liverpool Ulé
European dispatches on Trent crisis and Napoleon comments
Reports from Porman and Southampton note the Jura and Tuscarora arrivals and movements with Mason and Slidell reaching Southampton. British and French leaders debate the Trent affair and neutral rights, while Napoleon signals cautious interference and hopes for Union reconciliation.
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Porman
Yarmouth
Isle of Wight
Mason
Slidell
Southampton
Paris
London
Earl Russell
Lord Lyons
Trent
Seward
Dover
Calais
Russell
Great Britain
Napoleon
Friends of the Union
The Gold Medal Saleratus Adverts Local Speech
A vintage ad copy extols Herrick Allen's Gold Medal Saleratus as the best for bread and pastries. The woman in the ad speaks with eyes and mouth wide and claims fellow grocers sell it with depot at 112 Liberty Street New York.
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Herrick Allen
Liberty Street
New York
War era sailors and crimes reported from Mill Springs to Brooklyn
A gun captain on the Es sex at Fort Henry dies after mortally wounding. Sanford Udell is found murdered in Brooklyn on Saturday with W B Lawrence of the San Jacinto arrested on suspicion. Gen Crittenden’s breastplate found at Mill Springs camp. James Arnold donates 350 volumes to Bridgewater State Normal School library. Rebel Gen Crittenden arrested at Monticello for drunkenness and treachery.
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David Wilson
Fort Henry
James Arnold
New Bedford
Bridgewater Mass
State Normal School
Crittenden
Mill Springs
Monticello
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North Providence
Dixon
Committee On the Judiciary
Warren Manufacturing Company
Warren Artillery
F. W. Miner
Uis
Slater
Smithfield
Speaker Updike
Judiciary
Wm. T .Coggeshall
Monroz
Sewall’s Point
Sewall's Point
Roarnoke Island
Orenmarr
Commercal Gazette
McCulloch
Dockey
John A. Logan
Sr. Lous
Republican
Carmo
Illinois
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Memphis
Monror
Cravey Island
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Trinity
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Wall's Cut
Fort Pulaski
Ater
Europa
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London Times
Tertiare
London Globe
Xemarka
Globe
Smith O'Brien
Ltr
O'Brien
Merica
Stend
Hotg
Autojicas
Federaltenmer Tuscarora
Osborne
Hartley
France
M. Fould
Spain
Cortes
Mexico
Prussia
Posen
Queenstown
Porte
Charleston
Opinone National
Jura
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