Vision of Liberty and the Bond of Constitutional Guards
A late 18th century pledge is praised for defending sacred honors and civil and religious liberty. The speaker warns against civil and spiritual despotism and stresses constitutional safeguards require educated, virtuous citizens to resist demagogues and covert influence from foreign and domestic foes.
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Grm
United Semes
Congress
United States
Wong
Chatoh
Legion
America
Town Meeting Called Over Highway Surveyor Bills
A notice indicates a town meeting is called for Thursday afternoon to appropriate funds to the Surveyor of Highways for District Mee. The writer questions the need for a special meeting when the annual town meeting is near and doubts the bill will be paid sooner.
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Mee
Robbery Strikes Local Shoe Store Late Sunday Night
The Shoe store of Mr. Alien K. Munro was robbed late Sunday night, with about five dollars stolen. Police note a simple theft and small cash loss.
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Alien K. Munro
European Nations Edge Toward War, News Says
In two months Europe faces a bloody conflict as telegrams from Halifax announce the steamer Canada bringing war news. Reports claim Britain will mobilize 11 000 regulars and 13 000 sailors while France plans 18 000 troops in four divisions to aid the Turks amid rising continental tensions.
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Europe
Canada
Halifax
London
France
Paris
St. Petersburg
Weather Week Showers Snow Hail Then Warm Turn
The week brought snow and rain Monday then cloudy wet days Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday saw rain hail and about three inches of snow. Yesterday proved quite pleasant with calmer conditions.
Son of Captain Rackett Drowned Near Point Judith
A fourteen year old, son of Capt. Rackett of the schooner Cabot, fell overboard off Point Judith on Friday night and drowned despite rescue attempts. The incident occurred as the vessel was at the port returning from New York.
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Rackett
Cabot
New York
Point Judith
Sugar Refinery Auction Set for March in New York
The New York Journal of Commerce reports a sugar refinery in this town to be sold at auction on March 1 at the Merchant's Exchange in New York. Ma Fuazen, the noted ballad singer who delighted here recently, will perform again at the Court House on Thursday evening next the 23d inst. Handbills will announce details.
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New York Journal of Commerce
Fuazen
Bay State Return After Fog Delays at Fall River
Fears of a Bay State disappearance eased as the steamer, delayed by dense fog, sought shelter in Huntington Long Island before returning to New York and resuming her voyage. The Canonicus had been sent to search if needed, but the Bay State arrived at Fall River yesterday morning.
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Bay State
Fall River
Maine
New York
Canonicus
Huntington
L. 1
Public Schools and Catholic Influence Debate in Providence
A letter to the Providence Journal argues Catholic influence threatens the public school system. It cites low Catholic attendance, alleged church aims to dismantle common schools, and fears of tax funding for a Catholic nunery. The writer warns of Jesuit deception and calls for civil oversight.
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Providence Journal
United States
Heirarchy
Papal Church
Buitne
You Lam
A Saving Women at the Head of a Family
A brief editorial praises the savings bank as the best ever established, praising women who head families for prudent savings and financial stability.
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Wvery Beat Savings Bank
Arrival of the America and Atlantic shipping news
The America arrives from Boston with limited mail and scattered cargo notes. Reports detail British and European naval movements, famine and unrest in Italy, potential battles near Kalalat, and Russian fleet dispositions from Sebastopol to Batoum amid tense Western diplomacy.
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America
Becton
Stone
Boston
Kaviea
Charity
Paton
Liverpool
Portland
Atlantic
Mersey
Cran
Spain
Conagen
Paps Tien
Italy
Viverecsranea-Willee Burg
Warsaw
Paniutin
Kingdom of Poland
Orloff
Berlin
Council of Ministers
Vienna
London
St. Petersburg
England
France
Black Sea
Paris
M. de Brunon
M. de Kisseleff
Citale
Matschin
Bucharest
Belgrade
Batoum
Constantinople
Sebastopol
Short Flour Weights Reported in City Purchases
The Phasitence Journal notes two incidents of undersized flour barrels in city transactions. In each case about a quarter of a bulk was short by about twenty pounds, and one barrel was fifty pounds under. At twelve dollars per barrel, buyers should verify exact weight received.
Accident in Pawtucket Kills Two Men
The Prov Journal reports Calvin French, 25, killed on a Worcester bound morning freight near Pawtucket crossing while breaking up the train. Five weeks earlier he buried his wife and child. the man he hired to fill his place died days later from injuries at the same site.
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Fatau
Calvin French
Worcester
Pawtucket
French
Prov
Fatal Accident Crushed Between Cars At Norwich Depot
A brakeman named Patrick Meara of the Norwich and Worcester express freight train was killed in Norwich depot yesterday morning while coupling cars. He lived a short time after the accident. He was about 40, a resident of this city, and left a wife and three children.
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Patrick Meara
Norwich
Worcester
French Spollation Bill Faces House Hurdles
Washington correspondent reports that the French Spollation bill may pose the same issue but will not be easily reached in the House.
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Steuarens Er
Washington
Baltimore
Sug
Car Axles Break on Central Railroad in New York
Sixteen railroad car axles broke on the Central railroad in New York the week before last. The frost made them brittle and they snapped like pipes.
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Centr
New York
No Scarcity or Suvea Coin Notice Shown
Fragments indicate a notice mentioning silver coin sums and a ten something in a jumble of letters. The readable words suggest a financial or valuation context without clear names or dates.
Rhode Island General Assembly Proceedings in February
The transcript records House and Senate activity on February 14 and 15, noting petitions on legalizing lingering warrants, amendments to witness admissibility, and swallows protection laws. It reports officer absences, a quorum shortage, adjournment, and various readings, committee referrals, and enacted resolutions and bills including taxation, juror pay, and rail transport debates.
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Francis E. Weeden
Jamestown
Silue Tetf
Bradley
House
A. V. Powter
Providence
Senate
Joshua Coggeshall
Aquidneck Agricultural Society
Newport
City of
Shepard
Judiciary Committee
Committee On the Judiciary
T. Hazard
General Assembly
Gallup
Corporations
Young Men's Christian Union
Titus
Knight
J. H. Weeden
Weeden
Peck
John H. Clarke
Henry J. Burroughs
Cromwell Whipple
Committee On Corporations
Fauvel Gourmud
Rhode Island and Mediterranean Iron Works and Steam Navigation Company
George D. Cross
Committee On Education
Supreme Court
Court of Common Pleas
T.T. Hazard
Titgs
Testimony Portrays Poor Leadership Aboard Kilby and San Francisco
Lieut Van Vonst testifies Col Gates gave no clear orders during troop transfers from the Kilby to the Lucy Thompson and after the San Francisco wreck. Capt Gardiner and Major Wyse describe lack of commands, inadequate provisions, and neglect, with Gates prioritizing his family over soldiers. Court adjourns to Monday.
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J. W. T. Gardiner
Sea Finnessen
San Francisco
Kilby
Col Gates
Col. Gates
Cal
Gates
Cal. Gates
Lucy ‘Thompson
Francis Wyse
Col
Boston Journal
San Francisco Disaster Court of Inquiry Notes
The U S court of inquiry in New York hears testimonies on the loss of the San Francisco steamer. Gen Winfield Scott presides. Lieut Swords and Lieut Fremont describe crowded quarters, improper berthing, loaded cargo, extra coal and a deeper draught, hindering seaward entry and the ship speed tests.
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San Francisco
Military Court of Inquiry
New York
Winfield Scott
Lieut
Swords
Fremont
Aspinwall
Warkina
Gas Explosion Hits Boarding House in Nobua New Hampshire
Five people were seriously injured when a gas explosion shattered a Nobua New Hampshire boarding house after boarders following a concert noticed odor and opened a cellar door. The blast lifted the building from its foundation and threw occupants across Canal street. Officials say a broken gas pipe under the canal bridge allowed gas to escape into the cellar.
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Canal Street
Flooding Swamps Norwich River at Night
Water in the Shetucket River at Norwich rose to its highest level in years flooding wharves and store basements. Railroad tracks and Norwich and Worcester depot were submerged as waters reached about two feet in places.
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Shestucket
Norwich
Worcester
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Gavitt
Coe
Mr. C. Whipple
Messrs. Spencer
J. A. Weeden
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