Rhode Island urged to educate foreigners to Americanize
The Bristol Phenomena argues for compulsory schooling to Americanize foreign children and protect civic liberty. It cites Boston practice, warns against anti American authority, and calls for immediate legislative action to enroll all children in school. The piece notes housing growth and criticizes misrepresentations about Warren and Bristol vessel ownership.
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Guhogl
Leas
Boston
Rhode Island
Bristol City Plan Sparks Sharp Editorial Exchange
The Pawtucket Gazette comments on Bristol becoming a city, arguing the idea is ridiculous yet noting Bristol’s growth. A Warren editor apology or critique is cited, urging local residents to visit and weigh the issue themselves while defending Bristol’s right to self governance.
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Pawtucket
Warren
Warren Telegraph
Bristol
Sleepy Hollow
Howard
Mr. Gazette
Mater
Gazette
Principal Bristol businesses and capital in 1855 listing
A detailed inventory of Bristol enterprises with capital and labor figures including Bristol Steam Mill Pokanoket Steam Mill and Bristol Steam Sugar Refinery plus shoemaking planing and hardware shops. The list notes shipyards carpenter shops blacksmiths clothing hotels livery stables and other trades, along with schools markets and public works reflecting a thriving mid 19th century town economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Pokanoket
Bristol Steam Sugar Refinery
Bristol Fire Arms Co
Iwo
Oakuin
Depos Pa WE Gine
Pagel
Anes Regan
Cp Soo ‘ Home Son
Real
Persona Es
Port Au Pénee Ships Suffer Many Losses in Fever Plague
Morning at Port au Pène reveals fever aboard vessels with dead crewmen including John Dickman of Portland. News also notes scarce logwood and coffee, labor shortages as the emperor drafts men, Haitian skirmish losses, sleighing joy in town, and travel woes between Newport, Providence, and Bristol.
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Port Au Pénee
Washburn
John Dickman
Portland
Sewing Circle Teas Party to Raise Parsonage Funds
Ladies of the M. E. Church sewing circle plan a Levee or Tea at Armory Hall on Wednesday evening to raise funds for a new parsonage. They will provide plentiful dishes and expect a full house and generous contribution.
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M. E
Armory Hall
Atlantic Arrives with London Dates and War News
Nine days after leaving Liverpool, the steamship Atlantic arrives in New York with Liverpool and Cork dispatches up to January 3. Reports from Vienna, St. Petersburg, and London discuss peace terms, the Danube navigation demands, and various war rumors including Denmark joining the Western Alliance. A French frigate wreck and ships wrecked off the Spanish coast are noted with casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Arioul
Atlantic
New Youk
West
Liverpool
Cork
London
Rumers
Prince Extérhazy
St. Petersburg
Austria
Prussia
Saxony
Leibach
Denmark
Sweden
Russia
England
Kars
Donald McKay
Melbourne
Canvoys
America
Boston
Vienna
Buol
Gortschakoff
London ‘Times
Danube
Bessaritia
Chotyr
Salt Lake
Casyk
Pruth
Constantinople
Silvia
Arrival of the Erics on New York harbor report
The Erith ron steamship arrived from Havre on December 30 bringing 27 Paris papers to December 29. The Piedmontese government effort is reported with signs of a new campaign as additional forces mobilize.
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Erricson
New
Yoas
Erthron
Havre
Paris
Jani
Devastating Crimean War Updates From Constantix December
The Crimean telegraph reports four ships wrecked after a storm and ongoing sea actions in the Danube region. Russian forces confirm 3000 wounded and 270 cannons at Kars as Oar Pacha retreats on Redoubt Kiales. A quarrel at Kertsch between Anglo Ottoman troops and Turks was quelled. A March three month truce rumor sparked a sudden rally in the Paria Bourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wace Ingaid
Devada
Kertsch
Paria Bourse
Northern Light Arrives from San Juan with California News
The steamship Northern Light reaches New York late at night from San Juan via Key Kern carrying 640000 dollars in specie and over 300 passengers. Reports from Central America note shifts in Nicaragua Guatemala and Honduras, Walker forces recruiting, and a fortified group near Castillo Rapids fleeing after an armed company intervention. Local California updates mention rich mines and cautious trade while the Oregon Indian War escalates with casualties among U S volunteers and a growing campaign centered at Fort Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central America
Northern Light
New York
San Juan
Key Kern
California
Nicaragua
San Salvador
Honduras
Rivas
Granada
Walker
Kinney
San Juan del Norte
Roman Rivas
Castillo Rapids
Transit Co
Paulding
Hornaby
U.S
Massachonetts
San Juan del Sur
Independence
U. S
Potomac
Fulton
Walkers Army
San Francisco
Cortes
Sonora
Uncle Sam
Joseph Lane
Norfolk
Sandwich Islands
Anatratia
Oregon
Ihe
Oregon Mounted Volunteers
Kelly
Fort Wallawalla
Dwe
Bennett
Barrows
Fort Henrietta
Wool
Fort Vancouver
Washington Territory
White and
Green Rivers
Ship St Dennis Foundered with Loss of Thirty Four
New York mut 16. The ship St Dennis bound for Havre foundered at sea on January 6. Part of the crew were saved and brought in by the Naples. Listed are the passengers lost: Frederick P Weiss wife George Emtenache George Baker Fish Jake Heinholdt Paul Leiding wife mother and child John Gray Gustave Schelenbach Philip Lieding Capt Alonzo Folansbee Henry Gardner 31 mate F Smith carpenter P Davies steward C S Potter 1st cook Richard Henry 2u cook and six tween seamen. The captain refused to leave the ship. Rescued mariners were in a boat 29 hours with one barrel of seawater biscuits soaked in ink.
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St. Dennis
New York
Havre I
Naples
Frederick P. Weiss
George Emtenache
George Baker Fish
Jake Heinholdt
Paul Leiding
Eck
Follanshee
Eleven in Family Frozen to Death in Baltimore Shanty
The Baltimore Republican reports a distressing case in which a family of eleven perished from freezing during a severe cold spell. The wrecked shanty lacked fire, the mother survived, and neighbors found the tragedy next morning. The father is described as a brutal, absent figure. The Providence Transcript notes a pastor change in the Unitarian Church.
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Baltimore Republican
Providence Transcript
Unitarian Church
January session notes in General Assembly report and actions
The record outlines a January session with a missing quorum, Senate joint messages, and bills referred to committees. It includes finances, charter amendments for Woonsocket Savings, distribution of Walling’s map, and a school statistics summary with 26 983 scholars and 39 011 school-age children, plus wage and district data. It also notes a New York Emmet Monument meeting and Col Dancey’s remarks on Ireland liberation research.
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Wong
Senate
Secretary of State
General Assembly
Wardwell
W. Ballou
Woonsocket Notiation
Mr. Richards
Providence
Jenckes
Cook
Knowles
Newport
House
Anthony
Wheaton
Rowse
I’. Potter
Bristol
Seth Paddleford & Co
Judiciary
Providence and Worcester Railroad
Walling
Tavarspan
Mechanics Rifle Corps
Staty
Committee On Finance
Manchester
Portsmouth
Commissioner of Public Schools
Committee On Education
Ietsa Finuisustens
Emmet Monument Association of
New York
Tabernacle
Col
Dancey
Ireland
Wems
Icebound Harbors and Frozen Rivers Reported
A Baltimore dispatch notes the harbor shut by ice with two Norfolk and two New York steamers trapped below the city and a flotilla of vessels immured. Thaw prospects emerge as Baltimore Philadelphia rail service resumes and Missouri River freezes opposite St Louis, drawing crowds to watch the ice. The John & Thayer under Captain Lampoon completed the New York to Liverpool passage in days, arriving near the end of the voyage.
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Baltimore
Norfolk
New York
Philadelphia
St Louis Democrat
Missouri
John &. Thayer
Lampoon
Liverpool
Barstow Parnex Enlarged To Serve Growing Bristol
The Journal notes Barstow Parnex has been enlarged to meet Bristol’s demands as the town gains a railroad and eyes city status. It commends the Pheotx for long service in improving the area and promoting sound politics and hopes for continued success as Bristol’s business grows.
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Journal
Beweer w and Phenix praised by Providence Post editor
The Providence Post notes Instrake improvements to the Phenix and the Beweer w. Mer Bayley remains proprietor and editor. The piece describes Bayley as veteran in newspaper publishing in the state with Whig Free Soiler and Know Nothing leanings, yet a kind hearted man and wishes him success.
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Mer. Bayley
Veteraan
Shandam
Providence Post
Bristol co. Enlarges Its Appearance Amid Delinquent Subscriptions
Our Bristol co. exhibits an enlarged form as announced months ago but delinquents failed to pay for new type. The proprietor warns that unless subscribers settle promptly, the aim to beautify the publication will fail and the neighbor’s public spirit may be wasted. The Warren Telegraph calls the defaulters incorri gible bad eggs.
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Bristol. Co
Brother Bean
Securita
Warren
Bristol Phenix Expanded and Improved
Brother Bayley vows to print in a new type if subscribers pay promptly. They have not and he decides not to run in debt to please patrons who subscribe but do not pay for the paper.
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Bristol
Bayley
Woonsocket Patriot
Bristol Phenix Enlarged and Improved for New Year
The Bristol Phenix has been enlarged with a neat new head and improved appearance. Friend Bayley remains at the helm, delivering a readable paper. The Phenix enters the new year looking well and reading well, according to Newport Advertiser and Fall River News.
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Bristol Phenix
Friend Bayley
Newport Advertiser
Fall River News
Train Disaster on Hudson River Railroad Bridge
A Hudson River Railroad down train from Albany fell through the Spuyten Devil Creek bridge at ten last night. One engine and passenger car with ten baggage carts were wrecked and several passengers were hurt. The engineer Henry Dawson was badly injured and another engine’s engineer George Peitson is missing. The fireman is likely killed and a young boy escaped unhurt. Trains resume service this evening as workmen repair the bridge.
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Hudson River
Albany
Spuyten
Devil Creek
Yonkers
Henry Dawson
George Peitson
New York
Arraigned in Police Court for Larceny of Two Coats
Darious M. Fiske was arraigned in the Police Court for the larceny of two coats valued at 85 from Enoch M. Porter of 39 Brattle Street. He was held in 200 for appearance at Municipal Court. The thief was identified after the coats were found at a broker's shop and Fiske admitted the theft.
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Srocen Peorguty Recovenen
Darious M. Fiske
Enoch M. Porter
Brattle Street
Fiske
Boston Herald
Drownings Reported After Ice Breaks on Warren River
A Warren boy about 11 years old, son of John Chave, drowned when ice broke under sledders on Warren River on a Saturday. Two others fell in. Luther was rescued, and Young Chace disappeared but was later recovered. The incident followed prior rescues of a nearby boy.
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John Chave
Warren
Warren River
Luther
Chace
Ind
Trains Delayed Between Philadelphia and New York
Between heavy snow and extreme cold trains from New York to Philadelphia faced long delays. A Thursday night train near Rancocas Bridge stalled at midnight, an engine was sent to Camden for assistance, leaving seven cars and about two hundred passengers exposed to cold with exhausted guards and widespread suffering.
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Philadelphia
New York
Sear Raneoas Bridge
Camden
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Bristol Phen
New Haven
Leo Bank
Aera Worreo
Telegraph
Custom House
Telegrah
Bristo
Perry
Bristol Ferry
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