Democratic Party under scrutiny in period of political realignment
The Bristol Phenix surveys the Democratic Party in a time of shift, criticizing its leadership and platform while noting its past support for emancipation and current opposition to progress. It reflects on party changes, past alliances with Johnson, and the prospect of a national convention as the path to revival. The piece also reports on Rhode Island’s January session, state finances, and tributes to legislator Wilkins Updike.
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Providence
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Burnside
United States
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Speaker van Zandt
Sheffield
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Committee On the Judiciary
Carrey
Church
Grosvenor
North Providence
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Bristol
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Tron. Wilkins Updike
Messrs. van
Wilkins Updike
Rhode Island
Giv. Burnside
Committee On Finance
Remains of Dr Cantwall Interred in Meath Shrine
The remains of Dr Cantwall former Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath were buried at Mallingar chapel Ireland on the 14th ultimo. A grave was dug in the chapel walls and women who believed in miraculous powers took portions, boiled them, and drank them as a cure for their ailments.
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Cantwall
Meath
Mallingar
Ireland
Proclamation Guides Citizens Amid Japan China Hostilities
President issued a proclamation directing American citizens and captains of American vessels in China and Japan to follow guidance during hostilities between the Ty coon of Japan and the Daimios of Lucoa and Nogato.
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Toe Wanis Japax
China
Japan
Lucoa
Nogato
Railway Link Across Hindustan Spans 1000 Miles
A historic account notes a railway line bridging Bombay and Calcutta on opposite sides of the peninsula. The 1000 miles long route is traversed by trains in about four days, reflecting early transport ties in the region.
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Bombay
Calcutta
Hindstan
Death of Wilkins Wysdike at South Kings Town
Hop Wilkins Wysdike died Monday at his residence in South Kings Town. He was in the eighty third year of his age.
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Hop Wilkins Wysdike
South Kingstown
Massachusetts Mass South Carolina Letter Restore Fraternal Ties
Governor Bullock forwarded to Massachusetts Legislature a letter from Governor Orr of South Carolina praising the state for providing books in response to an appeal. The message urges burying past acerbities and fostering a generous rivalry to advance the glory of a common country.
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Bullock
Massachusetts
Orr
South Carolina
Union
Pre Historic Find in Minnesota Under Probe
From St Anthony Minnesota reports claim a pre historic civilization discovery. A trap door with a unique lock opened to a spiral staircase descending 123 steps into an artificial cave filled with iron and copper tools and an elevated platform. A stone sarcophagus revealed a human skeleton inside.
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St. Anthony
Minnesota
Drummer Boy falls in battle and returns as memory
Poem recalls a drummer boy among the fallen on a bloody field. The dying scene shifts to a mother mourning at home as faint lights bless the hero’s memory and the shadow of death lingers as night falls. Bright forms carry him to the home above.
Fashion and court plaster sparks in nineteenth century critique
A New York letter derides women’s fashion fads as folly, mocking Paris styles such as two yard trails and court plaster. The writer laments retrograde dress trends, jokes about suffrage and male rulers, and notes a broader push for northern capital and urban improvements.
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Epstor
Paris
Salt Shower Report From Red River Valley
A New Orleans Times report quotes a traveler from Red River stating that on the 2nd a shower of fine salt occurred about sixty miles from the river. After a light snowfall, observers found the apparent snow was actual salt. The informant collected eight bushels, deemed equal in quality to Turks Island salt.
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Times of
Red River
Turks Island
Marble cake poisoning sicken Stephensport youths in Kentucky
Fifteen young ladies and gentlemen from Stephensport Breckinridge county were poisoned after eating marble cake. The cake used dyed batter with cochineal allegedly adulterated with carbonate of lead. All victims were reported out of danger though their suffering was severe.
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Stephensport
Breckinridge County
Postwar Charleston Transit Faces Youth Labor Shift
A letter from Ar Wornz A Charleston notes many sons from once wealthy families now drive streetcars and accept paying work. It also observes the city police force is largely filled with young men of respectable connections who would have deemed themselves above humbler vocations before the war.
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Ar Wornz
Charleston, S. C
Dramatic Critic Praises Ira Aldbridge in London Life
A Tur dramatic critic of Wilkes's Spirit of the Times extols Ira Aldbridge the celebrated colored actor claiming his wife is a Swedish baroness, he resides in a London suburb near the Crystal Palace, owns a mansion and five villas. He is described as not only successful but once Wallack's body servant thirty years ago.
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Ira Aldbridge
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Proposal to abolish National Banking and issue Treasury notes gains favor
A Washington dispatch reports Congressman Byr Randall of Pennsylvania introduced a plan to end the present National Banking system and replace it with legal tender Treasury notes. The measure draws favor in both Houses and is expected to be vigorously supported when reported by the Banking Committee.
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Washington Dispatch
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Banking Committee
Englishmen unlikely to match American ocean race claim
The London Tunes downplays jealousy and credits Americans for a novel bold ocean yacht race. It suggests the feat exceeds English capability and asserts Americans will gain credit from such success.
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Irish lecture draws hearty laughter at association course
The seventh lecture by Rev. H M Gallaher of Brésvirke delighted Bristolians with an authentic Irish character portrayal that sparked constant laughter. The coming eighth lecture will be by Hon. William M Reedman of Providence. Snow began Thursday, heavy winds, impassable streets, and strained rail service as ships and trains faced harsh winter conditions. The issue notes new magazines and legal education volumes from Lee & Shepard and M McN Walsh offering details on distribution and topics.
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H. M. Gallaher
Brésvirke
William M. Reedman
Providence
Lee & Shepard
Washington Street
Boston
Northern Lights
New England
Edmund Kirke
New York Tribune
M McN
Walsh
A.M.L.B
United States
M. McN. Walsh
Nassau Street
New
A Fair and Festival at Town Hall by St. Michael's Church
The ladies of St. Michael's Church and Society held a Tuesday and Wednesday event at Town Hall to raise funds for the Sunday school. Decorated halls, well stocked tables, and an "Old Folk's Room" featuring a bridal party from long past added charm. Receipts approached two hundred dollars with overall success and praise for the managers.
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St. Michael's Church
Christmas Molasses Candy Innovation Report
A town party crafted candy by boiling molasses, shaping sticks and baking them in a stove oven. The result impressed tasters and is seen as a potential improvement in candy making.
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Maxime
Danny Brownx
Our Boys and Girls Magazine Promises Rich Weekly Reading
New Posriioarions from publishers announce Our Boys and Girls Oliver Optic's Magazine issues each week with original artwork. It features one of Oliver Optic's stories, child friendly science and natural history facts, biographies, and sports and pastimes for youths.
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Our Boys and Girls
Oliver Optic
Japan's mineral wealth described in San Francisco talk
Dr. McGowan spoke on dagon and the Japanese noting abundant copper in Japan with boats roofs and tools made of it. Gold is plentiful but leaves the country as seen. iron is scarce and coal widespread though underutilized. He predicted steamship lines would boost coal use and meet demand.
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Japan
California
Harp and Soft Water Have Distinct Hardness Rules
The boundary between hard and soft water lies at six degrees of hardness. Water softer than this point is soft. harder water is, by definition, hard. Hardness comes from lime salts, either sulphate or bicarbonate, about a grain per gallon. Lime neutralizes soap, so each degree of hardness uses an extra ounce of soap per forty gallons. Thus soft water offers commercial and washing advantages, estimated at two extra ounces of soap per forty gallons per degree of hardness.
Comical quarrel on a Paris boulevard ends abruptly
A Paris contemporary reports a quarrel where a gentleman mocked a workingman and accused him of swindling. The man retorts with a remark about pomade and hairlessness, then pivots to a parable about seed and soil before the exchange ends.
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Bedtime Apple Remedy Warns Against Burglars
A questionable home remedy suggests feeding a baby green apples before bed to deter burglars, claiming the effect begins by midnight and ends by morning. A friend endorses the method, though its effectiveness and safety are not supported.
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