Public Duty and civic engagement urged in January discourse
In this 1350 column the author argues citizens must vote and influence politics, condemning abstention as enabling corruption. The piece cites examples from Washington and Luther, stresses personal responsibility, notes a recent state auditor report, and highlights a minister's installation in Haverhill.
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Maira
Washington
Luther
Paul
Thor Innence
Wwnh
Lis
Lis Arsenal
Centennial birth day of Robert Burns notes and events
The article reports a centennial celebration of Robert Burns in New York Providence and Boston with donations to Rev. Daniel Webb and a 58 00 gift. It mentions American Republican conventions in Providence and district meetings, a Warren Armory Hall concert led by Prof Pierce, and a review of Colburn arithmetic texts praising clarity and method for grammar schools. It notes weather, a concert plan, and a Dartmouth family with combined ages 245 years.
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Robert Burne
New York
Providence
Bistoit
Faruen Wees
Thatillage
Daniel Webb
Webb
Hulden
State House
Aheo
Hudden
PMM
Congress
Tgwis
Getora
Orp
J C Brown
Warren Armory Hall
Pierce
Browning
Going in the Right Infection Controversy in Bristol
A Bristol letter to the Phoenix defends two women mischaracterized as Irish, asserts they were not Irish or related to Tristan, and criticizes a correspondent for prejudice. The author urges publication of facts in the next issue to counter misrepresentations and condemns slander in the public press.
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Bristol
R. I
Entrort
Pheenix
I Bey Losve
Triah
Rish
Tristi
Bue Stotch
Jleaven
Better
Phenix
Narragansett Inquiry Sparks Rhode Island Arc Debate
Guy Dyer reports to the Senate that 122 individuals linked to the Narragansett tribe in Charlestown show low blood quantum and limited kinship. He urges ending a board to survey lands and proposes placing estate income in state funds for indigent tribe members remaining charged to Charlestown, with strict accounting and separate handling.
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Charlestown
Guy Dyer
Senate
Luise
Erizens
Board of Commissioners
Weather and political unrest ripple through territories
The report notes exceptionally fine weather on the mail route but highlights a severe storm near Fayetteville Arkansas threatening wide damage. It mentions forces under Col Hothuan in Tiger and turmoil over parallel lines. Utah authorities face probate power debates amid meetings seeking restraint and suppression from the territory authorities.
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Louis
Col Hothuan
Tiger
Fayetteville
Arkanes
Mitch
Caron Varley
Utah
Unclear historical report of Hudson river incident
Fragmentary note describes a voyage near New York with a vessel named Gliggow, alleged theft of looting items, and threats to the Hudson river. It mentions an overflow between the Hudson and VUleay and a bridge collapse near a lower city.
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New York
Gliggow
Wach
Glugow
Mpwirda
Loop
Hudson
Vuleay
Luswer City
Fights and rescues amid unverified reports near Pach Lick County
A contested tale files of a clash between Capt Brown’s men and a deputy marshal’s posse near Pach in Lickous county, with claimed fatalities and a rescue, though the account remains unconfirmed. Separately, the wife of Ebanezer Habbitt attempted suicide in debt and illness, being saved from a deep well by her husband. The steamer Commonwealth refuses sale and continues Norwich to New York service. In Worcester a 13 year old boy was convicted of stealing an item from subscribers’ homes and sent to the State Reform School.
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Capt Brown
Pach
Lickous
Brown
Peter Fisher
Begin
Ebanezer Habbitt
Eiq
du Berry Street
Warxtxe
Worcester
State Reform School
Jonas
Congress Debates Indiana Senate Seats and Cuba Policy
The Senate debates Indiana memorials seeking Henry Lane and Wim McCarthy as Senators and considers Cuban acquisition and Spain policy. House members propose bills on witness pay and travel allowances, while discussions on diplomatic missions and budget cuts continue amid recess.
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Congress
SenaTe
Indiana
U. S. Senate
Henry S. Lane
Wim Monroe McCarthy
Federal
Trumbull
Committee On the Judiciary
Seward
New York
Lane
McCarthy
Uigler
Pennsylvania
Slide
Louisiana
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Cuba
U. States
Mason
Cara
Soward
Spain
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Mias Judson’s Honeymoon Miseducation and a Virginia Execution
An account recalls Mias Judson’s early days with new friends in Windsor’s negro quarter and a burst of wedding visitors. A separate note covers Bray Saunders’s execution in Jerusalem Virginia after shooting his wife, his plea for mercy denied. The Calais Advertiser reports Mrs Jemima Noble’s 96th birthday death in Valma with renewed teeth growth and preserved senses.
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Bray Saunders
Jerusalem
Virginia
Bray
Calais Advertiser
Jemima Noble
Valma
General Assembly January Session Proceedings Wide
The January session discusses memorials for bird protection, amendments to statutes on banks and evidence, jail imprisonment concerns, and various reports from the governor and Indian tribess. Bills on charter amendments for Bristol Fire Arms, Bristol Ferry Steamboat, and public laws arrangements are advanced with several readings and referrals.
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Updike
Williamt C. Watson
Committee On
Eames
Committee On the Judiciary
Kames
Peck
Wheaton
Providence
Bristol Fire Arms Company
Bristol
Shoffield
Newport
George Pearce
Bristol Ferry Steamboat Company
Senate
Shefhold
Judiciary
van Zandt
Jeavo
House O Representatives
Tuessay
Dan
Betsey Gardner
John Kingsbury
Messrspdike
Thurston and
Fustar
Messrs
Thurston Updike
Sweet
Kamea
Luis
Sparker
Sheffield
Wingate
Ayes
Tte
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Equity
Weliun
Hayes
Iroxwence
Fraudulent Checks And Homicide In Twin Reports
A man named Norton used forged checks to fund travel and a marriage plan from New Orleans to Louisville, with a $10,000 draft and smaller notes totaling $1,911. A separate case in Poughkeepsie ends in the murder of a woman over a dispute. Lewis Gould violently assaulted his partner, resulting in her death.
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Bineef Joseph Norton
Louisville
Lesington
Haseed
Rocchfont, Brown &Co. C
Orleane
Citizens’ Bank of New Orleans
WB. Snoddy
Algo Cheo
Snoddy
Hardin County
New Orleans
Norton
Louisville Journal
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