Napoleon Aims At Greatness In European War Era
The piece casts Napoleon as a rising figure whose political and military prowess may rival the First Napoleon. It praises his early successes in Italy, hopes he will avoid his uncle’s errors, and envisions a future era of European freedom and stability under his influence. It also notes Bristol as a pleasant retreat with ample lodging and comforts for visitors.
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Lours
Napoleon
Italy
Raillery
Cyrus of Old
Europe
Sermon on Seamen Conversion At Local Methodist Church
Rev C W Dewisisox of Fall River preached on seamen conversion at the local Methodist church, urging public focus on fellow mariners to evangelize the world. Old captains praised his message, hoping congregants would support his efforts. Weather, storms, and reports from Providence and Norwich are noted, including a counterfeit bill alert and杂 a forged August frontispiece in a magazine.
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C W . Dewisisox
Fall River
Aus
Necting
Yew port readies for absentions gathering on 22d proximie
Preparations at Yew port for a gathering on the 22d are underway though not complete. Mayor Anaxsrox leads the movement and hopes for a timely arrangement. The town looks forward to old acquaintances greeting each other within Rhode Island borders. The piece notes employment is accessible, with farmers seeking help and mechanics employed. Quarterly public school exams start next Wednesday, inviting parental attendance to motivate pupils. A Boston trade sale draws dealers from major cities with extensive ware sales and strong prices. The piece also remarks on farmers enjoying haymaking and early crops, praising cheerful rural optimism.
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Yewport
Anaxsrox
Smail
Rhody
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Nashville
St. Louis
Rhode Island
Hore
Onorinous
Canada News From Liverpool to Halifax and St John
The Canada reports from July circulated via Cape Race and St John. The vessel City of Washington joined the Newfoundland run from New York, arriving at Queenstown on July 1, with war news noting no major battles and continued allied movements. Napoleon shifts quarters, Sardinians seize Peschieri, Austria’s Emperor stays in Italy, and Britain adopts strict neutrality.
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Sabre
Nbo
R.M. Steamship Canada
Liverpool
Cape Race
Halifax
Cape
Associated Proxs
St Johns
St John
The
Canada
City
Volta
Vallegio
Peschiers Inu
Sagade Garda
Emperor of Austria
Lily
Foreign News On War Losses And Naval Moves
Dispatches from Paris and Vienna discuss French losses at Sufferino totaling 16 000 to 18 000 with named corps casualties and public dissatisfaction at the details. Austrian losses are cited at 20 000 killed wounded and missing. Italian regiments struggle with desertions near Trieste. The Adriatic blockade and Brest fleet movements are noted as French naval actions. New York reports a violent July tornado causing trees to fall and flooding with injuries and drownings after a capsized boat near Passaic.
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Paris
Vienna
Times
Trieste
Victor Imanuel
Venice
Brest
New York
Cora
Williamsburg
Passiac
Newark
Battle of Solferino detailed by Paris and New York correspondents
The New York Times relays Malakoff’s observations from Solferino, describing Austrians on a crescent line near Castiglione, French assaults by Canrobert and Zouaves, heavy casualties, and retreat toward the Mincio amid rain and artillery fire. The report cites 24,000 French losses as a provisional tally.
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Solferino
New York
New York Times
Solferind
Fromer Raymond
Malakoff
Paris
Malkoff Castiglione
Francis Joseph
Napoleon
Castiphone
Oznit
Pillete
Castiglione
Magenta
Zouaves
Sulformo
Trnes
Canrobert
Cuxerebert
Volta
Castigliune
Ponchiera
Lake of Gurda
Eld
de Mincio
Poschiers
Garibaldi
Epie
Athore
Montechtaro
Brescia
Ann
Suit Seeks Guardian Disclosure Of Orphaned Heiress
A New York court hears a case filed by a nineteen year old woman seeking to force her guardian to reveal her lineage and any property or funds in his possession. The guardian had claimed she had no property and offered no information about her parentage. The plaintiff, raised in foster care and schooling settings, alleges uncertainty about her prior guardianship and finances.
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New York
Hoboken
Destructive earthquake devastates Levant town
A Levant Herald letter from its Frzeroum correspondent reports a powerful earthquake in Levant on the morning of the day described. A fifteen second shock caused the loss of about 1500 lives and widespread property destruction as most large buildings collapsed. Aftershocks continued through the following day with the main damage from the prior tremor.
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Levant Herald
Frzeroum
Death of Rufus Choate in Halifax
A Halifax dispatch reports United States statesman Rufus Choate died yesterday morning after sailing to Europe for health reasons. The Superior Court adjourned on news. Suffolk bar members will meet tomorrow. Choate had a comfortable day Tuesday and died at 2 o clock Wednesday morning from heart disease. remains were temporarily interred at Dalilas.
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Rufus Choate
Halifax
Choate
Europe
Halfax
Boston
Superior Court
Suffolk
Dalilas
Most Accommodating Conductor on Providence Line
A Parducket Gazette anecdote praises a Truz Max conductor on the Providence Warren and Bristol road for stopping a train to help a woman and her child reach the carriages. The piece lauds Mr Nason and the entire crew from Superintendent to brakeman as exceedingly accommodating in public service.
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Providence, Warren
Bristol Road
Parducket Gazette
Nason
Two Boston youths nabbed over large theft from uncle
Dyer Smith and Geo W Sanborn, respectable young men, were arrested in Boston on a charge of stealing about 2000 from Jonathan Cottle, Smith’s uncle. Sanborn, initially an accomplice, confessed 21,979 as the total taken. The money vanished from a room seen by Mr Cottle’s two daughters who are now missing, and Cottle will not testify, making discharge likely.
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Dyer Smith
Geo. W. Sanborn
Boston
Jonathan Cottle
Massacre at Pervois Provokes Italian Freedom Test
Providence Journal condemns the Massacre at Pervois and accuses rulers of moral failure as France and Austrian influence threaten Italian autonomy. It argues Louis Saguléon’s pledge for liberty from Alps to Adriatic is betrayed by mercenaries and protectorates, demanding decisive action to punish Perugia’s atrocity.
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Pervois
Louis Saguléon
Italy
Alps
Adriatic
Lurenny
Modena
Parma
Peor
Sardinia
Lews Napoleon
Victor Phowansvel
Naples
Pope
Perugia
Daing
Lombardy
Parina
Polde
Austria
Alf Providence Journal
Port Gibson Courthouse Bombing Blows Section of Building
A July despatch from Vicksburg reports a keg of powder ignited under Port Gibson Court House destroying about half the structure and its adjoining sheriff’s office. The vault was robbed of about £10,000. two occupants escaped uninjured. total damage estimated at $10,000 to $12,000. no suspects identified.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Port Gibson
Sheriffs Office
Colored couple in Pink Row shoot incident shocks New York Post
A colored celebrity Dad Hicks living on Pink Row near Sycamore Street faced scandal rumors about Mrs Dinah Moore. Her husband encountered him and fired a pistol, wounding Hicks in the left leg. Moore was arrested on assault with intent to kill charges.
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Dad Hicks
Pink Row
Sycamore Street
Dinah Moore
Drowe
Moore
N. Y Post
Man fined for shooting neighbor hens over trespass
A Mansfield Connecticut man was fined after his son shot five hens trespassing on another’s garden. The incident underscores risk of trespass cases turning lethal and the resulting legal costs.
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Mansfield
Conn
A Strand Story Reveals Cruelty Against Woman in City
The Troy Budget notes a husband jailed his wife in an iron cage for over a year in a jealous fit. The couple’s social position delays naming them, but the paper promises to reveal identities soon if the woman is not relieved.
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Troy
Accident of William W Applegate on the Fourth
William W Applegate son of A F Applegate was injured while playing with firecrackers in a Fourth of July rush. A blast to his face and eyes threatened his left eye but fears have subsided. Local report from Warren Telegraph.
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Accrpest
William W
A. F. Applegate
Warren Telegraph
Mixups at Cal Weaverville Dance Leave Infants Swapped
A nine o clock dance near Weaverville California ended with babies left in a separate room. A playful man moved the cribs causing most mothers to leave with someone else’s infant. Confusion persisted for two days as families located their children across miles.
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Mixtxe Banks
Weaverville
Cal
Lost Letter Containing 160 Dollars Reappears
A man in Killingly received a letter containing 160 dollars sent from this city. The letter failed to reach its destination, but later turned up in a cast-off coat pocket. Detective Sulbrook investigated, while officials blame forgetfulness rather than intentional theft.
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Letten
Stedman
Sulbrook
Aorwich Courier
House considers suit against Morers i Thoyd Co for overcharges and mahogany exports
A House motion seeks immediate judicial action to recover 1 342 753 49 in overcharges by Edward Lloyd & Co and to account for vast mahogany shipments from Sature to Europe and the Americas. The case ties to a broader maritime and Peruvian unrest context heard in Boston.
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Tayti
House of Representatives
House
Edward Lloyd & Co
Morers i Thoyd & Co
Europe
Woman On Tram Searched All Night For Family After Rail Disaster
A woman on the tram with her husband and five children hunted for them through the night after a great railroad accident in the west. She failed to find any of them by dawn and discovered all were dead. She then collapsed at a nearby farm house and died shortly after, described as dying of a broken heart.
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Norning
Boy Rescued After Drowning Attempt During Bathing
Six year old Artienon son of Mr Seabury Manchester ventured into deep water while bathing on Monday afternoon. He was pulled from the water unconscious but resuscitation efforts succeeded.
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Artienon Oy
Trey
Seabury Manchester
Curious Visitor Sees Harbor, Grave in Bedford
An nearly eighty year old woman visited the city for the first time during the July week. She rode a railroad for the first time and attended Bethel services. She heard Lorenzo Dow preach and visited the grave of her son who died 23 years ago aboard a whaleship in this harbor and buried in Fairhaven.
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Bethel
Lorenzo Dow
Fairhaven
Bedford Standard
Bayonet Exercise Directive Calls Systematic Training
An order by Lieut. General Scott rebukes neglect of bayonet drill and target practice across troops. Inspectors General are tasked to report on new weapons and equipment, distinguishing core principles from design flaws to avoid sacrificing merit for faulty construction.
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U.S
Scott
Murdered Woonsocket man dies of wounds
Tex Woonsocker Mcrore Riley who was stabbed at Woonsocket last week has died. George Lincoln, a twenty five year old mule spinner, cut his throat in the Globe mill during dinner. Lincoln leaves a wife in consumption’s last stages. Jack Bartlett and Joseph Camile have been arrested as ties in the same tragedy.
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Tex Woonsocker Mcrore
Riley
Woonsocket
George Lincoln
Globe Mill
Ile
Jack Bartlett
Joseph Camile
Providence Jourmat
Vuh
Hungarian Legion Formed in Italy Under Sardinian Auspices
A New York circular from the General Hungarian Committee in Italy announces the formation of a Hungarians Legion under Sardinian government authority. It states Hungarian officers will lead and wear Hungarian colors, inviting all Hungarians in the U.S. to indicate intent to join and promising departure means soon.
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Ungarian
In- Serre
Kossuth
Italy
New York
Ghojrt
Genoa
Helypsometer Exhibition By John Oakes In New York
At a meeting of the American Photopraptic Loviety in New York Mr John Oakes exhibited his Helyposometer An instrument to read sun altitude when the horizon is obscured The lower half of a hollow sphere with a metal plate and tiny sun holes marks height on a scale The device aims to determine altitude within a few miles Also mentioned is Prince Metternich's wartime advice and an incident about Bay State engineer J H Lawrence dying after injuries in New York plus related notices from Fall River and Boston totals
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Loviety
New York
John Oakes
Boston.Journal
Tae Scatpep
J. Hi. Lawrence
Bay State
Mogpital
Poughkeepsie
Dutchess County
N. Y
Arterity
Sho
Boston
Fall River News
Printing mixup places preacher in beer ad at Wheeling
A German paper at Wheeling last week misprinted by accidentally placing a well known preacher's name at the bottom of a lager beer saloon advertisement. The lager man was announced to preach at the reverend gentleman's church due to a simple transposition of names. The error required a correction notice to be issued.
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Wheeling
Newport church choir led by organist Tourjee with seventeen children
At Trinity Church last Sunday Mr Tourjee introduced a choir of seventeen children aged 8 to 14 he teaches. The group performed with tenor and bass voices to the admiration of the congregation and were praised as equal to the best trained singers. A Newport novelty with precedents elsewhere is noted.
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Trinity Church
St Andrews
Providence
Atus
Burge
Ther Wetreth
Bben ‘Luurjee
Newport Daily News
American openness to invention shown by Holtoway remedies
The piece celebrates American curiosity and willingness to test new inventions. It cites Professor Holtoway’s pills and ointment as cures for dyspepsia bilious issues and internal diseases, praising clinical trial results and widespread newspaper corroboration as proof of efficacy and national progress.
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America
Holtoway
United States
Alrady
Urope
Jonathan
New York
Jélon
Neo
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