Bead, Beans and a Fateful Meeting in Vienna
A narrator in Vienna recalls a vanished romance with Josephine and a single brown bean kept as a sacred memento. A chance encounter at a judge's gathering reveals a lieutenant colonel's breast jewel, mistaken for a diamond, forcing the narrator to confront a painful past and vanished loves. The piece closes with fragmentary notices and local diversions from Charleston and Roxbury.
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Vienna
Josephine
Hoeson
Madenowelle den
Twan
Ragardous Enterprises
Hildebrand
Upd
Deaira
Persia
Moldavis
Passage On Advertising and Success In Business
A historical note argues that in certain businesses the success of individuals closely mirrors the level of advertising they do. Years of observation suggest that outcomes align with the amount and manner of promotion, inviting inquiry into the factual basis of such claims.
Dark Picture of Puebla War Conditions Amidst Mexican Conflict
A July 12 letter from Vera Cruz reports Puebla’s siege dynamics with 7000 American troops plus Cadwallader's 3000 at Perote, 12,000 Mexican troops near Puebla, and Guerrilla forces pressing near the city. It notes high mortality from fever and dysentery among European and American soldiers, poor rations, and a tense crowd awaiting which side prevails as Com. Perry’s eight ships and nine warships loom before the city.
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Mexico
Courrier den Eiats Unis
New York
Vera Crus
Walle
National Bridge
Jalapa
Scott
Publa
Cadwallader
Perote
Guerrilas
Puebla
Alvarez
Valencia
Rio Frio
Buntamente
Weahall
Com. Perry
Death of Chief Justice Durfee in Tiverton
The Newport Herald notes the death of Chief Justice Jon Durfee of the Rhode Island Supreme Court at his Tiverton home on Monday morning the 20th after an illness of about ten days. Durfee, 57, was a Tiverton native, son of Hon. Thomas Durfee, and a former congressman and speaker of the Rhode Island Assembly. He was a poet and scholar, authoring Panipya and a noted treatise on mind and matter, with a deep interest in Rhode Island history and institutions. The notice also mentions the monthly Court of Probate and local concerns over land fish smells, and reports on crop prospects and a moonlit excursion of the steamboat Perry to Newport Harbor.
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Durfee
UF Weeopy
Judge Dourse
Newport Herald
Times
Tne Hox
Jon Duafee
Supreme Court
Tiverton
Judge Durfee
Thomas Durfee
Court of Common Pleas
Crown University
Ganaril Assembly
Supreme Judicial Court
Samuel Eddy
Congress
Flon
Eddy
Lave
Fingland
Tragedy at Barrington River Claims Mr Wa Panxen
Mr Wa Panxen of Warren fell into Barrington River while fishing near Barrington Bridge Saturday. His body was recovered Monday after a capsized boat was found on the riverbank. Parker, 26, a respected young man and devoted husband, is mourned by many.
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Daowseo
Wa. Panxen
Warren
Barrington River
Barrington Bridge
Parker
Excursion of the Peary to Bristol and Newport
The fine steamboat Peary carried 100 to 200 passengers on a moonlit Newport excursion with the American Brass Band from Providence. It landed at Bristol for an hour with serenades at the homes of Hon. Jacob Bannier and Mr. Barney the Bristol Phenix editor, then returned to Newport by 11. The voyage featured rockets, McConkey’s Quick Step, dancing, and hearty hospitality and ended with praise for the band’s music.
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Peary
Newport
Providence
Ourself
Newport Daily Nova
Perry
Masaachusetts
McConkey
McC
Massachusetts
Bristol
Jaco Bannier
Puch
Babbitt
Barney
Bristol Phenix
Pirate Chase and Diplomatic Hurdles Off Gibraltar
The Gibraltar consul reports the capture and impending trial of a pirate privateer off Ivica, with prize taken to Barcelona for adjudication. A Spanish port inspection and embassy ties complicate contraband talks as US warship presence and Mediterranean patrols loom. Princeton sails west, Alleghany readies for the route, and Rear Admiral Hunter leads preparations at Pittsburg.
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Ouring Goemst
Ibraltar
Washington
Ivica
Thie Raft
Oran
Gibraltar
Algesiras
Gesiras
Cape Trafalgar
Malaga
Barcelona
Spain
Conol
Africa
Tarifa
United States
Marshal Bugeaud
Algeria
Thors
Princeton
Engle
Mediterranean
Alleghany
Gulf
Oon
Ale
Jeat
Hunter
Pittsburg
Union
Crops Forecast and European Food Aid Mission
The New York Herald notes crop prospects defying croakers with an above average yield. Indian corn surpluses in the US would cover Irish and Mogland deficits, while wheat harvests near completion. The piece envisions a grand role for American agriculture in feeding Europe during emergencies.
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The
New York Herald
Ireland
Mogland
United States
Europe
Mystery of the Louisville Lady and the disguise
A young woman bought a suit in Louisville for her husband and was later seen in the same clothes nearby. The story from the Cincinnati Herald recounts a drayman encounter with a man who used disguise to visit a house of ill fame, claiming to be Mary's brother and then revealing himself as the sister, leading to an affectionate farewell before leaving town.
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Louisville
The
Cincinnati Herald
Main Street
Mary
Hmsell
Pittsburg
Robbery at Mumford Jeweller Store on Broad Street
The Mumford jewelry shop at 103 Broad Street was entered with a false key on Monday night and robbed of watches and jewelry worth 1200 to 1500 dollars. The loss falls heavily on Mr. Mumford, a young entrant to business, and police are urged to find the thieves and recover the property.
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Rosneau
B. G. Mumford
Broad Street
Providence Journal
Salem Citizen Benjamin Merill seized by sudden paralysis
The Salem Advertiser reports Benjamin Merill, Esq. was found on Monday afternoon in his office in a state of paralysis. He remained unconscious for about forty five hours and hiccups began yesterday, giving little hope for recovery.
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Mevanonoty
Salem Advertiser
Benjamin Merill
Private letter hints tobacco crop prospects in New York and strong corn outlook
A private letter to Ledger publishers from a New York resident notes tobacco crop experiments in the state and predicts great corn abundance nationwide. The writer says New York corn is the best seen, with farmers likely to profit from high demand and favorable prices this year. Reports from various sources reinforce a promising harvest across the Union.
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Cnors
Europe
New England
Jevery
Cassausc
The
Ledger
Moch
Wmform. Co
New York
Philad. Ledger
Whale bark Yeoman arrives under Brazilian guard at Rio
The Yeoman, seized at Rio Grande, arrived at Rio Janeiro in charge of Brazilian officers, with expectation of release uncertain. The U S frigate Columba Dom Rosseau and brig Bainbridge were at Rio on the 19th ult, and the bark Sarah and Esther remained under seizure as before.
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Braze
Yeoman
Rio Grande
Rio Janeiro
U.S
Columba
Dom Rosseau
Bainbridge
Rio
Sarah
Esther
Peace Society Appeals to Global Leaders for Immediate War End
The London Peace Society sent messages to President Polk and Santa Anna pleading for an immediate end to the current war. Additional appeals target England's Prime Minister, the French King, and the Russian Emperor seeking their influence toward peace.
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London Peace Society
Polk
Santa Anna
England
France
Russia
Spire of Ware Unitarian Church Struck and Shattered
A Wednesday afternoon strike damaged the Ware Unitarian church spire and tower. The Springfield Gazette notes eight to ten sewing circle ladies in the basement narrowly escaped harm as fluid flowed through the room. At the town house basement nearby many children avoided injury despite flying debris from the shattered spire.
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Doston Courier
Letter Sounds Alarm on Massachusetts Volunteers Deaths
A volunteer letter in the Newburyport Herald reports Lieut Greene and four Massachusetts volunteers died on the march to Monterey and one after arrival. Gen Cushing, just beginning to walk, was about to proceed to his command at Saltillo.
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Newboryport Herald
Greene
Massachusetts Volunteers
Monterey
Cushing
Saltillo
Harbor Regulation Urged After Steamer Perry Accident
The Providence Journal reports an accident on the harbor where the steamer Perry nearly struck a lumber schooner after travelling near the wharf to avoid a tied vessel. Damage to the Perry and the schooner is noted, with calls for harbor regulations and a harbor master to enforce them.
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Veesele
Perry
Newport
Providence Journal
Five Girls Arrested in Cabotville for Garden Plunder
The Worcester Transcript reports five girls were arrested in Cabotville on Monday for plundering a garden. They were charged with picking flowers and breaking shrubs as depredations had grown common, with shrubs and flowers costing as much as grass and china.
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Covent Sreauine
Worcester Transcript
Cabotville
Excitement at Vera Cruz Over Pillows Troops
A passenger to Galveston reports the New Orleans Bulletin about the intense reaction in Vera Cruz following the deaths among Gen Pillows command. The troops were forced to return after marching in the hot sun and burning sands.
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Galveston
New Orleans
Vera Cruz
Gen Pillows
Cecil Seeks Treasure From San Pedro Wreck Off Alcaratara
The schooner Cecil under Captain Binney has reached Baltimore from Cumanar with about $20,000 recovered. This adds to the treasure previously recovered from the eighty four gun Spanish ship San Pedro de Alcaratara, burnt and sunk on that coast about thirty years ago.
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Cecil
Binney
Baltimore
Cumanar
San Pedro de Alcaratara
Death of Mr Grant's child and reunion of a missing son
The New Haven Palladium reports the drowning death of Mr Grant's young daughter on Wednesday evening and notes that just before funeral time the parents learned a son, believed lost at sea, had returned aged about 18. One child rose from death as the other faced the tomb.
Grind Stone Accident Kills Halsey Carpenter
Mr Halsey Carpenter was killed last Friday when a grind stone burst during work at the Diamond Hill Plain machine. He died ten minutes after the accident, according to Mr Ross of Providence.
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Farau Acuident
Halsey Carpenter
Diamond Hill
Ross
Providence Journal
Middleborough Land Turtle Bears Historic Inscriptions
A Middleborough informer reports finding a land turtle in the vicinity bearing back inscriptions reading Jesse Surtevant 1794, Wm. Sturtevant 1817, R. K. Clark 1832, E. T. 1835, and other modern marks. The creature is estimated at eighty to ninety years old, possibly the town’s oldest inhabitant.
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Middleborough
Jesse Surtevant
Wm. Sturtevant
R. K. Clark
E. T
N. B. Mercury
Local Notices of Marital News and Births
The wife of William Tinker a New York fisherman fed him on Thursday with three females. Mrs Dann of Detroit presented her husband with three daughters. Mrs B F Cannon of New Salem gave birth to four children this Tuesday night.
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Wm. Tinker
New York
Dann
Detroit
B. F. Cannon
New Salem
Wealthy Edgecomb planter killed by slave in dispute
Joseph Batile Eeq. a rich planter in Edgecomb county was killed on Monday the 19th inst by one of his enslaved workers after a refused order. The slave wielded a hoe and killed him before he could defend himself. The assailant attempted suicide by drowning but was captured and jailed.
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Joseph Batile
Edgecomb County
Battle
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