Emigration and the South as a New Nation Hope
The piece argues that European emigrants will flood to the United States, with many seeking Southern lands after slavery's end. It envisions free labor expanding there, rebuilding cities, and shaping a unified, cultured South aided by Northern aid, with Johnson granting amnesty and property restoration. It notes anti-slavery shifts, colonization trends, and a national debt solution via large subscriptions to repay war debts.
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Europe
Canada
Great Republic
Old World
Mason and Dixon
Istax
New England
Eanny
Deva
Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
Frieding
Religious Bodies Endorse Loyalty and Punishment for Treason
Religious bodies and presses across the loyal North unite in demanding harsh penalties for treason and support for Lincoln's memory. The Rhode Island General Assembly and related clerical groups condemn readmission of tainted ministers and back the government's victory.
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Presbyterian General Assemblies
Himelf
Baptists
St. Louie
Brooklyn
Voice
Snme
North
New Marsic Offers Lincoln Memorial Music and More
A Providence shop advertises new music including Grand Funeral March for Abraham Lincoln by Mayer, Elegy on Lincoln by Cooper, and Sea Tale song by Cooper with Thomas. piano pieces and recent publications by Geo F Newland at 215 Westminster Street.
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Geo. Cooper
J R Thomas
United States
Geo. F. Newland
Important extract on bounty eligibility for soldiers
The Paymaster General circular dated May 20 clarifies bounty eligibility under the March 3 1865 act. It states a discharge wound must arise directly from military service and be in line with a soldier’s duty, not civilian life, and must result from hostilities then ongoing.
Lincoln Relatives Clarify Family of President Lincoln
A Missouri newspaper notes ledger that President Lincoln had kin beyond his two sons. Josiah Lincoln left Kentucky for Indiana and died long past, leaving two sons Thomas and Jacob and several daughters. Thomas is deceased with a large family. Jacob remains in Harrison County with several children. Two of Jacob's sons fell in the war. Josiah Lincoln and descendants were farmers of modest means, honest and industrious.
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Presi T Lincoln
Josiah Lincoln
Hardin County
Kentucky
Harrison County
Indiana
Thomas
Jacob
Josiah Lidcoln
St. Louis
Rhode Island Senate and House Adjourn in Providence Meeting
The Rhode Island Senate and House meet in May with adjournment to Providence. Elections for state officers are held by the Grand Committee. Officers named include State Auditor James C. Collins and clerks for the Supreme Court. Several petitions for acts of incorporation are granted. A naval visitors welcome bid is extended to Rear Admiral Porter and others. The session adjourns with thanks and cordial greetings.
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General Assembly
Newport
Senate
State House
Olesk
Julan R. Campbell
Thayer
Dorfee
House
House of Representatives
George L. Clarke
Providence
Joseph W. Congdon
Sumner A. Sherman
Mr. Davis
Samuel 8
James Y Smith
Duncan O Pell
John R Bartlett
Orstio Rogera, Jr
Samuel A. Parker
Church
Briato
Wrowxspar
Mest
Finance Committee
James C. Collins
Supreme Court
Part
Thomas W. Wood
Charlee Blake
Bristol County
Charles A Greene
Kent County
John F. Kenyon
Washington County
John G. Clarke, Jr
Farragat
Porter
Lieut. Worden
Naval Academy
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Newport County
Thomas W. Wand
Providence County
Amasa S Westcott
Charles A. Greane
Kant County
John Henry Welles
Roobert
Weeden Fi Barry
Railroad Commissionersa
Wiliam P. Bateman
Spencer Mowry
Joel Spencer
Sanda C Carr
Menry H Lather
Bold Attempt to Rob Attleborough Bank
A midnight raid on the Attleborough Bank in North Attleborough led burglars to seize the cashier Homer M Daggett’s dwelling, gain keys to the banking rooms, and steal about 300 dollars in bills and small checks along with personal items. Blacksmiths labored to open the vault but the intruders apparently failed.
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Attleborough
North Attleborough
Homer M. Daggett
D ‘Eroum
Suffolk Bank
Border towns lose prosperity as refugees move south
The temporary boom in Canadian border towns ends as about one third of the population departs for the United States. Some are refugees from the U S while others are Canadians seeking better business prospects across the line due to U S Canadain tensions.
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Canada
United States
Steamer Magenta Seized by Union Authorities
The steamer Magenta was seized by order of Gen. Pope. The captain, clerk, and mate were arrested and to be tried by a military commission for ill treatment of Union troops. Rebel officers and soldiers could use the boat with privileges, sing rebel songs, and speak disloyally. The vessel will be shut down until the issue is resolved. Vallandigham questions slavery in the South and its relation to their prosperity.
New Bedford Arrests Man Over January Heist
A young man was arrested in New Bedford last week for the January 14 theft of 7000 dollars in cash and 40000 dollars in United States securities from a wealthy New Orleans father.
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New Bedford
United States
New Orvang
Surrender terms praised by Canby cited in dispatches
The article notes Dick Haylor’s surrender order praising Gen Canby and urging officers to honor the agreement while threatening severe penalties for those who break it. It also reports on various 1860s items including Mexican dollars in Nashville, arrests in San Francisco over a plan to seize a Peruvian steamer, a fatal boxing match in Canada, mint offers, and other federal and local notices.
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Dick Haylor
Gen. Canby
Southland
Bank Brondes Bexioun Emigration Party
San Francisco
Color
Ecommerce
Colora
Resolutions at St Michael's Church on Stowe's resignation
A May 29 1865 parish meeting at St Michael's Bristol unanimously accepts the resignation of Rev William Stowe as rector effective September 1 1865. A leave of absence is granted until then, the treasurer is directed to pay salary to that date, and a five member pulpit supply committee is appointed with funding to cover compensation. The parish expresses esteem for Stowe and records the resolutions with best wishes for his future.
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Fits Michael's Church
S1. Michael's Church
Holden
Wm. Stown
St. Michael's Church
Bristol
William Stowe
St. Michael’s Church
Wm. Stowe
Edward S. Babbiet
E. W. Bronson
Thomas J. Usher
Jas. F. DeWolf
Chas. Sherry
St Michael'’s Charch
Jnst
Wm Stowe
William Stuwe
Soldiers' Friend Society appeals for clothing relief
The Ladies of the Soldiers' Friend Society urge a prompt response to aid destitute Freedmen by sending a box of second hand clothing for men women and children. Items may be left with the Secretary Miss Bourne or at the Association room in the Vestry of the Methodist Church Tuesday afternoon. O M Suzparp secretary. Also notes Col M T Bennett's long tenure as Clerk of the Courts and his recent resignation from the Supreme Court clerk post due to new duties.
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Soldiers’ Friend Society
Col
M. T. Bennett
Supreme Court
Assembly
Talbopt
Talboty
Morr
Mazbony
United States
Canadia
Prac
Mott Talbott
M. D
Mott Talbott 4 Co
Wmsy
Falcon
New York
Four Years in Secaeasia Promises Thrilling Civil War Romance
Charles A. Waldron acts as core agent for the town to promote Julius Henri Browne’s subscription book Four Years in Seceasia. The illustrated work recounts the rebellion with facts and romance and costs two dollars fifty cents to subscribers. Thursday was set as a day of humiliation and mourning for President Lincoln with widespread church services and business suspension.
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Eg” Loent
Charles A. Waldron
Seceasia
Julius Henri Browne
New York Tarsune
Egy
Abraham Lincoln
Town Council and Probate Court Meeting Scheduled
The regular monthly meeting of the Town Council and Court of Probate will be held at the Cognoi Chamber on Monday at two o'clock in the afternoon. Ga Selee's Hair Life is advertised as operating on the roof of the hair, promoting a natural and healthy state. Sold by J. N. Burgess.
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Counccil
Court of Probate
Cognoi
Ga Selee
J. N. Burgess
Surrender of Trans Mississippi Rebels Reported
Official war bulletin from Washington May 27 states the surrender of Confederate forces in the Trans Mississippi Department as arranged by Gen Canby in New Orleans. The President and War Department issue orders to remit wartime military tribunal sentences and discharge prisoners.
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van Derarrussi
Washington
Diz
Canby
New Orleans
Edwin M. Stawton
Watnincton
War Department
Bowis M. Staxton
Terrible Explosion Destroys Mobile Warehouse
A vast explosion at the Mobile ordnance store on May 23 killed about 300 and wounded many. Eight city squares collapsed and 8,000 bales of cotton burned as crucial warehouses and business districts suffered heavy damage. Cause remains uncertain. relief efforts underway.
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Maupais
Buuterin
New Orleans
Ordnance Department
Marshal Warehouse
Mobile
Cty
Cuwlea
Ruth Dale
Granger
Ordnance
Dick Taylor
Wheat Prices Sink as Transport Costs Hit Minnesota Rivers
On the Minnesota river above St. Paul wheat trades at fifty cents per bushel in the stonellouses while thousands of bushels wait transport. Dealers who bought last year face ruin as railroad costs cut profits and keep prices down for producers.
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Minnesota River
St. Paul
Confederate Debt Settlement Timeline
The text states the Confederate debt will be paid per treaty terms, discharging it three years after the peace treaty between the United States and the Confederate States of America is signed.
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United States
Confederate States of America
Hartford Port Gentleman Promises Enlistees Reward
A Hartford Port man with nephews in the army vows $5,000 each for reenlistment after a three year term. Three nephews in Sherman's army are due to return within days, with $15,000 offered to all three and $10,000 to the surviving two as their terms end this fall. The note adds a contemporary remark on aging leaders of the Southern rebellion, seen as old enough to know better.
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Hartford
Sherman
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