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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1866
Page
2
In a fierce editorial tone the piece criticizes President Johnson for demagoguery and disloyal rhetoric aimed at Northern Republicans and Southern rebel factions. It urges restraint, warns against political games, and calls for concrete measures and guaranteed rights to unify the nation.
Newport Rhode Island Institute of Instruction held its long awaited session with lectures by Dr Chaplin and Providence speakers. The event drew many educators though Bristol guests were absent. Revivalist activity touches New York and the East West, with Congregational and Methodist leaders addressing religious declension and missionary work in urban settings.
A San Francisco style portrait survey extols Commodore Vanderbilt George Law and Moses Taylor as self made financiers and builders. The piece contrasts Vanderbilt’s wealth and public image with Law’s rough manners and rise from poverty. It also notes Taylor’s quick speech and decisive opinions and honors Secretary of the Treasury potential. A political update follows with assembly actions on state and national matters and a sermon outline on temperance.
Fragmented report covers Treasury disbursements totaling 47 927 228 14 and cargo costs 285 800, a snow drift incident injuring an Irishman near Newport Vermont, a frozen survivor in Phillipsburg Pennsylvania, and various trades and crimes. It mentions a new shoe sole material, the Achilles ironclad, mail robbery attempts, farmers discarding lard after trichina fears, rising shipyard wages at New Bedford, and Madame Young’s death. Additional items include a Cuban captain general, a Pennsylvania governor candidate rumor, a New York murder arrest, and a paper company fire loss.
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