Rhode Island Dorr War Resolutions Echo Governing Crisis
Fragmented but readable, the text presents resolutions from the Suffrage Association and volunteers in Providence and Clayville during 1842 1843. It defends Thomas W Dorr as rightful governor, disputes the so called Algerine Constitution, and urges organizing to restore a People’s Constitution via popular sovereignty.
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Sufftage Association
Sufltage
Hiats
Algerne
Thomas Vie Dorr
Thorgas W Durr
Rhode Island
Clayville
Providence
People's Con Hution
John R Waterman
Apponaug
Thie
Thomas Witton Dorr
Rhode Iland
Joun BR Waterman
Algerine Hutjon
Iia
City of Providence
Thomas Wilson Dorr
Rhode Maland
Thomas Wilson Dort
Phelaonsse
Earthquake News From Guadaloupe Shocks Rhode Island
A long Providence dispatch covers a March session of the Supreme Judicial Court with delays in treason trials and divorce petitions. reports a stormy week, a violent gale and four inch snow, plus a public exchange over registry and political controversy. The piece also reprints a New York Journal item on the Guadaloupe earthquake, detailing evacuations, collapsed buildings, and a Philadelphia actor's escape.
Aftershock Devastates Caribbean Islands and Seaport
A devastating earthquake and ensuing fire left hundreds dead or missing. Four thousand bodies were recovered from Point Pete by sailors and disposed at sea to curb disease. Antigua suffered massive destruction with few deaths, while St Thomas saw minor damage. Shipping lanes reported smoke across the region as far as latitude 34 north.
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Point Petee
Reese
Antigua
Noyia
Maniscrat
Inot
St Thomas
Arrival of the Great Western at the harbor
The Great Western arrived at the dock about half past one yesterday afternoon after leaving Bristol on the ith, reaching Madeira on the 19th, and passing Pant Hoult yesterday at noon. Despite head winds and heavy seas since February, the engines ran twenty days straight, covering 4700 miles and consuming 660 tons of coal. Passengers praised the voyage, while observers questioned the need for callups to war and other societal upheavals. A comet sighting near Yale and New Haven is noted with cautious intrigue as astronomers compare it to historic comets.
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Commarea
Great Western
Europe
Bristol
Madeira
Cain
Harvard
Yale
New Haven Palladium
Yale College
Wales
Besoin
Tau Bridank
Buffalo
Insurrection Claims and Civil War Rumors in Early 1849
Reports detail insurrectionary expenses and audited claims up to January 1849, with estimates of outstanding demands and withdrawals from the State Deposit Fund. Dispatches from Port au Prince describe Jeremie rebels and a widespread civil war, with large forces and disrupted commerce across the island. Also notes on Guadaloupe earthquake damage and maritime incidents, including Captain Baker’s inquiry and a Boston ship’s near quake, plus commercial curiosities in Savannah.
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David
House of Epreventativer
Trenaurer
General Assembly
Gruprn Ag
Newport
Greenwich
Poverement
Providence Journal
Port Au Prince
Union
Ui States Commercial Agents Rooms
Aux Cayas
Wu. Baker
Jeremie
Part Au Prisco
Aux Cayes
Jacmel
Aloon
William Baker
Brig
Woodstock
Aux Gayes
Savannah
Hepydli
Grand Jury Dismisses Murder Charge in Rice Case
The New York Journal of Commerce reports the grand jury has dismissed the murder charges against Captain Robert Rice and Caroline Peat. A report notes missed arrest due to weather and rough seas affecting a boat. The piece mentions financial figures and debate over cash systems, citing the Chronicle.
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New York Journal of Commerce
Robert Rice
Caroline Peat
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Beg
Caleb Bradley
Wm T. Olney
Canfingil
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Charles
Fr. Campbell
Andrew Thomson
Pune
Warsen
Jndic
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Caroline F. Waldron
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S. W
Cours
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