Rhode Island Political Tickets and Local Industry Updates
In Bristol and Rhode Island the Whig ticket for governor listed Lishe Harris Arnold and Sylvester G Sherman for attorney general with Samuel Bayern on treasurer and E. E. Robins in Providence. The Bristol Coal Mining Co reports shaft progress through dark slate and plans steam power within weeks. Street scene notes describe umbrella sellers and locals buying boiled shrimp for a penny, with New Orleans weather praised and political chatter around Webster and liquor laws. The Sierra Nevada steamer postpones departure to the next day.
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Bristol Coal Mining Co
Woall Street
New Orleans
Reverend Liveszy Shot at Window in East Rent
The Providence Journal reports Rev. Ricuano Liveszy of East Rent was shot Saturday while at his window. The ball passed within four inches of his head. Authorities cite revenge for his vigorous Maine Law advocacy as the motive. note references to the law’s enactment in the state.
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Providence Journal
Ricuano Liveszy
East Rent
Maine
Supreme Court Term Closes With Mixed Civil Rulings
The March term in the county seated final dispositions on several cases. Gardner vs Chace ended with a continuance. Bourne vs Norris & Cook awarded $9640 to the plaintiff. De Wolf Petty et al. vs Wm B Wolf stayed for advisement as an appeal from Bristol Court of Probate.
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Supreme Court
Hig County
Joseph L. Gardner
Caleb Chace
Virginia
Providence
San Francisco
Potter
Bullock
Blake
de Wolf Petty
Wm. B. Wolf
Court of Pee of Bristol
James de Wolf
Ailey
Passengers return as Isthmus traffic expands to San Francisco
About two hundred passengers reach New York by steamship with news from the Isthmus. Some two thousand travelers await Panama passage, and clipper ships prepare to move people to and from the Isthmus. Three steamers arrive with California reports, including Dan Webster from San Juan and El Dorado from Chagres, El Dorado bringing 1.5 million dollars in gold. Temperance Advocate adopts new dress and editor Clement Webster, former Providence Post editor, promotes a low 1.50 annual price for all families in the state.
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San Francisco
Panama
New York
Aientay
California News
Dan Webster
San Juan
United States
el Dorado
Chagres
Ft. Dorado
Dariel
Temperance Advocate
New England Diadem
Clement Webster
Providence Post
The
Advocate
El Dorado arrives with gold and grim news from Oregon
The El Dorado reaches New York with California mails to February 15 and about 1.5 million in gold. The loss of General Warren and 42 crew and passengers at Columbia River is reported. The voyage was 26 days 4 hours, the quickest on record, and wrecks and fogs across Oregon and Panama are noted along with cargo values and ship failures.
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New York
Warren
Columbia River
Oregon
Panama
Fremont
Independent Line
Corwine
U. S
Astorid
San Francisco
Platrop Spit
Thomson
Messrs
Garrison & Fretz
Mose
Sea Gull
Orégon
Humbolt Bay
Lincoln
Port Oxford
Almira
Una
Exact
Harriet
Penelope
Doge
San Juan
Frei
Horet
Gee
Railroad ad claims injuries to wife before justice court
A fragment from the New Haven Journal notes a railroad company ad relating to injuries suffered by the wife and referenced before the circuit or police court. The readable text shows legal action or notices tied to a civil claim.
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New Haven Journal
State of State Steamer Epic Struck Straits Off Stratford Point
The steamer State of Maine faced a perilous incident off Stratford Point when a walking beam broke and caused parts to fall on deck. No injuries occurred as the vessel drifted near Long Island while three men, including a pilot, boarded a life boat to seek assistance. Captain Jewett was praised for his calm leadership during the crisis.
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Ies
Stratford Point
Stratfgrd
Ista
Fitesner
New York
Samson
Hercules
Long Island
Jewett
Great Storm Causes Flooding and High Tides in Albany Area
The report describes a major late season storm with rain turning to heavy snow, eight inches deep on levees and streets. Rivers swelled and winds damaged piers and ships, with Albany noting the flood as the greatest since 1847. No serious danger to ships in port is reported.
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Albany
New York Express
Incomplete OCR Note on Local Trades and Names
Fragmentary text mentions a man named Deas from Locester engaged as an eight painter with a house on Sit peel gp ais. Details are garbled and no clear event or outcome is stated.
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Eee Deas
Yies
Locester
Sit
Ps Peel
San Juan Delegation Demands Charter from Nicaragua
Corresponden t reports San Juan citizens held a public convention on March 28 seeking a charter from Nicaragua for the city. Fifteen delegates, with Commander Greene of the Decatur, will travel to Granada and Mantua to press for the charter and insist on republican autonomy independent of Nicaragua.
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San Juan Vex Norte
Nicaragua
United States
Plaza de Victoria
U. S. Sloop of War
Decatur
San Juan
Greene
Granada
Mantua
Mosquuito
Nicaragia
Grenada Slave Plot Ends in Lynching of Suspects
In Grenada Mississippi a missing man Thomas M. Bingham triggers a slave conspiracy tale. Slaves allegedly planned murder weeks earlier. after confession, mob storms jail, drags suspects to a bluff near Lower Ferry and hangs them.
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Grenada
Thomas M. Bingham
Mary
Lost gold medal offered for replacement by responsible owner
The medal was entrusted to a New York lady by Mr. Clay and sent to Daniel Ullman in the city. It was lost or stolen after arrival at the carriage seat for security. Mr. Charles Butler, accepting responsibility, offers to supply a perfect duplicate at his expense soon after the loss. The solid gold medal with its case cost about $2,500.
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New York
Clay
Daniel Ullman
Charles Butler
Eet
Fragmentary political notice from Providence papers
Disjointed OCR fragment references Mr. Lawrences Steven and multiple Providence newspapers. It hints at party rules, votes, and a governor, but the text is garbled and lacks a coherent event or clear outcome.
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Mr. Lawrence
Steven
Providence Journal
Providence Post
Providence Mirror
Allen
Tas Oxare Penarir Change of Route Details
The document notes a route change near Rome where contractors hold a twelve mile road with exclusive travel rights. The text outlines the field of Rome and the contractors responsible for the new alignment and transit access.
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Tae Nicanacva
I Ig
Rome
Committee rejects Butler offer at New York meeting
The committee declined Mr Butler's offer to have another meeting and ordered proceedings for another conference. A laborer Holling was injured on a scaffold at a church construction site on Nineteenth Street and Fifth Avenue and died after a fall from about seventy feet.
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New, York
Butler
Hollind
Nineteenth Street
Fifth Avenue
New York Hospital
N. Y
Winter’s Cold Grip Delays Spring In Nashua Telegraph
The Nashua Telegraph notes the season has a harsh bite this year with winter stubbornly lingering and not giving way to warmer weather. The writer uses vivid, period language to describe the chill and its persistence.
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Nashua Telegraph
Flood Submerges Ausany Lower City Businesses Halted
Water rose to levels unseen in two years as the bed acted like a dam twelve miles below the city. By 9 A M the lower city lay under floodwaters flooding stores furnaces and shops. Hudson river trains were halted and parts of the line submerged several feet.
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Ausany
É&C
Dudleton
Arch Rivalry and Clerical Ailment Reported
Dr Morton has caused the arrest of rival Dr Jackson for libel. Borior Bencave, a Bishop of the Methodist Church, has been progressively disabled by infirmities and advancing age. A letter to the New York Commercial notes the bishop’s poor health and limited mobility.
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Borior Bencave
New York
Fugitives From Justice and Indictments Mentioned
Two New York bound officers return from San Francisco with George Watsor and two others under a governor Hunt requisition. They face indictment on charges of swindling a firm out of a large sum and defaulting.
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California
Texas
New York
San Francisco
George Watsor
Gov. Hunt
Nine Amigricans Arrive in York on the Prentice
Nine Amigricans formerly castes on the Ine Catan Expedition arrived in York Saturday aboard the ship Prentice from Vigo Spain. They have since been pardoned.
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York
Vigo
Spain
Ship Returns with Remains of Earth Mate from Whaling Voyage
A vessel which arrived yesterday from a whaling voyage brought the remains of an earth mate of eran who died suddenly on Thursday. The body was secreted on the return, with orders to make land. she did so on Thursday among others indulged to extreme intoxication at his birth where he lay dead.
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England
Manchester
Leeds
Prince Nicholas of Nassau
Hadden
Duke of Wellington
Bristol
Great Western Cotton Works
Liverpool
Wm. Sharp
Eran
Anne
Bey of Islands
New Bedford Mercury
Fragmentary 19th Century News Snippet Appears
A garbled OCR passage mentions laws of the union and families, a band, a father, and a seeking of fortune. The text reads as a fragment from Woonsocket Pat and references a place and events without clear context or complete names.
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Woonsocket
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Wathcenn S ' Avey Giarnold
Hihipenet
Sylvester G. Sherman
North Kingston
Samuel Bayernon
Newport
E. E. Robbins
Rhode Island
France
Vover Singere Governmertt
National Guard
Louis Napoleon
Bordeax
Auk
Rat
Wes Snead
I Ton
Sir Wil In
New
Vode Tribune
Lawrence
Pacha Sant Seers
the Tribune
Gov
Lawrenge
Ecco
Tamman Et
Gov. Lawrence
Mike Walsh
Tippling-hous
Doug
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Sergeance
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