Brilliant Arctic Boreas Light Show and Rhode Island Politics
A Monday night display of the Northern lights near Cape Cod evokes the Arctic Boreas. The piece notes new Northern overseer duties, a sacred music concert led by Mr O S Spencer, and Gov Allen’s appointment as Senator. It reports on Rhode Island politics, including the Democratic delegation in Congress and local office changes, plus the resignation of C74, R. Bullock as Collector and H G Reynolds as his successor. The article also mentions road funding needs and a Whig decline in the legislature.
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Erutal
Arctic
Spencer
Vnd
Teadher
Wienerary
R. Bullock
GH. Reynolds
Bullock
Xyishea
Reynolds
Speeches in Reply to Sena Clayton and Butler on Central American Prenty
Amended text notes Senator Doug lags with a copy of his speeches in reply to Sena Clayton and Butler in the Senate on the 4th and 17th of March. Mr Pitman named newly appointed and seen as a capable public servant. Bristol citizens receive assurances on postal duties and community welfare voiced by local figures. Lowell, Mass. is referenced with a brief obituary note for a youth apprentice.
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Butler
Senate
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Peayce
Dutien
Bristol
Ganwlont
Lificerdt
Thurston
Providence
Peck
United States
May Session Opens with House Organization in Newport
The Providence Journal notes the Rhode Island General Assembly May session began in Newport with Henry Y. Cranston presiding as senior member elect. The House elected Thomas Steere speaker and named clerks, while the Senate joined in counting votes and organizing, naming officials and officers for the new session.
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Newport
State House
Henry Y. Cranston
A. ¥. Potter
Thomas Steere
Smithfield
Senate
House
Charles H. Mason
Providence
Providence City Affairs and Local Notices
A fragment from a Rhode Island issue records petitions for paupers relief and a Providence mayoral charter read, plus acts on suspending two reading days. It lists public notaries and justices of the peace across Bristol and details a coroner inquest into Ellen Donahoe’s death linked to intemperance. A private letter notes the death of Robert A. Knox aboard the Independence while aiding passengers.
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Robert Allyn
Kent
George C. Carr
Newport
Benjamin F. Thurston
Providence
Thomas R. Hazard
Messrs
North Providence
Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company
Bristol County
Nathan Warren
George H. Reynolds
Bennett J. Munro
Henry Wardwell
Samuel Luther
George Easterbrooks
John W. Dearth
John H. Pitman
Thomas P. Moore
William Bowen
Ellen Donahoe
John Hoe
Fox Point Hill
Ellen
John
Eillen
Providence Journal
Gloucester Frsusnies and Fishing Season Notes
Gloucester vessels report a successful cod catch this season though not as large as in years past. Halibut are scarce on Georges Bank, while a few sail on voyages and mackerel seasons await. Britain’s unsettled fisheries question and current conditions add uncertainty to measures and trade in the region.
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Gloucester
Georges
St. Aince
Sehery
Baston Trav
Movement in Worcester stock boosts Providence line control
Report from the Norfolk County Railroad annual meeting notes the Providence and Worcester Railroad as now majority possessed by Norfolk County directors. The president predicts completion to Mechanicsville within a year and a New York route via Norwich and New London lines, boosting stock value. He warns against using Worcester assets to serve rival interests, but notes stock may rise to parity with leading Boston-area lines.
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Norfolk County Railroad
Boston
Boston Traveller
Norfolk County
Providence and Worcester Railroad
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Providence
Worcestit
Mechanicsville
New Haven
Norwich
Worcester
New London
New York
Springfield
Crystal Palace Exhibition Draws Italian Artistry to New York
Genoa correspondent of the Newark Daily Act reports that Genoa artists and producers send rich specimens for the Crystal Palace show in New York. The highlights include statuary paintings and some of the world’s finest silks and velvets.
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Genoa
Newark Daily Act
New York
Four Pawtucket Citizens Die in Independence Sinking
Four Pawtucket residents Philip Mesars Elijah Baker and Freemen Baxter and his wife were aboard the Independence. The Mesars and Baker perished leaving widows and children. Mr Baxter and his wife were reported saved.
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Philip
Elijah Baker
Freemen Baxter
Independence
Baker
Baxter
In the Norfolk Saloon Aroused by Counterfeit Notes
A report describes two men from Wilmie N. named Joseph Thompson and Josey Devat Smith arrested Tuesday night in Norfolk. They allegedly passed spurious notes that appeared well executed, with the incident tied to a counter and a carpet shop.
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Joseph Thompson
Josey
Aling Devat Smith
Norfolk
Ney
New England Methodist Conference Backs Anti Slavery Measures
In Ipswich the New England Methodist Conference adopts resolutions opposing slavery and restricting slave holder admission to church. It endorses the Maine Law and votes to send five delegates to the Worlds Temperance Convention.
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Boston
New England Methodist Conference
Ipswich
M. E.church
The Javan Expedition in Jeopardy
The Susquehana reportedly broke her shaft and cannot join the Japan Expedition, with Vermont not sent out. Critics doubt Perry’s effort will succeed, but the writer believes perseverance will bring eventual success despite the setback.
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Japan
Vermont
Lit ‘Tle
Commodore Perry
V. Y. Courier
Population figures of cities and rural areas in the United States
The excerpt cites population and wealth figures for villages towns and four major cities New York Boston Baltimore with rural populations totaling millions and per person values. It notes overall distributions of real property values and per capita wealth, contrasting urban and rural areas with specific monetary estimates.
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New York
Boston
Baltimore
Goop Movement Seeks Liquor License Ban in New York
Petition presented to the Mayor of New York by prominent citizens calls for denying liquor licenses, restricting sale to stores and hotels, with a proposed price increase from ten to fifty dollars to curb wife and child access to drink.
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New York
Fragmentary note on making Ner at Gilera non mandatory
A garbled OCR item suggests a proposal or instruction about Ner and Gilera, with unclear context and missing key details. The readable parts imply discussion of making something non mandatory, but no names, dates, or concrete actions are legible.
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