Charleston Convention and Southern demands in 1860
The piece analyzes the Charleston Convention on 1860 platform, noting Northern delegates' firmness and Southern leaders’ resolve to push sectional goals. It contemplates possible outcomes, including a split or compromise, and predicts the Baltimore Convention shifting toward reconciliation rather than secession.
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Pharleston
Stok
Sidwan
Buchanan
Charleston
North
National
Juno
Baltimore
Arctic Expedition a New Drive for Polar Discovery
The article lauds the pursuit of Arctic science amid political strife. It recalls Kane’s 1840s voyage and notes Dr. Hayes’s new fundraising to finance a further polar expedition, with support from New York and Boston benefactors. It expresses optimism the North Pole voyage may precede an Atlantic balloon crossing.
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Kane
Hayes
Wealth
Science
New York
Boston
North Pole
Atlantic
World renowned zoological exhibition to visit next week
Van Ausange's Garat Mexacrrrs will exhibit Monday afternoon and evening with a world famous collection. Hannibal the war elephant, six lions, two royal Bengal tigers and numerous other species form this first class menagerie. No drama, only unsurpassed wildlife displays for all ages.
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Ew van Ausange
Hannibal
America
Nail Workers Form Mutual Protection in Fall River
About one hundred nailers and helpers in Fall River Nail Works plan a sympathy strike to pressure the company to provide cleaning materials and to supply valves. Previously workers were required to furnish their own valves, and the News notes the nailers and their helpers have organized for mutual protection.
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Srxmx
Fall River
Westacr
Town Clerk Election Yields Narrow Victory for Healy
In the annual town election Joseph Healy, a Republican, narrowly defeats William Gorden, a Democrat, by a twelve vote margin to become town clerk. The vote was held on Monday in Fitz ¢ Raver.
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Fitz ¢ Raver
Joseph Healy
William Gorden
Destructive Fire Destroys Mansion. Two Die in Inferno
A blaze swept a 40 year old mansion in the town, originated in the attic with a chimney defect. Two men, Mr. Waldron and Mr. Horton, perished from the fumes while others were injured. several residents jumped from windows to escape as fire crews saved furniture and valuables.
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Westerday Gorhing
James
Diol
Chauri
Attis
D'igulf
Providence Mutual
Guur
Raina
B. Lewis Waldron
Eliphalet
Horton
Pearch
Waldron
Leonard Waldron
Levi Horton
Charles Sanford
Charles LU. R. During
Samuel Chaffee
Thomas Lanegan
Henry R. Cook
George B. Diman
Henry BR. Bush
Edward S. Gladding
John Buren
Wm. Ur. Richmond
Twenty Fifth Anniversary Services at Congregational Church
Sunday marked the twenty fifth anniversary of Rev Dr Shepard's settlement. Morning and afternoon sermons reflected on twenty five years of progress in moral and religious life, with praise for his long service and influence in public schools and temperance. Parish ladies also presented a gold purse to the pastor and his wife.
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Congregational Church
Shepard
Congregational Society
Burt
Wight
Dre. Crocker
Hall
Providence
Taft
Pawtucket
Gainister
Stepard
Bishop Clarke to Preach at St Michael's Sunday
Rt Rev Bishop Clarke will preach at St Michael's Sunday evening and several candidates will be confirmed after the service. A drought grips the region with no rain for weeks and a chilly NE wind. Peach prospects in Delaware are seen as gloomy.
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Bishop Clarke
St. Michael's
Value of Education Beyond Basics in Early 19th Century Debate
An essay argues that knowledge is essential beyond subsistence, urging broadening common schooling to include geography, grammar, and sciences. It contends education develops mind culture, improves civic duty, and enriches life beyond mere bread and meat, with future pieces promising further discussion.
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America
Public outrage over brutal fight report portended by press
The paper condemns saturated sensational coverage of a brutal England fight on the 17th alt. between Henan and Sayers. It blasts readers for seeking grisly detail and urges journals to denounce such violence to curb the morbid appetite and champion better conduct.
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England
Henan
Sayers
Delegates Form State Meeting in Providence
A Providence gathering elected Byron Diman to fill a vacancy on the Chicago Convention delegates list after Henry Staples resigned. Ex-Governor Diman was chosen, with W H S Bayley named substitute. Bayley left town Thursday for Chicago via the Boston and Vermont Central Railroad through Ogdensburg NY.
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Chicago
Providence
Henry Staples
Eng
Byron Diman
W.H.S. Bayley
Diman
Bayley
Thoraday
Boston and Vermont Central
Ogdensburgh
N. Y
Bank Robbery Attempt Leads to Connecticut Suspect Arrest
A daring Monday night attempt to rob the Thompson Bank in Thompson, Connecticut failed when alarms alerted pursuers. Deputy Shumway tracked suspects to Chepachet where James A. Egerton of Providence was arrested and later held on bail. An accomplice, Albert Smith, was arrested in Olneyville and held for a Connecticut requisition. Egerton faced a new warrant and $2,000 bail awaiting requisition.
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Thompson Bank
Thompson Town
Carpenter Street
Providence
Chepachet
Abert’ Smith
Olneyville
Connecticut
Egerton
Court duties and juries noted in mid 19th century docket
The court discharged the grand jury after a report and paid them 28.50 for attendance. Cases heard include George Pearce vs Banjaralp & Wilson over 68.20 and a note on Joseph C. Pearce's estate. Guilty verdicts returned in two public nuisance indictments and a breach of contract suit against schooner Grace Darling owners.
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Batson
George Pearce
Benjamin -Waiesox
New York
Joseph C. Pearce
Wilson
Pearce
Plearce
George G. Pearce
Hhis
J. Turner
J. M. Blake
Samuel Kinder
Tippling
Bristol
State
Thames Streets
C. HB. Parkhurst
John O’brien
Thames Street
Towit
Potter's Block
C.H. Puskhurad
Turner Carr, Jr
Charles Smith
Grace Darling
Warren
Vortliet
van Zandt
W.H. Potter
Canvassers Wanted Travel Advertisement Prompted by Mr Monk
A newspaper ad urges special attention to an advertisement in another column seeking 150 canvassers. It invites consideration for all travelers beyond monetary pay and instructs writers to Mr. Monk for full information.
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Monk
Mrs F B Norris to Lecture on Temperance at Town Hall
The celebrated temperance advocate Mrs F B Norris will deliver a public lecture on temperance at the Town Hall on Monday evening next. She comes with high reputation for character and ability and a crowded audience is anticipated.
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F. B. Norris
Editor Absent as Foreman Injured Delays Paper
This week’s issue is delayed due to the editor’s absence from the state and the foreman’s injury from a fire accident yesterday morning.
Providence Mayoral and City Offices Election Report
The annual election in Providence chose the mayor and city officials with no organized opposition to incumbents. The city clerk treasurer solicitor collector of taxes overseers of the poor harbor master and superintendent of health were re elected. The city marshal Thomas W. Sturt faced former officeholder Wm W Hudson in a sharp contest, and Hart won re election by 498 votes.
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Providence
Thomas WW. Sturt
Ofice
Wm. W. Hudson
Wm. W. Hudson. Mr. Hart
The R I Schoolmaster May Issue Highlights
The May issue offers valuable articles for teachers and scholars. Edited by Afr I F Cady, Warren High School principal, and Dr N B Cooke, formerly of this town, it shows strong educational content.
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R. I
Afr
I. F.cady
Warren High School
N. B. Cooke
Tragic Rail Accident at Carmansville Claims Engineer
A survivor, Mr Cooper, was killed by a train on the udéon River Railway at Carmansville. The coroners jury found the engineer not to blame for the accident which mangled the deceased. The engineer suffered a broken heart after the event and fainted when recalling the spot.
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Cooper
Udéon
Carmanprille
New York: Tribune
Metropolis Steamship Overhauled for Spring Service
The splendid steamer Metropolis has undergone a thorough overhauling and repair during winter. It has been furnished with new fittings and equipment as part of preparations for its upcoming voyage.
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Fall River
Baltimore Convention Opens With Large Delegate Attendance
The Baltimore convention opened at 10 o'clock with Mr. Crittenden presiding. Delegates cheered as Washington was named temporary president by unanimous vote amid a rush for tickets and a filled city for the event.
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Baltimore
Adaasion
Crittenden
Washingtoniont
Faich
Barriorr
Florida
Rhode Ieland
Bell
Brooks
Kit. Swittler
Missouri
Edward Everett
New York
Vations
Everett
Fuilliard
Immense New Vacuum Pan Built for Sugar Refinery
A colossal copper vacuum pan, weighing about 6.5 tons and valued over $7,000, has just been completed in New York for a sugar refinery. It measures roughly 10 feet by 10 feet 4 inches, operates at 140 to 170 degrees, and will evaporate 25,000 pounds of water from sugar every 12 hours.
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New York Scientific American
New York
Moxers
Camp, Brunsen & Sherry
Thomas Slurrixon
Wert Street
Bristol
R. I
Vacua
Ofsiger Rainners
Aiso
Harriganenya
Ngriod
Belgium
Cuba
The Madness of Trilling with Disease and Holloway's Remedies
A fragmented advertisement narrative extols Holloway's Pills and Ointments as universal cures for diverse ailments. It lauds the physician’s “antidotes” and claims dramatic domestic health benefits, especially for women and sedentary men, urging household use and adherence to directions.
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Honwyar
Europe
Ae Warden
Holloway
Scare for Supreme Court Chief Justice overtaxed nerves
Serious fears are voiced that Chief Justice Taney, elder of the Supreme Court, may never again sit on the bench after a fall from exhaustion. Another aged justice is also reported in enfeebled health, casting concern over the high tribunal’s future.
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Curar Justice
Supreme Court of the United States
Justica Taney Yimsy
Man dies as two sons torn by frame and fire
An elderly Thomas Richardson dies near Easter Pennsylvania after a mysterious incident. Two of his sons, who aided in his rescue, faced threats from assailants and fled the scene with a pistol and a gun. Police are investigating possible murder and foul play.
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Easter
Thomas Richardson
Counterfeit bills in circulation and fires reported
A counterfeit five dollar bill issue is noted in New York with mentions of the Bank of the Commonwealth Philadelphia. Reports describe pneumonia effects in Pawtucket and a blaze at Hodges & Siblebes Chemical Works in South Boston destroying property valued at about twenty thousand dollars.
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Bank of the Commonwealth
Philadelphia
New York
Hodges & Silébes
Boston
Luss
Nee
Desertep Staven Founp Abbie Forrest Arrives at Port
The schooner Abbie Forrest from Aux Cayes arrived at shin port today and reports speaking on the 16th ultimo with the Walter Irving of Provincetown. The Walter Irving said that on about April 18 a brig of about three hundred tons, abandoned with all sails set and a large quantity of provisions and rain gear aboard, was seen on the south side of Porto Rico. The brig bore no papers or identifying marks and appeared to have been in distress after an affray. The Walter Irving took in charge the abandoned vessel and will bring her to the United States.
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Abbie Forrest
Aux Cayes
Shin Port
Walter Irving
Provingetown
Riensi
Provincetown
Porto Rico
Abe
Schoner
United States
Ys Evening Post
Missing man in Boston leaves search at six oclock
Singuran Disiridaganck, about twenty two years old and employed as an assistant in the Boston Madeum, disappeared Tuesday afternoon after a walk at six. He lived with his parents in Bad Boston and with Mr. Kimball cannot be accounted for. He was steady and amiable, and friends fear an accident.
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Foungaman
Boston
Madeum
Bad
Kimball
Leavexwomm May 8 Massacre Report at Swoky Hill
Reports recount a massacre at Swoky Hill involving a Green and Russell party. A Confederate council hired them to explore a route to gold diggings, with about thirty four armed men present and provisions in place.
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Revorrgo
Green
Ruesell
Council of
Lenyence
Water Gas Proposed to Save City Costs
Philadelphia manufacturing company proposes supplying water gas to the city, predicting annual savings of $200,000 versus coal gas. Henry Cary, president, notes water gas will soon be prohibited in several places and manufacturing costs will be demonstrated as estimates are refined.
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Watze Gas
Philadelphia
Henry
Cary
Conta
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