Street cleanliness and the value of well laid streets
A pen and public rights argument from Beirtol Saterdat on the desirability of keeping streets broad, level, and clean. The writer criticizes clutter and rubbish in New York and Bristol style streets, urging municipal care, possible law aid, and prudent spending for long term value. The piece defends an orderly urban plan as essential to comfort, safety, and town advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aemasiriees
New York
Wood
Bristol
Ani
Posacsa
Hefurs Ue
Lecture on Norway by Mr. Dahl at Armory Hall
Mr John Dahl delivers an evening lecture on Norway and Norwegians at Armory Hall. The speaker is praised for his pleasant voice and engaging songs, with a guitar performance adding appeal. The piece notes Norway as a free country and highlights the speaker’s favorable reception across venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laecrene
Norwar
John Dahl
Norway
Norwey
Armory Hall
Enti
Europe
Ipenid
Providence
Faith
Baby Shaw at Barnum's attracts crowds, surprises
Report notes a display titled Baby Shaw at Barnum's venue with growing crowds and unexpected attention as viewers await more on the newborn exhibit and circus showcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tnt
Barnum
Shaw
Vaccination Clinic Notice At Court House
Town Council announces physicians will be at the Court House Wednesday at 3 o clock to vaccinate residents. All who have not been vaccinated or not had smallpox should attend. a fee will be charged for those presenting themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aln Wm
Tevem
Steamer Baltic Expected in New York With War News
The Baltic from Liverpool had not arrived by 11 p m Thursday evening and is awaited anxiously for possible important dispatches from the eastern war zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Methodist Society to Build Wood Meeting House
The Methodist Society of this town has decided to construct a new meeting house using wood instead of stone. Work will commence immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Society
Trial in Boston for Hicks and Hawkins Murder Case
Hicks and Hawkins face murder charges in the Alexander T. Leet case, former mate of the Staffordshire. The trial is set for the 23rd inst in Boston with John A. Bolles appointed as counsel for the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks and Hawkins
Alexander T. Leet
Staffordshire
Boston
John A. Bolles
Berkshire hog 600 pound carcass in farm record
James F. D W olff Esq. raised a Berkshire boar that weighed 600 pounds after dressing. The pig measured 7 feet 2 inches in length and 5 feet 11 inches in girth, at age three, slaughtered last Monday and displayed at Simmons provision Store.
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Berkshire
James F. D'Wolff
Simmons
Cholera Outbreak Sparks Cincinnati Sanitation Plea
Cincinnati papers urge early action by authorities to curb cholera by cleaning streets and removing causes of unhealthiness as the illness reportedly breaks out in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Millerite Forecast in New England on the 19th
The Millerites or Second Advent believers in New England set this date as the end of the world. Businessmen are warned to settle accounts so books will be posted in case the prophecy comes true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Forward progress on Bristo l railroad line stated
The Prov Post notes a new railroad between this city and Bristol is advancing and likely to open in June. The route will be pleasant for summer travelers with river scenery at the start and expansive views thereafter. Land along the line has risen in value with many high quality country lots in Barrington and nearby areas sold for residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Barrington
Providence Railroad Nearing July Opening With Newport Steamer Link
The Providence Warren and Bristol Railroad advances toward completion and expects to be in good running order by July first. Arrangements have been made with the Newport steamer Perry to connect at Bristol, and connections will be planned in Providence with the Boston Worcester Stonington and Hartford roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence, Warren and Bristol
Rand
Perry
Newport
Bristol
Providence
Boston
Worcester
Stonington
Hartford
Warren Star
Cahawba Brings New Orleans and Havana Dates
The U S mail steamer Cahawba arrived with New Orleans dates to the 9th and Havana to the 12th. Havana reports little of importance. Gulf squadron rumored to return to Havana. Reports on Cuban color uprising, Yucatan Indians, and prison ship escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
Havana
Granada
Princeton
Jamestown
McAuley
Key West
Sieas
Concha
M. Felix
Fourth of July Oration Planned for Town Celebration
The Town's Committee nears completing arrangements for the Fourth of July celebration in a patriotic manner. William M. Rodman, Esquire of Providence, is scheduled to be the orator. If this day fails to match past splendor, the committee vows to strive for a worthy event. The oration will be delivered in the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. M. Rodman
Providence
Warren Star
Mobile Register Defends Outrages in Kansas
The Mobile Register responds to recent outrages in Kansas amid claims of bias and forceful rhetoric. It defends its stance on the events and accuses detractors of misrepresenting the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Register
Kansas
Vessel in distress near Quibo after collision with Prancisco
The steamer Prancisco encountering gales and a treasure worth 2 300 000 causeed distress as she struck near Quibo on the 3rd ult amid rough seas. The steamer Panama rescued the crew and passengers, taking them to safety in Panama. The Golden Gate prepared to transport New York passengers to San Francisco. California reports focus on rain and mining output. Legislature plans another U S Senate election attempt on April 23.
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Prancisco
Aerik
Gers
Teena Tock
Quibo
Tha Gudea
Panama
Steamahi Stephens
Golden Gate
San Francisco
New York
California
United States
Arrest of Baker by Grapeshot Crew Near Palmas
The bark Grapeshot returned to New York with fugitive Baker, murderer of Bill Poole, aboard after chasing him from Palmas. The Grapeshot and Isabella Jewett encountered and boarded ships near Palmas harbor. Baker, unaware of pursuit, was onboard the Jewett two days before sailing and shed tears upon meeting Tarner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baker
Grapeshot
Bill
Poole
Palmas
Isabella Jewett
Kinney Held in Philadelphia on Neutrality Charges
A warrant in the U S District Court at Philadelphia charged Colonel Kinney in the Central American expedition case. He appeared before Judge Kane and was held to bail of 4600 dollars with security by Mr Pressety of the Girard House. George M Dallas acted as counsel for Kinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl. Kinner
U. S. District Court
Philadelphia
Kinney
Kane
United States District Court
Mr. Pressety
Girard House
Col. Kinney
George M. Dallas
Vol. Kinney
Notable Passengers Arrive From Atlantic Voyage
New York May 16 Ex President Fillmore General Charles T James of Rhode Island Colonel Samuel Celhoed and others aboard the Atlantic. The total specie value reported is 1,994,401 dollars carried by a single vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlantic
Fillmore
Charles T. James
Rhode Island
Samuel
Filibustering Expedition Rumored Against Peru
A Washington dispatch says the State Department has information on a filibustering expedition organized in New York against Peru led by Gen. Echinique, aimed at reinstating him. Arrests are anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
State Department
Peru
Echinique
Hiss Returns to House Seat Amid Expulsion Fallout
In Boston on May 14, Joseph Hiss of nunnery and Mrs Patterson notoriety disrupted the House by repeatedly resuming his vacated seat and being removed by the Sergeant at Arms. His counsel’s address denounces the expulsion as arbitrary and seeks full disclosure of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hiss
Boston
House of Representatives
Joseph Hiss
Patterson
Market Prices Circulate in Grand Rapids Trade
The Grand Rapids Enquirer reports flour sold at eight dollars per barrel on Thursday and ten dollars on Saturday in Grand Rapids. It also notes a contract for one thousand bushels of wheat at two dollars per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Grand Rapids Enquirer
Sap Accident Claims Five Children Near Empire City
A spruce tree about 250 feet tall fell near Empire City Oregon on March 26 killing five children inside a nearby house as heavy branches crushed the roof and floor. The eight people present were inside. five died and the survivors escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire City
Oregon
Foot Race in Cambridge Park Narrowly Won by Grindell
Boston May 15. A 10 mile foot race at Cambridge Park drew a huge crowd. Grindell of New York defeated Stetson of New England by about 20 rods, finishing in 57 minutes 22 seconds. Wagering occurred on the result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cambridge Park
Grindell
Stetson
Poisonous drink discovery shocks Lawrence students
Lawrence officials order the closing of 300 liquor outlets before the 20th amid a Courier report of a schoolboy, about twelve, found with a bottle of poisonous froth in class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liquon
Lawrence
Lawrence Courier
Controversy Over Brooks Seen in Noisy Church Debate
A long column condemns the papers favoring Mr. Brooks. The writer argues over property conveyance errors and attacks the church tenure bill as a violation of personal and religious rights, aided by two lawyers in disputing the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorc Cei An Py
Brooks
Tales Agar
New Haven Railroad Suit Involving Vanderbilt Gets Long Decision
Judge Cowles in New York Supreme Court delivered a lengthy ruling in the New Haven Railroad case against Cornelius Vanderbilt and others. The decision holds the company liable to stockholders who lacked knowledge of fraudulent issue. Further questions about additional liabilities await a later argument on the 22nd inst. The Eben Emmitsburgh Nun case was argued again with the injunction decision reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Haven Railroad
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cowles
Supreme Court
Emmuitsburgh
Mariposa Claim Prompted Westward Quartz Boom
A San Joaquin Republican correspondent from Mariposa reports broad support for confirming Fremont claim. Miners farmers and merchants say a good title or lease will unlock millions in foreign capital and bring enterprise population and a ready market. Quartz rock yielding 80 to 100 dollars per ton now lacks title hindering permanent improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faenoxt Mariposa
San Joaquin Republican
Mariposa
Fremont
Irishman Dorraty Drowns Near Ry Wharf in Dyer Street
An Irishman named Patrick Dorraty fell into the dock beside the ry wharf on Dyer street between 11 and 92 o clock last night. He was drowned before help arrived. The body was recovered by Sheldon Brown and taken to the watch house. He and a companion were badly intoxicated.
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Drownen
Patrick Dorraty
Dyer Street
Ry Wharf
Sheldon Brown J
Watch House
Pyop
Tribune
German shoots passenger on Michigan railroad train
In Toledo on May 8 a German passenger on a Michigan thorn Railroad car drew a pistol at his head and blew out, killing the man. Blood spattered others as witnesses disappeared. Coroners arrived but witnesses could not be found. The ferry boat was preparing to depart and a fleeing ball of fear spread. The shooter, recently from California, had eight hundred dollars and two gold watches on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Michigan Thorn Railroad
Isange
California
Counterfeit Spanish Pistoreens Found in Ruins Corner Nassau Beekman
Newsboys sifting through ruins at the Nassau and Beekman streets site in New York uncover a large buried cache of counterfeit Spanish pistoreens. Police recover about half a bushel of coins, indicating long concealment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassau and
Beekman Streets
New York
Minister to Spain's name recorded in Collins office records
The article notes the distinguished Minister to Spain, Cesar Hannibal Dodge, wrote his own name as published in papers. The full transcription appears on the Company's books at Collins' office in Wall Street, Albany Express confirms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Cesar Hannibal Dodge
Senbella
Valuable Servant Presented After Staten Jago Gale Disaster
A valuable Servant was presented last week by underwriters of the bark St Jago and cargo to Mr Alden B Chaney for guiding the vessel safely into port as a wreck. The ship lost Captain Fogg in the March 11 gale two days from Portland Maine. Several sailors injured one still at the Marine Hospital in this city.
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St. Jago
Alden B. Chaney
Portland
Captain Fogg
Marine Hospital
Neasport Mercury
Irish marble polisher charged with stabbing Protestant rival
Francis Nixon an Irish marble polisher was arrested by officer Sherwood on a charge of stabbing John Taylor at No 7 Fifth Street in the abdomen with a knife. Taylor says the assault followed a religious quarrel and that he was stabbed for being Protestant. The injury is described as deep and dangerous. Source cites the New York Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Nixon
Sherwood
John Taylor
No. 7
Fifth Street
Nixon
Taylor
N.Y
Dastinution Elijah Welle Found in Dire Circumstances
A report notes Elijah Welle, once a man of some standing, found under dire conditions in a starving environment. Details remain unclear but authorities investigate the incident and surrounding circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah Welle
Property values rise in county sale at Warren
The Warren Star reports a 1854 valuation of 38 rising to 13 584 in 38665 as real estate gains. A sale included a range and four small houses plus 42 lots at Market and Child streets and a store corner of Main and Child streets selling for 2476 by far the highest price for a lot of that size in the county. County real estate has increased by about a third to half in two years despite railroad fears from Providence to Bristol.
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Abaiodibuntiee
Sasat
Emmereriet
Child Streets
Market Street
Child Street
Bristol
Warren
Renal
Providence
Warren Star
Ericsson vessel meets trial voyage with new engine
The Ericsson, long shown as a ship, completed a trial trip on Saturday leaving New York at 9 AM and covering 52 miles by 3 PM. The engine is unusual requiring half as many workers and coal usage ran at three quarters of a ton per hour with fresh water boilers and a distillation unit converting a thousand gallons to fresh water. The owners plan possible employment in the Crimea to England and France trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tar Ericsson
Hendock
New York
Ericsson
the Ericsson
Crimea
England
France
Telegraphic Link Cleared to Crimea Amid Submarine Wire Feat
Report states the electric telegraph from London to the Crimea now spans the Black Sea with a longest submarine section of about 200 miles. A 377 mile segment was stowed aboard HMS Argus the Terrible to aid, while Capt Sprat commanded the Spitfire. Vessels left Cape Kaliakra April 10 and reached St George's Monastery next morning after 301 miles of voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tae Tevecrare
Cracea
London
Bucha
Rutschuck
Black Sea
H. M
Sprat
Cape Kaliacro
St. George's Monastry
Crimea
Boston
Execution of John Romero in Mobile
John Romero was hanged in Mobile on Tuesday after confessing to stabbing several men. Three days before his death he renounced Roman Catholicism and at execution declared he died a Protestant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Romero
Mobile
Human Skeleton Found In Old Main House Lot
Workmen uncover a coffin containing a human skeleton while excavating near the Old Main House on Third Street in South Boston. The coffin was left unprotected overnight and later removed by an unknown person. Police have been alerted and are investigating how a body could be buried in that locality.
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Third Street
Boston
Receipts of Provisions at St Louis Headlines Record Receipts
The St Louis Republican on April 30 notes heavy season receipts across wheat corn oats rye and other staples. If trend continues through the season the year may be one of the most remarkable commercially. Receipts show increases over last year and rise daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Propvce
A Venerasie Printer
The piece notes New Bedford’s first paper the Medley began on November 27 1792 by John Spooner with printer Joseph Tripp of Fairhaven still living at 77. He rode mail between Fairhaven and Newport on horseback and remains in good health hopeful for years more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
John Spooner
Joseph Tripp
Fairhaven
Netwport
New Bedford Standard
Suspicious Portland Trunk Seized Reveals Curious Cargo
Police seized a trunk at a Portland depot on Monday. Inside, officers found a neat cask of liquor, clothing, several large tailors' shears, Catholic books, and a massive elegant Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Portland Advertiser
Portland
Rumor of Smallpox Alarm in Newburyport District
A week after a red flag was seen in a Newburyport street, residents feared smallpox had broken out. The scattering reports described a public auctioneer preparing to sell the affected property amid rising panic and confusion in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newburyport Herald
Es Aeaan
Hat Seen as Property in Shower Scene
A Black man purchased a hat and, under a heavy shower, removed it from his head. On being urged to keep it on for dignity, he expressed strong attachment, saying the hat belonged to his master.
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Beirtol
Saterdat
MAT
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