Cooperative Industry Promises A Path For Dependent Classes
The article traces the origins of cooperative societies from Rochdale in England to its spread among workers. It notes early Grocers, with £200 capital, and later ventures such as a farm, shoemaking, tailoring, flour mill, and cotton spinning, highlighting profits and scale. It cites a Tali fax establishment with annual trade of $600,000 and £60,000 in profits. It also reports the death of Warren postmaster George H. Surgens and an publishers agreement with Charles Dickens on American editions.
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Pally
England
Riothdale
Cooperative Grorss
Talifax
Rochdale
Messrs. Ticxnor & Fields, Publishers
Boston
Charles Dickens
America
Dickens
Picken
Illustrated Library
Spain Grants British Demand to End Anglo Spanish Dispute
The long standing quarrel over a contraband capture is resolved as Spain concedes to Britain after Britain’s ironclad squadron threat. Courts ruled against the Queen Victoria’s seizure and promised restitution and amends. Lord Stanley hopes for lasting good understanding between England and Spain.
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Eya
Rann
Statv
Spain
England
High Seas
Ilegal
Hogland
Lord Stanley
Malta
Great Britain
Hanover Plot Aimed at King William and Count von Bismarck
A torrible plot uncovered in Hanover sought the assassination of King William and Count von Bismarck, revealing a dangerous conspiracy against high rulers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
William
Vou Bismarck
Providence Post relaunches as Morning Herald with new publishers
The Providence Post, announced dead on the 31st, reappears on the 20th renamed Morning Herald and enlarged to city journal size. The editor in chief stays, but publishers change. The paper’s politics draw less praise and its return is marked by poor distribution and renewed tabloid tone.
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Providence Post
Jorning Herald
Morning Herald
Census Shows U S Population At 84 Million In 1860
A Washington dispatch reports a six week census conducted by the Internal Revenue Service for last November and December. The national population is given as 84,100,225 with 94,505,882 for states and territories. Regional shifts show declines in the South, small gains in the East, and large gains in the West, with a total rise of 3,062,561 since 1850 and alignment with 1865 state censuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington Dispatch
Internal Revenue Organization
Richmond Visit Marks Quepury’s Return After 32 Years
The article notes Mr Quepury’s recent stop in Richmond, his first there in 32 years, dating back to 1885 when he traveled through on his way to Warren ton for marriage to a northern schoolmistress and later heard a Richmond clergyman. It also cites Gen Grant’s rumored Virginia trip to relive Civil War campaigns from Potomac to Appomattox in a horseback tour.
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Quepury
Richmond
Jefferson Tivis
Warrenton
Nyc
Greeley
Tre Bromonp Braminer
Grant
Virginia
Haing
Potomac
Appomattox Court House
Coma Patient Sleeps Twelve Years Near Hickman Ky
A 24 year old woman near Hickman Kentucky has slept for twelve years after an illness at age twelve. She awakens briefly to yawn then returns to a deep slumber that physicians cannot rouse her from. She remains healthy in appearance and has grown normally.
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Hickman
Evon
Newspapers Flourish in Constantinople as Turkish Public Readership Grows
In Western Turkey the boom in newspapers stands out with Constantinople leading, about ten dailies published there. Newsboys crowd the streets and readers carry papers aboard steamers and in urban transit, mirroring East Coast habits.
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Turkey
Times
Constantinople
Boston
New York
Van Zandt Seen Likely Reelected Speaker of the House
The Neteport Daily News notes strong indications that Hon. C. Van Zandt will be reelected speaker without opposition. It lauds his talents and predicts the chair will be well filled in every sense, whether in the chair or on the floor.
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Agsexyniy
C. €. van Zandt
Neteport Daily News
Destitution in Mississippi Postwar Southwest Shrinks Crops
Accounts from Mississippi describe extreme destitution in the state's southwest, with famine, no crops since the war, and farmers unable to pay workers, signaling a grim future. The report notes nearly three thousand immigrants arriving in New York from Liverpool and Bremen as ships continue to sail full.
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Mississippi
New York
Liverpool
Bremen
Collision in the Atlantic sinks Berkshire after Scotia collision
News from May reports a terrible Atlantic collision on the night of the 11th ultima between the Cunard mail steamer Scotia and the Berkshire of Boston. The Berkshire struck Scotia’s bows, was crushed, and sank with most crew saved only clothes. cargo possibly salvaged by passing vessel.
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Atlantic
Berkshire
Scotia
Cunard
Boston
Extraordinary London street procession of mutely suffering poor
A correspondent describes a silent march through London by over a thousand ragged wretches from Wapping and Whitechapel to St James's and Belgravia. Authorities allowed the demonstration, with forty thousand more described as destitute in the Eastern suburbs, dependent on daily charity for bread or soup as the nation faces a mounting humanitarian crisis.
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Loypox
London
Wapping
Whitechapel
St. James's
Belgravia
Printing for the blind and deaf makes notable progress
The article notes three alphabetic systems for the blind and five for printing. It highlights instruction for the deaf using lip reading and chest movements to teach speech. In Connecticut efforts show promising results toward reducing childhood deafness’s impact.
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Traontxa
Mu'e al O
Connecticut
Erie Dispatch Demands Andrew Johnson Return to Jefferson Davis
The Erie Dispatch calls for the return of Andrew Johnson to Jefferson Davis and demands a full apology for the Union army’s perceived rudeness during a noted incident.
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Tax Erie Dispatch
Andrew Johnson
Jefferson Davis
Pritchard
Cattle Plague In Frolland Sparks Violent Destruction
Disease ravages Twe cattle in Frolland forcing mass slaughter. In one district peasants oppose culling on religious grounds and soldiers respond with fire, resulting in two deaths and two injuries.
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Frolland
Treasury Chief Expects Debt to Stay High This Year
Prominent parties who spoke with the Secretary of the Treasury say he concedes he is unlikely to reduce the public debt further this year and does not expect to contract the currency supply from its current level.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Financial
Mattara
Submarine Cable Repairs Near Hearts Content Continue
Officers report the Atlantic Cable Company has located the fault less than three miles from Hearts Content and will repair promptly restoring the 1866 cable to full operation. The 1865 cable remains uninterrupted. Also noted is the death of Greek Minister to Washington General Kalergis in Athens after illness in Paris en route to Washington.
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Atlantic Cable Company
Hearts Content
Washington
Kalergis
Athens
Paris
United States
Secret Service
L. C. Baker
War Department
Jones Brothers & Co
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Ohio
Davenport
Iowa
Hiker
War Department of the
Buzh
Law
Englishmen Set Early June Start for Dr Livingstone Search
A party of four Englishmen plans to begin around June 10 an expedition to locate Dr Livingstone. They aim to reach unexplored regions and follow tracks believed to lead to the famed explorer.
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Jivingstone
Thousand Dollar Hotel Planned for Newton Mass
A hotel valued at $100,000 is to be erected in Newton Massachusetts. The notice lists various disparate items from the era including a seven foot woman in Maine and other distant happenings, indicating a wide spread of social notes and events of interest.
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Newton
Mass
Pot flowers shine in Gifford and Son show window
Ea Messrs. H. N. Gifford & Son display fine pot flowers in their new Bradford street store. The text notes that choice plants and flowers are affordable, implying broad accessibility due to low prices.
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Messrs
H. N. Gifford & Son
Bradford Street
Trial of Jeff Davis ends amid cigar shop chatter
The trial of Jeff Davis concludes with smoke in the air at Rice & Campbell's cigar store located at 29 Market Square Providence. The ad-friendly note promotes tobacco and cigars of all grades as the best supply in town.
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Jeff. Davis
Rice & Campbell's Cigar Store
Market Square
Providence
Fresh Fish Arrival From Mr. C. Davis Fish Market
A grateful note praises a Tuesday delivery of fresh fish and shellfish from Mr. C. Davis at the foot of State street. The writer recalls past market vendors and lauds Davis for quality, variety, promptness, and reasonable prices, noting his establishment as popular with local families. The item mentions Captain Benjamin Brayton taking command of the new steamer Puritan.
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Benjamin Brayton
Rev. Geo. L. Locke Named Rector of St. Michael's
The Rev. Geo. L. Locke of Eaton has accepted a unanimous call to serve as Rector of St. Michael's Church in this town.
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Geo
Geo. L. Locke
Eaton
St. Michael’s Church
Town
Bristol Artillery and Col Usher Lead Friday Parade
The Bristol Artillery under Col Usher plans a street parade on Friday accompanied by the Bristol Cornet Bands marching through the town. Local residents are invited to watch the procession.
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Bristol Artillery
Usher
Bristol
Wistars Witp Cherry Balsam Remedy Promotion
An older advertisement extols a balsamic cherry remedy for coughs colds bronchial and pulmonary complaints claiming it is a trusted home remedy with ample testimony proving its efficacy.
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Wistar
Mr Wilcox’s A2 Summer Beverage on Hope Street
Ba Mr Wilcox presents spruce and root beer brewed and sold at his Hope street store. The drink matches the high quality of last summer’s popular product and is labeled an A2 summer beverage.
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Wilcox
Hope Street
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Taunton
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Gardner’s Bay
Long Island Sound
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Clark
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Congregational Church
William R Noyes
Detroit
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Bristolic School
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Cicero
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Thomas Doyle
Robert F. Connery
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William T. Duffy
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Thomas Lancegan
James Rogers
Marian Harland
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Chestnut Streets
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Deacon & Peterson
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Ticknor & Fields, Publishers
Tremont Street
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City of St. Louis
Poor Richard
Montreal
Ticktor & Fields
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Silcotes
Henry Kingsley
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Ticknor & Fields
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Fanchon
Osgood
Navy
Pope
Phrenological Journal
R. Wells
Broadway, N. Y
Anpaga Ancaga, Esq
Fairfield
Henry A. Archer
Somerset County
Seth W. Fowle
S8on
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Brooklyn
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