Freedmen left to hardship as troops withdraw in 1865
Editorial warns that with federal troops withdrawn from Southern states the freedmen face violence, loss of protection from the Freedmen Bureau, and possible land reversion to former owners. It condemns militia restoration and criticizes Connecticut Republicans for opposing Black suffrage, urging continued support for emancipation-era policies.
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War Department
Onochy
Howard
Dawlessness
Persistence in the right will prevail in politics
The author argues for patient persistence in support of Lincoln and the Union. It contends that the President fights through darkness to save the country, remains independent of copperhead influence, and will adopt a strong policy benefitting all when guided by experience and available aids.
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Acteof
Herois
Connecticut
United States
Lincoln
Copperheads
A Moral View on Reconstruction and Freedmen Suffrage
A speaker rejects revenge toward the South and argues for liberty and equal rights for all citizens. The piece stresses guaranteed rights for freedmen, a power of self protection through suffrage, and warns against reinstating secessionist policies. It notes potential dangers of universal Black suffrage and calls for a fair, non-discriminatory standard. A Boston paper comments on demand for goods and industrial imports in New England.
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Tera
Great Union Arch
Capperhenna
Steamer Doris Arrives With Rhode Island Regiment
The Steamer Doris of the Neptune line reached Portsmouth Grove on Wednesday morning carrying the Rhode Island Colored Regiment. The troops were greeted by the Newport Artillery with an enthusiastic welcome as they arrived in New York. In sailing news the Henrietta defeated the N B Palmer to win the second great ocean yacht race of the season.
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Doris
Neptune Line
Portsmouth Grove
Rhode Island Colored Regiment
Newport Artillery
New York
Tyr
N B
Palmer
Henrietta
Crowder
High Street
Petersburg
Livernoul
Stamford
Eng
John J. Conroy
Albany
McCluskey
Pursall
Washington
Whaling Hark Morning Star
New Bedford
Sea Island
Andrew
Refugee Aid Needed for Winter Relief in South Carolina
Gen Saxton reports from Charleston that 35 houses and blankets and a large supply of clothing are required for the upcoming winter to aid suffering refugees and freedmen in South Carolina Georgia and the sea islands.
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Saxton
Charleston
South Carolina
Georgia
Sea Islands
Ohio and Midwest Returns Show Union Lead Across States
In Ohio all counties reported with Cox's majority at 29 287 and the Union State ticket averaging about 30 000. Lagistate shows Union 25 and Democratic 12 in the Senate, Union 70 and Democratic 35 in the House. In Iowa Gov Stone leads by over 15 000 and the Union ticket by nearly 20 000. Indiana counties mostly favor Union as Democrats make little contest.
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Ohio
Cox
Lagistate
Union
Democratic
Senate
Iowa
Stone
Indiana
Lumber Shipwreck Off Brenton Reef Near Seal Rock
Brig THlamboldt with Capt Coombs from Bangor struck Brenton's reef near Seal Rock Saturday night. The ship broke apart and cargo of lumber scattered along the beach. A large crew collected the debris. much of the cargo is damaged. Cargo owned by E W Jordan and Swinburne Peckham & Co. insured fully with S P & Co and Jordan. Newport News says.
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Thlamboldt
Coombs
Bangor
Brenton's Reef
Seal Rosk
E W. Jordan
Swinburne
Peckham & Co
Messrs
S P & Co
International
New York
Jordan
Newport News
Terrible Storms Batter Cuba Reported Loss of Life
Havana dispatch dated October 14 reports heavy rain and high winds across the island during the first week of October. Flooding damaged telegraph poles and railroad tracks, with drowning causing several fatalities and widespread misery.
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Cuba
New York
Moro Castle
Havana
Cholera outbreaks shift as Constantinople improves
Cholera nearly vanishes in Constantinople while the Pal a capital of Majorca reports a worsened epidemic. Port Mahon advisories indicate spreading disease in Spain with Marseilles consul reporting a sharp rise and eighty thousand residents fleeing, daily deaths averaging fifty to sixty.
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State Department
Washington
Constantinople
Pala
Majorca
Port Mahon
Spain
Marseilles
Business in the South Advertisements Crowding Papers
The South's newspapers brim with ads and supplements as merchants push recovery efforts. The note highlights renewed local activity and optimistic energy to restore industrial strength amid economic shifts.
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Alan
Missing Man John S Southwick
Missing man John S Southwick of Purchaser Street left for Boston on Thursday morning to buy goods and return at night. no word since. He is described as a young man with steady hair, formerly of camping D, 231 regiment, and it is feared he may have met foul play.
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John S Southwick
Procer
Purchaser Street
Boston
Gooda
Southwick
Ian Young
Cape yields improve despite lower apple harvest
The report notes a lower apple yield on the Cape yet compares favorably to other regions. In Beauport the anticipated harvest reaches about one thousand barrels with a single orchard offering and sale price in that town.
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Cape
Bueakport
Gloucester
Telfor Apl
To Preserve Pumpkins for Year Round Use
Instructions to select the ripest pumpkins, pare and stew, dry in sheets, and bake slowly until moisture is removed. Store in a dry place for future use. Do not overcook or fry in the oven. Reheat overnight in sweet will to bake into pies year round.
Contention in Fifth Avenue Ladies Parties Questioned
A New York correspondence questions reports from Fifth Avenue gatherings where men are barred and women gamble into dawn with high stakes. The writer mocks male prudence, asking how a male correspondent could obtain such facts and hints at possible bias or femininity.
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Conention
New York
Enva Thera
Fifth Avenue
San Francisco Earthquake Strikes Cities Sunday
An earthquake shook San Francisco on Sunday October 8 causing panic across churches and schools. Large crowds rushed for exits at Unitarian Church St Marys Cathedral and Catholic church on Valencia street injuring some as doors failed. Boston and Chicago rail links connect freight flour shipments from October 4 with through business rising to 490 now, soon to reach 3000.
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San Francisco
California
Unitarian Church
Indies
St. Mary's Cathedral
Vallajo Street
Boston
Chicago
Michigan Southern
New York Central Western
Worcester
New Dinosaur Saurian Unearthed in Isle of Wight Formations
Rev W Four of Brixton near Brooke reports a large dinosaur skeleton from the Wealden beds on the Isle of Wight. The creature exceeded six feet in length with a five foot tail and heavy bony armor. Professor Owen suggests the species name Polacanthus.
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W Four
Brixton
Brooke
Isle of Wight
Owen
The Rising Generation in England Scotland and the United States
Comparison of school systems shows about 60 000 common schools in the United States with partial state support. England and Wales have 46 042 public and private schools serving 2 144 378 scholars plus 1 545 evening schools for 39 783 children and 23 514 Sunday schools with 2 407 642 scholars. It estimates a scholar per 836 people in England, one seventh of Scots in school, and one scholar per five in the United States, while in Russia only about 100 000 children receive instruction compared with 4 000 000 at 9 oclock Monday mornings in the United States.
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United States
Scate Treasury
England
Wales
Scotland
Russia
Darwinian Theory of Creation Debate
Philosopher F Stein of Prague University argues life arises only from life not from dead matter. He says experimentation cannot create the simplest living atom and questions the claim that life can be created from nonliving material. He criticizes recent Darwinian efforts as failures.
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F. Stein
Prague University
Darwin
Button attachment device promises needleless fastening
At the American Institute in New York an ingeniously designed arrangement allows buttons to be fixed to garments without needle and thread. The invention could profit the inventor and aid bachelors with no wives and wives with irritable husbands by preventing missing buttons and temper loss.
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American Institute
New York
Sailboat Recovered After Thefts At Warren River
A large sailboat owned by R. H. Parinton of this city was stolen from Warren river days ago. The thief first headed for New Bedford then sailed to sea. A gale forced the craft toward shore where a schooner towed it to Meronor Cape Cod and the owner recovered his boat.
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R. H. Parinton
Warren River
New Bedford
Meronor
Cape Cod
JuLanab
Robberies Targeted Boxes on Chicago and Great Western Railroad
Robberies along the Chicago and Great Western railroad were widespread with several suspects arrested in Chicago last week. The thieves opened incoming boxes and selected valuables, repacking and resealing them to avoid immediate suspicion, so the fraud would only be exposed when the goods were later checked by recipients.
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Chicago and Great Western
Chicago
Letter From Abd el Kader Inspires French Romance
A detained Abd el Kader in Ambusie France inspired a young woman with romantic passion. After her death a letter and ring were found, the emir's reply praised virtue and declined marriage proposals, asking her to be a virtuous wife and mother.
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Abd-el Kader
Ambuise
France
Allah
The Man With Forty Millions Hardest Worker Says Astor
A fatherly maxim extols William B Astor as the hardest working man for guarding a fortune. The speaker notes Astor with forty million dollars must manage his wealth, more than any bank clerk earning a thousand dollars yearly.
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William B Astor
English detectives arrive to monitor Fenian movement
A number of English detectives have landed to spy out the Fenian plans and the British government expects a large Fenian invasion from the United States. The detectives will assess the danger without reducing its seriousness.
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United States
Rice imports begin in Charles Town reflect local market shifts
An enterprising Charleston capitalist has started rice imports and received East India rice, a novelty for the rice country signaling poor prospects for next year's crop. The shoe trade also thrives as every pair finished is sold.
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Charleston
Mixed News From War and Everyday Life in 1860s Maine
A jumble of items reports a widow’s remarriage after a presumed wartime death, potato markets in Bangor, a pickpocket scene with a diamond, wartime cotton blockades, currency destruction, Paris suicides, rising Boston rents, and a surge in U S gold from peace. Additional notes cover ships wrecked near Block Island, a Hartford minister to San Francisco, emigration urges in South Carolina, Sabbath observations in New Haven, Lincoln fund receipts, and various local curiosities.
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Charlenton
South Carolina
Worth
New Haven Harbor
Long Wharf
Basin Wharf
The Singing School Tradition in New England Fades
An essay laments the decline of singing schools in New England. It recalls past joy from gatherings and questions how many children read music today. The piece argues for broader music literacy via affordable singing masters who teach reading music before composition.
Town Council Bans Bonfires on Common and Streets
Town council adopts measures to stop November fifth bonfires on the Common and public streets. Large gangs of boys and yearly grass fires have caused danger of fire to buildings and other damage, and citizens approve of the council’s action.
Tax books for 1865 list tax payers in town
The town tax books for 1865, listing persons partnerships and corporations assessed, are ready at the Town Clerk’s office. At the April meeting, the town voted to obtain tax books with an alphabetical list of taxpayers and amounts due, to be given to each payer upon payment.
Race for a prize ends with lean man leading to Cole’s hotel
A week ago three men raced to see who could lead the pace toward Warren and Cole’s hotel. The lean runner took an early lead, reaching the halfway hill first. He finished in forty nine minutes as his heavier companions fell behind, and they congratulated him as the winner.
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Joe
Cole
Ain Warren
Coole
Record of Steam Vessel Project To Run From Here To New York
The Fall River Damy Monitor notes vessels under construction for a New York voyage. Erna Tron Worke of Boston has the engine contract and will supply engines with cylinders 110 inches in diameter and 12 feet stroke, promising the largest in the world.
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Fall River
New York
Erna Tron
Boston
Hiram D Maxfeld Harvests 375 Bushels on 72 Rod Plot
Warren correspondent reports Hiram D Maxfeld took 375 bushels of corn from 72 rods of ground at 833 bushels per acre. The field appears currently filled with carrots.
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Warren
Providence
Juunxal
Hiram D Maxfeld
Acre
Expansion Adds Large West End to Herreshoff Stone Shop
A substantial new addition nearly as large as the original structure has been erected on the west end of the boat builders shop of Meesrs. Herreshoff and Stone. The growth signals rising business for the enterprising firm.
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Meesrs
Herreshoff & Stone
Frm
Wheel Break Halts Bria Tel Steam Mill Machinery
An accidental break of a large driving wheel halted the mill’s machinery for two or three days this week except for the looms. The incident at Bria tel Steam Mill impacted production and operations.
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Briatel
Grand and Petit Jurors Named for Bristol County
At an adjourned town council meeting on the fifth instant the following residents were drawn as grand jurors for the October Term of the Court of Common Pleas in Bristol County. Grand jurors include William Henry Simmons and William A Manchester. petit jurors include Horace Luther and Tirom Frisbie.
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Court of Common Pleas
Petit Jurots
Horacy Luther
Tirom Frisbie
William J. Miller
Henry B. Potter
Samel D. Wardwell
Samiel de Dougiars
Fire damages Captain Edwards store near Highland Constitution streets
The store of Captain Richard Edwards on the corner of Highland Constitution streets was damaged by a fire discovered on Thursday morning. Edwards extinguished the blaze with gutter water, but a burnt counter end and door were found. All goods were badly damaged with no outside smoke noted until the store opened.
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Richard Edwards
Highland Constitution Streets
Edwards
Rhode Island Regiment Enlistees In Portmouth
From Portsmouth a Rhode Island Colored Regiment company lists John Robbins Charles E Reed Thomas Butler Carrington M Slade Charles Bright Frederic Braddock Jossply Ray and William D Wolf as enlisted residents.
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Rhode Island Colored Regiment
Portamouth
Grove
John Robbins
Charles E. Reed
Thomas Butler
Carrington M. Slade
Charles Bright
Frederic Braddock
Jossply Ray
William D’ Wolf
McCormick Irish Rebel Runner Near New Windsor
A man named McCormick, born August 15 1751, ran two and a half miles below Newburg New Windsor. He came to America in 1846 from Ireland and is now in his fifth year. He was a rebel in 1788 and bears two leg wounds. He is well except for poor eyesight.
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Newburg
N.Y
New Windsor
McCormick
Ireland
Richmond Tiuse Gloats Over Negro Suffrage Throttling
A Richmond observer asserts that a New England state suppressed black male voting rights, celebrating the rollback as a setback for suffrage.
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New England
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