Notable mixed news bursts from Ohio and beyond
Reports describe a deaf man named Tuff killed by a passerby train near Greenwich Ohio. Other items note arsenals holding seven hundred thousand stands of arms, slave insurrection fears in Cuba, clothing manufacturing in Cincinnati, high coal prices in Rochester, a Nicaraguan seizure of a property, and a prince trotting horse sale offer. Also mentioned are sheep shipments, Alabama salt price law, Tufne College finances, Western New York apple trade, Napoleon and Denmark mourning, a Washington Treasury building accident, Dr Wright's hanging, loyal East Tennessee women, large US naval presence in New York, Taunton and Cambria sales, and telegraph expansion from St Paul to the Pacific.
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Ohio
Greenwich
Cleveland
iCubai
Jeland
Cincinnati
Rochester
Syracuse
Athes
New York
Gennessee
Jorge
Napoleon
Denmark
Frederick Ferdinand
Treasury Building
Washington
Prices and harvests in 1864 reveal farming strain and shortages
The Agricultural Department of Washington reports 1863 yields fall short of 1862 with sharp declines in corn and other staples due to August frosts. Domestic consumption rises, export potential dwindles, and grain prices are driven by scarcity at home and abroad, urging economy in farms for 1864.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
New York
Great Britain
Bristol Town Meeting Adopts Rail Road and Armory Proposals
Residents vote to permit the Providence Warren and Bristol Rail Road Company to fill a dock at Franklin street to extend its wharf and rails for railroad and steamboat use. Grants are limited to legitimate purposes with land reverting to town if unused. George B. Munro is authorized to auction an on sixteen acre lot. Town Council to buy the old Methodist Meeting House for six hundred dollars to convert it into an armory for militia. Town Treasurer authorized to pay expenses.
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Providence, Warren and Bristol Rail Road Company
Franklin Street
Thames-street
Bristol
George B. Munro
Boat Upset Ends in Drowning on River
A small sail boat capsized near the Grove wharf during a return trip from Ports mouth Grove. Two sailors drowned, including Charles W. Qule and John Tuy. Stephen Augustus Cars survived but may have been in danger. efforts to recover the bodies continue described in local dispatches. Nearby, General Burnside reports successful marches in East Tennessee and Southern Virginia.
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Hospital Guards
Portsmouth Grove
Stephen Augustus Cars
Charles W. Qule
John Tuyforg
Tri Ae
Makly
Cole
Carr An Taylor
Carr
Licie Cart
Ean
Belatol Neck
Warren
Burnside
East
Tennessee
Virginia
Route to New York via Bristol and Boston discussed in 1860s plan
The article outlines a proposed Boston to Bristol railroad linking with steamers to New York. It claims a shorter route via Bristol would beat Fall River Newport, with distances calculated from Boston to Fall River and on to Newport. It notes first class steamers being built in Wilmington to serve Bristol to New York and cites projected completion in March 1864.
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Boston
New Yorks
Bristol
New York
Thie
Boston and Providence
Minefield
Fall River
Newport
Old Colony
Mansfield
Say
New England
Barrington
Rehoboth
Attleboro
Norton
Providence, Warren, and Bristol
East Providence
Pawtucket
Providence and Worcester
Wilmington
Delaware
Boston Road
Jrreaent
Faull River
Arrest of a Suspicious Person After Freeman Bank Robbery
A man calling himself George Stephens was arrested in Pawtucket after attempting to pass a $100 Freeman's Bank bill at the People's Bank. He is linked to the Freeman's Bank robbery and is held on charges of breaking and entering and receiving stolen bank property. His case moves to the Court of Common Pleas with examination postponed.
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Freemen’s Bank
George Stephens
Freeman's Bank
People’s Bank
Pawtucket
G. A. Parks
Justice Munro
Freemen's Bank
Court of Common Pleas
Thal
Stephens
Providence
Lawrence
Nats
Dover
New Hampshire
Stevens
Justice Manro
Worcester woman charged with theft before Justice Munro
Mary Mars of Worcester Mass faced charges of stealing merchandise from Gottlob Schneider. She denied the accusation, but the evidence convinced the court and she was sent up for ten days.
Providence youth Everett arrested for post office robbery
A boy named Everett was arrested in Providence on Saturday for robbing the Post Office. He confesses to a two week spree of box robberies aided by a key found in a mix. He says he gained money from large checks including one for 50,000 dollars sent from New York for collection and destroyed several others.
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Army of the Potomac
Walnisor Sa
Meéaie
Tehele
New Mendes Army
Moetiul
Allice
Questioun
Orig
Easson
Elon
Potomac
Man Town
Warrenton
Everett
Providence
New York
Richmond papers react to Leg’s failed movement against Meade
The article notes mortification over a battery captured during a retreating army and mentions the Second Brigade R Militia under Brig Gen Balch parading in Providence for inspection drill and review with about three thousand troops.
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Richmond
Leg
Meade
Balch
Providence
Ambiguous Civil War Era Notes Report Cotton Burn Plan
Fragmentary text notes plan to burn cotton at Matamoros to prevent French seizure as Col Charles Sherry Jr is named lieutenant colonel of the 20th Rhode Island Sulitia. Also mentions Lone Star of Warren at St Helena with crew dead or missing after alleged murder of the first mate.
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Matamoros
Charles Sherry, Jr
20Th, Regiment
Rhode Talgnd Sulitia
Lone Star
Warren
St. Helena
New Homes Appear Around Westerly Amid High Jamber Prices
The Nangacanerrt Werrery notes new houses rising in every direction around Westerly while residents withstand the steep costs of Jamber.
Rhode Island Thanksgiving Proclamation from 1788
The document proclaims Thursday the 26th of November as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to Almighty God. Governor James Y. Smith invites ministers and congregations to prayer and gratitude for national prosperity, military preservation, and blessings to posterity. It is dated October 20, 1783, at Providence.
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Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
James
Smith
United States of America
J. Janey
Bivins
Prov- L
James Y. Smith
Jons R. Bartlett
Patriotic Resolutions of Ohio Grand Lodge of Masons
During the Grand Lodge annual session in Cincinnati the assembly adopted strong anti secession resolutions urging support for the Union and the General Government. The body condemned rebellion and pledged to defend constitutional liberty, even at risk, to preserve the nation.
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Cincinnati Daily Commercial
Ohio Grand Lodge
A. Masons
Masonic Grand Lodge of Obvin
Howard’ Matthews
R.q
Cincinnati
United States S
Grand Lodge
United States
Magen
Seizure of Rebel Rams Tests International Duty Rules
The British government seizes rebel rams to enforce neutral obligations amid wartime duty. Debate centers on whether a neutral nation may supply military resources, with the Southern Club facing scrutiny for its stance on the gesture and perceived justice.
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Leepork
Floral Education Advocated by Rhode Island Society
The Rhode Island Society for the Encouragement of Domestic Industry proposes promoting flower cultivation among youth in public schools. The plan aims to benefit schools and communities by distributing flower seeds and cuttings to children.
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Rhode Island Society For the Encouragement of
New Orleans Faces Harsh Winter Ahead for the Poor
The prospect warns of great suffering among the poor in New Orleans this winter as last year’s relief via public services dwindles. With little work and a meager coal stock, many formerly aided households lose their means to cope, signaling a dark season for the city’s inhabitants.
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New Orleans
Trade effects of privateering and neutral commerce impact
A historical analysis notes New York port trade shifts from 1860 to 1863 as American and foreign vessel values diverge. It links privateering and neutrality to commerce costs, claiming England may curb privateering to restore profits and showing substantial changes in maritime shipping and flags.
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Alstoma
Florida
New York
England
Mir
Advertising the newspaper as a people's business almanac
The piece argues that advertising is essential for business growth and consumer guidance. It uses characters like George and Mrs Brown to illustrate how ads direct buyers to goods, showing that people rely on well crafted advertisements to awaken demand and locate affordable items.
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People's Business Almanac
George Bron
George
Arid
Johin Smith
Anid Sally Thompson
Jones
Redd
Earthquake Shakes England Across Midland Counties
Reports from correspondents describe a strong shock felt from Bristol to Exeter and Swansea with rumbling sounds. Charles Dickens recalls being awakened by a violent bed swaying and heaving motion. A clergyman in Hereford notes a rising sound followed by a deep crash and a second rumble thirteen minutes later.
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England
Charlee Dickens
Midland
Bristol
Taunton
Exeter
Swansea
Suttingham
Hereford
Stratton
Jnate
Global population estimates and mortality figures
A university professor summarizes world population by region: Europe 272 million Asia 720 million Africa 9 million America 200 million Polynesia 2 million total 1,283 million. He notes annual deaths around 32 million, about 87,761 per day, 3,653 per hour, and 61 per minute, implying rapid extinction of life. A separate calculator estimates people who have ever lived at 39,627,843,275,075,855.
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University of Berlin
Wirlch
Europe
Africa
America
Polynesia
Wnr Humna
Wool Trade Boosted by Gold Rise in Rochester Market
The Rochester Democrat notes a gold price rise stimulating the wool trade with large sales in the past month and high market activity. Prices ranged from sixty to fifty-five cents, with some fine lots fetching about one seventy-five cents. about two thirds of 1863 clip quotas have already moved to buyers.
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Rochester ‘Democrat
Exchange
Rebel Campaign Toll At Bristow Station Battles
Rebels acknowledge heavy losses at Bristow Station during Lee's late campaign. Three generals Cook Posy and Kirkland were wounded and losses totaled about one thousand killed and wounded across the two brigades.
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Lee
Bristow Station
Cook
Posy
Kirkland
Jossim
Ggeterapitheir
Totel
Potatoes and Polish Stir Interest in 19th Century Ads
An OCR fragment extols a brick duet to knives method for polishing potatoes and removing stains, urging buyers to obtain Herrick Allen's Gold Medal Saboratus and to visit a wholesale agent. It notes a Boston draft moter sent to the State Prison for ten years and lists a depot at 112 Liberty Street, New ark.
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Lees
Herrick
Boston
Motera
Turbulent Railroad News from Chattanooga to New York
Telegraph dispatches from Chattanooga report Union forces advancing amidst rebel warnings while a tornado derailment damaged a locomotive tender and cars. three regiments attempted escape with prisoners, one inmate allegedly assaulted a car, but no serious injuries occurred. Prisoners and military movements yield mixed favorable news for the Union.
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Chattanooga
HASFO
Newew York
Chattanooge
Wheeler
Aengh
Eaverque
Wade Dently
Nashville
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Massachusetts Convention of Universalists
Tufue College
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United States Navy
Red Lake
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Dexter Asylum
Horace Greely
Startford Publishing House
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Pembina
Pacific Ocean
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Sherman
Inghia
Empan
Nelled
Jonas Minturn
Mos
Ducket
Francis Culwell, Jr
Henry A.C. Seeling
Marmaduke Mason
George Nl. Dill and Wife
Timothy McCarty
Charles Blake Esq
Jon Turner
Townet
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John Turner
Henry Schierholdt
Eliza B. Schierholdt
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