Martha Wilkins and the Dorsetshire mystery of crime and grace
Readable drama unfolds around Martha Wilkins wrongfully imprisoned for burglary. Jane and Miss Mars rally to prove her innocence, with Mr Dacres aiding to expose thieves and secure Martha a cottage on his estate. The tale ends with justice and a festive community response.
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Granny
Villany
Jane
Martha Wilkins
Wilkins
Martha
Doracwhire
Mary Jane
Renais
Curse
Patteate
Dacres
Asleigh
China
Miss Mars
Miss Jane
Orison
Marcha
Land of Providence
Dorsetshire
Wervant
Mr Dacres
Howers
England
Death by own action on railway near Harrisburg
A passenger named Charles Ate, about 43, died instantaneously after throwing himself under train wheels near the Columbia Railroad four miles above the inclined plane. His 14 year old son witnessed his father’s request to kill himself earlier that morning. An inquest was held by the coroner.
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Cors
Harrisburg
Columbia
Charles Ate
Mercer County
Norristown
Phil American
Supreme Judicial Court of this State opens September term
The Supreme Judicial Court of this State begins its September term in this town on Tuesday next with a large expected civil and criminal docket. A committee surveyed the courthouse on the 7th inst. The next quarter starts Monday the 24th. Parents must obtain admission tickets during the first week of the term as required by school regulations. The Select Department of the public School.
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Supreme Judicial
Guarinias
Wanderer Burns Arrested Then Discharged by Justice
A man calling himself Martin Burns was arrested by a watchman on Thursday night, confined in an Engine House, and brought before Justice Peckham yesterday. No cause for detention was found, he was discharged. He claimed Providence bound for Pall River with no explanation, described as a common vagrant. The U S ship Independence sailed from Newport to New York Tuesday evening. Portraits by Mr Prior praised for color and likeness. available at Rev. Mr Sanborn's Hope Street residence.
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Martin Burns
Thewich
Prior
Loston
Eas
Carter
Castoer
Warren County
N.J
N. ¥. Express
Geraét
Jin
Casiner
Castner
Casner
The Omnipotence of Habit in Moral Life
A preacher argues that habit governs conscience and behavior more than conscious effort. He links custom to intellect and heart, warns that repeated vice hardens the will, and urges early self restraint through prayer and holy living to cultivate truth, honesty, and justice as natural as breathing.
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Solomon
Eremiah
Par
Taahy
Pariah
Angels of Light
The Power of Habit in Moral Life and Corruption
The author notes the blessed uses of habit to form integrity purity and holiness and the bright outcomes in history but warns that evil habits are easier to form than good. He invites readers to consider this contrast as the piece moves forward.
Arrival of the Britannia Nine Days From Europe
The Britannia, Captain Hewitt, arrived in Boston nine days after leaving Liverpool on the 19th. She brought 79 passengers from Liverpool and left 17 at Halifax. No major news: markets firm, grain prospects favorable, cotton sales large and prices rising. Parliament to prorogue on the 24th. topics include Irish Poor Laws, emigration to Canada, and the Treaty of Washington.
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Britannia
Europe
Hewitt
Boston
Liverpool
Halifax
England
Canada
Washington
John Salkeld
Gootung
Bombay
Manchester
Protestant Association
United Church of England and Ireland
Father Matthew
Temperance
London
Morgan
Victoria
St Catherine Docks
Mr. Lawrence
Prince Albert
Alma
Duke Wit Dutchess
Suherand
J. Gower
Madame van der Weyer
Moncorvo
Windsor
Buckkinghaw Palace
Ireland
O'Connell
Lord Brougham
Spain
Madrid
August 10th Dispatches From Europe And New England
August reports from Lisbon Bayonne and Madrid discuss Espartero barred from landing in Lisbon and sailing to England after aligning with the new Portuguese government. Queen Christina plots to regain Spain’s power amid marriage rumors. The Adirondack seized Cooper aboard for alleged large gold holdings. Petersham Postmaster William Goddard faces forgery charges totaling over forty-one thousand dollars with bail set at five thousand.
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Espartero
Lisbon
Spain
Portugal
England
Malabar
Jupon
Bayonne
Christina
Heribors
Rumoro
Les Barre
Petersham
William Goddard
Goddard
Jared Weed
Criminal Court
Forgeries and arrests link to Boston crime wave
A clerk Henry Saunders of Austen Wilderming & Co forged large sums on multiple banks and fled on the Crest Western steamer. Henry Saunders Jr was arrested in the locale with about $2,000 in gold. The report also covers Carter's murder trial, spontaneous coal combustion warning, Fall River collector doubt, and ship mishaps including the Cleopatra and John W Richmond fire, with various local notices and weathered incidents.
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Wall Street
Austen, Wilderming & Co
Henry Saunders
Boston
Henry Saunders, Jr
New Orleans
George Darracott
Tirrell
Fall River
Leland
PW Leland
Holmes
Capwin ‘Tyler
Lua
Hales
Tyler
Cleopatra
York
Norwich
Gale
Thorn
Angelina
Nero Lyndon Advocate
John W Richmond
Kennebec
Hallowell
Akerman
Busters Railroad
Swain
Winston Dai Ado
Singular Robbery At Millbury Bank Reported
Boston papers recount an extraordinary robbery involving two Millbury Bank packages of 17 000 dollars each sent by the Suffolk Bank. One package's contents were replaced with folded newspapers, and portions of the funds were later exchanged in Hartford and Springfield. A suspect described with gold spectacles is noted, with authorities pursuing justice.
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Boston
Millbury Bank
Suffolk Bank
Milbury
Suffolk
Boston Post
Treetree
Eeeh Oews Bank
Millbury
Instang
Hartford
Springfield
Vermont
South America Packet Ship Withdrawn for Whaling Sale
The South America of 616 mna barthen was taken off the New York and Liverpool line and sold to a local firm for use as a whaler, according to the Providence Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Barthen
New York and
Liverpool
Providence Journal
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Bunker S Hill
Dumfries
Scotland
Reid
Bunker's Hill
Albany Advertiser
Selma
Ala
Mary Aon Chapman
Joseph Chapman
Bernard Tomson
Ehr Penne
Hristol
U. S
Independence
Com. Stewart
Newport
New York
Adirondack
Sr. Fountain
George Cooper
U.S. District Court
Cooper
Mechanics’ Bank
City Bank
Phenix Bank
Bank of Commerce
Manhattan
Seventh Ward Bank
State Bank
Union
American Exchange Bank
American
Saunders
Manhattanville
Pontat
Jim
Professor Durkin
Methodian Episcopal Church
Holy Land
Wilithy
Hanover
Luthestown
Shippen
Seventh Street
Evening Gazette
Thin City
Washingtonian
Dad Ado
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