Alice and Charles wed after village tale of devotion
In a village tale Anne Withers waits for Charles as Ellen grows sad. Charles reunites with Alice Neil at the farmer Neil’s farm and after a private moment they marry. Alice becomes mistress of a loving home with Charles and Ellen as a sister, admired by rich and poor alike.
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Vaic
Anne Withers
Charles
Alice
Eilen
Mr. Withers
Alice Neil
Searth
Bhut
Neil
Ellen
Arora
Ally
Devonport
Anne
Sarah Withers
Vee
The Cuban Question Abroad in the London Daily News
The article argues Cuba cannot stay under Spanish rule, predicting growing Cuban nationalism and potential self administration. It urges Britain to pressure Spain to reform its colonial policy to avoid annexation risks, noting American influence and the Creole push for independence.
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London Daily News
European, Not On Native Considerations ; It Is Regarded By the Court of
Madrid
California
Spain
House of
Bourbon
Cuba
Ile
Pyrenees
Europe
West India Rsland
Cubs
United States
England
Isabel
Lopez
South America
Canning
Tragic Peruvian Desert Find Reported by Traveler
Dr Ried describes a desert scene in Atacame where he found hundreds of preserved human remains, men women and children seated as if alive, facing a fiery waste. He suggests they perished awaiting the Spanish invasion, bodies mummified by arid heat while sitting upright in a solemn stance.
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Ried
Peru
Atacame
Manifesta to the de of Ehag
fragmentary OCR notes describe a event labeled Manifesta in a town likely named La weniain with unclear dates or participants.
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Laweniain
Three Brothers Sailors Report Missing Since 1850 Voyage
Fragmentary note indicates three brothers named Smith Nit Captaine Dete sailed with their crew on a vessel around 1850 and have not been heard from since. The record mentions they may be considered lost with their assets. No other crews are listed.
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Renincakre
St Smith
Final account of Gen Lopez expedition and capture
The Pampato sailed from New Orleans with 480 men led by Lopez aiming to establish a Cuban Republic. After landing near Manilla and a retreat to Pinar Del Rio, Spanish troops and rebels clashed. Lopez was captured on September 29 and executed at Havana by garrote. His body was privately buried in Cuba.
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Lopez
New Orleans
Manilla
Ltth
Las Posas
Col Crittenden
Pinar del Rio
The
Frias
Ennard
Lopes
Pinas de Ranges
Bahia Honda
Pizarro
Havana
Moro
New York Sun
Cuna
Kies At
Valentia
Army of
Old Spain
Bolivar
de Lopes
Cuba
Spain
Bie
Ed Hertesbsh
Eder Valdez
Madrid
Gen. Lopez
Seville
Cortes
Trin
Military Commission
Valdez
America
Weather and trade notes from New York in September 1851
Correspondence describes two sweltering days in New York with a northeast wind bringing relief. Lopez and Cuban expedition analysis is discussed with mixed opinions on loyalty and outcomes. Trade movement is heavy with Adams and Co exports to New Orleans and rising dry goods activity across the South and West. steamers export a million dollars in specie and customs receipts reach $109000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker County
Georgia
Tropics
Apalachicola
Barbadoes
West Cambridge
Florida
New York
Lopez
Interior
Republic
Adams & Co
Great Express
Wall Street
Union
New Orleans
N. Orleans
Mobile
Louisiana
Albania
Boston
Philadelphia
Metropolis
England
Custom House
Local Fruit and Vegetables Theft Law Enacted
The General Assembly enacts a season law providing penalties for taking growing fruit or vegetables without owner consent with fines up to twenty dollars or up to three months imprisonment. Complaints must be filed within thirty days. It aims as a friendly warning to deter further offenses.
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General Assembly
Aequidutk Hove Co to visit Bristol and Warren
The Aequidutk Hove Co of Newport will visit Bristol and Warren on Monday and Tuesday. They arrive Monday afternoon and go to Warren to be received by Natagansett Engine Co No 3. They will join in a torch light procession and on Tuesday attend a clam bake at Rocky Point hosted by Naragansett Co before returning to Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aequidutk Hove Co
Newport
Bristol
Warren
Natagansett Engine Co. No. 3
Rocky-point
Naragansett Co
Daguerrean Artist A P M Jeffers Limited Stay
Readers are urged to notice the advertisement for A P M Jeffers Daguerreian Artist. His stay is limited and those seeking perfect likenesses should seize the opportunity before he departs.
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A. P. M. Jeffers
Mr. J
Finemen's Excursion and Clam Bake at Mount Hope
Hydravl No. 1 and No. 2 in Bristol joined by the Providence Brass Band for a Mount Hope excursion and clam bake on Thursday. The return trip saw some unruly conduct by a few members, prompting a warning that Bristol will not tolerate insult or rowdy behavior from visiting crews and their companions.
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Hydravlwo
Mount Hope
Bristol
Providence Journal
Providence Brass Band
Perry
Phenix editorial notes appeal for subscriber arrears
The editor missing this week prompts the Patron to guide the Phenix. The note asks subscribers to settle arrears promptly to help the periodical maintain quality.
Arrest of Dr James Thompson in NY Abduction Case
Dr James Thompson was arrested in New York on Monday charged with abducting a young girl named Mary Redwood who traveled from Liverpool as his fellow passenger. Redwood disappeared with him upon docking. Thompson refused to reveal her whereabouts and was committed.
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James Thompson
New York
Mary Redwood
Liverpool
Thompson
Day Granted New Trial Over Juror Newspaper Reading
In Washington, a new trial is granted for Day who was accused of murdering his wife. The decision rests on evidence that a juror read newspaper comments during the prior trial, potentially influencing proceedings.
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Washington
Day
Bloomers Make Debut in Belfast Parade
The Bloomers appear in Belfast Ireland drawing notable attention for their costumes while eliciting no impertinent remarks from onlookers and officials.
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Belfast
Ireland
Weather Roundup A Hot Week With Record Heat
The past week brought exceptionally warm weather with Wednesday and Thursday nearly insufferable. Thermometer readings ranged from 90 to 91 degrees, reflecting persistent heat across the area.
Americans Register at Cryeta Palace in Peace Congress
Upwards of 2000 Americans registered at Cryeta Palace with many more omitting their names. American delegates in the Peace Congress exceeded 60 with some traveling long distances to attend. Germans numbered 38.
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Cryeta Palace
Lecture Notice on Water Ville College Commencement
Rev Henry Gilee, lecturer, suffered a paralytic shock that impaired his lower limbs and forced him to deliver his commencement oration in a seated position at Water Ville College.
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Henry Gilee
Waterville College
Local Printer Gains Inheritance From Long‑Anticipated Will
Columbus Ohio printer G A B Lazell is named as heir after discovery of a will dated about forty years ago. The estate includes landed property in Ohio and Massachusetts valued around £75,000 to £100,000.
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Mm Loex
Capitol City
G. A. B. Lazell
Columbus
Ohio
Massachusetts
Public Jail Sale Notice for Thomas Stewart
A negro man named Thomas Stewart will be sold at the Public Jail of New Castle county Delaware on the 19th inst under the Assembly act. Stewart belongs to another state but was found in Delaware and arrested and will be sold out of the state to pay fines and damages. The Fondoo Times notes HMS Hercules arriving at Portsmouth from Halifax in a premature report.
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Thomas Stewart
New Castle County
Del
Stewart
Delaware
Supreme Court Brings Divorce Petitions in Bristol Session
The Bristol Supreme Court on Wednesday granted the divorce petitions of William J Bowen Imira Bowen and Sarah Brown ve Noe M Brows. Frosts affected peach crops in Southern Ohio. Chillicothe Gazette notes an orchard blight yielded about one thousand bushels of peaches, bought and resold at varying rates.
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Bristol
William J. Bowen
Imira Bowen
Sarah Brown
Ohio
Cincinnati
Colored barber dies in Albany fall from 5th floor
Charles Puskaski a colored barber fell from the fifth story of the Delevan House in Albany on Saturday night and was killed. A funeral procession in St Louis on August 3 commemorated the fifty five wrists shot at Havana. the St Louis Republic notes 638 participants as a rebuke to the organizers.
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Charles Puskaski
Delevan House
Albany
St. Louie
Sonny
Havana
St. Louis
Clerical Appointments and Colonial Church Milestones
Col Wm Christy named Suttegora New Orleans replacing Robert B Hill ousted for connivance in Coles expedition sailing in West SURREP. Middleboro hosts five Baptist churches with Isaac Backus ministering the first church around 1656 and subsequent congregations formed in 1757 1761 and later.
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Col
Wm. Christy
Suttegora
New Orleans
Robert B. Hill
Coles
West Surruiep
Middleboro
Isaac Backus
Swan of erin to sing at Tripler Hell N Y
Catharne Hayes billed as the Swan of erin to perform at Tripler Hell in New York on the 23rd, as itinerant entertainment crosses the water.
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Catharne Hayes
Government moves to reclaim American prisoners at Havana
It is understood that measures have been taken by the Government for the reclamation of the American prisoners at Havana.
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Havana
Quebec Board of Trade seeks £10,000 for Liverpool steamship line
The Board of Trade at Quebec memorialized the government asking for ten thousand pounds to aid a steamship line from Quebec to Liverpool. A woman offered to sign a deed when asked if her husband compelled her. she replied with a sharp insistence that he did not.
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Queset
Board of Trade of Quebec
Liverpool
Farmer Bitten by Copperhead Near Lambertville
A Lamertville area farmer was bitten on the right hand by a copperhead while weeding his garden. The venom symptoms appeared but timely treatment eased the bite and he is recovering well.
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Lambertville
Fire Claims Brighton Family As House Is Consumed
A Brighton Ohio home owned by Mr Onabker burned during the night of the 19th. Five sons aged 2 to 16 perished in the blaze while the parents escaped with the infant.
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Onabker
Brighton
Ohio
Fatal Rabbit Hunt Accident Near Meriden
A man named Chapman employed by P J Clark was crushed to death when a large stone toppled while he hunted rabbits three miles from Meriden. The stone sank from its resting place and pinned him beneath, death occurring instantly. It was estimated that 50 men would be needed to move the rock.
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Meriden
Chapman
P. J. Clark
Sentinel notes SC flag emblem rattlesnake symbolism
The Indiana Sentinel recalls South Carolina adopting the rattlesnake as the emblem of her flag and warns that the American Eagle remains a symbol of death unawakes.
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Indiana
South Carolina
Startuine Fact It States Maine Idiot or Lunatic Claim
A fourteenth colored person in Maine is described as an idiot or lunatic in a quoted claim. The assertion targets racial groups and asserts a discredited, prejudiced view attributed to the state context. The text reflects harmful stereotypes without providing supporting evidence.
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Maine
Middleboro muster yields artillery and infantry honors
At the recent muster in Middleboro the Fall River Company won first honors in the Artillery Regiment with the Abington Co. second. In the Light Infantry, Old Colony Guards took first and Halifax Light Infantry second. Gov. Burwell attended and reviewed the troops.
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Middleboro
Fall River Company
Abington Co
Old Colony Guards
Halifax Light Infantry
All River News
Robbery at Westport Store of Mayhew and Corney
The store of Thomas W. Mayhew and A A Corney at Westport was broken into on Friday night last. Mayhew lost $50 in money and Corney $5 in cash.
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Thomas W. Mayhew
A A. Cor‘ey
Westport
Fall River
Panama Route Progress Claims Face Repeated Delays
The Panama Herald notes repeated promises of a Navy Bay to Gatum rail link by the first melting month, yet four months pass without opening to Navy Bay. Citizens recall reports of speedy completion and rail readiness, while observers report prior rides and ongoing delays before steamers can dock at Navy Bay.
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Panama
Atlantic
Pacific
Navy Bay
Gatum
Gorgone
East Mareh
Gatom
Lopez invasion of Cuba details disputed claims
The full counts dispute massacres and gains by Lopez forces in Cuba. They deny prisoner mistreatment, claim no major Spanish losses, say invaders never held the offensive, and allege Creoles aided the defenders while betraying Lopez. The account cites the Marine Tribune as source.
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Lopes
Cuba
Cavil
Havana
Crittenden
Kere
Enna
Lopez
Caba
Coba
Jim
Cowsn
Tribune
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Bristol Phenix
Phenix
Chris
EB. Robbins
Tr Ie
ICP
Fondoo Times
Portsmouth
Hercules
Halifax
Supreme Court
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