The Suspension of Habeas Corpus Debate
A Civil War era commentary defends the presidents suspension of habeas corpus as constitutional in times of rebellion. It argues Congress delegated power to the president and condemns detractors as disloyal, urging loyal citizens to scrutinize their own conduct amid wartime emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles the First
Nero
Congress
Lincoln
Jef. Davis
Vallandigham
Seymour
North
Lincoln l
Bristol Artillery and Militia Drill Reviewed by General Barton
Brigadier General Barton reviewed the Bristol Train of Artillery under Col Wardwell and four militia companies on the common. Artillery paraded 26 men, Bristol Light Infantry 78, Company 24 52, Company 34 31, and Company 4th 27. Some captains absent due to travel. weather turned adverse, prompting earlier dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton
Bristol
Wardwell
Artillery
Bristol Light Infantry
Sherry
Mason
Luther Oule
Baker
Turner
Rhode Island Militia Uniform Changes Reported
The Rhode Island Militia is ordered to conform to U S Army dress standards with optional blouse, shoulder straps, dark pants, forage cap, sword and belt for line and staff officers. The new uniform allows officers to select certain components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Teland
Army of the United States
National Institution for Disabled Soldiers Favored Plan
The proposal by Josiah Perham for a National Institution to aid disabled soldiers gains broad approval. The plan promises a dedicated facility to support veterans and reflects favorable public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Perham
Battle of Chattanooga Meant Victory for Rosecrans
The narrative concludes Rosecrans holds the field after a brutal clash with Bragg at Chattanooga. Union forces repelled rebel attacks, though casualties ran high. Reports say Bragg retreated before reinforcements, with Burnside within 30 miles, while headquarters remain optimistic about a renewed strike.
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Chattanooga
Rosecrans
Tennessee
Kentucky
Lea
Maryland
Bragg
Thomas
Burnside
Heavy Foot Race At Willo Walk Pappasquash Road
Mr J L Uorr keeper of a State Street Refreshment Saloon weighing 242 pounds will race Mr Shurtleff of Fall River Mass weighing 210 pounds at the Willo Walk on the Pappasquash road on Tuesday at 11 oclock for a purse of £50. They previously raced near Fall River on Thursday the 10th, a distance of ten rods where Shurtleff won by a small margin.
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J. L. Uorr
State Street
Shurtleff
Fall River
Mass
Willow Walk
Pappasquash
Bowesnville
Grand Concert Promises Elite Music at City Hall
An advertisement notes Madame Varian the prime donna and Mr. Auffman the eminent pianist and composer will perform before their Western tour. The program is described as exquisite and the event expected to attract a crowded, fashionable audience as the season opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Varian
Auffman
Notable 1863 Atlantic Monthly Contents Overview
The October 1863 Atlantic Monthly features Charles Limb’s Uncollected Writings including My Palace, The Dean's Holocaust, The United States Armory, The Pewce, Mrs. Lewis, The Conquest of Cubs, Equinoctial, The Legend of Monte del Diablo, Life Without Principle, Barbara Frietchie, A Letter to Thomas Carlyle, Our Domestic Relations and other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Monthly
Charles Limb
United States Armory
Mrs. Lewis
Monte del Diablo
Barbara Frietchie
Thomas Carlyle
Garlic Bunches Linked to Local Grower’s Harvest
Jonathan Munro formerly of this town now of Oyster Bay Long Teland presented a garlic sample at the office. The 32 bunches weighing two pounds are said to represent 8000 bunches grown on five-eighths of an acre harvested about six weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Munro
Oyster Bay
Long Teland
Bristol Female Charitable Society Holds Annual Meeting
The Bristol Female Charitable Society will meet at Rev. Dr. Shepard’s residence on Thursday afternoon. The annual sermon follows on the first Sunday evening after the meeting at 7 o'clock at the State Street Methodist Episcopal Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Female Charitable Society
Dr. Shepard
Outy Herd
Mr. Upham
State Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Canadian murder suspect sent back to government
A Canadian man who enlisted as a substitute at Buffalo was recalled by the Canadian government. He claimed relief at returning, saying his brother substitutes had robbed him of money, a watch, and clothes, and he preferred execution to further such company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Burnside Moves Toward Junction With Rosecrans
A Chattanooga letter dated September 10 reports General Burnside advancing rapidly down the valley to link forces with General Rosecrans, signaling a pivotal Civil War maneuver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Burnside
Thanks for Porter Apples Basket to J J Pitman Esq
A note expresses gratitude to J J Pitman Esq for a basket of excellent Porter apples. The brief acknowledgment thanks the recipient and acknowledges the gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Pitman
Boat Capsized Drowning Report From Nimrod Tragedy
A two mast weed boat Nimrod owned by Captain O B Derol sailed Tuesday to collect sea weed near Allen's Harbor. Three men Anthony Chandler Anthony and Caleb Bliss disappeared after the vessel capsized Friday night. Caleb Bliss’s body was found near Prudence Island and brought to town. Chandler Anthony and Caleb Bliss are presumed drowned with only clothing and a water-logged cabin door seen aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Derol
Nimrod
Allen's Harbor
Moses “Antholony
Chandler Eddy Anthony
Caleb L. Bliss
Mr. Anthony
Prudence Island
John Bowler
Williston
Ninrod
Prudence
Anthony
Pukanoket
Thames Street
Chandler E. Anthony
Lewis Bliss
R. TI
Young Bliss
Caleb L Blix
John Waldron
Chandler EB. Anthony
Barrington
English detains steam rams for trial amid public pressure
English authorities finally detain the steam rams under construction as public opinion and calls for justice push toward trial. Friends of America fear escalation, hoping the seizure will keep peace and limit future trouble, with a six month detention seen as the minimal consequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of America
England
Schierholt Charged as Accessory in Wife Death
The examination of Schierholt for being an accessory to his wife’s death was adjourned on Saturday. He was remanded to await trial before the Court of Common Pleas, to be held on the last Monday of October. He admits causing wounds but says death came from another cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schierholt
Court of Common Pleas
Supervisors
New York
American vessels of war urged toward Brest by Paris telegraph
The American Minister in Paris, Mr Dayton, has telegraphed all consuls in Europe to send any American warship in European harbors toward Brest to engage the Florida privateer, sparking bets in Paris on the outcome of the venture.
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Paris
Dayton
Europe
Brest
Chare
Florida
Tax on tailors shoemakers and dressmakers under revenue law
Recent decisions under the Internal Revenue Law hold that tailors, shoemakers, milliners and dressmakers with annual manufactures over $600 must pay a 3 percent tax on all their output. If their manufactures exceed $1,000 they must obtain a license, unless every item over $1,000 is custom work.
Rebel movement pulls stores south of Tennessee line
The rebel government retreats its stores from the Tennessee railroad and sends them further south as Knoxville falls to our forces. The shift fuels rumors that Richmond is being evacuated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Knoxville
Richmond
Draft Likely Soon as Stanton Seeks Exemption Abolition
A Washington correspondent for the Boston Herald suggests another draft is imminent and that Secretary Stanton will urge Congress to remove the $300 exemption clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Boston Herald
Stanton
Congress
General A. W H. Anailton Named Texas Military Governor
General A. W H. Anailton, a well known eight strong Southern Republican and a speaker of simplicity and earnestness, has been appointed Military Governor of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W H. Anailton
Texas
Cotton Growing in the West Committee Report Encourages Cotton
In 1862 the Cincinnati Horticultural Society heard R Suchanan Kay report on cotton culture with plant specimens. He shifts view from unlikely profitability in free states to potential for low priced cotton amid volatile Western climate and rising sorghum success. The note hints at temperate cultivation feasibility.
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Cincinnati Horticultural Society
R. Suchanan
Kay
Hile
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Buchanan
Tle
Free States
Bir. Buchanan
Death by Own Action in Wisconsin USA
A woman named Lloyd from Washtenaw county Wisconsin visited a Milwaukie store seeking purchases. After paying for a shawl she concealed, she fled and then killed herself by tying a handkerchief and string to a river stump, drowning herself four miles from home. She was over fifty and had perfuming habits at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd
Washtenaw County
Wisconsin
Milwaukie
Gloucester Fisheries Surge as Vessels Return with Mackerel
Gloucester fisheries report a strong year with most ships returning from Bay St. Lawrence with fall mackerel. Demand remains high and cargoes often sell before docking, while hundreds of schooners await Faréa trips and expect large autumn arrivals. shore fishers forecast only average catches.
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Gloucester
Bay St. Lawrence
Boston
JT Rav
Caution Against Supposed Government Bank Spurious Notes
A Washington dispatch warns readers about circulating bills claiming to be from a Government Bank. The greenish notes imitate U S currency and are dated in Washington. No such bank exists and a so called Government Bank office was closed by the War Department Provost Marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Government Bank
United States
Treasury Department
New York
War Department
Burnside’s Reach Boosts Loyal Tennessee Recruits
Dispatches from General Burnside describe favorable conditions in his occupied Tennessee zone with ample forage and food. He expects to muster 5 000 to 10 000 loyal Tennessee recruits within two months as refugees flee rebel cruelty and officers are tasked with drilling organizing and equipping volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnside
Ile
Counterfeit Postal Currency Report Says Nine Counterfeits Circulate
The Providence Press notes extensive counterfeiting of postal currency with nine counterfeit 50 cent notes, two each of 25 and 10 cent denominations, and one 5 cent note. A new uniform size currency, color coded by denomination, with superior paper and ink, is nearly ready and expected to replace the counterfeit issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Desperate Rebel at Fort Wagner Chooses Life
A sick Confederate at Fort Wagner clutched a string linked to a fuze and planned to blow the magazine as Yankees approached. He was told to pull the cord to die with the fort, but he survived briefly and died en route to the hospital after being carried to an ambulance.
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Fort
Wagner
Ife
Prize fight scandal near Manchester involving two factory girls
In Manchester area two factory workers staged a staged prize fight near the city. Rules forbade pulling hair or shouting and after several rounds one contestant was beaten to near collapse.
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Manchester
England
Death of Gen Sam Houston Recurring in Rebel Papers
A New York Express report notes the death of Gen Sam Houston of Texas, once rivaled by Confederates, with a life spanning service under Jackson, roles as district attorney, major general, congressman, Texas governor, and U.S. senator. The brief notice suggests ongoing misunderstanding over his stand during secession.
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Sam. Houston
Sim Houston
Texas
Rapoit
Houston
Virginia
Jackson
Tennessee
Mexico
Young Republic
Union
United States Senate
Richmond
Confederacy
N. Y
Black Man Replies in British Association Debate
In Newcastle the British Association witnessed a confrontation as Mr Craft a former slave from the United States rebutted Mr Crawford during a paper on The Mixture of Races He asserted his mixed heritage and argued that black people can possess high intellect while acknowledging variation among individuals Cries of approval greeted his reply and Mr Crawford offered no further response
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British Association
Newcastle
Crawford
Craft
South
Mr. Crawford
Rail Road Speed and Fatal Crossing Risks
The article warns of deadly railway accidents caused by failing to judge crossing speed. It explains how a train moving at high speed covers hundreds of feet before a crossing is heard, detailing locomotive wheel revolutions and piston travel to illustrate dangers to horses and carts at crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carridge
Warren Mysterious Missing Citizen A Cited Tax Collector
Luther M Borden Jr. disappeared after leaving Providence depot Saturday morning. Friends fear foul play or accident as he left without return or clear information. He served as town tax collector and recently deposited several hundred dollars with the Town Treasurer. He is about 40, five foot nine, dark eyes and hair.
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Luther M Borden Jr
Providence
Cnra
Guerrillaism Seen By a Rebel Colonel Poindexter
From a St. Louis jail Poindexter issues a remonstrance to North Missouri citizens urging an end to guerrilla warfare. He decries armed bands and asserts he would rather face Arabs than bands of mercenary red legs posing as Federal soldiers and as Confederates under Quantrell.
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Poindexter
St. Louis
Addreneed
North
Missouri
Quantrell
Advice on Machinery Safety From Scientific American
The article warns about dangers of operating machinery and belts. It urges keeping fingers, limbs, hair away from moving shafts and belts and ensuring clothing cannot be drawn into pulleys. It endorses mill and workshop owners guarding machinery to prevent injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Distances in Charleston Harbor from Fort Sumter to Fort Johnson
Distances in Charleston Harbor are given from the United States Coast Survey. Fort Sumter lies three miles and three-eighths from Charleston, one mile and one-eighth from Fort Moultrie, three-quarters of a mile to the nearest land, one mile and three-eighths to Fort Johnson, and two miles and five eighths to Castle Pinckney. The East fort is one mile from town and Fort Johnson two miles and a quarter from town.
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Charleston
Fort Sumter
Fort Moultrie
Fort Johnson
Castle Pinckney
Fort
United States Coast Survey Department
Hair turns gray in first battle as confederate prisoners reach Wheeling
A 24 year old Confederate prisoner arriving at Wheeling Virginia reports his hair turned gray after his first battle. The item includes broader comments on beauty standards and various odds and ends from the era such as rail projects, a Brooklyn cotton sale, and remarks by Artemus Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling, Va
Siege of Charleston At Gibbs Hill and Morris Island
New York dispatch on Sept 21 reports Gen Gilmore delaying assaults at Wagner and Cumming’s Point due to heavy enemy fire. Rebels continue bombardment on Morris Island and Fort Sumter, with repair efforts and flags still visible on the walls.
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Charleston
New York
U.S
Empire City
Charlaton
Hilton Head
Gilmore
Wagner
Cumming
Sind
Morris Ieland
Fort Sumter
Army of the Potomac advances crossing the Rapidan
The dispatch reports Buford's cavalry crossing the Rapidan and predicts lighter Rebel forces between Meade and Richmond. It notes detachments from Lee southward and a possible Rebel force near Fredericksburg with few pickets, plus a belated claim of Union progress north of the Rappahannock. The Mississippi ship sighted heavy firing near Charleston as batteries at Fort Moultrie and Beauregard respond with intermittent shelling.
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Army of the Potomac
New Yor
Buford
Reeecrah
Falmouth
Fredericksburg
Germania
Rapidan
Rappahannock
Orange and Alexandria
New York
Mississippi
Charleston
Fulton
Gregg
Bea
Fort Moultrie
Battle Update on Rosecrans at Chattanooga
The National Republican reports Rosecrans faced massive Confederate assault Sunday at Chattanooga with heavy enemy numbers. By 2 p.m. most of Rosecrans divisions held, with 8000 to 10000 rallied to their positions as fresh reports claim Union forces gradually repelled the attack. rumores of Grant aid and Johnston Bragg Longstreet actions circulate amid cautious official sentiment.
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Waruixeton
National Republican
Rosecrans
Chattanooga
Rosecrane
Louravine
Borecrans
Kentucky
Pound Gap
Grant
Rosecrana
Bragg
Washington
Fr. m
Loumvilie
Shoright
Decatur
Rosecran
Font Moiles
Battlefeld
Change of English Opinion on Rebels and Health Notice
The piece discusses English hesitancy to permit rebel rams to leave port and the influence on policy, then shifts to praise for Herrick Allen's Gold Medal Laleratus and its culinary value. It ends with Detroit Free Press notes on Gen. Case’s health at age 82 and historical births in 1782.
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England
Rams
Herrick Allen
Laleratus Ia
Depot
Liberty St
New York
Detroit Free Press
Instant
Case
John O. Calhoun
Thoms H. Benton
Daniel Webster
Martin van Baren
Divorce docket lists 174 cases in Suffolk Court
A Suffolk County Supreme Court session in May presents a docket of 174 divorce cases. The tally highlights family law activity and ongoing separations within the jurisdiction.
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Supreme Court
Suffolk Co
Maye
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