28 Nov 1848
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Newspaper
Columbus Times
Location
Columbus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1848
Page
1
A grim description of a night noise where many Thomas cats were released on probation and engaged in a continual, fierce scratching clash across the scene, presented in vivid, older newspaper diction.
The article argues against the belief that a Southern Cotton Planters Convention could restrain or fix Cotton prices. It notes past efforts at Macon yielded no real price impact due to scattered producers, varying debts, and European speculators leaving the market. It urges capable planters to hold crops for remunerative prices while confirming limited interstate influence over global Cotton pricing.
A dramatic tragedy unfolds as McLaughlin, a Hopkinsville native, performs Bertram in Nashville. Exhausted after a river trip, he props a Spanish dirk and stabs himself during the finale, dies after two days, leaving companions to raise a memorial slab. Witnesses note his intense identification with the role and insist there was no premeditation.
A letter from Dr Charles T Jackson discusses the cholera threat in the United States. He links disease patterns to calcareous soils and limestone waters, arguing New England may escape, cites Vienna and Pais as calcareous basins, and mentions Boston water improvements and limestone salts in wells.
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