Visit to Fort Washington and remarks on Mr Bennetts Press success
Sunday Morning January 8 1864 reports a visitor’s account of Fort Washington residence of James Bennett head of a New York newspaper empire. The piece praises his enterprise and notes his mansion estate valued around three hundred fifty thousand dollars, with gardens greenhouses and other improvements. It also discusses Bennett’s influence on journalism and a critique of Napoleon era politics and liberty.
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James Gowler Hennett
New York
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Hudson
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American West FC
Port Washington
Bennett
Linas
Cerain
Dennett
Tie
Bunnett
Fort Washington
Bennett and the New York Herald Flourish in Independence
A passage praises Mr. Bennett for founding the New York Herald in 1835 and building a large, independent daily. It notes steady circulation and weekly earnings near twelve thousand dollars, with powerful presses and growing business influence, marking the paper as a national force.
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Puronase Stone
New York
Fradd
Heenan vs King Prize Fight Provokes City Uproar
English papers report a heated prize fight in New York between Heenan and King sparked huge wagers and controversy. Disputed rounds and accusations of foul play swirl as fans debated the outcome and fairness of the match.
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King
Ternan
Kine
John Monsey
Beneca Bos
New York
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John Cudleen
Fle
Fiiy
Varese
Agathe
Bell
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Printers in the South War Service and Losses
The piece notes that before the war Georgia had more papers than now across the Confederacy and that about 13 percent of printers have joined the army. It laments wartime suspensions of presses and honors printers as educated, intelligent men fighting for national principles amid hardship and death on the field.
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Eulnt
Prisoner from Yale Faces Six Charges in New Haven Court
Robert S. Peek of Yale College appears before the New Haven police court on six counts. Three are for burglary and he is admitted to bail of 100. The report discusses wartime upheaval and social breakdown observed in the World with references to Madame La Vert and general devastation.
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Nile
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Major Downing’s Letter and Political Banter from 1863
The text presents a stylized letter from Major Jack Downing to editors, detailing satirical and garbled dialogue about political figures and events. It references Seward Chase and the Kernel, mocks amnesty and the War Democrats, and ends with news about David Sassoon purchasing Ashley Park in England for £60,000.
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