Impending Draft Raises Questions Amid Public Debate
In Dubuque and nationwide the meaning of the Presidents call for three hundred thousand remains disputed. Officials argue quotas reflect districts' military obligations while others contend the call is supplementary to July's draft and affects only districts with unmet quotas.
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New York Sun
Farhae
Cihanna
Massachusetts
Laws
Washington
Fay
Wasumaros
Jansen B. Fay
Gen. Furx
Chicago
Paper Monopolists Face Backlash Over Printing Paper Prices
The piece denounces a New England paper cartel for inflating prices and slashing output. It cites their public assurances to Congress that no monopoly existed while privately cutting costs to twenty cents per pound, praising the expected repeal of duties and predicting the market’s overthrow.
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New England
Rice
Congress
Pabdlic
Libers President Declares Letters of Marque to Target French Trade
The Libers president of Mexico allegedly issues letters of marque authorizing American vessels to prey on French commerce. If verified, it raises diplomatic issues for Seward. Many American sailors may join the privateering effort, altering neutrality questions in a new phase.
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Farxeu
Jonres
Mexico
Seward
Yates Triumph and Campaign Passages Across Illinois
In Illinois the ex governor Yates wins a U S Senate bid over Washburne amid party satisfaction, while Democrats celebrate the selection of a former candidate. North Carolina lawmakers reject peace resolutions by a narrow margin. A Canadian farmer defends his home during a night disturbance, firing a gun and killing a neighbor. Deacon Lew Chapin’s golden wedding in Worcester is celebrated with gifts and symbolic mementos.
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Yates
Ilinois
United States
Richardson
Washburne
Chicago
Washbuzac
Illinois
Raatern Climes Inspire Poetic Whispers
Fragmentary verse evokes distant shores and moonlit landscapes with images of orange bowers and bubbling brooks. The speaker muses that wealth cannot buy simple joys, preferring a modest, contemplative life amid cherry blossoms.
Subjugation urged as war goal by Southern press
The Richmond area press argues for yielding all resources to defend independence, exploring alliance with Europe and emancipation of slaves as possible paths if necessary. Editorials condemn bounty jumping and desertion, warning that mercenary aims corrupt the army and undermine Confederate morale.
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The
Richmond Auquirer
Frogland
France
Richmond Examiner
Sentinel
England
Jeff. Davin
United States
Ichmond Sentinel
Confederate States
Millereberg Robbery Reported After Evening Dash
About a dozen gunmen dashed into Millereberg on Wednesday evening, raiding the Maysville mail and beating the driver. They relieved some citizens of horses and money without resistance.
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Millereberg
Maysville
Vast array of notes from 19th century miscellany
A long, varied list covers new costs on the Isthmus of Panama, Philadelphia icehouses, emery beds in Massachusetts, and wood use by New England railroads. It includes anecdotes on a bush survivor in Australia, Chicago police corruption, Swedes in Minnesota, Thackeray in Westminster Abbey, Italian abdication rumors, and odd accidents and deaths in Vermont and Newport.
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Parama
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
New England
Chicago
Minnesota
Thackeray
Westminster Abbey
England
Addison
Italy
Victor Emanuel
Rome
San Francisco
Letzington
Prussia
Russia
Vermont
Rutland Lagt
Nashville
Fort Negley
Squire Hagan
Nelsonville Pike
Nandin
Madrid
Newport
R. 1
Bnally
Christian Commission
Petersburg
New Boring Instrument Aims to Revolutionize Oil Wells
Venango County workers test a French circular hollow drill with diamond teeth to cut through rock while leaving a central core. The core shows rock stratification and could settle debates on geology. The device drills about four inches per minute, ninety six feet daily, with promises of faster future performance and a twenty day contract estimate.
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Venango County
Baet
Sy - Ar
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