Financial alarm and gold market under war strain
The piece argues currency depreciation and gold prices driven by speculators and war costs, warning of avoided ruin only by swift remedies. It notes government expenses doubling while revenue lags, and criticizes congressional compensation for contested seats as improper. A Davenport judges’ convention is announced to align on guardianship and administrator accounts.
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Presa
Gene Gennt
Sherman
Chase
Davenport
Roman letter hints aid to wounded soldiers in America
A Rome to London letter notes Pops sent a large sum for relief of wounded soldiers in America to be divided between Federal and Confederate hospitals. It suggests Governor Wise of Virginia may arrive on a mission from Jefferson Davis to the Holy See to help settle the issue through bishops of dissentient states.
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Rome
London
Pops
America
Wise
Jefferson Davis
Holy See
Flowing Meet of Old Friends At The Local Bar
Two old friends John and Charley greet each other with casual humor and a drink invitation. They remark on rare meetings and reflect on their reunion in a warm, informal exchange. The scene sketches a social moment in a tavern setting.
Collision at Sea Sinking of Pocahontas and City of Bath
The steamship Pocahontas sinks after colliding with the City of Bath near the harbor light. Soldiers on furlough aboard Pocahontas perished or were saved as crew and chaplain aided survivors. Captain Baxter and Captain Lincoln led efforts to rescue, with the chaplain sacrificing his coat to bail water. One survivor named Tenison from the Second New York Regiment is noted.
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New York News
City of
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New York
Washington
John Baxter
Ganade
New Orleans
Banks
Baxter
Department of the Gulf
Samuel Baxter
Pocahonttol
Guxter
Stena
Lincoln
United States Army
Aes
Ela
Hay
Pienannt Hil
Tenison
New York Regiment
A French Anecdote On Married Life And Prose
An anecdote from the opera depicts two journalists, one newly married, discussing domestic happiness. The husband notes his wife beside him while he writes, and the wife grows jealous as the husband’s articles appear disjointed and epigrammatic. The scene ends with a foreboding remark about divorce.
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M. de X
M. de Y
M. Yo
Emile de Girwein
Madame
Accident on Chicago and Milwaukee Railway Near Kenosha
A passenger train from Chicago to Milwaukee derailed near Kenosha when hitting debris on the rails. Engineer Jobo Dull and fireman were severely injured, Kittredge of the United States Express Company was hurt, several passengers bruised but not seriously. An extra train was dispatched from Racine, and surgeons hastened to aid the injured. Superintendent Baldwin sent a representative to the scene.
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Chicago and Milwaukee
Chicago Journal
Chicago & Milwaukee
Kenosha
Jobo Dull
Kittredge
United States Expres Company
Racine
Baldwin
Diarensation: Rt Rev Bishop Timen Grants Soldier Dispensation
The Western N.Y. Catholic reports a Rome rescript dated April 10 1864 granting ongoing abstinence dispensation to all soldiers and sailors in the U.S. service and their families for ten years, except on Christmas Eve Ash Wednesday and the days before Easter and Pentecost.
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Reow. Rowe
N.Y
Timen
Rome
Schlore
Venezuelan Plot Suppressed at Curacao Port
From Caracos May 11 reports exiled Venezuelan militants seeking upheaval. Maparan, Venezuela navy steamer, seized by Gun Pulgar’s faction before commander’s arrival. Conspiracy halted. Sepas Pans arrested for powder smuggling. American consul Richard Morse died, buried with honors.
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Veous
Vanesuels
Venezuela
Maparan
Podd
Ben
Curacon
Pulgar
Revolutionary
Piulgne
Maracaibo
Curscon
Sepas Pans
Ciracon
Richard J. Morse
Copperhead scare in Republican quarters noted
From the Albany Aegis observers cite copperhead signals in Republican circles. Vermont Supreme Court ruling on soldiers voting is condemned as unconstitutional while New Hampshire and Wisconsin senators defend state rights, yet are accused of copperheadism.
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Supreme Court of
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Senatorate
New Hampshire
Senate
Congress
Doolittle
Wisconsin
New
United States
United Setter
Vallang Dieham
Powell
Fernando Wood
Hale
Senator Doolittle
Mysterious Illness After Odin Dinner Tragedy
Reported mass illness and fatalities following a shared meal at Odin where about eighty to one hundred diners fell ill. Doctors, including Dr Will and Dr Mercer, found stomach and bowel ulcers indicating poisoning, but exact toxin unknown. The cook allegedly left for unknown ports amid the outbreak.
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Somme
Odin
Will
Mercer
Here's your mule bloodied field comedy at battle end
Henry's your Mung is a garbled account of a Hoosier recruit in Groose's regiment who, after learning army slang, shouts Here's your mule as he fights. A rebel sharpshooter wounds his left arm, he looks at it and exclaims They've shot me, then abandons gear and runs to the rear with frantic energy amid the officer's laughing description of the scene.
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Wager
Ile
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Rosey
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Dre Tmagelow
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Necotark
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Aldeagy Lines
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Remarkable Anecdote From North Walaman Theater
An old manuscript tale recalls the Bair Penitent in North Walaman where Mrs Berry, playing the skull scene, fainted on stage and later sought the skull's source. Norris, her former husband, is named. she died six weeks later. Also noted is a Montpeliggi scene and a horse race in the capital with a punchline about a lightning strike misfortune.
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North Walaman
Norfolk
Colutan
Adxton
Norris
Horrid New Haven crime case shocks city
Correspondence from New Haven describes a sensational case involving Ada Leland of Brooklyn who vanished after planning to visit friends in Boston. Investigations revealed she died after undergoing abortion procedures, her body disposed of in a barn and river, with arrests of two police officers and Mrs Wahkelue. Dr A d Jaques and Hanford fled, leaving a grim account of moral danger and law evasion.
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Conn
Ada Leland
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Bridgeport
Wyatt C. Marsh
Wim
Williams
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Leland
New York
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Wahkelue
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A. d. Jaques
Youn Hanford
Trow
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Savage Alley Affray Near Windsor Prompts City Chaos
From Frew Detroit Advertiser May 2, a violent brawl near Windsor follows Queen's birthday. Two intoxicated men clash, Griffin of the Provost Guard is severely wounded, a mob assaults two Black men Coleman and Robinson, and fear of lynching spreads as authorities intervene. Griffin later taken to Windsor with life-threatening injuries. Separate notes report a Major Murphy’s alleged death and a sensational political graft inquiry involving Dix and others.
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Robert Griffin
Prayot
Jefferson Robingan
Blanche Coleman
Griffin
Cgiilin
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Auten
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Coleman
Robinson
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Freenan
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