Tragic School Fire In Ninth Ward Leaves Dozens Dead
Eyewitness reports describe a staircase crush in a school building during a fire in the Ninth Ward. Capt. Seabury and rescuers pulled alive and dead children from the well, while mothers and families gathered at the station house in a scene of deep mourning and shock.
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Cotn
Aoeti
J. Sherman Brownell
Big City
Lome
Alany
Sevren
Misa Warrison
Tribune
Anne
Alfred Gage
Alfred
Schoulhouse
Whitney
Lovett
Seabring
Taft
Jefferson Market
Thia
Larson
Roeders
Tenible river disaster survivors and wreck details
A Mayville informant reports a river disaster where twelve crew members perished when three flatboats sank below Portsmouth. One survivor provided the Mayville Eagle with a list of those lost, though the paper or list could not be obtained. The wreck occurred near Saw-Mill Run below the harbor, with the survivor taken aboard the steamer Tiberia at Mayville.
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Maysville
Portsmouth
Marsville Eagle
Sun
Rome
Snk
Fortemenih
Ceavaedorta
Fie Annihintor Tested In England Aimed At Fire Control
A reported experiment of the Fie Annihintor by Lory Puiay in England shows a bunting structure with air vents and tar barrels subjected to flame. The test claims rapid extinguishment and safety for building occupants, prompting orders for six machines for Lordship. Critics doubt the device and urge patience before broad manufacture.
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Lory Puiay
England
Brent
Jane Math
Sandusky Meister
Free Soil vote contrasts with Ohio colored population in census
The Cleveland Herald notes strange Census figures showing Ashtabula Cuyahoga Geauga Lake Lorain Medina Portage and Stark counties yielding high Free Soil votes while their colored populations are very small. Ross County with 1897 colored residents has only 99 Free Soil votes. Ohio totals show stark disparities.
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Ohio
Ashtabula
Cuyahoga Geanga
Turon
Lake
Larsin
Muloning
Medina
Portner
Stammit
Ross
Wroe Suilery
Ross County
Geauga
Fashionable Morning Call Conversation at a Friend’s Home
Miss Lacy bursts in breathless from church street to greet Marie at her friend’s place. They discuss Sam’s visit after last Thursday’s ball, admire a pink dress and shawl, and tease about Paris shawls and a certain Monsieur Esprey. The scene ends with the day turning pleasant.
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Miss Lacy
Cnrvirge
Lacy
Marie
Sam
Plano
Fether
Paris
Monsieur Esprey
Message Fragment About Marie and A Visitor Pin
Fragmented dialogue shows Marie asked about a visit and remarks on a pin and a mustache. A man named Murry is mentioned as coming to dine or meet, with warnings about using the name publicly. The scene is informal and unrevealing.
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Marie
Murry
Nerie
Furty
Public Lectures Aimed at Social Reform by General Scott
General Winfield Scott’s public lectures promote secession of causes and practical knowledge. Energetic young men have begun organizing the course, with free admission hoped to attract large attendance and convert the public at little expense.
Terrible Catastrophe in New York
The article describes a deadly disaster in New York, noting the shock and grief of the public. It highlights that the victims include children unable to exercise judgment, causing widespread sympathy and concern as details unfold on the front page.
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New York
Ue Puoply
Romha
Chillin
Perenne
Mack
Anniversary of the Landing of the Pilgrims
A call to commemorate the 220th anniversary of the Pilgrims landing on the New England shore. The piece urges citizens to honor Puritan history, celebrate with a public event in the village, and reflect on early hardships and religious privileges enjoyed today.
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Durember
New England
Dre
Leuven
Harpers Monthly Magazine Volumes Now Complete At Parsons Co
The thief volume of Harpers Monthly Magazine is now complete with the fourth commences and December number available at Parsons & Co bookstore. Dr Gaisworp has moved to Breve House and can be reached for professional services two doors south of Beebe House.
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Parsons &Co
Gaisworp
Street Preaching in Cities Provokes Broad Debate
Eastern exchanges discuss whether street preaching should be allowed to reach those who shun Sabbath services. Critics fear vice and disorder, while proponents cite biblical precedents of preaching in public ways to reach the unconverted and deliver the gospel to the urban poor.
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New York
Rich Letter by Jackson Precedes Sheriff’s Mansion Lease
A fragmentary historical notice describes Jackson drafting counsel letters before his sentencing. One letter is published as a document of magnitude while another is omitted for lack of room. The scene references the Mansion of Sheriff Boynton and a prior confinement by sickness.
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Jackson
Sheriff Boynton
Myres
Court questions witness. defendant comments on truth
The court asks if he has anything to say before sentence. He remains calm and mocks the process, claiming judges misgovern the witnesses and alleging a high opinion of their credibility. A letter from Dana Jackson hints at disputes over appointments, expenses, and illness influencing actions in Columbus.
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Columbus
Jackern
Shoulu
Buss
Pico
Deny Flo
Robertson
Dana Jackson
The Ohio State Journal Prospectus Promises Reliable News
The journal is praised as one of the best west of the Alleghanies for its conduct and typography. Scart and Trasoy are commended for keeping the paper stocked with the latest news, especially during the legislature, offering a weekly session paper for 50 cents.
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Sterling Whig
Journal
Alleghanies
Messrs. Scart & Trascoy
Congress in session at Washington plans President message
Parliament met yesterday in Washington with committee work to come. The piece predicts little winter legislation as President making dominates attention. It notes Townshend’s influence could shift power, repeal pivotal law, and place Salmon P. Chase as President, followed by a telegraph note that the President’s Message fills 14 Republic columns.
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Body of Nations
Washington
Townshend
Prockei Namy
Salmon P. Chase
Seminary Plans Public Examinations and Tuition Appeal
An old document discusses the institution’s term closures and two public exams yearly, urging continued enrollment for teachers' training. It highlights low tuition and calls on local supporters to aid prospective students. A letter from Gro. Ge Wasnuuay promotes earlier business closing to protect health and morality, arguing long hours harm body and soul.
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Friends of Education
Miy
Gro. Ge Wasnuuay
Tam Glail
Jong Tha
Diminished Labor Hours Debate Amid Railway Disaster
In a town column the editor rails against shortening work hours despite praise for restraint, arguing good must not be deprived of liberty. A Sarnia to Newark line accident follows, detailing rail failure, passenger injuries, and conductor Dickson’s brave actions saving lives.
Fragmented Dispatches and Wanderings Across the Atlantic
The article compiles a jumbled set of fragments from various sources noting odd quotes, currency debates, a song in the woods, rail receipts totaling 198 241 55 for three months, escapes from Blackwell's Island, a joke on A.M. initials, a Bible reference to Job, travelers robbed in a woods, and tremulous emigration trends. It mentions the Athlyne Sentinel reporting large emigration from Sucitrim and Rosommon, with farming classes selling crops and preparing to emigrate to the New World. The tone is a mosaic of fragments reflecting theater chatter, humor, and alarming social shifts as crowds move westward.
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Tarnan
Athlyne
Atorriea
Sucitrim
Rosommon
Trade reform and political tensions ripple through markets
From Washington, the Gazette reports that the President and Secretary Darwin's reports advocate enacting jurisdictional and radical changes in tariffs. Merchants agree that the 1846 free trade experiment failed as imports swell government wealth while stifling industry and impoverishing the people. Nearby, a Newbond shipwreck on Lake Michigan costs lives and cattle. In Kentucky, Whigs fracture over Senatorial choices, while a New York accident involving explosive caps injures a boy and damages nearby storefronts.
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Fittsburgh Daily Gazette
Wassington
Wasmixetos
McE Age
Secretory
Darwin
Seaboard
J&46
Walkera
Riot at Trista gravery disturbances in the city
Last evening between eight and nine o'clock a riot erupted near the corner of Ofrong street and Broadway. City Marshal John Furney was severely wounded, another officer shot in the neck, and several bystanders injured. Fire companies cleared the crowd, the doors and windows were damaged, and rioters were arrested. The Irishmen will be examined this morning.
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Olers
John Shape
Oliver I Tollenbach
Seventh Street
Geo. W. Scotuma
Court of Common Pleas
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