The Great Exhibition Closed at Crystal Palace Records
The Great Exhibition ended with a crowd of about 92,000 in the transept as the Crystal Palace closed on October 11. Police returns show 6,200,000 visitors overall and a total income of £469,115, leaving a large balance to Royal Commissioners. The Queen visited on the 14th and a final scene described the vast audience, the National Anthem, and the building’s ceremonial wind-down.
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Crystal Palace
Sisita
London
Cresta Palace
California
Collins. Weid
Euvinsky
Alain
Herr Sommer
Anil
Ferry Palace
Terruce
Owe Fers
Sumente
Belshaw
Vlook
Pio
Jenny Lind's City Departure and Concert Details
Jenny Lind leaves from Weldull at 10:30 for Cincinnati aboard a dedicated car for her 16 person troupe at a cost of two hundred daily for passage. Attendants Salvi Belletti and Goldschmidt accompany her. Burke and Beltelli are noted for musical promise. A concert is planned tonight with a later stop likely at Kelley’s Hall for Thanksgiving, before a Pittsburghward eastward winter path.
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Peony Lind
Lenny
Weldull
Cincinnati
Salvi
Burkes Belletti
Goldschmidt
Belletti
Alune
Burke
Phengmenor
Archestral
Tito
Jontor
Son
Mammouh
Kelley' 'S
BoGato
Meg Flower
Pittsburgh
Genl Winfield Scott Named In National Civic Tone
The Elyria Courier records a veteran figure, Genl Winfield Scott, tied to a national civic tone in a November 4, 1951 issue. Washburn, Buss, and a ga office reference appear in the clipped text, indicating a local public notice or historical mention.
Fragmentary regional note on uncertain promises and writings
A fragmented passage mentions York Philadelphia Boston and other places in the region. It speaks of a thaw and an inability to gather or provide a “spoonful of water” tied to a monial possip and present writing by a dealer. The text lacks clear facts or context.
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York
Philidephia
Boston
A New Volume Begins The Courier Admits Subscribers Rise
The Courier announces a new volume with improved subscription numbers and renewed aims. It thanks patrons for support, notes delays in payment from some subscribers, and appeals for continued patronage to sustain the paper without alienating readers or political allies.
Tragic turkey huntling mishap at Pitfield ends in death
A young man, Anonzo Lark, about twenty five, and another hunter, Warns, died or were wounded after misreading turkey calls in Pitfield woods. Both men fired at what they believed to be turkeys, collisions followed, Lark was wounded through the left breast and lung. Doctor Townshend aided him while both families mourn the coincidence of a second fatality in Hinckly on the same day. Caleb Dawon died similarly from a turkey-hunt accident in Uinektoy Medline county, with the ball entering his head amid another hunt. The report warns against hunting alone and misinterpreting calls.
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Pitefield
Anonzo Lark
Warns
Inok Biz Gon
Mr. Lake
Lan
Ing Sin Abjaet
Were
Hind
Dr. Townshend
Hinckly
Mading Co
Webb
Cleveland Terat
Presday
Caleb Dawon
Arad Damion
Uinektoy
Medline
Damon
Lim
Patts- Geld
Courier
Weller
Mr. Kinney
D. B. Kinney
Thi
Danial B. Kinney
John D. Robertson
Argus
Brea
Torain
Loeafoen
Portage County
George Sheldon
Clark
Sheldon
Davis Rockwell
Daniel
Borie
WS Townshend
Sind
Sheldnan
Townshend
Rockwell
Himeult
Cirgns
Apariaus
Upstaria
Deose
High Gowen
Defeat in Ohio Returns Favor for Wood and Lewis
A Plein Dealer writer denounces opponent Chapman and his backers, predicting Wood’s Ohio majority near 26,000 and Lewis around 16,999. The piece mocks rival rhetoric, defends Sherman era integrity, and promises official county vote abstracts next week.
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Ohio
Wood
Loss of propeller Henry Clay and Atlas survivors told
The Buffalo Express reports on the wreck of the propeller Henry Clay and steamer Atlas with three lost crewmen and two survivors. Keefe, the only man saved from the city, arrived with a harrowing tale of the voyage, mutiny, and the battle to stay afloat before rescue near Grand River, W. Late engineers Pitcing and Bowis mourned by Black River community.
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Bisffild
Henry Clay
Atlas
Indiana
Jeff Malden
Budfulo
Ogidensburgh
Blic
Tadiqna
Enwann Pitcring
Ridgeville
Hissy C. BaLowis
Barnwyx
Black River
Buffalo Fzpress
Keefe
Lyon
Heron
Madden
Reerdt
Baly
Masdenaer
Eastelit Hall
Vey
Jno
Grand River
Debates and defences in the True Democrat letters
The False Democrat attacks and Republican retorts fill a heated exchange about temper and tactics in political journalism. The piece mocks rhetoric on whiggery and reform while noting violent crime convictions in Cleveland. It also references Dr Tubbs and A Scott ads in nearby columns.
Kinney Certificate Mess In County Politics
In Portage County, questions arise over Kinney’s elderien certificate and the next Legislature may probe fairness. Illegal votes for Robertson and miscounted ballots are cited as context for potential proceedings and political tensions within the Democratic contingent.
Collision on Newark and New Haven line at Mount Vernes
A freight up saw the down passenger train collide near Mount Vernes two miles from New Rochelle. Three deaths occurred on the down train: a fireman, a brakeman, and Dr Sheldon. Suffering injuries spread among many, including a passenger with broken legs and a waiter from Fish's Hotel. The crash followed the freight train’s failure to stop at Willis Bridge, with the freight allegedly traveling thirty miles per hour.
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Newark and New Haven
Mount Vernes
New Roeheile
Sheldon
Seldon
Uerington
Trig
Aviartime
Willis Brilae
Eng
New Rochelle
Democratic Victory in Ohio Promises Radical Reforms
The Democratic party, now dominant under the new constitution, vows a cheaper, more efficient government and equal laws. It pledges bank burdens, gold and silver revenue, and a constitutional ban on paper currency, with a Supreme Court set to challenge U S decisions.
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Ohie
Supreme Court
General Assembly
U. S
Ohio
Rho
A Confederate Villains Confessed in San Francisco Herald
The San Francisco Herald reports the confession of Robinson, one of Sacramento’s hanged trio, detailing a vast fraud network across Albany Baltimore New York Philadelphia and other cities. He recalls forging checks, depositing funds, and distributing thousands through partners Edwards and Ridgway, with travels to Philadelphia Baltimore Wheeling Cincinnati and beyond. The narrative frames a wide criminal enterprise tied to banking fraud and elite circles.
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San Francisco Herald
Robinson
Sacramento
Jno
Baltimore
Tadges, Beals & Co
BL & Co
Ito
Philadelphia
Sones’ Worl
Chesnut Street
Sixth Street
Ridleway
Rigs, Brown & Cai J Lita
Milwards
Seth
Battimore
Elwards
Kathz
Edwarde
Wheeling
Cumberland
Cincinnati
Chic Gas Lacht Company Bank
Hodges & Co
Moles
Eedowarels
Willis
Tint
Bushier
Hunt
Edwards
Louisville
Thon
Ewards
Tiam Goolrith
Robbier
New Orleans
Mobile Banka
Chey
New York
California
William Benjamin Heppart
Mounted Rifles
Oregon
Union Safety Committee Dictates in New York War of Parties
A fragment from the Summit Beacon condemns a self styled Committee of Safety in New York City. It accuses them of dictating votes, seeking to form a Union party on the ruins of Whig and Democratic groups, and of pressing a platform around Compromise and the Fugitive Law. The piece warns Whigs and Locofocos alike against their influence and predicts their failure to sway the masses.
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New York City
Sovereigns of
New York
Whig
Locofoco
Democratic Party
Locolacos
Lecofaccism
Dan’ Webster
Milelard Fillcore
Cass
Douglass
Houston
Buchinny
Halll
Gratlemen
Union Commiiies
Locofocoisin
Lee
Silver Grey Committee of Safety
Summit Beacon
The Thanks They Get Ashland Union J routs in 19 shows party aid
The Ashland Union J discusses debt of obligation to Trea soileas after late contests. Sealed proposals are set to secure votes for a ticket, with references to balance of power and Whigs. The piece critiques factions and politics in Obie and Ashland, noting alliances and strategies.
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Jornfavorm
Ashland County
Ashland Union J
Trea Soileas
Undyrinok
Ohia
Resula
Ashland Union
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