Tragic Griffith Disaster Details of Roby Family and Rescuees
In Toledo Blade sketches Capt Roby of Perrysburg and his family perished aboard the Griffith when fire and sand bar doomed the ship. The event includes Stebbins saving others, Donovan and Captain’s daughter Abby, and Henry Wilkinson’s rescue attempts, with multiple deaths and rescues amid flames and rising lake waters.
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Rsad
Roby
Gen. Hunt
Perrysburg
Perry
Indiana
J.D. Morton
Defiance
Griffith
Alon
Earth
Reason
Hand
Donovan
Henry Wilkinson
Wilkingon
Abby
Aunk
Panunn
Mona
Detroit Tribune
Stessina
Stebbins
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Reed
S. Cooper
Scotia
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Miss Mary
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Waory
Sleter
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Mogolle
America
Neo
Canada steamship arrival and European political notes
The Canada arrived at Halifax after a nine day voyage. London Commons reopens the Bron Rothschild seat bill. An address seeks to end Sabbath post office labor. ministers silent on foreign affairs. Rumors of French cabinet talks and a recalled Russian envoy swirl amid cipher theories. Gorham case decision delayed to June 10. A murder in Armagh county shocks Lovell estate. Emigration drops as crops look well. France electoral bill debates see Lamartine and others. Article 2 carried by a large majority amid member quarrels.
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London
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Cullovill
Armagh
Robert Mulcover
Hamilton
Atlantic
Lamartine
Jules Favers Grevy
Leon Faucher
Tragedian Forrest Attacks Willis in Washington Parade Ground
New York Herald reports a Friday evening incident in Washington Parade Ground where Elwin Forrest assaulted N P Willis with a gutta percha whip. Officers froze the scene, Willis refused to press charges, both were held to bail for six months to keep the peace.
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Washington
Elwin Forrest
N. P. Willis
John W. Stinmat
James ‘Geran
Ninth Ward ‘Police
Mr. Forrest
Willis
McGrath
Forrest
M. Cox
Jefferson Market
Dayton
John Street
Mr. Willis
Man Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life in Rural Tragedy
A man named Samuel Carlisle, intoxicated, called his wife to arise and woke a young man in the next room. He shot his wife and struck her then killed himself by gunshot after removing a boot and placing the muzzle in his mouth. The shooting occurred about 9 pm near his home three miles from town. authorities note liquor as the sole cause of the horrific act.
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Munorrano
Samuel Carlisle
Carlisle
Evansville
Ind
Journale
Spiritual Knockings Ghost Seers Stirs New York Editors
In New York, renowned ghost seers draw attention among editors and literary figures at Dr. Griswold’s gathering. Roch ester Ghost-seers exhibit purported knockings and intelligent responses to questions about Dr. Channing and others, with Cooper and Bancroft among the guests and no clear device found. Separate Norfolk case sees James M. Conner plead guilty to a simulated letter fraud, ten months in jail and a cent fine, paradoxically aiding honest debts.
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Ceat
New York
Griswold
Rochester
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Bancroft
Bryant
Tuckerman
Willis
Dra
Hawks
Francie
Marcy
Channing
Bennington
Saps
Fennimore Cooper
Rovsanne Pater
Paul
Norfolk
James M. Conner
Peter F. Schilecher
Mesers
EB. D. Peters& Co
Boston
Peter
Scheicher
Balt
Sun
Rescue at Lake Shore Fire Claims Infant From Rudder
A man near the lake reports a boat catching fire as it neared shore. Flames enveloped the vessel and a child hanging in the rudder area was found dead after the craft swung starboard and drifted offshore. The forward decks burned while the after cabin stayed dark with smoke. The wreck lay several rods from shore as the wind pushed it toward Buffalo and the propeller attached to the hull.
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Monk Daverwssuenta Apout Tun Grrritin
Lake Sage
Canada and THR Slates of Temperance Tour
The Rev A Chinquay known as the Canadian apostle of temperance reports 200000 Canadians in the United States with fears of further emigration. He testifies before Toronto’s Parliamentary excise Committee as moral reform grows in Canada. A Boston Hoosier pays fines for street smoking and assists a hungry child, then pays another fine. An Indiana man’s odd remark about whistles follows. A fatal quarrel on Columbia Street ends in a skull fracture. coroner’s inquest filed. Connecticut Legislature grants a divorce to a woman who was married to a negro during mental aberration and later exposed to disreputable persons. A ground breaking ceremony on the Corunan railroad line proceeds with officials. A 17 year old actress commits suicide over paternal opposition to acting, requesting Shakespeare be placed on her coffin. Railroad contractor in Ithaca reports gain, layoffs, lawsuits, and animal magnetism experiments.
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A. Chiniquay
Temperance
United States
Toronto
Hannamur Munpen
Columbia Street
Jacob Wendington
Connecticut
New York
California
Destructive fires and a dramatic House moment reported
The Pennsylvania House recalls a floor incident with Judge Peters and a member on the floor. A major fire near Columbia Lancaster County causes $50,000 in losses, destroying Spy Printing Office and Railroad Depot and leaving 30 families homeless. The Mansfield and Sandusky City Railroad bridge over the Huron River burns 180 feet, yet rebuilt for trains within 36 hours.
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Peters
Pennsylvania
House of Assembly
Columbia
Lancaster County
Spy
Mansfield and
Sandusky City
Huron River
Monroeville
Clev. Herald
Remarkable engravings shown by local benefactor
We are indebted to Mr. Isaac Moorman for a magnificent engraving of Cole's The Voyage of Life. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with Darley illustrations is also presented by Warmixatos Invixa through the Act-Union for subscribers. The institution appears prosperous from 1849 subscriber receipts. An act of engravings issued to subscribers can be seen by calling Mr. Moorhond.
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Isaac Moorman
Secon
Cole
Sleepy Hollow
Warmixatos In
Harper's Magazine debuts with 144 pages of quality content
The first issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine arrives featuring 144 pages of carefully selected European and domestic writings designed for all tastes. It offers a $3 yearly price or 25 cents per issue, touted as the cheapest quality periodical, available at O. D. Spafford's on State Street.
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Harper's New Monthly
Europe
Sase
O. D. Spafford
Stato Street
Erie Mutual Insurance Eyes Expanded State Role
Erie Mutual Insurance, long weakened by foreign competitors, plans a broader, more efficient operation after policy access is restricted to in state agents. The Directors appoint E. W. Grraisu of Edenboro as General Agent and Surveyor to lead the revival and push policies nationwide.
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Edenboro
The President's plan debated amid sectional echoes
The Gazette and allied papers echo the President's plan while ignoring Mr. Clay's objections. Texas extends slavery into New Mexico and Santa Fe, with U S troops escorting officials to found El Paso government. Whig journals critique compromise bills as a step toward the Wilmot Proviso, raising questions of fraud and political aims.
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Gazette
New Mexico
Pennsylvania
Washington Republic
Treasury Department
South
Very Unjust The Gazette Condemns Edwin Forrest
The Gazette wrongly attacks Edwin Forrest as coarse and brutal for beating N P Williams in New York. The piece argues Forrest’s private character is unassailable and notes friends Bryant Conrad and Forney share good reputations, urging fair treatment and correcting the misrepresentation.
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N. P. Willia
Edwin Forrest
New York
F. Gross
Audh
Bryant
Conrad
Forney
Forrest
Gazette
Legett
Botts on Taylor and the Whig split over the omnibus plan
Richmond senator John Botts attacks President Taylor and the omnibus bill, denouncing the president’s pledges and cabinet swindle while praising opposition by Bullitt and others. Botts criticizes the Allison letter and accuses Taylor of abandoning public promises.
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Poweyo Court House
John. Botts
Senate
Fromise
Bullitt
The
Republic
Dbs
Mr. Botts
Duer
Realts
Coolidge
Botts
Tayloriem
Whig Convention Nominates Strohm Then Backtracks
At the State Whig convention in Philadelphia on the 19th John Strohm received all 15 votes for Canal Commissioner before Lancaster delegates withdrew his name amid controversy over his anti war vote on Mexican war supplies. A Lancaster paper later explained the withdrawal citing perceived ingratitude and fear of public backlash. The episode highlights shifting party loyalties and the caucus’s contempt for Strohm’s stance.
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Mexico
Congress
Rio Grande
Scott
Taylor
le Grande
Zachary Taylor
Nolens Volena
Philadelphia
Joax Stroum
Lancaster
Nidora
John Strohm
Whig Party
Joux Stains
Dickey
Gibbons
Stromam
Cornyn
Strohm
Hiestand
John Strom
Corbyn
Richards
Berks
Strum
Pennsylvania
King
Bedford
J. W. Stokes
Joan Stnous
Whig State Nominees Named for State Offices
The Whig State Convention met in Philadelphia and nominated Joshua Dungan of Bucks for Canal Commissioner Joseph Henderson of Washington for Surveyor General and Henry W Snyder of Union for Auditor General.
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Philadelphia
Joshua Dungan
Bucks County
Joseph Henderson
Washington County
Henry W. Snyder
Union County
July Gody's Lady's Book specimen issue with engravings
The July number of Gody's Lady's Book is a specimen issue featuring five engravings, two colored, plus many more engravings and a broad range of entertaining and instructive reading. It notes the death in Washington of a child named George Washington Jefferson Jackson Polk Richards, aged 11 months, and jokes that adding Zachary Taylor Galphin would have given the child lasting memory if precedent held.
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Gody
Washington
George, Washington
Jefferson Jackson Polk Richards
Zachary Taylor Galphin
Graham's Magazine July Gem Teems With Art and Wit
Graham's Magazine presents July’s issue as a blend of artistic and intellectual appeal. The essay laments bachelor blues, noting courtship antics where lovers boast of nobility and beauty before marriage and the ensuing torpor after vows.
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Graham
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