Licenses, census, and notable events from mid 19th century reports
Chicago reports 800 liquor licenses issued, potential revenue near 60000 if all sellers license. Louisville census shows 57585 population with 14301 rise since 1850, 77 more free blacks, 557 fewer slaves, 7404 voters. Bail set at 20000 for Hinckley in fraud case. Kentucky giant Miles Darden dies, weight just over 1000 pounds. Antioch College faces bankruptcy, tuition replaces scholarships. Horace Mann still president. Dartmouth student K B Stowe drowns. Henry Clay monument plans underway in Lexington with grand procession and eloquent address.
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Louisville
FE. R. Hinckley
Bank of Commerce
Recorder’s Court
Miles Darden
Henderson County
Kentucky
Porter
Antioch College
Ohio
Palmer
Broadway Bank
New York City
Horace Mann
John B. Gough
Europe
Leavitt
United States
Clark County
K. B. Stowe
Prof
Stowe
Connecticut River
Dartmouth College
Stop My Paper Argument Sparks Editor’s Challenge
A Waukegan Gazette notice defends editorial independence amid backlash from readers who demand uniform agreement. It argues editors must express diverse views and invites critics to run a paper themselves to learn the difficulty of pleasing all.
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Waukegan Gazette
Thiem
Sanford
Ridott Town Agricultural Society Plans First Annual Fair
At a Ridott meeting members laid out committees for the first Annual Fair to be held at Ridott Center on October 1. Names were assigned to Cattle Sheep Poultry Grains and Seeds Dairy Articles Garden Vegetables Fruit Household Arts and Flowers Manufactures and Miscellany and Plowing. A speaker report was ordered for publication in the Freeport papers and the society adjourned to August first. Also reported riots in New York City with police and militia action and the arrest of several rioters, plus a note on a burglary case.
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Ridott Town
Win
Woodfull
Ross Babeouk
Jolotin Sawer
Sam
Lab
Cilbert Smith
Judge Farwell
Chas
Taggart
Wim
Coolidge
Yeager
Dahear Dibble
A. J. Miles
Lester Barlow
David Rose
Mr. Kerr
Mr. Canfield
Gustavuus Farwell
George Bull
Franklin Sheppard
John Thompson
Chas, Taggart
Delos Burdick
Wu. Woodrull
Judge Parnell
Tleley
Luke Farwel
Jesse McKitchen
Henry Forbes
Elis Askey
John Morland
Eldridge Farwell
John Swanzey
Lageart
A. J. Niles
Freeport
Ulbert Bunkaway
Agerelary
Tupotr
Newe York Itiots
New Yorx
17Th Ward
Perry
Draper
Wood
Meyers
Jack Spratt
Broadway
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Dunlelth
Wight
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Poat-Qupice
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Stephenson County Bank
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Chicago
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Sunier
Laramie
Lumher
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Lexington
Henry Clay
Robert de Brekenridge
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Benj. F. ‘Taylor
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Tinois Central Railroad Company
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Poe
North American Review
Strand
Their Agricstral Society
Osty
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Chicago & Alton
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Alga
Galena Street
Charlton
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Norton
Stephenson
Nis
Seethan
Lee
James Mitchell & Co
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Sirous
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M. R. Thompson's
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Moore & Darln'r
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GM Clayton
Stephenson Street
Brewster House
Ag Meetey
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Piamas Ad Melattougta
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Freuport
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