Indian atrocities and captivity reports prompt justice call
Contemporary accounts recount brutal acts by Comanche bands including killings, enslavement, and mutilation of Mexican families and girls. Major Steen describes rescues of abducted women and children and costly private relief efforts. Calls rise for decisive government action to end cruelty and punish violators.
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New
Jeroulen
Mra Wilson
Remy
United States
Mexico
Revouing
The Arabs and East. Bayard Taylor Lecture Reflections
The article reviews Bayard Taylor's Arab lecture arguing to know the Arabs one must know the East. It notes desert sun and Bedouin traits, chivalry among enemies, and traveler impressions, with commentary on Arab manners and perception. It also mentions the Lockport ship canal project and a political query about the administration party in Rochester Union and Buffalo Republic.
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Bayard Taylor
Administration Party
Rochester Union
Buffalo Republic
Boch American
Union
Cif
Bagel
Collision on the Miami Road Milford Causes Frenzied Locomotive Dash
A freight engine rear collided with a stationary train at Milford depot. Engineer Watt and crew leaped clear as the locomotive blasted forward at speed, uncoupled from the baggage car, and vanished down the line. The furnace door flew open and the steam engine sped away, sounding like a comet while villagers watched in shock. No injuries are reported, and the locomotive finally halted in a snowbound scene along the tracks.
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Cincinnati
Miami Road
Milford
Watt
Plainville
A Drunkard's Cure Ends In Farce At The Watchhouse
A tale from a run of the paper reports a drunken husband named Philander who is to be carried to a watch-house by a hired watchman as a supposed cure. The plan backfires when Philander wakes, learns of the ruse, and learns he might be dissected, while the watchman accepts the outcome for payment. A separate anecdote shows a Corkonian woman seeking a New York Directory in Brandeny, misunderstanding locales and causing comic confusion about immigrant life and urban catalogs.
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Phider
Colege
John Wiley
Brandeny
James Bountyn
Mr. B
Judy
Boston
New York
New
Yorock
Severe
Iin
Perkate
Trishi Jr
Bowion
Taxes and the New Constitution in Ohio
The piece argues for equal taxation on real estate and personal property in Ohio, examining debt's impact on tax liability. It recalls Ireland under British rule and critiques heavy taxation, urging accurate valuation of wealth, including debt, and noting the impracticalities of taxing certain claims while calling for clarity from the state legislature.
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Carteret
Swift
Ireland
England
Ohio
Supreme Court
State of
School Directors Elected And Tax Increase Approved
At the school election on the 14th inst Dr Danial Brainard and Rev Henry Lang i were elected directors for three years. Voters approved a tax of one thousand dollars to finish the new schoolhouse and pay the balance on the site. The plan includes fencing and ornamentation early in the spring to enhance property value and town appearance.
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Danial Brainard
Henry Lang i
Freight train derailment at Fremont injures workers
A freight train on the Cleveland and Toledo line ran off an embankment at Fremont between the river and plank road bridge. Four cars were smashed and two or three others were not offloaded. One injury reported, with axle breakage cited.
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Guing
Fremont
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Plank Road
Ohio Legislature Delayed Actions Highlighted by Observer
A terse dispatch notes the Ohio Legislature has not yet elected a United States Senator and has produced no notable public acts. The writer promises to report any significant move to readers when it occurs.
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Ohio
United States
Nebraska Bill Debate Reaches Congressional Floor
In a fragmentary note the text references a Nebraska bill and implies no action on leaky goat experiments will occur while Congress handles the bill, suggesting it will be disposed of without progression.
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Nebraska
Fires and protests over Nebraska bill ignite public rouse
The letter from Forest City Dem reports widespread anger at the Nebraska bill and other fire related protests across cities like New York Philadelphia Cleveland Pittsburgh Chicago. It describes a crowded Empire Hall meeting with Hutching Hoffman and others, torches in the streets, and a mock procession denouncing the bill while a figure of Satan is burned in effigy.
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North
New York City
New York
Clevel
Pittegargh
Chicago
Ske
Douglas
Wannes
Forest City
Empire Hall
Messrs
Hutching
Hoffman
Pierce
Gio
Drum
Boelachub
Trumbull Democrat
BT. Hoffman
Ray
Judges Split over Michigan Liquor Law Constitutionality
The Michigan Supreme Court remains evenly divided on the liquor law issue with four justices in favor of constitutionality and four against, leaving Collin to obtain judgment in Wayne County Circuit Court. The Gadsden Treaty moves to the Senate with amendments under consideration. Russia's reply to the four powers is awaited while France and England prepare for either peace or war.
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Supreme Court of Michigan
Circuit Court of Wayne Co
Supreme Court
Whipple
Green
Johnson
Martin
Wing
Pratt
Douglas
Copeland
Collin
Circuit Court
Mexico
Senate
France
England
Russia
Gloomy Prospects for Democrats in Ohio 1856
The Sandusky Mirror laments impending doom for the Democratic party amid the Nebraska bill dispute. It urges Ohio Democratic editors to rally, warn against Douglas’s bill, and unite to defeat what it calls the “illegitimate bantling” threatening party principles and unity.
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Sandusky
Nebraska
Ohio
Cass’ Nicholson
Cass
Congress
Bretheren
Preas
Democratic Press
Boston Tea Party sparks temperance warning in Boston
The newly elected Boston mayor seeks Sabbath liquor enforcement and hints at broader liquor suppression. A New York police report shows 23,236 arrests in the last six months for felonies and misdemeanors, with 12,717 linked to intoxication and disorderly conduct, underscoring the era's crime and temperance debates.
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Boston
Boston Bay
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
J. W.C. Smith
Guo
W. Marsall
Democratic Tax Debate Sparks Ohio Constitutional Clash
A turbulent discussion erupts over constitutional tax rules after the Supreme Court extends the same taxation principle to individuals as banks. Editors from the Ohio Patriot Dayton Empire and Rossville Sentinel urge immediate constitutional amendment to curb double taxation and preserve equal rights, while humorous asides from Buckwheat cakes arrive as a social aside.
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Supreme Court
Ohio Patriot
Columbiana County
W. H. Grit
Theew Constitution
Ohio
Supreme Court of Ohio
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati
Enquirer
U. S. Journal
Dayton
Rossville
Calley
Jones
Menas Ste
Great New Orleans Fire Report Reaches Newspapers
From Batrwuone February 11 reports in New Orleans papers recount a large fire loss aboard the steamer Charles Belcher with twenty four slaves burned. The total offsite loss reached forty. A Mississippi log shows upper rivers open except Missouri and Hed, with many cotton cargoes moving downstream.
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Batrwuone
Han
Charles Belcher
Mississippi
Missouri
Hed. Hout
Senate Expels a Negro in Conemics Correspondence
Columbus correspondence from Conemics dated January 20, 1854 reports the Senate meeting and an expulsion linked to a charged incident involving four dollars each, with the session adjourned.
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Columbus
Conemics
Senate
New rail line eyed from Davenport to Minoori river
A proposed opening this month aims to extend a railroad from Davenport opposite Rock Island to the Minoori river. The 181 mile distance is to be covered by a new company, with both routes under New York control.
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Davenport
Oposite
Rock Island
Minoori River
New York
The Grab Game in U S Expansion Debates
A New York Republic editorial laments expansionist talk and federal action as statesmen push for Cuba, Mexico, and Central American territory. It cites Governor Hebert of Louisiana and Governor Walker, warning that imperial ambitions threaten the republic amid calls to seize Sonora and Sierra Madre.
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Ama
Hebert
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Len
Yemen
Sonora
Walker
Caravajal
Republic of
Sierra Madre
New York
Gloomy Europe Prospect: War and Famine Loom
The London Leader notes that Europe fears renewed war after decades of peace as Britain presses defense of civilization and commerce. France faces bread shortages and political shifts while Russia pursues Eastern Europe and Western Asia, with Europe on edge over potential conflict and famine.
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France
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Russia
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Asia
India
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Paris
Louis Boleon
Baraguay d’Hillers
Constantinople
St. Petersburg
Reform in our Bank and Tax Law debate grows
The Enquirer notes widespread disapproval of lax taxation and calls for relief from heavy taxes. It warns that continued harsh laws could provoke upheaval in Ohio and split the Whig party, urging leaders to embrace reform and avoid political ruin.
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Zauber
Rende
Techeure
Wtisn
Biaquirer
Columhay
Ohio
Rome
Arrival of the Steamer Africa and assorted Atlantic news
The Steamer Africa arrived below the fog bound New York harbor after a Liverpool leg and unsettled weather. Reports from Sandy Hook describe rescued San Francisco passengers returned home aboard the Screw Steamer. European and Asian theaters show cautious moves with Russia, Austria and Turkey, while U.S. politics discuss the Nebraska bill and other domestic matters amid ongoing sea fog and shipping notes.
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