Conference dispatches and Crimea war notes in 1855 era
Mixed dispatches from Vienna and London cover Allied peace talks and Gortschakoff seeking time. Reports on the Emperor of Russia opening parliament, finances, and military needs. California and San Francisco commerce. Central America, San Juan, and naval movements. California gold, rail plans, and local fires. A lengthy Crimea war letter laments mismanagement, urging harsher action to save the army and Britain’s prestige.
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Vienna
Prince Gortschakoff
Gagar Barrais
Col
Colt
London Times
U.S
San Jacinto
Gibraltar Dee
New York
Straits
Austria
Madrid
Soule
Cuba
Tuncany
Naples
Jesuits
Northern Light
Aspinwall
San Francisco
Central America
Chorramo
United States
Columbia
San Juan
Republic
Key West
Uncle Sam
Plains
Valley City
State Capitol
Sacramento
Sarah Pollett
New England
California
Geo Thatcher
Christain A Ter Ted
Yankee Sullivan
Dissolution of Partnership in Fremont Journal
In Fremont on Friday January 19, 1886 Isaac M Keeler and John Mastin Keeler announce the dissolution of their co partnership. John Mastin Keeler assumes all business and accounts to that date with Isaac M Keeler.
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Ile
John Mastin Keeler
John Mastin
Kewcan
Isaac M. Keeler
Order Reigns in Warsaw and Missouri Senate Balloting
The piece reports repairs to Warsaw tracks and bridges at Erie and Harbor Creek allowing trains to pass regularly to quell disturbances by rioters. It notes Missouri Senate balloting for a senator continuing with Doniphan 67, Atchison 54, Benton, amid an unsettled, debated election process and threats linked to a chaotic scene involving a drunk individual.
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Warsaw
Erie
Harbor Creek
Mrsove
Sevaron
Missouri
Doniphan
Atchison
Benton
English press rips Crimea mishandling amid criticism
The Baltic and other outlets unleash sharp denunciations of the Crimean campaign administration. Raglan’s leadership is faulted, sparking calls for accountability, while ministers offer faint defenses as public opinion demands consequences.
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Lord Raglan
Sevastopol
Pay of Members Sparks Reform Call in Congress
A Philadelphia journal opinion argues eight dollars daily plus travel pay is far below living costs in Washington. It cites a New York representative spending large sums to return, calls on probing Congress, and advocates reform to curb undue perk growth.
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Es U Om
Adey
Washington City
Senat
Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
New York
U. S. Journal
Kansas as a Slave State Debate Draws Southerners
A letter from Southerners to Gen Stringfellow argues Kansas must be a Slave State, citing prairie farming costs and scarce timber. Stringfellow contends prairie farming favors those who can command labor or own slaves, noting the two-hand and six-oxen requirement for breaking prairie. Cleveland Herald
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Missouri
Kansas
Stringfellow
Knosne
Washington Sentinel
Gen. Stringfellow
Cleveland Herald
Escape of Stills Family From Alabama to Canada
A Cincinnati family named Stills, once enslaved, pursued by a North to Canada escape plan, involved a New York mechanic who hired to steal them. The group traveled on a skiff from Tennessee river to Alabama, reached Canada but were captured in Indiana and sent back. The conductor died at sea and his body was buried in Greenwood Cemetery after his capture.
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The
Democrat
Teravel
America
Seven Lille
Europe
Cincinnati
New York
Peter
South
Alabama
Convera
Tennessee River
Canada
Indiana
Greenwood Cemetery
Annual Sessions Urged After Humble Constitutional Change
Kenton Nor'Wester notes opposition to only modest reforms in the new constitution and calls for a return to annual legislative sessions. Lord Porta, a young English officer in Sevastopol, is described as a coward after Alma and Inkerman, leading to disgrace and disownment.
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Kenton Nor'wester
Cincinnati Enquirer
Nore Cowann
Lord Porta
Sevastopol
London
The
Alma
Raglan
Inkerman
Generel
England
Great Fine Layaverra Two Men Burned On Monday Night
A Lafayette Indiana fire destroyed the warehouses of Rone d Son and Wm Weaver Co near Canal street. Two men, one Irish, were trapped inside their stores as the blaze started about 12:30 am. Property damage estimated at 50,000 dollars with several other nearby stores affected.
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Boston
Dorchester
Dorchester Manufacturing Company
Liverpool
Portland
Crimea
Layaverra
Lafayette
Ind
Canal
Messrs. Rone d, Son
WM. Weaver & Co
Messrs. Weaver & Co
Journal
Assembly Doors Open Prayer Reform Now Excludes Priests
The Assembly of New York voted 66 to 55 to end the custom of inviting Albany clergy to open daily sessions with prayer. The Speaker may invite whomever he selects, with the Roman Catholic priests to be excluded. In 1854, 118 and 64 executions were noted in the United States.
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Assembly of
New York
Albany
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Inkermann
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Mason
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Jersey
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