Fall of Zaleh and mass slaughter of Christians at Hasbeiya
Despatch from Bernovat dated June 21 recounts Zaleh falling to Druse forces after six days siege. Turkish troops failed to save Hasbeiya and Rasheiya, where Christians including a Protestant community faced massacre. Hundreds of men died. many women and children were displaced or killed. refugees fled to Tyre and Beirut.
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Bernovat
Zaleh
Druses
Trigste
Tyre
Haabeiya
Mount Hermon
Beyrout
Hasboiya
The
Hermon
Jordan
Hasbeiya
Syria
Nitherto
Theommander
Alnof
Sidon
Dier-el- Kamar
Raskaiya
Damascus
Seraglio
Seragio
Aur Bry
Boyrout
Destruction and Massacre Across Syria and Lebanon
A dispatch describes Druse massacres driving 7,000 to 8,000 Christians from Lebanon and Damascus regions. Turkish authorities are criticized for indecisive action as Beyrout and Zahleh endure sieges and the exodus of women and children follows atrocities across multiple towns.
Smithsonian Finds Curious Cold Span of January 1859
The Smithsonian Institution through its extended meteorological network investigates the three memorable cold days of January 1859. The observations reveal remarkable intensity and duration, shedding light on atmospheric conditions and the extent of the cold spell recorded during that period.
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Smithsonian Institution
Remarkable Arctic Cold Wave Sweeps North American Continent
A weather phenomenon described as one of the most remarkable meteorological events, beginning in the Arctic and moving progressively across the United States from Utah to the Northwest, then reaching the Mississippi valley, with telegraphic notices in Minnesota and Washington. It travelled south into Florida and the South, extending to Mexico and Central America before fading in the West Indies. The originating impulse is believed to have emerged from the extreme northwestern portions of the continent.
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Arctic
Strat
United States
Rocky Mountains
Utah
Mississippi
Minnesota
Washington
Buffalo
Boston
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Mexico
Central America
West India Islands
American
Saturday Evening Post
Professor J. W Hoyt to represent Northwest at Buffalo convention
The National Teacher's Association selects Professor J. W Hoyt to address the Northwest delegates at the annual convention in Buffalo during the second week of August. Reports indicate the American Normal School Association will also hold its 1860 session in the same city and timeframe, promising a historic joint educational meeting in the United States.
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J. W Hoyt
National Teacher’s Association
North West
Buffalo
N. W
American Normal School Association
U. S
Wis. Pat
Paris man claims new method to color photos
Reports from several European papers credit M. Tonissant of Paris with discovering a way to take and fix natural colors on photographic pictures. The process reportedly uses oil of pink and chloride of gold as principal substances.
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M. Tonissant
Paris
Trial of speed in setting type at Wilmington
At a speed trial in type setting in Wilmington one compositor set 1452 cms in an hour and another 1373. The winner received a silver rule after the proof of the first was deemed poor and time consuming.
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Wilmington
Wis
Barley Harvest Yields 58 Bushels per Acre in Waterloo
A farmer in Waterloo reports barley averaged 58 bushels per acre from last week’s harvest. Local advisors note favorable weather and soil conditions contributing to the strong yield.
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Waterloo
Rare or well done debate echoes across a beef bite
An Englishman and Pat discuss cooking beef as they share a roasted slice. The exchange cites Tam and memories of Ireland to contrast preferences for rare versus well done meat.
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Trishman
Andie
Pat
Ireland
Young Lad Runs Away To A Tavern Quitting Home
A boy fled his home and sought refuge in a tavern where a friend found him with a cigar in his mouth. He said his parents were saucy and he could not stand them any longer, so he decided to quit them.
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Hiume
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Rasheiya
Unsbeiya
Rawheiya
Dabeiya
Baoyrout
Europe
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Peor
Hauran
Anti-Lebanon
Zahleb
Gahleh
Dheir-el-Kamar
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