Commemorative Poem for Harvey J. Hain Exq Died 1844
A lengthy elegy honors Harvey J. Hain Exq who died of cholera after 23 hours. It lauds his talents as lawyer, politician, magistrate and government official, and praises his steadfast public service and friendship. The piece laments his loss and commends his virtuous life to readers in a solemn civic tone.
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Harvey J. Hain
Thoge
Joongehall
Sorray
Ivrom
Shina
Varvey J
Fons
Matt
India
Astonishing evidence of spider hoist on snake and wild horses
A dramatic report describes a striped snake raised by a giant spider web mechanism with a fly windlass, a tail knot, and a hanging cord, while notes on Comanche and Spanish horses claim small, forlorn stock selling for sixty to seventy dollars. Also covered are a Hermitage fire at Nashville and a Niagara bank robbery with notes worth thousands.
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Geo, Catlin
Atana
Nashville Republican
Hermitage
Phat
Riot at Bloomer’s marble works and other 19th century notices
A mob of 100 to 199 men attacked Mr Bloomer’s Fourth Street marble shop, destroying marble fireplaces and mantels worth about 2900 dollars. The arson-like raid aimed to punish Bloomer for owning Sing Sing prison products. Other items include a perilous balloon ascent near Charleston, a Rochester fire, a Luzerne canal boat voyage, Montreal darkness and a Virginia insurrection report from the North Carolina Watchman.
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New York
the Journal of Commerce
Broadway
Bloomer
Fourth Street
Sing Sing State Prison
Bank of Norwalk doubles capital stock to 200000
In Norwalk on November 18 the Bank of Norwalk held a meeting where stockholders voted to increase capital stock by four percent, raising the total capital to $200,000.
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Bank of Norwalk
Bank of * Walk
Distressing accidents and curious notices from early reports
The Bank of Sandusky began finessing on the 10th. A Boston woman died from half an ounce of tansy oil. A child burned to death in Me Fraser’s town after tipping a kettle of hot water. In Old Town Md a mother left a two year old alone and returned to find it dead from flames. A Grand Street grocery owes its survival to a dog that woke a clerk amid smoke. A Bangor tale features a man quipping after a mother seweth up a pillow case. An infant found near Fulton Street taken to the Alms House and named Constantia Fulton. The St Croix editor, newly married, proclaims double effort against Van Buren. A choleric young man sought a marriage clinch before death. A Rat-killed body in Philadelphia sparks inquiry. Orsatine Convent notes Bishop Penwick plans a Newport contract to aid Charleston’s new cathedral.
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Sandusky
Boston
Thomas Frasier
Elyria
Old Town
New York Star
Grand Street
Hldridge
Allen Streets
Bangor
Constantia Fulton
St. Croix
van Buren
Taner
Philadelphia
Penwick Hes
Newport
St. J
Charlestonn Maes
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Upper Canada Bank
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