Obituary of Morse and his telegraph achievement
A lifelong struggle culminates in Morse’s fame for the electric telegraph. Born 1791 in Charlestown he studied art in England and the US before developing a practical system with Henry’s electromagnet. After repeated efforts, Congress funded a Washington Baltimore line in 1843, paving transatlantic cable ideas.
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Europe
Congress of
European Nations
France
Russia
Austria
Sweden
Rome
Turkey
Sardinia
Holland
Belgium
Tuscany
Morse
Joseph Henry
Imeana
Professor Morse
Charlestown
Massachusetts
Yale College
Conn
England
Royal Academy
Adelphi Society of Arts
United States
Boston
Charleston
D. C
New York City
National Academy of Design
Sully
New York
Washington
Congress
Baltimore
New York Harbor
American Institute
Secretary of the Treasury
Atlantic
Canal linking Black Sea and Caspian Sea proposed
An Italian journal notes the Russian Czar's visit signals a plan to build a 400 mile canal joining the Black and Caspian seas. The project would require about 32,000 laborers over six years, raise water levels to prevent regional malarial risk, and protect fisheries around Astrakhan supplying 800,000 pounds of caviar annually.
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L’ Osservatore Triestino
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
Astrakhan
London Boys and Streetcar Caps Cause Alarm
Streetcar tracks in London are plagued by youths placing percussion caps on rails. The dangerous prank frightens horses and riders, prompting detectives to monitor and identify the offenders to bring them to justice.
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London
Early Virginia Fiddle Fame and Jefferson’s Musical Roots
A historical sketch traces Thomas Jefferson in childhood alongside his sister June, sharing music and arts. It highlights rural Virginia life, the violin as a central instrument, and a St Andrew’s day festival in Albemarle with fiddlers, prizes, and jovial gatherings reflecting the era’s church music and social customs.
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Thomas Jefferson
June
Church of England
Rivanna
Jane Jefferson
Virginia
Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Mr. Rives
Mailison
St. Andrew's Day
Albemarle
The Use of Earthquakes in Earth’s Shaping
The article discusses Sir John Herschel and Mr. Proctor on earthquakes and subterranean forces shaping the planet. It notes seas and rain as long term modifiers, asserts upheaval favors continents while subsidence affects ocean beds, and suggests nature places uplift where needed to counter ocean encroachment.
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Sir John Herschel
Proctor
Continents
Ocean
Rabbits in Australia Multiply After £7000 Efforts
A London Field correspondent reports from Australia that thirteen wild rabbits released about three years ago by Mr. Robinson have grown into a regional infestation. More than 50,000 rabbits are now in the district with ongoing spread across the country. A company may form to kill and export them. A party killed 2,400 rabbits in one day and destroyed them. over 100,000 have been killed overall, yet the population remains high. A Danbury agriculturalist uses straw on his barn to gauge wind direction.
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London
Australia
Robinson
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Germany
Nebraska
Finger Rings Through Antiquity to Modern Times
A compact history of signet and finger rings from Sophis and the Great Pyramid to George Washington and modern nuptial symbolism. Notable rings include Sophis’s seal on pyramid building, Pompey’s trophy ring, Augustus’s evolving designs, and Washington’s gold topaz ring from Martha Custis. Discusses cameos, materials, and the ceremonial placement of rings in various cultures plus a note on Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mormon society.
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Sophis
Cheops
Memphis
Great Pyramid
Alexander
Cambysus
Ghizeh
Colonel Vyse
Campbell
Solomon
Joseph
Bithynia
Hannibal
Alexander the Great
Athens
Demosthenes
Rome
Pompey the Great
Mithridates
Jupiter
Pompey
Europe
Asia
Africa
Ceasar
Venus
Augustus
Nero
Apollo
Marsyas
Seneca
Tiberius
Nonius
Mark Antony
Pliny
Antonius
George Washington
Martha Custis
Topazion
Red Sea
Thomas Browne
Sir Thomas
Julius Pollux
Corionus
Thomas
Economy Ends In Tragic Teacup Poison Tale
A Hartford Times item recounts a woman who cleaned a teacup once holding corrosive sublimate to save four cents. Believing she might drink from the poisoned cup, she collapses and dies soon after. Bridget drops and breaks the cup while wiping, and reporters lose an item while undertakers gain the job.
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Bridget
Sam
Missus
Hartford Times
Living Animals in Stone and Growing Trees Mystery
A Chamber's Journal writer cites authentic cases of animals found alive in stone and petrified wood. Instances include toads in elm trunks near Caen and in marble blocks in Spain and France, worms in marble, oysters in stone, and frogs in beds of petrifaction. The piece questions how these creatures entered and survived, calling for an explanation.
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Chamber
Boursire
Caen
M. Herrisson
Academy of Sciences
Toulon
Spain
France
True Friendship and the Test of Truth-Telling
The piece reflects on friendship as the ability to tell a friend painful truths with love. It contrasts speaking hard truths to a friend with the ease of insults from enemies. The old proverb faithful are the wounds of a friend is cited to underscore sincere criticism over flattery.
Free list beckons tea and coffee duties history
The article traces tariff history for tea and coffee from 1798 through the 1870s, detailing rates for various import conditions, shifts during wars, and the move to free list before 1870. It notes differences for China versus other sources and flags continuation of antebellum practice in tariff policy.
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Washington
Kohea
Souchong
Young Hyson
Europe
China
Congress
Writing Clarifies Deals and Averts Lawsuits
A reader reflects on misunderstandings in spoken business talks and how writing fixes terms. He cites examples where loose talk leads to disputes and legal action, noting each word shapes meaning and writing stabilizes intent.
A Timely Medley of Oddities and Disasters
A roundup of quirky anecdotes and grim news features a widower’s fate, a sugar complaint, a boast about watching baseball, a needle joke, a daring rescue in Wisconsin, and plans for standard railway cars in Germany. Also noted are a seven foot petrified relic in Nebraska, New York bookkeeper shortages, smallpox fines in Huntingdon Indiana, chloroform history, a Boston widow’s overdose tragedy, and detailed volunteer troop tallies across 1800s wars. A Bombay eyewitness describes a dramatic total solar eclipse with cold, darkness, and a lime light reappearing at sunset.
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Black and Caspian Seas
Danbury Agriculturisl
Scranton, Pa
Society of Mormons
A. T Coleridge
New Jersey
Dolly Varden
Chicago
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Cincinnati
Virginia City
Nevada
Greece
Huntingdon
Ind
Paris
Thomas Williams
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Bombay
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