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Newspaper
Lancaster Gazette
Location
Lancaster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1849
Page
2
Reports from Paris and London detail European political tensions and economic moves. News covers Hungary, Italy, and Prussia, with prices, wheat, corn, and flour trends in the New World markets. naval and military dispositions and debates in the British and French capitals.
Reports describe widespread flooding and panic in New Orleans as crews and reinforcements flood the streets near Canal and Dyndes Street. The disaster center at Mr Sanve’s mill dammed the river. damages blamed on a 160 foot break, with property loss and crop impact. Mayhem included a powder magazine threat and a mass disturbance near the city, drawing mayoral and police response. Separate notes recount a church disturbance in New York and the London press on American mail steamers, reflecting tense urban conditions spilling into regional coverage.
A chaotic 1849 dispatch reports fires in Columbus and Cincinnati, cholera fears in East Europe and America, riots in New York quelled by authorities, prison fires and wrecks, California emigration tensions, and Santa Fe violence. It cites mayoral action, coroner findings, and maritime disasters, with scattered notes on weather, trade, and local business activity.
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