War Clouds and Political Fury Across the Nation
The Marion Democrat reports five war vessels leaving New York for Charleston Harbor to supply Major Anderson at Fort Sumter and foresees a possible civil war. It denounces Democratic editors as treasonous, warns of trials for traitors, and notes Kansas Senators Lane and Pomeroy elected. It also mentions restored mail service to Galena and a Charleston Mercury account of shots fired at a vessel near Morris Island.
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New York
Charleston Harbor
Anderson
Port Sumter
Charleston
North
Charleston Mercury
United States
Morris Island
Chicago Slave Runaways Flee to Canada After Marshal’s Hunt
Indignation over Northern Illinois Marshal’s zeal against runaways fuels a mass exodus of colored residents from Chicago. About 115 prepare to depart by the 6 PM train for Canada after a farewell at a Baptist church on Buffalo street and Edina Place.
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Illinois
Old Buck
Chicago
Canada
Chicago Tribune
United States
Baptist Church
Buffalo Street
Edina Place
Densley
Delft Haven
Railroad tales and town notes from Iowa period
Waterloo reports demand for new buildings as freight cars derail east of town. Cedar Falls reveals rail progress and first train arrival. West Union plans a paper by J W Rogers. Clinton notes Fiddler killed by cars. Des Moines to build gas works. Eddyville road work near May finish. Kansas relief fund contributes. Elk herd near Sioux City. Amamosa to add three churches. Coal oil under coal beds suggested for Iowa. Migrants increasing. Union Town infant birth linked to mother’s brother.
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Cedar Fails
Dubuque
Sioux City
Cedar Falls
Minnesota
West Union
J. W. Rogers
Fayette County
Juge
Clinton Herald
Fiddler
Clinton
Iowa Central
al, Warner
Waubeek
Linn County
Anamesa Sureki
James Leverton
Great Britain
Dallas County
Detroit
Hult
Tecumseh
Des Moines
Oskaloosa Jerald
Eddyville
Oskaloosa Poad
Towa
Kansas
Sioux City Register
Lurekea
Amamosa
J. Jd. Matthews
Lyons
Fulton
Cedar Rapids
L.A. Shaffer
War Dispatches and Political Notes From the Nation
A Harrisburg dispatch reports Gov Curtin urging a 5 million dollar war munition fund while a scene of unrest and a call for state aid to enforce laws frames the era. Davenport sees a GOP mayoral win and a new postmaster as Civil War tensions rise. Beauregard strengthens forts and enlists five thousand troops with Anderson warned to halt city intercourse.
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Cuanneston
Beauregard
Maj. Anderson
Fort Sumter
Charleston Births and Political Sparks Across a Turbulent Era
A Charleston mother welcomes three children in one birth while port activity remains active. News from Washington notes Sam Houston claiming Texas governorship and Lincoln receiving long petition bids. Forgeries in Boston total $50,000, and Southern tariffs burden merchants ahead of Confederate reassembly. Richmond elects Union mayor by about 1000 votes. The South Carolina Convention ratifies the Confederate Constitution 169 to 29. Treasury bids exceed $3 million. notes possible if needed. Reports debunk Randall’s Fort Sumter evacuation letter. Judge McLean dies at 76 in Cincinnati. succession difficult. President Lincoln’s daily routine includes short recreations and a visit to Oak Hill Cemetery. A foreigner misstates English, praising the First Lady’s “indifferent” face. The New York World notes a private Volunteer soldier joining Charleston’s forces. Dennison presents Mrs Lincoln with a carriage.
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Charleston
South Carolina
Prentice
Sam Houston
Texas
Lincoln
Boston
P. D. Bigelow
Bigelow & Knight
Richmond
Confederate States
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Treasury
McLean
U. S. Supreme Court
Cincinnati
Morris County
New Jersey
Nate
Oak Hill
Navy Yard
Washington
White House
New York World
Ie Bure Jun
Gov. Pickens
Indy
Wisconsin Banks Discredited by Chicago Dealers
A list of Wisconsin banks cited as discredited by Chicago dealers and accepted at 25 percent by Marion bankers and businessmen. includes Wood County Bank Hall & Bros Reedsburg Koshkanong State Stock La Crosse and others. The item blends with a second set of dispatches from April 1861 about Fort Sumter, Confederate movement, and national economic concerns.
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Lst of
Wisconsin
Chicago
Marion
Wood County Bank
Hall & Bro
Reedsburg
Koshkanong
Katangan
St. Croix River la Crosse
Sun Prairie
Lake Shore Tradesman's
Mouroe Co
Waushara A Mechanics Artic
North Western
Beloit
Chippewa
Clark County
Dodge County
Bikborn
Faruera
Forest City
Green Mountain Morgan
Coun Oy
T. Granger
Marton
Nold
Marion Markey
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North West
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Arnold
South
Waters
Alabama
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Free States
Lazarené
James UH. Lane
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S.C. Pomeroy
James UW. Lane
Icoverioentral
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A.J. Parvo
F. BP
Stanton
BO A. Jd
Testonroy
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Daily Nail
Galena
St.Paul
Lincoln Post
Warterloo
the Courier
Capitalista
Waterloo
J. F. Raper
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Virginia
Oskaloosa Lerudd
Lowa Uny
Nebraska
Iowa News
Delhi
Delaware County
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Okak
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Cuantes von H. Experince
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Harlan
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Ladies’ Button & Congress Boots
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