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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1841
Page
2
The notice states that the communication of Hh. KR. shall appear next week in the WECM edition. Details are sparse, but the document confirms an upcoming publication.
Governor Shannon of Ohio believes the Wabash and Erie Canal will reach Lake Erie through Ohio and Indiana by year end. He reports half the canal length completed and expects the full line finished by November 1841.
The governor reports Illinois finances are strained with a total state debt of 13,618,000 and annual interest of 732,433 on 12,207,182 in debt, highlighting widespread fiscal pressure across states.
Judge Ware of the Alaine District rules common carriers must deliver goods to the right persons. If a wrong delivery occurs they bear responsibility for any resulting loss.
The annual output of calico in New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Maryland is estimated at 100,112,002 yards valued at 11,670,512 dollars.
Profits amounting to six hundred dollars from a late Whig Ball in St. Louis were used to buy two hundred cards of wood for distribution to the city’s poor during this winter season.
The Troy Whig cites the highest seaboard price for polar since 1790 at twelve dollars and fifty cents per barrel in 1790 and the lowest at four dollars and sixty five cents in 1526. It also reports New York Canal tolls up to the fourth week in November at one million seven hundred fifty two thousand six hundred seventy three dollars and fifty seven cents.
A New York Star correspondent notes General Warrison will not receive applications for office. Seekers are directed to present claims to the proper departments after the administration is organized.
The Texas House of Representatives directs the Military Committee to inquire into the expediency of authorizing the President to accept the services of 5100 men for the invasion of Mexico. The measure would allow these troops to seize from the enemy and to claim a league of land from any territory they conquer.
Several young gentlemen in Logansport have formed a Literary Association to improve in composition and gain knowledge by debating morals politics and science. The writer praises such groups as beneficial when guided by proper principles, noting mental growth through intellectual debate.
The record lists senate committees on elections, finance, judiciary, education, and public works with member names. It covers votes for state officers including Secretary, Auditor, and State Treasurer, plus multiple resolutions on banking, taxation, land sales, and election law amendments.
The article argues that knowledge would advance if Literary and Debating Societies were established in each township and neighborhood across the state. It emphasizes the value of public discourse and education in strengthening truth and defense against error.
The Indiana House lists standing joint committees including Public Buildings and Elections with members named from several counties. A New Orleans Picayune police report fragment describes William Timmons and a stout woman with frills during a court scene, with dialogue and implied tension.
Records show December votes on proposed amendments to enforce real and personal estate sales after stay laws, with two thirds minimum sale value. Additional motions seek penalties for rigid election misconduct and a statewide inquiry into bonded debt liabilities and state commitments regarding land donations and territorial admissions.
Judge Williams rules subscribers who fail to cancel and have papers delivered to residence are presumed to order the delivery in absence of contrary evidence. If a newspaper is left at a place of business with implied consent to pay, the recipient is bound to pay unless he formally notifies for discontinuation.
The piece traces how each state got its name. Maine derives from a French province name, New Hampshire from Plymouth Company origins, Vermont from green mountains, Massachusetts from the Blue Hills and local tribes, Rhode Island from Rhodes, Connecticut from Long River Moheakannen usage, New York from the Duke of York, and New Jersey from Jersey in France where Sir George Cartaret’s family held land.
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