01 May 1841
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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1841
Page
1
Telegraph rates and payment terms outline two dollars in advance two dollars and fifty cents within six months and three dollars after one month. All cases due after six months. Job work and advertising to be paid in advance. A note.
The New York Gazette reports funeral ceremonies for General William Henry Harrison with a 15 000 strong procession through Manhattan despite a severe snowstorm. Crowds filled streets from Park to Broadway while flags draped in crape marked the mile long march. The planned Park ceremony was blocked by weather and Theodore Frelinghuysen’s oration was postponed, Mor ris's sub joined Requiem sung by Sacred Music Society. The piece notes Harrison’s political shift and mocks Van Buren, while admiring North Bend hospitality and Bladensburg militia sentiment.
A Washington correspondent humorously describes the city as rain driven and sprawling with vast streets and distant landmarks. He jokes about mounting a locomotive to tour, notes the Mount Capitol’s dome and a rumored ghost of Locofocoism, and recalls the Globe editor fainting after seeing it.
From Havana comes a letter to T. B. Wakeman Esq. Corresponding Secretary of the American Institute. The letter is signed by General James Tallmade, the Society president, and will be read with interest.
An observer tours Havana and Matanzas describing a fortified, centuries behind society, with Moorish style streets and minimal modern machinery. He notes sugar and coffee exports, American engineers building a 41 mile railroad, and vast caravans of mules delivering crops. He remarks on local customs, cockfighting, climate, and political economy shaping Cuba’s future.
Vice President Mr Taylor arrived in Washington on Thursday evening as citizens gather at the remains. A woman weeps over the glass covering the face, exclaiming Harrison the soldier patriot philanthropist and the President, while a man recalls fighting under him at Fort Megs. Youths share in the solemn scene with earnest expressions.
A Victorian era tale describes Stephen Girard as a friend to workers and a generous employer. Smith, a hod carrier, receives steady tasks and a dollar, then five papers for his five children, while Girard’s fortunes grow and his wife endures illness. The narrative links Girard’s success to repeated acts of employment and a curious belief in the number five.
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