Webster Leaves Norfolk After Praising Harbor and Ships
Mr Webster toured Norfolk harbor facilities with Capt D G Fortagut and expressed admiration for the Pennsylvania ship and the harbor as a potential great naval depot. He plans a return visit in June with his party aboard the Herald to Baltimore after a late afternoon departure.
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Portatt
Webster
Pennsylvania
Congress
Hito
Webster's
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Col. Seaton
Braillsy
Herald
Baltimore
Washington News and Congressional Appointments Report
The Second Auditor of the Treasury removes several clerks including George W. Kimberly and Francis A. Dunn. William Mach e lin named Chief Clerk with pay cut from 1700 to 1400. Theodore Moody’s salary raised from 1000 to 1400. Reports discuss rail accidents in Britain and Ireland. Canada annexation debate. political reactions to dismissals. and assorted notices on tariffs, railways, and public concerns.
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Liverpool
Armstrong
Wasi
Treasury Department
Ohio
Thos. J.—Robinson
Brown
Francis A. Dunn
Pennsylvania
William Machelin
Clerck
Josiah ¥. Polk
Theodore L. Moody
Maine
Virginia Election Returns Show Several Incumbents
Returns indicate multiple incumbents elected with several listed as likely re elected or no change. Candidates named include Meade, Bocock, Paulus Powell, Japien on Seddon, Bayly, Holiday, and Jeremiah Morten. Ambiguous spellings suggest partial OCR of congressional race results and party labels such as Whigs and Democrats.
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Rona
Diaz
John
Milson
Richard KE. Meade
Thames
Bocock
Paulus Powel
Gin
Japien
Seddon
Dew
H- Bayly
BA. R. Holiday
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Montreal Disturbance Fades After Deputation Arrival
May 3 in Montreal reports a deputation from Quebec arrived to appeal to the Governor General. Crowds gathered at the wharf as troops were called and the steamer approached. By early morning the disembarking party was believed to have landed near Calpret Hit Mary two miles away, cheers for troops noted, then orderly dispersal. The House of Assembly convened later that day.
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Quebec
John Munn
Addrean
Mary
Bea’ Nen Ea
Peaceful appeals and arrival of Captain Baanders at Kingston
Special Deepateb. Mortncnt May 2 7 P M. Today all in quiet. An address signed by 164 of our citizens urging peace and preservation of property was delivered last evening. Capt Baanders of the Artillery arrived from Quebec this morning aboard the Steamer Montreal en route for Kingston. In the Legislative Council yesterday no business was transacted after discussion about drafting an address to His Excellency the Governor General. the House adjourned.
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Belleville
Ross
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Temperance Army celebration in Adrian exceeds expectations
The Adrian Expositor reports a large Temperance celebration with a grand procession led by L. B. Brown and notable speakers including Rev. Bavonmas and Gen. S. F. Carr. The event featured a Glee Club, a crowded Congregational Church lecture by Geo. Carp, and a subsequent Baptist Church talk. The Grand Division initiated about sixty new members and pledged public reporting of proceedings.
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Weslneaday
Soldwater
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J. 8
Kixaszano
Wa. Bronson
State Temperance Society
Bavonmas
8. F. Carr
Gome
Cans
L J. Brown
P.G.S
Geo. Carp
Congregational Church
Cary
Ajax
Pepicental
Fragmented wartime pamphlet excerpt prompts tense debate
A cryptic OCR fragment shows hostile rhetoric about Anglo-Saxons and English dominance amid a call to recall or expel a pageant, with phrases about Canada being given away. It reads like a heated, disjointed political provocation lacking clear event details or dates.
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Tha
Geni
Patlumeas
William Thy LY
Canada
Martial Law Rumor Amid Montreal Riots 97
Reports describe chaos in Montreal with a mob attacking the residences of Meera Hincks and Holmes, burning outbuildings and threatening martial law. Sir Benjamin D Urbeth arrives with troops while Toronto and Belleville echo the unrest and fears of further violence across Canada.
Evening unrest as armed French constables clash with Englishmen
One day later excitement persists after government armed 500 French constables. A party of about 24 English gentlemen encountered them in the street and a clash ensued with several shots fired from both sides, two persons wounded but not seriously. The garrison remains under arms and cannon are mounted, though disorder has subsided. Rumors from Upper Canada claim riots in Kingston and Toronto, but nothing definite.
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Geniaon
Upper Canada
Kingston
Toronto
Governor General’s Visit Ends in Riot and Burnings
Montreal on April 30 reports the Governor General arriving to receive the address of the House guarded by the Dregoons. He was pelted with stones and eggs, the carriage broken, and the ministers burned in effigy. Soldiers finally drove off the mob. the Governor escaped by the back way amid great excitement.
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Montreal
Dregoons
Jie
Rumor of Armies and Mobilization Across Upper Canada
Reports describe widespread arming and preparation across Upper Canada as militia and volunteers respond to an alleged government order. Col Bries and Col Trehe are cited as issuing an authority, with Cobourg’s militia and a central lake area seen as tense. Leads and rifles flood eastern townships as excitement grips the province. The Ottawa and Otiows lumbermen mobilize amid fears of conflict.
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Bries
Trehedwite
Higivedi
St. Joho Ing
Momen
Saint
Montreal
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