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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1854
Page
2
The Telegraph plans a broader reach with improved appearance and weekly market reports from Pomeroy. The paper seeks increased subscriptions across Meigs and nearby counties, citing higher printing and paper costs and urging Whig and Democratic readers to support the venture.
A massive blaze in New York on Broadway destroyed the Marble Hotel area and damaged the Metropolitan Hall and Ly Parethouse. The fire, starting in the Hall where Jolion was organizing, caused extensive destruction to furniture and buildings on Broadway and Mercer streets. Liquor stores and residences suffered, with theft of jewelry reported. the hotel was demolished for safety. The blaze disrupted rail traffic and prompted police and militia concerns.
A murky compilation references cool mills, prices, and shipments, then shifts to a Melbourne Irishman’s tale of Smith O'Brien’s escape from penal exile. It mentions a rough Erie transit, severities of cold, and a New York Sun outline of congressional topics for 1884, ending with a temperance convention call in Columbus for February.
A blaze yesterday morning swept the Custom House complex in Portland Maine, damaging the block. The Natural History Society library, Judge Ware's law library, and the Reading Room collection were destroyed, while government-owned property and an Odd Fellows Lodge suffered heavy losses.
A January gathering of the PaiLapetenta association at Independence Hall elected Judge Suushirlund of Philadelphia as president and planned a meeting with Congress about aid for the war effort against Mexico. More than 4,000 delegates attended, with Gen. McCatin and Gen. Raisay present, as the group debated museum plans and other memorials amid reports of disorder and notable speeches.
A New York Times report outlines a proposed Pacific Railroad project to span from the Missouri boundary to the California coast. The government would own a post and military road built by contracted companies, with payments, guarantees, and land value offsets tied to construction progress and public land appreciation.
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