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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1851
Page
2
A lengthy, OCR draft of Ohio laws from 1851 includes acts on banking and public works, roads, wolves repeal, state contracts, and appropriations. It lists appointments, fiscal allocations for the legislature, asylums, penitentiaries, and state libraries, with details on salaries, contingencies, and procedures for final discharges and distributions. It also contains a Boston audience note and a Webster meeting excerpt.
A garbled mix of historical notes mentions a marble bust of Washington, a New Orleans horse race with a $500 purse and fast times, postal irregularities concerning James Whitcomb, a Md court case over an assault with a fined bishop, and naval officer notices. The piece also records territorial statistics for New Mexico and local rumors about Jenny Lind.
The column discusses subscription pressure for the Telegraph and its push to grow readership, including a Naples project to drain fires from beneath the sea. It also critiques Senator Sumner’s influence, notes the Jackson county arrest roundup of 30 to 40 people for rail obstructions and crime, and reports local council and club activities with multiple regional references.
A Washingtonian style temperance campaign opens at the Court House led by Joust R. Witttaars known as Old Williame. The speaker aims to move reform in the city of the cliffs and draw in drinkers with strong oratory. A follow up turnout is urged for local impact.
A historical Cleveland Plaindealer view documents Ohio Canal port receipts and a catastrophe aboard the steamer City of Cincinnati bound for New Orleans. It recounts fire, passenger losses, survivor rescues, and the Grey Eagle agent Captain J L Casa aiding women and children, with many names listed among the dead and missing.
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