Report of the Post Office Department seeks rate reforms
The Daily News summarises the Post Office report to Congress detailing 2,9117 offices, routes, contractors, and costs. It notes operations up to June 1853, proposed inland postage reforms to 4 and 2 cents, a 20 cent rate for newspapers abroad, and treasury surplus guidance.
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Faded British Clip Describes Street Stop and Rail Hearing Tale
A garbled news snippet reports two highwaymen stopping a traveler on Union Street and a passerby recalling foggy era fears of emigration to the West Indies. It also mentions a deaf woman regaining hearing after a railroad train passed under a bridge, a curious bit from a distant era.
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Rise in English port wine and domestic production urged
Report highlights a surge in BIPort wine in England unseen since 1832 due to vintner failures. Producers swear by guaranteed pure quality in various forms while urging drinkers to support domestic industry through varied beverages and allocations.
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Wotton's Devorias The Dresden Veun Whig Mirror
A report notes how a prisoner Roberta, jailed for perjury at Wotton, gained admission into his cell via a wife named Devorias. After a lengthy intereo, the husband escaped in a woman's clothing, leaving the cell soon vacant and the devoted tole tenant to the cell.
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Insane hospital at Augusta destroyed by fire
Boston December report states the insane hospital at Augusta Maine burned to the ground by morning, with about twenty patients believed killed in the flames. The fire was blamed on a defect in the chimneys as crews arrived and began fighting the blaze before the building was consumed. The article also lists officers designated by the President to enforce Senate resolutions on additional peace officers.
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Handing chairs and deaths mark tense session in Sesatk
The Sesatk convention adjourned after voting in chair, appointing Rev. C. M. Butler as chaplain, and ordering publication of the President's Message. Deaths of Chester Butler and a colleague in Pennsylvania were announced, with resolutions of regret adopted. In Congress, Democrats and Free Soilers allied to elect Mr. Blair as clerk, while a split Senate produced several unsuccessful ballots. News from Calais, Maine reports a charity fund for widows of a seafaring disaster and details on vessels Sophia and Johanna.
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Incomplete IFA placard hints at London fair and intrigue
Fragmented notices report a lecture by Jenny Ennis tied to an adventure with a notorious ringer. Tickets priced at 12 dollars. Mention of a London World’s Fair building, Putty windows, and two artillery companies in New Orleans led by Major Thoman. Also details a failed scaffold accident on Broadway.
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