Removal and quarrel shadow Peru Free Press entry
The Peru Free Press notes Tan Paee Press Office moved to Shirk's brick building at Broad way and second streets. It includes harsh exchange with Decatur Sentinel, a burglary at S. W. Ream's store, and political vote tallies with Pierce and King receiving 254 electoral votes and Scott and Graham 42. The piece warns the Sentinel editor, discusses editor’s past enmities, and reports the Senate presidency seating of R. Kine on Monday the 6th.
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Tan Paee
Shirk
Broadway
Second Streets
Pierce
King
Scott
Graham
Demand for correction over a Peru Free Press misstatement
In Fort Wayne date December 7 1852 Mr J H Sire receives a rebuke regarding an article in the Peru Free Press alleging D W Burroughs keeps vile French school texts. The letter demands a full correction and clarifies eight vs six voters in Wayne township, not Allen County, and urges honorable rectification.
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Fort Wayne
J. H. Sire
G. W. Wood
Peru
Times
Allen County
Free Soil
Wayne Township
Burroughs Accused Of Selling Illicit Edition In Bookstore
A Whitley county resident alleges D W Burroughs offered for sale a spurious edition of Paul De Kock Works from a private drawer rather than shelves. The note questions Burroughs conduct while praising local pork processing and county finances.
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D. W. Burroughs
Burroughs
Whitley County
Paul de Kock
Arrest Report and Local Notices From The County
A man named Johnson was arrested for stealing a horse and buggy from W. H. Mason of Mexico in this county. He appeared before Justice McGregor, was bound over to court, and jailed at Logansport after bail was denied as the local jail burned. The thief allegedly borrowed or hired the rig and took it farther and in a different direction than agreed. The Penn Free Press subscription notes, edited by Parson Surra, shows strong editorial voices and signals frequent sharp commentary. Winchester Patriot thanks Browne for compliments and hints at a future visit and sermon. Heavy snowfalls of about eighteen inches occurred at Keokuk Iowa on the 16th, with large ice floes on the Mississippi.
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Decatur
Peru
D'ree Press
Decatur—Sentinel
Sentinel
Decatur Gazelle
Independent Press
Caitiff
Thigs
The
Graham
Billingsgate
Johnson
W. H. Mason
Mexico
McGregor
Logansport
Parson Surra
Decatur Gazette
the Free Press
Bro. Smith
Winchester
Bro. Browne
Keokuk
Iowa
Mississippi
Ladies Fair and Supper at Methodist Church
A notice from the Peru Free Press reports a Christmas evening fair and supper by Methodist Church ladies in the church basement. Funds will support the church with both fancy items and useful articles for sale, promising a feast of reason and soul amid festive activity. The Huntingon Observer notes local discussions and mentions a minor digression about turkeys, Thanksgiving, and a local dispute involving Gorr Smith and friend Graham.
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Earth
Smith
Peru
Session Paper Dainy Journat Adverts One Dollar Deal
The notice states session paper will be sent at the next Legislature session starting on the first Thursday of next month. Three issues of the Weekly are offered to one address for one dollar with payment in advance.
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Dainy Journat
The Washington Manufactory of Great Men Reopens
The Madison Courier weighs in on Jesse’s talent and the coming rush of office seekers in Washington. It notes Gov. Bright and Dr. Davis of Indiana as rising contenders, Col. Bissell’s Democratic loyalty, and predicts a flood of applications for federal posts after the next budget.
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Washington City
Philadelphia Ledger
West
Gov. Bright
Dr. Davis
Indiana
Col. Bissell
Ilinois
Madison Courier
Jesse
Calhoun and Cuba Policy as Reported by The Journal of Commerce
The Journal of Commerce cites Mr. Calhoun’s opinion on Cuba, calling him a great statesman who warned against absorbing the island. He argued that the United States should prevent any strong power from acquiring Cuba, shaping a restraint on expansion rather than pursuit.
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Calhoun
Cuba
The
Journal of Commerce
South Carolina
United States
Island governance and slave population cited as danger to us
The passage argues that if power over the island remained weak it benefits all nations through commerce, improves its government by our example, and makes life and property safe, while conquest would risk great dangers due to a foreign and slave population.
New York Slave Case Sparks North South Debate
The Lemon family from Virginia sailed to New York with eight enslaved people. Judge Paine ruled the slaves free under New York law, prompting fundraising to compensate Lemon. The piece notes sectional tensions, calls for repeal of the statute, and cites press reaction across the North and South.
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Voice of Press
Union
Voice of the Press
South
Judge Paine
North
People of
New York
Journal of Commerce
Lemmon
The
Tribune
Supreme Court
A New Kind of Brick Emerges in Industrial Era
A description outlines a coke based brick made with cast iron moulds and carbonized filler to form bricks costing about one third the price of clay bricks. Finishing coats with glass and mineral color produce glazed surfaces, with fireproofing and weather resistance through alumina salts. Ornamental and structural uses are claimed.
Gold Deposits in Canada and Oregon Letter Excerpt
In Canada the 1851 report notes gold washings on the Du Loup at Chaudiere's junction yielding 1900 pennyweights in a season for fifty workers despite a damaged dam. It adds nearby minerals found include platinum and iridium with mercury hints and cautions that profits require skilled labor. The Oregon letter from Salem reports crops and prices, with wheat at $2 a bushel and cows from $50 to $100, urging early spring departure for settlers headed toward the frontier.
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Pertogist of
Canada
du Loup
Chaudiere
Amar
Cascade Mountains
Indiana
Illinoia
Plate River
Napoleon the Third proclaimed Emperor of the French
Reports from New York dated November 28 recount Napoleon the Third proclaimed Emperor. The people will vote on the empire on November 21 and 22, with the Senate declaring hereditary rule. Details note marriage permissions and potential Bonaparte heir adoption. The steamer Franklin damaged its center shaft en route to Cowes and will need six weeks of repairs.
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New York
Ilermann
Liverpool
Havre
Southampton
Napoleon the
Senate
Napoleon the Third
Bonaparte
Franklin
Cowes
Worldwide Gleanings of Political and Natural Events
The review notes Pierce leading in a presidential election, Webster death notices from England, Napoleon III’s emperor title acceptance with mixed reaction, the 1852 constitution untouched except senator consult, Jerome Bonaparte resigning the French Senate presidency, and Austria’s ailing ex-emperor. Malaga sees a severe earthquake panic. Samuel Holmes elected mayor of Liverpool. an American naval officer proposes Behring Strait routes via Nova Zembia. a Malta letter reports Papal shooting of political prisoners including Simeneculus. Liverpool also experiences an earthquake on the 8th.
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Pierce
United States
Derby
Webster
Senate
Jerome Bonaparte
Austria
Malaga
Samuel Flolmes
Liverpool
United States Navy
London Times
Behrings Straits
Nova Zembia
Malta
Pinigorlca
Simencllus
Oth
President Fillmore letter on Crescent City Cuba dispute
The Republic publishes President Fillmore’s letter denying private war plans by Law and defending government control over war decisions. It notes Cuba Havana port tensions, pending diplomacy between the United States and Spain, and consequences for Crescent City and Mr Law’s vessels. The Republic adds Law’s reply and Navy changes, plus Post Office mail routing shifts to Isabel.
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Wasuixaron
Republic of This
Wasuingtun
Hoouw
Law
Crescent City
Cuba
Havana
United States
Congress
Mr. Law
Sam
Sparo
Tom
Spain
Cubs
Millard Fillmore
Republic
Lieut
Davensport
Smith
Isabel
Smth
Lopez
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