Peru Free Press Reports Rail Road Ambitions From Marion to Chicago
The Peru Free Press details a proposed Union Peru and Chicago Rail Road linking Marion to Union and Chicago. It lists directors G Mitchell James B Fulweiler Jesse Higgins Henry Dutton Nathan O Ross John A Graham Tran Stanley Lewis D Adkison Charles Ellis and officers Tron M G Mitchell James L B Puliter Jessa Huggine Henry Dutton. The project aims to complete a long continuous gauge line, stressing local investment and public interest in securing construction.
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Peru
Marion
Chicago
Philadelphia
Atlantic Sea Board
Elinor
Philadelpha
Indiana State Line
Union
Mr. G. Mitchell
James B. Fulwhler
Jesse Higgins
Henry Dutton
Nathan O. Ross
Jahn A. Graham
Tra Stanley
Lawia D. Adkison
Charles &. Ellis
Tron
M. G. Mitchell
Pigia
Ohio
James LB. Puliter
Jessa Uuggine
Ilenry Dutton
Marion and
Mississinawa Valley
Poatecei Ony
Penn
Asiama County
Independence Ball at Rosinson House Promises Grand 4th
Rumors swirl about Wabash Valley Railroad suspensions while Paru prepares an Independence Ball with Cotillon Band and lively dancers at H Rosinson’s venue. Editor denies marriage rumors and teases a column filler line for the town notice.
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Paru
Canton
Rosinson Louse
H. Rosinson
Miami the flourishing town near Peru shows promise
A visit to Miami reports a growing village of about forty new buildings and growing industry. The Peru and Indianapolis Railroad will connect Miami to wider markets enabling trade expansion. Mills, shops, and the Sons of Temperance are noted as signs of prosperity amid unsettled surrounding country.
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Miami
Gren
Order of the Sons of Temperance
A. Blake
Barra
Peru
Indianapolis
The School Question in the American Common System
The letter argues against a State religion and warns that mixing church and state in public schools risks sectarian control. It stresses that education should remain neutral to preserve liberty, warns of division by funding sectarian views, and laments the dangers of a union between church and state.
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Lafayette Journal
School
Eystem
Goilless
Secia
Education debate over funding for religious sects
The piece cites a historian’s view that progress in knowledge and freedom has advanced despite Rome and contrasts Protestant Europe with Catholic rule. It asserts Protestant nations excel in civilization while Catholic regions lag, and notes a Freeman's Journal quotation on heresy and unbelief as criminal in Christian states.
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Church of
Rome
Europe
Scotland
Edinburgh
Spain
Holland
Commonwealth
Lerson
Avhoever Passee
Germany
Switzerland
Atlantic
United States
Mexico
Peru
Brazil
Lower Canada
Freeman
Italy
The Chinese Rebellion and its Global Trade Echo
An April Canton dispatch foresees a swift rebel victory in China with Naokio captured and Pekin at risk. It notes negligible loyalty to the ruling family, possible disruption of foreign trade, and potential open ports if foreigners gain privileges. Report follows insurgent leadership and the wider impact on 300 million Chinese and world commerce. A London court later jailed two women for causing unnecessary pain to a cat during execution.
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Dosten Travler
Canton
Tar‘tar
Naokio
Gaya
Ifeen Fung
China
Uiat
Yang Tsakiang
Ammense
Mr. Marshall
Ed. Bonhaw
Woochang
Nankin
Pekin
England
United States
America
London
Freeman Claimant Seeks Freedom for Slave in Indiana Case
On 21st Inst. a Kentucky man filed an affidavit before Esquire Sullivan claiming John Freeman as his slave. Freeman asserts freedom via guardianships and court records from Virginia and Georgia. The case circulated through habeas corpus with pleas and defenses, while Freeman’s biographical details are noted amid legal proceedings.
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Freeman
Virginia
Georgia
Rev
A. Beecher
Preeman
T. D. Walpole
J. A. Liston
Job. Ketehan
T. Barbour
John Coburn
An Alleged Wonderful Discovery From England
A Boston merchant reports a remedy from England claimed to protect against smallpox measles and scarlet fever. The recipe mixes foxglove zinc and jalap powder with syrup, given in doses to adults and children, with cautions about bowel obstruction and notes by Mr Larkin.
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Boston Courier
Crite von
Stan
Lavina
England
da. Larkin
Royal Cullege of
Atul
Philanthropsat
Larkin
Trial to Come on Liquor Law Debate in Political Clash
A local political column urges voters to defeat a liquor traffic law, warning of social and economic ruin from alcohol. It cites taxes, crime, and poor relief as consequences and calls for reflection on the law’s impact before the upcoming vote. Douglas Jerrold, famed English dramatist and Punch contributor, plans an American lecture tour in the fall.
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Biron
Jacsson
Douglas Jerrold
England
America
Jerrold
Punch
Practical Tenure nce Lectures at Kalamazoo Depot Fire
The Kalamazoo depot burned on Monday morning the 30th tied to a drunken revel near the same area. A man too drunk to flee perished in the flames while others suffer at alcohol’s hands. The piece cites the incident as a call to Maine Law and temperance action.
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Kalamazoo
Battle Creek
Michigan
Weather Dampens Crops as Heat Persists in Season
The region endures the warmest weather of the season with rain scarce. Pastures are scorched and corn may suffer though a good wheat crop is expected overall. Some fields harmed by winter conditions and Hessian fly, but many should yield fair to superior harvest. Wheat cutting began around the 17th, per Laurel News.
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Laurel News
Weather and grain prices from Silvhetss Free Press
The Preno Juxx 28 1853 issue notes warm weather with occasional showers and a good corn crop. Markets report wheats at 83 cents, corn 38 to 40 cents, oats 30 cents, barley 50 cents, flax seed 75 cents, butter 10 cents, kegs 60 cents, apples 12.5 cents, potatoes 29 to 35 cents, cranberries $1.50 to $1.75, with no clover or timothy seed in market. Torino wheat at 8 1/ e white du 84c, corn 57c.
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Free Press Office
Torino
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