Removal and changes at Peru Free Press office
The Peru Free Press reports the Free Passs Office has moved to Shirk's Brick building at Broadway and Second Street. It notes communication delays for Mexico readers, explains mail routines and private carriage, and promises a new carrier after ongoing complaints. The editors apologize for inconveniences and thank patrons for support.
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Shirk
Broadway
Secnd Stree
Mexico
Cuares Spencer
Welcome Back to Our Post and Notes on Travel
After a fortnight away we return and thank Pro Tem. N. J. Luinx for his witty, authoritative interim leadership. The paper praises his lucubrations and humor, while mentioning his moon‑long excursion toward the Occidental regions and Hyperborean travels. The item also notes spring merchandise,Teem Fippies fiddles, and a Norwalk, Ct train derailment with many fatalities.
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N. J. Luinx
Peroo
Cordilleras
Phoebus
Genius and the cane on the Fort Wayne mail ride
The piece extols genius while recounting a Fort Wayne mail route incident in which a driver’s cane, used openly for intoxication, exposes rough travel, safety concerns, and calls for stricter enforcement of carrier laws amid rail and waterline travel. It notes the driver’s potential dismissal and critiques public risk from drunken transport operators.
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Fort Wayne
Brougham
Blackstone
Hippocrates
Dwight
Magraw Club
Monmouth
Holmen's
Earthquake news and death of Judge Burnet headline Ohio items
An earthquake was felt distinctly in Zanesville Ohio with houses shaking and strong vibrations, the strongest since 1811 1812. The Cincinnati Commercial obituary notes Judge Jacob Burnet of Cincinnati a pioneer lawyer legislator and statesman who served as U S Senator and Ohio judge and whose life encompassed early Northwest settlement and public service. An unrelated note reports Judge Thomas a West citizen dying by suicide in Mount Vernon Ohio after a career in Congress and state affairs.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Cincinnati
North West
Jacob Burnet
Wm. Burnet
Newark
New Jersey
Ichabod Burnet
Scotland
America
William Burnet
Jacob
United Colonies
Great Britain
Continental Congress
Revolutionary Army
M. J
Supreme Court of the State
Maj. Burnet
Greene
Burnet
North-West
Adams
Legislative Council
Supreme Court
Senate of the
United States
Wom. A. Harrison
U.S
Blurkson
Arthur St. Clair
Kentucky
Virginia
Green River
Astronomical Society
Colonization Society of
Hamilton County
The
Medical College of Ohio
Cincinnati College
North-Western Territory
Lafayette
Major Burnet
French Academy of Science
Judge Burnet
Mr. B
Party of
Washington
Judge Thomas
West
Mt. Vernon
Congress
Illinois
Senate
Brutal murder and suicide attempt in Elkhart County
Fleming Wright killed his wife during a dispute at their Goshen home in 1848 marriage, then tried to take his own life with a shovel. The crime left seven children, four from his first wife and two infant witnesses, and the community stunned by the brutal scene and the couple’s troubled history.
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Elkhart
Goshen Democrat
Fleming
Iatha Democrat
Wright
Indiana at the World Fair and Spirits Debate
Indiana faces a show of its goods at the Crystal Palace next month while critics note lack of state citizens’ participation and Indiana’s failure to fund exhibition efforts. Missouri funds its entrants. Indiana’s legislature, accused of waste. Also commentary on spiritualism by Rev. Cuares Beechen of Newark and Phillip Allen’s election to the U.S. Senate as Governor of Rhode Island.
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Crystal Palace
Missouri
St. Louis
Zeland
Indiana
Indianapolis Journal
Cuares Beechen
Newark
N. J
Wabash Ex. Press
Phillip Allen
Providence
Rhode Island
U.S. Senate
Clark
Allen
Wm. R. Bowes
Michigan City
New Mexico
Dave Herriman
Noble Co
Winnebagues
Wisconsin
A. Hall
Logansport
B. Newland
Lawrence
J. B. Foley
Decatur
C. Raymond
Wayne
W. Fitzgibbon
Marion
W. Allen
Putnam
John Lilly
Tippacanoe
General Lilly
John R. Bowes
la Porte
P. Edsall
David Moss
Tramilton
Hoe
Stephen Major
Sth
Wick
South Bend Register
Abolition of Former Laws Brings Unforeseen Difficulties
The Brookville American reports troubling foreseen gaps as new court systems replace the old. Delays in printing statutes and misaligned start dates risk leaving the Court of Common Pleas with limited powers in probate, civil, and criminal matters until the new pleading and practice acts take effect.
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Organization of Courts of Common Pleas
Court of Common Pleas
Systan
Franklin County
Circuit
Huosanna
Brookville
Cincinnati mobs calm despite Catholic bias and a fiery preacher
The Toledo Blade notes Cincinnati avoided violence after a religiously charged clash over Catholic schooling. A street preacher’s arrest sparked protests and calls for the mayor’s resignation, yet markets and crowds remained peaceful as leaders upheld civil rights and law. The piece praises Cincinnati’s restraint and warns against mob rule in sectarian conflicts.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Addas
Toledo Blade
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H. E.& C. F. Sterne
C. J.K. Sxyper & Co
Poplar Lumber
H. E
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Canney
Dreapros
Norwalk
Ranning
Hridze
Ataches
the Sentinel
Brown
Franklin Bank
Mahoning County Bank
R. W. Taylor
Wm. Rayman
Bank of Mahoning
Zanes
Cleveland Forest
Robert Thompson
Harison
Mecca
Department of the Interior
Guthrie
White House
President Pierce
Mr. Smith
Sherif
Sherrill
Miami
Smith
Mamilton
Rhine
Naples
de. &c
Queenswara
H.E
C.F. Sterne
J. K. Snyder & Co
P. Reed & Co
Mirami County
Avpiron
State Bank of
Free Banks of
Bank of Missouri
Ira Mendenhall
Miami County
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