GAZETTE NEWS SUMMARY OF DEC 11 1841
The Gazette reports lawmakers in the Indiana legislature with names for Speaker of the House and Principal Clerks, plus Senate officers. It covers election analysis on Locofocos versus Whigs, bank resumption debates, and calls for education, currency reform, and public policy. Reports on Texian actions, jail escapes, horse racing incidents, and a memorial to poet Robert Burns.
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Locofocos
Inolls
Locofoco
Harrison
Istic
Congress
Indiana
Capitol
Carnan
Senate
Quick
Jour
Tim Deats
R. B
Robert Burns
Maxwell
Findlater
Excise
Jessie Leswars
Pauger
Celly
Chermi’ Tyes
Wilson
Bankruptcy Notice and Obituary Fragments
Notice to bankrupts states Judge Holman will hold court on the first day of February 1842 to hear bankruptcy cases under U S law. Obituary fragment notes Mary Lavina Oldham, infant daughter of Charis M. and Lavina C. Oldham, died on the 29th after a short illness.
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Holman
United States Court
United States
Mary Lavina
Charis M. and
Lavina C. Oldham
Bank Resumption Expected in Several States in 1842
The Cincinnati Gazette notes daily movements indicate banks will resume specie payments soon. It cites Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and New Orleans likely to resume at start of 1842, with Kentucky and Ohio to follow. Public opinion pushes toward resumption and curbing exchange volatility. Ohio and Kentucky banks faced pressure to adjust payments and costs.
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Globe
Jackson
England
U. S. Gazette
Banx
New Jersey
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Ohio Messenger
Detroit
Penn
Sylvania
New Orleans
Olio
New York
Cincinnati
Government seat welcomes Tur Arroxney Gensnat delegation
Tur Arroxney Gensnat from Lecane arrives at the seat of Government as the Cabinet members assemble for formal sessions. The officials prepare to engage in official duties amid the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirlivontiit
Abolition of capital punishment reduces crime in India and Europe
The article reports on the impact of abolishing capital punishment across India and parts of Europe. It cites Sir James McIntosh, former Bombay Supreme Court judge, noting seven years without capital punishment and no rise in crime, and claims similar crime declines in other regions and countries following punitive mitigations.
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James McIntosh
Supreme Court of
Bombay
McIntosh
Grand Jury
India
Europe
Phil, Gaz
Market street blacksmith shop broken into and theft reported
The fragment describes a blacksmith shop on Market street broken into over several nights with 150 to 200 shoes stolen. It implies organized theft heading west to form a metal based gang and mentions a large stock of grind stones to be moved. The text also includes various political and waterway notes from 1830s era newspapers.
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Market Street
T Rage
Pat
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Delphi Oraclassa Cone Coon
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Veny Mian
Buffalo, N. Y
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Davin Bune
Jackson, Michigan
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That City
Society of Arts
London
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Tuscany
Peru
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Lexington Intelligencer
Clay
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Det. Adv
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Pittsburg
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