Free Ferry and Plank Road Plan for New York Access
February 12 House actions include Elizabethtown representative Day seeking authority to build a free ferry and plank road to New York. Reports cover Morris Public Hall incorporation and Belvidere Railroad extension. minority Pickel bills a General Banking Law. February 13 Grover reports on wharf regulation and railroad travel suppression on the Sab-Lab. homestead exemption bill deemed unnecessary.
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Trenvos
House
Day
Elizabethtown
N. Y
Redmond
Morris Public Hall Association
Belvidere R.R
Pickel
Grover
Judiciary Committee
Prolonged Congressional Proceedings Reported
A summary of Senate and House actions from February six to twelve including memorials on pay deductions for absent members, bills to curb quack medicine patents, inquiries into pauper emigrants, and debates over flogging in the Navy. It notes Benton's Pacific road plan and projected California railroad routes with rapid travel estimates.
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Washincton
Senate
Hale
Niagara County
Congress
Washington
House
Edward
Westcott
Fla
Secretary of the Navy
Charlegton
Ohio
Manchester
Williamsburg
Nework
Ohio City
Ohio River
California
New York
San Francisco
Global News Roundup From Europe and The Americas
Reports from Europe and abroad cover the US England postal treaty reception, Ireland O Brien case developments, France Assembly dissolution hints, Italy Pope power struggle, and a Arctic ocean whaling discovery by Captain Boyte detailing new grounds, crews, and navigational notes.
Man Seen Lip-Kissing Telegraph Wires
A man was spotted near Telegraph station mounted on a ladder pressing his lips to the wires. When questioned, he said he was kissing his wife in Philadelphia by telegraph, a curious stunt reported in a city brief.
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Philadelphia
Man on Oak Street Attempts Self Harm Sunday Morning
An elderly resident on Oak Street near Rosevelt attempted suicide by opening his arm veins Sunday morning. He was found in time and saved. The report also notes government and legislative actions including a Navy rum contract, a Michigan Senate committee recommendation for a constitutional convention, and public land rights bills for railroads and canals. The Michigan House adjourned after motions and bill actions.
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Senate
Houle
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Troy
New York
Army
Fale
House
Benton
Missouri
Congress
California
Committee On
Finance Committee
Hale
New Hampshire
Brease
Miinois
Clayton
Delaware
Phelps
Vermont
Calhoun
Wallace
South Carolina
Oak Street
Rosevelt
Mexican Treaty Amendments and War Debate Reflected in Dispatches
A fragmented 19th century message describes Mexican treaty amendments, the protocol, and a congressional firestorm over ratification. It notes commissions discussing protocol status, potential war, and party maneuvering affecting President Polk and General Taylor’s administration.
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Apo
Senate
Buchanan
Mexic Lic
United States
Polk
Congress
Ge Taylors
V. Y
Fragmentary 19th Century Letter on Tea and Digestion
A damaged OCR passage discusses tea and dyspepsia linking stomach upset to tea coffee beer tobacco and similar substances. It references a writer noting tobacco and hot drinks settle the stomach and hints at historical views on diet and digestion.
Reading as a Path to Work in 19th Century Homes
The passage notes the value of useful books and newspapers to provide employment and instruction for children. It argues such materials are scarce and not readily available, hindering education and selfimprovement in working households.
Fragmentary note of a conversation about a bonnet
An unclear quote records a mother speaking to someone about a bonnet. The text is garbled with dialect and misread words making precise meaning uncertain.
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Europe
England
Ireland
Laith O'Brien
Queen's Bench
Wm. Smith O’brien
House of Lords
O'Brien
Meagher
France
National Assembly
M. Marrast
M. Boulay de la Meurthe
M. Vivien
Baraquay d’Hilliers
Austria
Sardinia
Artic Ocean
Boyte
Suez Harbor
Ain
Bhering’s Straits
Boyce
Reedy
AGA Selecte Committee
The
Michigan
FES
Aera York
Enon Hata
Wa- Ae
Plainfield
Peb
J. B. Gaillard & Son
Bloominghn Dale
Street N. Ys
E&e
Wal N.yorat
N. B
Fejom
Ker Street
Zils
Ahr Princepal
Staes
E. Ke
Sear
Pic
G.esland
Britain
New-York
Pictorial History of
Boa Sarena
Buble New Pictorial Monthly
Emily Magazine
SRL Rintes
Sears’ Pictorial
Parbi Dafeed
Ilustrated Family Magazine
Hust
M. Drake
Miaite
Jodee
Teale
Raby
Lars Fienites VetersEeg
Pena
Drawieg
Tooth Broshe
Abe
Sattaparisia
Werden
Apd
Saligitar
Diop
Titswort
Dr. Brondreth
Ctinchisn
Omalange
Tpantaigg
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