Daguerreo portraits offered by Bullards in Plainfield
Local notice invites residents to have Daguerreotype portraits taken by S. C. & M. H. Bullard at their room opposite John Ayers Hotel at low prices. The piece also urges community improvement and reflects Democratic political advocacy praising Gen. Taylor and the era’s policies.
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S. C
M. H. Bullard
John Ayers
John Adams
U. S. Bank
Sub-Treasury
Texas
Mexico
New Mexico
California
Gen. Taylor
Postmaster Appointment Sparks Public Dispute in Plainfield
A Plainfield Union notice reports Dr. Lewis Craig appointed Postmaster, replacing Elias Kirkpatrick. The piece denounces the removal as a violation of popular will and Gen. Taylor pledges, arguing honesty and fitness justify removals and criticizing partisan influence.
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Plainfield
Union
Taylor
Philadelphia
Elias Kirkpatrick
Tragic New York Riot Reflections On Duty And Press Freedom
Eyewitness accounts recount street violence in New York with deaths and injuries among civilians and police. The crowd clash prompts debate over authority and the press, defending rights to publish while condemning mob acts. A jury verdict lists 21 dead and 48 wounded, including officers and soldiers.
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New York
Macready
Tribune
Geo. A Curtis
McDonald
Thos. Aylwood
George Con
Timothy Burns
Henry Otten
George W. Brown
Wm. Butler
Geo
Y Owen Burns
Thos. Belman
Neil Mellis
Asa F. Collins
Wm. Harmer
Thomas Keiman
Mathew Cahill
Geo. N Gedney
James H. Perkins
Foreman
O. H. Wilson
Wm. Banta
Leonard H. Regar
J. C.baldwin
James Cropsey
Leand
Samuel Raynor
Edward C. Robinson
J. B. Brewster
Wa. S. Smith
Geo. W. Dawson
Thos. S. Miller
William Ballagh
Fire at Cedar Grove House Kills Mother and Infant
About 6 o'clock Monday morning a house owned by Jacob Vreeland and occupied by Nelson Van Syle in Cedar Grove Caldwell township burned to the ground. Mrs Van Syle and her four month old child perished in the flames.
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Jacob Vreeland
Nelson van Syle
Wood-Turner
Cedar Grove
Caldwell Township
Cholera Report Updates From The Southwest City
The Louisville Courier shows five cholera cases in the city the previous day including the merchant George Roberts who died and Thomas Conn once involved in river improvements. Health board totals 46 cases and 7 deaths in 24 hours ending Sunday noon, 66 cases and 10 deaths since Saturday noon, with rising deaths among emigrants along the Mississippi. Colonel Benton departed for the interior yesterday.
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Louisville
Sta Inst
George Roberts
Thomas Conn
Kentucky
Fowler
Foltoast
South River
Board of. Health
Noosa
St. Louis
Benton
England Lords Navigation Bill delays and Duffy trial noted
The House of Lords gave a first reading to the Navigation Bill on the 25th ult with a second slated for the 7th. In the Commons on the 23rd Sir G Grey said Mr Duffy would face trial for the fourth time at the next commission. Mr Hume saw repeated trials as potential persecution.
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England
House of Lords
Commons
Hume
G. Grey
Duffy
Lieut. Maury
National Observatory
Washington
Argus
Tribune
Ireland Singular Phenomenon Dark Cloud Bathes Kilkenny
A Kilkenny city report describes an unusual darkness on Saturday evening caused by rain carrying dark coloring matter that stained white clothes. A Dublin express arrival notes widespread disease, destitution, and inability to remedy alarming national evils.
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Ireland
Kilkenny
Dublin
France Faces Socialist Meetings Spark Government Anxiety
Reports from France note widespread anxiety as 76 people are arrested for opposing police efforts to disperse socialist meetings. Versailles saw six arrests for attempting to lure soldiers from duty. they were examined and committed for trial. Cholera deaths declined with 10 in hospital and 6 elsewhere. 52 hospital cases remain. Parliament began discussing a press bill, with the ministry seeking forceful continuation to August and a reduced monetary caution from editors for pieces published before elections.
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France
Versailles
Manifesto Declares Roman Right to Self Government
A manifesto issued to England and France proclaims that the Roman people have a right to choose their own form of government without interference from foreign powers.
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England
France
Market for Breadstuffs and Western Recollections
The market for breadstuffs has been inactive with limited operations and declines from last week. Wheat flour and Indian corn prices slip, while Western Canal Flour and regional ports show varied figures as reports from Florida and New Orleans describe crop destruction, cholera, and mining rumors across the West and Missouri. The note mentions salt deposits near Mormon areas and the ongoing Salt Lake journey with improving road conditions.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleans
Ohio
Sue Sovurn
Rocx Satt
Gotp
Liberty
Salt Lake
Medical debate over chloroform risks and benefits
The article discusses chloroform use in medical procedures and labor, citing 15 deaths as a caution and noting safety measures, plus a belief in fewer fatalities with anesthetics. It also reports Star Argus brightness speculation and Captain Howard's discharge for self defense after a shooting in Independence.
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Howard
Freeman
Demise of Mrs Gallatin and a Dickensian notice
Obituary notice notes Mrs Gallatin death last night at over eighty. It recalls historic political alliances and cautions against many vices. A wedding report from West Harwich notes James Berry to Mrs Hannah Kelley after a long divorced history. A fragment references a village scene and a boy declaring a deliberate conviction about a rope at Camden.
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West Harwaich
James Berry
South Dennis
Hannah Kelley
Dorchester
Kelley
Greenwood
Mrs. Berry
Young Sam
Camden
Isaac
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