A Moral Horicon Tale and Political Gossip
A Horicon piece satirizes village life and meddling gossip as a young couple faces social pressure and abduction rumors. The second item discusses Breckenridge’s Homestead Bill vote and its political fallout with lines on other 1860 candidates and public figures.
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Springfield Republican
Breckenridge
Senate
House
Brackenridge
Congress
Democratic Party
Ger Geons
Hunter
Virginia
Lane
Oregon
Douglas
Official paper of the ote candiactors of tha Trax kort
A historical newspaper snippet proclaims independence and alerts readers to reflect common northern sentiment against slavery. It emphasizes faithful reporting, regional unity, and elevating public discourse while urging support for abolitionist views amid a broad range of internal communications and advertising practices.
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Tha ‘Traxkort
Illxcus
Washington Tragedy and Sickles Key Case Sparks Debate
The piece recalls the February tragedy in Washington where Daniel Sickles killed Philip Barton Key over an affair with Sickles's wife. It argues class and wealth shielded the crime, with commentary from the N Y Times and Springfield Republican on the high life murder. Key figures include Daniel Sickles, Philip Barton Key, Mrs Sickles, and Senator Durkee in a national reverberation.
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Washington
N. S. Tribune
Daniel Sickles
Philip Barton Key
Key
Sickles
Tetwilling
N.Y. Leening Post
Springfield Republican
Sickies
New York
U. S
District of Columbia
Adjournment of Congress Ends Tumultuous Session
The House and Senate adjourned sine die after a chaotic final day marked by failed measures and vetoes. The session closed with pleas for funding and warnings of fiscal peril as lawmakers left without completing pending bills including the post office, agricultural college, and Lomestead issues.
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Buncombe
Agricuhural College
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Trenauery
Senate
New York
House
The Legislature. Dexter's clemency petition noted
The Pierce County murder case of Dexter, convicted in 1835 and later petitioned for Executive clemency, is discussed with remarks from Judge Fuller and several lawyers. The note corrects dates, outlines motives rooted in disputed preemption claims, and questions the lengthy imprisonment while highlighting political commentary on the Governor’s actions and related Supreme Court nomination debates.
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Troxas
Desron
Pierce Co Gireuit
Fuller
Pierce County
Ander
Dester
Morton
Dexter
Lindy
Markle
A. D. Gray
Stys
Tie
Claire
Assassination of Philip Barton Key by Daniel Sickles in D C
Washington Feb 27 1459 reports a dramatic duel in which Daniel Sickles shot Philip Barton Key after accusing his wife Mrs Sickles of infidelity. Sickles pursued Key at Willard House and on the Washington Square near the White House using two Derringers and a revolver.
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Washington
Philip Barton Toy
Daniel B. Sickles
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Sickles
Mr. Key
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London
Key and Sickles Shootout Seethes at Club House
A coroner’s inquest found that Mr. Key died from two pistol shots fired by Daniel E. Sickles. The affair at the club house drew high society figures, including Key’s relation to Judge Taney and Sickles’ proximity to the President. Writs of habeas corpus were expected to challenge Sickles’s detention as allies threaten retaliation.
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Theody
Key
Daniel E. Sickles
Taney
Pendleton
Congress
Ohio
Butterworth
Mr. Key
Mr. Sickles
Mr Key
Mr. Stuart
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Liim
Rail road scheme pitched as Hudson to Superior link
A press clipping critiques an advertisement for a Hudson to Lake Superior railroad proposed by the St Croix and Lake Superior Railroad. The lettered claim misstates contracts, destinations, and land grants. It notes only twenty miles are under contract and questions the project timeline and promoters. The item also mentions Britain’s interest in a Malay Isthmus canal and a prospective reference to global maritime routes, suggesting wider commerce implications.
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Superior
Tous Locxwoon
Milwaukee
A. N
Cincinnati
R. J
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Hudson
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Congress of Farming, Timber and Mineral Lands
Tribune of Chicago
Eudson and Superior R. R
St. Croix
Congress
Democrat
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India
China
Bengal
Siam
Straits of Malacca
Suez
England
New York
Nicaragua Ship Canal
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Terrible Disaster on the Mississippi at Conrad's Point
News reports a catastrophic steamboat explosion aboard the Princess from Vicksburg to New Orleans near Baton Rouge. Four hundred aboard, many missing or wounded, with named victims and officials listed. boat and cargo total losses and frantic rescue efforts amid chaotic casualty tolls.
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Mississippi
New Orlcins
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Conrad's Point
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
J. W. Seymour
Calhoun
Maville
Murp
St. Louis
J. J. Hodges
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Banister
N.Q
J. Clark
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