Nomination of Judge Mason as Commissioner of Patents
A Washington paper reports President Pierce nominated Judge Charles Mason of Town for Commissioner of Patents. The account praises Mason as an able jurist and scholar, noting his Iowa Supreme Court tenure and Democratic loyalty without loss of gentlemanly conduct. It also mentions McCann and the Native American ticket, and includes a note from M’Cann denying candidacy and Native American party affiliation.
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Patents
Wwe
Pierce
Charles ‘Mason
Town
Mason
Supreme Court of
Iowa
Messrs. Morton
Illinois Railroad Bond Loan Secures Northern Crossroad
A one million loan for the Great Western Railroad Company, issued in New York on the 11th by Ketchum Rogers & Bemont at 7 percent par, funds its early completion from Meredosia to the Indiana line and aims to spur the Northern Crossroad from Clayton to Meredosia. Also notes corrections on hymn authorship and various brief items from politics, science, and real estate.
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Great Western Railroad Company
New York
Ketchum, Rogers& Bement
Meredosia
Indiana
Clayton
Inurxois
Central Railroad Company
Illinois
Ireland
Alton Courier
Democratic salaries scandal and foreign office raises
A conservative critique cites the Democratic Congress and Pierce era increases in cabinet and diplomatic salaries. It lists post and ministerial raises to England France Russia and Spain and notes chatter about further policy drift. It also cites satirical notices from the Albany Journal and Illinois mirrors about city name misplacements.
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Democracy
Democratic” Congress
Congress
Pierce
Washington
Salal
England
France
Russia
Spain
Treasury
Interior
S.esee
Albany Journal
Grandfather's Old Farm and the New Methods
An elderly farmer recounts his son Ben Smith's transformation of the family farm through modern methods. Ben replaces old practices with a cultivator, machinery, and careful soil improvements, leading to record harvests, financial success, and a prestigious future as a prosperous farmer and community figure.
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Smith
Benjamin Smith
Junior
Ben
Old Smith’s
Old Smith Farm
Boston
New England
Manure import surge eyed for test by farmers abroad
The piece urges Western farmers to test a Peruvian manure offered by Humphreys & Co and Chambers & Knapp. One hundred bags are distributed gratis with instructions, as Peru grows shipments for city depots and the next planting season. The article notes high coastal consumption and potential benefits for Southern and Western planters.
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Peru
Messrs. Humphreys & Co
Messrs
Chambers & Knapp
S. Humphreys & CO
Water St
Secret society exposed during Lorain burglary trial
During the trial of Archibald Seaman and Walter Barnes in Lorain County Court of Common Pleas a secret society was uncovered. The group pledged secrecy and opposed state law to favor the laboring poor, with a constitution found in Barnge’s possession and a dubious grand division claimed to operate nationwide.
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Archibald Seaman
Walter Barnes
Lorain
Barnge
Propia
Sandusky Register
Aspden's Death Follows Estate Battle Outcome
John Aspden of Philadelphia dies after the Supreme Court ruling in favor of American heirs over Mathias Aspden estate. He refused a $250,000 compromise, then died at a Carter's Alley tavern. He left only 2 solitary cents, once poised to inherit a quarter of a million.
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Aspden
Philadelphia
John Aspden
Swanson Street
Southwark
Mathias Aspden
Supreme Court
Carter’s Alley
Quincy County Court Hears Indictments and Civil Docket Slows
The grand jury returned fifteen indictments and was discharged. A guilty verdict in a assault case led to thirty days in prison, while a keepers of a disorderly house defense ended in acquittal. Civil docket progress is slow amid a costly replevin suit over a sixty dollar horse. Wagons for a California trip are ordered from Quincy, signaling strong local industry. E. W. Godfrey expands his store with Boots Shoes Hats and more on the square side of town.
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Portland
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Squire
Hon
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James Lambert
Wm. H. Ralston
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Supreme Court
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St. Louis
California
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Hampshire Street
E. W. Godfrey
Times
Godfrey
Outrage Over Destruction Of Chicago Printery
Alfred Dutch, editor of the Chicago Commercial Advertiser, reports that during his absence a deputy sheriff seized and scattered all type, books, and furniture in a distress action for $50 rent. The incident left about 1,500 lbs of new brevier and nonpareil type ruined and strewn, with questions about the sheriff’s motives and the procedure. Also notes a New York marble quarry company forming with $200,000 capital along the Ohio river and other local items including a suicide attempt in Woodford County and various government confirmations of land officers in Illinois.
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Chicago Commercial Advertiser
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Dutch
Ohio
New York
Ohio River
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Portsmouth
Marshall
Europe
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