Prevalence of Crime in Public Life and State Fair News
A long critique notes rising crime and public apathy as murders and frauds flood newspapers. It recalls McIntosh burning in St Louis and recent, brutal murders of women by Black offenders, with white mobs burning suspects. The piece also previews the Illinois Agricultural State Fair October 11 12 13 in Springfield and reports a move to new Whig Office quarters.
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Villdny
McIntosh
St. Louis
Hammond
Acricanrman
Springfield
Illinois
Adams County
Ious
Whig
Whig Office
Tor Western Patrick
Messia
Gibson & Warren
Herald
Plum tree protection tricks and fruit yields
The article discusses plum tree protection methods from cotton batting nets to gauze covers, noting Horace Hickox and E R Wiley saved crops. It mentions curculio control, windfalls paid to children, and reports high plum yields in Illinois with diligent care and pruning.
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Tae Creccrio
Saya
Manchester
Horace Hickox
A Disverssive Coupliattios in Providence
An eminent citizen of Providence long afflicted with a combination of ailments died. Doctors noted asthma prevented lying, a cough prevented sitting, rheumatism hindered walking, and dyspepsia required vigorous exercise to live. The case was regarded as a pitiable, tedious one.
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Providence
Erie and Northeast Railroad Accident at Erie
An Erie and Northeast Railroad derailment near Erie occurred at 10 a.m. injuring several passengers. Three passenger cars left the track after an axle break, with one wheel bursting through a fence and stopping in an orchard. No deaths. a few serious injuries, including an elderly woman with a broken collarbone. The baggage car was damaged and parts scattered. the mail train to Cleveland arrived later. Mr and Mrs C A Brooks survived with minor injuries. a Illinois woman injured more severely, and a blind husband’s companion faced delays for medical aid. Investigations show a broken axle with sound iron at the fracture.
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Erie & Northeast
Erie
P. U
Erie and Northeast Railroad
Buffalo
Cleveland
C. A. Brooks
Illinois
Utica
Eric
Cleveland Herald
Turbulent European tensions and Central Military Tract progress
Reports from St Petersburg and Vienna describe Austrian demand for U S reparations over Smyrna, pressure on the Porte, and secret maneuvers around Ghika and Hospodars. Warlike preparations persist as Syria s turmoil grows, while the Princeton Post notes rapid progress on the Central Military Tract Railroad, with July estimates surpassing forty thousand dollars and iron shipments en route from Ohio.
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Austria
United States
Smyrna
Kosta
St. Petersburg
Porte
Ghika
Syria
Antioch
Sleppo
Loadicea
Crestrat Military Tract
Princeton Post
Central Military Tract
Ohio
Democratic editor laments party mail machinery failures
The Madison Courier editor, a Democratic organ, apologizes that current Democratic mail machinery does not work well. The Louisville Journal retorts it won't improve while Democratic press allies fear to hint to the administration about its inefficiency.
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Madison Courier
Louisville Journal
Europe News and Local Dispatches Across Nations
European news hints at a warlike mood in Turkey over a controversial banner move and Austria seeks apology from the United States amid Costa affair tensions. Widespread local items include a Woodcut accident in McDonough County where a boy survives a severe head wound after an axe strike. postal rule updates. Broadway Street contract dispute in Quincy. new Western Patrick paper launch. Quincy Cas Works contracts. river rise at Helena. Quincy High School term date. Oregon letter from Thomas Pope. and two Missouri deaths, one near South Fabius Bridge and a Palmyra girl death.
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Turkey
Austria
United States
Daniel Webster
Hulseman
Various Late 1840s U.S. News Dak observations
Reports from New Orleans note 218 deaths yesterday, yellow fever 198, crops favorable. mobile fever not epidemic per Board of Health. Buffalo items include steamer Mississippi flue collapse with casualties. Episcopal Church convention in Western New York adjourned after debate on Bishop Ives. Boston area storms strike churches. lightning hits Salem church and Georgetown parsonage. several towns report weather damage. Washington confirms death of Thos Walter Jones on Mexican boundary survey. Northampton notes destruction of liquor by fire during destruction operation. Woodside the artist dies in Philadelphia. Cincinnati fugitive slave case: McQuery Wash captured, then judged rightful owner Miller, slave ordered into custody after expert testimony, crowd present.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Board of Health
Thos
Walter Jones
Washington
Walter. Jones
Rio Grande
Northampton
Mass
Cummings
Yellow Fever Plague in New Orleans Described in Letter
A Baltimore Journal extract reports extreme sickness in New Orleans with widespread deaths. Seventeen hundred weekly deaths among forty thousand residents, rapid burials, open coffins, and a fetid Grave Yard at Lafayette. Doctors fear plague or yellow fever, with citywide panic and reports of bodies burned and bleeding after death.
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New Orleans
Hannibal Journal
Lafayette
Chain Gang
Potter’s Field
St. Charles Hotel
Earthquake at Cumana devastates Venezuelan city
Dispatches from Puerto Cabello describe a July 11 tremor at Cumana that destroyed nearly all housing in Puente Arriba within two minutes. The quake, amid civil war disruptions, killed around 600 soldiers and many officers, with Barcelona and Cumana experiencing significant damage. The event halted rebel forces marching on Cumana as aid was offered. Cumana, a Gulf of Cariaco port founded in 1523, reported widespread ruin and public fear.
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Venezuela
Cumana
Puerto Cabello
South America
Bolivar
Puente Arriba
J. F. Monagas
Barcelona
Gulf of
Cariaco
Maranare
New York Express
Heat linked death toll across New York rises
A fragmented report notes hundred twenty deaths attributed to heat with a week ending the 15th recording 220 deaths in New York City. The text references persons named Soren and Teo and attributes the figures to heat effects.
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Soren
New York City
Notable Deaths and Local Notices From Quincy and Region
The latest victim list from New Orleans includes Col. A. P. Field once Illinois Secretary of State, who died after a brief illness at fifty two. the piece notes his legal career and family. The column also contains letters from readers defending or correcting a Whig Band payment dispute, details on Bentonsport paper manufactory promotions, and brief notices about Henry Gaena’s Sandwich Islands appointment and other local items.
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New Orleana
A. P. Field
Iinoia
New Orleans
the Crescent
Lee
St.Louis
Plum Weevil Causes Plum Blight Explained in Quincy
In reply to a Whig article, Mortox explains that plum blight comes from the curculio, the plum weevil. The insect lays eggs in young fruit, larvae decay fruit, and adults repopulate yearly. Methods to destroy it include swine under trees to clean fallen fruit and jarring insects onto white sheets for removal, with timing at dawn. He notes regional fruit health remains strong and cites recent low insect propagation due to last year’s fruit scarcity. Quincy Aug 19 1853.
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Mr. Mortox
Quincy
Democratic Papers Split Over Whig Death and Party Survival
Democratic papers debate two major questions. Some ask if the Whig party is dead while others contend the key issue is whether the Democratic party can be kept alive. The discourse reflects partisan concerns about party futures.
Naples Up Train Derails Near Berlin No Injuries Reported
The Naples up train on Monday ran off the track near Berlin, wrecking the engine and several cars. A special train was dispatched to bring passengers back at a late hour.
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Bartroop Crass
Springfeld Register
Naples
Berlin
Discontent Across Mexican Republic Worries Cuba
Havana reports from August 7 describe the Mexican Republic in distress with pronunciamientos forming in Jalisco and opposition growing in minor states. Passengers from Vera Cruz say Santa Anna faces vast enemies and speculate a collapse within three months, disputing rumors of a Canedo Santa Anna alliance.
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Havana
Royal Mail
Clyde
Vera Cruz
Mexican Republic
Guadaljara
Santa Anna
Canedo
Deaths rise in Kew Onteans amid yellow fever fears
Reports from Kew Onteans list 242 deaths today, including 227 from yellow fever, with the Howard Association opening four new hospitals and appealing for aid. Cumuentann and Pittsvren note cholera and river conditions, while Ottawa’s Western Magazine fails to publish a July issue and a ship, the barque H W Bowen, foundered in a gale with substantial freight losses.
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Kew
Pittsnvren
Mass grave delays at Lafayette Cemetery stir city ire
The report notes dozens of unburied bodies in Lafayette Cemetery after Sunday afternoon delays. A committee chairman found a chain gang unpaid workers resuming digging after promises of extra pay and supper. Seemingly, the sexton paid only twenty cents per grave, while the corporation receives one dollar per burial, prompting sharp censure of his conduct.
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Lafayette
Tha. Committee On
Corporation
Crescent City
Mrs Pattington and the War Fear in Cracker Mood
Fragmented 19th century style prose shows Mrs. Pattington bewildered by talk of drinking, families, and impending war. The scene shifts from humorous quips about Mr. W to anxieties over war and the Russian and Austrian threats, ending with a comic interruption by crackers and a startled Mrs. Partington.
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Sandwich Islands
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Old Colony Railroad
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C. J. Deaxz
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