Prohibition Question Discussed Across States and Canada
A 1354 report notes prohibition has passed seven states and a territory but not repealed by legislatures, only set aside by courts, with possible adoption in several Northern states. It also cites Canadian election fraud inquiries showing voting irregularities, with counts exceeding actual voters in some counties and officials declaring themselves elected.
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iIts
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
South Carolina
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Texas
Canada
Canadian Assembly
Recent Fatal Affray Examines Hubbard Killing
The preliminary examination for the killing of Saley Hubbard by Charles Payne began yesterday before Judge Cather and PB A Goodwin. State's Attorney C A Warren attended for the prosecution while A Wheat and H Asbury represented the defense. Payne was committed to jail on murder charges to await Grand Jury action.
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Saley Hubbard
Charles Payne
Cather
A. Goodwin
A. Warren
H. Asbury
Payne
Missouri Legislature and Indian Massacre Notes
Daytons stock of new reading prompts local shoppers. State politics reveal Wm Newland as speaker while Benton men back votes. Coverage covers Fort Laramie massacre hints of white involvement and a judge condemns drunk murder. Southern convention plans and real estate moves in Chicago area echo national debates on women suffrage and role in society.
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Missouri Legislature
Wm. Newland
Benton Mene
Fort Laramie
Independence Agrarian
Mr. Kinkead
Great Fire in New York Tragedy Claims Fireman Lowerre
A blaze tore through the City Assembly Rooms on Broadway New York at four in the morning destroying the hall and ten stores. Fireman James Low erre of Hose Company No.7 was killed by falling walls and burned beneath the ruins. Several others injured. Loss estimated at ninety thousand dollars. Firefighters fought ice blocked hydrants as Croton water froze, bodies of the dead and missing awaited recovery while crowds gathered.
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New York
Broadway Street
Christi
James Lowerre
Hose Company No.7
Evening Post
City Assembly Rooms
Broadway
Howard
Grand Streets
Croton
Grand
Crosby
Lowerre
Ruina
Crosby Street
Steamship George Law Arrives with California Gold
News from New York reports the George Law brings $1,461,000 in specie and 224 passengers. Principal gold consignments list Duncan, Sherman & Co and Adams & Co among others. Other ships include Susquehanna and Princeton in Mexican ports. mining yields rise with a huge gold piece found in Calaveras county. Reports also note a shorter Salt Lake route, telegraph plans from Portland to Salem, and life insurance comments on English railways.
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New York
Geo. Law
California
Minera
Duncan, Sherman & Co
Adams & Vo
Wells, Fur#0 & Co
Wim, Layer & Co
Diesel & Co
Metropolitan Bank
U.S
Princeton
12Th District
Sitka
San Francisco
Petropavlovski
Vancouver
Calvarac County
Wetghing
Trinity River
Salt Lake
Humboldt
Portland
Oregon
Salem
Vaparaiso
Financial recovery fears ease in New York banks and markets
The Express notes improved specie strength and anticipated expansion of bank discounts, credit easing, and easier money forthcoming as Erie Canal efforts and foreign exchange movements revive confidence. It warns against premature speculation until banks fully enlarge accommodations and liquidity stabilizes, while outlining implications for cotton prices and export finance.
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New York
Express
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
London
Europe
Erie Lane
Senate Bill Aids Swamp Land Purchasers In Arkansas
On December 19 the Senate passed a bill to aid swamp and overflowed land purchasers and locators. It directs cash payments to states for lands sold, authorizes land in lieu of warrants, and requires surrender of state claims. It prohibits selections above 125 per acre and directs funds and titles under the 1850 act.
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Senate
Arkansas
United States
Pittsfield Plans for Bell to Ring in the New Year
The Pittsfield Press notes the New Christian Church has added a bell now hung and ready to ring in the New Year. It suggests adopting a town bell per twelve or fifteen church bells in the city to strike hours since there is no town clock. It asks who will move to start the plan.
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Col. Steptoe
Orson Hyde
Brigham
Utah
Great Salt Lake City
Col Steptoe
United States Army
Steptoe
Pittsfield
Christian Church i
Motion for new trial in Arrison case overruled
In Cincinnati the motion for a new trial in the Wm Arrison case was overruled and Arrison was sentenced to be hanged on the eleventh of May. The docket notes mention the Crimea region as a potential European fighting ground and four great nations demonstrate military force. A St Louis meeting discussed a daily Missouri to California stage line with stations to guard stock and provide provisions for the route.
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Allison
Cincinnati
Criminal Court
the Columbian
P. U
Flynn
Ander
St. Louis
Waterloo
Best
Wm. Arrison
Arrison
Crimea
Axos
Perecop
Europe
Matu
California
Missouri
The Late Affray Evidence at the Payne Hubbard Case
Testimony from the recent fatal affray in which Saley Hubbard was killed by Charles Payne is presented in condensed form. Witnesses Hartley Noterman Roe Hair describe quarrels in the Distillery yeast room, Payne knife use, Hubbard punching, and the stabbing that followed. Payne remains jailed awaiting Grand Jury action.
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Cazage
P. A. Goodwix
Saley Hubbard
Charles Payne
Payne
J. C. Hartley
Hubbard
Andrew
Stephens
Barney Noterman
Mr. Roe
Roe
Parsons
Hiram Roe
Trubbard
Mubbard
Michael Hair
P’s
Bivens
New Year Greeting Reaches Patrons and Renderers
A 1855 message extends season’s compliments to patrons and readers wishing a happy year. It expresses hopes for happiness and prosperity, urging readers to recall the past year with gratitude and avoid ill fortune or wasted time as the new year begins.
New Year’s Debt Pay Up Advice From The Printer
A tongue in cheek appeal urges readers to settle old accounts during New Year week. It warns printers claim their share and encourages sending even a dollar to generate receipts and clear debts, promising the reader a lighter heart and peaceful newspaper reading with a clear conscience.
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Ugage
Putnam January issue new literary and political contents
Putnam for January presents a full issue with steel engraving of C. Bryant as a fronts piece and a Longfellow poem Psyc hura. The political article titled Secret Societies The Know Nothings aims to draw attention. The number is national in tone and supported by eminent literary men. Terms are $3 per year or two copies for $3. Ad dress GP. Putnam & Co. 10 Park Place New York City.
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C. Bryant
Putnam
Longfellow
Secret Societies
Putnam i
Putnam & Co
Park Place
New York City
The Removal of the Capitol Sparks Western Debate
Western exchanges discuss moving the seat of government to a western state with Quincy, Pike county, and Hannibal proposed as likely sites. Also notes on a giant cherry tree in Cayuga County and a devastating Black Sea storm of November 18, with heavy losses to crews and government stores valued at about five million dollars.
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Hannibal Courier
Hannibal
Pike County
Moulton
Quincy
Gale
East Aurora
Buffalo Republicas
Genoa
Cayuga County
John Moe
Dutchess County
Americas
Austria in alliance with Western powers debated in Vienna
News from Europe through the Washington arrival reports a Vienna signed alliance offensive and defensive with the western powers. It outlines Austrian aims to defend Turkish territory, bolster forces in the principalities, send 20,000 troops to the Crimea at France and England request, and keep Austrian possessions intact while Prussia may join. The piece notes Nesselrode’s peace terms and Prussia’s cautious stance as Germanic Diet deliberations shape fronts.
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Austria
America
Fisiitfer
Wame
Europe
Arabia
Kingstown
Marseilles
Crimea
Ce Cs
Vienna
France
England
Prussia
Severth
Russia
Nesselrode
Turkey
Danube
Berlin
Baron von Mantueffel
Germanic Diet Committee
Great Britain
Pork Packing Activity Surges With High Hog Throughput
Pork packing is active with hogs cut up ahead of usual by about one third. Prices hold steady from 3 to 375 dollars per hundredweight. Many hogs remain to be driven in and the business may occupy another month. Local notes include a tale of Seth Boone the Kentucky whistler and a report of a Frenchman insult incident involving Nicholas.
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N. Y
Commissioners of Emigration
Pork Packing
Alton Telegraph
Strange Knox county marriage vows spark gossip in old town
An elderly man aged sixty five marries his sixth wife in Knox county, while his first wife remains in her forties and has been married thrice before. A Peoria Republican rebukes the public swearing of fine language. Five children burned in Richmond county after a nurse left them with cattle duties, the house burning down before help arrived. The Bank of NaPerVille reopens and gains confidence in Du Page County, praised as a model bank. A Chicago press opinion questions swearing as a moral tool and its use in stirring vulgar bragging.
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Rater Sincotar
Knox County
Llis
Richmond County
N. O. Argus
Bank of
NaPeRvite
du Page County
Chicago
Storming of 4 City and Siege Horror Described
An eyewitness account recalls the sacking of Bodajo by infuriated troops, fuelled by intoxication and camp followers. The city, with 26 000 residents, endured looting, arson, and violence as officers and soldiers descended into brutality. A later note cites Shawneetown Land Office sales totaling 270 632 79 100 acres under the graduation law.
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Winda
Stranda
St. John
Church Belle
Sebastopol
Shawneetown Land Office
Descriptions of Civil War News and Local Incidents
A jumble of 19th century clippings describes siege rumors at Sebastopol shells, Kansas politics, a Creole doctor anecdote, and a sleigh accident near Amherstburg. The items include a governor’s anti slavery stance, a tale of a village sage and a fiery mishap, plus home remedies and cooking tips for coughs and hard paste.
Curtain mechanics and murder in a cluttered notice sample
A disparate 19th century Gazette snippet recalls a curtain mechanic boiling cattle bones near a courthouse, a barberlike wit with a pun about clients bones, and a late night murder attempt on clothing merchant I H Springer by a man named Scott. It also touches jokes about Parisian gentlemen, printing versus publishing, and a whiskey distillery’s recovery after fire, with stray quips on happiness and social virtue.
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Scott
I. H. Springer
Providence Paper
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