Women in Printing Begin A New Era in Cities
A Pittsburgh Dispatch report notes the rise of female compositors in Eastern cities with printers planning to employ women in setting type. The piece cites speed and lower pay as advantages, predicts broader female access to editing roles, and includes commentary on the broader labor shift and humorous exchanges from the era.
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Geveral
Esems
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
New York
Philadelphia
Calico
Swisehelm
Man Killed on Southern Road at White Pigeon
A traveler on the Southern road died after an accident at White Pigeon last Tuesday. The Western train was on a side track while the Eastbound train, moving swiftly, struck him as he crossed from the depot to the cars. He was a stranger and a passenger on the eastward train.
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Max Kilisp
White Pigeon
Chicago
Whig Meeting appoints delegates to County Convention
At Kendall's Hall in Quincy on the 8th, Dr. J. N. Raustos presided and H. V. Sullivan served as secretary. Twelve names were ballot for six delegates to the Columbus convention on the 15th, with Joel Rice W. D. McCann A. E. Savage John Archer George Adams and R. P. Costs chosen. An executive committee for Quincy precinct was named: Joel Rice A. Jonas Harrison Norton W. D. McCann and John T. Morton. Proceedings ordered published in the Quincy Whig.
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Kendall's Hall
J. N. Raustos
H. V Sullivan
Capt
Dunn
Columbus
Joel Rice
W. D. McCann
A. E. Savage
John Archer
George Adams
R. P. Costs
T. E. Durant
A. Jonas
Harrison Norton
John T. Morton
Quincy Whig
J. N. Ralston
H. Y. Susan
From California Australia and South America
New York reports the Crescent City arriving with 500 passengers and 31,000,000 in specie including 10,000 from Australia via Adams & Co. Express. It left Aspinwall on the 25th, met Star of the West, and observed a dismasted ship west of the Caicos. Reports describe gold discoveries, political unrest in Bolivia, and Capt Arenan’s wounding aboard Defiance with clashes at Callao.
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Adams & Co
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Star of the West
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Chavens
Arenan
Defiance
Callao
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Republic of Bolivia
San Diego
Amazon
Indians Kill Two Americans In Frontier Fight
Long dispatch from Esleta and Magoffinsville recounts frontier clashes with Apaches. An Arkansas party lost cattle, then four yoke of Pueblo cattle were seized, leading to a confrontation where an old man and his eldest son were killed. Eleven Americans died in related attacks as 51 men traveling to California lost horses and faced Apache resistance. Lieutenant Wilkins declined to mount a larger expedition. locals feared sending more men due to heat and terrain. Other items note Mexican internal strife and foreign affairs developments through October 6.
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Tetaa
Chihuahua
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Esleta
California
Waco
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Guadalupe Mountains
J. C. McFerran
Fort Fillmore
Lieut. Wilkins
Jay Police
Wendell Phillips
Elihu Burritt
Board of Foreign Missions Meets at Second Presbyterian
Cincinnati October meeting of the forty fourth annual session of the American Board of Foreign Missions assembled this afternoon in the Second Presbyterian Church. In President Frelinghuysen's absence Ex Chief Justices Williams chaired. After reading the annual report the gathering adjourned until tomorrow.
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Cincinnati
American Board of Foreign Missions
Second Presbyterian Church
Frelinghuysen
Justies Williams
St. John’s
American Board of Missions
Sandwich Islands
Chibi
Boston
Simon Greenleaf
Law School
Harvard University
Reflections on Death and Divine Pardon in Verse
The excerpt contemplates mortality and vanities of worldly honor, asserting that only God's pardon and religious consolation endure at death. It presents a philosophical, sober view of life’s aims in the face of mortality, with a devotional tone.
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Chay
A Gale on Lake Erie Injures Buckeye State Crew
The Buckeye State from Buffalo, delayed by heavy gales, arrived noon in Detroit. Forward cabin damaged by waves. other injuries minor. Off Point Abino on Tuesday night the steamer collided with the schooner Oneida, cutting it in two. Six aboard Oneida. two saved by Buckeye State Strate. Fate of four others unknown.
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Buckeye State
Buffalo
Point Abino
Oneida
Buckeye Strate
Fugitive Slave Case Prompts Defense Funding Request
PhiladelphiaOctober 4 The Interior Department received a letter from Colonel Wynkoop Marshal of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reporting that three deputies faced arrest on a State warrant for riotous or illegal conduct in enforcing a U S Supreme Court warrant to seize a slave claimed by Isham Keith of Virginia The Secretary urged immediate consultation with the District Attorney and possible defense measures asserting government commitment to enforcing the Fugitive Slave Law Secretary Dobbin and Captain Magruder toured Northern Navy Yards Jefferson Davis acting Secretary of the Navy during the absence
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Department of the Interior
Wynkoop
Pennsylvania
Dobbin
Magruder
Jefferson Davia
Navy
President Pierce cabinet appraisal and early strains
The piece reviews President Pierce first act of appointing a cabinet, criticizing the selection as imprudent and a source of factional strife, pairing cabinet figures like Marcy, McClelland, Davis, Dobbin, Cushing, Campbell, and Guthrie. It asks whether the administration strengthens the party and notes an early frost on its perceived gains. Extra Session discussion follows with Illinois politics criticized. A separate note recounts a river accident involving a girl and her father rescued after a fall from the Luella.
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New York Herald
Pierce
Ile
New York
South
Marcy
McClelland
Davis
Dobbin
Guthrie
Treasury
San Francisco
Cushing
Campbell
The Militia Critique and a Soldier's Mockery
A reflective column critiques militia life and uniforms, mocking drills and a corneted parade in public view while weighing the paradoxes of service. It ponders the purpose of soldiers, questions killing, and laments the spectacle of modest men in uniform. The piece juxtaposes comic disguise with grim duty and ends recalling a man who died amid thoughts of earthly wealth and notes.
Case of Kexpott Kendall Indicted and Escapes
Kendall held to bail in Alexandria Missouri on a charge of enticing slaves to flee the state. Indicted by Clark County Grand Jury. He was moved to Scotland County jail with guard and a bugle dog outside. Next morning he claimed the dog slept, a cat appeared, he killed it, skinned it, fed the dog, and walked to freedom across the river.
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Kendall
Alexandria
Clark County
Scotland County
Warsaw Express
Fractious Mason officers listed in Jacksonville meeting
At a recent RB. A. Chapter of Minors gathering in Jacksonville officers for the coming year were elected. Names include M. E. J. Noyes Pittsfield G. H. P. M. E. Denis Watson Quincy and others from Peoria Rashyville Springfield and Chicago. A 16 year old son of a widow in Natick was caught trying to join Fire Company No. 4 in uniform. his mother escorted him home and dealt with him firmly.
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M. E
M. J. Noyes
Pittsfield
Denis Watson
Quincy
D.G
C. B. Stebbone
Peoria
Rashyville
G.S. E
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G. Ste
Charles
E. B. Stevens
Chicago
B. F. Barry
Alton
O. C. Palmer
Knuxtile
S. Hutton
W. S. Hurst
Jacksonville
A. R. Robinson
Springfield
Wiss Asp Spiaiep
Cambridge Chronicle
Koszta Affair and Foreign Policy Debates
The issue of Koszta's naturalization and the right to government protection is discussed, along with potential Franco Austrian tensions. Notices include new firm Williams & Parks, and local business auctions by Carlin & Duff. Also reports on arrests for mail theft, Jerry Rescue anniversary events, and varied dated dispatches from Buffalo, Syracuse, and other cities.
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United States
Mardy
Marcy
Austria
Mustria
Mediterranea
James C Hall shot in Cincinnati shows signs of recovery
Reports on James C Hall, Esquire, wounded by Dr Ames in Cincinnati, now able to walk the streets though the ball remains in his body. recent papers have claimed his death. The item also covers a national horse exhibition planned for Springfield Massachusetts October 19–24 with premiums up to 200 dollars and rail freight arrangements for entrants. It adds satirical notes on New York politics and a dramatic frontier tale of wolves and a Russian family, ending with a quip on whiskey as a cure for rattlesnake bites.
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Cincinnati
Ames
Namiova
Springfield
Mass
United States Agricultural Society
Wall collapses at R. R. Exchange building in Cleveland
In Cleveland on Oct 6 a newly completed wall at the R R Exchange corner of Wa ter and St Clair streets collapsed after a cast iron arch broke. One man was pulled from the ruins badly injured while others were checked for buried workmen. The injured man was removing tools when the accident occurred. Inspectors examine the roof and rains for further casualties.
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R. R. Exchange
Water and
St.Clair Sts
The Temperance Messenger's Old Man Speaks on Reform
A child recalls a dramatic temperance meeting where a mysterious old man, a reformed drunkard, shares his tragic life of loss, violence, and ruin from alcohol. He reveals a wife and child’s death, prison, and remorse, urging townsfolk to sign a pledge to resist drinking and end fanaticism.
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Ivar
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