Fifty Years Ago Civil War Era Notice and Warnings
A fragmented 1861 notice warns against harboring a missing person Dr. John Wheelan a Madison Mississippi trader now claimed as escaped. It orders exclusion from lines and declares debts voided while mixing commentary on water rations and Seward Lyons reactions. It includes moral reflections and public warnings about trust and truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wheelan
Madison
Polity
Mississippi
Seward Lyons
Saturday Review
Seward
Lord Lyons
President's message warns against disloyalty and foreign intervention
The president laments disloyalists within the United States and urges unity to preserve the Union. He calls for strengthening defenses, rail connections in East Tennessee and Western North Carolina, fortifications, and naval measures to protect commerce. He notes diplomacy with Britain over detention of the Perthshire and supports Haitian and Liberian recognition.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Turin
United States
Extron
Nus
Leo Efurt
Denenu
Demestie Didicultica
Samo
Congress
Great Lakes
Lusk
East Tennessee
Nori
Kesty
Union
Kentucky
Britannia
Perthshire
Massachusetts
China
Hayti
Liberia
Treasury
Nédesen
Secretary of War For
Patriotism and troop numbers exceed authorized forces report
The document praises the patriotism of soldiers and notes troop levels greatly surpass the Congress authorized strength. It stresses the importance of unified mobilization, recommends expanding the regular army and chaplains, and urges better navy organization with added officer grades and improved hospital chaplain coverage. It highlights Marine service operations and calls for naval efficiency reforms.
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Congress
Bia
Reims
Marine
Estielty
Oath of Loy Uty by Civil Officers Published
Missouri Secretary of State announces an oath of loyalty required by a 1881 ordinance affecting civil officers staged to take effect by December 7, 1891. It compels all officers except county clerks to swear loyalty to the United States and the state, with vacancies filled by appointments if not complied with within the deadline.
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Mary Cme
Vetube
Cloras
Decober
IsGl
M.oliver
A. B
United States
Missouri
Aithor
M. Oliver
Lost at the Depot: Reward Offered for Information
A vague notice asks for help locating a person presumed missing from the depot area on Saturday. It mentions a reward and potential actions by authorities, including J. W. Adi and others, with details unclear due to garbled text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ureast
J. W. Adi
Abu. Ureward
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