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Batavia Ohio newspaper notes shrinking to smaller size and promises a return to larger format next week. Editor urges readers and Whigs to subscribe, citing upcoming sessions of Legislature Convention and Congress and compares to Marietta Intelligencer growth. Also begins population table for Ohio township from recent census.
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Legislature
Convention
Congress
Marietta Intelligencer
Logan Gaz
Ohio Township
Arctic Voyager News and Local Census Notes
Monroe township census shows 1628 residents in 1897 with Point Pleasant 129 Laurel 152 Nicholsville 48. A Maryland convention in Baltimore backed abolition of newspaper postage within the district. The English search for a famed navigator and the Franklin expedition context are noted. The Mail Stage robbery near Beaver to Cleveland is mentioned.
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Forsythe
Cape Billy
Admiralty
Logan
Ward Parry
Ant Marshal
Sir John Monroe
Franklin
Monroe
Point Pleasant
Laurel
Nicholsville
Maryland
Baltimore
Congress
North
Repeal agitation and violent rhetoric over the Fugitive Slave Law
The piece documents growing opposition to the Fugitive Slave Law in the North and references to arms and possible violence. It notes Ohio wishes repeal and hopes no prosecutions occur there while quoting Southern and Northern voices praising enforcement and urging white citizens to prepare for confrontation.
Destructive San Francisco Fire and a Tragic Ohio River Death
California reports a major blaze in San Francisco destroying about one hundred houses with losses around five hundred thousand dollars. In another incident, Miss Eristine Noble, a 16 year old visitor from our town, drowned in the Ohio River after the riverbank gave way while she fetched water near a sister’s home. Williamsburg stands as the county’s oldest town, laid out in 1797 by Gen. William Lytle, with only one vacant dwelling remaining.
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California
San Francisco
Eristine Noble
Ohio River
Williamsburg
County
William Lytle
Great Union Meeting in New York Advocates Peace and Fugitive Slave Bill
The Great Union Meeting at the Garden, New York, featured George Woon as president with speeches by Gerard O Connor Evarts Sanford Hoffman and Brady. Resolutions backed Peace measures and the Fugitive Slave Bill as constitutional and enforceable by Congress and lawful means.
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Garden
Ren
New York Papers
George Woon
Messrs
Gerard
O'Conner
Evarts
Sanford
Hoffman
Brady
Journal of ‘Commerce
Congress
United States
Washington
Attempted bank robbery ends with robber Shot dead in North Danvers
At 2 AM the Village Bank in North Danvers Massachusetts faced an attempted break in. Watchman Aaron Bateman shot one robber, John C. Page, in the side. he died instantly. The other three fled in a carriage. Page was brother in law of the bank cashier.
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North Danvers
Mass
Aaron Bateman
John C. Page
Page
Destructive Fire Destroys Boston Freight Depot
Fire in Boston destroys the Boston and Maine freight depot, a 500 foot brick building valued at 35000 with thirty car outward train of flour and cotton also ruined. Upper floor housed Harrod and Fernald mahogany dealers suffering a 50000 loss. Total estimated damage about 100000. A banquet for Amin Bey Turkish Commissioner featured remarks by Webster Winthrop and others.
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Boston
Boston & Maine , Railroad
Harrod & Fernald
Amin Bey
Webster
Winthrop
United States
Texas Ten Millions for Tax Abolition Proposal
The Galveston Civilian proposes using U S bonds with five percent interest after paying Texas debt. The plan expects $150,000 yearly revenue from bonds to cover state government expenses and abolish all state taxes, a move unmatched by other states.
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Galveston
Texas
U. States
United States
North Carolina Faces Population Decline, Exodists Move West
The Fayetteville Carolinian notes many residents from all classes are preparing to leave North Carolina for the West and South, signaling a depopulation trend. The Vicksburg Whig reports Col Fremont’s latest letter charging Senator Foote, which he vows to answer.
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Fayetteville
Vicksburg Whig
Col. Fremont
Senator Foote
London News In Brief From The 20th Alt And Abroad
London reports show the 20th altered date two days later than Canada. Brighand news is minor. Markets remain dull for Flour and Wheat. The overland mail from India arrived on the 19th with telegraphic anticipation of general news. Paris Legitimists oppose extending the President’s power. Madrid cabinet works to open Cortes by November 1. Twelve hundred troops sail from Cadiz to Havana. Gen. Concha to sail on the 15th. Germany notes disarray in Hesse Cassel due to new ministers. Hanover forms a new ministry.
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London
Canada
Brighand
India
Paris
Sean
Madrid
Cadiz
Havana
Concha
Germany
Hesse-Cassel
Hanover
Washington and Baltimore News on Fugitive Slave Law Readiness
A Washington letter reports President Fillmore ordered War and Navy Secretaries to ready land and sea forces in New England to assist the U S Marshall in enforcing the fugitive slave law if needed, with orders sent to Boston. The Republic prints a proclamation suspending laws and imposing duties on Chilean goods. The Republic later denies troop orders to Boston and says the President will act as required but expects no violence against the law.
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Washington
Fillmore
Secretaries of War
Navy
New England
U.S. Marshall
District of
Massachusetts
Boston
Republic
The
Bounty Land Claimants Clarified by Interior Department
The Interior Department issues guidance for bounty land claimants and their communications to the Commissioner of Pensions. Key points cover who may receive benefits, widow and minor child entitlements, prior land warrants, and limits on multiple warrants per soldier. A Havana letter notes Britain’s role in releasing a Scot captured with Lopes’s expedition at Cardenas.
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Bounty Land
Department of
Tae Inverford Wasuineron
Bounty
Commissioner of Pensions
Alex. I. H. Stuart
Secretary of the Interior
Princess Louise of Orléans dies at 38 in Belgium
The French and Belgian press report the death of Louise Marie Therese Charlotte Labella Princess of Orléans after a long illness. Born 1812 in Palermo she married Leopold I of Belgium in 1832 and was loved for charity, gentleness, and conciliatory political influence guiding Catholic and Protestant factions. She left three children and died on the 11th.
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Republic
Giamiten
Louise Marie Therese Charlotte Labella
Queen Covisért
Belgium
N. Y. Tribune
Panamia Revolution Plot Foiled Amid Panamanian Tensions
Report from the Panamia Star dated the 19th details a failed plot to overthrow the Panamanian government and declare independence from the Republic of New Grenada. Authorities hunt suspected leaders including Generals Flores and Benito, with exiles bound for California and Panama City security tightened after the near-total collapse of the uprising. US Consul Corwin forwarded a petition from peaceful foreign traders. The notice notes broader regional intrigue and odd mentions the Odd Fellows occupying a new hall.
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Ohio
Panamia
Iit
Exhiro
Chacpultepec
California
Tworof
Star
Flores
South America
Jose D. Bepinar
Corwin
U.S
Panama
The
Republic
County Press and Voter Duty Arising in Debate
A 19th century letter urges voters to back the county press and reject candidates who fail to support local newspapers. The author argues leaders must show liberal and intelligent support for the county paper, condemning those lacking principle or any claim to public esteem. The piece calls Ohio brethren to speak out and criticizes a vote for men unwilling to advocate for the press.
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Ohio
Vernon Whig
Anniversary of Tippecanoe battle observed
A Cincinnati Commercial item notes today is the anniversary of the Battle of Tippecanoe. Other items mention wagons moved to the north side of J Street and plans to district the city ahead of spring elections. The St Marys Church bell weighs 9863 pounds and talk of a revived Dispatch and Union under new management continues.
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Cincinnati
Tippecanse
St. Mary's Church
Twelfth Street
Uniono
Funeral for General Taylor Opens in Louisville
The remains of General Taylor arrived in Louisville Friday morning and were placed in a funeral car drawn by four black horses. About ten thousand people gathered on Pearl Street where Gov. Crittenden spoke with eloquence. A large procession followed with four military companies, a gun squad, fire brigades, the council and convention, many carriages, and horsemen escorting to the family burial in a vault prepared for the service. The day was bright and balmy and all honors were carried out.
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Louisville
Taylor
Pearl Street
Gov. Crittenden
Council
Dee
Carrie
Union supporters rally for the Union and Compromise in Georgia
Friends of the Union filled a Georgian meeting last evening with spirited addresses and adopted resolutions affirming support for the Union and the Compromise as the path to peace. The report notes Louisiana spends $550,000 yearly on education, highlighting state contrasts.
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Union
Georgia
Sagaman
Friends of the Union
Louisiana
Hee
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Epitor
M- Jamieson
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Batavia,ohio
Sir John Franklin
New Richmond
Monroe Township
Beaverso Cleveland
Mexico
Batavia
Treasury
Shinehoeese
New York
Michigan
Georgetown “Democratic Standard
Free States
North Carolina
Batimore
North British Agriculturalist
Odd Fellows
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