Topics of the Bay and 1851 Senator retirements rise
A compact summary of dated items notes 1851 retirements among fifty five senators and various global and national topics. It mentions costs in Austin for feeding horses, Indiana Republican State Central Committee plans for February convention, and growing tension with Utes foretelling spring outbreak. Also reports Deadwood rebuilt after a major fire, Yong Yankee enterprise, and varied notes on mining, taxation, and immigration trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Central Committee of
Indiana
Deadwood
Yankee Enterprise
Julia
Dawden
Long list of 19th century events and notes from Somerset press
A jagged compilation from The Somerset Press recounts frost events, political notes, legal cases, crimes, and transportation milestones. It covers Irish politics, Grant’s third term question, prison and court actions, railway canal experiments, and local incidents across several states with named individuals and institutions.
Congressional Proceedings Update in Senate Session
The Senate opened with Vice President Wheeler presiding and flowers adorning desks. A joint House Senate committee prepared to notify the President that both chambers were ready for communications. Senator Berry mourned Zechariah Chandler, adjournment followed, and a resolution urged full U S protection for the Nicaragua canal project. Other debate covered Monroe doctrine and canal terms, with committee referrals and procedural motions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renate
Senate
Inny
Wheeler
Mensis
Anthony
Bayne
House
Congress
Berry
Michigan
Zechariah Chandler
Giordon
United States
Nicaragua
Burnside
Thia
Greig
Hue
United Stated
Ogingan
Peror
Fr Pomager
Luci
Davia
West Va
An Interesting Pauper at Manchester Workhouse
At a Manchester Board of Guardians meeting the clerk described Charles Cartwright a sixty four year old long term workhouse inmate. Once rich he reportedly spent through two fortunes of forty thousand and eighty thousand pounds. He wrote poems and sermons, enjoyed expensive cigars and dining, and lived contentedly in the workhouse despite frequent outings and lavish pastimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlton Board of Guardians
Manchester
England
Charles Cartwright
Cartwright
Cartright
Stockport
Epplodia
Treasury Report Details Surplus, Pensions and Resumption Funds
The report outlines a deficit of 10 to 30 thousand in the wear fund, shows balances and arrears, and notes funds applied to redeem bonds, pay pensions, and support current expenses. It discusses surplus revenues, projected expenditures, and proposed economy measures including a permanent appropriation committee and a tax on opium, with notes on the resumption of specie payments and the fund for redemption of United States notes. It also includes data on national banking, customs revenues, and efforts to improve efficiency in revenue collection and coin exchange.
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Swixx
Conkle
Pleasant County
W. Va
Finant Kins
Col
Fred Sieamt
Newlavator
Adeeotan
Creating
Ohio
Louisia
Merson Wavers
Elktown
Jackins Whaley
Cornfield
Waters
Secretary of the Treasury
New York
Louisiana Lottery Company
New York City
Tein
St. Petersburg
Caner
Cumr
Boston
Charles 8
Parnell
Trishallinand
Fanquil Hall
Ater Mba Mujarty
Tus
Regulatora
Grayton
Lewis Payne
Riter
Bin
Dax
Virginia
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Emerson and
Longfellow
Apr
How
Garl Sehdrs
Henry Watterson
Tabernacle
Presbyterian Church
Emily College
Sore
Bearex Bridge
Dietiogs
Atlanta
A. M. Smith
Annes Mason
Prev
John Taylor
Armen
Varianien
United States
Har
Paca Jena
Asrachat
Lincoln City
Ind
P. Ki Btttifebeker
Roush Bend
Han
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Thanston T. Bare
Lancaster
Snook Baker
Daker
Seversl
Atea
Thornton
Wright
Samuel
Daniel
Samuel Cherry
Guimg
Jacob Baker
Socretary
The
Treasury
Washington
Banda
Joux
Tracy
Shy
Thomas Carrol Tracy
St the
House
California
Towa
F. Wood
Ellis
Senate
Aes
Price
Ryan
Secretary of the Interior
Colorado
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Indian Bureau
War Department
Tidewater
St. Louis
Good
Dem
Yorktown
Cornwallis
Gillette
Congress
Aikens
S. C
National Grange
National of Health
South
Freedmen’s Saving Bank and Trust Company
Afer Dntrodu
Hxoal
Nppoliya Heesen Hinlitag Spp
Lew
Ifany
Ens
Nations
Haa
Savential
A Weather Prophecy for the Coming Year
A fragment from an ancient MS in the British Museum offers a winter prophecy dated for Thursday. It forecasts a windy season with a cold trend and unsettled weather, suggesting notable events and shifts for the upcoming year.
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Europe
London
Berlin
Sumer
Tragic Royalist Tales and a Dinner Tragedy Nod
The text recounts Princess Christina of Spain near death after her sister Mercedes and a royal household farewell, including jewels and a casket gift. It also tells of George Shaw at Waterloo selecting a French general’s bones for a teacup relic, provoking Napoleon’s amusement, and a Cincinnati tragedy scene with tragedian Lawrence Barrett at a Barnet House dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sas
Spain
Guineau de Mursy
Mercedes
Christina
Amelia
Duc de Montpensier
Infanta Christina
Alfonso
Pelagrin
Ardante
Duc de Montpenser
England
Hanley
Samuel Bullock
China
Hawley
Marshal Soult
Napoleon
St. Helena
Cincinnati
Barnet House
Lawrence Barret
Whims and Wry Notes From a 19th Century Page
A collage of humorous observations, aphorisms, and social snippets. The text riffs on manners, weigh stations, and odd anecdotes, including a nurse’s satire on trust and a ledger of quirky quotes about art, love, and everyday life in a bustling era. It features puns, misdirections, and outlandish lines from anonymous contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Atlantic
Kentucky
Prore
Bara Bernhardt
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Tie Staterman Exyn
Austin
Texas
Jane
Tux Eureka
Sentinel
Chinatown
Barnxe
Bareka
Ark
New Hampshire
Masachusetta
Rhode Inland
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Hunter
New Zealand
Tulare Lake
Gel
Canale Dace
Hayens
Jer
New York Herald
Ander
Committee of Ways and Means
Ranm
Abmanse
Ireland
Germany
France
Haly
Somerset
Thirnburgh
Ars
Dairy Tatte
Tetent
Castlebar
Autioreat Party
Joseph Raber
Samuel Reber
I$ Nation
Ann Arbor
Ffty
Grant
Cleveland Voice
White Earth
Minnesota
Interior
Rony
Russia
Italy
Austro-Hungary
Wea' Ax
Uris County
Erie Canal
Rochester
Buffalo
Journal
Asys
Mayo
Yy Crockett
America
Amity
Treteni
Thomas
Bullate Wade
Toonanaeewi
Leedow Bisurreet
Messure
H. P. Baldwin
Chandier
Eorine
Nebraska City
Mt. Tagalle
Kaa
Nebraska
Keneas
the Big Horn
Abe
Carpenter
Rep
Wis
Congressional Proceedings
Irene
Wes
Mon
the Princess Christian of
Thastly Rekies
Waterloo
Hinglichian
Raifs
Vscrranun
Cage
Foxcen
Steubenville Herald
Tarue
Christopher Columbus
Havana
Hartford
Papeena
Cuba
Sanra
Potumn
Roxymonpe
Baltimore
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