Untitled Legislative Session Minutes from 1871
The record notes authorization to issue warrants to named individuals and authorizes the president to let contracts by auction for printing and other services. It mentions meeting again on the first Monday in July 1871 and lists various motions and attendees including the parish and district officials. The piece is from The Weekly Echo Lake Charles LA dated July 15, 1871.
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Wm. H. Haskell
Lake Charles
Calcasieu Parish
Echo
Sabine Pass
Beacon
Tne
Aris
Sabine
Pias
Iniyh Coy
Texas
Fragmented Letter Describes Local Turmoil in Parish
A damaged OCR fragment reports a parish quarrel and violent threats in the locality. It mentions a correspondent and a controversial figure described as admirably capable, with references to threats and a deadlock or cut-throat tension in the area.
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Pihguen
Eaialeh
Lantry
Paris
Walter Hanged in Lewiston Jail Break Incident
A fragment reports Walter being sentenced and hanged at Lewiston California. The text references a sheriff and an attempted jail break by masked individuals. Details are unclear due to OCR damage but indicate a hanging connected to a jail breakout.
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Walter
Lewinton
Cal
Tobacco Acreage Yields Six Million Pounds In Connecticut
A historical note reports six and a half million pounds of tobacco raised in Connecticut last year. The average yield is about 14.5 cents per pound, with cultivation across local acres.
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Conseqticut
Never despise your poor relation in Philadelphia fortune
A Philadelphia beggar known as a poor relation was found to possess ten thousand dollars. The man, who had begged his way through life, surprised locals by the amount uncovered on examination. His fortune was reportedly hidden and revealed amid city curiosities.
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Philadelphia
Grave Flower Theft in Ata Town Reflects Local Veneration
In Ata, Michigan, mourners leave flowers on graves as a sign of respect but some visitors dig up the plants to place in pots and adorn iron window grilles, a practice that alarmed residents and drew attention to graveyard etiquette.
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Ata
Michigan
Friends of the
Farmer Attacked by a Mad Horse in Taylor Township
Reporters from Taylor Township recount a startling incident near Detroit where Pierce Andrews, a recent transplant from Walshitenew County, arrived home after chasing and whipping a young horse. The horse fled multiple times, causing Andrews to lose control and suffer injuries before he managed to subdue the animal. Local farmers provided details of the event, noting the horse’s unpredictable behavior and the danger it posed to the town.
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Taylor
Detroit
Pierce Andrews
Waalitenew County
Anidotte
Mhidel
Andrews
Horse rampage injures man in yard incident
Detroit Free Press reports a horse rampage in a yard when a rider fled and a dash to escape ended with Andrews badly bruised and a dislocated shoulder. A hired man fired a musket at the horse, wounding it while the animal bolted through a fence before being subdued. The horse suffered injuries, expected to heal under veterinary care.
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Andrews
Will
Ry Sugeon
Detroit Free Press
Immigrant Tickets Promoted by Local Land and Immigration Plan
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel notes a Land and Immigration Association by Messrs Butler Chindwinck Gary & Co to bring European and Northern immigrants to South Carolina. Funds raised via 150000 tickets at five dollars each grant admission to Charleston concerts next October and a chance at prizes totaling ten thousand dollars, with two thousand four hundred tickets per prize drawing.
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South
Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
Chronicle and Sentinel
Mestrs Butler, Chindwinck, Gary & Co
South Caroline
Europe
Charleston
Immigrant labor and southern land schemes discussed
A fragmented 19th century letter discusses immigration policy, labor, and land sales in the South. It argues bringing immigrants can aid development, with South Carolina highlighted as a key beneficiary and agents listed for ticket sales in Augusta.
Tax Sale Notice from Parish in Liberates Far Saturday
Notice of public auction under a law approved March 8, 1871. The parish in Liberia details a tax sale proceeding set for Saturday and Sunday in August 1871, beginning at 12 o'clock noon and continuing daily if needed. Taxes are listed as $2.00 per one hundred. The sale will include property tied to Joseph Ginily and other assessed parcels per statutory requirements.
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Lou
Ap- Praiomaot
Liberates
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Miia
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José Joséph
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Carolin
Messrs
John J) Cohdn
Sonk
Augusta
Om. Sant
Rey
Joseph
Ginily
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