Fallons plan to raise city funds for a new million dollar subscription
A Philadelphia private note reports Mr Fallon agreeing to resign the Presidency if Philadelphia citizens subscribe one million dollars to secure a city subscription of another million promised by Councils. About 950,000 reportedly raised. April target for balance. plan to elect Mr Tucker as Director and President. Rumor only, no certainty given. Death of Mrs Fillmore at Willard's Hotel. tributes in N Y Tribune praise her character. Franklin Pierce's executive letter confirms condolences and cabinet meeting suspension.
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Tts
Philadelphia
Fallon
Tucker
Maras
Filllmore
Fillmore
Willard’s Hotel
Washington
N. Y. Tribune
Masson
Franklin Pierce
Millard Fillmore
Washington, D. C
Warren Institute Committee and Local News Inquiries
Inquirer seeks the whereabouts of the six member executive committee of the Warren Teacher's Institute and notes failures to publish a proper program. The piece cites names: L. D. Wetmore, T. D. Edwards, W. F. Dalrymple, Miss Catharine Miller, and Miss Eliza M. Gridley. Also reports river activity, Hackney House opening, Senator Cass’s wife death, Erie mayoral result, and a bank overdraw case with recovery prospects.
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Warren Mail
Cowan
Inquirer
Lottsville
L.D. Wetmore
I’. D. Edwards
Warren
W. F. Dalrymple
Pittsfield
Catharine Miller
Eliza M. Gridley
Miners Finish Allegany Mountain Tunnel After Long Delays
The Allegany Mountain Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Railroad reached daylight after 154 months from the west end start. The Ringwood Tunnel on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was holed through January 22, 1852, two years and four months after starting. Credit is given to engineer Thomas Seabrook and contractors John Rutter and Son for persevering effort amid water inflows and roof collapses. In Syracuse Street a mother saved her four children by crossing a six foot wide alley to reach safety on a neighboring roof after a fire.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
West End
Ringwood
Baltimore and Ohio
Alleghany Mountain
Thomas Seabrook
P. A
Alleghany
Messrs
John Rutter
Thos Rutter
Phil. Ledger
Cincinnati
Syracuse
Krostman
Fnding
Ex-Governor Thomas Named Collector at Baltimore
March 28 report notes ex Governor Thomas appointed Baltimore Collector. Gen Pierce may countermand the Japan Expedition and Bhering Straits exploration to be postponed. Brazil slave trade issue to surface via Brazil Minister and Webster correspondence, highlighting limited cooperation. Vice President ill, aims to sail Fulton April 1. Benton advocates grand national highway from Missouri to the Pacific, funded by US with broad rights and telegraph access, opposed to mixed funding. Snockixe death by self harm of Edward Snyder in Keokuk after California fortune loss.
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Wasiiner
Thomas
Baltimore
Gen. Pierce
Japan
Bhering Straits
Brazil
Webster
Seward
King
Matanzas
Fulton
Col Benton
Col. Benton
Missouri
Missouri River
Pacific
Col. Fremont
Memphis
United States
Mississipi
Atlantic
St. Louis
San Francisco
Washington Republic
Edward Synder
Snyder & Turner
Galena
Keokuk
California
House Passes Gauge Law Repeal Bill 67 to 13 Vote
The House approved repealing the Railroad Gauge Law on a 67 to 13 roll call. The measure moves to the senate for consideration.
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Harrisporeu
House
Political reshuffles hint at broader party reconciliation
A sweeping look at Washington appointments signals a compromise among factions to bolster Governor Bigler instead of rewarding Buchanan or Cass allies. The piece notes reforms across Mint, Post Office, and other posts while highlighting rising influence of Judge Campbell.
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Charles Brown
Nathaniel B. Eldred
John Miller
M. Wynhood
Reuben C. Hale
Alfred Day
Buchanan
Editor’s fee sparks brides notice sting in advance
An editor who charged a dollar for marriage notices faced an outburst after declaring he would insert such notices for a kiss of the bride. A week later a well dressed colored lady arrived with her marriage announced that very morning and offered to pay in advance, though the editor’s bill remained unclear.
Bear fight tale and curious posts from Washington
A Chippewa youth at Stevent's Point kills a bear with a knife after his gun fails, though wounded, and survives. Also noted is a bonfire in Washington burning one million undelivered letters with odd items listed among the contents. A Cincinnati couple remains prison-bound, tying Cupid’s imprisonment to westward lore.
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Wisconsin
Stevent’s Point
Brain
Cyane Seizes San Juan de Nicaragua in Bold Action
The American sloop of war Cyane forcibly takes control of San Juan de Nicaragua, dissolving the local city government and arresting magistrates. Citizens form a Committee of Vigilance while authorities protest as the ship’s Marines intervene. The episode stems from a conflict with the Accessary Transit Company over a leased site and trade. Commander Hollins faces criticism for using force and bypassing local courts.
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Honduras
Cyane
San Juan de Nicaragua
San Juan
Accessary
Nicaragua
California
Hollins
United States
Watches Recovered From Old Steamer Tennessee Wreck
The two gold watches were found on the Tennessee’s deck under fifteen feet of water after nearly thirty years. The gold casings remain intact while the steel worn and crystals broken. The face painting stays bright despite heavy corrosion and encrusted dirt.
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Tennessee
New Orleans Picayune
Corn Field on Roanoke River With Vast Slave Labor
A description of a corn field on the Roanoke river near the Weldon and Portsmouth railroad crossing. The field spans ten miles in length and wide as the river’s low grounds. It is cultivated by Pollock who allegedly owns two thousand enslaved workers.
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Roanoke River
Weldon and
Portsmouth
Pollock
Huaprizep Bartroav
Hempfield
House of Representatives
Senate
Phil
Mormon Arrival Expands in St Louis With Shipments
About three hundred thirty Mormons have recently reached St Louis from England. Six more ships head to the city carrying roughly three thousand Mormon disciples. Plans also exist to move at least ten thousand Mormons from Europe next year.
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St. Louis
England
Europe
Arrest of Elizabeth Wilson in New York robberies case
The New-York Mirror reports the arrest of Elizabeth Wilson, a colored woman, charged with complicity in robberies. State indictments reach 191, risking nearly a thousand years in prison if convicted on all counts. The note hints at upcoming royal birth and a proposed voyage by Captain Ericsson to Australia and England. A large gold nugget, weighing 46 pounds, is noted in London.
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Utica
New York
Albany Register
New-York Mirror
Elizabeth Wilson
Ericsson
Australia
England
London
Postage Rates and Nominations in the News
The Ohio State Journal prints a handy table of postal rates for letters and periodicals with prepaid and unpaid options, plus rates for books and printed matter. A column of New York nominations includes Dickinson Dix Fowler OConor Swackhamer and others. remarks hint at President Pierce's re election strategy and Secretary of State influence.
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Ohio State Journal
United States
New York
Daniel S. Dickinson
John A. Dix
Isaac V. Fowler
Charles O'Conor
Navy
Conrad Swackhamer
Ausburn Birdsall
Abraham T. Hillyer
Herman J. Redfield
John Cochrane
Marcy
Pierce
Caleb Cushing
England
Cushing
Drowsy Bedtime Torch Tragedy in Milton Kentucky
A fourteen year old girl in Milton, Kentucky, fell asleep with a lit candle near her bed and flames spread to her clothes. Her brother's efforts saved him but both sustained severe burns. the girl died the next morning. It is feared the girl may have been studying in bed when the candle was dropped.
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Milton, Ky
J. B. Floyd
Prophet Jones Welch Predicts Deaths in Missouri Möbius
A Missouri man Propuzet Jones Welch forecast personal calamities. Five years ago he predicted his eldest daughter would die on March 3 1852 and his wife on October 29 1852. Both events occurred. He now claims he will die of cholera on August 18 1854.
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Jones Welch
Missouri
Dunkirk Dispatch Notes Port Movements and Local Office
Dunkirk report notes navigation remains uninterrupted as the Southern vessel lies in port and the American approaches. The piece also confirms electoral changes with Le Wm. H. Davis elected Burgess and A B Richmond named Assistant Burgess for Meadville.
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Dunkirk
le Wm. H. Davis
A. B. Richmond
Borough of
Meadville
Bursting Lamp Tragedy Strikes Fiskdale Woman
The wife of Deacon Perley Allen of Fiskdale died after a fluid lamp burst and ignited her dress. Despite flames consuming her clothing from the waist down, she extinguished the room with water to save the house and an elderly man. She lingered nine hours in agony before death at age 56.
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Perley Allen
Fiskdale
Worcester Transcript
Sincular Funeral Promises Odd Hemp Shroud Rite
The New York Day Book reports a singular funeral in which Jarleyson’s dying injunctions were read aloud. His requests included wrapping the body in hemp bed cords, wrapping sheets of tissue dipped in vinegar, placing the body face up with feet at the coffin head, and tacking a ticket on the lid admitting him free to blessed regions.
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New York
Jarleyson
Three kinds of pride and notable assignments in the era
Swift speaks on pride in three forms. Kit Carson is named Indian Agent for New Mexico. John P. Hale plans to move to New York to resume law practice. A Boston flour dealer sues railroads for 20000 over freight delays. Ohio's wheat output averages thirty million bushels with sixteen million in surplus. British emigrants sail at about one thousand daily.
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Kit Carson
Rocky Mountains
New Mexico
John P. Hale
New York City
Boston
Vermont
Ogsdenburg
Ogdensburgh
Wueaton
Ohio
Bear Story of Dorset Man Fights Bear Then Son Intervenes
Solomon Reed of Dorset Vermont fought a large bear after it charged him while he chopped wood. The struggle included axe blows and wrestling with the beast. Reed’s son arrived and killed the bear with an axe, leaving Reed with scratches and the bear’s body salted for family use.
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Solomon Reed
Dorset
Vermont
Bruin
Solomon
Brain
Mr. Reed
Lowell Courier
Vermont Girls and Horses Compared in Silly Satire
A humorous commentary claims Vermont girls are as tame as kittens yet as bold as lions while Vermont horses are shy and hard to catch. The writer notes girls flock around a male as sheep round a salt trough and must be driven off with clubs, calling it a slander.
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Vermont
Beware Harmful Vermifuge Posed as Health Aid
A warning column cautions parents against Vermifuge made of Castor Oil and Calomel, noting it may harm children with salivation, sight loss, and weak limbs. It promotes Hobensack remedies, urging readers to demand Hobensack's Worm Syrup and Liver Pills, each bearing J. N. Hobensack's signature.
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Hohensack
Hobensack
Hobenack
J. N. Hobensack
PEP SIN Gastrointestinal Fluid Promises Digestive Help
A advertisement touts PEP SIN the true gastric juice prepared from ox stomachs as a remedy for indigestion dyspepsia jaundice liver complaint constipation and debility. It claims a Nature's own method and offers pamphlets with scientific evidence via agents.
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J. S. Houghton
Baron Liebig
M. D
Philadelphia
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Youngsville
Robert Fairies
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Erie
Murray Whallon
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Young
Hudson Gazette
Jam
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Raymond
Darkey
St. Louis Democrat
State Bank of South Carolina
W. Jerman
Buffalo
Bee
Swift
Great Britain
C. M. Jackson
Arch Street
Sugar Grove
Mary Jane
George
Hannah Abbott
Albert
Stephen
Juliana Crouch
Arnett
L. Andrews
John
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Loucks, Tompkins
Tome
George Turner
M. Trusler
Mrs
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Godey
Graham’s
Arthur
Mrs. Ellis
Gleason
Pictorial
Barzum
Illustrated News
Hazeltine & CO
ORR & Henry
UST
D. R. Barton
Rochester
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