Banking Reform Bloc Smothers Free Banking Bill in House
The Free Banking Bill died in the House as a two thirds vote was unavailable. Locofocos and bankers blocked action while editors from Lebanon and Juniata warn Pennsylvania banks threaten public safety. The piece urges decisive reform and cites failures of the Individual Liability plan and the success of free banking elsewhere.
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Locofocos
Weill
The
Lebanon Courier
Pennsylvania
Juniata Sentinel
Locofoco Party
Lehigh County Bank
N. York
Sunbury and Erie Railroad Incorporation Bill Passed
Legislature closes by approving a bill that creates a new company to build the Sunbury and Erie Railroad with power to extend to the Ohio line. Business leaders see this as a turning point for northwestern Pennsylvania and yearn for completion to curb New York trade dominance.
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Sosspury and Erie Railroad
Sunbury and Erie Railroad
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Philadelphia
New York Governor Calls June Extra Session
Gov Hunt orders an extra session of the Legislature for June tenth to finish legislation halted by resignations of twelve senators. Special elections set for vacancies around May twentieth. The move marks an extraordinary constitutional action as Locofoco opposition is noted. The House sustains Gov Johnston's veto of the judicial election bill. Horace Greeley plans a one month trip to England and the Continent.
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Gov. Hunt
New York
Locofoco
G. Gov. Johnston
Commonwealth
House
Horace Greeley
the Tribune
England
Rappings Debate Dismisses Spiritual Manifestations
A skeptical column dismisses table raps as a form of spiritualism, contrasting claimed spirits with science. The piece notes mediums as nervous, suggests electricity-like rapes, warns against theology conflict, and cites Voltair, Tom Paine, and Mormonism as linked to infidelity and dangerous reform.
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Catset
Joseph
Joe
Voltair
Marrill
Tom Pain
Tom Hyer
Andrew Jackson Davis
Joe Smith
Fathers
The Iron Horse Reaches Dunkirk to Harbor Jubilation
The telegraphed report confirms the President and directors passed the line to Dunkirk with great fanfare. Locals anticipate a grand illumination and jubilee on May 15 as the southern New York route from Lake Erie to the Hudson marks a major achievement. The completion is hailed as a boon for the region and a spur for similar efforts.
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Ban Ratnoan
Dunkirk
Iron Horse
New York
Lake Erie
Hudson
Erie Canal
Venango Spectator gains enlarged sheet and praise
The Venango Spectator arrives on an enlarged sheet with a sharper look and better appearance. The paper gets mixed praise for its quality, while a jab is aimed at its editor Whittaker for supporting a disliked cause. John F. Davis unveils a novel neat fence around his property.
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Venango Spectator
Spectator
Whittaker
John F. Davis
Jamestown Academy Exhibition Highlights Progress
The Jamestown Academy held its annual exhibition on Wednesday and Thursday evening last week. The institution reports unusual prosperity in the last term with improvements to the building and grounds and new scientific apparatus enhancing its advantages in Western New York. The summer term begins May 5.
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Jamestown Academy
New York
Local Stores Anew and River Rafting Noted
GP See Brown Phillips Co advertises showing stores opening locally. G Merrills offers new goods just received. A rafting stage runs this week with rafts passing the dam above and a Jamestown boat named Partride’s noted. Conewango river is low with several rafts above the dam getting over.
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Brown, Phillips & Co
Jamestown
Partride
Kingua
Dying Scholar Remains in North to Die in Silence
A poetic obituary in the Warrer Mail recalls a young scholar who traveled from warm climes to study and died in a cold northern land. His life mingled intense intellect with eccentric charm as he faced mortality with quiet longing for home.
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Cora
Kit Carson as seen by a Santa Fe correspondent
A Santa Fe correspondent describes Kit Carson in plain, genteel attire noting his athletic build auburn hair and piercing gray eyes. The piece compares Carson to rival hunter Hatcher and warns of growing Native American hostilities including a Bent's Fort attack and a planned coalition of tribes.
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Kit Carson
Boone
Carson
Byron
Kit
EU Generis
Colorado
Arkansas
Hatcher
Bent’s Fort
Camanche
Arkansas River
Methodist Ministerial Association meeting in Jamestown District
The Jamestown District Methodist Ministerial Association met at the Methodist Chapel Tuesday evening. Members listed include W. H. Hunter, S. C. Thomas, N. Norton, J. E. Chapin, R. Edwards, F. Muse, J. Peat, Joseph Major, S. A. Henderson, I. D. Blinn, A. Burgess, S. B. Sullivan, J. N. Henry, and J. Henry. W. H. Hunter was elected chairman and S. B. Sullivan secretary. The session featured essays and was described as very interesting. The next meeting will be in Warren in August, date to be announced.
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Methodist Ministerial Association
Jamestown
Methodist Chapel
W. H. Hunter
S. C. Thomas
Fredonia
N. Norton
J. E. Chapin
East Randolph
R. Edwards
Warren
F. Muse
Leon
J. Peat
Basil
Joseph Major
Lottsville
S. A. Henderson
Forestville
Jamestown Jour
Last Survivor of Cook Voyages Narrates Pittied Tale
John Beannite Walsh Wade born New York May 1 1851. Impressed into British navy 1773 served 54 years until 1827 as master’s mate. Fought 42 engagements, wounded 21 times at Nile. Joined Resolution with Captain Cook, present when Cook died. wounded by spear on Owhyhee. Mutiny at Spithead in 1798. Denied pension, living in Kingston as a hundred-year-old beggar. Admiralty unaware of his plight.
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Cook
John Beannite Walsh Wade
New York
Nile
Resolution
James Oak
Owhyhee
Open session ends as N S Legislature adjourns sine die
Morse Line reports show Canal and Appropriation Bills defeat in the Senate leading to adjournment. Senator Babcock's resolution calls for governor to convene an extra session, with both Houses adjourning sine die. Authors warn of revolutionary risk but foresee popular action and canal expansion.
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Senate
Babcock
Freas v Haas Court Decides Subscription Case
In Common Pleas Judge Kelley ruled for Phillip R. Freas against Jacob Haas over 12 years of the German town Telegraph. The paper was left at Haas's Callowhill Street stall by direction of Haas, a butcher, and the jury found for the plaintiff with a verdict of 22.50, the court citing that subscribers must pay unless they specify a discontinuance and that delivery to the initial address counts.
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Court of Common Pleas
Kelley
Kelly
Phila. Inquirer
Tides and lunar influence described in early science text
A 19th century explanation of tides outlines regular seas rise and ebb about every twelve and a half hours. It attributes the cycle to lunar attraction, with water moving toward the moon then returning after pauses, producing two daily tides and a basic philosophical rationale.
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Ocean
Country Papers Elevation of the Country Press
Sarttin's Magazine notes a decade of marked change in country papers. Since the Telegraph era, rural presses publish earlier interior news and gain energy and efficiency in promoting liberal and patriotic undertakings.
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Country Papers
Sarttin’s Magazine
Country Press
Telegraph
Fire Fatalities in North Woodstock House Fire
A morning blaze at a North Wood stock home killed four children and grievously injured Phil lips, the English tenant who saved himself but lost sight. He and his wife escaped, leaving a family ravaged by prior losses from famine and illness.
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Woodstock
Windham County Telegraph
Mr. Phillips
Royal birth anticipated in May raises line of doom query
The article notes a royal addition expected in May and asks whether the royal line will extend to the end of time. It frames the question with a flourish about the line stretching to the crack of doom, reflecting public sentiment.
Fugitive slave law blames and political outrage debated
In late news from multiple cities, a Convention adopted a resolution denouncing the fugitive slave law and defending constitutional rights. Cassius M. Clay called for repeal. Other items report fires in Grand Gulf, ship incidents near the Light house, Nova Scotia politics, and Cuba expedition actions.
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Crixcinsatt
Cassius M. Clay
Steamboat Comet disaster near Kingston explodes
At about 3 15 PM the steamboat Comet of Kingston exploded as she turned in Kingston harbor. Four men blown into the river and badly injured, one dead body recovered. Second engineer and three others missing believed killed. Captain uninjured. Boat sank near her guards. Owned by McPherson and Crane of Kingston. Governor calls extra session for June 10. Arch Bishop Ecclesvor ill and sinking.
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Osweep
Comet
Kingston
Cook
Ont
Ded Handy
Davisy
McP Hersoh & Crane
Bucks County Intelligencer backs Gen Scott for President
The Doylestown publication endorses Gen Scott as the Whig candidate. It declares the people favor Scott and warns politicians not to oppose the rising support, urging them to yield or withdraw from the political race.
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Guverat Scott
Bucks Country
Doylestown
Gen
Scott
Lan Guages
Court of Appeals rules on private property for public streets
The Court of Appeals affirms the constitutionality of taking and assessing private property for opening public streets in Brooklyn and New York City. A Wisconsin town, Sheboygan, is mentioned humorously as a hermaphrodite name in the text.
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Court of Appeals
Brooklyn
New York
Alb. Argus
Wisconsin
Sheboygan
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