Prohibitory Law debate stirs in Warren County Whigs and Democrats
The Ledger accuses rivals of claiming exclusive support for temperance and a Prohibitory Liquor Law while urging unity. It faults candidates for political posturing, urges temperance loyalty over party, and notes local meetings, rail route news, and a call to honor Judge William Siggins for long service.
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the Ledger
Party of Progress
Maine
New York
Ledger
Warren County Temperance League
Wrightsville
Aug
Ust
S. P. Johnson
Johnson
J. D. James
Warren Co. Temperance League
Friends of Temperance
James L. Lott
League
Warren
Olney, Jr
H. J. Taylor
Jupee Stacins
Wm. Siggins
Youngsville
Senate
Warren County
Venango
Harrisburg
Warren Academy Notice Mentions Mr Dalrymple Recommendation
Notice notes Warren Academy patrons consider Mr Dalrymple well recommended with good advantages and hopes for strong local support from citizens as he takes a leadership role.
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Warren Academy
Dalrymple
Small-Pox Spreads Through Town Amid Uncertainty
The town faces a smallpox outbreak traced to Mr. Lords family and others in the vicinity. Several deaths occur including Mr. Storam and his wife, with many sick and households crowded for space. Precautions urged as physicians wrestle with diagnosis while the illness shows clear signs of spread.
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Lord
Samuel Storam
Temperance meeting set for Thursday with Grand Division officers
Turn out for the Temperance meeting Thursday afternoon and evening. Officers of the Grand Division 8 of T. and others will likely be the speakers.
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Grand Division
John Price Wetherill Buried in Philadelphia
John Price Wetherill, one of the oldest and most influential men in Philadelphia, was buried on the 27th ult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Price Wetherill
Philadelphia
Ministerial appointments announced at Franklin conference
The annual conference in Franklin lists assignments across Jamestown and Fredonia districts with presiding elders and ministers named for Jamestown Buffalo Ashville Frewsburg Pine Grove Panama Columbus Wattsburgh Riceville Pleasantville Youngsville Warren Kinzua Tionesta and more. A note reports a local colored man Anderson offering whitewashing services and praises The Jefferson Star’s new dress and Whig affiliation. The letter from H R Rouse in Southwest is promised, and a scientific convention in Cleveland is noted. Also includes a detailed river voyage description along the Mississippi with Dubuque St Paul St Anthony and Niagara swimming feat by J W Thomas.
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Jamestown
J. H. Whallon
Presiding Elder
J. E. Chapin
Buffalo
Ashville
P. D. Blinn
N. Warner
Frewsburg
G. W. Chesbrough
D. C. Osborn
Pine Grove
Panama
S. Gregg
Columbus
J. Rigglesworth
Wattsburgh
B. 8. Hill
N. W. Jones
Riceville
Quincy
Isaac Scofield
Mayville
C. S. Jennis
Shearman
A. Barrows
Sinclearville
O. P. Brown
Whitely
Ellington
E. V. Hammond
Perrysburgh
Villenova
P. Barrows
Forrestville
Seridan
A. Norton
Silver Creek
J. Robinson
Democratic State Convention Nominates Knox for Supreme Court
The Democratic State Convention of Pennsylvania gathered in Harrisburg on the 28th and nominated John C. Knox as candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
John C. Knox
Supreme Court
Letter From the West Describes Illinois Mines and Galena
In July 1853 a traveler from Westfield narrates a Westward journey by rail and stage to Galena and St Paul. He describes the prairie landscape, small farm clusters, and blooming wildflowers. Galena, on Fever River near the Mississippi, is noted for its mineral boom and unhealthy conditions. The Mississippi flood is observed en route on the steamer Excelsior.
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Hudson
Fever River
Dubuque
Towa
Upper Mississippi
St. Paul
Praiie la Cross
Prairie du Chein
Mississippi
Wisconsin River
Black River
Pepin
St. Croix Lake
St. Croix
Maine
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Galena
St Louis
St Peter's River
St. Anthony
H.R. R
Sr. Autupsy
Mr. Borror
Westfield
N. Y
Lake Shore
Cleveland
Toledo
Rockford
Conenango
Excelsior
Lacon
Illinois
War Department
Guy
Lane
Monongahela River
Fairmont
United States Circuit Cour
Michigan
Main Street
Portchester
Orncox
J. Lane
Congress
Oregon
A. A. Skinner
Baltimore
Boston
White River
Arakansas
Lowell
Nashville
Wm. Medill
Ohio
Wood
Medill
General Jackson
Washington
London
Dentists Remove Rattlesnake Teeth With Chloroform
Al lentown doctors Danowsky and Barnes performed a dental operation on a 13 year old rattlesnake. They administered chloroform to render the reptile insensible and extracted three fangs with forceps, a feat praised by the Democrat as the first known use of chloroform for a snake procedure.
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New Orleans
Mechanic's Institution
Phillippi Street
Local mourners named in area obituaries and notices
S S Raymond foreman Columbus and many neighbors are listed with residences from Sugar Grove Glade Deerfield Pine Grove and surrounding towns in a lengthy public notices segment naming local residents including Isaac Algar Lewis Arnett William Burdick Oliver Cleland Deloss Chase Cornelius Frear John Gibbs Ari Jackson Lewis Jones David Knapp Thomas Martin Hiram Monroe Robert Morris Levi Phillips Daniel Thompson William Walker T M Wakely and Barnes Wetmore.
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S. S. Raymond
Foreman
Columbus
Isaac N. Algar
Sugar Grove
Lewis Arnett
Glade
William H. Burdick
Youngsville
Lewis EK
Carpenter
South West
Oliver Cleland
Deerfield
David Crull
Limestone
Deloss Chase
Pine Grove
William Davis
Cornelius Frear
John I. Gibbs
Corydon
Guy C. Irvine
Ari Jackson
Spring Creek
Lewis Jones
David Knapp
Thomas Martin
Joseph Mead
Pittsfield
Hiram Monroe
Freehold
Robert Morris
Levi Phillips
Daniel Thompson
William Walker
T. M. Wakely
Barnes Wetmore
George H. Ames
Warren
Robert Arthur
Pleasant
Geo. Abbott
Jason Andruss
Elk
Raymond Briggs, Jr
William Brown
Eldred
William Burton
Mead
Samuel Bills
D. D. Bowers
Sheffield
Alvin Buel
George A. Cobham
B. P. Courson
Sulman Campbell
Darling
Justin Danforth
Benjamin Dean
John Mahan
Thomas Mullin
William Markham
Ira I. Marsh
James McIntosh
Wm. J. McGee
John Pierce
Suyvar Grove
John Parshall
Levi Rowley
Brokenstraw
David Rowley
Alson Rogers
Dudley Sturdevant
W. Siggins
William Snyder
David O. Smith
George Vermilia
C. W. H. Verback
David Woodin
William Woodburn
Rowley and Moonlight Beavers Shape Mormon Conflict
A Beaver Island clash pits Gentiles against Mormons in a bloody land dispute. Six Mormons are wounded after being attacked when seeking witnesses on the mainland, while the Mormons retreat to a vessel for protection and claim provocation amid alleged thefts.
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Braver Island
Beaver Island
Strann
Grand Traverse
Chase
Detroit Advertiser
Speculator criticized or rewarded for risky ventures
A terse observation contrasts outcomes of speculative risk. If the speculator misses his aim, he is called a fool or a rogue. If he succeeds, crowds swarm his door and seek his daughter's hand in marriage.
The Montreal Riot Death Toll Rises to Eleven
The Montreal Herald reports another man has died from wounds suffered in the recent riot, bringing the death toll to eleven in the city.
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Montreal
Montreal Herald
Remarkable Scrap of 19th Century Gossip and Politics
A miscellany fragment lists social fashions at Saratoga, Maine and Massachusetts tax estimates on rum, with notes on postal, political, and legal matters. It mentions Ohio Governor Medill, Wisconsin capital punishment bill, Crystal Palace subsidies, and temperance movements alongside scattered anecdotes from Illinois, Virginia, and London markets.
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Crystal Palace
Washington Monument
Francis
Ares
N. Y
Wisconsin
Cranar
Lecky Harper
Pittsburg Morning Post
George F. Gillmore
Europe peace view amid Asia sailing debate
Reports from Europe say the Asia voyage leaves the peace question undecided with no new details. England and France offer mediation and may seek a middle term with the Czar if refused. The Czar’s stance remains ambiguous, suggesting a possible compromise acceptable to all, while war prospects hinge on further developments.
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Europe
Asia
England
France
W. 1
Tribune
Piano Fortes and Melodeons Offered by Mrs Williams
Mrs C Williams offers Piano Fortes from Boardman Gray and other makers at manufacturers prices with warranties and favorable terms. A wide selection of Melodeons priced 40 to 200 dollars is on hand and praised for tone and finish. Popular sheet music and instruction books arrive weekly with prompt service. Jamestown, May 16, 1853.
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C. Williams
Boardman & Gray’s
Jamestown
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Rufus P. Kine
Register
Joan F. McPurtsey
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James Foreman
Irvine
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K. G. Beyenier
Orrin Hoox
Marsnate Jones
Russelburgh
A. H. Luprow
Atty
M. N. Powrat
Kinzua
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Wilson Smith
Benjamin Smith
Susan R. Mead
Darius Mead
Lansing D. Wetmore
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Henry P. Kinnear
Edmund Hull
Orr & Henry
Carver House
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O. H Hunter & CO
O. A. Hunter & CO
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