Warren Mail items reflect politics, events and ads in 1854
In the December 2 1854 issue the paper notes Gov Pollock inviting Col A G Curtin for Secretary of the Commonwealth praising Curtin, promises to publish the President’s Message, announces a donation for Mrs Summerton, Indiana Money accepted at a discount by E M Pierce, and Taylord Waters seeks corn oats hogs and butter in exchange for cash.
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Harrisburg
Pollock
A. G. Curtin
Center County
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Col. Curtin
Bigler
Gov. Pollock
Indiana
E. M. Pierce
Taylord& Waters
Warren
A. H. Lawton
Rumor of Cabinet Shakeup Under President Pierce
The piece notes rumors Pierce will dismiss Post Master Campbell and perhaps Mr Guthrie. It says the public is willing to see cabinet changes and that few care who stays or goes as his term ends. It reflects long-standing disillusion with his leadership.
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Congress
Europe
Pierce
Campbell
Guthrie
Hoffman
Superior Court
N. Y
New Haven Railroad Company
Schuyler
Stevens
Congress reunion hints at post election jests and shifts
The article notes the upcoming reunion of lower house members next Monday with joking over escapes and political shifts after the late election. It mentions cotton and wool, Dough-faceism, Nebraska, and a rebuke of Pierce and Co. It also covers court news in New York, Know Nothing council actions, London opinions on Soule, dispatches from Paris, and a Philadelphia criminal sentence for Beal the dentist.
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Merrtine
Congress
Nebraska
Pierce, Douglass & Co
Superior Court of
New York
Fry
Washington Star
London
Soule
Madrid
Pratt
United States
Legation
Paris
Mason
Buchanan
Guthrie
Clark Wins Election Confirmed As Fixed Fact
The Albany Argus reports official Kings County results confirm Clark ahead of H Seymour. Other counties Erie New York Schoharie are unlikely to alter the outcome. The note mocks opponents for a failed push and notes the result is now definite.
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H. Seymour
Clark
Albany Argus
Kings County
Kings
Erie
New York
Schoharie
News From Europe and America in a Wartime Letter
Baltic arrives in New York with four days of European dispatches highlighting hard battles before Sebastopol and urgent Allied reinforcements. Reports mention peace talks possible via Vienna, Austro-Prussian notes, and Britain's push for Crimea aid while Washington items note Tribune history and Hoffman v N Y rail case.
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Baltic
Europe
New York
Sebastopol
Menchikoff
Raglan
Canrobert
Crimea
Britton
Cunard
Alps
New-York
Toulon
Austria
Prussia
Bavaria
Bamberg
Russia
Drouyn de T'Huys
France
Passing Away Reflections on Death and Remembered Lives
A reflective meditation on mortality and social memory. The piece notes how even close friends may quickly continue life as if the deceased never lived, while questioning whether anyone truly vanishes. It ties personal loss to broader themes of life, faith, and meaning with literary allusions and mournful vignettes.
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Death's River
Reader
Banks Suspend Payments Across States Prompting Alarm
A list shows numerous banks halting specie payments within weeks, signaling widespread strain. Institutions named include Suffolk Bank in New York City, Knickerbocker Bank, Eighth Avenue, Lewis County Bank, Bank of Carthage, and Kentucky Trust, among others across Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Maine, Delaware, Maryland, and beyond.
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Suffolk Bank
New York City
Knickerbocker Bank
Eighth Avenue
Lewis County Bank
N.Y
Bank of Carthage
Kentucky Trust Company
Kentucky
Newport Safety Fund
Bank of Bonnersville
Northern Indiana Bank
Indiana
Bank of
Connersville
People’s Bank
Elkhart County Bank
Farmer’s and Mechanic’s Bank
Tennessee
Mechanic's Bank
Commerce Bank
Milford
Delaware
Farmer’s & Mechanic's Bk
Kent Co
Tllinois
Cherokee Insurance Co
Bank
Georgia
Merchants and Trader’s Bank
Cincinnati
Commercial Bank
Toledo
Ohio
Government Stock
Ann Arbor
Mich
Merchant's Bank
Bridgeton
N. J
Glorious Thanksgiving at the old homestead
A vivid Thanksgiving scene from the Patriot describes a family gathering at the paternal mansion. Aunts uncles cousins and children fill the table as the father carves the turkey and the mother offers hot drinks. The scene ends with departure, the fire fading, and the old clock ticking.
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Coudersport
Nerces
Proscribed by Free Press as Know Nothing trade rival sparks row
The Detroit Free Press labeled Silas M. Holmes a Know Nothing, urging Catholics and foreign born patrons to shun his store as they would the gates of Hell. The piece cites Holmes & Co in a Canada railroad relief gesture, with F Meagher involved in a costly suit mishap. the Harrisburg Telegraph notes the bank suspensions and telegraph dispatches while the NY Bible Society reports a $2000 balance.
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Detroit Free Press
Pierce
Silas M. Holmes
Michigan
Know Nothing Society
Gates of Hell
F. Meagher
Canada
Chicago
Detroit
Messrs. Holmes & Co
Annexation Rumors Reach Sandwich Islands Amid Foreign Pressure
Intelligence from California suggests annexation to the United States is the dominant issue in the Sandwich Islands. King Kamehameha appears favorable, while Prince Liholiho faces foreign inducements and fears of rejection. British protests spark American indignation in Honolulu as rumors of a treaty circulate.
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California
United States
Sandwich Islands
Mr. Gregg
Liholiho
Miller
Honolulu
N. Y
U. S
St. Mary
Kamehameha
Alexander
Portsmouth
Trincomalee
San Francisco
Livying Age
Boston
Consignees
Terrible Massacre of the English Cavalry
Reports from 1854 recount a battle where 1000 English troops and 600 horses were killed in a rush by Russian fire. The disaster stemmed from misconstrued orders, with heavy cavalry and Highlanders making a costly stand to redeem the day. Balaklava actions and allied retirements followed, while political notes mention a Know Nothing convention and a Chelsea post mistress removal.
United States weighs naval move in Dutch India ports
A Washington dispatch claims the Administration plans a naval demonstration in Dutch India to pressure payments to Captain Gibson and curb Dutch policy. If payments fail, bombardment is possible and diplomacy would relocate to Washington. The aim is to enforce demands and later appoint a government agent to push reform in Java.
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Holland
Uncle Sam
Washington
N. Y. Tribune
Dutch India
Gibson
Java
Japan
Proscription and Post Office Shake in Blair County
The Democratic Campbell removed John M. Gibbons from Duncansville Post Office Blair County and appointed Wm Vaughn. The Holidaysburg Whig denounces the act as high handed. Gibbons, a respected Democrat and former Register and Recorder, had strong local support and ran for Legislature twice. The article links the purge to Know Nothing suspicions and a Roman Catholic replacement. Boston dispatch: Canada arrives. Ocean collides with Canada. several passengers drown, others saved. cause unknown.
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Campbell
John M. Gibbons
Duncansville
Blair County
Wm. Vaughn
Holidaysburg Whig
Mr. Gibbony
Gibbony
Huntingdon
Shunk
Pierce, Campbell & Co
Gibbons
Boston
Canada
Neptune
New York
Ocean
Forest City
Lower Light House
Portland
Bangor
Balaklava Action Report Big British Losses
Telegraph dispatch from Marseille notes 400 British infantry and 600 cavalry annihilated at Balaklava on the 25th after a Russian surprise. About 1,000 men and 800 horses killed in three hours. 60 prisoners claimed by Russians, 198 of 600 light infantry returned, 200 of 800 cavalry returned. 17th Lancers almost wiped out. Turkish cavalry and two French divisions sent to Crimea. fleet not to assault Sebastopol again. Holloway's Pills advertised for sick headache and stomach disorders. Also: Savannah dispatch reports Congressman Abercrombie of Alabama killed a man in Florida, ruled justifiable homicide. Judge McLean on Rum sinking seamen.
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Canada
Liverpool
Esprit de Corps
Alma
Nolan
Lucan
Cardigal
4Th
Light Dragoons
Sth
Hussars
11Th Hussars
13Th Light Dragoons
17Th Lancers
Lord Raglan
Scarlett
Balaklava
Arrow Bay
Cherson
Lonpoy
Marsielles
Crimea
Sebastopol
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Warren Mail
Mr. Rogers
The
Presbyterian Church
T. L. Summerton
High Street
N. Y. Zri- Lune
Know Nothing Council
Tribune
Know Nothings
Goop
Beal
Philadelphia
Miss Mudge
N. Y. Trwexe
Daily Tribune
Graham
Valley Forge
Washington and Lee
Monmouth
George Washington
Headley
C. Jones
Graham and
the Mail
Jessie
Frank
Moodie
de Witt & Deavenport
Nassau St
Hazeltine& Co
Legion
Miss Williams
Misses Davidson
Calico
Dimity
Ouse
Daniel Webster
Millard Fillmore
Order of “Know Nothings
Roks
Proscriptionists
the .Ny. Bible Society
Union
John M. Clayton
Ullmann
Browne
Pennsylvania
Lumsden
N. O
Conrad
Sarah E. Noell
Chelsea
Massachusetts
Gideon W. Young
Child Brothers
Chatham Street
Telegraph
Savannah
Abercrombie
Alabama
Florida
U.S. District Court
McLean
Pittsburgh
M. E. Kerr
Miss Witttamy
Duartes Aynrsey
W. W. Hopers
Kiantone
E. J Gillet
George W. Keng
O. C. Gould
G. W. Scofield
Martha Jenett Conroe
Francis Arthur
Francis
Isabel Henry
Conenango
Elizabeth Hoag
Jonathan Hoag
Xnone’s Emporium
Main St
Buffalo
D&c
H. Cone
Warren County Agricultural Society
Wrightsville
Daniel Lott
Srraxanan & Ranpatr
Sraanamin
Webster
Benton
Srrananan & Raspatr
Katharine Ashton
Sewell
Hitchcock
Men of the Times
Lewis
Flora Lyndsay
Mrs. Moodie
Rogers
Hazeltine & CO
HE Flying Cloud
Robert Brace
Avid Watson
Merry Wives of
Scout
Silver Pond
Ranger
Ravenstream
Marion
Maidan
Saul Lyne Garnelle
Sheffield
E. Barns
Stranahan & Randal Nnuals
Mary Queen
Scutts
Judsons
England
Franklin
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