Fatal shooting near Hickory Point stirs Kansas turmoil
A Pro Slavery dispute near Lawrence turns fatal as Mr Coleman shoots Chas Dow after a quarrel over land and lime kilns. A mob gathers at Hickory Point while Sheriff Jones pursues Branson with a warrant. Volunteers form a rescuing party to confront the Sheriff’s men as tensions rise amid Missouri Deep South involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free State
Kansas
Tribune
Lawrence
Hickory Point
Waukerusa River
Coleman
Chas
W. Dow
Dow
Colemn
Don
Missouri
Hargus
Burkley
Moody
Wagoner
Santa Fe
Gov. Shannon
Lecompton
Learing
Branson
Sherif Jones
Jones
Sharp
Blanton
Waukarusa
Jone
Free States
Govenor
Sociable Meeting Planned at J Y James Residence
Warren December 13 notice announces the next Sociable gathering at the home of J Y James on Tuesday evening December 18. Mrs F Henry serves as secretary.
Farewell Honors for Warren County Sheriff James Foreman
Warren County bar members convened at Johnson & Brown to honor retiring Sheriff James Foreman. They formed a three member committee to draft resolutions praising his three years of diligent, faithful service and adjourned with best wishes and a notice to publish the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreman
Youngsville
Foreman’s
Warren County
Johnson & Brown
R. Brown
T. C. Spencer
G. W. Scofield
James Foreman
L. D. Wetmore
W. D. Brown
P. Johnson
C. B. Curtis
L. T. Parmlee
Waerens
Rt. Brown
Prest
JT. C, Spencer
Sec
Public Lectures on Human Races Proposed in Fredonia and Jamestown
A letter urges Rev. C. L. Heynembourg to deliver a four lecture course on Origin and Distribution of the Human Races in Fredonia and Jamestown. The plan calls for $50 total, with family tickets at $1 and single tickets at 25 or 50 cents. Public support is sought to raise funds and attract notable lectures and a fine hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Heynembourg
Fredonia
Jamestown
Heynembourg
Dansville
L Rogers
Prennsylvania
Telegraph
Harrisburg
Congress portrait of House race and ballot status
Report from Congress notes no final House organization by press time. Ballots show Richardson and Banks contesting with Fuller support dwindling, Banks at 106 and needing 113 to win, with Wednesday prospects. Barclay, once Anti-Nebraska, backs Richardson. editors urge swift election and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House
Campbell
Ohio
Richardson
Banks
Nebraska
Barclay
Nebraska Administration
A and Rths Home Magazine Opens New Volume
The January issue marks a superior number for A and Arthur's Home Magazine as the start of a new volume. It is hailed as the best publication of its kind at a yearly price of two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A& Arthur's Home
Row and Murder at Dunkirk during Russian war panorama
A Dunkirk crowd witnessed a fight between a Russian named Polerski and Irishman Patrick Hume over a war exhibit. Patrick struck Polerski, a brawl followed with Irish interference, and Polerski died from a stone blow to the neck. Two Irishmen were not expected to live and five others jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunkirk
the Tribune
Polerski
Patrick Hume
Patrick
Harrisburg Paper Prospectus Promises Statewide Legislative Focus
The notice urges readers to subscribe to a Harrisburg paper described as essential for staying informed on legislative and governmental matters. It pledges substantial effort by proprietors to make it a leading state publication and calls for early club support and immediate subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrissure Teteararpa
Harrisburg
Barker Family Singers to Perform in Warren Tale
The Barker Family of vocalists, famed in Jamestown and nearby towns, will give a concert in Warren in a few days. The St. Lawrence Democrat praises their harmony, clear enunciation, and improving performances with excellent instrumental music.
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Warren
Jamestown
St. Lawrence
Social center notices and a book of nunneries disclosures
The next Socialio meeting will be at J Y James residence with Mrs James declining the presidency and Mrs Scofield presiding. Mrs Struthers elected president and Mrs Henry secretary replacing Miss Merrill. Collectors elected C C Wetmore and Miss Hall. A temp note adds Maria Monk disclosures, a Dewitt Davenport NY edition, expected wide reading, available from Hazeltine Co. Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sociapio
J. Y. James
James
Scofield
Struthers
Henry
Miss Merrill
C.C. Wetmore
Miss Hall
Vazeltine & Co
Maria Monk
Dewitt & Davenport
Judge Galbraith Blocks Liquor Licenses in County
In his Grand Jury charge last week Judge Galbraith urged against issuing liquor licenses in any form, resulting in no licenses granted in the county. Warren County has remained dry for a year or two, with residents becoming accustomed to the absence of legal liquor.
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Galbraith
Grand Jury
Warren County
Thanksgiving Turkey Courtesy Notice
A playful notice reminding readers that a missing turkey for Thanksgiving would be replaced by Christmas, with a joke about others being inconsolable without both speaker and bird. It playfully urges bringing the turkey to avoid disappointment.
Sheriff appoints Dar win Greene deputy
Sheriff Yates names Dar win Greene as deputy after Greene’s long tenure in charge of the jail. Yates will oversee jail duties for the time being.
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Yates
Darwin Greene
Tis
Mr. Greene
Mr. Yates
Godeys Lady's Book January praised for engravings and fashion plates
The January issue of Godeys Lady's Book is described as unusually brilliant with superb engravings fashion plates and patterns. It is hailed as the most complete Ladies Book on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godey
Cosmopolitan Art Association Ad Encourages Patronage
The column promotes the Cosmopolitan Art association advertisement, praising its aims and urging art lovers to support it generously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Art Association
Pear donation thanked by Mr Hewlett Lott
Mr Hewlett Lott receives thanks for a basket of exceptional pears grown by himself.
Mason Wins Virginia Senate Seat Over Summers
Hon James M Mason elected U S Senator for Virginia on the 8th with a joint majority of 58 defeating Know Nothing candidate George W Summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Mason
U.S
Virginia
George W. Summers
Know Nothing
Snowy Streets Spark Sleighing Mood and Bells
A heavy snow blankets the area with about a foot of snow. Residents seize the moment for sleighing and merriment as bells ring and people sing about the joyful sound of bells.
Remarkable 18th Century Copper Tobacco Box Tale
The Tene Haute Express notes Colonel Ogle possesses a small two by six inch copper tobacco box with Penn's Philadelphia gift to an Indian chief. Carved rough with depictions of Penn and Indians, the design shows primitive artistry and scratches. The box has stayed with Ogle's family for over a century.
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Colonel Ogle
Two Baltimore Boys Duel After Fist Fight
Two youths aged about 14 and 15 to 16 from Baltimore’s northwest section fought a duel on Saturday after a quarrel and a later challenge. They walked toward the city outskirts and fired at close range, leaving Wilson of North Howard street with a cheek wound while the other youth was splattered with powder and shot. Neither was seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Clipper
Wilson
North Howard Street
American party speaker in Frankfort on Irish rights
A Know Nothing meeting in Frankfort Kentucky on the 19th featured C D O'Sullivan of Treline delivering a short eloquent speech. He urged justice for the American party and argued Ireland should govern itself, endorsing Ireland for the Irish and America for the Americans as mottos.
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Inisn Kxon Noruixncs
Frankfort
K. Y
C. D. O'Sullivan
Treline
Ireland
O'Brin
Mitchell
America
Treland
Widow Reclaims Michigan Homestead with Hidden Markings
A Philadelphia widow recalls a decades old chain of events linking New Jersey, Michigan and Ontario. Her husband built a Monroe County farm where they buried their first child and he lay beside her. after his death she returned to New Jersey, her son died en route to Philadelphia, another son settled in Michigan and died there after a deed passed to the widow. She later visited Michigan and found the farm again, with her initials carved in the wainscot, confirming a long snapped loop of fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trea Sreaxgentian Fierroy
Philadelphia
Michigan
New Jersey
Monroe
Lake Erie
Detroit Advertiser
How to Be Lovely Secret of small courtesies
William Wirt urges daughters to practice small sweet courtesies to win favor. Genuine care shown through tender looks and quiet acts of attention makes others feel valued, from meals to daily activities. The world returns kindness to those who show care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wirt
Mansfield
New York Wealth Aids Spiritualism Rise Among Converts
Mr. E. K. Collins and Mrs. Wm. B. Astor are among late converts to spiritualism in New York. Collins believes he receives frequent communications from family lost on the Arctic. The association for the diffusion of spiritual knowledge hopes for help from wealth and influence.
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Fas
E. K. Collins
Wm. B. Astor
New York
Arctic
Association For the Diffusion For
Irish bones line 6000 at Aspinwall Panama Railroad
The 48 mile Aspinwall to Panama Railroad marks a grim field where 6 000 Irish laborers are said to lie in their graves as workers.
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Aspinwall and
Panama
Remarkable Paris Exchange Death Count Report
The article notes that on the last setting day at the Paris Exchange there was only one death by own action. This terse line records a singular fatal incident associated with the event.
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Exchange
Paris
Royal Navy News From Europe and Crises Rumors
Halifax reports the American Capt Land arrived after Liverpool dates reaching Nov 2. Gen Canrobert reportedly allied Sweden with Western Powers for spring action, but rumor seen as premature. Peace rumors widespread with Czar possibly open to talks. Berlin Court pushing for peace. no new fighting reported from Crimea Southern Russia or Asia. Sardinian king in Paris received warmly.
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Halifax
Land
Liverpool
Canrobert
Sweden
Prussia
Berlin
Crimea
Russia
Asia
Sevastopol
Sardinia
Paris
Secret Slavery Society in Missouri Plot to Plague Kansas
A long standing secret league in Missouri aims to plant slavery in Kansas. The Missouri group seeks foreign territory, with reports from St Louis and The Courier describing Secretary Woodson urging Gen Eaton to mobilize rifle companies from Platte City, Jackson County, and Missouri towns to subjugate Kansas forces amid rising Civil War tensions.
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Missouri
Kansas
Free State League
West
Laughlin
Free-State League
Missouri League
St. Louis
Louisville Courier
Courier
Wesrey, Mo
Woodson
Eaton
Gen. E
Rifle
Platte City
Shannon
Jackson County
Douglass Co
Kansas Territory
St. Joseph
Weston
New Party Emerges in Senate Amid Whig Defections
Telegraph reports six former Whigs led by Governor Fish and lawmakers from Maryland Tennessee Missouri and Louisiana resigning from party ties to form a new faction. The move aims to reassign Senate committees with a fractured party landscape now including Republicans and a nascent Do Nothing grouping. Meanwhile a local notice describes a dramatic case of a dwarf drinking laudanum daily for years, bought at a discount, with his life revolving around the narcotic and its grim effects.
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Senate
Fish
Maryland
Jones
Tennessee
Guyar
Missouri
Benjamin
Louisiana
Lave
Messrs. Sumner
Congress
Pierce
Forney
Douglas
Shannon
Atchison
ZZ Ribune
Simcutar
Berne
Heaven
Hell
Hmira Ady
Record of hangings in 1854 cited for murder
The claim states that in 1854 there were 164 executions for murder. The statement appears as a historical note without additional context or corroborating details.
U S Officers of Franklin Pierce Administration
President Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire heads the cabinet with Jesse D. Bright of Indiana as Vice President de facto. W M Marcy of New York serves as Secretary of State and Jefferson Davis of Mississippi as Secretary of War. Interior head Robert McClelland of Michigan. Navy James C Dobbin of North Carolina. Postmaster General James Campbell of Pennsylvania. Attorney General Caleb Cushing of Massachusetts. Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Roger B Taney of Maryland with associates Lean of Ohio Wayne of Georgia Catron of Tennessee Daniels of Virginia Nelson of New York Grier of Pennsylvania Curtis of Massachusetts Campbell of Alabama.
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Franklin Pierce
New Hampshire
Jesse D. Bright
Indiana
Wm. L. Marcy
N. York
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Robert McClelland
Michigan
Navy
Jas. C. Dobbin
North Carolina
James Campbell
Pennsylvania
Caleb Cushing
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Roger B. Taney
State Officers and Canal Commissioners Listed
The document lists Governor James Pollock and state executives including Secretary Andrew G. Curtin and Attorney General Thomas E. Franklin. It also names Surveyor General J Porter Brawley, Auditor Ephiram Banks, Treasurer Eli Siiter, Canal Commissioners Forsyth Hopkins Mott, and Supreme Court Justices Lewis Lowrie Woodward Knox Black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Pollock
Andrew G. Curtin
John M. Sullivan
Thomas E. Franklin
J. Porter Brawley
Ephiram Banks
Eli Siiter
Thomas H. Forsyth
Wm. Hopkins
Henry S. Mott
Supreme Court
Elis Lewis
Walter B. Lowrie
George W. Woodward
John C. Knox
Jeremiah S. Black
Peddler's Goods and Patent Medicines Mix in Local Ad
A fragmented list of goods for sale in a peddler’s shop includes chemicals and preparations such as potassium, blue and red pigments, oils, resins, dyes, varnishes, spices, and patent medicines. The inventory mentions glassware, brushes, rope, vegetables, and assorted household items alongside pigments and oils.
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Annatto Alam
Chemie
Castile
Florence
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren Mail
Kansas Affairs
Europe
Secret Slavery Society
U. S
Cuear Emporium
Hazeltine & CO
Variety Hall Johnson's Exchange
Second and
Liberty Streets
Warren Pa. E
Blo
Olive
Tapiocca Tooth Powder Toys
Ultra Marine
Origvarum
Variety Hall
Fred Wilkinson
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