Warren Mail Dec 22 1853 Largest Circulation in County
The Warren Mail notes its Monday morning issue of December 22 1853 and claims the largest circulation in the county. E W Carr located at Evans Building North West corner Third and Walnut streets Philadelphia is listed as the paper's only authorized agent.
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Warren Mail
E. W. Carr
Evans’ Building
North West Corner
Third ‘and
Walnut Sts
Philadelphia
Geo. R. Graham
Graham's Magazine
Saturday Evening Mail
Graham
Richard H. Lee
Chestnut Street
George R. Graham
Chestnut St
Railroad Election Returns Anticipated by County
Town rumor says county secured a thousand vote majority for the subscription with towns in the region giving little opposition. Official results to be published next week.
Erie disputes over rail gauge and regional interests
The piece argues Erie must resist New York and Buffalo interests to protect its harbor and economic rights, criticizing attempts to impose Ohio gauge through Erie. It notes past rail decisions, praises local artists, mentions a Lyceum debate on presidential powers, a ministerial call in Dansville, and local rumors about the Mansion House and a canal plan in Australia. Smallpox reports surface from Sherman and broader local notices.
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Erie
State of
New York
Buffalo
Cleveland
Buffalo and
State Line Road
N. Y. Central Road
N. Y. & Erie Co
Erie & Northeast
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Central Road
Erie & Northeast Co
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Great NY Fire devastates Harper Brothers and 16 buildings
Historic city blaze on the 10th destroys over 1.5 million in property. Harper & Brothers on Cliff Street lose about 1 million, with twelve of their sixteen buildings affected. The Franklin Square Hotel and Walton House also burn, while fire response lags before crews gain control.
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New York
Messrs. Harper& Brothers
Cliff Street
Harpers
Franklin Square
Walton House
Pearl Street
Martin
the Times
Pear St
Court Proceedings and Local News Digest in December Session
The record covers the Court of Common Pleas proceedings in the December term with verdicts in several assumpsit actions and an ejectment suit, plus notices of sleighing, the Harpers fire recovery, and wolves in Maine. It also includes letters responding to a Fidus critique and a defense of community Lyceum leadership, ending with J. D. James’s rebuttal.
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Court of Common Pleas
John 8. McCalmont
18Th Judicial District
Lansing Wetmore
John Judson
Court House
A. Tanner
A. Morrison
Henry W. Morrison
Assumpsit
Johnson & Brown
Parmlee
C. Bandalier
T. V
Pitt
Wetmore & Spencer
Green Clark
C. G. Smith
Justice’s Court
Piffl
Sugar Grove Township
Pliffs
Scofield & Brown
Henry Barr
Descartes We
John Brokaw
Allan Covill
T. Beatty
W. R. Thompson
G. W. Taber
Tresspass
Pitth
Scofield
Brown
Phil
Detts
Lyceum
Fidus
J. D. James
Remarkable charitable act shifts life for a struggling couple
A Pittsburgh iron merchant quietly funds a 250 dollar move to start a new life for a young schoolteacher and his wife. The wife fainted with gratitude, while the tale highlights discreet benevolence and the couple’s westward relocation.
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Uraise
Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
Man dies in boiling copper at Reed Brothers brewery
Census of 1850 details a 20 year old Irishman Philip Clark who died after falling into a huge copper boiler at Reed & Brothers brewery in this city. His cap was found beside the vessel, confirming the accident. The report notes additional humorous anecdotes and local gossip about elopement and fashion, then a note on the Harpers reopening a Beekman street office following a fire.
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Tur Harrers
Fhrip
Harpers
Beekman Street
Gold
John T. White
Harper
M. Y. Times
Nelson County
Woodford County
Philip Clark
Reed & Brothers
Troy Whig
Fievp
V. Y. Organ
Fisherman Pilot Charged in Humboldt Loss
Boston dispatch reports the Halifax Chronicle blames a reckless fisherman who boarded the Humboldt as a pilot without claim. When asked for papers he admitted he left them at home. The Chronicle warns that lynch law might be justified if the law cannot reach him.
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Boston
The
Halifax Chronicle
Humboldt
the Chronicle
Secretary of War Report on Army Strength and Frontier Plans
The Secretary of War reports authorized strength at 13,821 with actual 10,417, 8,378 on frontiers. New posts west of the Mississippi and stronger frontier force to protect emigrants. Indian depredations mostly from Mexican territory. fortifications planned along Rio Grande opposite El Paso and at Camanche crossing. Temporary dispatch of forces to Pacific coast and Atlantic Gulf, with varied artillery and cavalry deployments. Proposals include pay increases, reenlistment incentives, and promotion paths, plus a 64-man minimum company structure and additional regiments. Also, consideration of a fourth cavalry regiment and more engineers. Saypwien Islands note on U S cession overtures. President’s response expected.
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California
Oregon
Mississippi
Plains
Texas
Smith
Rio Grande
el Paso
Camanche Crossing
Pacific Coast
Florida
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Atlantic
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Western
Congress
Pacific
United States
Scott
Engineer Corps
Steamship George Law Arrives With $380,000 Freight
New York reports the steamer George Law arriving from Aspinwall with 467 passengers and California mails to Nov. 14. Freight totals $380,000. Oregon travelers recount severe overland hardships, while Gen Lane backs division of Oregon Territory. A San Francisco China line begins with $10 million capital. San Francisco debt nears $2 million. Panamanian and Peruvian news show unrest and economic shifts as miners push for reform.
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Aspinwall
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Valparaiso
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Peru
Lima
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