A Moonlit Warren to Jamestown Ride and City Notes
A narrator recounts a night journey from Warren to Jamestown with Dave Law and Fred Wilkinson smoking cigars along the way. He observes travelers on a stage and details social scenes at Jamestown including a Firemen’s Ball, local politics, and a Christmas visit, ending with local business and entertainment notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Warren
Dave Law
McMullen and Nesmith
Fred Wilkinson
Jamestown
Variety Hall
Dave
Fred
Narrows
Judge Wetmore’s
Col. Crocker
Dr. Owen
Old Guy’s
John Russel’s
Russel
Conan
Allen House
Eph
Eddy
Nat
Pennsylvania
Chautauque
Dunkirk
Delanti
Devilish plans and editorial grit in Warren paper
The unsigned Warren fragment describes a editor departing for Harrisburg, promising bold reform and a cheeky attack on rivals. It lists makeshift newsroom gear, jokes about future policies, and calls for subscriber support to avoid failure. A separate item honors brave actions at a fire and reports a tragic accident near Mansfield.
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Harrisburg
Old Fogies
Borough
Europe
Turkey
Nicholas
Napoleon
Victoria
Queen Victoria
John Bull
Congress
Sugar Grove
Cass
Sunbury and Erie
President’s Message Rumored To Be Set In Type At White House
A Dec 17 Washington rumor says the President’s message is being set in type at the White House, due to distrust of printers handling the document.
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Washington
White House
Proclamation by President Pierce on Nicaragua enlistment
The President warns U S citizens and residents against enlisting or aiding military actions in Nicaragua. He notes that departure to partake in such enterprise forfeits government protection and orders officers to enforce federal law. The proclamation is dated Washington December 29, 1855, signed by Franklin Pierce and Secretary of State W L Marcy.
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United States of America
United States
Nicaragua
Franklin Pierce
Washington
W. L. Marcy
Desperate Attempts to Assassin George W. Richardson
A Smyth County Virginia man, George W. Richardson, survived four life threats spanning three years. Incidents included a stone from a street voice, a gun being snapped in Marion, a Bowie knife weapon thrust at his door, and arsenic poisoned apple sent to him. The latest act involved a broken bedroom window and a near miss from a pistol as he stayed with relatives. Authorities vow to find the perpetrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharper
Henry Ward Beecher
Mr. Chapin
Feve
Virar Nntan
Lynchburg
George W. Richardson
Smythe County
Marion's
Marion
Condition of the Mormons in Utah Described by Traveler
A Pacific traveler reports brutal moral decline among Mormons at Salt Lake City. He cites spiritual wifery by Brigham Young era leaders, widespread abuse of women, strict guard on outsiders, and harsh suppression of Gentiles, with women seeking escape through military routes.
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Brigham Young
United States
Salt Lake City
Utah
Salt Lake
Expensive Insolence and House Stalemate in Crimea and Congress
A French soldier in Crimea was shot for insulting an English officer with a remark about the Redan, while another taunted an English sentinel with Jonathan no bono and was killed. the English handed the matter to French authorities. In Washington, the House failed to elect a Speaker with Mr Banks needing seven votes, and a plurality-rule attempt lost 116 to 101 amid reports of dwindling funds among members.
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Crimea
N. Y. Commercial
Redar
Redan
Banks
Cass
Reading
Commonwealth
Richards
Eighth Kansas Correspondence Reports Turmoil at Lawrence
Despatches from Kansas describe ongoing unrest near Lawrence with residents petitioning Gov. Shannon for troop aid to curb marauders. Reports mention Sharp's rifles, a Missouri arsenal raid, and the escape of McCrea to Lawrence amid Pro and Free State tensions. The St Louis Democrat adds peace talks, Missouri troop disruptions, and a harsh storm delaying disbanding. Also included is a vivid account of Hawaii's Mauna Loa eruption with lava flows approaching the coast.
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Kansas City
K. T
Lawrence
G. P. Lowrey
C. W. Babcock
Shannon
Big Wakaranssa
Gov. Shannon
United States
Sharp
Clay County
Congress
Morea
McCrea
Leavenworth
Clarke
Kansas
Tie
St. Louis Democrat
Shankland
Atchison and Shannon
Missouri
West Port
Westport
Tso
Sir
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
M’culley
Wailuku
Kilauea
Arrival of the Asia Rounds Out a Quiet Halifax Scan
The Asia arrived from Liverpool with no major news. Reports from Crimea show stalemate and fortification work at Sebastopol, while Austria seeks an ultimatum to Russia. The Consignation disaster, an altered peace chatter, and a scandal about a Reading murder trial headline a slow, locally noted week.
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Halifax
Asia
Liverpool
Baltic
Crimea
New York
Mersey
London Times
D'Israeli
Austria
Russia
France
England
Londen Times
Sweden
Stockholm
Postas
St. Petersburg
Sebastopol
Kerteh
Dundas
Gulf of Bothnia
Volhymnia
Kars
Sardina
Federal officers and Supreme Court members named
President Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire is listed with cabinet posts including Jesse D. Bright as Vice President (de facto) from Indiana. The list covers Secretary of State William L. Marcy, Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, Secretary of the Interior Robert McClelland, Secretary of the Navy James C. Dobbin, Postmaster General James Campbell, Attorney General Caleb Cushing, and the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney with associates John M'Lean James M. Wayne John Catron Peter V. Daniels Samuel Nelson Robert C. Grier Benjamin R. Curtis and John A. Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Franklin Pierce
New Hampshire
Jesse D. Bright
Indiana
Wnm
L. Marcy
N. York
Jefferson Davis
Mississippi
Bactelary
Interior
Robert McClelland
Michigan
Navy
Jas. C. Dobbin
North Carolina
James Campbell
Pennsylvania
Caleb Cushing
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Roger B. Taney
Maryland
John M’lean
Ohio
James M. Wayne
Georgia
John Catron
Tennessee
Peter V. Daniels
Virginia
Samuel Nelson
New York
Robert C. Grier
Benjamin R. Curtis
John A. Campbell
Alabama
State Officials and Justices Named for 1870 Roll Call
The list names Governor James Pollock and a full slate of state leaders including Secretary of State Andrew G. Curtin Deputy Secretary John M. Sullivan Attorney General Thomas E. Franklin Surveyor General J Porter Brawley Auditor General Ephiram Banks Treasurer Eli Slifer Canal Commissioners Thomas H. Forsyth Wm Hopkins Henry S Mott Supreme Court Justices Ellis Lewis Walter B Lowrie George W Woodward John C Knox Jeremiah Black Associate Justices.
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James Pollock
Andrew G. Curtin
John M. Sullivan
Thomas E. Franklin
J. Porter Brawley
Ephiram Banks
Eli Slifer
Thomas H. Forsyth
Wm. Hopkins
Henry S. Mott
Supreme Court
Ellis Lewis
Walter B. Lowrie
George W. Woodward
John C. Knox
Jeremiah 5. Black
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warren Mail
E. C
B. Lawrence & Co
William McMullen
Water Street
Exchange Building
Camanche
Iowa
DeWitt
DeWitt Clintonian
Barker
Johnson’s Hall
Warren Sociable
Gilman Merrill
Capt. Appleby
Lake Eric
Paris
N. Y. Times
Mt. Vernon
Mansfield
Leiharth
Dresden
Rock Island
Sandusky Register
The
Evening Post
Hawa
Volcano of
A Lowe
Gree
Boarv
James Ray
Lowell
Phila. Ledger
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