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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1852
Page
2
The Philadelphia Councils debate a city subscription to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad. Citizens urge action, noting New York readiness and the potential regional benefits, while Philadelphia hesitates over a one million dollar contribution and guarantees. A joint committee is created to study practicability and assurances for Philadelphia.
A Warren County reader asks which stockholders joined the Sunbury and Erie Railroad meeting of record, what notice was given, and how managers obtained legislation to extend the line toward Williamsport. The letter disputes plans to push funds beyond Sunbury and seeks clarification from stockholders about the policy and propriety of the move.
The Wyoming County Mirror May 18 prints a poem titled Pogrticat signed 'B.' with criticism of a copyist who altered the piece. The author laments misattribution and theft from the Mail and Cattaraugus Sachem, urging correct attribution and denouncing careless copying.
In a letter from a reader the writer complains about delays in mail from Buffalo while travel to Buffalo can be done in a day. They cite Kossuth’s speech last Thursday and lament missing copies of the speech and its proceedings. The author blames postmasters and mail contractors for the slow service.
The measure would grant heads of families who are U S citizens free entry to one quarter section of public lands or an equivalent amount once surveyed. Applicants must attest headship and lack of prior land ownership and may face reversion if they abandon the land within five years. Foreign residents may naturalize while awaiting patent.
A passenger aboard the steamer Alabama from Cleveland to Dunkirk reports a collision with a Buffalo to Erie propeller at 3 am Saturday. The bow penetrated a state-room. guards and storerooms were carried away and a clothes-strewn partition but no lives were lost. The incident on the lake prompts an explanation.
Within ten days the Utica New York Postmaster reports three individuals using stamps on letters fraudulently and two paid the fifty dollar penalty per offense.
An eye witness reports in New York that Mademoiselle Angeline now exhibits in Paris drawing large crowds. She can spin on one leg for long periods and allegedly performs up to three hundred evolutions in a minute. Her elastic crimson silk costume reveals her figure while a circular saw attached to her waist is tested by visitors.
In Boston last year 1,110 minors appeared before courts. rumors of alcohol and rum among pupils are cited as issues. Authorities spotlight juvenile discipline and public concern over youth behavior in schools.
Readers are urged to study Maine’s liquor law performance with emphasis on Augusta Frankfort Saco and Bangor where law supporters prevail. The report cites votes for temperance candidates and cites City Marshal Geo W Jones of Augusta noting law efficacy and public support.
Long data on costs of pauperism and crime linked to intemperance in Massachusetts. Figures cover jail, alms, and poorhouse costs, with notes on reform and cannibalism cases in Paris and Europe. Mentions wages, routes, and a North Branch Canal loan. Includes details on Believed cures by Dr. C. M. Jackson bitters sold in Philadelphia.
A dataset enumerates U S state populations with many entries. Several figures appear incorrect or misformatted such as Ohio listed as 1,98, 408 and Minnesota shown as 6,077, indicating typos or OCR errors in a compiled roster of state counts.
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