Nebraska bill sparks Warren county Whigs’ united rebuke
A Warren county editorial rails against the Nebraska bill, denouncing it as a slaveholding triumph and a breach of the Missouri Compromise. It condemns its oath requirements and disenfranchising provisions, urges Whigs Free Democrats and Liberty men to mobilize at the next election.
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Nebraska
Warren County
Washington
North
South
United States
Territories
Free States
Stephen Arnold Douglas
Dixon
Kentucky
Douglas
Pierce
Spur
Judases
Douglases
Warren Mail
N. H
U.S. Senate
Pennsylvania
Darsie
Smyser
Vane Anuxpance
Rue Weare
Sreaxern
Tom
Mr. Tanner
Missouri
Beltzshazzar
John Hackney
Compromise Railroad Bill Adopted by Key Companies
The last Legislature passed railroad compromise measures to settle Erie difficulties. The Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Company accepted the bill, and at a late Erie meeting the Franklin Canal Company also accepted it, likely merging its franchises and rights into the former company.
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Erie
Cleveland, Painsville and
Ashtabula Company
Franklin Canal Company
Gody’s Lady’s Book July Issue Discussed
The July issue of Gody’s Lady’s Book arrives promptly. The Noah plate is praised though the London artist’s ship of count seems ahead of the biblical group, suggesting contemporary arts progress mirrors population growth.
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Gody
Noah
Godey
London
New Hampshire Democrats Renominate Governor Baker
The Democratic State convention of New Hampshire met late and unanimously renominated incumbent Governor Nathaniel B. Baker for another term.
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New Hampshire
Nathaniel B. Baker
Govenor
Whig NH Nominates James Bell for Governor
The Whig State Convention of New Hampshire met on June 20 and nominated Hon. James Bell for governor by 316 votes to 13 with 329 total. Strong anti Nebraska resolutions were also approved.
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New Hampshire
James Bell
Warren County Fair plans and agricultural emphasis urged
Notices praise Warren County Agricultural Society for upcoming fair and committee plans. The piece stresses agriculture as the county’s wealth, calls for broad local representation, and urges unity against slavery expansion with anti Nebraska stance in Pennsylvania politics.
Temperance meeting in Chautauque County mobilizes for July
Reports of a mass Temperance Convention planned for Delanti in Chautauque County on July 4 with picnic style dinner provided by local Lodges. Also mentions political skirmishes in New Hampshire Maine and New York and a critique of Democratic party disarray north of Mason Dixon.
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Chautauque County
Sinclearville
Delanti
Edmund Burke
New Hampshire
Democratic Party of
North
Maine
N.Y
Massachusetts
Free Soilers
Vermont
Mason and Dixon
Pierce
Paying for the Press: A Call to Cash and Continuity
A hometown printer pleads for overdue subscriptions and announces two issues left before closing the volume. He insists on a cash basis, lists local schools, and humorously recounts daily household trials and a Fourth of July plan. He notes a transfer of Mr. Bates’s account and an upcoming adjourned court.
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California
Sven
Local Property Shifts and Street Works Noted
The office of R. Alden, Esq., has moved to the vacant space adjoining our office in the Ludlow building opposite Trask's hotel. Gravelling on High street is underway by Mr. Stephen Carver, with work on Water street fronting the Mansion House in progress.
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Cattawissa Railroad Company
Milton
Williamsport
Sunbury
Northumberland
Danville
Cattawissa
Sunbury American
Eprron Iy Craven
Franklin Journal
Webster
Fiocor
Brigham
Leslie
Morpheus
Hitchcock
O. C. Bates
R. Alden
Ludlow
Trask
High Street
Stephen Carver
Ditto Water Street
Mansion House
Commemoration of the Fourth Questioned by Warren Letter
A Warren Mail letter from J. W. Weaver defends celebrating July Fourth despite a law seen as compromising liberty. It warns of covert political influence tampering with Congress and argues for remembrance of the patriots and the principles of freedom.
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Warren Mail
Bprron
Congress
J. W. Weaver
Senate Rescinds July 1 Adjournment Date
The Senate canceled its portion of the joint resolutions setting July 1 as the final adjournment date and the House is likely to adopt the same course. The session may run into mid July. Dr. Thompson of Lisbon, a Democratic legislator, died yesterday.
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Concord
Senate
House
Thompson
Lisbon
Parliament Prorogued Amid Confusion in Legislative Council
A Friday session ended in chaos as members interrupted and the Governor waited in the Council Chamber. The Speaker announced no session had been held after order was restored. A New York correspondent notes a Spaniard at the Custom House who tests money by scent, rapidly spotting counterfeit coins.
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QuEnxe
Legislative Council
House
Mobile Tribune
New York
Various 19th Century News Briefs Range From Public Salaries to Travel
A sweeping collection of short items notes many declines in superintendent salaries across counties, a Buffalo editor's payout loss, the Washington Monument height and cost, a Bristol brace of herrings, a slave-stealing case, Rock Island excursion costs, a jailed editor in Georgetown Kentucky, and political moves in New Hampshire. Other items cover cholera in Portsmouth, a Harrisburg horse incident, Beecher's July 4 address, a New Hampshire governor race, a Conneautville complaint on flirtatious street behavior, Queen Victoria's birthday, Barnum dinner quips, a child’s whiskey death near Winchester LA, Anny Forrester’s death in Hamilton, Col. Bissell's health, and California steamers charging $35 from New York to San Francisco.
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Buffalo Sentinel
Buffalo
Washington Monument
Bristol
Columbia
Rock Island Company
Georgetown
Harrisburg
Henery Ward Beecher
Painsville
Ohio
New Hampshire
Concord
Nathaniel B. Baker
Conneautville
Whig
Portsmouth
Queen Victoria
P. T. Barnum
Bridgeport
Winchester la
Dedirina Tremens
Anny Forrester
Judson
Hamilton
Canada
Col. Bissell
Bunca Vista
California
New York
San Francisco
Erie Railroad Rules Spark Engineer Strike
The Erie Railroad faces a dispute as engineers oppose two safety rules governing approach to stations and switching. Management argues rules enhance safety and punctuality, while engineers claim the move curtails company authority, with the public and rail operations expected to back the administration.
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Erie Railroad
Erie Road
Tribune
Mysterious European War News From June 1854
One week after arrival in port from Liverpool the Canada reports fierce fighting around Silistria with 70,000 allied troops including 24,000 French 45,000 British and 30,000 Turks under Omar Pasha. Russians press on Danube breaches while Turks and Russians suffer heavy losses. British French and Turkish forces move toward Silistra. Additional dispatches note battles at Slatina and action around Bucharest and Tiflis with Greek insurrection and naval movements in the Black Sea and Baltic.
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Hattfax
Royal Mail
Canada
Stone
Liverpool
Boston
Paris
St. Petersburg
Times
War Department
Constantinople
Silistria
St. Aranaud
Omer Pasha
Danube
Messa Pasha
Varna
Shumnla
Silistra
Viddin
Slatina
Bucharest
Pashkiewiteh
Kalarsh
Lesser Wallachia
Wysocki
Turkey
Asti
Sth
Guyon
Kerim Pasha
Shanyl
Tiflis
Camatr
Redut Kaleh
Khullah
Greece
Athens
Thessaly
Porte
Syria
Black Sea
Hamelin
Sevastopol
Tiger
Partic
Baltic
Napier
Mango Roads
Gulf of Finland
Helsingfors
Corry
Constradt
Gulf
England
White Sea
North Atlantic Gossip and Political Sparks 1854
Washmoton notes a planned attack on the Treaty and a $10,000,000 appropriation. President at Fortress Monroe. Chicago and Alton oppose Nebraska measures. Illinois leans against it. Walton and Tweed mayoral talk. Anti Nebraska address stirs ex Whigs. A wit of ages raises a humor note about young ladies and age ranges.
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Washmoton
Benton
Westbrook
Fortress Monroe
M. Richardson
Illinois
Chicago
Alton
Nebraska
Walker
Robin
Ald
Purdy
Tweed
Clayton
Dawson
Dixon
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James Pollock
George Darsie
Allegheny
Supreme Court
Daniel M. Smyler
Montgomery
Warren Co. Agricultural Fair
Warren County Agricultural Society
Columbus
Matt Ward
Arkansas
Louisville
Springfield
Mass
Ellicottville
Llicottville Union
Cambridge
Law
Loring
Law School
Home Matters
Pittsfield
Oliver Dalrymple
Railroad Management
Europe
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