Harrisburg actions and Philadelphia politics reflect a busy session
The Harrisburg legislature closes a long session with many acts passed including road and tax measures, a ten hour factory bill, and a pay raise for members while many questions linger on the Venango and Central Railroad policies. The Philadelphia municipal election shifts toward the American party, and debates on moving the state capital from Harrisburg continue.
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Harrissure
N. Y
Columbus
Barnett Township
Forest County
Senate
House
Central Railroad
Lake Shore
Buchalew
Treasury
M’calmont
Clapp
Lott
Philadelphia
Sam
Harrisburg
Venango
War in Europe Stirs American Press and Farm Warnings
The article predicts a broad, continued war across Europe with intensified campaigns, noting Sebastopol bombardment and vast casualties. It cautions American farmers to maximize production to counter rising prices and potential famine while urging vigilance as battles intensify and national anxiety grows.
Death by intoxication and exposure in Erie
A young man named Messick died after a night of heavy drinking. He collapsed in the street and died from intoxication and exposure. Two associates were arrested but discharged after the coroner's jury verdict. The True American condemns rum and calls for accountability.
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Messick
Erie
McAdams
Philadelphia
Tragic Railroad Fatality Near Saw Mills Station
A switch tender on the State Line Railroad was killed when he stepped onto the track and a locomotive struck him as it passed the Saw Mills station about twenty five miles from the city. He left a wife and family, and the accident occurred in view of onlookers.
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Reeder
Kansas
Missouri
Wm. Pratt
Senate
Pollock
Harrisburg
State Line
Advertiser
Saw Mills
Westfield Transcript
Warren
John H. Godfrey
Pine Grove
Warren Co
G.C. Irvine
William Dull
Recorder's Office
Warren County
Guy C. Irvine
John Godfrey
William Porter
G. C. Irvine
John Myers
Robert Myers
Fire Damages Western Express Mail Route Train
The Great U.S. Western Express Mail traveling over the New York and Erie line between Forestville and Dunkirk caught fire Tuesday evening. Several bags burned to ashes though mail matter suffered little damage. Fire likely started from locomotive sparks. Dunkirk Journal reports.
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U.S. Western Express
New York & Erie Railroad
Forestville
Dunkirk
Dunkirk Journal
London Imp and Niagara Falls Fatality Reported
News from London describes a reported assassination attempt on the Emperor that proved to be a letter toss. The Rochestert Union notes Patrick Crimmon killed at Hen Peck Crossing on the Niagara Falls Railroad, struck by an emigrant train while crossing with Bridget Brown. An inquest was held. Crimmon was described as partially intoxicated.
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Bridget Brown
Waters
Quin
Desperate Parisian Plot Claims Child Starvation
Two residents of Covington Kentucky Andrew Hopkins and his wife were arrested for attempting to starve Hopkins two children by a slow process of starvation. Neighbors found the emaciated children in a back room with frost bite and one foot amputations. The couple share Irish heritage per report. TheNews.
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Andrew Hopkins
Covington
Hopkins
W. Y. Sunday Times
Brighton girl nearly dislocates neck during sneeze
A young Brighton, New Jersey woman fainted after a powerful sneeze and nearly dislocated her neck. she remained insensible for hours until surgery saved her life. In Jericho Vermont, the wife of Rev. Mr. Scott, a Universalist pastor, murdered one of their children during her husband’s absence while suffering insanity.
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Brighton
N. J
Mr. Scott
Jericho
Vermont
Calico Production Promises Dresses for Rhode Island Women
A Providence Tribune reader letter says Rhode Island manufacturers produce enough calico daily to outfit every female in the state with a dress, signaling strong local textile output and potential supply for households.
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Providence Tribune
Rhode Island
Noted Orders on Grog and Letters from Sir Colin Campbell
The report claims Sir Colin Campbell stops grog for men who do not write home. It cites an estimate of two thousand Chinese living in New York and mentions Napoleon’s absence on a visit to England. The piece adds a proverb on cheerful temper and beauty.
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Harrisburg
Colin Campbell
New York
Napoleon
England
Fragments of notices and curiosities from distant papers
A compilation of short items reports a Vermont oath law case against a Know Nothing official, a Massachusetts breast pin robbery subdued by a woman, a fall of a drowning man, California and Minnesota land deals, a Florida sea monster sighting, a Philadelphia dog conflict with a policeman, and beef prices surging in New York alongside cholera appearances in St. Louis.
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Enfield Ham
Jemima Egge
Vermont
Know Nothing Council of
Walden
S&s
South Braintree
Mass
Albany Knick
Richard Wright
New Haven
Clark
N.Y
Sonoma
California
Bulletin
Earth
Ezekiel
Daniel
Britain
America
Washington Union
Rufus Robinson
South Hadley Falls
Connecticut River
Hayoke Dam
Robinson
Buffalo
Minnesota
Buffalo Democrat
Ohio
Montgomery
Ala
Punta Rosa
Florida
Atlantic arrival and a world at war reports
The Atlantic arrives with Liverpool dates to the 21st and steamship news. Vienna Conference ends after Russia rejects France and England demands. Sebastopol bombarded since April 9 with uncertain outcome as Allied assault lingers. Britain’s new loan of £16 million largely taken up by the Rothschilds. London market shows modest shifts in goods and money rates.
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Sandy Hoox
Atlantic
Liverpool
Russia
Sebastopol
Napoleon
Eugenia
England
Louis Napoleon
France
Austria
John Russell
M. Cronyn de l’Huys
Vienna
Western Canal
London
Black Sea
St. Petersburg
Balkalava
Sebastorol
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Warren Mail
Marsuatt
Flarrisburg
Flora
Blanche
J. B. Carver
Jerome
New York Times
Henry J. Rogers
Navy Department
Navy
Rogers
Gorxc
Haint
Ariz
Europe
Crimea
Baltic
United States
New York City News
Buckingham Palace
Louis Naporon
Times, Chronicle and Advertiser
Waterloo
Lucy Stone
West Brookfield
Henry F. Blackwell
Worcester
Wm. H. Lowry
Orrel Green
A. M. Harrington
Oyer and Terminer
Cem
E. H. Chapin
The
New York Tribune
St. Louis
Irvine
Preston & Bristol
Bell
Siggins
Dalrymple Et al
Lopus
Garfield
Roney
Patterson
Sheriff's Sales
Dull
Jon Myers
Warren Aylesworth
Goulds
Benjamin Daurlin
Pittsfield, Warren Co
Benjamin Durlin
Bly & Welch
Darius
John C. Mead
Jesse Tarbox
James Bower
Thomas T. Page
J. R. Goodwin
Brokenstraw
Ely & Welch
James Foremay
C. Stranally
Rasparn
Stravanan & Rawpatr
Sugar Grove
L. E. Guignon
Joan P. Hinrick
Lotta A. Miller
Glade Township
Lewis Arnet
Charles Shipman
Glade Tp
Nancy Ann Baker
Pittsfield Township
Connenango
Irvine G
Robert
M. Leonard
Warren Cash Store
Ywice
Williams
Watson Block
Bard Malls
Bishop Lawn
J. B. Carver Warren
Arper
FA Sack Cade
Ned Hastings
John A. Murrell
Bill Horton
Jack Ariel
Stranahan & Randall
Harper’s
Putnam’s
Godey
Peterson’s
Frank Leslie
New York Journal
Practical Mechanic’s Journal
Yankee Notions
Know Nothin Almanacs
Greeley
Whig Christian
Thompson
Hazeltine & Co
C. Strananan & Ranpar
Strananan & Ranvatu
Strananay & Ranpatt
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