Pilgrims Plant Ivy at Jamestown Span in May History
The May issue notes a voyage by sixteen ladies and gentlemen led by Edward Everett to Jamestown to plant ivy at the ruins. Everett lauds the sacred spot and the kindness of Virginians, recalling Plymouth and Jamestown as the roots of the Republic.
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Edward Everett
Jamestown
Republic
Everett
Virginia
Pilgrim Fathers
Plymouth
New England
Brandon
Empire State
Samuel
Ogden
New York
Johnston Halifax
Smith
Powhatan
Pocahontas
Anecdotes From Pitt's Household Recalls Gardener's Tales
An obituary recalls John Burfield of Deal who as a gardener once served at Walmer Castle in Pitt's era. Burfield shared stories of the prime minister pacing his chamber at night delivering imagined parliamentary speeches while overseeing castle garden works. The account reflects the burdens of high office and the adage Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
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William Pitt
John Burfield
Deal
Walmer Castle
Pitt
Burfield
Iesson
Mrs Southworth to sail for Europe from Georgetown
Washington letter to the Cleveland National notes author Mrs. Southworth plans a European tour by steamer. It mentions her fortune from writing, her ex-husband leaving three children destitute, and her conversion from Unitarianism to Catholicism with her children raised in the Catholic faith.
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Mes. Sovurthworth
Washington
Cleveland National
Unitarian Church
Ex-Senator Foots Rules Out Mississippi Governor Run
Former Mississippi senator declares no party allegiance and declines candidacy for governor. He criticizes the current Democratic administration and the Whig and American factions, denouncing their ties to Slidell and what he calls a fractured, discredited opposition.
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James Buchanan
Sage of Brooklyn Heights cautions on thunderstorm risks
In a Brookyln Heights letter Mr Merriam cites cases on lightning dangers and advises drenched cooling for those struck, while praising iron beds and lightning conductors for safety. He notes few deaths in rod furnished buildings and suggests calm, practical measures during storms.
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Merriam
Brooklyn Heights
Lardner Life and Scandal Cloud Victorian Science Leader
The obituary recalls Dionus Lardice Lardoer, son of Dengis Iopate, born in Wexford in 1790, noted for science and literature. It details his early marriage to Miss Flood, later ministry, and works including Euclid, Steam Engine, Algebra, and the Cabinet Cyclopedia. A sensational elopement with Captain Heavyside’s wife led to a $40,000 verdict. He moved to the United States, then Europe, ending in Paris, with remarks on his 1836 Dublin College debate and death at 69.
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Dionus Lardice
Dengis
Wexford
Humbolde
Lardoer
London University
Penny
Cabinet Cyclopedia
Humphrey Davy
Walter Sett
Moore
James McIntosh
Southey
Sismondi
Dr. Lardner
Captain Heavyside
Brighton
Lardner
Heavyside
United States
Europe
Paris
Dublin College
Association of Science
Tragedy in Cincinnati Saloon Sheds Light on Marital Turmoil
In Cincinnati a man named Clawson shot Manon after an argument about the latter's singing. Wounded Manon fled to a drug store and died declaring the killer was his wife’s lover. Clawson fled but was arrested. The Cincinnati Commercial links the tragedy to a long, troubled marriage that began with a Philadelphia elopement and later exposed by infidelity.
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Samuel Raymond
Chicago
Simmons
Chéne Road
Gratiot Road
Canada
Cincinnati
Clawson
Cuang
Manon
Joan Cuaw
Twain
Fire Raze Oskosh After Prostitution House Burnings
Milwaukee News recounts a February fire that destroyed two prostitution houses in Oskosh. Twelve girls and a man were jailed, inmates freed after trial, then a convention of workers vowed to burn the city. The town lies in ashes with most businesses gone and only one hotel remaining.
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Oskoan
Burxep
Milwaukee News
Oszkosh
Oskosh
Minnesota farmers predict record wheat oat and barley sowings
The Minnesota survey reports unprecedented extent of sowing for wheat, oats, and barley across the state. Farmers from many regions express strong confidence in a bumper crop, though officials caution it's early to boast about final yields.
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Mays
Minnesota
Weather Outlook Reflects Wheat Loss and Snow Protection
The St Paul Times notes that winter wheat suffered heavy losses overall, but areas in the Southern and Southwestern portions benefited from sufficient snow cover. The weather has settled, vegetation thrives, and there is cautious optimism for future prospects amid fluctuating conditions.
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Jonah
St. Paul
Counterfeiter Busted at Philli House After Quick Exit
A man registered as William R. Jones at the Philli House on Thursday and fled after being pressed for payment. A diary found behind the sofa contained counterfeit notes and impressions from genuine bills. The diary also listed work by J. B. Long and several Cincinnati hotels, suggesting a pattern of similar past schemes.
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Darrox
Philli House
Wm. R. Jones
J. B. Long
Cincinnati
Empire
Echoes in barns intrigue a New York county professor
Professor Silliman discusses an odd acoustic phenomenon in Belvidere New York where echoes occur between two barns. A word of one to three syllables reportedly repeats up to thirteen times and, with a central placement, yields a double echo observed twenty two times, as noted in the journal.
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R. B. Hubbard
Homestead
Rawankastea Ecuo
Profesor Silliman
Ian Belvidere
Y County
New York
Ites Journal
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