Patent Office plants tested before distribution in U S
Washington Oct 19 Mr Clemson Superintendent of the Agricultural branch of the Patent Office is returning from Europe with orders to acquire useful medicinal and economical plants and seeds for testing at the Government propagating garden in the capital before citizen distribution. Receipts from public lands during the year ending June were under 2 million dollars due to money scarcity and weak bids. Several California land cases will be argued before the Supreme Court next term, most involving millions of dollars already adjudicated.
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Clemson
Patent Office
Europe
Secretary of the Interior
United States
California
Supreme Court of the
U.S
State Railroad Convention lays out Kansas grants to Congress
Atchison October 19 the State Railroad Convention met in Topeka with Gov Nye Roberts of Wyandotte as president and John Martin of Atchison as secretary. Delegates from nearly every county attended as the body adopted a schedule for five rail grants including Wyandotte to Fort Riley, Atchison to the gold mines, Atchison to Santa Fe route via Topeka, Lawrence toward Fort Gibson, and the Jefferson City Neosho Valley line. A two day session appointed a committee to push the grants to Congress.
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Atchison
Congress
Topeka
Nye Roberts
Wyandotte
John Martin
Kansas Valley
Fort Riley
Prince of Wales Ball in Boston Honors Visit
Boston October 19 guests packed the Academy of Music for a ball in honor of the Prince of Wales. He opened the event with Mrs Mayor Lincoln, danced with Mrs Banks and Lady Franklin drew attention. Supper followed at midnight, 1200 double tickets and 525 sold totaling about 20000 dollars, with about 3000 invited attendees. Tomorrow he will visit Cambridge University.
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Prince of Wales
Academy of Music
God Save the Queen
Mayor Lincoln
Gov. Banks
Lady Franklin
Cambridge
University
Douglas State Central Committee withdraws ticket and endorses Reading slate
Pamaperrara Oct 19 The Douglas State Central Committee withdrew the straight Electoral ticket and pledged support to the Reading Electoral ticket while endorsing Douglas and Johnson as party nominees. An attempt to erase Breckinridge men failed. Franklin Building on Sixth below Arch burned this morning with Duncan White Bookbinder and Wm. S Young Printer losses totaling $2,500 and stock destroyed. Smith & Peters Stereotype printers lost $3,000. building owned by Hallings Cowperthwait. total loss about $10,000 insured. Fire deemed accidental.
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Presbyterian Quarterly Review
Christian Instructor
Smith & Peters
Hallings Cowperthwait
Fires and floods greet early rainy season across California
News from St Justin and San Francisco reports two simultaneous urban fires causing combined losses of about 25 000 with a 19 000 Healdsburg blaze and 3 9 00 in other structures. Rain showers on the 3rd and 4th hint at a coming wet season while Pony Express arrivals from San Francisco and St Louis are noted.
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St. Justin
Pony Express
San Francisco
St. Louis
Drull Street
Broadway
Front Street
Healdsburg
Senora County
Oregon
Obsequies for Ephham L. Snow draw temperance crowd
From New York New You Oct 20 obsequies held at Green Pearl Church drew diverse temperance societies. Addresses by Doctor Chapin and Matthew Hale Smith noted. Also reports of Nicaraguan plot to invade Central America to extend slavery under Walker’s agent umbrella. Vanderbilt and City of Baltimore sail to Europe with passengers and specie counts. City of Manchester arrival awaited. Atlantic & Western line tariff tied to Western roads. Sixth Avenue fire destroys houses. Townsend estate owner. U S Commissioner J Dwight goes to Havana to testify in Fowler bond case.
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From
New York
New You
Ephham L. Snow
Green Pe Een Q Church
Doctor Chapin
Matthew Hale Smith
Washington
State Department
Central America
Gen. Walker
Vanderbilt
City of
Sixth Avenue
S. P. Townsend
J. Dwight
U. S
Havana
Fowler
U.S
Conover
Utah Emigrant Arrest After Plains Robbery in Brownsville
A Utah emigrant party arrives in Brownsville. Allen B. Warren is accused by Geo. Millimore of stealing 300 dollars in gold from the plains near the Blue. A citizens inquiry found the money on Warren. Warren remains in custody. he was bound for Janesville, Wisconsin.
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Brownsville
N. T
Utah
Allen B. Warren
Geo. Millimore
Fire destroys Franklin buildings in Salem area
A Sunday morning blaze in Salem destroyed the Franklin buildings housing several stores the Salem cadets armory E F Nichols melodeon works a primary and a private school. Valued at 25000 insured 13000 total loss about 35000. Also reports say the ship Black Hawk from Calcutta to Boston believed lost with all aboard last seen in the Bay of Bengal around the 15th and wreckage of an American vessel found. The Kneeland New York Central Railroad ticket office was broken into with $2600 stolen. In Waltham a man stabbed to death by Dougherty after a quarrel. the murderer arrested.
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Salem
Franklin
Salem Cadets
Black Hawk
Calcutta
Boston
Bay of Bengal
New York Central A. BR
Kneeland
Nt Waltham
Edward Johnson
Dougherty
M Rer
Bids Opened for Ten Million Loan At Par to Premium
Washisaron October bids for the ten million loan totaled about ten and a half million dollars with par to 1.45 percent premium. All bids above par accepted. par bids receive pro rata. Majorities came from New York and Washington. interior bids include Lewis Hasbrook $10,000 at par and Bank of Laselle $300,000 at 100 31-100 to 100 77-100, Bank of Troy $20,000 at 100 60-100, Rufus H. King Albany $100,000 to 1 per cent premium.
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Washisaron
Oct
New York
Washington
Lewis Hasbrook
Poughkeapsee
Bank of Laselle
Iil
Bank of Troy
Rufus H. King
Albany
Crowd hears speakers including Gov Price and Illinois man Logan
Oct 22 Curreatia reports a large audience gathered to hear Hon Mr Jes Gov Price Richard Barrett of Missouri Dan Morrison and John Logan of Illinois. Douglas departs for Memphis at five. Judge Hayne and others to address the crowd tonight with a fireworks display.
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Curreatia
Jes. Gov. Price
Richard Barrett
Missouri
Dan Morrison
John Logan
Illinois
Douglas
Memphis
Judge Hayne
Western railroad progress and local political updates noted
In Bixamamrron on October 22 Mr. Marsh Receiver and Mr. Winot Superintendent led a board majority meeting as English directors Evans and Splatt plan a visit to Atlantic and Western R R to urge completion. In Patrapsremia electoral returns show Curtin’s likely 2992 majority. An extra Western stage coach arrived at Oumama at 7 pm with messenger and express funds totaling $6,600 in pressure and $13,000 in hands.
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Marsh
Winot
Albeerilyet
Messrs. Evans
Splatt
Atlantic & Western R. RB
Oumama
N. T
Western Stage
Denver
Pesemgore
Messenger
Hickley’s Express
Agers
Unclear fragmentary coastal report from Basriwonsg
An OCR damaged item from Basriwonsg dated October 20 mentions Ewan Stoner and Douglas from St. Louis, with references to a severe storm and submerged remains. Read as a brief maritime incident note, the text is garbled and difficult to interpret.
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Basriwonsg
Ewan Stoner
Special Train Departure to Portland From Bostor
Crowds gather at the depot as a special train departs at 9 40 PM bound for Portland. The transit to Portland is expected to take four hours with brief stops along the route. The party accompanies Messrs Shenepies and the Prince, escorted by guards from Howe House.
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Bostor
Conan
Prince
Avers Howe
Tha Lee
Pee Toy
Portland
Topeka Convention splits over Credentials clash
The convention divided by Major Alport action and a withdrawing delegate bloc from Breckinridge and nearby counties. A separate convention formed, urging passage of the public lands bill. In the House, strong partisan tensions arise over terms and localities.
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House of Representatives
Government Land Sales Progress in State Slow
From St Paul on October 20 reports say government land sales move slowly with few bidders and quiet settlers. News confirms a fire at the Forrest City land office on October 17 destroying many land plates though the office books were saved.
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St. Paul
Forrest City
Thanksgiving Proclaimed for Iowa on November 29
The Iowa governor designates Thursday November 29 as a day of Thanksgiving to God for prosperity and mercies, urging residents to abstain from secular business and devote the day to prayer for continued blessings to the state and its posterity. The proclamation, issued in Des Moines on October 17, 1860, is signed by Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood and Secretary Elihu Sells.
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Des Moines
Samuel J. Kirkwood
Cincinnati Platform Authorship Dispute Cited by Boone County Judge
A Detroit era item notes a Boston politician Bers. F. Hater as supposed author of the Cincinnati Platform, but a Boone County resident claims another. Judge McFantain of Boone County defends the platform, praising his own role and urging Iowa Democrats to carry the claim.
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Cincinnati
Bers. F. Hater
Boston
Cincinnati Platform
Boone County
Cosmativs
Tigers
Dewaras
Dred Scottiam
Wickliffe
McFantainp
Boone Co
Iowa
Davenport Democrats Denounce Fusion Move After Meeting
A Friday gathering followed Davenport Resolutions calling for a fusion of anti Republican elements. Democrats denounced the plan and urged the alliance be rejected, urging unity with like minded groups while criticizing the timing and motives of the proposal.
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Tas Davexrenr
Davenport
Sien
Sasien
Murder Report From Walminton Affects Native Community
A dispatch from Walminton dated Oct 19 reports the murder of Reverend Morris Baogoér, a missionary to Urow Indians, killed by a party of joux. The incident draws attention to frontier tensions and tribal relations in the region as authorities investigate motive and participants.
MELLING DIES. CLEVELAND TOPEKA WOMAN AGE FIVE
Fragmentary obituary notice reporting the death of Mell ing and a Topeka Cleveland connection. Earliest readable details mention Selina Holland, aged five, and a date around January 17. The legible text references Ora, to whom the child Selina is related.
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Scartet
Henry
June
Eerie
Ora
Selina Holland
Frere
Essar
Cleveland
Topeka
Anzes
Phenomenal Patent Remedies and Patent Medicine Ads
A jumble of 19th century medical advertisements tout various tonics and tonics for consumption debility dyspepsia asthma bronchitis and worm infestations. It highlights hypophosphites chemical foods bitters and worm destroyers attributed to Dr Churchill Winchester Allen Hosford and J. Winchestee with testimonials from J Morrison of Trenton Iowa and a New Orleans Courier note praising Dr Bull’s Vegetable Worm Datteryer and Curistie’s Agus Balsam.
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Ouonomitis
Winchester
Churchill
Gamat
J. Winchestee
Joba
Fitreet
N.Y
Impectine Fever Charm and Wartime Proclamation Mix
Fragmentary 19th century style notices include references to Impectine or Persian Fever Charm claimed to lift despair. Also appears a garbled proclamation about a revision of duties and a governor’s note dated November with scattered names and illegible phrases.
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Massas
Joan Witcox & Co
Unclear OCR fragment from a St Louis market page
Fragmentary text lists prices and items such as whiskey and oats with inconsistent formatting and several unreadable names, suggesting a damaged 19th century market column. The readable portions hint at commodity quotes and local trade notes without coherent events or clear entities.
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