Holden as North Carolina Governor Candidate Highlight
The piece profiles Holden rising from poverty to political prominence, praising his Democratic leadership and opposition to Know Nothingism. It recounts his early career as printer’s apprentice, law study, and ascent in North Carolina politics, noting his support for common schools, internal improvements, and free suffrage.
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Messus
Atsracen & Bonner
The
Sentinel
Holden
Raleigh Standard
Democratic Party
Orange County
Hillsboro
Recorder
Milton
Cagwell County
Ees BP
Danvile
Danville
Raleigh
Star
Thomas J. Lemay
Whig Party
North Carolina
Gov. Reid
Reid
Editor's Life Sketch Sparks Wilson Weekly Ledger
A letter from W W Holden forwarded by Mesars Edittore relates a life sketch of an editor lately highlighted in Democratic primary discussions. It references Governor nominees and political sentiment, noting the Winston Sentinel origin and a hope for Helden's nomination while respecting Judge Ellis.
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Winston Sentinel
Helden
Charlotte
Ellis
Charlotte Votes On Military Academy Fund Drive
Citizens pledge 15 000 dollars to establish a high grade academy on military principle. The town will raise the remaining 10 000 dollars if voters approve at the election on the 27th inst.
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Charlotte
Revival meetings in New York curb prayers to five minutes
A New York revival prints a large card ordering prayers and exhortations not to exceed five minutes. When a leader prays longer, he is immediately called to order.
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New York
New pamphlet by Rev C F Deems announced
The Rev C F Deems writes a manuscript now in printers hands. The book, 176 pages, titled The Church disturbs C F Deems silence, will cost 30 cents per copy or four for $2. Address Geo H Kelly Wilmington NC.
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C. F. Deems
Geo. H. Kelly
Wilmington, N. C
Riddles and Answers From an Old Page
A clipped excerpt presents a series of riddle questions and one word answers. It includes prompts about newspapers, war costs, farming help, blindness, justice, nations, fire, sighs, and a woman's beauty, ending with a demand for the name Ann.
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Ecno
Resemption of Specie Payments by Southern Banks
The banks of Augusta Georgia have resolved to resume specie payments simultaneously with Savannah with the date possibly May first or June. This decision is declared irrespective of actions in South Carolina and signals a coordinated move to restore gold and silver payments across the region.
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New York
California
Agusta
Savannah
South Carolina
J Don't Fail With Read S Communication On Work
A fragment from a workplace communication note urges attention to reading and understanding instructions on tasks. The snippet hints at upcoming pages with further details to follow for staff.
Fortune widow flees to Havana to claim eleven millions
A Hungarian-born widow, twenty-five, traveling from Hungary to Havana for a medical career, is tracked by Rothschild agents via telegraph to New Orleans where she is staying at the St. Louis Hotel. Reports say she possesses eleven million in wealth awaiting her disposal as she journeys toward a new home in the Americas.
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Hammond
South Carolina
Great Britain
France
Austria
Prussia
Spain
Kansas
Minnesota
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi
Louisville
Our City
New Orleans
Havana
Hungary
New York
House of Rothschilds
Europe
St. Louis
New World
Vermonter Major Beale Fights French Colonel in Sword Duel
Lt A chivalrous Vermonter Major Beale returns to Augusta Georgia from Paria after challenging a French Colonel. They clash with swords and Beale’s pose is severed at the first stroke. He tends his wound with a bandage, later discovering it was applied wrong side up yet heals.
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Beale
Augusta
Paria
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