Thanksgiving Proclaimed By Wisconsin Governor Farwell
Leonard J. Farwell, governor of Wisconsin, proclaims the twenty fifth day of November as a day of Thanksgiving to God. He urges citizens to observe the occasion with proper reverence and to promote civil law, order, and general prosperity during the year. The proclamation, dated October 26, 1852, bears the state seal and secretary of state signatures.
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Leonard J
Farwell
Wisconsin
Wembih
Goa
Wincenain
Madison
Leonard J. Farwell
Causanna D. Buoxson
Jour W, Hur
DuanKninine
Election returns from Leon and Lafayette County
Election returns from Leon show results by precincts with Pierce leading for President and Eastman atop the Senate vote. other offices including State Senator, Assembly, Sheriff, Clerk, Treasurer, and Prosecution display varied tallies with many mentions of names like Thome Zollinger Uren and Vivion. Lafayette County reports similar scattered tallies across Willow Spain, Franklin Pierce, Abbott, Eastman, and other candidates with majorities noted against the Bank Law in places, and telegraphic returns from multiple towns indicating Peter Parkison and Nathan Olmsted among others with wide variances in support.
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Mamerai
Point
Pierce
Comgrees
Eastman
Enon State Sensior
Strong
Assemblyman
P.W. Thome
Zullinger
Ban
Thomas
Momford
Jan Hutchison
H.thomas
Jaiien B Gray
Register of Deets
RS Vivian
Boyden
Jobn J. Uren
Sam Thomas
Altorney
Amast Cobb
Fred'a Jewel
A.W. Comfort
Pat. Lenahan
Rechard Pratt
Bank Lay
Scott
Ae Piarce
Tale Abbott
Knog
Levy Starling
OL M. Strong
Wheinns
Sam Zollinger
Hen. Thomas
Mumford
Jamon Bray
I & Vivian
OB Boydon
John J. Uren
Fom
Hutchison
N.vevboma
Jamea B. Girny
RB. S. Vivian
N B. Boyden
Sam. Thoras
Arista Cobb
Fred. Jewell
Leeshan
Richard Pratt
Lafayetye County
la Fayette Co
Willow Spain Wintard Sect
Franklin Pierce
Chauncey Abboy
Fastinsn
Death of Secretary of State Daniel Webster in 1859
Washington, Oct. 25, 1859. The painful intelligence enforces the sad duty of announcing the death of Secretary of State Daniel Webster. He died at Marshfield, Massachusetts, on Sunday the 4th of December between 2 and 8 in the morning. The nation grieves, and the administration and public honor extend to his memory. The Acting Secretary will communicate the news to the diplomatic corps and foreign governments. Cabinet to wear mourning for thirty days. Millard Fillmore.
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New York
Daniel Webster
Executive Mansion
Washington
Executive Department
Daniel Watuter
Marshfield
Wasa
Alleghany
Lesqueain
Milan
Cuyahoga Falls
Sandusky
Nia N
Sreagera
New Bedford
Dapariara
Asonget
Sue
Floriday
N. Y
Camillan
Ullen
Auborn
Batavia
Lockport
Tkocheatar
Palmyra
Tase Guinea Yiereom
Searstory
Millard Filewore
Suneesana
Ma. Wanaren
Itia
Flon
Winthrop
House of Representatives
Webster
Boston
Froklin Pierce
United States
Himsalf
Astanast
Flo
Caroline LeRoy Webster
Fletcher Webster
R. M
Blatchford
Goa
Ebster
Faneuil
Departmenta
Cleveland
St. Lawrence
French Creek
Ogdensburgh
New Orleans
Fucus
California
Floue
Mr Cannan
Louisiana
Waunren
Stemech
Owels
MaQarty
Pleasant Praiie
Kenoshes Democrat
Insc
Mineral Point Whig Triumph and Local Election Notes
The piece covers a Mineral Point election result favoring Mr Gray and Mr Thomas, amid Whig defections and Locofoco votes, with commentary on voter shifts to California and party strategies. It mentions Thanksgiving proclamation, local anecdotes, a murder trial acquittal, and railway news, reflecting a 1840s Wisconsin political scene.
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Tuceday
Scott
Graham
California
Thomas
Gray
Mineral Point
Derby elected Oxford chancellor and Webster funeral plans
Reports from Oct 27 describe the Earl of Derby becoming Oxford University chancellor. The day of Daniel Webster’s funeral seen with preparations including a half mast, mourning, and a city reception. The Washington and Boston dispatches note Webster’s death and arrangements. The Niagara sailing from Liverpool on Oct 16 is noted alongside other maritime and trade briefings.
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Niagara
Sawa
Liverpool
Colton
Breadatulla
Lawrence
Earl of Derby
Oxford University
Isken Poswedon
United States Revenue
Daniel Webster
Funeral Plans and Naval Explorations Highlight October News
The issue reports funeral preparations for Mr Webster at Marshfield with public buildings closed and a federal salute planned. It notes Lt Schenck missing a voyage due to detention, and mentions the Crescent City sailing to Havana with Purser Lavry aboard. It also details the decision to assign Lt Pagn to explore the Amadon river, claimed navigability to 2600 miles, and outlines naval strength for Japagy with 150 guns and 3000 men.
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Ihm
Thare
Br. Smith
Schenck
Crescent Cuy
Smith
Boston Oat
Webster Morrow
Marehfield
Marahied
Fred
Ball
Gruomington
Tut
Amazon
Ligut
Amadon River
Pacific
Tig
Commotert Perry
Ringgolda
Wenvren
Stenenship
Crescent City
Havana
Purser Lavry
Fatal Affray Ends Zimmerman Fight in Baltimore Corner
A fatal affray occurred at the Fayette and North Streets corner in Baltimore about two o'clock today. George Zimmerman, a noted prize fighter, met John Sloan to settle long standing disputes. Sloan attacked Zimmerman, both sides drew weapons, Sloan stabbed Zimmerman in the heart and stomach, and Zimmerman died soon after. John Sloan fled but was soon arrested. The coroner's jury ruled Zimmerman died from a knife blow by John Sloan.
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Baltimore
Fayette and
North
Zimmertnse
John Sloan
Wreck of the Atlantic on Lake Erie and new sub marine aid
The wreck of the Atlantic on Lake Erie remains unrecovered as Buffalo builder Mr Green works on a sub marine farmer capable of two hours under water at 160 feet to reach and raise the wreck. Experiments measure water pressure at depth while attempts to tempt air tight bottles and iron weights reveal unexpected water ingress.
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Lake Erie
Green
Buffalo
Eens
Maillefort
Canal survey forecasts Lake Superior route near Detroit
Samir Carnac Sunveven The Engineers Capt Canfield and Judge Burt completed surveys for a canal location and returned to Detroit. The plan, in accord with the act for the General Government and State, favors the longest route for easier entry into mudater water and safer dock access, despite higher initial cost.
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Wat
Lake Superior Journal
Samir Carnac
Engingers
Capt
Canfield
Judge Burt
Detroit
Erie Gazette Reports Bigamy Case and Desertion
A man named Wellington Cochran arrived in April to oversee the Walnut Creek Railroad Bridge and courted Miss Frances M Purdy, whom he soon married. A traveling family later exposed him as a cruel fraud, as he abandoned his wife and two children and fled with all belongings and borrowed money, leaving her in distress.
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Erie Gazette
Wellington Cochran
Walnut Creek
Frances M Purdy
Godrun
Tioga County
Dead Letters Burned and Vivid Items Found Outdoors
In the last quarter the Dead Letter Office returned 1781 letters while about 1.3 million letters were publicly destroyed in a bonfire on the Mall. Among discarded items were a horseshoe, a ginger cake with 2 shillings postage, a church donation cake, a quilt, a New Year gift, a Dutch child’s dress pattern, a pincushion, lamp stand, zinc galvanic battery parts, a two pound stone, boots, a bottle of galva and a shirt, blue stockings, and a razor, reflecting the era's curious leftovers and generosity.
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Iyaa
Coarac
Washington Republic
Ancient copper mine discovery in Lake Superior hills
An old copper mine on the Hill Vein in Lake Superior is reported as unusually rich, with manager Mendlebaum revealing a 2390 pound copper mass unearthed at the surface. The find suggests pre-Columbian mining and sparks intrigue about ancient workings in the copper region.
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Lake Superior
America
Columbus
Mendlebaum
Zoe
Calibrated mansion fire and wedding day near disaster
Reports describe a grand Bruworrow house event on a Tuesday afternoon with a wedding ceremony causing panic and roof damage. Fears rose for the property while fountains and waterworks were praised for preventing broader destruction amid over 1000 guests.
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Bruworrors
Goxs
P. T. Barocup
Phebe
Tme
WW Y. Express
Commodore Perry to Demonstrate Good Will With Japan
Perry plans a ceremonial display to show friendly intent including a locomotive, ten miles of railroad, telegraphic gear, a lifting apparatus from the palace to a major site, a royal barge, and about fifty boxes of domestic goods. The list signals a broad exchange of useful and ornamental items intended to astonish the natives.
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Commodore Perry
Bank of Chicago Note Promises Public Confidence
The article commends a newly operating institution Bank of Chicago for issuing Bills of the denim bitin of Ta 2a and 3s praising President Mrs. Paine and cashier W. Muir as men of acknowledged business capacity whose names guarantee sound conduct of affairs, aiming to inspire public trust in the initiation seen in Chicago.
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Paine
KP. Muir
Canhier
Ile Affuira
Tanner
Chicago
Starvation and hazards amid travel and crime notes of the era
An overland California route story describes starvation and shipwreck risk for travelers, noting a brig Rostand and 23 deaths from sickness. In New York a jail escape plan ends with the capture of Edymorin after a failed key theft. England reports a railroad iron price rise. Wisconsin tests a fast new locomotive on a trial run between Milwaukee and Waukesha. St Louis Recorder’s Court fines for drunken and disturbing behavior. Maine passes an act regulating telegraph and railroad dispatchers. San Jose reports California peaches reaching two years after introduction from Atlantic states.
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California
Woffering
Rostand
Panimna
San Francisco
Bargie Kreatin
Boatig
Exta
Watrox & Co
Waukesha
England
Amavrica
Wisconen
Mnet
Offendura
St. Louis
Recorder's Court
Fragmented Global News Briefs Mixed With Local Notices
A garbled mix reports commodity prices in several places, population stats for New Orleans and racial breakdowns, and a Duke of Wellington pension note. It notes a Postmaster General appointment, a mayoral tax proposal in Alton, a fatal duel near Lexington, New Zealand gold finds, Port Phillip emigration, counterfeit Bank of Burlington bills, and a general alert to watch for fakes.
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New Orleans
Nowhawn
Duke of Wellington
Deke
FCF
J R Favenweathen
Buslingtton
Bret Ie
New Zealand
Wanukeg
Weat
Port Phillip
Burtington
Mystery Cure Claims Healing Beyond Human Power
Fragmented OCR text describes a bold claim that a remedy or procedure yields wonders beyond ordinary medicine. It references patients, long illness, and sensational outcomes, suggesting a dramatic health breakthrough and public interest while noting the source’s unreliable wording.
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United States Army
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Daniel Chandler
Orford
Washington National Monument Fund
Taxonogican Semwany
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
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Gore
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Pottue
Troy
Collings & Sweet
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Ward
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Bank of Chicago
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Pogets Sound
Edymorin
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