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Domestic News
April 5, 1844
Vermont Watchman And State Journal
Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont
What is this article about?
The office of the Stamford Advocate, a Whig newspaper, was robbed between 2 and 4 AM on Thursday morning last, with materials destroyed or thrown into the canal to hinder its operations during the political campaign. Reported by New Haven (Conn.) Herald.
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A High-Handed Outrage.—On Thursday morning last, between the hours of two and four o'clock, the office of the Stamford Advocate, a sound and active Whig paper, was entered and robbed of all its principal materials, which were carried off and thrown into the canal. What was not mutilated was rendered unfit for use. This deliberate act of villany was perpetrated to prevent the influence or the operations of that establishment during the present political campaign, and is traceable to that "largest liberty" which is the boast of those who claim to be of the "largest number."—New Haven (Conn.) Herald.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Stamford Advocate
Newspaper Robbery
Political Campaign
Office Sabotage
Where did it happen?
Stamford
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Stamford
Event Date
Thursday Morning Last
Outcome
materials robbed, mutilated, or thrown into canal, rendering them unfit for use
Event Details
Office entered between two and four o'clock, principal materials carried off and thrown into canal to prevent influence during political campaign