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George Bancroft

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Personal	Famous portrait painter Rembrandt Peale dies at his home in Philadelphia	10/03/1860
Campaigns/Elections	In New York City, 12,000 Republican "Wide-Awakes" march in a huge torch-lit night parade	10/03/1860
US/the World	In Pennsylvania, the Prince of Wales tours the state capitol in Harrisburg	10/03/1860
Crime/Disasters	Severe gales pound the north-east coast of England and Scotland	10/03/1860 to 10/05/1860

Newspaper	Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, "The Coming Contest in Pennsylvania," October 3, 1860	10/03/1860
Newspaper	New York Times, “The Wide-Awake Parade,” October 3, 1860	10/03/1860