Elizabeth Zane Heroine of Wheeling Siege in 1777
The article recounts the 1777 siege of a Wheeling fort named for Patrick Henry. It details Col Sheppard and Ebenezer Zane defending against Simon Girty and 800 Mohawk, with ElizabEth Zane retrieving gunpowder despite heavy fire. The fort, aided by Swearingen and McCullough, held firm until relief arrived. Elizabeth Zane lived on to old age.
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Wheeling
Virginia
Patrick Henry
Simon Girty
Sheppard
Ebenezer Zane
Palisade
Regro Cook
Mason
Ogle
Ebenezer
Silas Zane
Wemlen
Girty
Lossing
Pennsylvania
Simon
James
Northwest
Pali
Sam
Pittsburg
Elizabeth Zane
Patty
Philadelphia
Swearingen
McCulloth
Ohio River
Cincinnati Enquirer
Destiny of the South and its economic destiny
A Doushoe's Magazine excerpt argues southern planters face a long era of low cotton prices and search for a market law beyond agriculture. It praises a spirit of scientific discovery and sees the South’s manifest political economy destiny shaping the nation, with youth as key to solving broader economic questions.
First Modern Statesman Polls Question Raised
A note questions poll irregularities while another says every man voted as paid. The Buffalo Courley reports contrasting views on voting integrity and payment influence at the polls.
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Buffalo Courley
Mercy in the French Death Penalty Through The Ages
London News reports a compiled history of condemnations and commutations in France since 1865. Under the Second Empire 198 deaths yielded 86 commutations, 44 percent. From 1878 Grevy granted 112 commutations out of 179. Grevy led mercy among rulers, with Mac Mahon noted for listening to relatives appeals.
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France
MacMahon
M. Grevy
Mind Reading Boy and the Corner Patrol
A curious child flatters a policeman on a street corner offering a nickel for the reason the officer stands there. The officer refuses to explain and chases the boy after a quick grab. A second piece notes a hydrographers report that the Thames erodes Britain slowly, needing 38.5 million years to drop to sea level.
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Detroit Free Press
British Board of Hydrographers
Little Thames
Thames Basin
Isle
Thames
Hydrographic Board
Britain
St. Louis Republi
Preaching and Praying Admonishes to Watch and Pray
A minister urges vigilance and prayer in a sermon titled Preaching and Praying, urging listeners to remain watchful as they reflect on spiritual duties. the piece presents a religious exhortation with period tone.
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Washington
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