The Claims upon Mexico in Cincinnati Gazette
The article reviews President Polk's push to tie the Mexican war to unpaid claims, outlines the 1889 treaty and mixed Board of Commissioners, details amounts adjusted and paid, and questions the war’s purpose. It critiques high interest claims, unusual charges, and calls for enforcement of rightful obligations while urging public scrutiny.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Mexico
Polk
Congress
Nesico
Baron Roenne
Washington
Gov
Marcy
United States
Government of
Tad
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New York
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Virginia
House of Representatives
Nakes
Santangelo
New Orleans
America
Rhoda MuCrea
Revolutionary Party
Eene
Texas
Department of Mexico
Arrival of the Cambria and Ireland crisis noted
The Cambria reached Boston after a 16 day voyage as bread stuffs fall and cotton prices rise. O'Connell dies in Genoa and Ireland famine grief provokes international sympathy while The Times blames landlords. Cork mayor reports starving dead buried and a man stealing a horse for meat amid widespread hunger.
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London Times
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West Indies
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France
Times
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Palmerston clears Sligo property and uproots thousands
An account notes Lord Palmerston acquiring a large Sligo estate, displacing about 1,100 people by buying their interests and paying their passage, while noting rising sickness and a growing number seeking treatment amid widespread business activity.
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Sligo
Lord Palmerston
Army News From Jalapa and Puebla Campaigns
From the Telegraph and Pittsburg Gazette comes a summary of army movements in Mexico. Escorted wagons reach Jalapa from Vera Cruz, skirmishes with rancheros. Gen Scott’s force advances toward Perote and the capital. Reports note Lt Gen Shields recovering, Gen Cadwallader joining Vera Cruz, and Walker’s mounted men routing a larger Mexican force.
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Bubble Express
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Vera Cruz
Cepl Walker
Mfen
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Walkar
Prebla
Twigg
Puebla
Capitinl
Scott
Capitel
Lune
Julspa
Rio Frio
Capitol
Shields
New Orleans
Cadwallader
3D Dragoons
Voltigeurs
14Th Infantry
la Vegais
Jalape
Tax plan for Ireland and Scotland proposed by Dr Cramen
Dr Cramens urges a direct property tax on values above £50 to aid Ireland and Scotland. Proposes five percent on excess income, easing relief to 60 pounds, with two shillings for seventy pounds. Says funds could relieve famine effects, fund temperance, and curb distilleries while a transition tax covers revenue gaps. Proclamations target vagrants in Derry and Cork, Dublin rents fund hospitals, Belfast measures noted.
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Scotland
Cramens
Highlands
Derry
Cork
Dublin
Belfast
Vera Cruz News Supposes Mexican Peace Prospects
Late Vera Cruz dispatches report General Scott advancing on Puebla with 6,000 troops and Santa Anna’s contested resignation. News from New Orleans and Philadelphia cites peace prospects, Bravo resigning, and Santa Anna's fate debated. Sickness plagues Jalapa and Vera Cruz camps as 1800 men sick and fifty deaths on June 1.
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Vera Cruz
the Republic
Mexican Congress
Cadwalder
New Orleans
Bravo
Capitol
Morela
Errata
Mexico
Santa Anna
Fredericksburgh
Philadelphia
Scotts
New Orleans Picayune
Rio Frio
Anny
Jalapa
Vera Civiz
Mexican War Dispatches From Jalapa To Rio Frio
Col Sowers carried despatches from Gen Scott and was murdered near the Nacional Bridge. Hospitals at Jalapa were full and the Mexican army suffered disease and famine. Scott expected at Puebla but would not advance without reinforcements. Santa Anna at Rio Frio with 3000 men vowed to resist. Rio Frio lies eight miles from Mexico City.
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Sowers
Scott
Nacional Bridge
Soatso Way
McDonald
Col Sowers
New Orleana
Washington
Jalapa
Santa Anna
Rio Frio
Mexico
Fourth of July plans and convention interest urged
The Elyria Courier urges full attendance for a Chicago Convention meeting at the Court House this evening. It questions the fate of the Fourth and its traditions, warning against reducing the day to a mere business occasion. A Presbyterians Society notice promises a choice collation, with discussion of newspaper price changes and neighborly enterprise.
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Chicago
Louse
Tate
The American Review and Local Notices in Ohio Journal
The June issue of The American Review is noted with contents from many essays and memoirs by W Johnston Dana Jr Yorick and others. A death by suicide of Mrs. Burixe near Oberlin is reported with remarks on insanity. Wool trade and soil notes praise Lorain County farming and rail road progress outlines Cleveland to Pittsburgh line and Mad River and Lake Erie Railway updates.
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E W. Johnston
John R. Vinton
R W. Dana, Jr
Philip Yorick
United States
Prof. Tucker
English University
Tifa
Lawman
Hendley
Washington
Burixe
Oberlin
Gyrus Butler
Birmingham
Mlvria
Cleveland
Akron
Lorain
Mad River and Lakes Erie
Clark County
Springfield
Battle echoes at Bunker Hill and Mexican siege
The Cleveland Herald quotes on the Bunker Hill anniversary and Gen. Scott expected to enter Mexico City, framing the Mexican conflict as a struggle for national liberty against foreign invaders. It notes rival editorials and Judge Wright’s article on the origin of claims and the discourse on Mexican parity.
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Bunker Hill
Bunker Bam
Mexico
Scott
Herald
War talk and post office law under the Mexican upheaval
The piece critiques wartime claims against Mexico and US nonpayment, notes sharp rhetoric in repudiation states, and reports Post Office General instructions on prepaying papers. It cites the Ohio Whig stance on Gen Taylor and presents legal anecdotes on defamation and lies. It laments the administration keeping the public in fog over Mexico policy and territory.
Drowning in Sault Ste Marie Yawl Boat Accident
An extract from the Lake Superior News reports a deadly yawl boat tumble while attempting to shoot the rapids near Sault Ste Marie on Thursday the 10th. Several gentlemen were swept by a breaker at the big leap. all were rescued except Dr. Prouty of Monroeville Ohio and Messrs Riches and Flinne of the Sault who drowned.
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Sault St. Marie
Dr. Prouty
Monroeville
Ohio
Messrs. Riches and
Flinne
Sault
Motive for Annexation in Tyler Letter Excerpt
The passage argues annexation serves the whole country but notes fear of threats to U S slaveholding interests. It cites Upshur as secretary of state and urges readers to consult Upshur Calhoun correspondence to understand actions. The piece also questions Mexico’s view of U S policy and notes opposition among some Americans.
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Tyler
Nori
Texas
United States
Abel P. Upshur
Messrs. Upshur
Calhoun
St. Louis
Great tribulation and Western ambition in an 1840s speech
The passage references public anxiety about Union policy provoking Mexico, speculates on plunder and revenue seizures, and anticipates a Chicago gathering. It praises Massachusetts delegates, cites Burlingame on Great Lakes shipping and Western growth, and argues for Western rights and cooperation with Massachusetts to secure the region’s long denied funds and influence.
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Burlinghame
Michigan
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Buffalo
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S. Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
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New England
Hier
Nathan Dane
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Ghia
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Judge Story
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Mediterranean
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Universalists Preamble and Resolutions Adopted by Massachusetts Convention
The Massachusetts Convention of Universalists adopted a Preamble and Resolutions urging followers to act in love in all relations. They pledge to avoid harming enemies, to bless them, and to aid those in need by feeding the thirsty, clothing the naked, and visiting the sick or imprisoned for good.
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Universalists
Massachuetts Convention of Universalists
Jesus
Unitarian Resolution Opposes Slaveholding and Slavery
The American Unitarian Association at its New York anniversary adopted a plain resolution declaring slaveholding in direct opposition to God’s law and Christian precepts. The wording emphasizes abolitionist sentiment and Christian moral duty.
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The
American Unitarian Association
City of
New York
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