California's Liberal Constitution Report From California Mission
The New California Constitution would extend suffrage to most white citizens and Mexican citizens who intend U S citizenship, with Africans and descendants largely excluded. It sets residency rules for lawmakers, a homestead exemption, and Puebla San Jose as capital. Boundary debates linger as the state seeks admission to Congress with Fremont and Weller figures prominent.
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N. Orleans Crescent
California
Hirt
United States
Mexico
Queretaro
Puebla San Jose
Congress
Washington
Weller
Col. Fremont
Mr. Weller
San Diego
Maj
Emory
Col
Iremont
Conde
Suite
Route survey boosts Rock River Valley railroad plans
Engineer Roin Hughes Leg reports favorable survey for a Beloit to Janesville rail line. Route is level with light grading and likely heavy stockholder labor near the line. Expect land value rise within three miles, boosting Rock River valley growth. Vermont legislature advances Homestead Exemption bill across parties. similar laws exist in Connecticut, Maine, and Wisconsin.
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Sunver
Hugh Leg
Janesville
Beloit
New England
Rock River
Union
Madison
Dane County
Rock
Vermont
Senate
Connecticut
Maine
Wisconsin
Locatocas
Simple Water Filtration Method for Poor Families
A straightforward method uses a large pan as a tank and a two-pot filter. Lower pot holds charcoal and fabric, half filled with charcoal, loosely covered, upper end sinks into it and is secured by a string. Prof S Peant Larimer from Middlebury, VT recently arrived to pursue duties at the college.
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S. Peant Larimer
Middlebury, VI
English Government Adopts Decimal Money System
A remark notes that the English government has copied the system of reckoning money, issuing decimal fractions of the pound to correspond with dollars, halves, quarters, and cents. The statement highlights the adoption of a decimal currency scheme and parallels to American monetary units.
Township Organization and County Township Plan
The Quincy Whig notes unanimity for Township Organization in Green County and outlines the County Court process to name three resident commissioners to divide the county into towns or townships. It covers adjustments for fractional townships, river boundaries, and reporting deadlines ahead of an April 1 1850 plan and notices for first town meetings.
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Quincy Whig
Green
WKY
County Court of County Commissioners’ Court
Board of Supervisors
Tong
Freeport's rapid growth praised in Galena review
The Galena Jeffersonian praises Freeport and Stephenson county for fast urban and agricultural progress. It notes numerous brick buildings rising last summer, thriving business, and ample lodging by Bedee, Jackson, Winnesheek, and Myers. Mills at Cedar Creek and timbered, well-settled countryside mark a prosperous route through Onaeco Winslow to White Oak Springs.
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Galena Jeffersonian
Mt. Carroll
Freeport
Stephenson County
Cherry Grove
Illinois
I. G. Bedee
Chicago
John Jackson
Bedee
Jackson
Rawson
Myers
Court House
Cedar Creek Mills
Onaeco
Richland Timber
Galena
Winslow
White Oak Springs
Babcock
Oneco
Survey of Mason and Dixon line completed across three states
The joint commission finished the boundary survey along Mason and Dixon's line with Col. Graham and Lieut. Thoft of the U S Topographical Corps directing. Stones show arms of Lord Baltimore and the Penn family. the small Pennsylvania angle between Delaware and Maryland lines matched old corners. Local loyalties shifted. one Delaware legislator is now a loyal Keystone State citizen. Charles Mason, famed Royal Observatory scientist, contributed to the project.
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Mason and Dixon's Linn
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Col
Graham
Lieut
Thoft
U. S, Topographical Corps
War Department
Mason and Dixon
Lord Baltimore
Penn
Keystone
Charles Mason
Royal Observatory
Royal Society
Election results in Cannox County report names and votes
The Carroll County election named G. W. Harris for Judge and W. D. French G. W. Knox as Associate Justices. R. W. Brush became Clerk, Graves the Treasurer, Garner Moffitt School Commissioner, and Seymour as Surveyor. Township Organization vote: Vol. 337 for, 87 against.
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Cannox County
Carroll County
G. W. Harris
Assate
W. D. French
G. W. Knox
R. W. Brush
Graves
Garner Moffitt
Seymour
A Goodhue Switches to Locofoco Faction in Minnesota
A Goodhue, former editor of a Wisconsin Whig paper and later Pioneer publisher in Minnesota, is revealed as a rabid Locofoco. The note says his influence may benefit the Whig party more where he is now than within its ranks.
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Goodhue
Wisconsin
Pioneer
Minesota
Locofoco
Whig Party
Sloan's medicines praised for real merit and popularity
The article notes that patent medicines are rarely valuable but Sloan's preparations stand out as genuine and satisfactory. It asserts none of Sloan's products have failed to satisfy users and cites his large sales as proof of popularity.
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Stony
Sloan
Road to Chicago rail line hinges on Rockford tax plan
Frustrated by Chicago control, J. urges a mass Rockford convention to decide on a local one percent annual tax for three years to fund a railroad reroute from Elgin to Galena. He warns subscriptions may favor Rockford and threaten Northern Indiana prosperity, calling for concrete assurances and unified action.
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Friesp Guarray
Chicago
Elgin
Galena
Rockford
Iindis
Cook
The Day Dawn weekly by Eastman and McClelland
The Day Dawn is a neatly executed weekly issued in quarto form from Chicago by Messrs Eastman and McClelland. It promotes Universal Brotherhood and other reform ideas of the day.
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LPF
Messrs. Eastman & McClelland
Chicago
Universal Brotherhood
Wis. Manny Fine and Ixsonxance Coup Inquiry
Fragments note excitement in an ongoing matter with remarks on bills circulated west. Those best informed express confidence in the institution amid questions about the action and its broader spread.
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Manny Fine
West
Free Soil party obituary and political musings
The passage mocks the Free Soil party declaring it dead and buried while noting its lasting good. It cites Beloit Journal and Free Democrat views, contrasting resurrection hopes with skepticism about Taylorism. It ends with a reflection on excellence as earned by labor.
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Free Soil Party
Beloit Journal
Free Soil
Taylorism
Free Democrat
Hannegan
Logofoco Partyi
Bolofs
Janesville Growth Seen With Rail Link and Booming Trade
The Gazette praises Janesville as it rapidly grows through northern development and a planned railroad to intersect the Galena and Chicago Road. It cites 170 buildings since January, potentially rising to 200 by year end, including brick stores and many private mansions. The piece highlights water power, busy commerce, and predicts Janesville could become a second Rochester in size and trade.
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Janesville
Rock River Valley
Galena
Chicago Road
Bunvine
Peison
Rochester
Notice on fees and Deseret marriage laws noted
A notice urges attention to a notice about John A. Clark. Recording fees have been reduced by half and require pay in advance in all cases. Mormon laws in Deseret allow multiple wives. Old men reportedly have twenty wives while younger men have five. Regional factory counts are listed for several states.
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John A. Clark
New Terrritory
Deseret
John
Freeport
Dinner of Sons of New Hampshire in Boston
At a Boston dinner on Wednesday last Senator John P. Hale recounted meeting an 85 year old man en route to see Mr Webster to seek Congress aid for his poverty and age. The elder, Captain Nathan Dubbs of Northampton, had helped fund Burgoyne’s force, sparking public sympathy and a proposed memorial for his petition.
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Sons of
New Hampshire
Boston
John P. Hale
United States Senate
Webster
Congress
Nathan Dubbs
Northampton
Newavipelia
Burgoyne
Sule
Washington
Hobb
Capt
Nathan Hobb
Cheap Postage Plan Favored by President Office
The discussion notes the President’s Message and Postmaster General report stressing cheap postage. It predicts a surplus of at least half a million dollars for the fiscal year end and proposes a five cent rate on all letters regardless of distance as part of a uniform system.
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Washington
Congress
Post Office
Grave of Dixwell Restored at Centre Church
From the New Haven Palladium comes a report that the bones of Col. John Dixwell, judge who aided Charles I execution, were exhumed yesterday morning from their New Haven resting place since 1688. The skeleton showed remarkable preservation, and a descendant of Dixwell plans to erect a monument. The bones were collected, placed in a small box, and reburied, likely to remain undisturbed.
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Dixwellt
New Haven Palladium
John Ixwell
Charles
Dixwell
Boston
Regivide
Beloit College appoints Milwaukee clergyman president
Rev. A. Li. Cusary of Milwaukee has been named president of Beloit College and is expected to assume the post in a few weeks. The selection signals a transition in Beloit’s leadership as the new president prepares to take charge.
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A. Li. Cusary
Milwakuee
Beloit College
Upsa
Proposal for constitutional reforms in Kentucky Congress
Fragmentary remarks discuss a Kentucky Whig plan to amend the U S Constitution via Congress. Proposals include an elective federal judiciary, removing presidential nomination power from a senator or representative, and requiring joint-house confirmation for certain offices. Also cites limits on presidential terms and postmaster appointments. The text reflects political debate and unanswered questions about action and timing.
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Underwood
Kentucky
United
Congress
Sale of Town Lots in Rockford Postponed
Town lots in Rockford are postponed to Monday the 1st for sale. The notice notes the opportunity to acquire village property in a busy interior town. Also mentioned is a new process to render bread perishable without chemical change, attributed to J Stafford of Cleveland, Ohio, touted as world changing. A large mail robbery occurred in Springfield, Ohio, on the 26th, with Charles W. McWilliams held after about 1200 items recovered.
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Rockford
J Stafford
Cleveland
Ohio
Springfield
Charles W. McWilliams
Sandusky
McWilliams J
Mars and Jupson Baptist Missionaries in Good Health
Late letters report Mr asp Mars and Mrs J. in excellent spirits and in good health. Mrs J has fully recovered and now looks to a useful life amid scenes of labor and great interest.
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Asp Mars
Jupson
Dreadful Flood Destroys Homes Along Hickory Run
From the Luzerne Democrat report a dam on Hickory Run released a flood that covered about 70 acres and reached nine feet deep, pouring into the Lehigh five miles below White's Haven. The torrent washed away houses and killed or drowned sleeping occupants. three persons were missing and seven bodies recovered.
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Luzerne Democrat
Hickory Run
Lehigh
White’s Haven
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