Empress Catherine and Wordsworth in Foreign and Domestic News
A dramatic tale recounts Catharine’s capture and a czar’s audience as she becomes betrothed to her guard and destined empress of Russia. The Niagara steamship also bears notice of Wordsworth’s death and a long obituary summary.
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Thia
Phica
Sao
Tong
Tedious
Ana- Jing
Reity
Caghatine
CU Rayett
Aldreid
Earth
Leutenant
Catharine
Spudner
Jekvatharine
Addad
Peter
Madame Catharine
Catharina
Czar
Russia
William Wordsworth
Cockermouth
Cumberland
Itoyal Mount
Lake Windermere
Westmoreland
Wordsworth
St. John’s College
Cambridge
France
Italy
Switzerland
Ile
Germany
Coleridge
Mary Slutchinson
Penrith
Goudh Atention
Mingland
Gifford
Dhefiry
Blackwood
Royal Mount
Southy
Morning Post
Vwormin Iiu Sgagian Comina
Odorpri
St. Stephen
Hungary
Supreme Court
Helgoland
New York
N. Y
Sailors Favor America Over England in Naval Mood
A London Morning Chronicle report quoted by sailors in English naval circles reveals growing disaffection toward Britain and sympathy for America. Sailors complain of hunger, poor treatment, and low wages in English ships while praising American conditions, hinting at possible reluctance to fight England in a war with the United States.
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England
Americas
America
United States
Critians
Suvaral
Wakeful Cure After 16 Weeks Mesmeric Sleep
In College Stall two Warxs observe a young city woman waking from a 16 week mesmeric sleep under Prof Rodgers. The uncle Judge II, ex-mayor of Cincinnati, corroborates. She believed she rested two hours, then learned it was two weeks and claims complete cure of her spinal complaint.
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College Stall
Rodgers
Judge II
Cincinnatti
Man with the Red Wrench Hunter Kills Three in White River
Arkansas Intelligencer reports Tyeunekprous Brast-A, a hunter living near Mayetteville known as The Man with the Red Wrench, killed three dyer with a single shot in White River bottoms while hunting with a haralled gun. He crippled his dog and was kicked off his mare. Credible source cited.
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Tyeunekprous Brast
Mayetteville
White River
Arkansas Intelligencer
Precocity of Trueruet in Youth and Maturity
The article argues precocity often signals a disease of nervous organization rather than giftedness. It cites writers like Charleton Burns Byron Raphael Mozart Handel Dryden Milton and Scott, noting maturity and age influence genius. Some produced early, others later, with greatness emerging across varied lifespans.
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Chattarton
Burns
Byron
Raphael
Mozart
Handel
Drydens
London
Jemey
John
Milton
Walter Scott
Outrage on Pearl Street in Buffalo Terrifies City
A sensational Buffalo incident reports a young woman seized, gagged, bound, and dumped into a canal slip. Found days later nearly dead, she describes multiple abductions from a boarding house and near a gas works. Police face a baffling, high-profile case amid urban fears.
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Buffalo
Sys
Wergere
Pearl Street
Day Slyke, Allen & Co
Mary Rogers
New York
Wisconsin
Stand Firm for Taylor, The People’s Calm Support
A Galena Gazette editorial lauds General Taylor as a steadfast leader who steadies the nation through storms. It urges loyal supporters to remain firm, condemns ingratitude, and asserts that his peaceable, prudent approach inspires confidence and moral force against deception and mutiny. The piece defends his integrity and cautions against defeatist or blustering tactics.
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Gen. Taylor
Ife
Taylor
Galena Gazette
New Editor of the Republic Named
The Republic appoints Autes A Haut as new editor, with a varied career including Nashville Banner editor and a stint as Minister to South American states. The piece defends harmony in the Whig party and supports the Cabinet, arguing public judgment will be fair.
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The
Republic
Autes A. Haut
Telegraph
Nashville Banner
Harrison
Nashville Whig
Washington
Wounds and loyalty of Napoleon recounted in St Helena book
A narrator recalls Napoleon’s scars from first campaign and Eckmuhl while recounting an Acre siege anecdote. He notes two soldiers shielding Napoleon from shell fire, one later missing a leg at Moscow, another serving at Vincennes. Napoleon praised devoted troops, saying he was often saved by soldiers and officers who sacrificed for him.
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York
New York Mirror
Wriliams
Studson Street
Mr. W
Wouros
Navoreux
Alwas
Eckmuhl
Acre
Sidney Smith
Moscow
Vincennes
Paris
Fortres
Arcola
Col. Meu
Our Party and the National Whig Vision
The piece argues the Whig party as a broad national force, not socialist, anti-rent, abolitionist, or sectional. It praises General Taylor as a unifying leader and warns against introducing schisms by inviting reform factions into the platform. It frames the Whig platform as wide enough to absorb diverse views while maintaining unity.
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Our Party
Whig
Taylor
Union
Taylor gains confidence among Whigs and people
The New York Tribune asserts the President daily gains ground in confidence and affection of Whig members of Congress the Whig party and the people generally. It notes they knew him as brave and honest and now view him as capable and wise amid slavery perplexities.
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Paeswest Tayion
N. Y. Tribune
Congres
Whig Party
Gen. Taylor
Daiyi
Treaty implications and bank counterfeits in Indiana news
The New York Express notes a U S British treaty nearing ratification and a local company moving to start work, with a June launch planned and a shareholders instalment. James M Ray warns Burke County readers about a counterfeit five dollar note from the State Bank of Indiana, detailing how the real bill differs in clouding, corn stalks, and basket imagery.
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Relt
George Washington
Nicannata Company
New York Express
U. S
Senate
Squiers
James M. Ray
State Bank of Indiana
Presbury & Co
St. Louis
State Bank of
Indiana
Steamer Europa Arrives Halifax From Liverpool
European steamer Europa reached Halifax on the 20th after departing Liverpool on the 11th. The new American steamship Atlantic arrived from New York in thirteen days at Liverpool. British manufacturing news is cheering while the American steamship Hermann reached Southampton on the 8th. The Atlantic will not sail on the 15th as advertised. Corn prices rose to 1s 6d, Flour to 1s, and Corn Meal to 1s 2d to 1s dd.
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Biater
Eiurope
Europa
Halifax
Juiverpool
Atlantic
Liverpool
N. York
America
Hermann
Southampton
Insect Killer Rumor Sparks Rural Trial
An Olive Branch letter suggests turpentine vapors kill grain pests, claiming a sprayer can cover ten acres daily with two to three gallons. A Weardale doctor case ends with a humorous exchange as a boy’s tongue is examined and the mother tells him to speak English.
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Mouk Toxave
Weardale
Harwood
Teasdale
Hungarian Exile Seeks Son in Boston Connection
Major Mauro reports Col. Alexander Eberhard Schimietsky, a Hungarian exile, in Lambertville North Dakota, seeking his son who landed in Boston around November 26. The father arrived in Cambridge from Liverpool about a month later. The son is a tall dark haired youth with black eyes. Newspapers are urged to aid circulation of this notice. April 20, 1850 Chicago Advertiser.
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Mauro
Alexander Eberhard Schimietsky
Lambertville
N. d
Boston
Cambridge
Liverpool
Chicago
New Constitution or Kentucky Adopted by Louisville Journal
The Louisville Journal reports the new Kentucky Constitution has been adopted. It notes few voters show hesitation, calling it awkward with objectionable features. Many prefer it overall to the old constitution, yet most are not fully satisfied.
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Louisville Journal
Kentucky
Weather report from Lewis County New York April 15
A Lewis County correspondent reports heavy snow with near two feet in fields and six to eight inches more recently. He notes oxen plowed snow off plank roads to allow coaches, good sleighing today, and unusually cold winds for March and April.
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Lewis County
N. Y
Murder of Bishop Janson at Swedes Colony Court
Henry County reports the murder of Bishop Janson of the Swedes Colony at Bishop Hill during court adjournment. Root, in a prior dispute over his wife, fired the fatal shot but not before his arrest. A coroner's inquest completed and a grand jury indicted Root. Trial set for next term.
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Voorin
Janson
Bishop Hill
Tonry County
Root
Infsession
European Affairs and Asian Sea news from the day
The dispatches report activity across Europe including Austria Hungary Prussia and the German diet. It notes indemnities reach 3 7 million rubles and Vienna Port closures along with Greek hostilities and a pope tax move. It also mentions Danish army recruitment and Swiss cantonal election results.
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Ptm
Meng
Sir John
Fanklin
Ge Gety
Prussia
Frankfort
Berlin
Austria
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
England
Hungary
Russia
Tersey
Wanderer
Vienna
Guexor
John Parker
Wiz
Ellis
Cs Tuent
Dewsank
Weel SwirzeRta ND
Berne
Enpitel
Shopping request in a store leads to awkward moment
A young shopper asks about a garment, the clerk blushes and answers softly. The exchange focuses on whether the item reaches knee length, with both parties flustered by the question and the uncertainty of availability.
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Jady
Mopzst
Great Fire in Hantlult Louisvsns
A destructive blaze at HU' Ala on the third inst burned about half a million in property. It ravaged two and a half blocks, destroying Caldwell House the Market, Geo H Warwick's furnace Parker & McKenzie's dry goods and more. Winds aided spread. central north town was left in ruins.
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Hantlult Louisvsns
Hu' Ala
Caldwell House
Geo. H. Warwick
Parker & McKenzie
Warwick
T He Cetro
Arms and ammunition flow amid invasion rumors
Fragmentary OCR mentions recent arms and ammunition deliveries, several men and artillery tied to an invasion plan. It also references a Spanish request for a steamer charter for Cuba and notes attempts by officials and agents to communicate on the matter. The text is garbled and several names and details are unreadable.
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Owsul
Cuba
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