Polar Bear Attack on Labrador Island Hunt Ends in Death
A polar bear shot by the Lord Exmouth crew off Labrador was killed after a protracted engagement. The animal, 16 feet long and weighing about 2200 pounds, was pursued by six crew and eight muskets. After multiple volleys, the bear toppled and died, its carcass loaded aboard the vessel. Fat and bones were sourced in Halifax. The report also notes Native Council summaries and unrelated items from the era.
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Labrador
Lord Exmouth
Halifax
Boston
Dixon
Removal of the Jornal Office and county election results
The Jornal Office is removed to A W Rice's cabinet shop on Galena Street. Stephenson County officers show votes for county positions with Purinton, Andrews, Dodds, Clingman, and others. A Rock River railroad meeting in Watertown elected A Hyatt Smith president and plans stock subscriptions to connect routes through Wisconsin.
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Jornal
Journal
A. W. Rice
Galena Street
Stephenson
Juvax
George Purinton
John Howe
Independ’t
Jupors
G. W. Andrews
Lewis Gibler
Samuel F. Dodds
Josiah Clingman
William Preston
Hubbard Graves
Tre Vsmen
Jonathan Reitzell
Asahal W. Rice
Scuoon
Siastanza
B. Smith
Ts L.w.guiteau
Aysvorec
Mardéns Carter
Cyrus Clingman
Freeport
Ju'iue Smith
Francis W.S. Brawley
Rock River
Board of Commissioners
Beloit and Taycheedah Railroad
Watertown
Wis
A. Hyatt Smith Esq
Janesville
Wisconsin
Chicago
Whittlesey Rejects Senate Mileage Claim at Taylor Session
First Comptroller of the Treasury, Elisha Whittlesey, refused to authorize $40,000 in mileage for Senate members for a special Executive Session connected to Gen. Taylor's nominations. The claim, paid by A. Dickens Hay, was rejected after Whittlesey consulted the President, who urged him to do what is right.
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Bleecherd& Franklin
Brooklyn
Flatbush Road
Parmenter
Seguin
Whittlesey
The
Treasury
United Senate
Gen. Taylor
Senate
Elisha Whittlesey
A. Dickens
Hay
Clayton
Mr. W
Whig Victory Report With County Judge Elected
A Wisconsin county reports a Whig majority of 550 in state officer elections. Daniel H. Whitney, Whig, elected County Judge over Hezekigh Ripley by 83 votes. Other Whigs elected. details and majorities not fully advised. News mentions Wixnewago triumph over locofocos and abolitionists.
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Wuaia
Rock Co
Wisconsin
Thhat
Orrheus
Daniel H. Whitney
Hezekigh Ripley
Locoiuco
Letters from California and city population figures
Bayann Tavton discusses copying letters from New York Tribune editor Mr. Taylor, noting California visits to gather reliable information on soil climate minerals and agriculture. The piece includes Chicago population at 23,047 as of August 1 with an increase of 2,323, and a church census listing 26 churches by denomination. It also promotes Pennsylvania Stars mercantile firm Suarren & BrupanKER for quality goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayann Tavton
New York Tribune
California
Taylor
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Messrs Suarren & Brupa- Ker
Watertown Chronicle Hints at Local Defaulters
The Watertown Chronicle references defalcations in Northern Indians and southwest Michigan. It notes rumors of similar cases near Dodge and Marquette but withhold names. Old Zuck is said to be pursuing the defaulters.
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Watertown
Wis
Michigan
Dodge
Marquette
Old Zuck
New Goods Opened by J. K. Brewster on Stephenson Street
J K Brewster has opened a large stock of new goods in Child's Brick Building on Stephenson street. His advertisement appears in another column. He is known in the county for intelligence and upright conduct, and this will likely secure him wide trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axotuzn
New Stort
J. K. Brewster
Child
Stephenson Street
General Taylor Abroad Press Praises Cuba Expedition Action
London dispatch from the New York Evening Post lauds President Taylor for suppressing the Cuba expedition. The correspondent says Taylor's conduct vindicates American honor and deterred foreign subversion, praising the United States for upholding good faith and internal peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
N. York Evening Post
Locofoco
Prsident
Cuba
Tomps
eUuci Cris
Taylor
Europe
Republic of the United States
Asit
American Labor and Protective System Support Debate
The piece notes Blackwood's Magazine shifting to endorse the American protective system and cites Webster's 1848 speech on labor as a cornerstone of national greatness. It highlights labor as a core social element, stressing education worship and franchise rights as essential pillars in society.
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Ackwood
Blackwood
Mr. Webster
Newark Daily Advertiser
Tragic Turkey Caller Misidentification Fatal Shot
Two 21 year old men, Washington Gill and William Ludley, set out near Chillicothe Peoria County to hunt wild turkeys. Each carried a turkey caller. They separated and Gill, mistaking Ludley for a turkey, shot him in the head, dying instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Gill
William Ludley
Chilicothe
Peoriaco
Gill
Hospital confinement of poet Charles Konno Hotmga in Baltimore
The distinguished novelist and poet Charles Konno Hotmga is confined in a Baltimore hospital for the insane. The report frames his fate as a ruinous genius driven to suffering and asks what his ordeal teaches in song.
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Charles Konno Hotmga
Baltimore
True modesty blushes at crime and unfashionable acts
The lines imply a critique of social shame around crime and fashion, noting that true modesty reacts with embarrassment to wrongdoing and disapproval of unfashionable behavior. The excerpt treats modesty as a social regulator tied to ethics and trends.
The New York Whig Platform Reflections and Resolutions
A Cleveland Free Soil paper comments on New York Whig State Convention resolutions opposing slavery expansion and urging labor rights. It notes abolition text, tariff fairness, labor protection, and public land policy, stressing exclusion of monopolists and support for poor laborers.
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New York Whig
Cleveland True Democrat
New York
Hunker Democracy
Savery
United States
Union
King
New York Whigs
Vaal i
Homestead Exemption Advances in Lower House
A bill to exempt a head of family from certain property liens passed its third reading in the lower House and would take effect next July fourth. A similar measure had cleared the Senate, with expected enactment, according to the Galena Advertiser.
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Senate
Galena Advertiser
Rumor of Russia Closing the Black Sea Stirs Trade Fear
A rumor claims Russia plans to close the Black Sea affecting U S and global commerce. The report suggests strategic moves could disrupt shipping routes and trade flows, drawing concern from international markets and policymakers.
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Russia
Black Sea
United States
Notation on Truth and a Dark Lake Street House
A fragment reflects on the eternity of the soul and the fall of loved ones, imagining a law that paints a liar’s house black for any month. It notes Chicago Journal readers to notice new advertisements in today’s paper and questions Lake Street’s appearance under such a rule.
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Postauise Liaris
Rae
Lake Street
Chicago Journal
New York Results Show Whig Gains Across Counties
Detailed Empire State returns indicate Whig strength in city and counties with majorities for Whig or loco candidates. Election tallies report Whig wins in Albany Troy Schenectady and various towns, loco majorities in several locales, and mixed results on State Senate and Assembly races.
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New York
Empire State
New York City
Assembly
Kings County
Queens County
Oneida
Beach
Mann
Loco
Albany City
Troy
Schenctady County
Saratoga
Cayuga
Alleghany Co
Columbia
Ontario
Wayne
Whig
Alleghany
Chemung
Yatus
New Jersey Election Report Shows Mixed Party Wins
Mercer County voters elect two Whigs and one Locofoco in Camden with Locofoco leads in several counties. Bergen and Summerset post Locofoco or Whig margins, Hunterdon and Burlington show Locofoco success, while Mercer elects a Locofoco sheriff by about fifty votes. Camden returns two Locofocos to the Legislature by roughly 280 votes.
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Mercer County
Camden
Loco Assembly
Bergen
Hunterdon
Summerset
Monmouth
Locofoco
Burlington
Mercer
Michigan election returns show Barry for governor
Early returns indicate Barry leading for governor across multiple counties and towns. Detroit reports a 356 vote majority, Kalamazoo village 53, Monroe City 79, Hillsdale 164, Adrian 75, Tecumseh 74, and other precincts such as Dearborn, Calhoun County, and Ypsilanti contributing sizable margins for Barry as results trickle in.
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Barry
Detroit
Hamtratranch
Dearborn
Calhoun Co
Littlejohn
Kalamazoo Village
Munroe City
Hillsdale
Exeter
Jacon Village
Henrietta
Adrian
Tecumseh
Rome
Coldwater
Yadicon
Littlejohe
Psilanti
Mississippi partial results by county for governor and congress
In Lounds county the governor race shows Quitman 863 and Lea 681. For Congress Weatherstone 624 and Harris 636. In Oktibehal county Quitman 482 Harris and Lea 370 Weatherstone 410 and Harris 363.
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Lounds Co
Quitman
Lea
Congress
Weatherstone
Harris
Oktibeha Co
Fire destroys mills and chair factory in Rockton
A fire Sunday night, the fourth instant, destroyed a saw mill and oil mill and the chair factory of Adams and Comstock in Rockton. No injuries reported as firefighters fought the blaze through the night. Local authorities investigate cause and assess damages.
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Rockton
Messrs. Adams & Comstock
Pennsylvania Locofoco Victory in Canal Commissioner Race
The article mocks the so called glorious victory in Pennsylvania for Canal Commissioner. It compares this year’s Locofoco Gamble and Whig Fuller results to last year’s Painter and shows a large drop in popular votes totaling 53,633. The piece questions the magnitude of the win and uses satire to critique the outcome.
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Locofoco
Pennsylvania
Pince
Leeebeocieus
Wis. Express
Washington Monument Stone Carved From Contingent Funds
A resolution passed unanimously by the legislature authorizes the Governor to provide a suitable stone for the Washington Monument and to cover the expense from the contingent fund.
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Washngton Monument
Washington Monument
Chi
Ocean Areas and Depths Fact Card
The Pacific Ocean covers about 500 million square miles with 70 million including the Indian Ocean. From Peru to Africa its width is about 16,000 miles. Depths between the tropics exceed five miles. The Atlantic spans roughly from pole to pole, about 5,000 miles wide and 25 million square miles in area.
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Great Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Peru
Africa
Tropics
Atlantic Ocean
Pole
Gently summer fades as a flower sister passes
A poetic reflection mourns a bright sister whose beauty faded like a shadow from the sunlit sky. The passage compares her to a radiant yet withered coronation of flowers, fading as stars disappear, lamenting the loss of beauty from the earth.
Assessments and collection procedures for 1849
The passage outlines county tax collection duties under an 1849 act amendment. It requires the county collector to receive assessment lists from county commissioners, issue receipts, and publish notices in three places including the courthouse door. Notices must specify dates when the collector or his agent will collect taxes at precincts and at the county seat, with January office attendance. The notices serve as tax demands to create a lien and must be posted at least three weeks before the collection date.
Illinois railroads spark a major state wide dispute
A Hillsborough meeting drew thousands as Illinois towns compete to host a western rail terminus. Alton and Chester press to become Mississippi crossing hubs, with Quincy Cairo Illinois Town and Alton seen as key rivals. The legislature is in session likely to decide the railroad's terminus.
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Hillsborough
Alton Telegraph
Illinois
Barbecu
Mississippi
Gia
St. Louis
Hiinois
Alton
Chester
Quincy
Cairo
Actre
Kaskali River
Illinoistown
Illinoitown
Pitsburgh
Debated Legislative Actions On Railways And Court Schedules
The Senate debated revoking a prior land grant for a Cairo Rail Road project and referred the measure to committee. They ordered inquiries into repealing a railway charter while advancing court scheduling bills for the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth circuits. Aims to remove Mississippi River obstructions were urged, and homestead provisions tied to saloon executions were discussed with amendments.
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Senate
Cairo
Igpia Solons
Judiciary Committee
Central Rail
Gear
House
Mississippi
Tenth Judicial Circuit
Winnebago County
Plato
Third Judicial Circuit
Twelfth Judicial Circuit
Markley
Anneady
Judd
Dam across Connecticut City locks gates to fill reservoir
A massive dam spanning the Connecticut River near Connecticut City, Massachusetts, closed half its gates to allow the river to back up and fill the reservoir. The structure weighs about 29 million pounds with a vertical height of about 30 feet and a length of nine miles downstream. Bonfires were lit as water flowed over the structure, and observers noted a large quarry discovery and a Civil War era combat injury recovery.
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Tuwense
Connecticut City
Mass
Dave
Watt Re
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2D Dragoons
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Journal of Commerce
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William Brown, Jr
Mount Carmel
State of Illinois
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Edwards
Sanganon Co
Grash
Ogle
G. U
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Thomas
Fulton
G. S
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Sanganon
the Journal
G. C. Thorp
Mt. Carroll
Petts Massy
Waddam’s Grove
J. H. Awpams
Cedar Creek Mills
L. Monraava
F. Downs
Alida
T. J. Axprews
Silas Axprews
Yellow Creek
Pritap Britzell
Reitzell’s Mille
NR. Boatcoux
Oneco
Dr. Cottin
Eleroy
O. H. Hazary
Rock Run
G. B. Eastémax
Rockford
M. Junney
Eagle Point
B. F. Astext
Elizabeth
Grattan & McFadden
H. G. Grateman
H. G. Grattan
A. McFadden
Cuurettzs
General Taylor
American Labor
New Jersey
Middiesworth
Fuller
Railroads
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