Turmoil Abroad and Local Cholera Hit in Early August
The latest dispatches report Turkish and Russian maneuvers along the Danube with battles anticipated near Varna and Sebastopol. Cholera floods St Petersburg and Australia’s Mirago departs Liverpool with many deaths. In America, Buffalo reports a collision sinking the Boston near the Genesee River while local Ohio towns face cholera fatalities and growing commerce in Fremont.
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Russia
Eyithin
Wall
Omar Pasha
Ratechuck
Danube
German An
Girundo Yy
Ces
Aterete Eatrely
Bucharest
Sebastopol
Berlin
Napier
Hind
Corsy
Darrow
Transylvania
Austria
Jassey
Palermo
Spain
O'Donnell
Almagro
Valencia
Stockholm
St Petersburg
Shi Mirago
Liverpool
Overland Mail
India
China
St. Petersburgh
Napoleon
Baltic
Bologne
Africa
Omar Pacha
Silistria
Dobrubscha
Varna
Rutschuck
Wright
Canada
Cape Race
Congress Do-Nothing Echoes In Fragmented Rant
A fractured political tirade laments Congress as idle and unproductive. The speaker mocks prior actions, questions what was accomplished yesterday, and refers to land purchases and the Missouri Compromise as examples of futility. The jagged text suggests a cartoonish critique of legislative inaction.
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Congressional
Congress
Mexico
Missouri
Slavery and politics divide Kansas in heated rhetoric
The piece links national debate over slavery with Kansas struggles, asserting southern slaveholding influence and Democratic corruption. It cites Missouri Compromise repeal, calls for vigilance against abolitionists, and quotes southern leaders and newspapers predicting Kansas will be a slave state, amid local violence and liquor-law disputes.
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Kansas
North
South
Democrat
Christina
Baptist Minsion
Democratic Party
D.C. Williams
Jackson
Missouri
Greeley
Virgnia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississip'ans
Kaneas
Congress
Benton
Houston
Bell
Williams
Lexington, Mo
Mansfield speech and political letters from 1847
A compilation from Mansfield discusses a Kansas and Nebraska bill debate, Bartley’s shift to pro slavery, and a letter from Tom W. Bartley to Hon. Brinkerhoff. It includes remarks on Wilmot Proviso, northern and western Democrats, and warnings against southern treachery. Also notes a 30-inch cucumber and cholera mortality figures, plus a San Francisco sheet and a county fair premiums list.
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Menycos
Mansfield
Demoi Rcratio
Kansas
Nebraska
Bartley
New Territories
Tom W. Barly
Any Avery
Aouthern
Brinkerhoff
Congrnes
Richland
Tom
Congress
Wilson Shannon
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Tyler
Washington
Mr. Polk
United States
T. W. Bartley
Congress Frauds and a Fat Representative Examined
A letter to the editor accuses Congress of fraud in the Minnesota Land bill alteration to favor a chartered company. It targets Mr. Stevens and Col. Forney as the power behind the scene, cites the enrollment committee and Rep. Green, and questions motives and accountability amid accusations of political corruption.
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Congress
Tehole
Aonorale
Washburn
Illinis
Stevena
Michigan
Jao W. Forney
House
Pennsylvania
United States
Franklin Pigree
Stevens
Forney
Committee On
Supreme Court of the United States
Edit
Green
Trout
Nebraska
Forty first anniversary of siege honor recalled
An August commemoration marks the forty first anniversary of the Fort Plephensoh siege where Croghan and allies defeated British and Indian forces. The community notes a lingering law from that siege and hopes for many more anniversary days to celebrate the victory.
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Croghan
Outrage at Greytown and the American Name
The account alleges that Captain Smith shot a native in self defence in Greytown, ignited a clash with authorities, and that Borland and allies escalated threats. It accuses the Administration of ordering a punitive assault on the town, condemning the action as barbarity and a disgrace to the American flag.
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Buffalo
Boston
Chicago
Ogdensburgh
Gencase River
Crawford & Co
Washington
New York Courier & Enquirer
Ander
Hotstra
Monnest
Sistia Te Ale
Yeig
Borland
Greytown
Mexico
San Juan
Sarra
Sanduwn
Transit Company
Smith
Wurrender
Central America
United States
Mtreat Smith
America
San Juan Town Vexed by French Spanish English Demand
An account describes a post arrival demand for 24 000 to be paid by San Juan residents with apologies by 9 AM next day. Due to no government, the town and merchandise were destroyed while residents fled. The only harmed property was a company that lost a 250 thatched hut, and a reward was offered for the culprit linked to insults to Mr Borland.
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Wae
Mra Mood
Nho
Thin City
San Juan
Tropics
Oider
Borland
Mysterious Firearms Box At Canton Station Sparks Outrage
Canton correspondent cites a Portage County Democrat letter alleging a Catholic priest opened and carried away a box of firearms and bowie knives, with a small iron cannon later received at the station. The writer questions motives and notes Catholic influence inflames local fear while listing varied farm prices and local notices.
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Canton
Revenna Democrat
Mie Democrat
Portage County
Jesus Christ
York Township
Harrivon Pwal
Alout
Linia Walen
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