22 Apr 1845
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Newspaper
Huron Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1845
Page
3
The Dayton Journal reports stock subscriptions for a new Dayton Bank, aiming for 150000 dollars with about 100000 already subscribed. It notes old Dayton Bank directors among subscribers and asserts safety for stockholders and note-holders under their direction.
The Locoface press argues the Rew tax measure targets interest and capital in trade and mocks it as Whig. It was driven by Senate Finance, Dis ney and Kelley, with Cox ill, not a party pledge. Senators from both sides opposed final passage, while the law shifts tax burden away from farmers and merchants, reducing total levy by a quarter of a mill.
A Senate finance report argues cash valuation could end tax inequities and ease evasion, though the bill failed in the Senate. The piece notes real estate often lists at half its value and compares it to money lenders and waders facing similar taxation. Also reported is news from the Swanton wreck with no new bodies found and ongoing salvage efforts, as divers search the river below the Swallow collision rock.
The article notes H. and A. O. Whattemore of St. Louis report fourteen tons of deer skins shipped by the Steamboat John Chouteau, with more expected, reflecting a large Arkansas purchase. It mentions a May election proclamation and Tallahassee legislative session. It cites Iowa politics over statehood boundaries, Solon Robinson’s Mississippi journey claiming Polk owns a slave gang, a Globe circular on clerk duties, Jesuit history, and Texas annexation enthusiasm with San Augustine cannons fired.
The Pittsburgh Gazette reports intense heat effects as iron works along Water and Wood streets suffer widespread damage with melted safes and tangled iron. The paper also notes political shifts with Tallmadge’s removal as Wisconsin governor and a New York exchange tale of a church visitor. Other notes cover gas strikes in Kanawha, Mormon Nauvoo expansion, newspaper satire on national names, Plaquemine frauds, and pork and butter exports to Liverpool.
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