Notable Rescue Efforts Amid Gale as Names Are Read
The report credits Judge Wilkeson and many locals for prompt relief removing families from danger during the gale. Sailors assisted, saving numerous lives, with others named including Jacob S. Miller, Silas Lawin, Geo. P. Barker, and A. Parmelee. shipping damage and track disruption noted. additional rescues described near the canal and Chicago Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Wilkeson
Jacob S. Miller
J. B. Flagg
Silas Lawin
Geo. P. Barker
Mr. Sallor
Carrick
Parmelee
Niagara Street
Buffalo and
Black Rock
Court St
Daniel Daugherty
Myr
Sloan
Dhugherty
Chicago Street
Chicago
Henry Lovejoy
Titus
Sandusky
Rees
J. W. Vail
Orris
Orvis, Waddy & Orrig
India Rubber Tree in Peru and Para Brazil
The caoutchouc producing tree grows widely on the north coast of Brazil and in Peru. Indians tap it with clay cups to collect the milk, which must be used within twenty four hours. Shoes made from the rubber are common in Para where the city shows many rubber shoes strung together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Brazil
Para
Texas and Mexican War News From Old Letters
A late 1835 dispatch relays Texas war news from Nacogdoches and Red River Herald extracts. Reports include American successes at Grotiac, captures of Mexican stores, and Cos troops moving toward Gonzales, with volunteers en route and calls for reinforcements to defend Texas against Santa Anna centralism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. Spectstor
Texas
Charleston Mercury
Cuanneston
New Onthans
True American
Labichiay
Copano
St. Antonio
Tanala
Natchitoches
J. Cabl
Red River
Ierald
Mexico
Alvarez
Santa Anna
Red River Herald
Yelang
Gonzales
Lexington
Don Lorenzo de Zavala
Stephen F. Austin
Hay
Gonzangs
Rubicon
Guadaloupe
de Will's
San Antonio
LGO
Guadaloupes Colorado
le Baca
J. J. Moore
Ugartechea
Ww. M. Fisher
Wares 1 Grower Tronrsox and Rail Road Plans
The Salem register reports McThompson sails from Boston to St Andrews en route to Halifax and Europe, with his family staying in the country this spring. It also notes a proposed Cleveland to Cincinnati rath road of about 250 miles, with capital needs and projected travel times. Directors of New York and Lake Erie Rail Road outline costs, funding, and initial construction near Deposit on a 40 mile section at 41,500 per mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McThomp
Boston
Satisfaction
St. Andrews
New Brunswick
Jalifax
England
Thompson
Bis
Europe
Salem Register
Cleveland
Cincinnati
N. York Mercantile Advertiser
Columbus
New York and Lake Erie Rail Road
New York Commercial
Delaware River
Deposit
U. States
Grooklyn
Charles
Town
Mass
Gosport
Lial- Jon
Busemint Moxowext
Boston, Mercantile Journal
N. York
Navalration
New
Auburn
Arele Prime
Damation
Robbery at the Manhattan Bank Trunks Vanish
Trunks belonging to the Jackson Insurance Co and broker Mr Redmond disappeared on Wednesday morning from the Manhattan bank just as business began. No suspects named. trunks held bonds notes certificates and other securities but no money.
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Manhattan
Jackson Insurance Company
Redmond
Highest Mountains in the United States Debate
Raleigh Register asserts a North Carolina peak is higher than Mount Washington. It cites a Yance county peak of 6 749 feet above sea level, with the editor endorsing the writer's credibility and noting the finding is surprising for not being known sooner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Raleigh Register
North Carolina
Mount Washington
New Hampshire
the Register
Yance
Register
Brimstone for Cattle Reduces Ticks, Farmer Advises
The note explains brimstone as valuable to keep cattle free from ticks. A small grain-sized piece, finely pulverized and given in a light meal, will cause cattle to drop off and prevent others from getting on for eight or ten days. The writer, from South Plant, emphasizes summer use.
Seizure of John Ross and Payne Reported
The Nashville and Philadelphia papers describe Georgia guards arresting Cherokee Chief John Ross and a New York publisher John Howard Payne at Ross residence within Tennessee limits. They seized public Cherokee documents and the pair are prisoners in Georgia. A new U S coin die by Sully is in preparation for next year featuring Liberty and the eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Ross
John Ross
Georgia
Cin. Gaz
Georgia Guard
Col. Bishop
B. F. Curry
Tennesse
New York
John Howard Payne
Nashville
United States
Sully
Liberty
Philadelphia Gazette
New Hampshire Patriot mocks Harrison for clerkship bid
The New Hampshire Patriot ridicules General Harrison over a clerk or court prothonotary post in Ohio, noting his former territorial governorship and vast patronage, arguing poverty and honesty of public agents would decide his character and future presidency. A second item reports an inquiry into alleged cruelty aboard a ship from Porto Rico, detailing chained sailors threatened with a pistol, with names to be withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Harrison
Ohio
Great North-Western Territory
Monroe
Gen
United States
U.S. Gaz
U.S
Porto Rico
In Pursuit of Suspect Not Yet in Custody Transcript
Report notes officers are in pursuit of a suspect who has not yet been detained. The transcript outlines active pursuit and legal considerations in the case, with emphasis on ongoing investigation and pursuit status.
Turnip Talk and Exchange in Local Letters
The page notes transfers of the Reflector to subscribers who prepaid and offers discontinuation upon request. It also reports a playful local militia of turnips led by Abdulia Flower of Ja Tanrea and Sandusky City grower John Bexty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jalaied
Abdulia Flower
Jae Tanrea
Inquirer
John Bexty
Sandusky City
Mammoth radish weighs over twenty pounds claims reader
A reader reports a giant radish presented by Mr Peter Shorb of its town. After trimming it weighs upwards of twenty pounds with length four feet three inches and girth two feet eight inches. The inquiry asks who can beat it.
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Morrison
Peter Shorb
Heat and wood care in 19th century homes
A miscellany argues for using dry wood and proper woodhouses to keep heat in and protect vessels from heat damage. It notes water boiling, metal melting points, and efforts to warm rooms, with tangential items on politics, real estate, and local notices. Multiple short items reference the Estate Department, gunpowder orders, and horse theft, all in a compact, period newspaper voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodhouse
Arkle
Prodigious Topics and Notorious Notes From The Era
A chaotic miscellany includes remarks on animal caricatures and strange experiments in New York and Vermont filings, reports on a prophet’s visit to a Mormon temple, Gen. S. Houston winning a northern army seat, a new plumbago mine near Hillsborough, railroad charters in Vermont, a fatal saw mill accident near Crayford, and a Champlain murder confession from Windsor prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Denny
Charleston
Sivebel
Agynt
Hoston
Maha
Sinchester
N.Y
Ceca
New Orleans
Matthias
Joe Smith
Punessily Tel
S. Houston
Merco
Val. Austin
M Houston
Stanberry
Washington
Hillsborough N. HW
Vermont
Brattleborough
Connecticut River
Burlington
Lroy
Jesse Converse
Crayford
Portraits of Jackson and Van Buren in Baltimore Patriot
A Baltimore Patriot writer contrasts Gen Jackson with Martin Van Buren, accusing Van Buren of shifting with public sentiment, opposing wartime leaders, and using party influence for personal gain while praising Jackson as steadfast and principled. The piece frames Van Buren as calculating and self serving.
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Baltimore Patriot
Gen Jackson
Martin van Buren
Sir Randolph
Ender
Oring
al Soren
Martin Fan Burne
Bfarkson
Andrew Jackson
Ips
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Bngland
India
Woodbury
Jacob Justice
Swedesboro
Justice
Elizabeth
Liz
Joan Ross
Ferns
Wiener
He “Labs
AMD
Zeror
J. Goodell
Suldio
Crevenssp
Herald
Olio
Baltimary
Measre Ff
Iley
Creed
Rurchad
Rouah
Preys
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Plattsburgh
Champlain
Windsor
Miss Stevenson
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