Emigrant Hastings Prospects for California and Oregon
In Levisville May 16 the editor reviews Capt. Lansford Hastings travel accounts from 1842 and his Oregon California Emigrants. Hastings describes California as fertile with a mild climate and notes a planned independent California republic, not annexation by the United States, while detailing a large emigration wave and prospects for non slavery. He travels toward St Louis and New York to organize settlers for a future voyage.
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Oregon
California
Levisville
Lansford W. Hastings
Capt. H
Aia Y
Cincinnati
Hastings
Columbia
Pacific
Ohio
France
United States
Independence
Capt. Hastings
Mexico
New York
Path & Company
Emiamie
Pacific Ocean
Free States
The Destruction of Birds in Massachusetts
A historical appeal argues against killing birds for sport, asserting birds curb insect pests and protect crops. It cites Wilsons data on grubs eaten daily by red winged blackbirds and warns that bird destruction harms orchards and trees like the apple and maple, urging humane conservation.
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Mr. Peabody
Massachusetts
Wilson
New England
Kalm
Pockets and Sensibilities in Northern Aid Debate
The Louisville Journal quotes Prentice rebutting Charlestown Mercury over aiming to move Northern funds. It notes how the Pittsburgh fire spurred donations to Philadelphia, New York, and Boston totaling about 100000 dollars. The piece questions whether Charleston chivalry has been touched by the calamity.
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Prentice
The
Charlestan Mercury
Louisville Journal
Loquiter
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Charleston
Avalanche in Andes Devastates Paramo de Rais Region
Report states a massive snow slide from the central Cordillera of the Andes disrupted travel on the Panama route from South America. The descent near Paramo de Rais on the western flank of Marquita, about 150 to 200 miles west of Bogota, destroyed a large populated district and is believed to have claimed about twelve hundred lives.
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Jamaica
W. J
Panere
Panama
Plais
Marquita
Bogota
Mexico and Texas Annexation Prospects Split In News
The Washington Union calls annexation efforts by President Jones and Congress likely to proceed with urgency. The National Intelligencer reports Texas negotiations with Mexico continue and may delay annexation, while Mexico’s stance risks viewing U S actions as war. Cleve Herald notes hope for calmer international mediation.
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Mexico
Texas
Washington Union
Jones
Congress
Jane
Union
Republic of Texas
U. States
U States
United States
Clece
Annexation
Tyler
England
France
Mexican News Confirms Dispatches and Mexican War Rumors
The Relampagos arrived from Vera Cruz with a single package of papers and a passenger said to bear dispatches from the British Minister. Reports mention Mexico seeking a treaty on Texas independence, potential war threats, and rumors of revolutions across the empire.
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N. O Picayune
Talduendo
Vera Cruz
Frederick Johnson
Mexico
United States
Washington
Mesxico
Congress
Texas
Conden
Santa Aona
Mexican Empire
California
Eliot
Vera Crozy
Galveston
Elliot
England
Senor Cuevas
Vera Craz
Vera Crus
House of Representatives
Senate
Mexican Congress
Mexico-Texas Negotiations Reported In Texas Move
News from Mexico and Texas depicts secret talks on Texan independence and possible non annexation to the United States. Mexico’s foreign affairs bill to treat for peace with Texas passes its chambers, while a $3 million loan becomes law. English agent Eliot and Texas emissary Smith return to Veracruz and then Galveston as pacific terms circulate.
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N. O. Picayune
Mexico
Texas
Jones
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
France
England
Eliot
Smith
Vera
Mexico Revolt Underway and Robberies Stir Diplomacy
The article describes Mexico’s unsettled state and possible restoration of Santa Anna, along with repeated robberies of foreign officials and confidential papers. It notes incidents involving Eliot, Shannon, Cushing, Commodore Porter, and other officials, with government restitution offered in some cases.
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Washington
New York
Eliot
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Thompson
China
Commodore Porter
Oregon boundary negotiations and Mormon trials report
The Union reviews U.S. Britain proposals on the Oregon boundary from 1818 to 1826 and notes no party yielding a final line. It also reports the Carthage Mormon murders trials beginning May 21 with defendants including J C Davis and T C Sharp, plus lively courtroom tense in Missouri. Rochester weather is cold with meager wheat markets and two Genesee sales reported.
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Washington Union
United States
Great Britain
Oregon
U. States
Lake of the Woods
Rocky Mountains
Spain
Russia
Britain
Columbia
Gtantain
Pacifi
Snait of Fuca
Suratt
Pacific
Briish
Rochester
Genesee
Agricultural Convention Delegates Sought in Huron County
The June 16 1843 Norwalk Huron Reflector urges farmers of Huron County to choose delegates for the State Agricultural Convention in Columbia on June 25 and 26. It calls on the county Agricultural Society to ensure delegates attend and discuss proposals, a State Board of Agriculture, county societies support, and an agricultural survey.
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Huron Reflector
Norwalk
Columbia
Saat
Huran County
New Juvenile Works and Lectures On Science
A new juvenile title Our Works Gracrator for Bratn xens is praised for engravings and educational value published by Huntington & Savage New York. Publisher Crosby carries Forseley and popular Lardner Lectures issued in parts at 25 cents each to form two octavo volumes. Also notes on The New York Tribune price and delivery. Locofoco politics critique. Chinese curios at Peters and a Mansfield road forecast.
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Peter Panizy
Bratnxens
Mr. Goodrich
Messrs. Huntington & Savage
N. York
Forseley
J. M. Crosby
Messrs. Greeley & McElrath
Lardner
Wilson & Co
New York
Fashion and Peytona Duel for Turf Supremacy at Camden
The Camden Course hosted the second turf trial between Fashion and Peytona amid intense heat and a crowded crowd. Fashion won the second heat by a narrow margin, with Peytona fading after a strong start and both horses hampered by a crowded track and frequent whip use.
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Philadelphia U.S. Gazette
Camden
Fashion
Peytona
Fash Lion
Peyto Wa
Bhutan
Sod
Peytone
Weather, Crops and Rural News May 31
The May weather varies with cold days and frost across regions. Reports note snow in New York State, hail storms near Chambersburg and Cherokee Nation, and delayed spring rains in parts of New England. Crop prospects range from abundant wheat in Maryland and Indiana to drought-damaged vegetation in Ohio and Michigan, with several states expecting mixed yields and notable export potential. A satirical note from Jonesborough Whig editor contrasts fashion and debt in hard times.
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N.Y
Jamaica
Long Island
Buffalo
Massachusetts
Chambersburg
Johnson
New York
Rochester
Bethlehem
New England
Boston
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Carroll County
Washington County
Okio
Mississippi
Illinois
Wiinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Kentucky
North Carolinna
Louisiana
Jonesborough (Tenn
Baltimore
Norfolk
Albany
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Santa‘Aona
Perote
Shannon
Carthage
J. C. Dasis
T. C. Sharp
Warsaw Signal
Mark Aldrich
Wm. N. Grover
Col
Leve Williams
St. Louis
Messrs
Browning
Warren
Richardson
Williams
Josiah Lamhorne
Gov. Ford
Clere
Herald
NEW York Tribune
Pereonas
Cily
Tribune
Locofocos
Henry Clay
Graves
Cilley
Locofoco
Geo. W. Jones
Iowa
Jas Wilson
Gilley
Polk
Daniel Keluo
Indiana
A. Tannegan
O. H. Smith
Loco‘foco
Lower Sandusky
Milan Tribune
Loco
Sandusky
Eluresaid
the Tribune
Exampte
Liana Statu
Blar & Rives
Defront Advertiser
Peters
Saxpoint Axp Maxstremn
Mansfield Shield
Paris
Mansfield
A. C. Hovgstis
Norwalk Seminary
Fai Ao
Feir
Buenoe
Lathroonth
Roya
Lax
Farr
C.n. Chroz
Fin- Ten
Reflector
Sheffield
Eng
Ipswich
Frederick Ransome
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