Power of Delusion Millerism Across Cities
A lengthy 1840s era critique details Millerite movements in Baltimore Philadelphia New York and Boston. It describes financial ruin family hardship and social disruption caused by fervent followers including arrests and public demonstrations. Accounts of miraculous healings and prophecies are cited alongside warnings against religious fanaticism.
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Boston
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Albany
Louisville
Miller
Green Bay
L. A. Huntington
Huntington
Jane Clack
New Brittan
Ashbel Mix
Bristol
The Prelate's Niece and Whig Memoir Tale
An item from the Newark Advertiser recounts a late Whig meeting in New Jersey. A speech by C P Holcom praises the protective system and tells of a consecrated girl, described with idealized beauty, who labored to support a widowed mother and sisters. The tale ends with hopes for Whig husbands for local women. The second piece describes Turkish tortures of public functionaries, detailing coercive interrogations, torture methods, and enforced confessions without indemnity.
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Newark
New Jersey
C. P. Holcom
Tariffville
Connecticut
United States
Gris
Massachusetts
Gertrude
Bishop Griswold
Farmington
Shenstone
Turkey
Dervish Agha
Ali USA
Escaped Governor Reaches Mohamera Then Returned to Baghdad
A historical note describes a governor who fled his province almost naked, reached Mohamera, found a path back to Bagdad, and was thereafter appointed governor of another province.
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Mohamera
Bagdad
India
Power of the Human Body to Resist Heat
Historical experiments showed humans and animals surviving in extreme heat. From ovens reaching 325F to 280F rooms, subjects reported little pain, while pulse quickened and cooling respiration occurred. Eggs roasted in 20 minutes and beef in 33, with meat cooked under forced air in 13 minutes.
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Boerhaave
al. M. Duhamel
Jillett
Angoumais
France
Jillet
Beaumar
M. Jillet
Dobson
Liverpool
Fordyce
Blagden
Incredible Light Invention Promises Daylight City
A historical note recalls M Gaudin in Paris 1839 proposing a Diummond Light vastly outshining gas. He planned a 500 foot light house on Pont Neuf in the Seine to illuminate Paris with a sunlike glow. The Cincinnati inventor similarly spoke of a light to turn night into day.
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Cist
Paris
M. Gaudin
Cincinnati
Diummond
Gaudin
Pont Neuf
Seine
Sam
Maj. Conover
Cincinnati Chronicle
Polk's election seals presidency for Polk in 1844
New York Pennsylvania and Virginia cast electoral votes for James K Polk by small margins, ensuring his presidency. Whig losses blamed on abolitionist split, with critics noting New York Abolitionists aided the Texas party and denied Henry Clay the win.
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Polk
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
James K. Polk
Henry Clay
Clay
Ohio
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Maryland
New Jersey
Michigan
Oregon and Santa Be The Western Expositor News
The Western Expositor notes the arrival of Mr William Gilpin from Oregon describing the Wallamette settlements thriving with farms mills and colleges. Emigrant party 1843 reached destination amid dangers and new Oregon government courts and land records formed. News also covers New Mexico war threats near Taos and a Texas annexation stance with Dr Jones indicating openness to annexation under favorable terms.
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Western Expositor
Wm. Gilpin
Oregon
New York
Gilpin
Col. Ford
New Mexico
Taos
Santa I’e
Goy
Martinez
Porte-lance
Salt Mountain
Col. Owens
Independence
Santa Fe i i
Sepe
Mesars
Bent
Osage
Arkansas
Texas
Albany Argus
Dr. Jones
Houston
Jeter
United States
Jones
New York Whigs mourn Polk victory and plan opposition
The Albany and New York papers report Polk's likely statewide win in New York with Majorities by county detailed from Buffalo and other sources. They note Whig hopes, the hostile Native ticket, and looming minority protections in the Senate, while praising Whig efforts and urging vigilance against Locofoco policies.
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New York
Cleveland Herald
James K. Polk
Buffalo
Polk
van Buren
Wright
Buffalo Commercial
St. Lawrence County
Clay
Montgomery
Wayne
Seneca
Cayuga
Onondaga
Oneida
Oswego
Herkimer
Albany
Rensselaer
Ontario
Livingston
Alleghany
Fulton
Erie
Wyoming
Genesee
Morroe
Orange
Otsego
St. Lawrence
Schoharie
Steuben
Tompkins
Warren
Westchester
Yates
Courtland
Hamilton
Kings
Saratoga
Schenectady
Ulster
Washington
Cattaraugus
Chautauque
Putnam
Richmond
Rockland
Queens
N.Y. Tribune
Custom House
Locofuco
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Baltimore County
Isaac Gates
St. Louis
Mnoat
Jas
Abe
Division Street
Alussins
Middletown
H. A. Warner
Norwalk
The
St. Louis Republican
News Prom
Santa Be
Baltimore City
Providence
Irelinghuysen
Hartford Courant
Dallas
Providence County
Newport
Bristol Rt
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