Dam misdoing alleged in Ohio and Sidney feeder
The chapter accuses E G Barney Mills and Hemmingway of public dam overcharges and thefts in Ohio and Sidney feeder work. It cites inflated costs, misspecified timber and masonry charges, a false bulkhead expense, and noncompetitive contracting, claiming the state and taxpayers suffered sizable losses and urging voters to act at the polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Port Jefferson
Mills
Barney
Ure Dam
Ohio
Mills and Hemmingway
Blair
Clair
Sec
Avon
Yontz
Brate
Fifty Million Dollars in Federal Expenditures Amid War Debate
The article argues the late Congress session appropriated over fifty million dollars with further sums for war that could reach hundreds of millions. It condemns Polk's administration for issuing drafts and escalating costs, cites Webster’s inflation claim, and warns taxation may become necessary to cover ongoing expenses. It profiles counterfeiter Jim Brown with biographical detail and critiques the republic’s leadership and fiscal policy.
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The
Olas State Journal
Congress
Perk
Webster
Senate
House of Representatives
U. S
West Point Military Academy
Mexico
Post Office Department
Polk
Treasury
Benton
Secretary of the Treasury
Mexican
Florida
Tewan
California
House
Iff
Tsocofocoism
Tau
Locofoco
Iit
Who Was Deceived in the Canvass of 1844
A Plattsburgh Whig recounts how Keeseville, Ausable Forks, and local iron workers backed Polk in 1844 fearing tariff repeal. An iron master under a Hickory Pole cried It’s a lie while workers jeered, and Polk won. Wages fell and the Tariff of 1842 was repealed as iron prices halved. The Polk portrait at the Forks symbolized disillusion among workers, and the piece urges farmers to distrust hard money rhetoric and support sub treasury policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keeseville
Ausable Forks
Polk
Toco- Foco
Blackbrook
Ausable
Bronmers
James K. Polk
Plattsburgh
The
Cincinnati Gazette
Supreme Court
Steeesman
Zanes. Cour
Pennsylvania Criticized for Tariff and Knaves
The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel argues Pennsylvania bore its own blame for political ruin and mocks the state's democracy as knavish and stupid over the tariff. It laments Polk versus Clay as fraud, then notes heavy storm damage in Nashua with many buildings ruined, and reports on Lake Superior mining prospects and copper deposits.
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Pennnsylvania
Augusta
Georgia
Chronicle and Sentinel
Pennsylvania
Polk
Clay
Lake Superion
Boston and Lake Superior Company
Detroit
Eagle Harbor
Pittsburg
Messrs. Coe & Coit’s
Lake Superior
Farmers Benefited by Whig Tax Law Spark Debate
The piece argues the new tax law raises overall taxes and shifts burden onto property owners and money lenders. It cites 1844 to 1846 property returns for locals like Boalt Baker and Timothy Baker, claiming farmers gain while lenders pay more, challenging Locofoco opposition and urging readers to assess who truly defends farmers. It notes tomato sizes, governor election signals, and Whig gains in Kentucky legislature, with a satirical aside on the Experiment editor's poisoning scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boalt
G. G. Baker
Timothy Baker
Amy G. Smith
Eam Smith
Frederick Sears
Bronson
Gordon Woodward
Lyme
Chic
Susquehannah Bank notes advised against by farmers
Farmers warned against accepting Susquehannah Lehigh and Plainfield Bank paper as risky, with notes paid out at Milan by wheat buyers. Authorities caution that all three banks are owned by one individual and may depreciate in value tomorrow. Wheat purchasers urged to refuse trashy currency. tariff changes in Britain noted after Britannia arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susquehannah County Bank
Milan
Susquehannah
Lehigh
Plainfeld
Europe
Britannia
Boston
McLane
England
Weekly Paper from Philadelphia Debuts Big Weekly Name
The Weekly Paper issued from Philadelphia by A. Storr launches as a large neatly printed weekly. Marketed as excelling among 13 mammoth weeklies, it promises quality and strong selling point with a yearly price of 31.25 per annum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Philadelphia
A. Storr
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Brown
Tod
Neto Hampshire Telegraph
Nashua Manufacturing Company
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Solomon Spalding
George W. Worthen
Alfred Greeley
Gen. I. Hunt
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Universalist Church
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Thomas W. Crillis
Mainst
Huron
William Bebb
Butler County
Joseph M. Root
Charles RB. Squire
Joseph C. Curtiss
Daniel A. Baker
Justus Brown
KR. Osburn
William W. Parker
Santa Ana
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Jwar
Monterey
Pacific
Com. Sloat
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John B. Slagt
Montgomery
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Sonora
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Quimman Tefi
Alabama
Missippi
Hamer
Kentucky
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Washington
Camargo
Rio Grande
Taylor
Point Isabel
Brasos Island
Burrita
Matamoras
Reynosa
Clark
Texas Mounted Regiment
Col. Hays
San Fernando
Bays
Lumsden
the Picayune
Bustamente
McCunloch
Kendall
Gov. Henderson
Vermort
Windham Co
Laven
Wiodso County
Woodstock Age
Dem
Ms Teaders
Frankfort
House of Represt
Walter Herrick
David Moore
Bellevue
Thompson Seneca County
Iowa
Isene Hie
Zoveror
Mough
Courte-House
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