Unclear Names and Places From Sparse OCR Snippet
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Alex. Searight
Kerns, Esq
J. B. Waterhouse
George Howg
Esa
XG. Seneyock
C. McPherson
Rufus Brows
Oan Rowan
Jefferson Township
Noble Township
Boone Township
Hawke’s Mills
Rochester, Fulton Co
Lewisburgh, Cases Co
Winewmac
Kokomo
The Men of Ninety Eight Honor Captain May in Battle
The poem lauds Captain May and his men in a fierce Mexican battle. It praises their courage under fire as they charge a battery and push through hostile ranks. The general orders rally the squadron, while fallen heroes are to be honored with monumental pride.
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Mexico
Vega
Veteran soldier falls at Palo Alto with final salute
A private of the 4th regiment in the Mexican War battlefield died after having both legs shot away. A veteran of Napoleon's wars he had survived Austerlitz Wagram Moscow retreat and Waterloo before a cannon shot at Palo Alto claimed him. As comrades passed, he urged them to go on with his last words.
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Churchills Battalion
Austerlitz
Wagram
Moscow
Waterloo
Palo Alto
Heat Wave Grips Canadian Cities Across Province
Intense heat last week hit the province with temperatures up to 100 degrees in Hamilton and near 96 in London St Thomas and Montreal reported 92 degrees. The Toronto Herald notes the heat was widespread and notable across major centers.
Movement Toward Camargo and Monterey 1846
Dispatch from Camp opposite Maramonas describes marching orders for movement toward Camargo and Monterey. The Louisiana Brigade prepares to board steamboats Big Hatchee Aid and others, with Capt. Miles leading 7th Infantry toward Monterey. Generals Taylor and Smith review troops as rumors place Parados at Monterey to confront the Americans.
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Rio Grande
Camargo
Monterey
Maramonas
Ephors
Matamoros
Parados
Mira
Greatest iron gun cast yet at Alger's Foundry South Boston
The Boston Post reports the casting of a massive 25,000 pound iron gun at Alger's Foundry South Boston. Supervised by Mr. Alger and Col Bomford the weapon stands ten feet long with a 12 inch bore and 230 pound shot capacity. It exceeds Stockton's Peacemaker by 5000 pounds and has a range of 3 1/4 miles, surpassing all English mortars and the San Juan de Ulloa fortress guns.
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Alger
Boston
Stockton
Fort George
Mr. Alger
Col. Bomford
Thomas Jefferson
England
San Juan de Ulloa
Vera Cruz
Blacksmith in Franklin Receives London Uncle's Estate
A Franklin county Pennsylvania blacksmith inherits an uncle's London estate valued at one million dollars. Needing no legal detail, the reader notes the surprising windfall and ponders similar luck.
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Franklin County
London
Desperate Woman Seeks Revenge Across Indiana and Ohio
A western woman, once jailed after attempting to kill a man named Gray in Lafayette, travels in masculine dress along the National Road through Indiana and Ohio. She later confronts a Mackinaw man aboard the Great Western, threatens vengeance, but disarms. A pistol duel occurs as witnesses report, leaving the outcome unclear. The piece questions moral judgments of the involved parties while noting a grave wrong in the affair.
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Gray
Lafayette Indiana
Ohio
Indiana
Dayton
Indianapolis
Roth
Buffalo Advocate
Mackinaw
Banquo
Buffalo Com
Lafayette
Great Western
Walker
Utica Village Ladies Destroy Bowling Alley
About forty Utica Michigan women secretly gathered on the 10th to attack a local bowling alley armed with axes and hammers. They demolished the building by hacking the lane bed, tearing walls, razing the roof, and trampling the remnants in under an hour. The structure measured 80 feet in length.
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Jupee Lynch
Utica
Michigan
James W. Brapsury Elected Maine Senator for Six Years
James W. Brapsury is elected as Maine Senator serving a six year term beginning March 4, 1846. The vote confirms his appointment to the United States Senate representing Maine.
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James W. Brapsury
Maine
Death of the old brown dog Lear of Cincinnati
Cincinnati editors report the death of Lear an old brown dog famed for twenty years at the city post office and public events. He attended parades funerals and mass meetings never accepting food, moving with the post office through moves and inspiring memory with his solitary life and mysterious habits.
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Cincinnati
Herald
Gazette
Lear
Burke
Taylor
Crawford
Monroe
Adams
Jackson
van Buren
Harrison
Tyler
Polk
Trust Company
Franklin Bank
Bank of Exchange
Rabbi Jones
Paris observers react to Taylor victories with pride
The Paris correspondent reports strong French public satisfaction over General Taylor's Rio Grande successes. He notes conservatives despondent and Guizot and allies unsettled, while many envision French volunteers ready to aid against Canada if war with Britain breaks out. Anticipation reflects lingering French hostility to Britain.
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Rio Grande
France
Walsh
Paris
National Intelligencer
Taylor
Chamber
Versailles
Guizot
United States
England
Canada
Minister to Return Home From London
The Union reports that our distinguished minister in London plans to return to the United States once arrangements for a successor are completed and the Cambria is ready to embark around the 23rd.
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Louis McLean
Union
Cambria
London
United States
A Railway Race Between Atmospheric and Locomotive Trains
The London Chronicle recounts a dramatic atmospheric vs locomotive race from London Bridge to beyond the Brighton viaduct. The atmospheric engine started behind but rapidly closed the gap, passing the Dover express by a wide margin with speeds above 60 mph.
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The
London Chronicle
London Bridge
Forest Hall
Dover
Brighton
Letter from Santa Anna to Gen Vega
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna writes from abroad offering monthly pay to Vega and three other officers captured after the 9th ult battle near La Palma. He expresses sorrow at their imprisonment in New Orleans and pledges aid within his means. He asks Vega to convey regards to their companions and confirms prompt honor of letters.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
la Palma
Matamoros
Republic
Antonio Lopez Desanta Anna
Nauvoo News From July Seventeenth Reports Riots and Fire Loss
A Nauvoo correspondent notes on July 17 that a widow’s barn and stacked wheat near Warsaw were burned. Seventeen New Citizens prisoners remain in custody after a riot, with hostages exchanged. Tensions rise as election pressure and Mormon relations worsen countywide.
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Nauvoo
St. Louis
B. F. Marsh
Warsaw
New Citzens
Hancock
Marshall’s Rise to Brigadier General in U S Volunteers
Thomas Marshall of Lewis county Kentucky, recently appointed Brigadier General of the U S Volunteers, served as a volunteer in Mason county. He failed to win a captaincy, was elected lieutenant, and later commanded a battalion when a regiment was formed from similar companies. He and Col Clarkson went to Washington to court the President, who welcomed them but did not accept the regiment. Clarkson later became Paymaster General, origins of Marshall’s influence unclear.
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Thomas Marshall
Lewis County
U. S. Volunteers
Mason County
Clarkson
Washington
White House
Marshall
Emigrants Arrive in New York in One Vessel
Nearly 500 emigrants arrive in New York on the 14th ult in a single voyage. The vessel carries diverse passengers seeking new opportunities and settlement in the city. Officials report smooth disembarkation and entry procedures.
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New York
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Sattle
Boston Post
Santa Anna
Gen. Vega
Havana
Gen. Marshall
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