The Paris Graveyard Desecration Mystery Unfolds
A Paris writer recounts a string of macabre grave robberies at Montparnasse Cemetery where female graves were opened and interiors removed. Guards failed to stop the culprit, who fled along walls and evaded spring guns before a found suspect at the Val de Grace hospital.
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Paris
No. U
Viccayune
Rue d* Anjou St. Honore
Mont Parnassee
Val de Grace
Betyand
Tod Notwill
Hin
Tomsing
Indian Trade and Trickery at the Fur Market
An American trader recounts a tense fur exchange with an indigenous dealer. After a long bargaining saga over twelve coon skins, the trader accuses cheating, but the Indian ultimately asserts trust. By sundown the narrator is surrounded by furs and cash, feeling no loss.
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Pele
Death of Don Marble and cholera news from the West
The Detroit Advertiser reports the death of Don Marble after a Friday illness in Louisville and a restless day of exertion. Additional dispatches describe cholera ravages along the Rio Grande valley with thousands of deaths, battles between U.S. Dragoons and Apache and allied tribes near Taos, and rising cholera deaths in St. Louis for the week ending May 14.
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Detroit
Marble
St. Louis
Louisville
Sr. Louis
Plains
U.S
Taos
New Mexico
Indias
Apscles
Eutaws
Ken
A.arches
California
Moses Harris
Independence
Foreign News Roundup From New Year May 17
A mixed update reports Canada arriving at its deck at six this morning and confirms Rome’s entry by French troops. It notes Austrian forces in Tuscany advancing on Laghorn, fears over a British clergy relief bill, and potential stresses if the Navigation Laws are repealed.
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Canada
Napoleon
Co . Ee
Tuscany
Laghorn
Rome
Commons
House of Lords
Whig State Caucus Calls for June Jackson Meeting
The Whig leaders in Belarnes County and across Michigan urge a mass convention or county meetings to discuss rallying support for the fall elections. Delegates from towns will form a state convention at Jackson on June 20 to nominate candidates for Governor Lieutenant Governor and other offices and to handle related business. EZRA C BEAMAN J A VAN DYKE J O VEN DERIC D SMART S BARSTOW Whig State Central Committee May 18 1849.
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Michigan
Belarnes
Jackson
Jackeon
Whig State Central Committee Calls for Mass Convention
The Whig and Free Soil parties urge union and vigorous action in the state campaign. A convention is planned in Jackson on June 14 to organize, with calls to town committees to ensure strong county delegation and broad representation.
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Whig State Central Committee
Jackson
Free Soil
Calhoun
Wolverine Rangers Reach Independence Cafe in May 1849
A private letter from May 1849 describes the Wolverine Rangers arriving at Independence cafe in good health. The party, including Judge Potts and Hobart Rawson, encountered a misrecognition, recovered, and learned their cattle were safely moved. They traveled the prairie routes, avoiding a dangerous hill, and found the landing area favorable for corn, oats, and a large warehouse to store property.
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Wolverine Rangers
Independence Cafe
Hobart
Rawson
Judge Potts
Bis
Villega
Emigrant Train Prep Amid Plains Danger Claims
The narrative describes guards and sentinels for emigrants crossing plains with 30 to 80 thousand expected travelers. It notes no real danger from hostile factions, but grain and water shortages in some areas. Plans include provisioning each wagon and moving within a week, with Hong and a judge moving cattle to Manding and the writer resting to write.
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Gilpin
Hte
Gente
Tride
Kega &c
Hong
Ua Tsat
Manding
The Alleghanians to Sing One Night in Marshall
A Milwaukee letter dated the 14th says the Alleghanians choir of musicians is traveling home to New York and will perform in Marshall for one night. Reported as talented with perfect vocal modulation and rich tones, the group promises a full house and warm welcome for their return.
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Milwaukee
New York
Marshall
Politician Governor Raged Over Emigration and Court Reforms
A detailed critique portrays a former state Chief Executive as self serving and improvident. It condemns his failure to resign the judiciary, pushes against acts altering circuit and county courts, and denounces appointments viewed as political favors. The piece cites the Jackson Patriot's independence and urges reform to curb demagoguery and preserve party integrity.
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United States Senate
Alteen
Supreme Court
Limeelf
Gani
Cairin
U. S. Senate
Altogethe
Buffalo
Binco
Senate
United Bty
Barnburnen
Kalamazoo
Congress
Denton
Alten
Acta
Tom
Fitzgerald
Bénnis
U.S
Arrival Of The Canad Sails To Liverpool May 5
Markets report a week of mixed demand for cotton, grain, and flour with American supplies high and prices broadly steady to firmer in London and Liverpool. Wheat and corn show modest declines and some dampened activity while Indian corn and meal trade remains brisk. The Canada voyage and Bay of Fundy weather influence transport delays and market mood remains wary amid political tensions and stock movements.
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St. Jonss
Liverpool
Libernia
Orleans
London
Ohio
Canada
Melifar
Halifax
St. John's
Bay of Fundy
Bt Ferance
Pt Dent
Napoleon Bongparte
Hermann
Cowes
Hungaria
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Finn
Bonine
Neever
Peter Whitney
Satan
Rannwett
Don Marble
Cuolera
J. F. Potter
Niles
Gla
Mexico
Bulletin
Rio Grande
Matamoros
Reynosa
Roma
Camall
Carmage
Brownsville
E. McKinstry
D. la. McKinstry
Teu
Rata
Ayorver
aazBi
Deric
D. Smart
Barstow
Whig State Central
The
Woolverine Rangers
Ransom Hias
H. Thompson
Asie
Thompson
Irving House
Jackson Patriot
Patriot
E. H. Thompson
Epaphroditus Ronson
Irving
Star
Ransom
Prussia
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