Mountain children saved from canyon in dramatic tale
A father recounts a harrowing night when gunfire erupted near his home as his children vanished. After days of search, doctors and neighbors traced them to a mountain camp where they had survived on bark, game, and scraps, then returned to safety amid a village celebration and sober reflections on providence.
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Fisher
Jamie
Mr. T
Hedaken
Jay
Squire
Nelly
White House
Porcogornen
Cromer
Cramer
Steffens
Cremer
Victory Hails Whigs in County Races Amid Tight Returns
A county election yields Whig gains over Taylor and Fillmore across multiple offices, with Free Soilers aiding but not dominating the result. Eckford and Clarendon towns are highlighted for strong Whig support, while a Whig congressman and senator are noted as secured. Local totals show varied majorities, and the county canvass awaits official confirmation.
Old Zack Has Come in Victory and Unity Rise
The piece proclaims General Zachary Taylor as president elect and argues the Whig victory proves public support for his leadership. It lauds Taylor's war record and a shift away from partisan attacks, urging unity, constitutional respect, and renewed focus on national interests. It highlights Millard Fillmore as vice president elect and celebrates a return to strong national governance.
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Tvor
Baye Ahdy
Partizan
Mlustrte
Zachary Taylor
Micingas
Casa
Ste
Zack
van Tirter
Lewis Case
Norru
New York
Payssy- Vasa
Noxarean
Michigan
Uris
Wairoa
United States
Democratic Party
Congress
Rio Grandey
Millard Fillmore
N. York
Eolf
Eine Best
Election of Sprague Aided by Free-Sollers Triumph
A Whig congressman’s election is hailed as a triumph aided by Free-Sollers, credited with steadying the political wreckage and signaling hope for liberty. The era’s gloom gives way to optimistic resolve as Sprague’s victory is celebrated as a powerful, unifying force against Locofoco opposition.
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Sprague
Grisning
Deaiba Tama
Liberty
Electoral returns show Whig gains in multiple states
Dispatches from Michigan to Kentucky report Whig candidates winning large margins in counties across the nation. Electors from several states favor Taylor over Cass and Van Buren with majorities varying from about 100 to over 10,000, including strong ledgers in Kentucky, New York, and Pennsylvania.
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Kalamazoo County Electors and Whig Dominance Report
Gazette tally shows Taylor electors 147 majority Sprague Whig and Free Soil 3493 Walbridge Whig Senate 330 Earl Whig Representative over Dyckman 912 Giddings Whig over Dyckman 21 Giddings Whig over Howitt 119 Allen Whig Clerk 67 Kondatl Whig Register 363 Clark Whig Trossuirdy 189 Sleeper Whig Protitte 28 Lihver Democratic Surveyor 4 Coroners whip elected Two towns remain could yield 1 or 20 Democratic likely enough to elect Dyckman to Legislature and perhaps Baleh Democrat Judge of Probate
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Sprague
Free Soil Congress
Walbridge
Senate
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Dyckman
Giddings
Howitt
Allen
Kondatl
Whig Register
Clark
Trossuirdy
Sleeper
Protitte
Lihver
Dyck‘man
Ellect
Baleh
Branch County returns with mixed returns in staff notes
The Sentinel records Branch County results with Coss ahead by 420 and Stuart by 59, signaling a likely Sharp defeat in the senatorial district due to a wig and five sellers coalition. Representatives Coe a Whig by 17, and Comstock or Wilson. Sheriff Piergon Whig by 9. Alden a 15 majority People's party for treasurer, others by 60s to hundreds. overall Democratic leaning next week despite partial setbacks. Van Buren tallies 397.
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the Sentinel Bos
Coss
Stuart
Sharp
Wigs
Sellera
Spon Baxter
Coe
Comstock
Wilson
Sherif —Piergon
Alden
van Burev
Sprague Poised for 200+ Majority in County Race
In St Joseph County all towns report majorities with Flower Field excluded. Sprague, Whig candidate for Congress, leads by about 200 in the county. Whigs elect Representatives and Treasurer, Hayden for Senator favored, and Laird Whig wins Treasurer. Local Locofoco tally includes Miller and Mathews.
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Hayden
Sprague
Stuart
Turmoil in Wisconsin and Ohio Returns Spark Whig Festivities
United States election notices report Whig gains across Illinois Indiana and Michigan counties with Taylor leading Cass and Johnston trailing. Marshall House hosts a Whig supper in Marshall village. Marriages listed include Taylor and Callender in Convis, Bucking ham and Weller in Marshall, Pendleton and Caroline in Pensfield, Haskell and Choate in the Fore ver place, and Smith and Beach in Tecumseh, amid a region-wide post election mood.
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Horationa Strong
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Bura Buckingham
Anne. Weller
Tov
Hell
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Caroline
Wm. C. Pringle
Anbumn
New York
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Miu
Sarah A. Choate
Forever Place
Pennfield
Robert Bird
John Tar
Tecumseh
Ede C. Beach
Penfield
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Wu. O. Kevox
Noratio H. Smith
Union City
Michigan
Maria Louisa
Isaac Lacey
Monroe
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