Norfolk street tale of a cat and muzzled youths
A writer recalls a chaotic Norfolk Street incident where youths roamed at night with muzzles, a French jeweler mourns his cat, and a magistrate quarrels with a distraught owner. The piece mixes satire and street color, portraying a volatile urban scene and a comically volatile court exchange.
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Borhood
Africa
Chance
Norfolk Street
Thaintain
Sind
Sir Thomas
Bourne
Monsieur
Murdare
Cavaro
Magistate
Gar
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von Tieve
Melungena Alleged In Kentucky Gorge Mystery
A travel note from the Louisville Examiner describes a mysterious Melungen race said to inhabit Black-water Springs between Powell's Mountain and a narrow gorge in Kentucky. The account recounts legends of Portuguese settlers seeking freedom from government, living with locals and Indians in secluded harmony.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Powell's Mountain
Long Shore
Virginia
Taylor for President and the Whig Convention
Thomas Corwin defends Taylor as Whig nominee and criticizes veto power as despotic. He argues for support of Taylor despite slaveholding states, cites Missouri Compromise and congressional power to restrict slavery, and condemns Cass as dangerous. Letter to J. M. Creasins dated July 20, 1849.
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Wasatneros
Genaylor
Gen. Taylor
Clay
Mr. Clay
America
Free States
Congress
Taylor
Bean
Vale
Political dispatch on Taylor and Whig stance in 1840s letters
Fragmented coverage recounts Gen Taylor’s Whig position and his letter to Captain Allison. It cites opposition claims about Taylor’s views on tariff, internal improvements, slavery, and constitutional power, plus a note on Cass and the Picayune fraud controversy and Independent’s continuing allegations.
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Ake
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Madison
Montua
Jackson
van Buren
Tyler
Polk
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Taylor
John Churchill
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Berkeley Co
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Allison Lettee
Allison
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Henry Clay
Taylor Sys
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Congress
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Poneto
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Cass
Frea Press
Globe Office
New Cread
Renee
Freud
Yah Wentworth
Locofoca
Cong Frura
Chicago
Fry
Deciftea
Donkey-Riding in Cairo Through an Egyptian Street Scene
A narrator recalls donkey riding in Cairo and compares it with experiences in Palestine. The journey moves along Ezbekeeyeh past water carriers, smoke stalls, a barber, veiled women, a striped mosque, and Shepherd's Hotel, observing artisans at work and life in a busy street.
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Egypt
Palestine
Ona
Sheperd
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