The Fate of a Highwayman in Early Massachusetts
A Boston narrator recalls a 1824 highway robbery near Punkapog between Canton and Stoughton with a determined resistance, disarming the robber, sparing his life, and returning to Boston. The tale links later to a prison encounter concerning the same outlaw Walton and reflects on travels in Europe and Texas.
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New England
Canton
Stoughton
Norfolk County
Massachusetts
Punkapog
Dick Turpin
Taunton
Brush Hill
Cherry Tavern
Tolmaz
Thadrena
Boston
New York City
Europe
New York
Liverpool
Lynn
Chelsea
Walton
Punkapoy
Hir
Walwat
Ile
Dr. Jones
Texas
Violet
Monsters of Western America in Red River marshes
The article describes dangerous swamp dwellers like the enormous canana monster a ten foot by six foot shell creature with a reptile head and a tail. It details how riders fall prey when sinking in mud and how gar fish and mud vampires threaten travelers along the Red River region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Europe
Red River
Louisiana
Gar
Linn
Political Debate Over Tariff Between Locofoco and Merriweather
The Louisville Journal reports a Saturday discussion where H Marshall accuses the Locofoco party of alternating support and opposition to protective tariffs. Merriweather defends his party, but is questioned about an January convention address claimed as official policy. The piece suggests a broader move by the Progressive Democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Marshall
Louisville
D. Merriweather
Jefferson
Louisville Journal
Marshall
Locofoco
Merriweather
Progressive Democracy
Cin, Gaz
Proclamation recruits for a peaceful regeneration army
A dated 1844 proclamation from Reesef Price in Hamilton County Ohio calls for enlistment in a “cold water army of regenerated Adamites” to overthrow apostasy, reform the government, and prepare an invasion of the British Isles. It promotes abstinence, Christian love, and aid to the poor as ammunition, with headquarters in Ohio and a July 17, 1844 date. A later note reports a shooting near Warsaw linked to steamboat guards and alleged barge thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Prince of Peace
Kings of the Earth
Ohio
Republic
Law of Love
Love Department
War Department
Europe
British Isles
Joseph
Lamb
Reesef
Price
Hamilton Co
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The
Peru
Eru, Indiana
James B. Scott
Tus Observer
Nearhana
Warsaw
Lou, Jour
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