Democratic Convention in Ravenna Ohio Nominates County Officers
The Democratic County Convention will nominate officers at the Ravenna courthouse on a September Saturday morning. Township meetings on September 1 elect about seven delegates each to send to the convention, under a County Committee resolution. E Spalding chairs the event.
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Portage County
Court House
Ravenna
Theseveral
Bataray
Anid
Dem. Cent. Committee
E. Spalding
Sraavween
Deshon's Shower Baths Advertised Amid Local Notes
An advertisement for Mesare Beebe and Caine's Deshon's celebrated Patent Shower Baths promotes frequent use for health, boasting a durable platform. The issue also recounts a Palmyra accident where Horace Hollister lost his right arm threshing, and notes political and legal items including a New Hampshire murder sentence moratorium and Maine capital punishment trends.
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Mesare, Beebe & Caine
Palmyra
Horace Hollister
Cause and consequences of presidential proscription in 1840s politics
A critical review of the Taylor administration's postulation that removals of Democrats are "for cause" and not due to incompetence, citing Remick's petition to remove a Pittsfield postmaster for opposing Taylor. It contrasts claims with the Cincinnati defaulter charge, defends daguerreotypes as genuine likenesses, and notes village health improvements and missing Daily Plan Dealer issues.
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Con. Taylor
General Taylor
G. L. Remick
Pittsfield
Washington
Fitz Warren
Remick
Gen. Taylor
Knowlton
Taylor
Washington Republic
Patrick Collins
Cincinnati
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Collins
Bond
Bud
Great Fight at Paddak Regulators vs Flatheads in Illinois
In August, Regulators moved against the Flatheads in southern Illinois after a writ for arrest. About 75 Flats fortified a log house fort. Regulators demanded surrender, granted leave for 26 honest men to flee, then charged. Two Flats were killed and three wounded. three Regulators mortally wounded. The conflict stirred regional tension with some fleeing to Kentucky. Also notes miscommunication about Mexican commissioners at San Diego and commentary on Vesco Treaty delays.
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Illinois
Kentucky
Cholera tolls and reports across multiple cities
In Cleveland 49 hours ending Aug 6 with 8 cases 3 deaths and rising cases and deaths by Aug 11. Sandusky reports improving health but interments rising from July 9 to August 7, with many from other diseases. Despatches note fluctuating cholera in New York Cincinnati Philadelphia Buffalo and Chicago area amid widespread mortality and ongoing interments.
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Cleveland
Sandusky
Ackley
Plain Dealer
Saxocity
Saxpusky
J. W. Gnay
New York
Mbsany
St. Louis
Incinnati
Oleda
Poloda
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Iast
Ghiengo
Boston
New Orleans Abduction and Havana Demand Threats
From the New York Herald a critical note on Commodore Parker being ordered to Havana to demand the release of Francisco Rey abducted in New Orleans and clandestinely taken to Havana. The piece urges strong action against Spain and England, proposes ministerial missions to Nicaragua and Cuba, and critiques prior government expeditions while warning of potential conflicts with Cubans and Mosquito issues.
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New York Herald
Havanna
New Orleans
Com. Parker
Cubs
Stanford
Francisco Rey
Havanaia
Commodore Parker
Avanna
Gan
England
Mesquito
Abbott Lawrence
Boston
Bancroft
Mosquito
Nicaragua
Arrival from Chagres and coastal notes headline
The Baléon arrives from Chagres with 45 passengers and $170,000 in gold dust aboard. Rainy season begins, sickness reported, and a wreck seen ashore at Providence Island. The Falcon has no new news beyond what Crescent City carried. A San Francisco Parker House rents for $95,000 yearly. General Riley calls a Monterey convention for September first to shape governance. The Cincinnati Enquirer notes postmaster Old Zack at Aurora, Indiana was fined and jailed briefly for drunken conduct.
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Chagres
Onurans
Baléon
Falcon
Providence Island
Col. Stand
Sun Prancises
Crescent City
Smith
Mobile
San Francisco
Parker House
Mexico
Philadelphia
Riley
Monterey
Plain Dealer
Arrival of the Steamer America and European War News
The steamship America arrived from Liverpool at Valifax at dawn. Reports detail major battles between Russians and Hungarians, Austrian defeats, and shifting fronts across Italy and the Danube region. Rome remains under military rule, with the Pope at Gaeta and hints of substantial loans for papal pay.
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America
Rante
France
Reputed Indian Removal Moves in Florida Leaders Mobilize
Reports claim Indians will be removed from Florida with state and possibly federal action. Gov Moseley reportedly issued a large requisition for volunteers, with about one hundred men to be sent to Jacksonville under Col. Pons tomorrow. Additional counties in East Florida reportedly slated for enlistment.
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Florida
Jacksonville
Col. Pons
To-Morrrow
Guy
Moseley
Van Buren shifts toward Taylor in Cleveland convention report
The Youngstown Republican notes John Van Buren at the Cleveland convention favored Taylor over Cass and signaled willingness to vote for a slaveholder for president. The piece critiques anti slavery factions and argues for democracy and equal rights under the Constitution, warning of party drift and demagogic appeals.
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John van Buren
Cleveland
Taylor
Cass
Eddy
Avery
Congress
John
van Buren
Youngstown
Reports of further depredations in Florida
From Passengers by the Florida boat we learn of a murdered party of six to seven negroes on the Manatee coast between Tampa Bay and Charlottes Harbor. Troops from Tampa pursued the Indians to a stream where a destroyed bridge blocked crossing. About one hundred Indians on the far bank issued the war whoop and dared the troops to cross. The frontier towns are under military discipline as plantations are deserted. The Seminole threat grows with Indians arming, provisioning, and increasing in numbers, amid rumors of reinforcements from Alabama and other areas.
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Florida
Palatka
Manatee
Tampa Bay
Charlott's Harbor
Tampa
Jacksonville News
Last Express
Billy Bow Legs
United States
St. Jona
Lake Monroe
É&C
Alabama
West
Rigorous charges against Polk era misrepresentation
A political row over Whig appointments during James K. Polk's administration. The Republic accuses the administration and its cabinet of wholesale misrepresentation and corruption. The Union counters by labeling the Polk era the most unscrupulous administration, citing Whig officeholders and patronage.
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Mr. Polk
Sotawhig
Patent Office
National Intelligencer
Coast Survey
Republic
Gen. Taylor
Truman Smith
Union
Prattsburgh Fire Destroys Several Town Buildings
In an Ashest A destina tors event in Platte burgh, a blaze damaged multiple structures including the post office, bank, and about thirty stores. The fragmentary text hints at discussions of experimental versus practical filly or phy readings and a dollar exchange, but details are unclear.
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Prattsburgh
Platteburgh
Piain | Ceaters
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