A Mistake In Circulation Warns Ravenna on Cholera Fears
The Portage Sentinel from Ravenna Ohio reports no cholera in the village and urges continued prevention efforts. Public health committees inspect streets alleys cellars and sewers to remove anything fostering disease and emphasize that prevention is better than cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anyander
Ravenna
Court House
Ning
Danes Lirsax
Honack
Beens
John Whittlesey
O. H L. Griffin
John Birge
S. E
John Gillis
Isaac Benyton
Job Clark
John L. Ranney
Israel Parker
Streator
N. W
Newell D. Clark
Alexander Topping
Ira Gardner
N. E
Board of Healdy
Board of Health
Darius Lyman
Horace Y. Beer
Another Letter from Gen Taylor on Democratic Votes
A dated 1848 letter from Z. Taylor pleads he cannot be a party candidate but would be president for the people, not the party. Philadelphia Taylor democrats later vote for Ol Chief, while Lippar d forms a cabinet plan titled Paylor Temperai, reported by Pitts. Post notes Taylorism history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. Taylor
Livan
Philadelphia
Lippard
Taylor Democrats
Pitts. Post
Missouri Slavery Debate Appeal From Benton Read by Northern Democrats
A fragment of a Missouri political essay traces Benton’s reply to the Missouri General Assembly’s slavery instructions, urging the people to decide union fidelity. It cites the Calhoun movement, Accomac resolutions, and calls for broad public assessment of Missouri’s stance amid sectional conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phimes Hf
Benton
Sima
St. Louis
Gand
Uni
Missouri
Calhoun
Virginia
Richmond
Wright
Gerry
Uist
Political resolutions and cholera warnings from 1849
A Richmond or Detroit era collection includes references to the Accomac resolution urging swift action against abolitionism, unity in the South, and defense of state rights. Separate items discuss cholera guidance from Daniel Drake and various remedies, plus commentary on Whig politics and wool market outlook for farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Benton
Louis
Accomac
Banton
Hays
Virginia
Ted States
Confederacy
United States
Cholera Epidemic Warns Citizens Not to Flee
An 1849 exhortation in the Exquirer urges residents to stay in the city as cholera spreads. The author notes cases appear citywide, especially among women and children, and stresses close family care and vigilance since cholera has no clear premonitory symptoms.
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Daniel Drake
Cincinnati
Exquirer
Fineinnail
Meslth
Galerie
Echh
Progress of Mormons and their western settlement
The Mormon movement rapidly grows as persecuted believers settle toward Salt Lake Valley. Estimates place Mormons in St Louis at about 3000 and across Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Iowa at 23,000, with 2000 more in the western Basin and California. Combined with converts in England, Scotland, and Wales, total Mormon strength in the U S nears 50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake Valley
Pacific
United States
St. Louis
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Roneaville
Missouri River
Great Basin
California
Calon
England
Scotti
Wales
Fire at Watertown N I: Week Burned Mails and Losses
A large fire at Watertown destroyed the northern and southern mails. Life was lost and property valued at 250000 dollars burned. Insurance on the same property stood at 120000 dollars.
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Watertown
Fire Levee Blaze Destroys St Louis Steamers and Stores
Fire swept the Locust Street levee as St Cloud and Edward Bates burned, destroying barges and cargoes along with the Republican and New Era offices. The blaze spread to three quarters of a mile of business, with many shops ruined and an estimated loss around 5 million dollars. Reports also note fatalities from explosions and widespread destruction in Milwaukee with extensive property losses and no insurance details.
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Vinci Inntess Ors
Romney
Olen
Font Itig
Howe
Tom
Nevar
State of
New York
Rend
Gerrit Smith
St. Louis
Locust Street
Tod Street
St. Laura
St. Cloud
Edward Bates
Bellisle
Tuglioni
Bureas No. 3
American Eagle
Sateh
Kit Carson
Montauk
Timour
Acadia
Mamaluke
Prairie State
Endora
St. Peters
Red Wing
Alexander
Hamilton
Martha Eliza Stewart
Mandan
Gen. Brooks
Frolic
Benerst
J. J. Anderson
Presbury& Co
Clark & Brother
Nesbitt & Co
E. P. Lesson
Milwaukee
W. Hawkins
Davies & Moora
B. Davis
Larlington
Urich
Sentinel and Gazette
Tawking
Davies & Moore
Staga Inen
S.B. Davis Livery
Ludington’s
Whiter
Metcalf Meat Market
G. Dyer
Tennessee Campaign Hailed as Dems Rally Strong
The state election in Tennessee is set for August 11. Democrats display buoyant spirits and boundless enthusiasm in the campaign. Gen Troveoane, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, is termed a seasoned war horse whose defeat is deemed unlikely. Tennessee is expected to emulate Virginia's example, with Farnenier P. Staxrox named Democratic candidate for Congress in the Memphis district.
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Tennessee
Troveoane
Maine Legislature Meets in Augusta elects officers
The Maine Legislature met in Augusta on the 9th inst and elected Democratic officers. The Boston Times rebukes the Boston Atlas claims that whites will carry Maine, arguing Whig prospects are poor and that Whig strength declines. Also noted are Hon. Hosace Grievy’s weathered travel to Cincinnati for a Temperance Jubilee and a Reading Gazette report of a mangonese ore bed near Kuiz town yielding high purity metal with mining contracts underway.
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Maine
Augusta
Boston Atlas
Boston Times
Atlas
Connecticut
Virginia
Massachusetts
Reading Gazette
John Kobler
Kuiztown
Messrs Isidenrich & Co. Andkt. Bast & Brothay
California Government Formation Preview Report
A May 17 telegraphic despatch notes the State Department has received private information about early steps toward establishing a government in California. It suggests a government may be formed before the next Congress meets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Pittsburgh Post
Washington
State Department
Congress
Food for Reflection in Ohio Solvent Critics
A letter to the editor denounces General Taylor and the Whig influence in his presidency, arguing he abandoned no party pledges for a united nation. It accuses the administration of proscription, political purges, and favors to party loyalists, contrasting past citizen presidents with contemporary power dynamics and recent election trends.
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Ohio Statens
Gens Taylor
Bia
Tempora
Oii
Washington
Jefferson
Immelled
Grarty
Palo Alto
Bocas Vista
Gen. Taylor
Crittenden
Philadelphia
Isi
Gen
Taylor
Sean
Almosell
Friends
Mod
Lear
Democratic Party
Oliver Cromwell
Collamer
Brigone Deeton
Robespierre
Zack
Fred High
Connecticut
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Ravenon Lodge
Order of
Odd Pellows
Congregational Church
Br. Samven L. Andis
Gererit Smith
Petereborough
Madison County
Gerritt Smith
Agma Asven
Madison
Stephen Girard
Mr. Smith
Pittsburgh Commercial Journal
N. Orleans
Middle Tennessee
Nashville
Columbia
Franklin
Nashyville
Ulaski
Shalhyville
Dramatic Corps
F. J. Metealf
Sons of ‘Temperance
Lahall
Advertiser
Detroit
Free Territory
Chicago
Gen Taylor
Free Soil
Cass
Free States
Walker
Cenes von Cuouena
Manny
Liverpool
India
Ohio Statesman
Woor
Cleveland
Styst
Thatera
Hayara
West
Boston Post
Watertown N
the Union
Cleveland Plaindealer
Honace Grievy
Cineinati
Gazelle
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