Robber Knights of the Rhine and a Charleston Barber Tale
Graf Heinrich, a feared Rhine robber, is challenged by an old lieutenant and seized after a siege at his hill fortress. Meanwhile in Charleston a French barber survives fever by hanging his clothes, only to face repeated callers convinced his garments are stolen.
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Graf Heinrich
Cologne
Gulliver
Bonn
Heinrich
Rhine
Graf
Carl
Coblentz
Soi Disant Graf
T’heir
Shou
Graf Hein
Charleston
S. C
Monsieur
Nod
Church Hill
Queen Ann's County
Baltimore Museum
The Castle Gate Inferno and Aghast Peasantry Lore
Rich perched over his castle gate watching flames rise toward heaven as greed devoured the den of iniquity. Blackened walls remain as witnesses to the horric scene. Peasants say Graf Heinrich’s ungrateful tyranny haunts the ruins in a blood red hair and crimson vestures shadow.
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Rich
Graf Heinrich
Address by Nicholas Biddle on farming and nation
The article presents Nicholas Biddle arguing that the United States is a nation of farmers and that soil, government, and peaceful labor sustain social order. He contrasts peaceful democratic power with violence, urging farmers to embrace enlightenment, domestic ties, and three master influences: cartridge box, ballot box, and band box.
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Philadelphia Agricultural Society
Nicholas Biddle
Europe
Texas River Valleys in dispute over title and wealth
The Texian press urges preemptive measures to secure dominion over lands between the Nueces and Rio Grande citing fertility, climate, a salt lake, and inland navigation from Matagorda to Metamoras. The article highlights Corpus Christi Bay connections and calls for early government action to validate title against Mexico.
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Nueces River
Corpus Christi Bay
Texas
el Dorado
Rio Grande
Matagorda
Metamoras
Bay of Corpus Christi
Bay of Aransas
Matagorda Bay
Sea Board
Mexico
N. O. Bulletin
British naval advance near Canton News 25 June
Reports from Canton describe British naval forces from India arriving by June 9 led by Wellesley and Bremer. A river and port blockade to start June 28. Chinese fended off fire-raft attacks, some pirates seizing poisoned tea shipments. Potential Tinghoe operation noted. edict offers rewards for Captain Elliott and other Englishdead or alive.
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China
Ann McKim
Canton
India
Wellesley
J. J. Gordon Bremer
Admiral Elliot
Tinghoe
Chekeang
Chusand
Elliott
Damascus Oldest City with Rich Trade and Mixed Tribunal
The account notes Damascus as possibly the world’s oldest city with extensive trade and fertile surroundings. It highlights its beauty, strategic position, lack of a permanent English establishment, and a twelve member commercial tribunal with nine Muslims, two Christians, and one Jew, whose rulings are generally fair to Christians despite Mahometan majority.
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Damascus
Mount Lebanon
Aleppo
Hamah
Massachusetts Promise to Harrison Electors Fulfilled
Ogden Hoffman addressed the Whigs in Boston asking how large a Massachusetts majority they would pledge for General Harrison. The crowd named 10 000, 15 000, and even 20 000. Official returns later show Harrison electors leading Van Buren by 20 930 in Massachusetts.
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Ogden Hoffman
Boston
Harrison
Massachusetts
Old Bay
Hoffman
van Buren
Population discrepancy in Boston census data and representation
The June state census lists Boston population at 83,979 while the U S census shows 93,452. The gap arises from omitting hospital inmates and state paupers and seamen. Ward 2, a sailor hub, shows U S count higher by 8,457, costing four representatives for a decade. Connecticut census notes 300,181 inhabitants, up 12,420 in ten years.
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Boston
United States
U. S
Connecticut
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