Funeral ceremonies for Kennon in Washington 1844
Correspondence describes the public mourning in Washington on March 2, 1844 for Ex Commandant Kennon. Large turnout includes military, civil departments, and memorial prayers, with processions from the President's House to the Capitol and remarks urging national unity and humility before God.
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Washington
Baltimore American
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Alexandria
Georgetown
Congress
Executive Mansion
Maryland
Maxcy
Ringgold
Marine Corps
Washington Naivy Yard
State
Navy Departments
Laurie
Butter
President
Capitol
Treasury Department
Congressional Burying Ground
National Intelligencer
Navy
Yard
Kennon
Harrison
Olds of Pickaway County Rouses Ohio Loco Foco Rally
The article recounts a speech by Olds, a Pickaway County Ohio politician, at a New York mass meeting. He argues Van Buren is weak in Ohio and Pennsylvania while Cass would rally Indiana and Ohio, urging a strong local choice for 1844.
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van Buren
Baltimore
Ohio
Paganini
Olds
Ogle
Steubenville Herald
Pickaway County
Joseph Olds
New York
New York Express
Mr. Clay in Private Life and Oregon Question
A speech by Mr. W. E. Rosinson extols Henry Clay with praise of his private character and piety while criticizing abolitionist demagoguery. The Oregon question is addressed with National Intelligencer praise for restraint and unity against party war. Also notes J S Rice’s Hartford rifle feats at 208 yards accuracy.
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Henry Clay
Mr. R
America
Church of God
Lexington
Charles
Oregon
Madisonian
National Intelligencer
United States
Mordecai Bartley for Ohio Governor and Forester Advice
The piece endorses Mordecai Bartley as an exemplary Whig candidate for Ohio governor with a long record in law farming and public service. It highlights his roots in Fayette County Pennsylvania, migration to Ohio, military service under Harrison, eight years in Congress, and harbor of Lake Shore improvements. It also includes advice on proper tree planting and a critique of tariff policy.
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Ohio
Bartley
Washington
Jefferson
Madison
Trumbull
Old Richland
Pioneers of
Mordecai Bartley
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
Jefferson County
Harrison
Maumee
Richland County
State Senate
Congress
Richland
Huron
Erie
Cuyahoga
Medina
Lorain
Sandusky
Seneca
Columbus Journal
Nantucket Fire Destroys Asylum Inmate Death Toll Tops Ten
The Nantucket Asylum for the Poor burned down early this morning three miles from town. Forty nine people died, including Lydia Bowen who saved her child before perishing. Names listed include Paul Jenkins age 66 Thomas Hull 67 Jonathan Cathcart 79 William Holmes 51 William Hutchins 58 Sophia Beebe 57 Phebe Jones 80 Abigail Davie 87 Lydia Bowen 33 Wealthy Davis 58. The keeper Capt Timothy Bunker lost all his effects and forty dollars. An additional note mentions Mr Hammet a Mississippi congressman and former Methodist preacher now in medicine and politics.
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Nantucket
Lydia Bowen
Paul Jenkins
Thomas Hull
Jonathan Cathcart
William Holmes
William Hutchins
Sophia Beebe
Phebe Jones
Abigail Davie
Wealthy Davis
Transplanting Trees with Stakes and Soil Preparation
The author describes planting technique with deep holes one foot larger than roots, filling with surface soil, and staking with walnut or oak. Emphasizes tying the tree to the stake with straw to protect tender root fibers, and notes failure from wind if fibers are damaged. Advocates careful transplanting following Ernst’s method to reduce diseased, discarded trees.
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Ernst
Alther
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Emerald Isle
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Cincinnati
New York Journal of Commerce
England
Lowell
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Manchester
Free Trade
Lynchburgh Virginian
Raven Yvarn
New Orleans Picayune
Inquirer Orriere
Hamagt
Mississippi
Hammet
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