Election chatter of General Scott and British candidate sweep
Warren Mail notes telegraphic returns showing Scott discredited and British candidate leading in several states while Pierce appears to lead elsewhere. The paper jokes about the mood of Whigs and vows to travel to Salt River, cursing the Locofoco atmosphere as boats fill and crowds push on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Gen. Scott
Vermont
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Tennessee
Pierce
Salt River
Warren Mail
Coway
Ledger
Democratic Party
J. Y. James
Resignation of Mr Miller as Sunbury and Erie President
Daniel L. Miller Jr. resigns as president of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company. The board notes his attributed revival of the company and expresses gratitude. Philadelphia may subscribe to a million dollars for a prompt completion of the road, potentially transforming northwestern Pennsylvania. The board acted Oct. 22, 1852, appointing a committee to craft the response and adopting a formal resolution praising Miller’s energy and devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel L. Miller, Jr
Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Spee
Pennsylvania
Miller
Sunbury and Erie Railroad
Messrs. Galbraith, Fallon
Price
Per- 8
Yeas
Messrs
Cowen
Whethan
Bailey
Gillis
Miles
Galbraith
Fallon
Noes
Christopher Fallon
Philip M. Price
Sec'y Pre
Two Events Mark Change in Town Leadership on High Street
The Town reports a new President and a move to domiciliate among the upper ten on High street. Citizens urge the Town Council to visit in a rainy morning or issue a decree to improve High street, asserting the council must prove themselves as men of action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Street
Pennsylvania Election Indicates Democratic Lead
State returns incomplete but show a Democratic majority of about 20,000 votes. The report notes uncertainty on total margins while emphasizing the clear lead for the Democrats.
Warren County Whigs praise in slow vote returns
The Warren County scene shows a Democratic majority around 250 to 300 with Free Soil defections mainly among Whigs. Whigs claim no blame for the defeat and note returns arriving slowly, delaying full vote totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Soil
Warren County
Webster obituary and political legacy summarized
A Boston paper reflects on Daniel Webster's life from his New Hampshire roots to his rise in Congress and the Senate. It covers his antiwar stance in 1813 14 his Free Trade speech of 1823 his opposition to Nullification and his later cabinet roles and final years noting his death and legacy.
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Bostos
Marshfield
Webster
James Jackson
Mr. Webster
Fletcher Webster
J. W. Paige
Miss Downs
New York
Samuel A. Appleton
Geo. T Curtis
Edward Curtis
Peter Harvey
Charles Henry Thomas
Messrs
Geo. J. Abbott
W. C. Zantzinger
State Department
Washington
Harvey
Daniel Webster
Heavenly Father
Christ Jesus
J. M. Warren
Boston
Prides
Jeffries
Dr. Jeffries
South Marshfield
New York Tribune
England
Plymouth
Salisbury
Boscagwen
New Hampshire
Thomas Webster
Hampton
Websters
Statesman
Stephen Batchelder
Merrimac
New England
Young Webster
Phillips’ Academy
Exeter
Samuel Woods
Boscawen
Dartmouth College
Ezekiel
Dartmouth
Concord
N. H
Daniel
Fryeburg
Maine
Thompson
Hristopher Gore
Portsmouth
Grace Fletcher
Rey
Fletcher
Hopkinton
Grace
Julia
Edward
Mexico
Massachusetts Volunteers
Appleton
Congress
Great Britain
France
United States
A. J. Dallas
Shire
Senate
Massachusetts
House
Clay
Snyder
D. D.grampkins
Baldwin
HH. Niles
Matthew Carey
Adams
John Q. Adams
Gen. Jackson
Caroline Leroy
Col. Hayne
Corect
Union
Virginia
Kentucky
Jefferson
Madison
Supreme Court
Mgr. Webster
Jackon Party
U. States Bank
Gen
Harrison
Gen. Harrison
John Tyler
Ashburton
Elethere
Philadelphia
Gen. Taylor
Brest
New
Taylor
Fillmore
Clay—Calhoun
State Election Officials by County and Candidates
Long list of Pennsylvania counties and paired candidates for state offices followed by an advertisement for J. S. Houghton s PEP SIN gastric remedy. The piece names many county results and endorses the digestive fluid product as a treatment for indigestion and related ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Houghton
Bennet
Baron Liebig
J. 8
Houghton
M. D
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania 1853 Legislature Senate and House Roster
New and old members listed by district for the 1853 Pennsylvania Senate. Whigs hold a slim edge with 17 seats, Locofocos 15, and Native 1. The House names Adams Mellinger and multiple representatives from Allegheny, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Philadelphia City
A. Crabb
O Neill
Philadelphia County
Thomas H. Forsyth
G. Hamilton
Wm. Goodwin
Montgomery
Benjamin Frrnck
Chester and
Delaware
Henry S. Evans
Berks
Wam
M. Heister
Bucks
H. K. Saeger
Lancaster and
Lebanon
Z. C. Darlington
EB. Kinzer
Northumberland and
Dauphin
John C. Kunkel
Northampton
Lehigh
Wm. Fry
Carbon
Monroe, Pike
Wayne
E. W. Hamlin
Adams
Franklin
Thos. Cargon
York
Jacob S. Haldeman
Cumberland
Perry
Jos. Baily
Centre
Lycoming
Sullivan
Clinton
Jas
W. Quiggle
Blair, Cambria
House OF Representatives
David Mellinger
Allegheny
G. F. Gilmore
Richard Cowan
G. Appleton
J. M. Porter
Poisoned by mother's remedy ads warn against Hobensack’s Pills
The piece condemns Vermifuge made of Castor Oil and Calomel as harmful to children and warns about Hobensack’s Worm Syrup and Liver Pills. It urges buyers to insist on the proprietor J. N. Hobensack signature to ensure genuineness and avoid deceptive medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobensack
Hobenack
J. N. Hobensack
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Industry of All Nations
Reservoir Square
T. F. Meagher
Mercantile Library of New York
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Rochester
St. Louis
Norfolk Beacon
Josiah Willis
A. Mehaffey
Richmond
Norfolk
Rich
Armstrong
Clarion and
J. Alexander Fulton
Thomas Magee
Joseph B. Hutchison
Beaver
Butler
Lawrence
J. A. Harris
B. B. Chamberlin
J. D. Raney
Bedford
Fulton and Cambria
Wm. P. Schell
Thomas Collins
George Dengler
Isaac Yost
Daniel Zerby
Jacob Wicklein
Blair and Suntingdon
S. S. Wharton
J. L. Gwin
Bradford
Wm. E. Barton
John Pasamore
N. Shull
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Edward Thomas
David Laury
James R. Struthers
Chas. R. Foster
Chester
Jesse James
Wmn
Chandler
Joseph Hickman
Clearfield
M’kean
Elk— Clinton
Lycoming and
Potter
Joseph B. Torbett
J. M. Kilbourn
Columbia
Montour
George Scott
Crawford
George Merriman
Ransom Kingsley
ML Fenderson
David J. McKee
Dauphin—I
Waterbury
Jacob Landis
Jona P. Abrahams
Eric—C. W. Kelso
H. A. Hills
Fayette and Westmoreland
L. L. Bigelow
W. A. Cook
P. A. Hook
A. M. Hill
John Rowe
Chas. T. Campbell
Ser
David Shaver
George H. Hart
J. R. Flanigan
Henry K. Strong
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Phila
Tisaac Leech
Daniel Rubicam
I. C. Bryant
Robi. B. Knight
Smith Skinner
I. W. Moore
Geo. J. Piper
Andrew Hague
Richardson L. Wright
John J. Meany
Solomon Demers
Schuylkill
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Jacob Hammer
Somerset
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Cambria
Clarion
Elk
Erie
Fayette
Fulton
Greene
Huntindeon
Indiana
McKean
Mercer
Mifflin
Monroe
Northumberland
Lli
Philia City & Co
Ike
Susquehanna
Tioga
Noel
Awe Union
Venango
Warren
Westmoreland
Wyoming
Clark
C. M. Jackson
General Depot
Arch Street
Great Western
James’ Block
Carver House
Estern
Great Western Head Quarters
D. C
Crain
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