Duel Between Yankee and French Officer Ends in Death
An argument in a Boston era lobby led to a duel between Mr. Dickenson, a Yankee, and Captain D Lorme of France. The duel, staged with swords, ended with Dickenson mortally wounding D Lorme, who died soon after. Dickenson afterward vowed never to duel again, a pledge he kept. The scene drew witnesses and sparked moral reflections on honor and violence.
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Dickensoi
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Monsieur D'Lorme
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Dickenson
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D’lorme
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Dloyine
Dickerison
Quellist
Baltimore City
Wealthy Lord’s Charity and a Wheat Field Lesson
A nobleman named Earl generously rewarded a farmer for reporting crop damage. The field later proved productive where horses had trampled, prompting the Earl to gift fifty dollars back and a hundred dollar check to be given to the farmer’s eldest son when he is of age. This act teaches integrity to future generations.
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Egypt and London Helter Report on Levant Wonders
A London newspaper column in the National Intelligencer describes marvels in the Levant death row and mentions a curious revenue source. It notes villagers filing marshes and building villages while mummies are wrapped for manufacturing uses, suggesting a sensational but unclear tale.
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London
Na Dional Intelligencer
Doniphan Sketches and Indian Conflict Details From Old New Orleans Picayune
The text recalls a Civil War era clash with depictions of raiding tribes fleeing with plunder and captives, noting about 2000 head of horses and mules seized. It references a commander identified as Manuel and a scene of Mississippi regiments marching, ending with a veteran’s poignant farewell line captured from the Picayune June 6 edition.
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New Orleans
Picayune
Germani Emigration to Wis Through Cologne Emigration
The Algemeine Zeitung reports German emigration passing through Cologne on April 5. Families seek shelter and goods flood in from the Upper Country. Caravans from Hesse Baden and Württemberg grow larger. voyagers stay cheerful amid storms as 300 emigrants depart aboard ship led by a band of music toward Antwerp and New York Milwaukee.
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Antwerp
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Military Posts and Weekly Travel Routes Across Wisconsin
The Missouri Republican reports government plans to establish two military posts along the Oregon route, near Grand Island and Fort Tammie, with volunteer units moved to fortify supply and transport lines. A detailed schedule lists weekly stage and river routes from Milwaukee to Janesville, Madison, Green Bay, and beyond, outlining leave times, stops, and return paths for a broad network of points including Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, and Prairie du Chien, indicating a substantial civilian-military transport-communication operation.
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