Portage Portage County Bank Block Noted For Prosperity
Portage Wisconsin daily notes remarkable town growth as two new churches rise, a Bank Block completes at Wisconsin and Cook streets, with 96 cords of timber and 480,000 brick. The six story structure, designed for offices and court rooms, showcases architecture praised by locals while Legislature debates unfold.
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Peevrees
Immance Leone de
Lea
Winconsin
Portage
Wisconala Mtrest
Lnthe Bank
Wisconsin & Cook Streets
D. Vandercook
Columbia County Bank
Mr. Bhackell
George Robinson
George Ege
Treas
Weil
John Jolley
Daguarrexn
Kowdeon
Madieon
Marion
Court Denies Bashford Motion to Dismiss Information
The Supreme Court denies Bashford's counsel motion to dismiss the information filed by the Attorney General. The decision allows a full, fair investigation into alleged fraud, rejecting a partial inquiry. The court hopes corruption is fully exposed and the guilty punished. Dates indicate coverage on the 15th and 16th.
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Anmatnong
Brayban
Coles Bashfird
Supreme Court
Pap
Anit
Bashford
Keowkox
Randal
Wowe
Barstow
Coles Bashford
Tsandate
Plaice bin Ig
Ous
Feith
Ee Suste Canvatsers
Madison
Mir
Booth
Cag
Bashlord
Ecome Siepesed
Teliey’s Ambre photographs set new glam standard
Ambre portraits and pictures on glam take precedence in the scene as Me Jelley presents refined light and shade through Daguerreotype Ambretype or Photograph options. Jelley’s Bank Block rooms open soon for patrons seeking perfect likeness with modern studio setups. Depictions note the new ME Church dedication service between New Year and present, officiated by Professor Cop tomn. The event filled to capacity and raised over six hundred dollars to pay building debts, while next Sunday’s Presbyterian Church dedication, led by Rev. I AM. Biewasay, Milwaukee, promises a church of notable beauty.
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Teliey
Jelley
Profesor Coptomn
Appleton
Sabla
Biewasay
Milwaukee
Opening Winter Described as Unseasonably Severe
An Open Wistar report notes極 extreme cold dominating since early December. The oldest inhabitants doubt any prior winter matching this chill, with record lows and closed travel common across regions including Texas rivers freezing. Residents urge patience for warmer days.
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Wiecopsin
Texas
Tesina
Moonk baa Opens Honest Store at Cook and Dalitareata
A garbled report notes UF Moonk baa opening a hardware or furniture line at Dr. Besta old mead corner, with improvised descriptions of goods and a local man named Charley who appears eager to place bets, while a shopper finds a bet on a seating item.
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Moonk Baa
Leap Year Ball and Bopper at Vandertook's New Mell
Keap Fear Pestivel presents a Leap Year Ball at Vandertook's New Mell lect on Wednesday evening. The Ladies of Portege entertain with a charm performance though garbled OCR hints at festive, social gathering details and local curiosities about Washington’s place in a town calendar.
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Portege
Npa
Vandertook
Delinquent mail orders cited in Provost notices
Fragments report unpaid mail orders and checks sent to various firms and individuals, listing names like William Peters, P. Babi & Co., Quar tamans & Goodrich, and H. Bywads. The note laments many others failing to pay and appeals for readers to help locate payers or forward funds, signed Delrout Trier.
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Wm. Peters
Martia
P. Babi & Co
D.G. Bayes & Co
Byron
Bok! & Ducharme
Mulatto T. & J. Hochman
Quartamans & Goodrich
Drydem
Friedwis & Brothers
H. Bywads
Mra
Trier
Abolition Embrace of Serfs in Russia Yet to Come
A lengthy editorial analysis from the Chicago Dem Press argues that Russia must emancipate serfs as war pressures ease. It envisions a future where freeing peasants ends noble oligarchy, reforms governance, and spurs a civilization era despite slow, gradual change and noble resistance.
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Goris
Macs
Leet
Esporoe
Alexander
Nicholas
Bia
Tia Cruwa
Ruria
Rawsia
Europe
Rusea
Rusia
Alesye
Macane
Chicago
Dem Press
Fragmented account quotes threats and violence near Capitol scene
The piece references political turmoil and violence in a May era, noting assassinations and a deteriorating Capitol environment. It cites unrest in New Orleans and summaries a chaotic court house scene with mobs attacking defendants and officers, reflecting a violent political climate.
Railroad scheme in Mexico dominates New York report
Washington correspondent notes a vast planned railroad from Veracruz to Mexico City with international capital backing and a provisional $12,000,000 cost. Preparations include a veteran superintendent and American engineers aiming to start mid March, as Mexican financiers push for bonafide capital and material supplies amid a broader economic shift. A separate report lists prison casualties and occupations of inmates, reflecting literacy program impacts and social changes.
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New York Trebune
Mexico
Vere Cross
Ailvaccing
Orme
Mexica
Bonafides
Hamen
United States
Mst
Ables Financiera
Fragmented narrative leaks through late 19th century garble
The text strings together rumor and legal intrigue about a woman linked to Willeton and Hew Me, claiming she is his mother and that a letter confirms a secret. It also includes a long extract praising Horicon’s industry, water power, and infrastructure, noting sawmills, factories, and a mix of historical claims about Winnebago territory and regional growth.
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Willems
St Morbeos
Wolf River
Bess, 2§ Million Feet of Tamber Manufactured St Horeon
Honcen Firme
Vthen
L Ghat
Tempovn
Gor
Talennige
Fond du Lac
Horicom
Bor Steen
Horicon
Lanette de Winter
Portage City Wisconsin Promises Western Growth and Opportunity
Portage City Wisconsin stands as a rising hub on the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, attracting eastern settlers with social and commercial advantages. The correspondent notes rapid development, new mills and stores, several hotels, a thriving craft economy, and planned railroad links, painting Portage as a key Western stop with growing housing, churches, and public works.
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Wisconeia
Wieconan
New Yorker
New
Portags
Fernifica Oddestad
Merhavica
CIA
la Crome de Milwaukee Railroad
Wia
Masons. Botters
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Fox Rivers
Wisconsia
Mississippi
Foll River Company
Prserien
Howe
Maumbont
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