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Newspaper
Badger State
Location
Portage, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1856
Page
2
A Fortagt newspaper column continues debate over land grants for railroads and the Pacific railroad. It defends congressional authority and criticizes public policy amid calls for a robust national project. The piece discusses public parks and transportation, urging prompt action and criticizing post office security and graft.
In a quixotic historical fragment Panza voices dismay at government, urging reversal of a bad precedent. He argues Bartford must stay in office or risk calamity, and suggests Lael Sed should be declared for life with power to name an heir, amid calls for decisive leadership in Barataria.
Fragmented OCR recounts a British ship explosion and abandonment in the Arctic while a search for Sir John Franklin proceeds. It details vessels Hesolute and other ships, weathered ice, and reaction of observers, noting losses and broader implications for the Franklin expedition and related maritime history.
The interior department dispute over control of the Even Sections in the Fox and Wisconsin Reservation triggers charges that Improvement Company misused funds and pressured settlers to pay for lands. The criticism cites delayed payments, improvised finances, and alleged misrepresentation by company officers.
The piece discusses Democratic stance on public lands and charter misuse, urging attention to land dispossession and naval navigation improvements. It notes differing views within Congress on land completion deadlines, and cites 1846 debates. It also touches on migration to the western lands and economic shifts in New England, plus a curious anecdote about a Philadelphia man’s pursuit of a Californian marriage.
A Washington dispatch reports a National Whig movement toward a convention after a conference of 20 former public figures in Baltimore. Meanwhile President and Congress confront Kansas affairs with documents from Sho and Shanna detailing disturbances and calls to deploy federal troops if necessary. Washington, Feb. 19. Governor Shannon awaits orders on keeping peace and possible military requisition at Leavenworth.
Notice states pews in Su Jedin's Church will be sold Monday afternoon next Feb 25 at the office of De Florrexarsi in the Hank Block. Terms include one fourth cash with balance in three 27 AW nine months. By order of the Vestry Portage Feb 20. The next term of the school begins March 10 in the New Clubhouse basement. Applications for instruction may be made to Rev H. W. Tuosersom a.m. to 12. A full course of study equal to first class schools is offered south of both sexes.
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