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Newspaper
Badger State
Location
Portage, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1855
Page
2
The article reports late returns from Portage and surrounding counties showing Bashford with sizable majorities and Barstow gaining ground in several towns. It notes statewide shifts, party strength in Milwaukee and Dodge, and anticipated legislative picks with Bashford and Hanchett leading in the Senate and Assembly races.
A reflective account describes the new Fond du Lac to Green Bay route, praising the Dodge and Washington counties scenery, timbered hills, and spring streams. The writer laments public works delays, highlights improving roads and rails, and foresees growth as settlers adopt American habits and travelers use the Milwaukee road.
The piece surveys American industry and foreign perceptions praising U S ingenuity, notes a New York arrival of 40 tons of iron for Scotland, and discusses stock market volatility in New York amid banking suspensions in Britain and France. It also covers harvests in the western states, local obituaries, and reflections on the era's economic and social currents.
A garbled piece describes a Mant es era scene with extinct volcanoes and a mystery on a mountain surface, then shifts to a wreck report. The steamship Delaware wrecks near Sheboygan, two men drown aboard the Omar Pacha, Queen of the Lakes dumps deck cargo, and two more vessels capsize or sink in the same incident. Ownerships, routes, and dates are partially garbled but indicate a winter maritime disaster on the Great Lakes with several vessels involved.
From Nov 4 1888 reports one steamship Arago reaching port after 3:20 PM. News cites Allied forces seizing Kingborn with 1426 prisoners under General Korine and others, substantial artillery and stores captured, fortifications at Echakels and Schakoif abandoned, and about 30,000 Allied troops landed near Kigburn.
The text laments overpopulation and labor scarcity as families struggle to hire domestic help. It notes widespread poverty, long hours for many workers, and the need for reform to mobilize able-bodied men and women to perform essential tasks. It asks professionals to devise laws to move these evils and promises to contribute manpower in return.
A Premivac fundraiser for Naw Pans furniture proceeds to furnish the Naw Pans. The event will be hosted by Lapies next Thursday evening the 5th instant at Verandah Hall. Admission tickets available at Joe Bearne, McCensoca, C J Parneers, and poet Owney Price.
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