Controversial letters assail Lion Silverman as treasurer candidate
A Madison Journal article compiles letters from Ohio and Illinois residents alleging long‑past fraud by Lion Silverman and partner Greenwalt in 1840s Mansfield. The letters claim unpaid debts, forged bills, and public notoriety, citing sheriff removal in 1862 and urging voters to assess his fitness to manage the state school fund.
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Old Crown Brown's slave revolt plan misjudged but feared
The article recalls a Brown figure who traveled to New York years ago and proposed running off enslaved people to the Alleghany Mountains to build earthworks and subterranean forts. He failed to win support, with observers deeming his schemes morbid. The piece notes the impracticality of slave insurrection in the North and reflects on Southern attitudes toward abolitionist agitation.
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The Republican Column of 1859 at Ola
A fragment notes an 1859 Republican column featuring a pyramid with increased height and broader proportions. Mentions Massachusetts and New Hampshire obliquely as context, with reference to an event next Tuesday. The readable text is brief and masked by OCR garble, offering little concrete action or date specifics beyond the promised change to the pyramid structure.
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Swamp Land Survey Facts for State Journal
The article urges recognition of the swamp land survey and its cost efficiency. It cites figures on acres, entitlements, and expenditures, names Hobart and Secretary Jones, and notes proceeds support the School Fund Normal School Fund and Drainage Fund. The piece argues the survey is essential for the state’s swamp land claims and urges public awareness.
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Wisconsin Republicans Face Off In Critical November Election
A reform-minded call urges Republicans to unite for the November vote, emphasizing anti Democracy contrasts. The piece argues for free institutions, territorial expansion prohibitions on slave realms, and improved inland navigation while denouncing the Democratic platform, urging voters to support party principles over individuals.
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Political Broadsides Urge Early Voting and Party Tickets
A long damaged editorial style notice urges Republicans to vote early and support named candidates. It warns voters about opposition tactics and promotes specific tickets including Samuel D. Hastings and Louis P. Harvey. It references local towns, newspapers, and campaign pamphlets, urging civic participation before election day.
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Division of Sauk County and county seat move debated
A 1859 letter from Spring Green discusses preventing Democratic traps in South Assembly District politics and urges unity to secure a county seat location outside the county. It mentions Republicans aiming to defeat Democrats, warns voters to beware spurious tickets, and notes expected party tallies in Sauk County.
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Worried Voter Attacks State Expenses and Alden Remarks
Traveling correspondent from Windlaon Journal in Lodi reports Alden Democrat for Secretary of State and Munn Assembly candidate speaking on state expenses paid from general fund. He cites a 600000 dot Jure figure for Sept 1658 to Sept 1858, urging voters to read the Treasurer’s Report and back the Republican ticket led by 2x Governor Farwell in Dane County.
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Fragmented Agricultural Prices Flash Incoherent List
Readable fragments show a disordered crop and commodity list including wheat types and flour, corn, oats, potatoes, butter, cheese, tea, pork, onions, and stray price-like numbers. The source lacks coherent structure but suggests market or catalog items and possible price references amid damaged OCR text.
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