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Newspaper
Beaver Dam Argus
Location
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1861
Page
2
Election returns show Judge Knowlton winning city elections with close margins. Republicans gain mayoral and several county posts. dramatic discussion of a Western railroad sabotage ring and a long proposed Wisconsin county supervision reform bill with dates, terms, and organizational changes.
The fragment discusses a microscopic organism from insects causing disease and a sailorlike dust analysis under a microscope. It also tells of a Jersey City lodging scam where a man posing as a church deacon rented a room, then fled with jewelry after robbingMrs King.
A report on severe river flooding and ice dam breaches in the Netherlands describes massive damage to villages, farms, and churches. It notes hundreds of vessels sunk, thousands displaced, and widespread starvation as brave volunteers attempt rescues amid freezing conditions.
A fragment from a long critique cites President Lincoln and his allies accusing him of rewarding party services with offices. It mocks his stance on the German community, Maryland Republicans, and the idea of a great moral revolution.
Telegraphic dispatch reports Illinois banks Albion Benton Carmi Chester etc with about three and a half million dollars in circulation valued at 85 to 90 cents on the dollar. Also notes April 2 Kan sas City mayor elected R F Van Horn by a large majority. Municipal election in Saypusar returns a Democratic mayor and treasurer with Republican clerk and marshal and mixed council.
April reports from Boston to New York cover loan bids and Treasury actions with bids near 93 to 94, a 3.1 million final sale, and possible note issuance. Dispatches from Wasmyetox and Wasinra indicate troop movements, Spanish and French activity at San Domingo, and Mexican concerns. Brooklyn and New York charter elections yield Democrat gains. ministers and officers reshuffle while Pacfic policy hints surface.
The proprietors of the Yes the People's Press and the Maquirer merge into a single Democratic paper for the Northwest. They promise better commercial and country reader coverage, a new dress of type and improved paper, and to keep top editors for political news and local and commercial content. A Washington correspondent is employed.
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