Lincoln's War Message Calls for Vast Army and Money
A lengthy presidential document urges Congress to raise about 90,900,000 men and 400,000,000 dollars to quell the rebellion, arguing it cheaper to fund the war now than to convene Congress repeatedly. The piece discusses Fugitive Slave Law, party divisions, and names several military leaders and troop allocations, noting tobacco production and a local female vigilance group formed in Kentucky. A Baltimore arrest for stealing two hens closes the report.
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Camp Randall notes and a local tragedy reported
D. Love writes from Camp Randall near Madison detailing regimes of the Fifth and Sixth Wisconsin Infantry, officer praise, religious services, and anticipated deployment. The Rochester Democrat reports a Ithaca tragedy where a young couple planned a double suicide after a rejected romance, the man dying from self inflicted shots and the woman later found dead, presumed killed by accident in the act.
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Pipe incident in Jnghan Go causes fatal injury
A scraper belonging to several districts in Jnghan Go Mich led to a confrontation as several men demanded it from a man in possession. When refused they burst in, a pipe swung back struck a woman in the neck, penetrating the bone and killing her. The piece notes South Carolina seeks a ruler amid floods and references the Prince of Weeks.
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Milwaukee Fire Destroys 2326 Buildings In One Noon
The Daily Wisconsin recounts a massive blaze in Milwaukee near Spring Street behind the old Gakly livery stable that destroyed 2326 buildings including the American House and Methodist Episcopal Church. Loss tops $100,000 with insurance around $40,000 to $80,000, sparked by children’s fire crackers.
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Compromise appeals spark debate over wartime suspension
The piece argues that suspending hostilities to negotiate is unlikely and unwise. It cites Jefferson, Jackson, and Douglas on coercion and warns any peace bid would threaten the government. A parable about a steamship illustrates risks of pausing conflict for unactionable demands.
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Battle Reports and Movements Across Missouri and Virginia
Telegraphic dispatches describe clashes near Carthage and Great Falls with Union forces under Gen Sweeney and Lt Wolf repulsing rebels, heavy fighting, and captures. Additional reports outline troop movements toward Vernon Caseyville Leesburg and Clinton County, Kentucky, plus preparations by McClellan and McCook with entrenched Rebels and planned assaults. frequent reinforcements and mutterings on political alignments and neutrality efforts surface amid ongoing hostilities.
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