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Newspaper
Daily Courier
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1854
Page
1
The Democratic convention for the Third Congressional District will convene at Waupopoe to nominate a candidate to represent the district. Delegates from each Assembly District will be chosen, with delegates from the Senate district elected at the senate convention.
Democrats of the Soull Assembly District in Winnetagu county call a meeting in precincts on Saturday September 2 to elect delegates to the Assembly district convention to be held at Ohv Kosh on Tuesday the next month for selecting a delegate to the Democratic Congressional convention in Des Moines Way. Three delegates are to be chosen. EDWARD and RES Dist.Con.
The Horicon Argus debuts in Horicon Dodge County. Published by Wreatas BE. Crore and edited by W. IL Berrearieno. It pledges support for the national and state administrations aligned with democratic principles.
A scrambled historical note praises a Democratic paper edited by Gen Jory A. Knows, claiming long press experience and faithful party representation. It also oddly references Syracus, caucuses, a U S Express reward, opera ticket auctions, and Brewton’s thirty years in the Senate with unrelated auction and legal notices.
A dispatch notes the first frost of the season and states the Texas decision in favor of the main liquor act by a large majority. The item emphasizes a historical tone with dated phrasing and a celebratory legal outcome.
Later from California and China. New York on September 3 reports trade updates and movement of residents. Foreign communities in Canton are described as fleeing amid unsettled conditions and shifting commerce.
Huffalo Sept. 8 reports the Canadian Ministry was beaten thrice last night and resigned this morning. Paris rumors say the Crimean expedition left Varna. at Zara Asians captured 23,000 Turks prisoners and 3,000 left on the field. Varna suffered a large fire. Greek incendiaries blamed. Reports from Vienna note Austrian occupation plans and troop movements into Wallachia and Moldavia. Poland and related European military notes, plus a death in Philadelphia and a Rochester fire destroying engines, sheds, and seven locomotives, with heavy losses and no insurance.
A Chicago clerk named Short and a young lawyer named Peencork met a duel in Kentucky yesterday. Short was wounded in the left breast in the second round after dispute over a young woman. Both men are from Chicago, and the incident occurred as reported from Cincinnati.
Albany reports on September 3 that an apparent lightning strike near Tecumseh C. W. killed James Gilheeny and his brother. The victims were found outside a barn, their remains partially calcined, with details of the incident still developing.
Spartanburg women honor Allen Little, a boy of sixteen who volunteered for the war, with a handsome monument placed at The Brave Patucio Bar, memorializing his early heroism and sacrifice.
A veteran who served in Mexico carried a musket from Vera Cruz to the gates of Mexico and lost his right arm. Returned home, he was educated at a state military academy in Chatton for four years, graduating with highest honors despite illness. He died of consumption, and a white marble monument twelve feet high was erected in his memory commemorating his brave service and the Patinut name.
News of the Bomersund operation reports Admiral Napier leading the Bulldog and Amphion to bombard fortifications defended by Russians. French and British forces established footholds, breached Notich Port, and compelled surrender of Tzco Fort as heavy firing persisted. Casualties include a Marine killed and several wounded among officers and sailors.
On Wednesday the French batteries advanced and kept up incessant fire against the fort. English gunners under Captain Pelham inflicted heavy damage, causing massive masonry to crumble. Russian forces accepted surrender of the forts after a barrage and a boat reconnaissance near Vorarsund. The four forts of Bunrr emund fell into allied hands.
The Calling Steam Arctic adopts a different engine principle by heating steam in a separate chamber before combining it with ordinary steam. This super heated vapor runs the piston, delivering higher temperature and greater force, aiming to save fuel by heating vapor separately.
A Providence Journal correspondent recounts the first batch of a famed chestnut mare that won the top award at the recent horse show. The mare, ridden with several others, swam at the Potomac shore, fought depth, dumped her rider, then escaped by gallant land sprint across fields and fences before capture near Warwick Neck.
A Florida correspondent reports a drought moment involving a Methodist preacher who prayed for rain starting at his Hamilton County plantation and spreading through Columbia Nassau and nearby areas where immersion differs, requesting abundant showers and long ears instead of small ears. The tone hints at personal hostility toward Baptists, with the incident described as notable for its selfish slant and peculiar imagery.
Notice states New York and Boston guidance with 4 percent rates, Chicago and Milwaukee at 4 percent, and a plan to discontinue certain charges except after 90 days or longer. Hours shown are 9 AM to 5 PM. Dated July 4, 1954 by BLS Hunning, Warling, A Ostash.
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