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Newspaper
Geneva Weekly Express
Location
Geneva, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1855
Page
2
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A chaotic meeting discussed altering the Allewrs Charter with focus on city governance and new committees. Attendees debated duties, funding, and the path to a revised charter while observers noted procedural tensions and conflicting aims among residents.
Proceedings report a village meeting where residents express a desire to incorporate Geneva as a city. Advocates argue city status would fund street repairs, nuisance abatement, and better local governance, with tax revenue improving townwide benefits. The note invites all to attend the meeting on the lith inst at council time.
A new monthly spiritualist journal The North Western Orient appears from Waukegan. It boasts independent, brisk editorials and free thought, praising inquiry over dogma while urging readers to read and investigate before condemning Spiritualism.
Citizens vote to request their representative to push at the next Legislature for an act incorporating an institution known as the unsava Apiary. The crowd says the people are waking up and compares the scene to Geneva with talk of railroads and city developments.
Election tallies from Douglas and La Pointe counties show Roy Barstow winning in both. Douglas County: Barstow 800, Parstow 80. La Pointe County: Barstow 40 to 0. Figures cited from the Superior Chronicle.
A heated exchange in the Whitewater Gazette accuses Peer Golder of Know Nothing ties in Elkhorn. The Gazette defends its stance while the opposing paper’s editor is labeled Hindoo caballer, urging direct proof or denial and declaring sworn hostility to secret political societies.
The article argues against an Anglo American war, noting history shows peaceful resolutions. It contends public willingness favors peace, warns of ruined economies and social collapse if war occurs, and stresses both nations value liberty and popular will, making decisive conflict unlikely.
A public appeal urges restraint in discourse on the Claytop-Bulwer situation and warns against portraying war as likely. It questions gratuitous threats and media sensationalism, arguing that war degrades public judgment and obscures the costly, brutal reality of battle and its consequences.
A long reflection on universal differences of opinion shaping human life and governance. The passage notes opinion as an innate human trait seeded from birth, driving conflict within families, communities, and nations. It warns that press factions and personal egotism fuel strife, undermining harmony and honest discourse.
The text argues that the mind clings to long held opinions despite new evidence. It notes middle age tempers selfishness but cannot eradicate it. Only a thorough renovation of thought through study of humanity can bring lasting peace and happiness to the world.
A subscriber urges readers to compare the Express with other Walworth County papers, noting smaller type compact reading matter and less advertising. The letter claims the Express contains about a quarter more content, priced $2.06 annually vs rivals at $1.50, and subscribers save fifty cents yearly by paying $2.50.
In Geneva a writer recalls musing on life and politics as a thronged street scene gathers to hear a Know Nothing party speech. The observer notes the crowd reacting to the debate and reflects on political life while the window scene frames the moment.
The verse shifts to a fragment about a life of a Tartarin maiden guarding sheep, then moves to a news column noting Secretary Dobbin’s reported resignation for health reasons and a southern relocation. It discusses Judge Douglas’s partial recovery, the Kane County Journal’s succession, and a libel damages verdict for Alfred Dutch against F Sherman and others.
In the 34th Congress first session the Senate opened at noon with Hale Durkee Sonle and Pearce sworn in and Rev. J Dean as Chaplain. Balloting for Speaker resumed with Richardson leading 74 to Campbell 58 while Banks 28 Patterson 20 and Marshall 19. no majority reached.
In a Missouri incident on November 30, a mob attacked settlers near Hitkory Point after a clash over a claim. One man was killed, houses burned, and several settlers fled to safety. The ringleader was arrested by Marshal Junes and sent to Le Coupe. Gov. Shanteen has acted, with colonists from Independence and St Joseph joining the sheriff to enforce laws. Redrawn forces and artillery are reported, and sixteen houses burned at Wickery Point while others escape to Missouri.
The Elkhorn Reporter relays a heated dispute over personal charges aimed at James Denes more and others. The piece accuses the involved parties of perjury and swindling, promising to prove the charges publicly if needed, with references to Elkhorn, Wisconsin and local officials.
A fragmented OCR list shows prices and goods such as flour varieties Winter and Spring, corn, potatoes, oats, eggs, beans, chickens, whitefish, mackerel, cheese, and oils. The text reads like a market snippet with per unit prices and item names, including garlics of onions and currants, but many words are garbled. The readable items indicate a midwinter market listing with staple commodities and varying weight units.
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