Republican State Convention at Madison Capital
A Republican State Convention will be held at the Capital in Madison at 12 oelock 3 on Wednesday the 25th day of September next to nominate candidates for the state officer.
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Newspaper
Monroe Sentinel
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1861
Page
2
A Republican State Convention will be held at the Capital in Madison at 12 oelock 3 on Wednesday the 25th day of September next to nominate candidates for the state officer.
War dispatches report secession plots crushed in Maryland and Kentucky. Union regiments form at Pike’s Park and Lexington as generals Schenck and Meigs push forward. Confederate forces under Price and Zollicoffer threaten border areas while Union sentiment strengthens in Missouri and Kentucky. cabinet meets to review Western Department condition amid arrests and prisoner exchanges.
A Monroe village meeting argues for uniting school districts to establish a high school with primary and intermediate grades. Supporters warn against losing local control and urge town supervisors to redraw district lines after January. The piece contrasts educational benefits with tax concerns and cites possible reorganization to attract educated residents.
Fragmentary battlefield notes describe Union operations around an unidentified hill, with Gen. McClellan directing batteries that repelled Confederate forces. Reports mention a deserter from Allen’s Hill, sightings of Jefferson Davis nearby, and estimates of enemy numbers despite limited corroboration.
The Kentucky legislature debates civil safety and safeguards for lives and property as federal troops assemble to defend the Commonwealth. Reports cite General Buckner and a disruptional rebel force near Lovinville with Home Guards organized in Kentucky. A fatal railroad accident near Cincinnati involving a bridge collapse kills dozens and wounds many as trains cross a creek.
A Philadelphia theatre fire on a crowded Saturday night left several dancers severely burned and many others injured. The blaze trapped performers in their dressing rooms and stairways as flames spread, with Cecelia Gale and Phoebe Nordon among the injured. Hospitals reported multiple critical cases and ongoing efforts to aid victims, while authorities investigated the cause and the theater’s management prepared for ongoing public response.
A Union force of 300 from the Ohio regiments dispersed three Tennessee regiments under General Anderson on the west side of Cheat Mountain. The action left eighty enemy dead and many wounded or stripped of equipment. Our side suffered eight killed. The same day the enemy advanced on Bilk Water with a force of unknown size.
The fragmentary OCR recalls Union and Confederate forces in the Appalachian region around Cheat Mountain, with Loomis Battery and regiments from Arkansas, Tennessee, and Virginia skirmishing. a shell strikes far into enemy ranks, some injuries reported, and Indian Brigade engineers noted in action. Army strength figures list state by state with totals for Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and others.
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