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Newspaper
Oshkosh Democrat
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1852
Page
2
A steam saw mill belonging to G. J. Coon of Algoma burned on Friday morning. Coon estimates the loss at around 29000. The damaged facility and weather delays leave roads impassable, with prior frosts and floods hampering travel and mail delivery for several days.
A lengthy discourse follows on the acquittal of William Radcliff in the murder of David Rose. The piece argues capital punishment conflicts with natural rights and justice, contending no person may justly take another life. It weighs moral grounds and the jurors' decision amid public sentiment.
A debate on capital punishment argues it is murder when state sanctioned and calls for abolition. The author cites law and justice as guiding forces, noting recent moves by states to abolish and urging courts to abandon executions as barbaric relics.
In town elections party politics should not steer selections. The piece argues for independent self nominations and votes based on fitness and faithfulness to laws, urging voters to ignore party lines and choose the most qualified candidate regardless of party affiliation or conventions. It advocates direct voter judgment over party influence.
The county built a poor jail we condemn as a disgraceful prison. Eight by eight cells with tiny windows and a twelve foot high boarded yard trap inmates. Physicians would call it unfit and dangerous, and the Board of Supervisors should act now to replace it with a humane facility.
A large public gathering on Mason Street at the City Hotel expressed support for the Radcliff verdict. Lucas Seaver led the session. S M Booth read resolutions condemning the jury and defending the acquittal, praising the judge and prosecutors, and urging lawfulness while acknowledging local outrage.
The Office of the State Superintendent issues a list of school fund apportionments to towns in Winnebago County. Amounts include Algoma 84.96, Black Wolf 52.80, Bloomingdale 187.68, Neenah 125,718, Winnebago 274,668, total 1,441.92, with funds in the State Treasury awaiting draft by the county treasurer. The letter closes with formal respect and references a separate political note on the Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention endorsing James Buchanan.
A fragmentary report discusses whether a clergyman or private person should witness marriage agreements and whether civil contracts can stand if parties act without an authorized official. The text questions legitimate formation of nuptial obligations and the role of witnesses in preserving or marred contracts.
Disjointed OCR note mentions Eothia and Mr Woodberr from Salera and Esesate Iselis, with references to a Royal Geographical Society plan uniting Auric with the Pacific Union, plus a claim that Aberdeen Stotland invented a rapid writing machine. Parisian Haran tests railway fuel linking France and England. a bill to charter a canal ship under Nae Mudsua is noted with an estimated cost of 50,000.
Fragment from a court discourse discusses truth and libel, noting if a defendant proves truth in a damaging accusation they may be acquitted. It emphasizes the law’s protection of truthful speech and critiques harsh claims as immoral when false.
A Sunday fire at Lamertine in the lower area damaged the back portion of a second story. The fire was reported about 1 o clock and was brought under control with valuables saved. Furniture valued at $373 was at risk amid smoke and blaze. no further details given.
A fragment describes an imagined optical instrument by Professor Wheatstore that misleads perception. It allegedly makes a globe appear hollow and a tea cup reveal a fire core, with objects distorted to seem like reversed forms. The passage invokes a quirky science-fiction tone.
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper mixes a river crossing mishap with horse tail imagery and a remark about swapping horses. It also reports U S Army Fort Howard being told to prepare for movement to the Rio Grande, plus local marriage notices and grocery store changes, dated March 4 1952. The text preserves eccentric spelling and typographical quirks of the era.
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