15 Aug 1867
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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1867
Page
1
The American Watch Company announces operation since 1850 with a four acre factory, over 700 workers, annual output of 75 000 watches and a claim to supply not less than half of US watches. It contrasts European handwork with its fully mechanized, single-roof production and guarantees timekeeping accuracy with a special warranty.
The Republican Senatorial Committee reports a convention will be held in Appleton on August 29 1867 to select two delegates for the State Convention in Madison on September 4 1867. Also includes court notes on rapes and a life sentence, weather and crops, trout fishing plans, berry trade, harvest dance, and local advertisements.
Shawano County Journal of Shawano Wisconsin reports local events for Thursday August 15, 1867, including community notices, weather notes, and brief updates from surrounding towns. The edition reflects 1860s rural civic life and regional affairs as printed in the period.
A notice from Shawano Wisconsin dated July 22 1867 warns debtors to pay by September 1 and announces 10 percent interest on future credit sales. The notice also states time bills will be due in three months instead of one or two years.
An account from a Cincinnati paper details a brutal whipping of a Colored girl near Lebanon Kentucky by Norman Wythrow and his brother after a theft accusation. The girl was bound whipped and dragged two miles with a rope around her neck. US officers arrested the Wythrows and the case notes a wave of similar attacks in Kentucky. The Milwaukee Sentinel reports heavy swindling by Edward White in pork and lard receipts totaling 20000 dollars with barrels of sand substituted. Kenosha Telegraph changes hands with old editors returning to office. Menominee Herald notes a man’s jump from a third story window in a somnambulant episode.
The Aug. 4 dispatches describe an ambush six miles from Fort Harker where seven laborers were killed. Cavalry pursued the Indians, who seized 20 horses at Big Creek stage station. Capt. Ames led a pursuit with 50 men. the Indians, numbering about 200, were found on Saline River. Casualties included one U.S. soldier killed and five Indians killed. Ames wounded.
A body found in the New York river is rumored to be the British detective shot by the Fenians during investigations. Other reports note a Memphis navy yard keeper Wood shooting his wife, Cuban yellow fever spreading, and violent incidents, with political and international developments also listed.
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