27 Feb 1867
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Newspaper
Sparta Eagle
Location
Sparta, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1867
Page
1
A doctor recounts a perilous midnight car ride and a covert rescue during a burglary attempt at Haddenleigh Hall. In the aftermath a survivor reveals a hidden marriage and a chain of wartime exploits ending with a distant life in America.
The London Standard reports a young Irish American once educated at Trinity College Dublin fell on hard times in Liverpool and joined a mercantile firm before vanishing with 4000 pounds. After years absence the firm received a packet from America containing an order for payment of 3000 pounds, resolving the mystery of the missing funds.
Wisconsin lawmakers push approval of the Winona Bridge Bill and Milwaukee & St Paul consolidation to boost northern trade. Committee reports praise cross Mississippi bridge to unlock Trempealeau and La Crosse regions and open 28 miles of rail within the state. Postmaster Lottridge and Speaker Usher oppose but debate grows.
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