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Newspaper
Weekly Jeffersonian
Location
Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1860
Page
2
The piece reports a rising political tempest as Democrats split between Buchanan and Douglas amid national tensions. It describes a severe June storm sweeping the Midwest, devastating towns along the Mississippi with lifelong property losses and numerous injuries.
A rain flood damaged goods in Pittsfield with Me Joseph Phillips reporting near 37000 loss as cellars flooded. Muted items mention Potter in Kenosha, railroad info from Baltimore and Ohio, and a dog bite leading to hydrophobia concerns. brief notes on travel and a republican social event in La Crosse.
A garbled and partially readable clipping reports a list of scattered topics. It mentions a fatal bicycle accident near Milwaukee, a Boston connection, a pending hanging, a U.S. steamer arrival in New York, politics in Green Bay and Milwaukee, and a Supreme Court judge dying in Richmond.
The City of Baltimore reports 689 steerage and 60 cabin passengers bound for New York, delayed by line interruptions. News from London includes the Lords rejecting the Commons paper duty repeal 193 to 104, Neapolitan telegrams on Garibaldi rumors, and European finance movements with a Chicago route to New York via Albany and Buffalo planned for early July.
A fragmentary entry references Wisconsin Biliterrcal Association and mentions two figures, Biss and Joon Vaydi, with unclear roles and details. The readable text offers little context about events or outcomes, making a concise summary challenging.
The fragmentary OCR passage references Fleming Bros and a signature requirement. It mentions pills, a public sale warning, and various nonsensical phrases suggesting garbled historical text. No coherent event or names beyond Fleming Bros emerge.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names and places but data is incomplete. It hints at a local event or notice with personal names and a place, but details are unreadable and no clear action or deadline can be determined.
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