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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1847
Page
1
The article criticizes the Whig Convention for avoiding public principles and praises the Democrats for submitting their platform to the voters. It argues Wisconsinites are intelligent enough to judge enduring principles and rejects deceptive tactics.
A Milwaukee booster piece envisions rapid growth for Milwaukee with brick architecture, expanding population to 25,000 within five years and 100,000 in twenty-five, plus extensive river and lakefront development. It argues Wisconsin’s vast resources will drive commerce, notes rail and regional opportunities, and praises Norwegian immigrants’ paper, while criticizing rival city grime and sensational political attacks.
The Sentinel reports St Pauls Grace Church destroyed by fire at two a m on Sunday. Steeple and interior ruined, library saved, organ and bell lost, total damage estimated 20 000 to 29 000 with 10 000 insured. Adjacent buildings spared, church tower history noted.
A fragment from a Texas newspaper notes Rusx County Texas shows rapid population growth while surrounding counties rise, with property values increasing and money more visible. It cites a backward cotton season as a concern for planters though present crops look better. mentions western frontier depredations and ongoing tensions.
The article lists four steamers to be built under a 1617 act stating two first class burden tonnages of 2114 and 1979 tons for the second class. Two first class steamers will be propelled by side wheels and one by a screw. One large class to be launched at various ports including Boston and New York, with details on distribution across ports.
A fire at the Hassler property on Poplar Street near Girard College led to the destruction of the Hassler house and library containing about 7100 volumes. Loss is estimated beyond twenty five thousand dollars. The report also notes widespread storm damage across the city including bridges, crops, and property with heavy rain and flooding effects.
The passage extols Mr Sinoma and Mr Strong as durable leaders shaping Wisconsin and the northwest. It lauds democratic ideals, notes Mr Marvin’s retirement with public confidence, and highlights German immigration to Milwaukee. It compares Prussians and Dutch settlers, praising German residents for honesty and industry as vigorous transplanted citizens.
A Madison assembled Democratic Convention nominates Moses M Strong of Dane County as Wisconsin’s Delegate to Congress. The address praises harmony, condemns dissension as enemy deception, and urges voters to rally behind Strong and the Democratic program under Union and Forward banners.
A fragmentary historical narrative traces John C Calhoun and kin from Patrick Carnoux to early settlers, highlighting frontier life, conflicts with Native Americans, and a strong strand of state sovereignty and opposition to federal centralization. It links Calhoun’s formation to ancestral peril, political precepts, and regional loyalties amid Revolutionary and Civil era tensions.
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