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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1885
Page
4
The page repeats advertisement rates and mailing details for the Wisconsin weekly and monthly issues. It notes a postal entry and price calculations, with boilerplate disclaimer that the WEEKLY WISCONSIN owners are not responsible for ads, and instruction for subscribers to report address changes with old and new addresses.
An old newspaper notice advertises a portrait of a general in a 19 by 24 inch size. It describes purchase options and subscription offers for Wisconsin newspapers and requests readers to inquire at post offices where the portrait may be seen. The notice mentions prices for different frame styles and delivery by mail or express, with Milwaukee agents listed.
Wartime era readers are urged to subscribe as the Waeruy Wisconsin highlights the silver question. It cites opposition to the 1878 silver act, notes gold shortages, and warns that a sole silver standard would devalue debts and crops, impacting farmers and laborers nationwide.
The piece discusses looming financial danger from silver coinage and a shift toward a silver standard, urging suspension of the 1878 coinage act. It highlights Senator Sherman’s stance on paying debts in silver and making silver a fair exportable currency. It also details Nimmo’s census on range cattle, noting 1,365,000 square miles hosting about 8,500,000 cattle valued at $202.5 million.
The immortal Victor Hugo was buried in Paris with full ceremony at the Pantheon as the nation and world mourn his death. Civilians and officials alike praised him as a poet equal to Goethe and Shakespeare, leaving a lasting sense of loss.
The Pall Mall Gazette reports that a final settlement over the northwest Afghan frontier between England and Russia has been reached. Commissioners will begin precise delimitation on site, with the dispute over Zulficar boundary to be clarified after arbitration by the King of Denmark.
General Grant's diary records his condition over a week in late May and early June. Entries note improved general condition, throat swelling subsiding, and periods of rest, with discomfort from illness and mood fluctuations. The doctor comments on progress and potential travel to Mount McGregor if favorable conditions continue.
National Conference of Charities and Corrections opened its twelfth annual session in Washington DC with about 250 delegates from nearly every state. The program featured state reports, addresses by leaders, and discussions on convict labor reform and prison classification. Delegates visited local institutions and debated reforms, while Wisconsin Odd Fellows and Daughters of Rebekah reports highlighted lodge activities and financials.
The will of William Harper was admitted to probate with executrix MaryAnn Harper, estate valued at $50,000. Bernt Bean, a steamboat cook, died by taking laudanum at his Redd Street boarding house. A jury found Charles Borchert guilty of second degree manslaughter in Voorhees Cozine’s murder case. Miss Mary Bray of Van Buren Street died at 24. Prof J J Mapsu named president of the new normal school with $2,500 salary. Prof Peckham expected as high school principal. Peter Bast, 15, attempted suicide with a hammer after wealth taxation fears. A girl’s body found near Gettleman’s brewery, later identified as Lina Schmidt or Louise Blass, formerly of Ashland and Oshkosh, died under unclear circumstances.
A violent wind and rain storm hit Atchison Kansas on June 4, flooding streets and causing about 60,000 in public and private property damage. Creeks overflowed, culverts and bridges were destroyed, cellars flooded, mills stopped, and city works face roughly 5,000 in damage.
Abe Buzzard a noted outlaw walked into Lancaster County prison surrendering to authorities at midnight. He was accompanied by brothers Matt and John and compelled them and Prison keeper Burkholder to waive a $1000 reward. Prominent eastern county citizens urged commutation of his nine year sentence, believed unjustly imposed.
Serious fight at Harney's saloon in Superior on Tuesday left two Swedes, Johnson and Olson, probably fatally injured after they attacked railroad foremen William Jones and Mark Bulger. The Swedes drew razors, Bulger used a billiard cue to fell Johnson, and Jones shattered Olson's skull with a soda bottle. No arrests reported. Also an advertisement from Tre Vourah Bear Co. of Marshall, Mich., offering Exxe rko-Voutaic Barz and appliances on thirty day trial for various ailments.
Two youths, William and Edward McNiff aged 14 and 17, drowned at Callon's mill pond near Trapp City twelve miles from the city. They were swimming when William cramped and Edward went to his brother. both bodies were recovered. The event occurred near Wausau Wisconsin.
A rapid miscellany reports Frank True killed by lightning in Plano Iowa and a Valencia Spain cholera epidemic. Tornado damage in Illinois and Virginia. royal family deaths. suicides in Louisiana Ohio and Kentucky. a Quebec factory fire. absconding officials. bank losses. and public notices on a U S workers convention, new crossbred grain, and imperial appointments.
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