Weekly Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Vast 19th Century Crime and Disaster Ledger

A fragmented report recounts a jewel theft in Auburn with a forged father’s name and a fugitive couple, a dramatic rescue during a warehouse blaze, and a flood of miscellaneous society items. It includes a hospital transfer after a fire, a long digressive account of a mastodon skeleton, and various clerical anecdotes, with local and national notes on fires, storms, and ongoing explorations.