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Newspaper
Weekly Wisconsin
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1847
Page
1
Fragmentary remarks discuss moving the Nenecstie Naval Convention to Cincinnati as the site. The passage notes population, transit, and regional balance concerns, with debate on moving the convention seat and the West’s influence shaping the choice.
A long, dense report details treaty actions involving the Chippewa and other tribes, noting modern pressures and shifting borders. It discusses land cession proposals, authority, and the consequences for tribal ownership, with references to governors, commissioners, and the federal stance.
The Michigan Democratic state convention at Jackson on the 8th nominated Judge Rawson of Kalamazoo for Governor and Wintrust Mr Teweed of Genesee for Lieutenant Governor. The report notes Rawson’s long tenure as Chief Justice and praises his integrity, while Teweed is hailed as a promising young leader. The convention also discusses reactions to national events and party sentiment, including sympathy for New York and Rhode Island Democrats, and calls for constitutional actions and river improvements. A separate item reports a fatal boiler explosion at the H and 18 foundry, with three men dead and others injured, highlighting safety concerns and an extra weight found on the safety valve.
The article combines urgent health casualties in New Orleans with yellow fever counts and foreign sickness notes, then shifts to local crime and accidents, political race results in various states, and frontier exploration. It mentions mayoral and military figures, a lynching, a lightning-struck schooner with powder, rail and iron works, and a detailed Wisconsin Minnesota frontier exploration by Gen Varnum.
Abstracted dispatch describes Gen Scott leading forces in Mexico with accounts of attack and victory near Mexican targets. The narrative references ongoing hostilities, troop movements, and strategic encampments around key locations as the war effort unfolds.
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