11 Aug 1860
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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1860
Page
1
Fragmented OCR listing numbers and dates from a counting-house calendar for 1860. The readable portions show a grid of hours and day markers with partial month references and scattered figures. No clear events or names are extractable from the legible text.
The platform asserts the permanence of the Republican party, defends federal rights and state sovereignty, condemns disunion and federal overreach, opposes the expansion of slavery, advocates a protective tariff and internal improvements, and calls for rapid Pacific railroad construction with federal aid. It ends inviting broad cooperation with those who share these principles.
A wartime era civic tune mocks Democrats with lines about nominating Ase and Beil. It calls freemen to unite, fight, and defend the Star of Freedom, referencing a steam-tug and a crude political satire with repeated refrains and sensational rhymes.
The piece portrays Ralph Kendig tempted to cheat a young customer by selling old goods as new. A buyer later demands restitution after discovering the deception, and Kendig is pressured by social and legal consequences to settle the debt and repent. The narrative emphasizes honesty, Christian duty, and the punitive return of bad conduct.
A chilling report from the Red River Nor-Vaster recounts a cannibalism case in the Sekirk country. A Salteaux man named Kewa-kie-sick discovered a murdered woman and four children near Lacéles Roseaux, with a boy Shaway-gonai sh cooking human flesh. He tracked the killer to a nearby tent where more bodies were found, and the boy was hunted and shot by his uncle at Lake of the Woods after tribes branded him a windigo.
Reports from Cleveland and Buffalo detail rapid summer runs by Randall model steamers, notably the City of Buffalo and Western Metropolitan. Trips 185 miles Buffalo to Cleveland have exceeded 21 mph, with July 24 speeds reaching about 22.5 mph on a Buffalo Erie run.
A Milwaukee advocate rebuts a New York article on Wisconsin and Milwaukee, arguing Milwaukee's harbor rail links and proximity to eastern markets give it superior grain trade prospects. The note stresses Milwaukee's natural market reach, promises of high wheat prices, and forecasts Milwaukee’s growing regional influence over Chicago.
A Wisconsin observer argues the state leads in wheat yield with 1,000,000 acres and per acre gains of up to 45 bushels, asserting strong farm profits, low state debt, and robust commerce. Milwaukee failures trail Boston and Chicago, and state sentiment backs paying debts while immigration and farming prosper.
Letter from Palermo dated the 16th describes Garibaldi's forces arriving by sea with Medici Provence and Washington ferrying hundreds of troops and arms while French steamers are limited to troops only. News notes ships Volante and others delivering siege materiel as generals Medici and Bixio push forward with reinforcing detachments.
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