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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1858
Page
2
Athitewater Register lists Baward Miller as agent to obtain subscriptions in Willenuhee. Stonnds Langsion and Ga Touriers are authorized in Chicago for the same purpose.
Citizens urged to buy tickets for the Pioneer Festival to boost attendance. Montour House is praised as a top hotel with excellent dining and service, hosted by Wintermute, promising a premier event. Old pioneers and travelers from across the state are expected, with rich coverage anticipated by local journalists.
On January first several present county officers retire after last election. John A. Perry, retiring Sheriff, is praised as a thorough, capable, businesslike official. Ike Ting, the retiring Clerk, is cited for courtesy and fairness. Adkins, the Register, is commended for honesty and helpful service, while the new officers are wished well. Also notes on banking usury question and political commentary referencing Fox and the Albany Journal.
A列 compilation notes political and social items from 1867 including discussion on a new weekly paper by Thomas Sle Elrath, election disputes in New Lisbon, Governor Chase’s Ohio candidacy, counterfeit money alerts, and local obituaries. Mentioned figures include Judge Towe of Green Bay, Attorney Gongeal Bouels, Gov. Randall, and Elisla M. Whittlesey.
The long, archaic document outlines duties of the Board of Supervisors and county officers. It covers appointment procedures, powers over poor relief, inventories, expenses, and annual meetings, detailing how inspections, disbursements, and audits are to be conducted and reported to the county court.
A Delaware case reports Alexander Nery, one of two youths who lured a young girl into the woods and assaulted her, has been convicted of rape and sentenced to death though the punishment faces state law constraints. The companion offender fled and remains at large. The report also notes a separate mining and mint production tally with 1858 figures for gold and silver domestically produced.
A fragmented text surveys democratic and republican loyalties in American politics, contrasting immigrant zealots with mercenary figures tied to distant rulers. It references Carl Schurz, questions allegiance, and condemns what it frames as pliant service to a king while noting wealth and influence in the Republic era dialogue.
Fragmentary report describes tensions over slavery in Nebraska Territory amid Dred Scott context. Mentions Mr Nuwholls driving slaves to Omaha from Missouri, fear of escaped enslaved people crossing the Missouri River, and potential cross-border unrest involving Iowa and Tabor.
The report outlines a strong tariff faction in Congress pushing a Ways and Means bill to raise duties on coats, iron, lead, sugar, and related goods to shield domestic industry. Speakers voice urgency for swift passage, citing a prostrate manufacturing sector and near bankruptcy of government funds.
A Worcester demonstration by Mr Paine shows tables moving without human contact, sparking belief in Spirituation. Coles and others expose the fraud, discovering a hole in the floor and carpet manipulation. Paine eventually admits the deception amid a spiritual conference, with witnesses detailing the ruse and its exposure.
A detailed, misreadable record of a December 18 1858 Union Association session. It describes attendees, motions, resolutions, readings on teaching methods, a report from Mr. Willeineon regarding schools, and remarks on various participants. Also notes on a skating accident involving Tivnutzon and Tenney request.
A fragment from the Cleveland Preludiate prints a letter allegedly from an itinerant showman in Burling Leights era, detailing encounters with free-lovers and social scenes. It mixes crude dialogue, odd spellings, and political digressions about Buchanan, Washington, and Rhode Island fisheries laws, concluding with a commentary on House committees and party balance.
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