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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1863
Page
2
The Whitewater Register announces a shift to advance pay due to rising print costs. Subscribers with unpaid balances by February first will be dropped, with arrears collected by April first. The paper will continue at 1 60 per year and urges local readers, Republicans, and supporters to sustain it for future years.
The Milwaukee Printers Union strikes over newsroom policies rather than wages, aiming to push out seven or eight finishers and bar women from earning livelihood. The piece condemns the union’s actions, defends women’s right to work, and supports newspaper publishers’ freedom to hire. Maine’s Lot Morrill re-elected to U S Senate confirms Republican strength.
Memphis advised Cairo on the 13th that Porter’s squadron reached White River and began ascending with Grant’s transports under Gen McClernand. Rebels fortify at St Charles and Duvall’s bluffs. Arkansas River boater condition is good. Grant abandons further attack on Vicksburg, Holly Springs damaged by fire, and Tennessee’s remaining forces shift toward the city by land and water.
A correspondent in the Milwaukee Sentinel laments misattributed charges about Gov Seward and Potter, defending Seward’s integrity and noting a December 19 excerpt copied from the Chicago Tribune. The piece lists state officers, reports Senate appointments, and covers election prospects in New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, plus a Harpers Ferry skating accident where twenty eight fell through thin ice with one survivor.
A Thirteenth Regiment correspondent describes months of small expeditions against guerilla bands, delays from storms, river maneuvers toward Cheroken Landing and Paris, and missed chances as Forrest and rebels flee. He notes repeated setbacks, military movements, and the broader war’s uncertain progress.
General Butler arrived in New York from Washington and met with New York merchants. He declined public compliments but delivered a brief speech to committees, discussing emancipation and property disputes in Louisiana and New Orleans, while addressing New Orleans corruption and the impact of slavery on politics and union policies.
General Butler explains a citywide registration of nationality after listing names to the English and French Consuls. He notes responses to slave seizure protests by Louisiana residents and recalls Wickburg fighting. He discusses Banks Farragut, Port Hudson, and water conditions affecting cooperation with Sherman. A committee enjoys a relaxed, wide-ranging conversation afterward.
The Wisconsin House and Senate pay tribute to Luther Hanchett born 1825 Portage County Ohio who died November 24 at Plover Wisconsin. He served in the Wisconsin legislature and was elected to the Senate. The report recounts his early struggles, legal career, military service, and family. It notes public mourning and resolutions urging adjournment in his honor.
The text salutes Luther Hanehert a respected attorney and public servant. It notes his early legal career in a growing state, roles as district attorney and as a member of Wisconsin state government, and his valued friendships. It records condolences and two resolutions: wearing a memorial badge and transmitting the resolutions to the Senate.
A fragmentary OCR snippet references unclear individuals and topics with scattered terms. It mentions unrelated words like Whitewater vices and Commun shingles, but no coherent events, dates, or identifiable entities to summarize into a proper news item.
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