Dodge Returns to Wisconsin with Two Orphaned Babies
R L Dodge of Mauston Wisconsin left Los Angeles with a motherless baby in each arm after his wife deserted him for another man. He found the children alone in their rooms, gathered her belongings, and began the journey back to Wisconsin where relatives in Manston will help care for the infants.
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San Diego
Cal
R. L. Dodge
Mauston
Juneau County
Wis
Los Angeles
Wisconsin
Dodge
Manston
Editors in a Great Lakes Boat Trip Sparks Gossip
Newspaper travelers on a Mackinac Island to Detroit voyage recount crowded quarters and near sleepover mixups. An editor claiming a room clashed with two women and an elderly traveler, while a nearly blind reporter unlocked a wrong door causing amused confusion among passengers.
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Great Lakes
Mackinac Island
Chicago
Soo
Kansas
Detroit
Mackinac
Mackinaw
Michigan
Toronto's Liquor Rules Shape City Life and Labor
A historical portrait of Toronto detailing liquor controls through hotel sales, closing hours, and room requirements, plus the economic mix of churches, utilities, and 280000 residents. It notes wages for common laborers at $2.50 per day and portrays the city as prosperous, educational, and tourist-friendly.
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Toronto
Too Prosperous Fairs Draw Letters From Baraboo
A Baraboo News letter criticizes fairs for overprolific payouts and crowd chaos. The writer, Peter Pumpkin, laments prize structures and pro rata payments while mocking modern management and generosity. Dr KE P Kermott visits Baraboo to consider moving there as a residence prospect. Mrs. John Kesterson and daughter Maurie visit, with Susan Purdy noted as a former Baraboo postmaster’s daughter recalling past visits.
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Baraboo News
John Kesterson
Maurie
Fairbury
Nebraska
T. W. English
Kesterson
Susan Purdy
Ben Purdy
Baraboo
Springfield Fire Insurance Declares San Francisco Losses Close to Estimates
A. J. Harding unveils that Springfield Fire Insurance losses from the San Francisco disaster align with original estimates and will be paid promptly from on hand cash. The company argues against flat earthquake deductions, stating fire losses are settled dollar for dollar and will leave a net surplus of at least half a million dollars after all claims are resolved.
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San Francisco
Damon
Springfield
Firecracker blast injures two Plattsville youths
In Plattsville Wisconsin on June 29 Lerl Gardner son of J W Gardner and Angelo Stover son of A D Stover were badly injured when they placed fire crackers in an empty gasoline can and it exploded. Stover suffered leg fractures in six places and Gardner in four places along with other injuries.
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Plattville, Wis
Lerl Gardner
J. W. Gardner
Angelo Stover
A. D. Stover
Siover
Gardner
Wind storm fatal for Ringling Bros. crowd in Aurora
A wind and rain storm struck Aurora during a Ringling Bros. circus causing two deaths and several injuries. Matthew Bury was killed by a falling pole while William Cress died of heart failure as the canvas collapsed.
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Aurora
Ill
Matthew Bury
William Cress
Elroy Boy Drowns at Chetek Lake During Bathing
Elroy Wisconsin June 29 Guy Wilky 17 drowned in Lake Chetek while swimming cramps in deep water. Body recovered. Parents are deceased.
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Chetek
Wis
Guy Wilky
Elroy
Lake Chetek
Social Notes From Reedsburg and Nearby Cities
Miss Mable Erswell buys a Lohmer piano and many residents host guests or travel. F E Morey transports fishermen to Briggsville, while others return from Madison and Merrimack visits. Rick’s fall from Webster Prairie injures a man seriously. Licenses issued to McNamara Pheil Vinson Stolte. Herman Roick undergoes breast cancer operation in Madison and recovers.
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James McNamara
Madison
Della Pheil
Reedsburg
G. B. Vinson
Milwaukee
Frieda Stolte
Herman Roick
Sumpter
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Madison Democrat
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Western Department
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Baraboo, Wis
A. J. Harding
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Circus
Illinois
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Lake
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the National Biscuit
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Lohmer
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W. D. Beck
F. E. Morey
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Chas. Osthoff
Merrimack
Henry Page
Dakota
Harry Page
W. H. Aton
Miss Marie Robinson
Frank Avery
Byron Dodge
Minnesota
Charles Ringling
Mrs
Andrew Lee
Kilbourn
L. W. Sandberg and Son
Rudolph
Littles
E. N. Marsh
Boscobel
Elsie Berman
North Freedom
Rick
Webster Prairie
H. N. Killson
Helen of
Beloit
C. H. Longmate
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Fred Slocum
Alcester
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Deborah Moore
Second Avenue
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Marriott Shoe
Morgan & Wright
Marriott Shoe CO
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