Anarchist Bomb Plot Ties Across Cities
Federal and local authorities link eight city bomb outrages to a single source as secret service chiefs search for a coordinated anarchist campaign. Washington officials report a man killed near Attorney General Palmer’s home. arrests in Pittsburgh Cleveland and Philadelphia rise to about sixty nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Service
Washington
Palmer
New York
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Newtonville
Massachusets
Boston
Paterson
N. J
William J. Flynn
United States Secret Service
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Flynn
Congress
Burleson
Baltimore and Ohio
Madison Faces Broad Labor Troubles In Strike Threat
Madison machinists voted unanimously to strike at 7 am and threaten a general walkout across more than 30 trades. Alpheus Winter, federal administrator, arrived to avert the action but could not keep workers at their posts. Winter sent a telegram to B B Woods seeking advice as tensions rise toward a wider labor stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Alpheus Winter
Winter
National War Labor Board
Washington
D. C
Turner Hall
Federal Trades Council
Airplane Flies Oshkosh to Madison After Thunderstorm
After a delayed start halted by a thunderstorm, the F F Manor piloted plane flew about 100 miles from Oshkosh to Madison carrying real estate man D D Baskerville in one hour four minutes. A prior attempt began Monday but turned back at Fond du Lac. Yesterday Baskerville reported a new start and markers were set for a prompt arrival with Arthur J Gallagher notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Manor
Oshkosh
Madison
D. D. Baskerville
Fond du Lac
Arthur J. Gallagher
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Washington Police Probe Anarchist Explosion Evidence
Police in Washington uncover gruesome fragments from an anarchist attack including a decapitated head, torn clothing, two revolvers, a torn derby, and a torn collar with initials K B. Investigators identify luggage items and a ticket from Philadelphia to Washington as they reconstruct the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Philadelphia
Smith and Wesson
de Lucas Brothers
Jefferson County con man Churchill praised as millionaire in Chippewa Falls visit
Baraboo jail inmate E M Churchill, calling himself a land dealer and heir to $18.9 million, stalked Wisconsin towns. He wooed Rutledge Home staff, showed Banff hotel photos, offered an aged home, and promised bonds and contracts while extolling vast wealth. Authorities report four cases of fraud tied to false land deals and phony contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Churchill
Burdick
Chippewa Falls
Boston
London
Wisconsin
Miss Chamberlain
Rutledge
Dr. Hayes
Banff
Alberta
Canada
Eau Claire
Fred Marsh
Tanberg Auto Co
Mrs. Marsh
Mr. Marsh
Cattle Killed by Lightning in Oregon Storm
Frank Bonwell of the old Wells estate east of Okee lost ten head of cattle to lightning during a Saturday night storm. Jas Buchanan of West Point reports torrential rains in Oregon Sunday forenoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bonwell
Wm. Wells
Okee
Jas. Buchanan
West Point
Oregon
No bail for millionaire in Baraboo case
Mr and Mrs J A Croll of Reedsburg traveled to Baraboo to post bail for C E M Churchill but failed to complete the payment. They said they knew only what Churchill claimed about a Canadian land man and did not aid his release. Chances Churchill will be freed are slim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Marsh
Miss Chamberlain
Churchill
Baraboo
Canada
J. A. Croll
Reedsburg
C. E. M. Churchill
Two Divorces Granted in Circuit Court Session
A Madison circuit court session presided by Judge E Ray Stevens granted two divorces. Hector Joseph Ligneel vs Lady Signeel involves absence in France and a claimed unknown child. Elva Schultz vs Herman Schultz cites cruel and inhuman treatment with custody of two children split between mother and grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
E. Ray Stevens
Madison
Edward H. Smith
Frank B. Moss
Baraboo
Hector Joseph Ligneel
Signeel
France
America
Elva Schultz
Herman Schultz
William Schultz
Merrimack
Emil Schuck
Ableman
Arl Schuck
Westfield
William Retzloff
Logan‘ville
John Zobel
Reedsburg
John ‘Henry Stakte
Ironton
Fred A Steinhorst
Excelsior
August Kamrath
John H. Tritte
Henry K. Meyer
Washington
Felix Zanela
Gaetano Munerado
Devils Lake
William Mason
Woodland
Hugo Ollendorf
Troy
Peter Rettgen
Freedom
Paul T. Dresher
Gustave Genz
Joseph Huebsch
Prairie du Lac
Fred Strutz
Winfried
Herman Kroger
Julius Wenzel
Felix Zanella
Sun Gas Eruption Observed at Yerkes Observatory
A huge eruption of gases on the sun was announced from Yerkes Observatory Williams Bay Wis Prof E B Frost said the unusual phenomenon is being continuously photographed and studied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wis
E. B. Frost
Observatory
Death of Gilbert Gardner in Durango Col Pneumonia
A dispatch from Lodi reports Gilbert Gardner son of William Gardner died in Durango Colorado from pneumonia. His mother Mrs Gardner is formerly Miss Elenoir Bliven of Reedsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodi
Gilbert Gardner
Wm. Gardner
Durango
Col
Cement road project set on Warner Road
Bids opened for a cement road from Baraboo to Devils Lake funded by the $40,000 Warner estate. Work to start in July and finish by October 15, using about 6000 barrels of cement and eight inches depth in the center. The project places the road on the state trunk line and later as a federal highway with grading in Baraboo and surrounding areas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. BE. French
Baraboo
Devils Lake
W. W. Warner
Madison
Hutter & Accola
Prairie du Lac
Arthur Judevine
Western Construction Co
la Crosse
Sweeny Brothers
Reedsburg
Ableman
Cahoon
Walnut Street
George Carpenter
Warner Estate
Funeral service for Joseph Lepley held in Baraboo
The funeral service for Joseph Lepley was held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at the A. C. church with Pastor E. O. Coontz officiating. Burial followed in Baraboo cemetery. He leaves a wife and four children from a former marriage, plus two sisters and a brother. Lepley, born Woodstock, Wisconsin, July 6, 1861, died June 1, 1919, in Greenfield, Wisconsin at age 58 years 10 months 24 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lepley
A. C
E. O. Coontz
Charles Rooney
Rev Coontz
Ruth Prothero
Rudolph Weiland
Otto Dahike
F. Kastin
H. H. Porter
Baraboo
Anna Reed
Ismay
Mont
John Loock
Greenfield
Wis
Olive Feaver
Grand Rapids
Frederick Voss
Nekossa
Woodstock
Anna Weller
Hannah Halbroock
Daniel
West Lima
Lepley
Births of a son to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Horton
A son was born June 2 to Mr and Mrs Gilbert Horton. The Hortons lived in Greenfield near Baraboo for years and now reside on Gibraltar bluff in West Point township near Lodi. Mrs Abbott of Eureka Springs Arkansas is helping care for the mother.
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Gilbert Horton
Horton
Greenfield
Baraboo
Gibraltar Bluff
West Point Township
Lodi
N. G. Abbott
Eureka Springs
Ark
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Palmer Home
Pittsburg
Oda
Releef
Near East
Balkans
Palestine
Churchill AY Chippewa Falls
Rutledge Home
Warner Road
Hutler
Accola
Ari
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