17 Mar 1921
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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
1
Jury returns verdict of assault in the Wisconsin case against Archie Barber. Judge Quinlan sentences six months in jail with parole extended. Barber resumes his prior vocation. Witness testimony details nighttime events surrounding Miss Susie Patterson and the Barber household.
Baraboo jury handling and courtroom scenes described after a high profile assault case. Officials from Baraboo and Prairie du Lac, including Ernest Pape and deputies, managed crowds while attorney figures Baker and Darrow drew attention. The jurors debated guilt, ultimately reaching a verdict of assault without statutory intent after a lengthy session.
Eau Claire prepares to host the Wisconsin American Legion encampment June 28 to 30 with planners predicting 5 000 attendees and a state membership rising from 25 000 to near 50 000 by the time of the event. Green Bay’s 1920 convention drew 3 000 visitors.
Mrs. G. T. Thuerer led a Fortnightly Literary club discussion on dream origins and functions at the Adams home. She cited ancient and modern views and noted dreams may ignore time and space with possible links to food and waking life.
Chicago inventor Fred deBrun and Milwaukee’s L S Wright have discussed establishing a plant in Lodi to commercially manufacture several electric utility inventions. The proposal, supported by local businessmen, would require about half the capital, with plans outlined to local interests.
The Internal Revenue Bureau in Washington announced on Tuesday that after weeks of study it authorizes prescriptions of beer by physicians for patients under the Volstead act, signaling a new interpretation of legal medical use.
The Madison 700 announces arrivals of rare animals at Vilas Park Zoo. A three and a half year old female white handed gibbon named Charlotte Greenwood, an orangutan dubbed Mr Jiggs, and Burmese pig tailed monkey join a diverse group from Asia and Australia along with blue magpie black and white magpie bantam Formosa teal wonga wonga dove bronze winged dove Shama thrush red crowned thrush and other birds.
Residents of Kendall report a freak lightning bolt Saturday afternoon that struck ground and caused heavy damage. About three hundred panes broke in homes and businesses, a restaurant display toppled, depot windows shattered, and the telephone system near the line was knocked out. a Baraboo lineman was sent to Kendall to repair the damage.
A Madison Journal note reports ducks enjoying open water at Lake Mendota off North Carroll Street due to icecutters with a lone goose seeking its mate. Robins appear near the state hospital and Tenney Park, bluebirds and other songbirds expected as temperatures rise, with gulls from Milwaukee and crows scavenging on ice edge fish scraps.
A mixed menagerie from Hamburg docks aboard the liner Hawaiian includes four camels, four dromedaries, eight polar bears, two lions, two tigers led by Emir, twenty six horses, ponies, zebras, monkeys, swans and peacocks. Trainers from Hagenbeck oversee the voyage amid rough seas on Washington's Birthday. Emir, a ten year old Siberian tiger weighing 500 pounds, is highlighted. three horses were killed mid voyage due to meat shortages.
Marshall O Bannon who shot and killed Rev Fox and wounded J A Josey Saturday has been taken to Mendota hospital for observation to determine his sanity The result of the examination will influence the district attorney's action according to his negro associates O Bannon had been considered peculiar for some time and although he
Clarence S. Darrow, Chicago lawyer, spoke at the Fortnightly Literary Club on heredity and environment in relation to crime. He argued crime arises from biological and social forces, questioned punishment, urged education, and noted war and environment shape behavior.
Assemblyman Carl Koenig of Loganville was honored as the Wisconsin lower house unanimously adopted a resolution marking his fifty seventh birthday. Members recalled a large cake sent by his family and shared among colleagues as they offered felicitations and best wishes to the Sauk county official.
A respected yet feared resident inspired avoidance by Black neighbors. He kept distance from others with differing views and grew violently angry during discussions, shaping a tense, segregated social atmosphere.
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