Wisconsin odd muddle in matrimony ends in prison term
Mrs. Phillips tells Sheriff Welch of Wood county a tangled marriage tale. She wed at 14 to a 15 year old, who soon after was sentenced to twenty years in Waupun. She then married again without divorce, confessed to the first husband on the birth of their baby, and remarried the second husband. Allegedly mistreated and deserted, she returned to a girlhood lover who is nearing release from prison. The second husband had a warrant and arrested her, sending her to Grand Rapids. She was tracked down when she wrote her first husband, a prisoner in Waupun, planning to meet him upon his January release.
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Waupun
Phillips
Welch
Wood County
Grand Rapids
Christian
Great White Pine District to Open Early Next Year
Master Mechanic 8 C Graham of the Ashland division shops of the Chicago and Northwestern railway in Kaukauna returned from the north with hopeful news on the Flambeau river lumber camps. The Flambeau Lumber Company plans full operation at all camps starting January first and will employ as many men as possible through the winter until weather breaks in spring.
Five Skaters Rescue Efforts On La Crosse Rivers
Five skaters narrowly escaped drowning on La Crosse rivers with one death reported. John Landis, Conrad Johnson, and William Barney broke through the Ice at various points on the Black River and were saved after lengthy immersion. Miss Hazel Barber and Lillian Showers also fell through but were rescued with difficulty near a spring feeding the river.
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la Crosse
Black River
John Landis
Conrad Johnson
William Barney
North la Crosse
Hazel Barber
Lillian Showers
Sawed wheel causes injury to wagon hand
A workman named Truesdale was thrown to the ground when a wagon collapsed while delivering supplies to Monroe County Telephone line crews. An inspection showed a small hand saw lay in the wagon box and had slipped through a crack under the sideboard, slowly sawing the rear wheel spokes as the wheel turned, causing severe injuries.
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Monroe County Telephone Company
Truesdale
Claiming inspector scams farmers for meals in Appleton
A well dressed man using the alias Fritz Larson posed as a Western Union inspector and consigned free meals to farmers around Appleton. He would eat at homes, tell his story, and leave an order for payment on the nearest telegraph office for the meal. Other brief items cover Mrs. Adams Spencer’s eye loss from a faulty remedy, a fire in Blanchardsville causing 30000 loss, rescues from electrical danger, accidental poisoning, and a rail car plan between Plymouth and Elkhart Lake.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Fritz Larson
Appleton
Wisconsin Growers Fix on Minimum Price and Pool
Directors of the tobacco department of the American Society of Equity set minimum prices by grade and ordered unsold tobacco held, seized, boxed, and pooled after Jan 15. Financing plans and support for growers are outlined by S D Kump. The state organization meets in Hue Claire January 14 to 16 with a paper establishment planned in Marrison.
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Wisconsin
Tobacco Department
American Society of Equity
S. D. Kump
State Organization
Tobacco Society
Hue Claire
Marrison
Former patient kills nurse at Milwaukee hospital
Gustave Wirth aged 32 shot and killed Sister Theresa a nurse at St Marys hospital Milwaukee. He sprang a fusillade after entering the reception room, fired four shots then fled the scene pursued by bystanders. Wirth claimed hospital officials had tried to poison him and was later captured.
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Milwaukee
Sister Theresa
St. Mary's Hospital
Gustave Wirth
Lie
Wirth
Theresa
Would Kings Just for Fas Milton Owen Poisoned Employer Family
Milton B. Owen, 19, attempted to murder the entire Owens family of Algona by poisoning the teapot. He confessed upon arrest saying it would be fun to kill the whole family. He was adjudged insane and sent to the Northern hospital.
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Fas
Milton B. Owen
Richard Owens
Algona
Ife
Northern Hospital
Washburn farm at Otter Creek sold for 23000 dollars
The Washburn property at Otter Creek, comprising 3700 acres and farm personal property, has changed hands to Iowa and Minnesota buyers for a total consideration of 23000 dollars. The Laurel Flats Association of Pennsylvania previously owned the Laurel Flats farm included in the sale.
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Washburn
Otter Creek
Iowa
Minnesota
Laurel Flats Association of
Pennsylvania
Minor State Items From Local News Briefs
A roundup of brief local notices reports a 9-year-old Charles Vance killed while hunting near Seymour. Mrs. Frank Weber fatally struck by a milk train near Corliss. J W Ritz appointed pastor at Chippewa Falls church. Milwaukee considers curfew for drinking places after midnight. a $12,000 Freedom church edifice dedicated. Elizabeth Worthington dies in Manitowoc at 95 with ten surviving descendants.
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Charles Vance
Vance
Seymour
Frank Weber
Racine County
Corliss
Sehwebach
la Crosse
J. W. Ritz
St. Charles Borromeo’s
Chippewa Falls
Milwaukee
Town of Freedom
St. Paul
Forest Slome
Thomas Clancy
Kenosha
Racine
Brearley
Berryville
George Handler
Merrill
Davidson
Morgan Company
Oshkosh
Frank L. Phillips
George Nelson
H. W. Scbuidt
Baring
Joseph Welsh
Roman Skupin
Albert Scranen
Peter Auler
William Stelter
Philip Otto
Bloomer
John M. Nelson
Jefferson
Nelson
Antiprohibition Lobby Forges Tactics Toward Prohibition Debate
Vested rights from distilleries and liquor interests push petitions to Congress as anti prohibition groups aim to turn the capital temperate while facing a strong prohibition wave nationwide. The campaign weighs whether the ban will reverse or intensify and the political risks for parties ahead of next year’s presidential race.
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Congress
United States
Jesus and John the Baptist Lesson for Jan 12
The lesson describes John the Baptist as the forerunner of Christ, stressing his role to prepare Israel for the Messiah and call to repentance. It notes his humility, the need to point to Jesus, and the crowd’s confusion about his own identity, including whether he was Elijah or the Christ. It highlights the prophecy’s focus on sin atonement through the Lamb of God.
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John the Baptist
Christ
Isaiah
John
Lmg
Fabylee
Job
John’s
Messah
Gel
Jobn
Aleert
Mohota
Prist
Elias
Desis
Elies
Jobm
Elijah
Neses
Brit
Moses
Qoe
Ilix
Jesus
Jena
Jeux
Israel
Johns
Joses
Galilee
Perhaye
Dead and Injured in UST 57 919 The New York Tritone
A list highlights major disasters with 19, after events noting 19 persons killed and 229 injured in rear accidents. It mentions earthquakes, landslides, storms, wrecks, and mine disasters, with figures of fatalities and injuries across various incidents. Philadelphia strike threat looms as transit workers discuss a potential strike unless demands are met. Rent strikes in New York’s lower East Side grow as tenants refuse to pay until rent reductions are granted.
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New York
Vese
Lower East Side
Itr
Hoesehelders
Cemeurptics Takes 2 Tenth in Pennsylvania Deaths
Records from the Bureau of Vital Statistics show the year’s deaths in Pennsylvania reached 10 752 with the weather and disease impact noted. The tally highlights rising fatalities amid the current health crisis and weather conditions.
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Penesstvania
Estates of Old Soldiers Administrator Named in Dayton
Frank W. Howell, a Dayton lawyer, is appointed administrator of over 432 estates by Judge C. W. Dale, with bond set at 3.2 million dollars. The cases involve pension funds and property left by deceased veterans at the National Military Homes, with disputes over whether assets belong to Montgomery County school funds or the United States government. United States District Attorney McPherson represents the government. The total amount involved exceeds $500,000.
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Frank W. Howell
Dayton
C. W. Dale
National Military Homes
United States
Ohio
Liberty
Union
Central Drafted
Central Branch
Montgomery County
Howell
McPherson
Cincinnati
Unions Expand Across Cities and Trades
New unions form across the nation from Grand Forks to Boston and Seattle. Minnesota carpenters and twin city granite cutters grow united while Brooklyn weighs consolidations among shoe workers. Immigrant labor enforcement tightens. US wage trends show shoemakers rising, with Brockton notably high. France pays common laborers 40 to 60 cents daily, mechanics $1 to $1.20.
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Grand Forks
Portland
Minneapolis Cigarmakers’ Union No
British Amalgamated Society of Engineers
Massachusetts
Boston
Mass
Seattle Central Labor Union
Porto Rico
Union Lumber Company
Memphis
Tenn
Carpenters’ Union
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Brockton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Everts
United States Bureau of Immigration
American Federation of Labor
United States
SOCO
Carpenterr’ Union
Madison
Wis
Georgia Federation of Labor
Executive Committee
South
France
Historic chronology of world events from 1065 to 1800
A dense catalog of historical milestones and incidents spanning centuries. It lists Westminster Abbey dedication, King Stephen’s coronation, Metz siege relief, Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth, Boston’s king's death tidings, Delaware river actions, Trenton battles, Savannah attacks, Clinton's Savannah voyage, Napoleon assassination attempt, Bonaparte marriage, Bucharest entry, New Orleans clashes, Antwerp siege, Black Hawk boiler disaster, London Greenwich railway opening, Iowa statehood, Library of Congress fire, Great snowstorm, Victoria theater tragedy, Castle Pinckney and Fort Moultrie seizures, Northwest Territories council, Tay bridge disaster, US navy flag redesign, Canada's province split, Homestead iron works closure, and Ariosta steamer wreck.
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Westminster Abbey
Stephen of England
Charles V
Metz
Plymouth
Boston
George II
Delaware River
Trenton
N. J
Savannah
Gen. Clinton
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jerome Bonaparte
Elizabeth Catterson
Bucharest
New Orleans
BE. Packenham
Jackson
Antwerp
Black Hawk
Red River
London and Greenwich
London
Iowa
Library of Congress
National Capitol
Washington
New England
Victoria Theater
South Carolina
Castle Pinckney
Fort Moultrie
Ontario
Republicans Back Taft For President In Missouri
A Missouri Republican State committee meeting in St. Louis unanimously endorsed Secretary of War Taft. The article also notes Florida Governor Broward appointing William James Bryan to the U S Senate to fill the Mallory term, and Bryan’s youth and Florida birth.
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Republican State Committee of
Missouri
St. Louis
Taft
Gov. Broward
Florida
William James Bryan
Jacksonville
United States Senate
Stephen R. Mallory
Bryan
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I’red Dwifel
Mason
Ion
A. D. Roadhouse
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William Jackson
Eleva
Jasper Jensen
John Brey
Center
Appletor
Elkhart Lake
John M. Saeman
New Fox River Valley Railroad Company
Elkhart
Creek
Syver Remel
William Bartz
Lloyd Flaherty
Duncan Creek
Big Dunn County
Jobben
Lamb of God
Philidriph Rapid Transit
Willsoo
Althoug
Shea
Amilscamared Associatioe
Bowser
Tc m2
Ohio County
the Weekly “ Historian
Northwest Territories Council
Canada
United States Navy
Upper
Lower Canada
Thomestead Iron Works
Gen. Roberts
South Africa
Ariosta
Cape Hatteras
Poltics
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Manhattan
New York City
Gov. Hughes
McClellan
John F. Ahearn
Hughes
Ahearn
Cortelyou
W. J. Bryen
Gacitie
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