New Jupiter Mining Co Opens in Wisconsin District
A new mining firm, Jupiter Mining Co., formed by Milwaukee capitalists led by Edward G. Longhenry, leases 80 acres near Cuba City and plans drilling and shaft sinking. Vinegar Hill Zinc Mining Co also begins operations at Vinegar Hill with C. E. Abbot in charge, installing boilers and pumps as Clayton Mark backs development. Miners are scarce across Illinois and Wisconsin, with wages ranging from 2 to 3.50 dollars daily and up to 2000 dollars yearly for superintendents.
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Wisconsin Mining District
Jupiter Mining Co
Milwaukee
Edward G. Longhenry
R. Ingram
Cuba City
Vinegar Hill
Stacy Land
Vinegar Hill Township
Wisconsin
C. E. Abbot
Hazel Green
Gallena
Prescott
Clayton Mark
Chicago
Illinois
Funeral Held for Mrs Alfred Quinch of Warren
The funeral for Mrs Alfred Quinch of Warren was held at 9 AM. Remains were taken to Shullsburg for interment where her husband is buried. Aged 75, she came from England, married in Shullsbury in 1851, and left five children and one sister. Death was due to heart failure discovered after neighbors found her dead in bed.
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Alfred Quinch
Warren
Shullsburg
Quinch
England
Shullsbury
Three Specials Sat At J W Coataworth Co
On Saturday March 17 at 3 pm the store will auction its stock of French Flannel and Fancy Cloth Waists up to 3 dollars for 25 cents. At 7 pm an Agents Sample line of belts bought for 50 cents on the dollar and worth up to 1 dollar will be sold at 23 cents. Men’s fancy shirts normally 50 cents go for 87 cents. All goods visible in store before sale.
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J. W. Coataworth & Co
Will Drill for Ore Here
Several experienced drill men arrived from the Joplin fields this morning and have taken contracts to drill on local mining land. They have long experience and operate three machines. The party includes J. A. Millis, C. A. Black and Fred Lerhner.
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Joplin
J. A. Millis
C. A. Black
Fred Lerhner
UMW Convention Seeks Coal Strike Halt in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on March 15 the United Mine Workers convened to bargain with operators and avert a strike. Early reports show the mood improving and a possible path to agreement.
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United Mine Workers In Convention
Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers
Senator Depew's illness deemed temporary by doctor
Illness of Senator Depew is described as temporary by Dr. Munn who attends him and expects recovery. The March 15 report notes the doctor’s assessment and the senator's condition remains hopeful.
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New York
Munn
Depew
No Marshal There Pay Too Small in Small Hanover Town
A rural town named Hanover lacks a village marshal as the board cannot find a volunteer willing to take the low pay. The piece describes hobos roaming, theft of clothing, and general unrest, with emphasis on how vagrants burden families and how authorities struggle to enforce orders in quiet communities.
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Hanover
Here
Peoria
Chicago
St. Louis
Drifters and Withdrawals Noted in Hanover Journal
The Hanover Journal reports on a drifting, despondent class of people who wander after serving time, plus news that Mr. Menzimer of Stockton has withdrawn from a contest for the superior tendency of schools.
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Menzimer
Stockton
Hanover Journal
Dreams of a Miner Predict Big Ore Near Little Corporal
Former resident Terry predicts a large lead body near the Little Corporal mine and urges drilling. G Staber has been contracted to drill on the land north of the old works, with several holes expected to test mineral-bearing strata in coming weeks.
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Terry
G. Staber
Little Corporal
Miner Roy Dobson Dies After Mine Machinery Accident
Roy Dobson, a Linden Wisconsin miner, was fatally caught in mine hoist machinery. His clothing tangled in a fly wheel as he tried to pass, tearing him apart and breaking his neck and back. The accident shocked the district and prompted a planned funeral with mining unions closing nearby operations. Earlier a Apple River widow, Mrs John Elliott, died of heart failure at about age 60.
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Linden
Wis
Roy Dobson
Dobson
Miners Union of
Wisconsin
Rey, Hoffman
Beloit
Hoffman
Apple River
Hanover
Lead and zinc ore prices rise in Missouri mines report
Joplin reports lead prices up to 76.50 per ton for Webb City and Carterville ore with 75 per cent grades at 73. Zinc ore tops 50 per ton from Rob Roy mining land with typical assays 44 to 46 per ton at 60 per cent zinc. Week ending March 10 shows shipments by local camps and landholders amid ample stock and slow reduction.
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Joplin Mo
Webb City
Carterville
Joplin
Jin
Rob Roy Mining Company
Missouri
Chinese Stamps and Folk Beliefs Mentioned
The article notes Chinese stamps often feature dragons, pagodas, and sacred towers believed to guard luck and propitiate spirits. It also mentions a superstition about brides’s single friends stealing her pins after church to ensure she marries within a year.
Eagles Will Install About 26 New Members
The local Eagles lodge on Beach street plans to install about 26 new members on March 28. The current membership is roughly 130 and the ceremony will be followed by a banquet. A large demonstration is anticipated and the event promises an enjoyable evening. Live Stock Market report notes cattle receipts around 5,000 and hogs about 14,000 with a 10 cent lower opening.
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The
Eagles
Beach Street
Chicago
Ill
City News in Brief Including Receptions and Local Arrivals
Lenton services at St Matthew's Lutheran church scheduled for Friday afternoon and evening. Next Thursday afternoon a reception hosted by Mrs. Elizabeth Moser and Miss Moser at their Rives street home. A. J. McKee of Utica arrived in Galena Wednesday night and will buy ore for the Joplin Separating Co. William Holt of Menominee brought a fox scalp to the county clerk for the usual bounty and mileage totaling six dollars. Remains of Mrs. McNeile, formerly of Elizabeth, arrived from Chicago and interment was at Greenwood this afternoon. The Ladies Aid of First Presbyterian meets this afternoon at the home of Mrs. C E Asmus on High street.
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John J. Collins
William Shea
Field Street
Conductor Daily
Freeport
Maude Hoeling
William Woolweber
A. F. E. Sanders
Ed. Stewart
Elgin
Patrick McCarthy
Great Western
Galena Junction
Agnes Callahan
Dubuque
H. A. Gaffy
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Bell Rickert
Shullsburg
Galena
Roy Ginn
Northwestern
Algood
Tenn
John H. Bansch
Cassville Index
Peter Pitz
Peosta
Pitz
Annie Kolb
Peter Steinmetz
William Hubacher
Webster City
Third Street
T. B. Hughlett
Sam Hughlett
Anna Hughlett
California
James Graves Whiting
Canton
Ill
Knights of Pythias
Illinois
Platteville
St Matthew's Lutheran Church
Elizabeth Moser
Miss Moser
Rives Street
Galena Plynt
A. J. McKee
Utica
N. Y
Lore
Joplin Separating Co
William Holt
Menominee
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
First Presbyterian Church
Catherine McNeil
C. E. Asmus
Gifted Garden Window at T. E. Moores Store
A display of potted plants and flowers at T. E. Moores grocery draws attention. Mrs. J. F. Brendel of Beloit Wis raised them, with remarks on growing and local clergy ties mentioned. Walter Geiger shows a large foreign stamps collection featuring many nations. The death of Mrs. Jamey McGuire from Chicago arrives in East Dubuque with services at St Marys. Dr J J Creeswell joins Illinois State Dental Society clinic in Springfield, May. Governor Deneen and State Senator Clark to attend banquet in Chicago.
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T. E. Moore
J. F. Brendel
Beach Street
J. J. Creeswell
Illinois State Dental Society
Springfield
Deneen
Clark
Viennese Invents Rubber Speak Apparatus
A Viennese man has devised a speaking device using a rubber pipe with artificial vocal cords inserted into the throat. He demonstrated the contraption before the Viennese Medical Society, producing a high falsetto voice that remained intelligible to listeners.
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Educer
Viennese Medical Society
Grafters Claim Fake Whiskey Recipe Nets Victims
A bunco man in Freeport tours saloons selling a “recipe” to produce whiskey and other liquors from cheap chemicals alleging government immunity and no Internal Revenue penalties. He boasted profits for saloonkeepers who buy in, but investigations show few buyers and skeptical proprietors. A Milwaukee salesman said one Mineral Point victim tried the mix with no success. a tester felt a burning throat and noted fiery chemicals in the liquid.
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Bunco
Freeport
Journal
A. Bowers & Co
Peoria
Milwaukee House
Mineral Point
Wis
Mines at Cassville spark activity in Grant County
The Cassville Index reports mining news in Grant County. Muscalunge r mine shows rapid headway with ledge exposure. Morving Glory Farm Mining Co. organized with O F Tate as president and Oscar Kleinpell as secretary. Grimm Stevens Co. resumes drilling after repairs. Beetown Mining Co. reports disseminated ore and a potential rich vein lower down. Cassville Mining Co. finds an opening on the Brinkmann farm likely to reveal ore.
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Grant County
Cassville
Wis
Muscalunger
Morving Glory Farm Mining Co
O. F. Tate
Oscar Kleinpell
G. A. Stevens
J. M. Mecum
L. H. Okey
H. L. Starr
J. R. Guthrie
Grimm-Stevens Co
Beetown Mining Co
Cassville Mining Co
Brinkmann
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Milwaukee Company
Vinegar Hill Zinc Company
Mlinois
R. A. Bratton
David Funston
Rice Township
William Travis
Council Hill
Tillie Carr
Scales Mound
August Grube
Schappville
J. Coulthard
Galena Thursady
W.F. Segar
George Ellery
Fayette, Ta
Flick
Valentine Stephans
James Carr
H. A. Guffy
City
Pittsburg, Pa
George Riley
Wichita, Kan
Sister
Miss Katherine Riley
Miner
John Elliott
Our
Duenweg
Oronogo
Iba
Neck City
BAO Badger
Baxter Prings
Carthage
Cave Pringa
Stott City
Sussex
City News
Walter Geiger
Potron
China
Japan
Cnha
Brazil
Canada
Mrs. McGuire
Jamey McGuire
Illinois Central
East Dubuque
St. Mary's Rch
Father Gallagher
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