Wisconsin man defies lumber firm over dam toll war
John Deitz of Cameron Dam Sawyer county Wisconsin has held the dam against Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company for four years with rifle backing from his family. He demands ten cents per thousand feet and has blocked logs from flowing over the Thornapple river dam. Authorities sent paper and militia but Deitz and his six children guard the dam from a hilltop cabin. The company offered $30,000 to a log sluice agent who paid $15,000 to a Deitz relative to sluice logs. Four years’ harvest remains stored behind the dam. war may resume next spring as winter timber floats into the creek.
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Duluth
John Deitz
Cameron Dam
Sawyer County
Wisconsin
Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company
United States
Deitz
Thornapple River
Peruna touted by ex Senator Butler for dyspepsia relief
Ex Senator M C Butler of South Carolina writes to the Peruna Medicine Co praising Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. He declares catarrh of the stomach causes most dyspepsia and notes Peruna tablets are now available. Overall will work regularly for the Cubs to be in top form for the world series with Brown Lundgren and Reubach likely pitching.
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M. C. Butler
U. S
South Carolina
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Cpm
Cubs
Fettle
Brown
Lundgren
Reubach
Eddy Case Dismissed in Special NH Court Session
In Concord New Hampshire Judge Chamberlin granted the motion to dismiss the Eddy vs Frye suit filed August 21. The case, the next friends action by George W Glover son of Mary Baker Eddy, sought an accounting of Christian Science leadership affairs. The dismissal ends the litigation.
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Concord
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Superior Court
Chamberlin
Eddy Vs. Frye
Friends
George W. Glover
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Sect
Doctor Bolan Disappears After Bond Set Low
United Press reports in New Rochelle New York that Dr. Samuel Bolan, a physician and society figure arrested for practicing medicine by day and burglary by night, has vanished. Authorities regret the bond was not higher.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Samuel Bolan
Personal Test Reveals Path to Health and Greatness
The remark notes that some ignore diet while a dedicated individual can guide every move toward better health and potential achievement through a self administered test.
Successful Ascension by United Press Balloon Team
Washington reports Capt. Charles Chandler of the signal corps and J. C. McCoy completed a Maryland cross state ascent in a large army balloon. They traveled 87 miles across southeastern Maryland and Chesapeake Bay toward the Atlantic, reaching up to 6,000 feet above the clouds during the voyage.
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United Preas
Washington
Maryland
Charles Chandler
Signal Corps
S. A
J. C. McCoy
Lntef
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic Coast
Locomotive Fatally Wounds Sergt Plaskett At Canton
Quartermaster Sergt Charles G Plaskett of the Twelfth United States CavalryFt Ogelthorpe Ga was fatally injured by a locomotive while crossing tracks to rejoin a train at Canton He died in a hospital last night United Press report Oct 1
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Canton
United Pres
McKinley Memorial
Charles G. Plaskett
Twelfth
United States Cavalry
Ft. Ogelthorpe
Georgia
Old Bull Dog Hughie Jennings Winscarded Tenacity
Sport briefs note Hughie Jennings nicknamed Old Bull Dog for his tenacity in the American league. Pittsburgh critiques New York paying 4500 for Larry Doyle as overpriced. Roy Hitt and Johnny Kane skip El Paso winter plans. Memsic vs Nelson anticipated after Memsic’s strong Gans bout. Brown returns to majors as umpire for the season. Coffroth orders four hour weigh ins to curb fighters at ringside for public safety and weight accuracy.
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Hughie Jennings
Old Bull Dog
Roy Hitt
Johnny Kane
The
Reds
el Paso
California
Jim Coffroth
Sai Coffroth
The Vanadium Brothers and a Touring Car Debate
The piece questions AAA regulation of risky automotive stunts like track racing and compares it to ballad probes by athletic bodies. It follows F M Hoblitt and Arthur Jervis, New York, touring in a six cylinder Berlier, dubbed the Vanadium Brothers. A theatrical manager contemplates copying their costumes for vaudeville.
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F. M. Hoblitt
Arthur Jervis
New York
Chicago
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George Memsic
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Joe Gans
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Osborn Mill No. 2
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Fred K. Shepard
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Fort Wayne
Ind
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Edward F. Holden
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