Belleville bank cashier arraigned in Madison jail
Ed win C. Story cashier of the Citizens' state bank of Belleville was brought to Madison and arraigned on embezzling 23355 with false entries and reports to the state banking department. He pleaded not guilty and the preliminary examination was set for April 29. Bail was fixed at 10000 and default would send him to jail. Story says he never took bank money and remains weak from poison.
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Madison, Wis
Edwin C. Story
Citizens’ State Bank of
Belleville
Madison
State Banking Department
Story
Amanda Last Pleads Guilty in Waukesha Case
Amanda Last aged 17 mother of an infant pleaded guilty to fourth degree manslaughter in the case where the upper body of the infant was found on her father’s farm. She was fined $100 or six months in jail. William Steinert, Milwaukeean arrestee, will pay the fine and the case against him may be dropped upon his marriage to the girl.
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Waukesha
Wis
Amanda Last
Wiliam Steinert
Gasoline Motor Car Runs Beloit to Janesville in Seventeen Minutes
In Beloit Wisconsin on April 22 a gasoline motor car operated on the Chicago and North Western line between Beloit and Janesville covered thirteen miles in seventeen minutes. The steel car features a side entrance only and drew much attention from onlookers.
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Beloit
Wis
Chicago and North-Western
Janesville
Pine Lake Pine Trout Experiment Planned in Wisconsin
Pine Lake near Chippewa Falls Wisconsin will receive a carload of fry this week. Dean Birge of the University of Wisconsin says the lake is one of the few in the state where lake trout can live and an experiment will be conducted to plant them.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Forest fires threaten Mosinee amid timber damage
Forest fires have raged for days west and north of Mosinee Wis with high winds. Fire crews battled a grove blaze west of town as water supplies proved inadequate. Ed Phinger’s farm buildings five miles east burned while crews worked to save 3,000,000 feet of banked logs owned by John Week Lumber Co Stevens Point.
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Mosinee
Wis
Ed Phinger
John Week Lumber Company
Stevens Point
Beloit College President Rebukes Nightshirt Parade
Beloit Wisconsin April 22 President E D Eaton of Beloit College rebuked students who took part in a Friday night nightshirt parade at chapel.
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Beloit, Wis
E. D. Eaton
Beloit College At
Chapel
Holcombe Chairman Orders Sunday Closure of Saloons and Businesses
CHIPPEWA FALL Wis April 22 The Holcombe town and village chairman orders the Sunday lid placed on saloons and all places of business. He was urged to close the lid on saloons but believed he was enforcing the entire law by closing business places.
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Chippewa Fall
Wis
Holcombe
Conversation Between Car Owner and Chauffeur
A car owner asks for a recommendation from the chauffeur’s last employer. The chauffeur says he can obtain one in a month, explaining the delay because the former boss is in the hospital.
Rich Blood and S S S Promise Health and Purification
Pure, rich blood shields the body by sustaining circulation and fighting disease. S S S purifies blood, removes poisons, and strengthens weak systems without minerals. It treats rheumatism, eczema, ulcers, skin diseases, and blood poisons, with free literature from The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta GA.
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S.S.S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
Public Baths to Open by June With Swim Teacher Engaged
The public baths are planned to open around June 1 with minor improvements including new bathing suits. Prof Carl Joerske, physical trainer at Germania, will serve as swimming instructor, bringing experience to teach swimming. Changes to relocate the bath to Petti Bone island lagoon were dropped due to cost, and adding rings or high dives faced defeat because the Mississippi is treacherous.
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Board of Public Works
Carl Joerske
Germania
Pettibone Island
Mississippi
Saloon Mayor Inaugurated In Kenosha Wisconsin
M J Scholey was inaugurated as mayor of Kenosha and addressed the council and circuit court. He spoke on liquor traffic and Sunday closing, opposing the Anti-Saloon League, and proposed closing saloons at 11 pm daily except Sunday when they would close at 8 pm. He noted his past as a bartender and former alderman and outlined state-law amendments.
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Kenosha
Wis
M. J. Scholey
Circuit Court
Scholey
Dual claim to Janesville marshalship sparks court fight
In Janesville Wisconsin on April 22 the city council elected John Brown to marshal despite George Appleton’s election by the fire and police commission under the new state law. The two claimants argue the law’s validity and the supreme court will determine the office’s rightful holder.
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Janesville
Wis
George Appleton
John Brown
Supreme Court
Janesville Interurban Annexation Movement Faces Railyard Issue
In Janesville a movement seeks to annex the suburb due to charter limits on 5 cent fares within city limits and nearby Rock and La Prairie towns housing the Chicago and North Western yard, with the railroad opposing the plan. A series of local incidents and bids also appear in Wisconsin briefs across Manitowoc Man
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Janesville
Rockford
Beloit
Chicago & North- Western
Rock and la Prairie
Manitowoc
Park Ames
Brooklyn
Grange
Evansville
Peter Mallory
William Houghton
New Richmond
Hallowe'en
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Hawkins
Beebe
Marshal O’brien
Fort Atkinson
Evangelical Friedens Church
M. Zutz
Germantown
Appleton
William Campshire
Oconto County
Standard Manufacturing Company
One Foot in Grave Man Kicks With the Other
A witty line notes how a man near death keeps active, kicking with the other foot to compensate for frailty. The quip reflects a bold, ribald street humor often found in late era newspaper columns.
Aristocrat Joins Des Moines Volunteers of America
Mrs. L. C. Lemon, once a St. Louis socialite, left elegant quarters to live with the Volunteers in Des Moines. She gave up hotel luxury, donned simple garb, and works daily to uplift the poor, after returning from St. Louis to arrange her affairs.
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Des Moines
L. C. Lemon
St. Louis
The
Volunteers of America
Chamberlain Hotel
Cigarmakers Strike Hits Five Wisconsin Shops
Thirty five cigarmakers in eleven Green Bay area shops have walked out demanding one dollar more per thousand. The strike affects shops in Green Bay, Depere, Wrightstown, Kewanee, and Algoma as manufacturers have not met the wage request.
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Green Bay
Wis
Depere
Wrighttown
Kewanee
Algoma
The Wise Manager Hitches Wagon to a Star
A concise saying about a theater manager choosing a star over a chorus girl, illustrating prioritizing fame and drawing power in show business.
Warner Defends President's Acts in Brownsville Shooting
Senator Warner of Missouri told the Senate that evidence from the committee proves members of the 25th Infantry shot up Brownsville Texas. He urged ruling out race prejudice and asserted the Army discharged those soldiers based on colorless facts. He claimed Companies B C and D conducted a midnight assault on sleeping Brownsville citizens.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
25Th Infantry
Brownsville
Texas
Warner
Missouri
Board re elects officers at annual public works meeting
The annual meeting of the board of public works at city hall yesterday re elected all officers. Henry J Beck was chosen president and Arthur J Roberge secretary. James Smith was appointed water tapper and Ed Ford will again serve as sidewalk inspector.
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Board of Public Works
Henry J. Beckwith
Arthur J. Roberge
James Smith
Ed Ford
Race Daredevil and Two Are Hurt
Tarrytown New York April 22 George Robertson brother of the daredevil racer and a leading auto driver was badly hurt today while driving a Panhard car in a trial spin over the Briar Cliff course where the cup race will be run Friday He drove the machine off a bridge over Saw Mill creek Charles Weed and James Murray his mechanicians were also seriously injured and it is feared Weed will die All three were pinned under the car.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
George Robertson
Briar Cliff
Saw Mill Creek
Charles Weed
James Murray
Weed
Prisoner Mocks Judge Over Hanging Matter
The magistrate warns the sentence is suspended while the prisoner jokes about chickens as a hanging matter. The exchange shows sharp wit and tension in a courtroom moment.
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Doerflinger
Doerflinger’s
Main St
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Japan
Lana Otl
Colgate
Martha Washingtort
Vici Kid
Yacht
Wolf and Eaton
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