Missing Heir to Scottish Lovalt Estates Found in Minnesota
John Fraser, a Minnesota ad clerk, is named rightful claimant to the Lovalt estates in Scotland after uncovering documents about the 1689 incident where Lord Lovalt’s heirs fled. Fraser, descendant of Alex Fraser, seeks a House of Lords ruling to confirm ownership while the Lovalt lineage once rallied mounted volunteers in the Boer War.
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Winnipeg
Man
John Fraser
Scotland
Alex
Thomas Fraser
Lord Lovalt
House of Lords
Lovalt
Behermann jailed for fork attack on two sons
Wilhelm Behermann convicted of using a pitchfork on his sons Martin and Adolph and torturing them in other ways. He is jailed in Stillwater for sixty days in default of paying a $20 fine and court costs.
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Stillwater
Minn
Wilhelm Behermann
Martin
Adolph
Elopement of Young Pianist Sparks Investigation
A 16 year old girl Jean ette N Zengerle and 21 year old Ernest H Williams eloped from Kansas City to St Paul where a marriage license was obtained under false ages. The girl’s mother arrived to verify records as Williams claimed both were adults. The ceremony occurred at Christchurch with Rev Platt presiding.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Ernest H. Williams
Fairbanks, Morse & Co
Jeanette N. Zengerle
Kansas City
Williams
Nicholas Zengerlie
West Third Street
Miss Zengerlie
Christchurch
Platt
Madeira
Zengerlie
Val
Luccas millinery store destroyed by fire in Willmar
A fire yesterday morning leveled the Luccas millinery store in Willmar Minnesota with investigators unsure of the fire’s origin. In Winona Minnesota the city council moved ahead with major street improvements this fall approving preliminary actions and naming two streets Center and Main for work.
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Willmar
Minn
Luccas
Winona
Escape from village jail headed for Canadian border
A letter addressed to Johann Bednik notes that prisoners aided by outside parties escaped the village jail last night and are believed to be fleeing toward the Canadian border.
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Johann Bednik
Ripon College Founding Date Rewritten to 1839
Rediscovered records in Ripon college library challenge the accepted founding date. The book notes a November 23 1839 meeting of leaders including David P Hayes and Alvon E Bovay, who helped organize the college then known as Brockway, with East College building begun for under $2,000 and later enlarged.
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Ripon, Wis
Ripon College
Brockway
Ripon
David P. Hayes
Alvon E. Bovay
Republican Party
Warren Chaseman
Wisconsin Phalanx
Ceresco
John S. Horner
Michigan Territory
Wisconsin Territory
East College
Wisconsin farm bulletin on stock foods saves money
Prof F W Woll of the State Agricultural College warns Wisconsin farmers spend over 300000 dollars yearly on so called foods that are not medicines and offer little value. The report notes this exceeds the college and station annual operating costs and the college’s buildings.
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Free Press
F. W. Woll
State Agricultural College
Wisconsin
Agricultural College
A Prince of Sweden Captivates Local Audiences
SPOTLIGHTS previews a fresh Swedish dialect comedy drama A Prince of Sweden praised as top tier with Carl Carlson in the lead. The company plans seven or eight specialties and a superb band plus a street parade and concert at 7 30 p m Saturday before showings Sunday Aug 4 afternoon and night.
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Sweden
Ole Olson
Yon Yonson
America
Carl Carlson
New Vaudeville Theatre Planned in Milwaukee
Joseph Stein of Streis guth and Stein, owners of a Milwaukee vaudeville theater, moved to open a second venue in Milwaukee. The site is the Wisconsin Light and Power building at 318 Main street, with remodeling to begin once the firm confirms arrangements. The note includes a Brooklyn Life quote about hosting guests for dinner.
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Joseph Stein
Streisguth and Stein
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Light and Power Company
Main Street
Wisconsin Eagledom Debuts as Eagles State Paper
The first issue of Wisconsin Eagledom, the Fraternal Order of Eagles state paper, is issued after a hiatus due to the editor’s illness. Conrad H. Mann and John J. Cunningham of Milwaukee now publish the paper, which is described as neat and full of items of interest.
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Wisconsin
Eagledom
Order of Eagles
Conrad H. Mann
John J. Cunningham
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Postmasters Appointed Including Boyceville and Tunnel City
Postmasters named for Wisconsin towns Boyceville in Dunn county and Tunnel City in Monroe county. Adolph Peterson fills the Boyceville post left by Fred Brook, and Byron Johnson fills Tunnel City left by Wallace F Taft.
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Badger
Washington, D. C
Wisconsin
Boyceville
Dunn County
Adolph Peterson
Fred Brook
Tunnel City
Monroe County
Byron Johnson
Wallace F. Taft
Funeral for infant Anton Kenkirk held at home
The funeral of Anton, infant son of Mr and Mrs Kenkirk, was held this morning from the residence at 2021 North Twenty first street at 9 o'clock. Interment followed at the Catholic cemetery.
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Anton
Kidney Cure Ad From O T Erhart
An advertising notice urges use of Foley's Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder diseases claiming it cures all forms. The author is identified as O. T. Erhart.
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Foley
O. T. Erhart
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