Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Revives Historic Battles
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West presents a Summit Springs battle reenactment on July 11, 1869, with Col. Cody as scout chief and Tall Bull’s death depicted. The show also features The Great Train Hold-up and The Attack on an Emigrant Train, plus a Congress of Rough Riders and other western life vignettes.
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Buffalo Bill
Wild West
Summit Springs
Nebraska
Colorado
E. A. Carr
U. S
Wm. F. Cody
Tall Bull
Col. Coacy
T-E Ranch
Fertile
West
Congress of Rough Riders
Buffalo Bill's
Far West
Dr Till Returning Home To Somerset Wisconsin
Neenah Wisconsin August 5 Dr Till the famed plaster on the back doctor of Somerset Wisconsin notified Local Agent Durga of the Wisconsin Central he would leave Europe for America on August 10 and be in Somerset ready for business by September 1 He will visit Brighton Beach before locating in Somerset.
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Neenah, Wis
Till
Somerset
Wis
Durga
Wisconsin Central
Europe
America
Brighton Beach
Memphis grocer robbed on Milwaukee steamer by youth friend
J M Henderson of Memphis, a wealthy wholesale grocer, was robbed of 600 dollars by a 21 year old youth he befriended on a Chicago Milwaukee steamer. Henderson had given the youth money, clothing, meals, and a place in his stateroom before discovering the theft at Milwaukee. Police search for the suspect continues.
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Milwaukee
Wis
J. M. Henderson
Memphis
Tenn
Hendersons
Chicago
Henderson
Young Henderson
Threatening Blackmail Aims at Glen Flora Postmaster
Glen Flora Wisconsin reports a blackmail plot against Postmaster H C Johnson. A masked shooter fired on a decoy money drop after Johnson refused 175 dollars in a letter mailed from Ladysmith via Tony. Sheriff and deputies shadowed a suspect all night but made no arrest.
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Glen Flora
Wis
H. C. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Tony
Here
Ladysmith
Crying Pillows: A Woman’s Comfort for Any Woe
A soft pillow offers a personal space for a woman to vent sorrow and release stress. Designers promote it as a versatile comfort tool, usable for heartbreak, fatigue, or overwhelming moments, turning tears into a soothing ritual.
Historical Society To Meet Friday In Baraboo
Baraboo Wisconsin. The joint state assembly of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society and Sauk County Historical Society will meet Friday and Saturday. Friday morning members and friends gather at the circuit court room for reception and a short address by President O J Habbegger of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society.
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Baraboo
Wis
The
Wisconsin Archeological Society
Double Wedding at Janesville in Christ Episcopal Church
In Janesville Wisconsin on August 5 Miss Maria Jackman married J F A Pyre professor of English literature at the University of Wisconsin and her sister Miss Margaret Jackman also wed. Dr Walter Darling of Crystal Falls Michigan attended. The notice also lists summer travel routes and special low round trip fares via Grand Trunk and connections with various lines to Montreal and Boston.
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Janesville
Wis
Christ Episcopal Church
Maria Jackman
J. F. A. Pyre
University of Wisconsin
Margaret Jackman
Walter Darling
Crystal Falls
Mich
Grand Trunk
Lehigh Valley
Chicago
New York
Niagara Falls
Grand Trunk-Central Vermont
Boston & Maine
Boston
Grand Trunk Railway
Montreal
Quebec
Portland
Adams St
Milwaukee riflemen win on opening Camp Douglas range day
Milwaukee soldiers dominated the first day of competitive firing at Camp Douglas Wisconsin. Five high scorers and the eighth place went to Milwaukee men. Rapid fire at 200 300 and 560 yards faced drifting wind and bright light. Zass and Shiells of company E are seen as likely for Camp Perry team while bets place Trooper Nagler as a candidate.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
Milwaukee
Zass
Shiells
Camp Perry
Nagler
Quarantine Declared for Spinal Meningitis in Eau Claire
Eau Claire health officials after consultations with local physicians including Dr. E S Hayes of the state health board order quarantine for all cases of spinal meningitis and related illnesses. The action follows precautionary measures to curb spread and protect the community. The announcement cites coordinated guidance from medical authorities and local health authorities.
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Eau Claire, Wis
E.S. Hayes
State Board of Health
Farr
Illness Strikes Local Children in Unexplained Outbreak
A mysterious fatal illness has affected children in this city, with officials pursuing possible causes and parents seeking guidance on symptoms and care as health authorities monitor the situation.
Fond du Lac switchman killed between couplers
David Boucher died instantly after becoming trapped between the couplers of two cars in Wisconsin Central yards at North Fond du Lac while engaged in switching. He is the brother of F. X. Boucher whose wife was killed by a Northern Pacific train near Minneapolis months earlier.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
David Boucher
Wisconsin Central
North Fond du Lac
F. X. Boucher
Northern Pacific
Minneapolis
Multiple Wisconsin Briefs From State News
State items report a cottage fire in Ferndell at H W Page of Chicago, a Beloit license shift to Cassitt of Janesville, a New York papermaker killed by a train in Eau Claire, a severe electrical storm causing losses there, Mrs Mary Munschner found drowned near Sherry, Kenosha tracing a six trunk shoe cache leading to Edward Rossini, and Richard D Haentze badly bruised in an auto incident near Eldorado.
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EAU Claire
Frank Armstrong
New York
Grand Rapids
Mary Munschner
Sherry
Kenosha
Edward Rossini
Chicago
Fond DU Lac
Richard D. Haentze
Eldorado
Noted playwright Bronson Howard dies at 67 in Avon-by-the-Sea
Bronson Howard, the American dramatist, died this afternoon at the Avon Inn in Avon-by-the-Sea where he and his wife had lived since late June. The Detroit-born writer aged 67 had suffered chronic heart trouble for a year and his death was described as somewhat unexpected.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Bronson Howard
Avon Inn
Avon-by the-Sea
Howard
Detroit
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