Milwaukee Plant Burglary Ring Busted
Norman E Guilbault longtime employee at O Neil Oil and Paint in Milwaukee confessed to years of thefts. He moved stolen zinc slabs via Walter Koppleman to junk dealers, evading suspicion with gunny sacks. Police and private detectives had long monitored the plant before the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Norman E. Guilbault
O'Neil Oil and Paint Company
East Water Street
Edward Biersach
O'Neil
Guilbault
Walter Koppleman
Bloedel & Snider
Quilbault
Biersach
Guilbaulte
Giulbault
Will the Children Be a Bother Bring Them Along
The notice asks if children will be a bother and invites bringing them along, promising plenty of activities or items for children present at the event or gathering.
State News in Brief from Beaver Dam and Nearby
Beaver Dam reports Rev. Neal Dodd of St. Mark's Episcopal church is named head master of Iolani School in Honolulu Hawaii and will depart Sept. 7. Beloit notes Miss Susie Guild resigns as German instructor to become dean of Carroll College women’s department. Chippewa Falls wires word that Thomas Orthman’s children Mildred and Margaret died fifteen minutes apart and Louis Orthman is on his deathbed. cause not stated. Edgerton reports Father Matthews Total Abstinence and Benevolent society picnic with floral parade and afternoon athletic events. Eau Claire notes Alex Patrie of Seymour bitten by a dog while feeling the animal. Fond du Lac records Willard G. Bixby of Rochester seeking information about Wolcott Bixby said to have died March 20 1877.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Dam
Neal Dodd
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Protestant Episcopal Church
Honolulu
Hawaii
Beloit
Susie Guild
Woman’s Department
Carroll College
Chippewa Falls
Orchard
Wash
Thomas Orthman
Mildred
Margaret
Louis
Orthman
Edgerton
Father Matthews
EAU Claire
Alex Patrie
Seymour
Fond DU Lac
Williard G. Bixby
Rochester
N. Y
Wolcott Bixby
Wisconsin marksmen pick national team led by Trooper Nagler
Trooper Nagler tops the Wisconsin range earning the high aggregate medal and first place on both state and national teams for Camp Perry. The 12-man team plus three alternates includes Behnken Holdridge Zass Gaartz Shields Land Crippen Russell and others with marks awarded for various cups and purses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Douglas
Wis
Nagler
Behnken
Sergt
Zass
Blue Goose
Lieut
Gaartz
Holdridge
Wisconsin
Camp Perry
Ohio
Rank, Name and Co
Ahnert
Ween
Shields
Crippen
Russell
Huntzicker
Schneller
Schwandt
Bailey
Asmuth
Eterniones
Hennington
Warriner
Power Line Near Portage Aims at Kilbourn Dam Reach
Surveyors run a line through Columbia county from Kilbourn for Southern Wisconsin Power Company. By routing via Portage Wa ycena Rio and Columbus the towns may gain power with minimal transmission loss. Right of way remains the main hurdle to progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portage
Wis
Columbia County
Kilbourn
Southern Wisconsin Power Company
Wyocena
Rio
Columbus
Madison Chosen As Next Painters Meet City
Beloit and Madison leaders led by F W Duprie and Benjamin Mautz elected officers for the 1909 state Master Painters convention. Leonard Forester of Milwaukee named secretary treasurer and delegates Forester Rupke and Augesky selected for international conventions. Milwaukee withdrew its invitation in favor of Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit
Wis
Madison
F. W. Duprie
Benjamin F. Mautz
Leonard Forester
Milwaukee
Samuel J. Brown
Jonah Williams
H. S. Moors
Racine
C. M. Rebery
Reedsburg
Frank Augesky
Lake Geneva
F. W. Rupke
Blood Disease Cure Claims From Dr Pierce’s Discovery
An advertising piece touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for impure blood and related skin ailments. It states open ulcers heal with All Healing Salve used with the discovery and offers mail-order access via stamps to Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, NY. Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are also promoted for stomach liver and bowel regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Main St
Buffalo
N. Y
Wisconsin man arrested in Chicago boy murder case
Stephen Combraeitz was detained at a Racine boarding house near Beebe’s gravel pit two miles southwest of the city and taken to Chicago by steamer Goodrich after detectives from Chicago and Racine identified him from a photograph. Inspector Dorman called the slain boy a victim of a degenerate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine, Wis
Stephen Combraeitz
Beebe
Tuffa Shisheim
Mud Lake
Chicago
Ward Vogel
William Georgpoulos
Baker
George
Goodrich
Cambraeitz
Dorman
Samuel Shisheim
Ten Years in Bed Kidney Cure Relief
R A Gray J P of Oakville Ind recounts ten years bedridden with kidney disease. After trying top medical skill with no relief Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended and saved him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Gray
J. P
Oakville
Ind
Foley
O. T. Erhart
Governor at IKE'S resort for fishing trip
Gov. Davidson travels to Summer resort of Senator Stephenson on Thunder River for a day of fishing. He will join the senator and party for a fishing trip down the Ascana ba river. He and the state park commission inspected Door County park plans.
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Marinette
Wis
Davidson
Senator Stephenson
Thunder River
Ascanaba River
State Park Commission
Door County
Schild Markets the First Oats of Year
H Schild of Bo Valley is recorded as the first farmer to market this year’s oats amid a season described as unusual. growers report early activity and anticipation for a robust harvest despite irregular weather patterns.
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H. Schild
Bo Valley
Ore Movement Shortens Superior Region Shipments
Superior Wis Aug 8 Ore shipments for the season up to Aug 1 were 10 299353 tons behind last year for the same time A dock and mine strike in July 1907 reduced output The fleet moved 7235280 tons up to Aug 1 this season No expected big rise this month but better movement after Sept 1 The total 1908 movement is expected near 25000000 tons
Tosca Yacht Explodes During Fox River Crossing
In Portage Wisconsin on Aug 8 the twenty two foot Tosca yacht en route from Portage to Endeavor caught fire after a gasoline explosion. Owner S Caro escaped with difficulty reaching shore as the craft burned to the water's edge.
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Portage
Wis
Endeavor
Fox River
S. Caro
Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Promotes Real Cowboys and Cowgirls
Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders will visit with a delegation of cowboys and cowgirls. The exhibition will highlight women's growing role in equestrian feats and feature skilled broncho busting and bucking horse riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Bill
Wild West
Congress of Rough Riders
Plains
Buffalo Bill Broncho Busting Exhibit Promises Gritty Realism
Buffalo Bill brings a band of rugged cowboys to perform broncho busting as practiced on the frontier. The show promises authentic demonstrations of bucking horses and skilled riders amid peril and excitement, with a focus on genuine Wild West spectacle and historical flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Bill
Redmen
Buck
A All-Too-Familiar Grievance About Luck and Vanity
A concise critique argues sympathy is wasted on the undeserving and that misfortune often befalls the innocent. It urges readers to grant others the vanity of pride as a harmless safety valve for frustration.
Northwestern Conservatory of Music Records Twenty Three Years
The Northwestern Conservatory of Music in Minneapolis celebrates twenty three years of operation with over 10 000 pupils served across the Northwest. The school now staffs thirty instructors under Miss Olive Adele Evers at Stanley Hall and offers music art and expression instruction with free scholarship opportunities explained by management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Conservatory of Music
Minneapolis
Northwest
Olive Adele Evers
Stanley Hall
Doctor vows optimistic cure surprised by patient loss
An English doctor tells a wife her husband will be all right though he was told to expect a fortnight. She reveals she has sold all his clothes to pay for his funeral, now astonished by the doctor’s reversal.
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Panama
Renzel
Watterson
South Fourth Street
Prince of
Sweden
Stupendous
Doerflinger
Wisconsin News
Trooper Nagler
Cer
Lad
Schild
Elfensra
Elfenbrau
C. & J. Michel
Bangor
Maine
Green Bay
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