Romadka May Seek Parole From Joliet Prison
Evelyn Romadka, divorced wife of a Milwaukee millionaire, serving a burglary sentence in Joliet, may be paroled next month after family friends in Fond du Lac and Oshkosh push for clemency. Assistant State's Attorney Roe backs release as parole boards meet in September.
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Chicago
Evelyn Romadka
Milwaukee
Joliet
Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Wis
State
Roe
Ramadka
Court orders alimony and costs in a new divorce bid
Albert Young faces a contempt threat as he must justify his inability to meet court rulings. The case stems from a non support charge by his wife, leading to a temporary injunction, weekly alimony, and attorney fees. Young’s income is cited at 1.35 dollars per day, complicating full compliance.
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Albert Young
E. C. Higbee
Raymond
Brindley
Young
J. A. Daniels
Plaintie
Twenty-fourth
Cartoonist Wants To Lose His Wife
Mrs Daisy B Davenport files separation suit against Homer Davenport citing abandonment. He reportedly moved to Morris Plains New Jersey then Goshen New York with blooded Arabian horses and other livestock, as disputes over artistic temperament widen at home.
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New York
Daisy B. Davenport
Homer ‘Davenport
Dream of nightmares linked to coffee ends with Postum cure
A letter claims chronic coffee use caused sleepless nights and disturbing dreams. After switching to Postum, sleep improved and nerves steadied. The writer urges others to quit coffee for health, citing another friend and a young woman who recovered Health officials and advocates link caffeine to anxiety and sleep disruption.
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Lana
Wellville
Prominent Young Man in Bad Shape
Continued from page one details a garage burglary at midnight with a 22 caliber pistol, a buried revolver, a broken knife, and a staged fire to conceal theft of forty two dollars. Suspect Tainter, a machinist, collapses with a side wound and confesses after police uncover matching bullets and weapon parts. Investigators note forged escape and employe involvement.
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Tainter
Egan
Hawkins & Allen
Harriman Sails Home After European Health Trip
Reporters note Carry Harriman aboard his ship as his European health excursion appears unsuccessful. He says baths and meals at Bad Gastein disagreed with him and signals retirement to Arden, his New York country home, for a rest cure. He directed caretakers to prepare a suite in Arden for his return.
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Bad Gastein
Europe
Harriman
Arden
New York
Mrs Milton Merwin Visits Galesville Guests
Mrs Milton Merwin of Galesville is the guest of Mr and Mrs H A Lee at 411 West Avenue North for a social visit and cordial hospitality.
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Milton Merwin
Galesville
H. A. Lee
West Avenue
Cuticura Remedies Heal Long-Running Eczema Case
A Chambersburg resident reports complete relief from a severe eczema after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. Initially misdiagnosed as ringworm, the condition spread then receded with the Cuticura regimen. The testimony cites rapid healing and continued use for new skin injuries, dated Sept 19 1908.
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C. Burkhart
W. Market St
Chambersburg, Pa
Wilson Tells Of Farmers Wealth
Washington Aug 18 The secretary reports farm wealth surging to billions in 1908 with total farm product value at 7.778 billion, led by Indian corn at 1.615 billion and cotton now rivaling hay. Wheat up 23.3 percent in value. dairy and eggs approach 800 million.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Panama Canal
Perfection Elusive After Desperate Struggle
The quote reflects that perfection arrives only after a hard fight and loses its appeal once achieved, suggesting ambition dampens once goals are realized. It underscores paradox of desire and fulfillment in human striving.
Four Families Placed in Urgent Distress in La Crosse
Charles H. Berry reports four dire cases of poverty in La Crosse with families at Pine and South Third streets. A crippled father, ailing Phillip Smith and his invalid wife, and two neglected children face hunger and filth. Widow Christina Bolstad and others receive temporary relief as commissioners debate long term solutions including state school placement and poor farm care.
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Charles H. Berry
la Crosse
Phillip Smith
Pine Street
Frank van Dorn
Christina Bolstad
South Third Street
Berry
Sparta
Naval board verdict on Sutton death at barracks scene
The board finds Sutton died by his own action after breaching arrest near the naval academy grounds. It faulted Lieutenants Uttley Bevan and Willing for failing to disarm him, but recommended no further proceedings due to youth and stress. Commander Hood notes officers lacked duties knowledge and condemns naval school discipline.
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Naval Academy
Uttley
Dehart
Sutton
Lieut
Roelker
Adams
Bevan
Willing
Hood
Marine Corps
Marine School
Garment Makers Plan $5 Million Manufacturing City
Chicago garment manufacturers advance a plan to build a dedicated city for workers on forty acres outside Chicago limits. It would span eighty buildings on the lakefront with garment making as the sole occupation. The project emphasizes sanitation, lighting, and air quality for employees.
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Chicago
Garment Manufacturing
Cramp Shipyards Low Bid For Two 26000-Ton Battleships
The Cramp Ship Building company of Philadelphia and the New York Ship Building company of Camden were the lowest bidders today for the two 26000-ton battleships Wyoming and Arkansas authorized by the last congress.
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Washington, D. C
Cramp Ship Building Company
Philadelphia
New York Ship Building Company
Camden, N. J
Wyoming
Arkansas
Gas Explosion Kills Eight At Reading Yard
Philadelphia August 18 two large gas tanks explode in Reading railroad yards injuring eight workmen fatally or critically. The Spring Garden Street station and National theater areas are threatened by spreading flames as firefighters battle a major blaze across nearby homes. Residents flee as tremors shake the area and three alarms bring all city equipment to the scene with victims taken to Hahnemann Hospital.
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Philadelphia
Reading Railroad
Spring Garden Street
National Theater
Hahnemann Hospital
Bingham Attacks Mayor Over Police Reform Clash
Former Police Commissioner Bingham, in Van Norden's Magazine, explains his removal by criticising Mayor McClellan. He says the rift began when the mayor sought to run the police department to tighten Tammany influence and push a transfer system favoring political strength over ability.
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New York
van Norden
Bingham
McClellan
Tammany Hall
Kingsley Seizes Unmarked Fish Shipment
Game Warden George L. Kingsley confiscated three barrels of fish shipped with oil but not properly marked at a local express office. The consignors face arrest and prosecution.
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George L. Kingsley
General Edwards Missing in Europe After Tariff Effort
Washington D C Aug 18 General Clarence R Edwards head of the bureau of insular affairs is missing after departing for Europe to rest following the Pine tariff bill He had arranged a detailed itinerary and sent word to hotels but since then no word has come to his office or associates confirming his whereabouts.
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Washington, D. C
Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Europe
Edwards
Bureau of Insular
Edw
Plymo
Auto crushes man on Superior bow near Minneapolis
An automobile speeding through darkness two miles south of the city rim after midnight struck and killed Fred Staley, a 4 farm hand, then fled the scene with no trace of the driver.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Superior
City Rim
Fred Staley
Stearns Electric Paste touted as easy home pest cure
An advertising note promotes Stearns Electric Rat and Roach Paste as a ready mixed remedy to rid homes of rats mice and cockroaches. Claims include a thirty year market presence guaranteed satisfaction refund if ineffective and availability from druggists with price 25 cents for 2 oz and one dollar for 16 oz box.
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Stearns
J. J. Kearney
Reliabe
Ste
Stearns’ Electric Paste Co
Chicago
Ill
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