Police plan to guard fairs against light-fingered thieves
Grant A. Fisher leads a push to unite marshals from Iowa Wisconsin and Minnesota fairs with county fair officials in Madison. Each association would provide five armed trained watchers per fair plus two detectives from St. Paul Minneapolis and Des Moines to curb crooks, gold brick fellows and pickpockets at the northwest Inter State La Crosse and county fairs.
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Grant A. Fisher
la Crosse
Marshal Fisher
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Madison
Cc. S. van Auken
Supt. Fisher
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Des Moines
No Clues Yet On Boat House Robbery Reward Set
Police continue to search for clues in the William Ott boat house robbery Sunday evening. The La Crosse Motor Boat Club offers a 25 dollar reward for the conviction of those responsible.
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William Ott
la Crosse Motor Boat Club
Spring Grove Indians Beat St Paul Colored Gophers 4 1
Spring Grove Indians defeated the St Paul Colored Gophers at Spring Grove by 4 to 1. Wolford pitched for the Indians as the visitors managed only four hits and scored their only run in the seventh inning. The Indians collected ten hits in the game.
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Spring Grove
Minn
Indians
St. Paul
Farmers Pool Tobacco Crop In Wisconsin
Thirty farmers in Chippewa Falls and the American Society of Equity signed a 1908 crop pooling agreement. The group, with 300 acres of tobacco, will appoint a foreman to supervise operations. President H. E. Holmes spoke at the meeting.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
American Society of Equity
H. E. Holmes
Tobacco, Hay, and Potato Growers
Society
Wisconsin
Hires Rig and Disappears in Wisconsin Mystery
L K Whitehouse formerly of Montana hired McKenzie and McCabe's livery team in Osceola on Friday to return Sunday. No sign of Whitehouse as telephones were used and the team was found at St. Croix Falls.
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Oceola
Wis
L. K. Whitehouse
Montana
McKenzie & McCabe
Whitehouse
St. Croix Falls
Skin Cleared By Simple Change in Food
A Kansas girl cured eczema by changing her diet after learning digestion caused many eruptions. She tried Grape-Nuts and saw digestion improve and the rash fade. She credits the food with addressing the root cause and urges others to try it.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Mysterious Death of Geo James Under Probe in Wisconsin
Wisconsin investigators plan chemical analysis of Geo James stomach contents after death reports say he died in Phillipsburg before being brought to Waukesha for burial. District Attorney Muckleston and Coroner Hill coordinate with Milwaukee lab to probe alcohol related cause and autopsy findings.
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Waukesha
Wis
Geo. James
Phillipsburg
Nelson
Muckleston
Hill
Chicago
James
Milwaukee
Son Knocks Mother in Head in Wisconsin Town
Mrs. Margaret Sherman of Anson swore out a warrant for her son after he allegedly knocked her down beat her and chased her from home in Chippewa Falls. The assault occurred weeks ago, and she fears returning home to her five children, the youngest aged two.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Margaret Sherman
Anson
Young Ladies Visit Gauges Town Reception Before Departure
The passage notes that when a young woman visits, town young men greet her the evening before departure and queue at the depot in the morning. A visit is deemed successful only if at least half a dozen suitors show interest and participate.
Plans for Farmers Congress finished in Madison
William J Bryan and Gov. Cummins headline a notable list of speakers for the Farmers National Congress to be held in Madison in late September. The program includes lectures by Wisconsin figures and experts on tuberculosis in cattle, plus advocacy for direct senatorial elections, postal savings banks, good roads, and rail regulation as farm concerns are voiced.
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Madison
Wis
Farmers’ National Congress
William J. Bryan
R. G. Glenn
North Carolina
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
James Sheakley
Pennsylvania
Alaska
Harvie Jordan
Georgia
Southern Cotton Growers’ Association
Col
Robert E. Lee, Jr
Virginia
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Isham Randolph
Chicago Drainage Canal
Panama Canal
Wisconsin
W. D. Hoard
Wisconsin University Agricultural School
H. L. Russell
A. R. Moore
A. W. Whitson
A. H. Alexander
Helen Armstrong
Chicago
Congress
United States
Oldest Wisconsin prisoner marks 41 years in Waupun
Joseph Deleglise, a Frenchman nearly 70, has spent 41 years at Waupun Prison. He was sentenced in 1867 for rape, initially a life term later limited to 35 years. He has no relatives, cannot imagine ordinary life, and awaits death in the aging facility.
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Madison
Wis
Joseph Deleglise
Waupun
Deleglise
Shawano County
Otto Gaffron Sued by County in Overpayment Case
Sheboygan county files a suit against Otto Gaffron of Plymouth for 100 alleging an overpayment by the county clerk. The county board demanded a refund and Gaffron reportedly refused.
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Otto Gaffron
Sheboygan, Wis
Plymouth
State Civil Service Board
County Superintendent of Schools
Sheboygan County
Gaffron
Hog Chautauqua At Beloit Wisconsin
Beloit Wis Aug 19 A hog chautauqua will be held in November on the Morgan farm to promote Berkshire hogs as a suitable southern Wisconsin enterprise Eminent authorities will lecture on hog culture at the event.
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Beloit
Wis
Portage Novelty Company Woodware Plant Destroyed by Fire
A Portage Wisconsin woodware plant owned by the Portage Novelty company was destroyed by fire on August 19. Loss is estimated at 6500 dollars with no insurance. The cause is unknown but may have been spontaneous combustion.
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Portage, Wis
Portage Novelty Company
Chicago Mayor Busse Tours Hoard Farm Dairies
Mayor Busse of Chicago and his brother George, with a party from Chicago, visited ex Gov W D Hoard’s Fort Atkinson farm to inspect modern dairy barns. He plans to build a similar barn on his Illinois dairy farm.
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Fort Atkinson
Wis
Busse
Chicago
George Busse
W. D. Hoard
Illinois
Schools Set to Open on September First
The board of education announces that schools will open on Tuesday September 1.
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The
Board of Education
Toland graduates' success path to prosperity outlined
The piece urges young men and women to choose the Toland training route, claiming 5791 graduates are earning success and prosperity. It argues four hundred Toland graduates were placed last year, asserting disciplined instruction leads to reliable employment and achievement for ambitious individuals.
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Toland
Working minority joke quoted at Washington banquet
Senator Tillman quips about Bill Higgins and “working minorities” at a Washington banquet. He recalls a Charleston anecdote about Higgins lacking voice in domestic management yet supporting his wife, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and two brothers-in-law, calling him a good working minority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Higgins
Tillman
Washington
Charleston
Bill
Washington Star
Lawyer Intervenes in Debt Collection Scheme
A man pays a five dollar debt to a lawyer who had sued a debtor last week and won. The lawyer explains its purpose is not financial gain but the satisfaction of delivering justice to a dishonest man, charging ten dollars with five credited. London Tit-Bits.
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London
Hard Words Impress Only Some Readers
A compact note argues that strong vocabulary rarely sways gentle readers. It emphasizes that language impact depends on audience receptivity and context.
Woman Charged In Herman Niemann Murder Case
Court reopens Herman Billek murder trial as Emma Niemann, niece of the slain Herman Niemann, faces charges. Father O Callaghan pushes evidence to shift guilt toward Niemann while inquest proceeds at Wheaton Illinois. Niemann testified in her own defense against attorney advice.
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Chicago
Herman Billek
Father O'Callaghan
Billek
Emma Niemann
Herman Niemann
Wheaton
Ill
Emma Nimann
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