Officials Picnic at Hart's Island Planned for Thursday
Arrangements for the annual city officials outing are nearly complete. The picnic will be held Thursday at Hart's Island three miles south of Brownsville with good fishing and a baseball game between aldermen and city officials as the featured activity. The arrangements committee includes Aldermen Houska Hirshheimer Wthee and Keller.
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Hart’s Island
Hart's Island
Brownsville
Committee On
Houska, Hirshheimer
iWthee
Keller
Undersheriff Sleeps in Jail With Third Crook
An officer guards James Crane, the sole remaining alleged post office robber, by sleeping in the corridor outside his cell each night. Undersheriff W. J. Scott takes turns and inspects Crane’s cell every two hours to prevent escape.
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James Crane
W. J. Scott
Mr. Scott
Washout Delays Passenger Trains At Weaver Creek Site
A storm caused a culvert washout near Weaver Creek just west of Winona. Passenger Train No. 56 and others were late, with arrivals around 6:30 and 7:00.
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Weaver Creek
Winona
AUNT PARTY RIDES TO THE COTTAGES ON SHATTERED LAUNCH
A group of youths rode the Phillips launch to nearby cottages yesterday. After hitting a sand bar the rear lodged for about thirty minutes. Glen Shaw sprained an ankle while running down a slope and Miss Tizzie Mangner also twisted her ankle but recovered. The party saw deer at Ferndale Salter cottage. Umpire Hayes and Miss Fannie Dinneen were briefly injured by a ball during a ball game.
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St. Cloud Street
Bluffs
Glen Shaw
Tizzie Mangner
Ferndale
Salter Cottage
Hayes
Fannie Dinneen
Catherine Purcell
Madison
Bessie
Fannie
Kitty Dinneen
Alice Moore
Lizzie Mangner
May Ryan
Mary Murphy
Eugene Rathburn
George Fillup
William and
John
Notable visitors at cottages draw large crowd yesterday
Hayes, Oscar Smith, Lee Yochem, the high diver, Louis Hart, Glen Shaw, John Moore and Herman Singer were among attendees as a large number of people visited the cottages yesterday.
Return From Four Months Visit In Norway
Christ Simonson and several friends who spent four months visiting Norway returned home yesterday morning. They enjoyed the trip, though they are tired. The group toured the country and visited old places.
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Christ Simonson
Norway
Nationals Rout West La Crosse in City Diamond Game
The Nationals defeated West La Crosse 13 to 3 at the West La Crosse diamond yesterday. Jolivette and Johnson relieved by Mullen and Jenson, but Jolivette faltered in the third inning allowing seven runs and being pulled. The Nationals, building on the lead, added ten more in the fourth to seal the win.
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West la Crosse
Nationals
Jolivette
Johnson
Jenson
Mullen
Infant dies after illness in Iowa city
Harvey Bernard Johnson four months old son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Johnson of 1220 Caledonia street died this morning around eight o clock. He contracted a cold that turned into internal trouble. The mother is sister of Miss Onga Okre who recently died at Waukon. Body to be shipped to Waukon for interment. funeral arrangements pending.
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Harvey Bernard Johnson
Oscar Johnson
Caledonia Street
Johnson
Onga Okre
Waukon
Northsiders Edge Scrubs In Narrow Victory
The north side baseball team defeated the scrubs in a tense matchup. Readable fragments show a competitive game with the northsiders securing the win against the weaker side.
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North Side
Indians Diamond Triumph 8 4 Despite Forfeit by Acorns
Yesterday on Indian Hill Diamond the Indians defeated the Athletes 8 to 4 after the Acorns failed to appear for scheduled play. A future game with the Athletes is planned.
Sons of Norway Picnic at Dressen Park
The Sons of Norway held their annual outing yesterday at Dressen Park with about two hundred members present. They traveled aboard the City of Hudson while Johnson's Orchestra provided music.
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Sons of Norway
Dressen Park
City of
Hudson
Johnson
Inconsequent Fire at Barber Shop Reports No Damage
The fire department responded to Archie Mosher's barber shop late Saturday evening. No damage or injuries were reported, and investigators offered no further details.
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Archie Mosher
North Side Briefs Include Local Visits and Events
Walter Rice resumes duties at Brakke drug store on Caledonia after a week’s camping vacation. Clerk Ernest Hauser at L Lien drug store also on Caledonia is on vacation. Mrs C J Hill returns to Prairie du Chien from the north side. French Lake area draws fishermen and picnickers. Mrs Jas Fryan and family return from Lansing. A H Wilson of Milwaukee visits the north side. Morgan Evans of Bangor visits friends in the city. C I Hiscox of 600 Mill street visits Hastings, delayed by washout. Lizzie Paget to return to Winona tomorrow. Ole Simonson leaves Gillette street for Milwaukee on business. Norwegian Lutheran ladies plan ice cream social Wednesday evening. Birth announced for John and Mrs McCann of 1004 Caledonia street. Miss Carrie Morris leaves for Mound Prairie Minnesota.
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Walter Rice
Brakke
Caledonia Street
Ernest Hauser
L. Lien
C. J. Hill
North Side
Prairie du Chien
French Lake
Jas. Fryan
Lansing
A. H. Wilson
Milwaukee
Morgan Evans
Bangor
C. I. Hiscox
Mill Street
Hastings
Lizzie Paget
Nellie Davidson
Charles Street
Winona Tomor
Ole Simonson
Gillette Street
Ladies’ Society
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Sixth
Division Streets
John McCann
False Hunger and a Diet Change that Restored Health
A Carthage Missouri schoolteacher describes years of chronic hunger and illness despite good appetite and medical help. She credits a Grape-Nuts diet for restoring weight, easing nervousness, and curing constipation headaches and piles, allowing her to resume teaching. The testimony is attributed to Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan. There's a reason.
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Carthage
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Platform collapse during cornerstone ceremony injures hundreds
More than 500 men, women and children were precipitated up to fifteen feet into a cellar when a platform collapsed at the Beth David Russian Hebrew Orthodox synagogue cornerstone ceremony on Miller Street near Washington in Pittsburg. Several rabbis and others were injured but none fatally.
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Pittsburg
Beth David
Miller Street
Washington
Ashinsky
S. Gratfman
A. Bloom
Nathan Nathanson
Adam Lefiteweski
Fatal Auto Mishap Claims Heir Of Mine Owner
Newport R I Aug 21 Those who escaped death but were injured report a fatal auto accident involving the son of a wealthy mine owner. The young man died shortly after his release from custody or confinement following the incident. Further details are sparse in this brief notice.
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Newport, R. L
Three Hurt As Crowd Is Trapped Between Trains
At McDonald Pennsylvania on August 21 three of about fifty people on a crowded platform were seriously injured when a freight train and the platform pressed in on them. Lulu Nesbitt of Oakdale lost a mangled foot, William Harper of McDonald suffered back injuries, and Samuel H Ridall of Wilkinsburg had an arm crushed and other injuries.
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McDonald Station
McDonald
Panhandle
Lulu Nesbitt
Oakdale
William Harper
Samuel H. Ridall
Wilkinsburg
Fifteen Hurt When Theatre Wall Collapse Traps Men
In Pittsburg on August 21 fifteen Italian laborers were knocked down as a west wall caved in at the Avenue theatre ruin. A heavy iron joist being moved on the second floor caused the collapse. all were extricated and rushed to hospitals. Five remain seriously injured though none are expected to die.
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Pittsburg
Avenue Theater
Fifth Avenue
Medford Town Described in 1810 Gazetteer
Medford, a thriving Middlesex county town four miles north of Boston on the Mystic river, navigable to the town and meeting the Middlesex canal. Incorporated 1630, population 1114, noted for industry. Includes a post office and four distilleries that used to distill 252,450 gallons of ruin in a single year.
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Medford
Middlesex County
Massachusetts
Boston
Mystic River
Hand Engraved Gold Filled Ladies Watch at Irvine's
A small sized ladies watch with a 20 year gold filled hunting case, finely jeweled movement, offered by Irvine's Jewelry Store for 12.00.
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