Powder Mill Disaster in Wisconsin Kills Two
At Laflin-Rand Powder plant in Pleasant Prairie Wisconsin a blast killed Norman Phillips and J W Nowland and injured Walter H Harris. The cause is believed to be a match head hidden in unfinished powder. Harris survived to discuss the incident with officials.
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Kenosha
Wis
Laflin-Rand Powder Company
Pleasant Prairie
Norman Phillips
J. W. Nowland
Walter H. Harris
Harris
Phillips
Nowland
Contagious Cerebrospinal Meningitis Declared By State Board
Wisconsin officials publish new rules declaring cerebrospinal meningitis contagious. Isolation for patients and 14 day family quarantine urged. spread via nose and eye discharges. Board also tightens tuberculosis controls and dairy inspections to curb disease transmission.
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Madison
Wis
State Board of Health
William F. Whyte
A. C. A. Harper
Wisconsin
Three Hurt In Milwaukee Streetcar Crash Near Cudahy
Milwaukee Wis Aug 22 three persons were injured when a street car broke a trolley pole near Cudahy at 9 15 last night the rear end was demolished and a smoking compartment filled with men James McCree and Samuel C Esichel traveling men from Chicago were badly cut about wrists and hands Sadie Martin of Oconomowoc seated near the rear door was bruised women passengers resisted jumping from the car A Racine car nearly collided but a lineman halted an approaching car with a red lantern to avert disaster
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Milwaukee
Wis
Cudahy
James McCree
Samuel C. Esichel
Chicago
Sadie Martin
Oconomowoc
Varsity Librarian Weds Miss Jones
Madison Wis August 22 Tuesday evening in the presence of nearly two hundred relatives and friends Miss Marion Burr Jones daughter of Burr W Jones became the bride of Mr Walter McMynn Smith the state university librarian
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Madison, Wis
Marion Burr Jones
Burr W. Jones
Walter McMynn Smith
State University
Hyde Family Returns From Pacific Coast Trip
Mr and Mrs S Y Hyde and their son Sam with party have completed a six weeks tour of the Pacific coast. The group also visited Alaska and spent several days there before returning home.
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S. Y. Hyde
Sam
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Negro boy arrested for assault on elderly Fond du Lac woman
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin on August 22 a 19 year old Black youth, a Spanish American War mascot living with Capt E Steeve, was arrested for choking and threatening an elderly woman in the Steeve home. Police pursued him after the attack as she called for help.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
South Carolina
Second Wisconsin Infantry
E. Steeve
Company E
Steve
Steeve
Earling Poisoned After Insect Sting
A. J. Earling president of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad has been confined at his Oconomowoc summer home for ten days after a insect sting on company land in Montana led to poisoning. Doctors said no immediate danger though blood poisoning was feared for days.
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Milwaukee, Wis
A. J. Earling
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Oconomowoc
Earling
Montana
Oconomowoe
Pacific Coast
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Hudnall to Lead Mandamus Bid Over Saloon Open Law
Superior Wisconsin Civic league hires Senator Hudnall to seek a writ of mandamus to force revocation of N E Hanson saloon license after a 12 to 6 council vote. Testimony says back door unbarred and patrons entered without liquor service, raising legal dispute over when a saloon is open for business. The case will set a first time interpretation of the word open in state law.
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Superior
Wis
George B. Hudnall
Civic League
Common Council
N. E. Hanson
Supreme Court
Prudged to Death by Horses in Chippewa Falls
Edmund Raymond aged 14 was dragged to death this afternoon near Chippewa Falls Wisconsin after losing control of a team he was driving. He fell from the rig and became tangled in the reins, dragged for about a half mile before the horses were stopped.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Edmund Raymond
Chippewa Valley Railway mortgage filed in Eau Claire
The Chippewa Valley Railway Light and Power Co. of Eau Claire Mortgaged $1,000,000 to Harris Trust and Savings Bank Chicago to secure bonds for improvements extensions and refunding existing debt. In Oconomowoc Wolf depredations spark local bounty group with 1 cent per sheep and 25 to 10 dollar wolf bounties. Appleton incident reports interurban car wreck near Kaukauna with car body leaving trucks and overturning into a ditch.
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EAU Claire
Chippewa Valley Railway, Light and Power Company
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Oconomowoc
Morton
Lisbon
Ashippun
Richfield
Delafield
Erin
Appleton
Green Bay Traction Company
Kaukauna
Dairy Herd Tuberculosis Precautions Issued
Health authorities urge prohibiting domestic use until tuberculin testing shows freedom from tuberculosis. Purchase and contact with healthy herds should require a certificate of freedom. Consumptives must not work in dairies or handle milk vessels or spit in cattle areas.
Ice preservative story and car crash aftermath
The article describes a car crash leaving five of seven passengers injured as the side of the car was crushed. It also notes a Milwaukee plan to manufacture heat and electricity resistant ice preserving material by J M Darrow, claiming a paper mill waste compound can keep ice from melting.
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Milwaukee
J. M. Darrow
Rhinelander
Miss Mollie Weber and friends attend Cochrane dances
Miss Mollie Weber and Madeline Weber with Mr Henry Wagner of Winona attended a Cochrane social evening. Alma’s Miss Cecelia Artery visited Vernie Huber, and Dora Keil of Alma visited friends here last week. A pair of Frank Becker’s horses foiled at Roher Schlosstein’s shop, fled to Buffalo City, then to the slough where they drowned after becoming tangled. A Red Men picnic is planned at Klein’s park August 25 followed by a dance at Wm Huth’s hall with Shah’s orchestra from Minneiska. Rain washed away bridges in Waumandee Schwepp’s Valley and nearby areas.
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Winona
Dora Keil
Alma
Frank Becker
Roher & Schlosstein
Buffalo City
Red Men Lodge
Klein's Park
Chas Huber
Meanest Man in Town Sold Cherries by Seed Count
An old Clevelander recalls a payback tale about a stingy neighbor who rented cherry trees as a kid. The neighbor allegedly crawled under trees after harvest to collect dropped seeds and charged the boys for those cherries. The quip comes from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Those Fool Questions The Borrowing Fiend
A humorous quip column recounts a scene where a borrower is teased by a friend over a trivial asides and a running joke about asking for oil during casual chatter.
Tomah Fair Opens With Crowds and Racing Card
Tomah fair opens promising a top county exposition with a strong racing program and a La Crosse Athletes vs Tomah Indians game. Murphy of Platteville spoke to 2500 at Mineral Point as Home Comers day featured brisk attendance and race winners in 2:35 pace 2:29 trot and two-year-old events.
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Tomah
Wis
la Crosse
Tomah Fair
Lady Chester
McNutt
Aprioie - Niga
Zev Baron Hanes
Mollie Hillwood
Murphy
Mineral Point
Iowa County
J.W. Murphy
Platteville
May Tell
Willis Proctor
Darlington
Elizabeth
Roy Miller
Side View Belle
W. W. Quinn
Westfield
Jay Lee
Verda G
Baby la Follette
J. H. Forbinder
Dodgeville
Let Me Go
Miss Bismark
Heaper of the Coals through a child's pie tale
87 year old hymn writer Fanny Crosby remains in good health in Bridgeport. A New York clergyman recalls Crosby recounting a Biblical proverb tale about revenge and kindness. Willie tries the “coals of fire” method by gifting a lemon pie to Jack Jones, who had struck him. The pie is eaten and the cycle continues.
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Bacteriology
Jack Jones
Willie
Jack
Jones
Men Fifty Plus Face Prostate and Kidney Risk
A vintage health note warns men over sixty about prostate and kidney issues. It advocates Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy, claiming it stabilizes urinary problems and citing Rodney Burnett of Rockport Missouri who at ninety one reports improvement after two bottles.
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Foley
Rodney Burnett
Rockport
O. T. Erhart
A Baby's Beauty Seen Through Varying Eyes
A light humorous remark notes that a baby’s looks seem average depending on whether the mother praises or neighbors criticize the infant. The quip plays on subjective judgment and social perception of beauty in infancy.
Nothing Doing Phrase Tells a Story of Habit and Duty
In Jeffersonian Magazine the note explains that nothing doing originated in Dickens and reflects a shopkeeper’s duty, not slang. Sol Gillis uses the line to argue the business is a habit he cannot abandon, underscoring persistence and the pull of routine.
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Dombey & Son
Old Sol Gillis
Walter
Jeffersonian Magazine
Seedy loafer eats lavish meal but cannot pay
A disreputable man finishes a large dinner, tells the waiter he has no money, and the proprietor calls a policeman. The guest quips that the police won’t be needed as he welcomes the situation with a contented smile.
Mice spoil custard pie in Cleveland Leader
Mrs Justcote laments mice invading the pantry and ruining her custard pie. Mr Justcott consoles her, noting not to cry over a few little mice. The light domestic scene reflects small household troubles in a Cleveland Leader item.
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Mr. Justcott
Mrs. Justcote
George
Cleveland
Flooding Washes Out Rail Line Near Caledonia
Heavy rain in Caledonia Minnesota drenched the area with four inches, breaking high creek records and washing away track on the Preston branch of the Milwaukee road. No service to Reno until late Monday. line east through Crooked Creek valley hit many washouts and not back to normal before Thursday. Wheat and road damage reported. several locals visiting relatives in La Crosse.
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Caledonia
Minn
Preston
Milwaukee Road
Crooked Creek
Reno
John P. Gengler
la Crosse
John Kennedy
Anton Weeck
Son
John Peterson
Alex Metcalf
Carl Swenson
Gilbert Wisland
When a man has occasion to de fend his actions he admits his weak ness
A succinct adage notes that self defense reveals frailty as a person explains or excuses conduct. This aphorism reflects moral judgment on accountability and honesty in the face of scrutiny.
Man Boasting of Ignorance Reaches the Limit
A terse aphorism notes that the man who brags about his ignorance has hit an ultimate boundary, suggesting folly in self-assured ignorance and public display of lack of knowledge.
To Be Sure Old Lady Travel Health Question
A fragment mentions health travel questions and the pointer to an illustrated bits section. It references an elderly woman and a bank bankruptcy theme in a terse, clipped style. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks a clear event or proper nouns.
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Wisconsin News
Powder Mill
Board of Health
Miss Jones
E. J. Carpenter
Donald Robertson
Pres. A. J. Earling
Coren’s
Invincible Barcains
L. Coren
Main Street
Rie
Ae “ Pil
Cochrane, Wis
Miss Mollie
Madeline Weber
Henry Wagner
Cecelia Artery
Alma, Wis
Vernie Huber
Helen Weber
Mineral Point Fair
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