Connor Improves After Health Setback From West
C H Connor former city comptroller who traveled west last spring seeking health has recovered from a relapse. La Crosse friends were told he had a setback and was in a Billings Montana hospital but his wife reports he is improving and now with Harrison Idaho. He previously worked as a time keeper for a large western contracting firm seeking renewed health in the fresh air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cr. H. Connor
West
Mr. Connor
la Crosse
Billings
Mont
Three Escape from Portage Jail Baffles Sheriff Pursuit
Portage Wisconsin August 28 three inmates with possible national police records escaped the county jail during the sheriff’s absence. The turnkey pursued alone across a canal bridge but gave up. Escapees are Fred Soore Jerrold Meyers and James Overmiller aged 30 22 and 19. They left via a brick wall breach in the outer corridor and moved to the alley then disappeared. Deputies broadcast messages and seek identification from Tomah officials as Meyers and Overmiller faced larceny and vagrancy charges.
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Portage
Wis
Hawkess
Stone
Canal Bridge
Fred Soore
Ringling Circus
Jerrold Meyers
James Overmiller
Meyers
Stelter
Tomah
Overmiller
Special Train To Save Babe's Life From Milwaukee
Mrs. E. A. Alter of Cincinnati hurried home with her infant daughter by a special parlor car ride from Milwaukee to Chicago and onward to Cincinnati. Doctors feared typhoid, but the child's condition later improved with the urgent journey backed by wealth and care from the party.
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Milwaukee
Wis
E. A. Alter
Cincinnati
Pfister
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Col Isaac Wing Dies in Bayfield Wisconsin
Col Isaac Wing, a wealthy northern Wisconsin figure and Civil War veteran, died suddenly at age 86 in Bayfield. Born 1822 in Winthrop Maine, he amassed substantial wealth and supported charity, aligned with Senator Spooner, and left an estate near one million dollars to Bayfield administrators A. E. Burnside and G. A. R. Polk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayfield
Wis
Isaac Wing
Wing
Wisconsin
Senator Spooner
Mr. Wing
Winthrop
Pine Tree
A. E. Burnside
G. A. R. Polk
New England
National Geographical Society
The
Loyal Legion
Bogus Checks Flood Madison Police Seek Suspect
A stream of bogus checks hit Madison over four to five days. A clothing store was victimized by a stranger with a $75 draft, securing all but $15 after buying a suitcase. Police seek the son of a former Madison man. The note mentions wives by purchase in parts of Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Heiress’s Terrier Stops Fast Train Search
In Racine Wisconsin Miss Jeanette Bull daughter of Brank K Bull and heiress to the J I Case Thrashing Machine fortune caused a Northwestern railroad passenger train to halt when she spotted her missing terrier on the right of way between Racine and Kenosha. The train was stopped within a few rods as the dog was located after a brief search by the heiress conductor and brakeman.
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Racine
Wis
Northwestern Railroad
Jeanette Bull
Brank K. Bull
J. I. Case Thrashing Machine Company
Kenosha
Miss Bull
Hands Off Say Girls Appleton Trains Women Protest Conductors
Appleton Wisconsin women protest dirty hands of interurban car conductors by forcing orders from Wisconsin Traction Heat Light and Power company to assist only very aged women and children. John I Beggs leads the local traction firm issuing the directive amid complaints of unwarranted pressure on women's arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton
Wis
Wisconsin Traction, Heat, Light and Power Company
John I. Beggs
Milwaukee Traction
Badger marksmen may win trophy at Camp Perry
At Camp Perry Ohio on August 28 the Wisconsin team completed final preliminaries before the national rifle match. Col McCoy had teams out promptly after rain slackened, signaling readiness for the main event.
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Badger
Camp Perry
Wisconsin
Col. McCoy
Some men are so slow that it is even doubtful if they go fast asleep
A compact wry remark notes that certain men move so slowly that it raises doubt they ever reach true sleep, blending humor with a sharp observation on sluggish pace.
Wisconsin Shooters Enter Meet With Strong Scores
Wisconsin prepares for the upcoming match after posting solid scores in yesterday’s skirmish with averages near 66. Behulzen led with 88, Russell 85, Huntzicker 80, and at 800 yards Schultz and Allen hit 48 of 50. At 1000 yards Aylesbrook, Boortz and Bailey scored eight above center as teams set for today’s paired shooting and skirmish runs.
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Wisconsin
Behulzen
Russell
Huntzicker
Schultz
Allen
Schwarz
Asmuth
Behnker
Crippen
Aylesbrook
Boortz
Bailey
Fowler
Ahnert
Carver
Behnken
Schwandt
Oleson
Russel
Ailen
Schlick
Fearful Madison girl missing in suspected kidnapping
Miss Natalie Swanson, 16, daughter of a Madison tailor, left on an early morning train to Chicago to visit relatives but did not arrive. Her parents and relatives in Chicago have heard nothing, and police in Chicago and Wisconsin cities along the route have been asked to help locate her. The family suspects she was kidnapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Natalie Swanson
Chicago
Wisconsin
Two Young Women Arrested For Illegal Fishing
In Beaver Dam Wisconsin two sisters Josie and Mary Rechek were arrested by Game Warden Joseph Rowell for illegal fishing with set lines on Beaver Dam Lake. They pleaded not guilty before Judge Miltgen and were bound over on $106 bonds to appear for trial August 30.
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Beaver Dam
Wis
Joseph Rowell
Josie
Mary Rechek
Beaver Dam Lake
Miltgen
Wisconsin towns report school openings and incidents
Alma and Eau Claire report openings of normal schools with initial enrollments of about 40 and 60. Madison cites a banking condition report due Aug. 29. Other items note a snake bite near Bear Creek, a drowning on the Mississippi, a crushed body on tracks with concealed funds, and bids for state home buildings.
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Alma
Wis
Buffalo County
Bear Creek
Joseph Rocha
Rocha
William Hoffman
Mississippi River
Rio
Lewis Larson
Wyocena
Chippewa Falls
L. B. Dresser
St. Croix Falls
State Board of Control
Menomonee Falls
Kenosha
Alfred Krogh
Benjamin B. Torrey
Somers
P. C. Torrey
Roscoe Torrey
Benjamin H. Torrey
Torrey
Montana
Ben Torrey
Superior
Western Federation of Miners
Eveleth
Minn
Labor Day Parade Plans In La Crosse For Citywide Event
Preparations underway for the annual Labor day celebration in La Crosse with a morning street parade. Three bands and many floats will feature unions in matching costumes, a market square assembly at 9, and a parade route through downtown to the fair grounds. Afternoon events include speeches by an anticipated Chicago woman speaker, races, games, and a grand ball at Woodman hall to close.
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la Crosse
Market Square
Fourth
Pearl
Front
Main
Fifth
State
Fair Grounds
Chicago
Australia
Woodman Hall
Linker
Y M C A People Inspect Winona Y Building Construction
Seventeen men active in raising the $100000 fund for the Winona Y M C A building toured the new facility aboard the Ellen steamer. Host W W Cargill welcomed the group and invited interior plan discussions. The visit yielded several building suggestions and names of participants: W W Cargill J B Taylor E E Bentley John R Schriver E R Burke A S Farnam J E McConnell O J Ash F H Scofield C H Schweizer W W Withee Henry Gund E G Boynton J M Holley G H Ray C L Baldwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Cargill
Winona
Ellen
Winona ‘‘Y
J. B. Taylor
E. E. Bentley
John R. Schriver
E. R. Burke
A. S. Farnam
J. E. McConnell
O. J. Ash
F. H. Scofield
C. H. Schweizer
W. W. Withee
Henry Gund
E .G. Boynton
J. M. Holley
G. H. Ray
C. L. Baldwin
Viroqua Murder Trial Delayed for Continuance
District Attorney Bennett said the murder hearing of Mrs. Paul Malin in Viroqua will not be held Saturday. He indicated the state likely will not have its case ready and a continuance would be requested. Otto Bosshard assists in the prosecution. no new features beyond last week's coroner's inquest.
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Bennett
Viroqua
Paul Malin
Carl Schmidt
Otto Bosshard
Bryan terms Taft a straddler in reply to Columbus speech
W. J. Bryan issues an official reply declaring Secretary Taft a straddler on key issues and criticizing his stance on reforms. Bryan complains Taft misrepresents his own position and asserts Taft’s Columbus speech fails to present a clear advance on reform.
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Lincoln
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Taft
Columbus
War Department
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Topeka Lawyer Recalls Humorous Courtroom Tale
A Topeka police judge recounts a humorous case where an illiterate old man sought trial by peers. The judge explains the peers must also be illiterate, leading to a search for twelve men in Topeka who could not read or write. The anecdote ends with a phrase about a slick thief.
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Topeka
Jury Clerk Confesses Switching Verdict Paper
A judge recounts a juror’s admission that two verdict papers were prepared and one was destroyed. The foreman delivered the paper reading guilty, but another juror stated they found the defendant not guilty, revealing the tampering and the resulting dismissal.
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Larsen Bros
Jay ST
Strauss
U.S
J. W. Lawrence
4Th and Jay Sts
C.H. Connor
Turnkey
Babe
Col. Wing
Spooner
Bayfield County
United States
Land Department
Russia
Girl Flags
Terrier
Fear Girl
Oshkosh, Wis
John Hicks
Chili
New York
John Hicks, Jr
Frances Hicks
St. Paul
Kansas City Star
Uch
Dee
Coren
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