Mother-in-law sued for 125000 in Wisconsin case
Waukesha Wisconsin December term opens as Charlotte E White sues Frances L White and others for 125000 alleging a conspiracy to alienate her husband Frederick H White Jr and sever their marriage. The suit names Frederick H White Sr Mary A Stewart and Milwaukee private detective Harry W Wood among defendants. Wood replies deny involvement. Frances L White, daughter of the late Governor Ludington, is noted as Waukesha’s wealthiest woman with a home on East Avenue opposite Carroll College.
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Waukesha
Wis
Charlotte E. White
Frances L. White
Frederick H. White
Milwaukee
Frederick H. White, Jr
Mary A. Stewart
Harry W. Wood
Wood
East Avenue
Carroll College
Gov. Ludington
Judge Grants New Trial In Scofield Libel Case
Milwaukee judge voids a 6 cent damages verdict in ex Gov Edward Scofield libel suit against the Milwaukee Free Press, calling the amount perverse and ordering a new trial. The opinion reviews jury instruction validity and notes Scofield's high social standing as a key factor in damage assessment.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Edward Scofield
Milwaukee Free Press
Fowler
Maj. Scofield
Senator Sawyer
Charles Meyers
Kaukauna
Free Press
Wisconsin coal and implement dealers hold first Milwaukee convention
The Wisconsin Retail Coal Dealers association opened its first convention in Milwaukee at the Plankinton with over 100 dealers discussing trade conditions prices and industry strengthening. The Wisconsin Retail Implement and Vehicle Dealers association also began its session while the Wisconsin Pea Packers association met yesterday and today. An estimated 1,000 attendees from across the state crowded Milwaukee for these three conventions with a 150 plate banquet planned.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin Retail Coal Dealers’ Association
Plankinton
Wisconsin Retail Implement & Vehicle Dealers’ Association
Wisconsin Pea Packers’ Association
R. B. Watrous
Citizens’ Business League
Husband of Seventy Asks for Divorce
WAUKESHA Wis Dec 10 After fifty years of married life Albert B Auer aged 71 has commenced divorce proceedings against Eunice V Auer The defendant is also over 70 The plaintiff alleges that in August 1992 he went to Colorado with the defendant who desired to be near her daughter by a former marriage whose husband was suffering with tuberculosis and that she subsequently refused to return home with him.
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Waukesha
Wis
Albert B. Auer
Eunice V. Auer
Colorado
Pin Found After Twenty Years In Wisconsin
Mrs. George Hearle of Fond du Lac Wisconsin received by mail a pin stolen from her house twenty years ago. The pin came with another item believed to be interest from one of several friends entertained that day. One suspect was considered but no definite information was learned.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
George Hearle
Hunt for murderer in Racine county arrest spree
Waukesha county officers aided by Racine sheriff search the northern Racine county area for James Baker, suspected to know something about Eugene Courtney’s murder. Clues trace Baker from R. O. Dun’s farm to about a half a dozen spots and several saloons where he bought beer, twice in a pail.
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Racine
Wis
Waukesha County
Racine County
James Baker
Eugene Courtney
R. O. Dun
Baker
Dun
Motivational Reflection on Moral Choices
A brief meditation notes that people often struggle to be virtuous when offered an easy path to temptation. It argues self discipline and social expectations guide behavior even when personal gain tempts otherwise.
Gas Kills Father. Daughter Survives In Wisconsin Home
In Reeseville Wisconsin, Phillip Ruedig about 86 died yesterday morning from asphyxiation in bed. His daughter Christine, who lived with him, was found unconscious but revived. Neighbors and a daughter-in-law broke a window to enter after doors were found locked.
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Reeseville
Wis
Phillip Ruedig
Christine
Ruedig
Jumbo the giant deer shot near Flambeau country
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin on December 10 a hunter killed the largest deer in the state this season. The animal weighed 437 pounds and was nicknamed Jumbo. It measured just over four inches across the ball of the foot and carried antlers as large as an elk.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Wisconsin
Here
Remarkable cure with Electric Bitters cited by Winterton man
Abraham Brown of Winterton New York recounts doctors misdiagnosed his ailment with heart disease kidney trouble blood poison and stomach liver issues. His wife urged Electric Bitters which he credits with restoring his health. One bottle proved more effective than five doctors' prescriptions. O T Erhart druggist guarantees cure of blood poison weakness and stomach liver and kidney complaints. 50c.
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Abraham Brown
Winterton
N. Y
Burglary Attempts Reported in Neenah
Three burglary attempts occurred Saturday night in Neenah. The public library was entered via a basement window and about eight dollars stolen. H F Anspach's department store was broken into with a small amount of money and some novelty stock taken. Fox River Paper Stock Co office was rummaged with nothing stolen. Local residents likely responsible.
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Neenah
H. F. Anspach’s
Fox River Paper Stock Company
Watch Recovered After Two Years In Street
In Plymouth Wisconsin a gold watch inscribed Adolph Weinhold was found two years after it was lost on a street in Adeel. Road workers unearthed it eight inches below the surface during street improvement. The case remains bright but the works are rusty from frost and rain. Weinhold believes he dropped it into mud and continual traffic pushed it deeper over time.
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Plymouth
Wis
Adolph Weinhold
Weinhold
Adeel
Sheboygan
Ludwig
Appleton to Vote on Water Works Purchase Plan
Appleton Wisconsin will hold a special election on December 17 to decide whether the city should purchase the Appleton Water Works Co under a figure set by the Wisconsin railway commission through condemnation proceedings. The issue mirrors problems seen in other cities including Sheboygan, drawing statewide interest.
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Appleton
Wis
Appleton Water Works Co
Railway Commission of Wisconsin
Sheboygan
Charity Ball Brings Milwaukees Elite Tonight
Milwaukee hosts its annual charity ball at the Hippodrome tonight with over 1,800 invitations issued and about 1,500 expected to dance for charity. Tickets are 5 dollars, boxes sold at 25 dollars, benefiting Milwaukee charities, with postmaster David C. Owen and Mayor Sherburn M. Becker among the prominent attendees.
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Milwaukee
Hippodrome
David C. Owen
Catilion
Sherburn M. Becker
Bear Attack Narrowly Heroic Rescue in Wisconsin Woodlands
A hunter in Bruce Wisconsin, Charles Fetting, saved by an automatic rifle, narrowly avoids a bear attack after stepping into a root hole and firing five shots at close range. The incident occurred as he moved through the woods north of the village.
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Bruce, Wis
Specia
Charles Fetting
Mr. Fetting
Beloit
John Greenleaf Whittier
Eaton
Whittier
College English Club
J. F. A. Pyre
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin News Roundup Across Several Cities
A digest of incidents from Phillips to Racine covers a large cattle drive, a meteor sighting near Phillips, a major millinery fire in Rhinelander with $10,000 damage, and local reports of shootings, accidents, and court actions. Notable items include a sheep drive toward Eau Claire, sheriff concerns over a parolee in Kenosha, a Capponi assault trial, and a 45th anniversary reunion of Co. G Twentieth Wisconsin infantry in Racine with Capt. Rubdle and other veterans.
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Rhinelander
C. J. O’brien
George Hudson
Lakewood
Neenah
Hans Larson
Clayton
Kenosha
Pfennig
William Kalis
Kalis
Green Bay
Prarie
William Scott
J. P. Rubdle
Michael Dailey
Old Maid Speaks Like Married Women
A witty remark contrasts aging single women with married women who reveal knowledge with ease, implying social expectations and gender roles influence voice and authority.
Cough Remedy Ad Warns Against Substitutes
An old advertisement warns readers about unknown preparations for coughs and colds. It promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar to cure coughs, colds, and help prevent pneumonia, noting the genuine product comes in a yellow package and urging against substitutes.
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Foley
O. T. Erhart
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Pecide ON “M
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Leslie Willson
Chippewa County
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Miles Mitchell
Wallisch
Ladysmith
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Spring Brook
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