Whiskey Jim Dies at Century Mark
The oldest Chippewa of Wisconsin, Whisky Jim Ay On Je Ge Zik, dies aged over 100. He hunted in Mud Lake with his father who lived to 105 and voted at every Shell Lake election. Whisky Jim was famed for strength and once lifted a barrel of vinegar to knee height. He lived to see settlers arrive and is buried beside his father’s grave.
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Shell Lake
Wis
Wisconsin
Whisky Jim
Ay- On-Je-Ge-Zik
Mud Lake
Telegraph Operator Tries to Prevent Catastrophe with Red Lantern
Six injured in the Chicago & Northwestern wreck near Beloit Wisconsin as two trains collided. Engineers Pitts and Byrne suffered severe burns and head injuries while Fireman Flanagan and brakeman Sprague sustained serious wounds. An unknown passenger and a woman passenger were injured. one brakeman jumped free and survived. Tower operator Hannum attempted to signal No. 509 to stop but its crew did not notice in time.
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Beloit
Wis
Chicago & Northwestern
Homer Pitts
Baraboo
Thomas Byrne
Beloit Hospital
W. M. Flanagan
Everett Sprague
Beloit City Hospital
Sprague
Pitts
Minneapolis
S. W. Hannum
D. C. Tower
Hannum
Lone Highwayman Attacks Heiress In Wisconsin
In Green Bay an unknown robber, likely the same intruder who has threatened three women in three weeks, accosted Miss Alice Murphy, heiress and daughter of A. M. Murphy, as she walked from church. The attacker struggled with her until a passerby heard cries, and the jewelry on the woman appeared to be his target.
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Green Bay
Wis
Alice Murphy
A. M. Murphy
Modesty Masks Deeper Character say Critics
A commentator argues that outward humility can hide strong personal traits. The piece suggests modesty may be a strategic stance rather than a true lack of confidence, inviting readers to judge character beyond appearances.
Brave boy saves life of companion at Eau Claire pool
In Eau Claire Wisconsin Crawford Wheeler 13 son of George B Wheeler manager of Chippewa Valley Railway Light and Power narrowly escaped drowning. He stayed near the pool edge after others left and went beyond his depth. Norman Auer had just dressed and dived in with clothes on pulling the boy from the water and saving his life.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Crawford Wheeler
George B. Wheeler
Chippewa Valley Railway, Light and Power Company
Eau Claire Club
Crawford
Norman Auer
Coal gas near fatal to Racine family
In Racine Wisconsin a household narrowly survives after inhaling coal gas when an appliance malfunctions. Mr and Mrs and their children were overcome but recovered with medical aid and authorities investigated the incident.
State News Briefs From Across Wisconsin
Ashland reports Cushman of Hoo Hoo saloon under arrest for keeping a disorderly house with several others taken into custody. Beloit fines Greek Soterios Stamates $50 for liquor sales without license, then arrests him on selling to a minor. Black River Falls notes Emil Skatley, 17, drowned while skating on the Black River. Centerville records Mrs J Paul, 46, dying by suicide with a jackknife, likely stemming from insanity. Chilton fines Joseph Gelling $25 for net fishing. Rausch case postponed. Sau Claire describes a hatpin duel in a grocery, one combatant badly cut, store closed briefly. Green Bay public auction of Brown County Farmers’ Co-op stock. liabilities $6,125.24, assets $8,201. Grand Rapids notes Miss Lalla Jero, 15, broke her leg skating. Manitowoc: appeal filed in Manitowoc Malting libel case. Wright contesting trial fairness claims. Portage: Wilson transferred to Rockford. Quackenbush to succeed him. Portage: Fred Brice sentenced to one year for bank embezzlement. Superior: Bishop Webb confirms large class, pleased with progress. Sturgeon Bay: Esther Kreiser, 7, loses left hand and arm after corn shredder accident. Watertown: Raymond Rahe says he was robbed after being picked up by police. Chippewa Falls: John Wallish pleads guilty to $2 debt collection attempt with rifle. fined $20.
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Beloit
Soterios Stamates
Black River Falls
Emil Skatley
Black River
Chilton
Joseph Gelling
Manitowoc
Joseph Rausch
SAU Claire
Green Bay
Brown County Farmers’ Co-operative Association
Grand Rapids
Lalla Jero
Portage
Fred Brice
Poynette
Waupun
C. A. Fowler
Webb
Sturgeon Bay
Esther
Fred Kreiser
Watertown
Raymond Rahe
Fox Lake
Chippewa Falls
John Wallish
Miles Mitchell
Mitchell
Wallish
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Monster
Caisac
Westby Bros
la Crosse
Stetson
Crosset
Duttenhoffer
Regal
Crossett
Great Red School House
South Fourth ST
Westby’s
Jim
Ay-On-Je-Ge-Zik
Lision
Gabriel Manzer
Nora
Racine, Wis
Ashland
S. M. Cushman
Pfefferkorn
Civic League
Centerville
J. Paul
William Bahr. Sr
Chester M. Wright
the Tribune
Wright
W. A. Wilson
Portage American Gas Company
Rockford
Ill
Allen Quackenbush
Wilson
Per
Ble Flyers
Josten Hardware CO
Pearl Street
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