Wisconsin student killed in ice boat accident
Frank Purdy a University of Wisconsin freshman died after being struck by an ice boat piloted by a Chi Psi crew. Eyewitnesses blamed the helm for not heeding hundreds of skaters on Lake Mendota. Purdy, from Chicago area, died of internal hemorrhage at home.
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Madison
Wis
Lake Mendota
Frank Purdy
University of Wisconsin
Chi Psi
Purdy
M. Purdy
R. G. Dun & Jr
Buenos Ayres
Chicago
Frances Street
Chester M. Johnson
Delavan
Walter A. Beim
Mary Thom
Katherine Knight
Joseph W. Daubner
W. H. Sheldon
George Keenan
Unclear personal tale about marriage and peace offering
A sentence notes that sometimes a wife is glad when her husband makes her cry so she can negotiate a peace offering. The line hints at domestic dynamics and bargaining within marriage.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promised Digestion Relief
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for indigestion and related stomach ailments. It claims the product digests all foods, improves brain function and mood, and offers a sample by mail with a 59 cent package price.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Tldz
Marshall, Mich
Milwaukee Blizzard Paralyzes City and Widespread Wisconsin
A ferocious blizzard hit Milwaukee and much of Wisconsin on January 13, dumping sixteen inches of snow, bringing down telegraph and telephone lines, blocking streets and tramways, disrupting rail traffic, and forcing churches to close. Other cities such as Madison Waukesha Kenosha Oshkosh reported heavy snow, high winds, and widespread outages, with cars and trains largely immobilized.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wesminster Mission
Wanderers’ Rest Cemetery
Madison
Waukesha
Kenosha
St . Kenosha
Kenosha County
Oshkosh
Wisconsin to Host Eleven Meetings Amid Capitol Loss
Madison will welcome about 2 000 visitors as eleven state groups meet in February. The损 sessions shift to the court house after the capitol wings were destroyed, with the Wisconsin State Board of Agriculture expected to headline. Organizations include Horticultural Society Livestock Breeders Sheep Breeders Draft Horse Breeders and Bee Keepers among others.
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Madison
Wis
Capitol
Court House
Wisconsin State Board of Agriculture
State Horticultural Society
Wisconsin Livestock Breeders’ Association
Wisconsin Draft Horse Breeders’ Association
Wisconsin Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Wisconsin
Cheep Breeders’ Association
Wisconsin Experiment Asociation
Poland
China Breeders’ Association
Jersey Breeders’ Association
Berkshire Breeders’ Association
Wisconsin Bee Keepers’ Association
Milwaukee Boarder Kills Baby In Quarrel
Milwaukee Wisconsin January 13. In a quarrel with his wife over room payment Joseph Trepinski 36 new charged with striking Stanislawas Was zak on the head with a claw hammer fracturing his skull. He struck a woman with a stone rendered her unconscious and toppled a stove scalding his year old baby girl. After a long chase he was captured.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Joseph Trepinski
Stanislaus Waszak
Health Advice From Commissioner Evans
Commissioner of Health W A Evans offers guidance to avoid grip pneumonia and cold weather diseases. Follow schedule include don t neglect slight colds dress warmly breathe through the nose keep feet dry avoid overcoats indoors shun drafts especially when perspiring.
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Heath
W. A. Evans
Wausau Opens New Y M C A Building
Wausau Wisconsin January 13 the city opened a new 90000 dollar Y M C A building for members. Beginning today all educational and athletic work will be in the new facility while the old building will be remodeled into a printing office. The structure is practically paid for by popular subscription.
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Wausau
Wis
Nekoosa mill resumes as Wisconsin river mills restart
The Nekoosa paper mill in Grand Rapids Wisconsin reopened after a short shutdown caused by pulp wood shortages and holidays. Fort Edwards and the Consolidated mill at Grand Rapids, the state’s largest, had been closed briefly for similar reasons. All mills now run at full capacity and the Wisconsin valley’s industrial outlook is described as brighter than ever.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Nekoosa
Fort Edwards
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Briefs From Antigo To Madison
Antigo reports a Retail Merchants' Credit association blacklists nonpayers. Beloit notes Morse Darby lost both legs in a train accident in Oakland, California. Chippewa Falls mentions Edna Crooks and Oscar Madison kept their wedding secret until their June 2, 1907 ceremony. A two tailed black cat arrives in Tainter. Dodgeville cattle tuberculosis prompts slaughter. Fond du Lac protests Northwestern trains to Sheboygan. Kenosha tallies 400 whooping cough cases. coal tar fumes suggested. annual plant receptions planned. Madison Park Supt E T Mische may accept Portland offer of 3000. remains 1500 here. Sparta funds a farmer rest room building. Madison reports Hugo Koltes, 18, missing. skate blades disappeared raising drowning fears.
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Beloit
Morse Darby
Oakland
Cal
Chippewa Falls
Edna Crooks
Oscar B. Madison
Father Park
Harry Albright
Tainter
Dodgeville
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Kenosha Gas and Electric Company
Madison—Park
E.T . Mische
Portland
Ore
Mische
Madison
Sparta
Hugo Koltes
Frank Koltes
River steamer plans seek support for upper Mississippi line
J R Mauff of the Diamond Jo boats announces a new company to promote river interests from St Paul to St Louis. The plan calls for separating passenger and freight operations and converting packets to floating palaces with enlarged upper decks, glassed dining areas, and barges carrying 200 to 300 tons. A river convention in St Paul on January 17 is proposed to secure backing along the route.
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A. A. Bentley
The
Bed of Trade
Chicago Board of Trade
J. R. Mauff
Mississippi River
St. Paul
St. Louis
Mauff
Diamond Jo _ boats
Washington
Rooseveltt
Nile
Hudson
Rhine
Worker Severely Hurt After Fall From Scaffold
D. S. Shaheffer, a construction worker on the Listman mill project at Front and Jay, fell about ten feet from a scaffold on Saturday morning. He sustained serious head injuries from striking a moving pulley, received medical aid, and was taken to St. Francis hospital before being moved to the Hotel Bronson. The scalp wound above his right eye required multiple stitches.
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D. S. Shhaeffer
Listman Mill
Front
Jay Streets
St. Francis Hospital
Bronson
City Fathers Crack Down on Poker Club Raid
Monticello Minnesota January 13 four village council members raided Ed Peshia’s saloon arresting R Schomber Charles Boyd D W St Arnold and Earnest Koller Tables cards and money seized prisoners ordered to appear in justice court The council had long sought to stop poker games but previously failed to catch players in action.
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Monticello, Minn
Ed. Peshia
R. Schomber
Charles Boyd
D. W. St. Arnold
Earnest Koller
Justice Court
Map Shows Delegates Power Shifts In Presidential Convention
The map marks states with 30 or more delegate votes in shading, 20 or more in lighter shading, indicating how power centers will shape nominations. It notes Chicago’s 980 delegates through congressional apportionment, adds Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico and Philippines as two each, and highlights how eastern states and Ohio New York Pennsylvania Illinois Missouri dominate the race while western states hold less sway.
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Chicago
Congress
Union
Alaska
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Massachusetts
Missouri
United States
Mississippi
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
South
Mason and Dixon
California
Kansas
Texas
Bryan
Ganz Fame as Composer and Pianist Highlighted
Rudolph Ganz appears at the La Crosse theatre on Wednesday evening January 15 in a piano recital managed by Noelke and Loomis. He has won fame as a composer with works including a symphony in E and a concerto in E for piano and orchestra, plus numerous songs, duets, and choruses. The New York Evening Post lauds his program and his Beethoven Schumann and Schubert interpretations, noting his status as a top pianist.
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Rudolph Ganz
la Crosse Theatre
Messrs. Noelke and Loomis
Ganz
Schumann-Heink
Marcella Sembrich
Johanna Gadski
New York Evening Post
Mendelssohn Hall
Beethoven
Schumann
Brahms
Dahnanyt
Revel
Alkan
Chopin
Liszt
Mr. Ganz
Bakkoms Return From Two Week Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bakkom returned Friday evening from a two weeks visit with relatives and friends at Westby and Viroqua.
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Andrew Bakkom
Westby and
Viroqua
Etzmueller Heads to Sharon for Evangelical Revival
Rev. H. Etzmueller of Emanuel Church of the Evangelical Association will conduct revival meetings in Sharon Wisconsin at the local church for the next two weeks starting tonight. The Tribune Sporting News notes the journey and schedule.
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H. Etzemueller
Emanuel Church of Evangelical Association
Sharon, Wis
Willing to Marry Lonely Dakotan in Ogden
Miss Arvie Rank, 19, of Austin Illinois, informs Chicago police chief she will travel to Ogden South Dakota to wed Isadore Gilman who sought police aid for a wife. The note appears in Tribune advertisements.
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Chicago
Arvie Rank
Austin
Ill
Shippy Sine
Ogden
S. D
Isadore Gilman
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Retail Merchants’ Credit Association
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Northwestern Road
Sheboygan
United Commercial Traverers
Packet Line
Bentley
la Crosse Board
Baldwin Co
J.C. Callaway
LA Crosse, Wis
Etzmueller
Tribune Sporting News
Tribune
Kreutz
America
Japan
Toki
Maud Sutton & CO
Sam Rowley
Sam and
Ida Kelly Toki
Louis la Vallie
Louise Lehman
DR. Watterson
South Fourth Street
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