Weather clears for Camp Douglas firing exercise
Wisconsin training camp reports ideal conditions with rain easing aimed volleys on the range. A recruit’s misfire stopped before pit crew injury, while Neenah’s Company 11 led the day with high scores and Private Brandon earning $590 on a 129 or better goal. Gov. Davidson to review tomorrow night.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
Boardman
Col. McCoy
Neenah
Schneller
Brandon
Wisconsin Lecturer Attacks Society Over Mental Defects
Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer of New York criticizes society for neglecting the feeble minded epileptic and morally weak, while praising Wisconsin’s care of the insane as progressive. She cites Dorothea Dix and notes new ideas like employment for chronic patients and placement with families under medical supervision.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Anna Garlin Spencer
New York
Wisconsin
United States
Wiscosin
Regents names new instructors at University of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin regents appoint several new instructors and summer staff. Edward Lunt of Harvard becomes history instructor replacing D L Patterson who moves to Kansas. Leroy Case joins music. H D Orth new in mechanical drawing. Grimes in mathematics for summer session.
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Madison, Wis
Board of Regents
University of Wisconsin
Edward Lunt
Harvard
D. L. Patterson
University of Kansas
Leroy C. Case
School of Music
Herman E. Owen
California
H. D. Orth
Terre Haute
Ind
N. C. Grimes
William H. Kieckhoefer
W. F. Searborn
Department of Education
J. S. Hickman
Prof
L. S. Smith
Ray S. Owen
H. A. Parker
R. Wischkaemper
Iiona State University
Jesse E. Wrench
Fireworks Sale on Fourth Street Brightens Week
Prominent Fourth Street storefront advertises a sale with special weekly prices on a wide range of fireworks. The list includes 24 inch fire crackers, Roman candles, sky rockets, spinners, flags, and rain proof canvas flags, with multiple pack sizes and per dozen rates.
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Fourth Street
Life of Poverty Ends in the Grave in Wisconsin
In Waukesha Wisconsin on July 1 Bob Jim the oldest inmate of the county poor house died ending a long life of poverty. He had spent years in the institution and faced hardship before his death at the house.
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Keen
Robert James
Bob Jim
Genesee
Waukesha
Wis
County Poor House
Kid Reilly knocked unconscious in Neenah
State brief reports Charles Fenski known as Kid Reilly was knocked unconscious by an unknown assailant in Neenah. Other notes include county convention date in Sheboygan, Heath held in Michigan pending arrival, and local incidents across several towns.
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Neenah
Charles Fenski
Kid Reilly
Sheboygan
William J. Heath
Pentwater
Mich
Michigan
Mabel van Brocklin
Heath
Sparta
A. Naset
Frustrate Attempt to Wreck a Train Near Appleton
An Ashland division North-Western passenger train faced a wrecking attempt a mile east of Appleton. A pile of ties blocked the track but the engineer stopped the train with about seventy five passengers aboard including thirty Appleton residents returning from Forest Junction German evangelical camp. An investigation is underway.
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Appleton
Wis
Ashland Division North-Western
Appleton Peopl
Forest Junc
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Swrerent
House of A St Energy and Initiative
George Ade
Doerflinger’s
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Charles Lueck
Fond DU Lac
O. H. Duffy
Kenosha
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