Veterans fight for Wisconsin department commander
In Fond du Lac four candidates compete for the United Spanish War Veterans department commander J S Frat of Ripon J Armstrong of Milwaukee Michael Graetzinger of Chilton and Otto Harrass of Milwaukee. Appleton and Sheboygan vie to host the 1910 encampment with debate over moving the annual date from July 4 to June to align with the Grand Army of the Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac
Wis
United
J. S. Frat
Ripon
J. Armstrong
Milwaukee
Michael Graetzinger
Chilton
Otto Harrass
Appleton
Sheborgan
Grand Army of the Republic
Vets Brave Rescue At Soldiers Home Lagoon
A crowd of 2000 watched as Mrs. C. P. Boller of Douglas Arizona and her husband fell into the lagoon when their boat capsized at the Soldiers home. Abner P. Smith 66 plunged in first to save her followed by Harold Gaston a veteran with a Span ish American War record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
C. P. Boller
Douglas
Ariz
Harold Gaston
Balloonist Ehrhardt Drowns After Descent In Pond
Prof Ehrhardt a balloonist from Grand Rapids Wisconsin ascended five hundred feet at a local event but a four inch square hole in the balloon caused a slow descent. He fell into the Consolidated Water Power and Paper company pond and drowned after failing to detach his parachute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Wis
Prof
Ehrhardt
Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company
Minnesota Man Claims Alibi in Family Murder Case
Emil Victor, jailed by Sheriff Anderson for the J. W. Chris tie family murder near Rudolph, says he can prove an alibi. He claims he ate breakfast at a Conde hotel on Saturday, then rode to Northville where he was arrested, and spoke with a conductor about finding work. Investigators press on, noting clues suggest the killer knew the family and locality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
SL. D
Emil Victor
Sheriff Anderson
J. W. Christie
Michael Romayne
Rudolph
Here
Conde
Northville
van Slyke
Court attaches C M and St P locomotive in Westby case
United States Judge Carland discharged a deputy marshal’s levy on a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul locomotive seized to satisfy a $6,000 plus verdict to Marie Westby of Madison for her husband’s death in service with the railroad. The levy was ruled illegal since the engine was tied to a passenger train carrying U S mail about to depart for Sioux City and Chicago. The railroad company has appealed the Westby judgment.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Carland
United States Court
United States Marshal
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Marie Westby
Madison
Sioux City
Chicago
Westby
Sham Battle Ends in Panic at Minnesota Fourth of July
A Lake Big Stone sham battle aboard the launch Alpha sparked a blaze that set off fireworks and caused panic among nearby boats. Only a few on board. F. W. Sanborn, owner of the North Star Boat Line, was seriously injured.
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Oatonville
Minn
Lake Big Stone
F. W. Sanborn
North Star Boat Line
Reward Offered for Arrest of Kenosha Horse Thief
A $200 reward was offered in Kenosha Wisconsin for the arrest of an alleged horse thief who shot and wounded Chief of Police Owen O Hara Sunday night. The thief may have vanished, and authorities fear capture is unlikely. Chief O Hara is slowly recovering.
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Kenosha
Wis
Owen O'Hara
Chief O'Hara
Street Car Collides With Team of Horses at Market Street
A Market street car struck a horse from A Boss of Hokah at noon Tuesday. The driver steered the team to the right to avert worse damage and brakes were applied but one horse was struck as the animals turned in front of the car near Twelfth and Market.
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Market Street
Hokah
Twelfth
Market Streets
Pettibone Park Draws Thousands for July Holiday
About 2,590 people visited Pettibone park and lagoon on Monday July 5, a rise from last year as crowds lounged and fished the wagon bridge area. The turnout signals growing popularity for the park this season.
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Pettibone Park
Thaw Transfer Ordered to White Plains Jail
Judge Mills ordered Harry K. Thaw moved from Mateawan asylum to White Plains jail. The ruling, sought by lawyer Mor hauser, allows testimony from ex Governor Stone of Pennsylvania on Thaw’s mental state regarding figures in the Thaw bankruptcy case involving over $500000.
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White Plains
N. Y
Mills
P. m
Harry K. Thaw
Mateawan
Thaw
Morhauser
Stone
Pennsylvania
Angry mob hunts for assailant after Miss Dorsey attack
Ninety a posse of 50 men searches woods near Natchez Mississippi for a negro who attacked Miss Pearl Dorsey as she picked ferns with friends Miss Ethel Stokes Miss Fleming and Sallie Graves The victim suffered facial and neck injuries during a desperate struggle before the assailant fled.
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Natchez
Miss
Murderer Misses Fruit of Crime In Aberdeen
In Aberdeen on July 7 authorities found hundreds of dollars an insurance policy deeds to property and other belongings of the Christie family and Michael Ronayne in a bureau drawer the killer had overlooked.
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Aberdeen
Christie
Michael Ronayne
Diethorn Arrested by St. Paul Eagles
John F. Diethorn, former secretary of the St. Paul Aerie of Eagles, is to be arrested on a complaint by Frank A. Abel. Charges include two counts of larceny for $50 and $68, though only one may be pressed. Diethorn claims the charge stems from spite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
Frank A. Abel
The
St. Paul Aerie of Eagles
Oqice
John F. Diethorn
the Aerie
Diethorn
Suicide by Overweight Man Shocks Mason City
Stephen Duboise 42 of near Spencer, Iowa, killed himself at home due to extreme fatness. Authorities report he had become mentally deranged from his weight and worry over his fleshiness.
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Mason City
Iowa
Stephen Duboise
Spencer
Duboise
Farmhand Emil Victor in Murder Probe Near Rudolph
Authorities in S D seek to link Emil Victor a young farm hand under arrest to the Saturday murder near Rudolph South Dakota that killed Michael Royane and three Christie family members.
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Aberdeen
S&s. D
Emil Victor
Michael Royane
Christie
Rudolph
Colwell Believed Murdered Near Minneapolis Riverbank
W R Colwell who vanished Friday night is now thought to have been killed along the river bank between Minnehaha Falls and Fort Snelling. Friends and police search the district.
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Minneapolis
Minn
W. R. Colwell
Minnehaha Falls
Fort Snelling
Post Office Receipts Rise Over Six Months
The local post office shows a continual rise in business. Receipts for the last six months increased by 10 749 48 dollars. The first six months of 1908 totaled 56 513 79 dollars while the current period reached 67 263 18 dollars.
Mystery in Death of Mrs De La Montanya
San Francisco reports police seek explanations why Charles Wettemore and R G Hanford did not tell authorities about their presence in the apartments of Mrs. De La Montanya, who shot herself last Friday night. Hanford said he warned her away from a German pistol found on a table. Wettemore spoke with Mrs Patton nearby as the tragedy occurred.
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San Francisco
Charles O. Wettemore
Los Angeles
R. G. Hanford
Pwner
de la Montanya
Marquis de la Montanya
Hanford
Earthquake Record Tied to Newport Docks Collapse
Government seismograph recorded a slight earthquake at Newport Wales at the exact moment docks collapsed Friday.38 people died and authorities fear further casualties as trenches crumble amid tremors.
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Newport
Wales
Swollen Creek Fatal to Five at White Cloud Creek
Five men perished near St. Joseph as floodwaters from a sudden downpour swept a bridge over White Cloud creek. Chas Daniels and John Brewer were among those swept away. Rescue and investigation followed in the aftermath of the July 7 incident.
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ST. Joseph. Mo
White Cloud Creek
Chas. Daniels
John Brewer
Stearns Electric Paste Claims Easy Rat and Roach Killing
Advertises Stearns Electric Paste as a ready to use method for eliminating rats mice cockroaches and waterbugs. Promises guaranteed extermination with druggist refund if ineffective and offers prices for 2 oz and 1 lb boxes from Stearns Electric Paste Co Chicago Ill.
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Stearns
J. J. Kearney
Reliabe
Stearns Electric Paste
Stearns’ Electric Paste Co
Chiego, Dl
Tragedy near Hopkins Creek prompts search for more victims
Marysville residents continued to search for three missing men after a drowning incident near Hopkins Creek. Rescue teams scoured the area as concerns grew that others may have been swept away in the current.
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Marysville
Hopkins
Excellent Show at the Airdome Thrills Summer Audiences
An open air vaudeville at the Airdome draws capacity crowds with a varied program. Casey and La Claire portray tenement life with Irish humor and pathos while Arthur Abbott debuts as the first English coster singer here. The Pearce Sisters and Olive perform clever dances. Luella and Olive excel in hard and soft shoe. The Carson brothers showcase striking Swedish balance acts with Grecian sculpture poses. Walter Goetzinger leads a five piece orchestra and Myer Levy adds illustrated songs. Nelson promotes the venture as a likely success.
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Airdome
Casey and
la Claire
Tenement
Arthur Abbott
Pearce
Olive
Luella
Carson Brothers
Walter Goetzinger
Myer Levy
Nelson
Quote on luck from a pithy proverb
The line notes that many kinds of misfortune exist in the world, suggesting a broad view of bad luck beyond a single cause or event. It reads as a general aphorism about fate and probability rather than a specific incident or report.
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Tenty
Wisconsin News
Veterans Fight For Department
Minnesota
Northwest
New York
Burton-on- Trent
England
ST. Paul Eagles
Mrs. DE LA Montanya
WYETH
Stephen Bacon
Rochester, N. Y
State OF
Monroe
Henry W. Hall
Wyeth Chemical Company
C. T. Erhart
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