Russian immigrant jailed for attempted robbery-turned strangling
Grand Rapids Wisconsin July 8 Michael Stanovich a Russian pleaded guilty to assault with intent to do great bodily harm and was sentenced to one year in the state prison at Waupun. He attacked Stanley Zdunek three miles north of Grand Rapids as they walked after cashing pay checks, attempting to strangle him with a rope. Zdunek fought back biting Stanovich and escaped to seek help.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Michael Stanovitch
Stanley Zdanek
Waupun
Zdvnek
Here
Biron Mills
Biron
Stanovich
Zdanek
Zdunek
Zddunek
Stankevich
Watertown Welcomes Thirty Years' Club With Tolling Bell
Watertown Wisconsin on July 8 reports the Thirty Years' club of former residents will be greeted by the mayor when the Aug 1 homecoming day arrives. The mayor will toll the city hall bell thirty times and present each member a gold embossed charm reading 30 Watertown. Members must submit a brief career history for printing in city archives. The oldest member has been away fifty six years, with many away forty to fifty.
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Watertown
Wis
Boy May Lose Sight in Milwaukee Fireworks Incident
Nicholas Paltz, 14, son of John Paltz, lost one eye from a dynamite blast in homemade fireworks near Madison. He was taken to Milwaukee for treatment. doctors hope to save the remaining eye. The injuries occurred from a premature explosion used by Italian laborers.
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Madison, Wis
Nicholas Paltz
John Paltz
Milwaukee
International romance ends in Wisconsin wedding
In Madison on July 8 a high society romance culminates in an international marriage between Ruth Mary Baltzell, daughter of the late Judge and former Madison mayor, and Sayege Matsutari Hattori, son of General Hattori. Their meeting occurred during a February snowstorm when they sheltered under an umbrella and found each other.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Japan
America
Ruth Mary Baltzell
John Rigeley Baltzell
P. P. Sandborn
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Milwaukee
Yokohama
Cupid
Miss Baltzell
Hattori
Noted Madison Figures Tie In Marriage Plans And Academia
The text details Miss Baltzell and Dr Hattori in Madison with marriage plans at 304 North Broom street and 514 State street residency. It notes Hattori’s Tokyo education, University of Chicago study, electrical engineering work, and future return to Japan plus family ties to a textile business. It mentions the Bentano Kaniyamer collaboration and the Japanese American club, plus Lyenanega’s meeting with Baltzell and language exchanges. It also covers a public utilities hearing where meters were found to run fast and gas calorific value data, with deposits and a ruling pending.
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Madison
Miss Baltzell
Hattori
Japan
Russia
Miss Raltzell
East
Bentano Kaniyamer
University of Tokio
Lyenanega
Hattoria
Wakita University
Tokio
University of Chicago
Virginia Robbins
North Broom Street
R. A. Lanz
Mies Baltzell
eRr. van Elden
Grace Episcopal Church
Sheldon
St. Paul
Lid is on in Superior saloons amid police crackdown
In Superior Wisconsin July 8 police chief McKinnon vowed strict enforcement to keep saloons closed on Sundays and at noon. H M Gustafson paid a $100 fine for lid lifting after police found three men hidden in his ice box during a late night search.
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Superior
Wis
McKinnon
H. M. Gustafson
Wisconsin hen lays three nested eggs in one day
A hen reportedly broke three shells to reveal three perfectly formed eggs in a single day. Observers say this is a Wisconsin record and possibly unmatched by any other hen in the state.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin and Minnesota State News in Brief
State briefs report Anna Wagner and Lucien Suffel as joint heirs to 300000 from a Polo death. A Rockton dam accident swept Vermuelen from a rowboat into twenty five feet of water. United States Steel plans operations at the head of the lakes with Interstate Transfer railway work to start. Wisconsin Zinc company incorporated in Maine with 1000000 capital. principal incorporators listed. Police clampdown in Superior after a saloon violation. Gustafson fined 100 dollars. Fireman Heke seriously injured by a coal heave. an improvised hospital train transported him. Oscar Velie, 12, a boy preacher from Winona, draws crowds with spontaneous sermons. Four men and four women narrowly escape a White Lodge cottage fire.
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Green Bay
Anna Wagner
Lucien Suffel
St. Paul
Polo
Beloit
Cr. Vermuelen
Rockton
United States Steel Corporation
Leroy L. High
W. M. Pike
H. L. Cram
H. P. Sweetser
McKinnon
H. M. Gustafson
Gustafson
EAU Claire
Albert Heke
Omaha Road
Altoona
Oscar Velie
Winona
Evangelical Free Mission Church
Fire Destroys Cottage In Chippewa Falls Area
Firefighters report a cottage near Chippewa Falls was engulfed in flames after an alarm was raised. Occupants included Mr and Mrs Joseph Bonyen, Mr and Mrs Andrew Jacobson, Miss Clara Madson, Archie Putnam of Chippewa Falls, and Mr and Mrs John Jacobson of Eau Claire.
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Joseph Bonyen
Andrew Jacobson
Clara Madson
Archie Putnam
Chippewa Falls
John Jacobson
Eau Claire
Chippewa Falls Meters Too Fast
Madison Wis July 8 The state railroad commission held a hearing on former Secretary of State T J Cunningham petition seeking lower water rates and improved service at Chippewa Falls Water Works and Lighting company Cunningham contends current rates are reasonably low and service adequate.
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Madison, Wis
State Railroad Commission
T. J. Cunningham
Chippewa Falls Water Works and Lighting Company
Cunningham
Pleasant Ways for Summer Days on Grand Trunk Routes
Summary of rail routes from Chicago to New York via Niagara Falls and to Boston and Montreal. Mentions double track Chicago to Montreal and connections Grand Trunk Central Vermont Boston & Maine and Grand Trunk Railway System. Advises contacting Geo W Vaux for low round trip fares and literature.
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Grand Trunk
Lehigh Valley
Chicago
New York
Niagara Falls
Central Vermont
Boston & Maine
Boston
Grand Trunk Railway
Montreal
Quebec
Portland
Adams St
Oconto Hen Sets Record For Laying
In Oconto Wisconsin on July 8 Gust Ansorge reports a hen that lays unusually large eggs. He found an egg at the nest that was as big as the largest goose egg, signaling a local record in egg production.
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Oconto
Wis
Gust Ansgrge
Gust
Manitowoc Guard Dies From Lockjaw After Sham Battle
Ed ward Koch of Co. H Wisconsin National Guard, Manitowoc, collapsed during a sham battle in Sheboygan Wis. He arrived healthy but soon suffered severe facial pain and could not move his jaws. A recent leg bruise with a clot is suspected as the cause of the lockjaw.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Edward Koch
Co. H
Wisconsin National Guards
Manitowoc
Koch
La Follette's men confer with Taft in Hot Springs
Attorney A. T. Rogers, law partner of Senator La Follette and Wisconsin Republican national committeeman, and Assemblyman H. L. Ekern joined Congressman H. A. Cooper of Racine in Hot Springs, Va., at Taft's invitation to confer with the Republican presidential nominee.
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Madison
Wis
A. T. Rogers
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
H. L. Ekern
H. A. Cooper
Racine
Hot Springs
William H. Taft
Taft
Bad Storm Strikes Grand Rapids Area
A severe electrical wind and rain storm hit Grand Rapids and nearby areas last evening. It toppled shade trees damaged crops and struck the courthouse damaging the flagstaff and cupola. The downpour raised river levels and heavy rain followed.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Court House
Ringling Parade Three Miles Long
The Ringling Brothers world parade spans three miles featuring elephants horses camels and a multinational crowd. It promises a grand street spectacle with 650 horses 280 camels and 1 280 performers drawing on a vast zoological display from a global roster.
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Ringling Parade
America
Ringling Brothers
Ringling Brothers Circus Arrives in La Crosse with New Wonders
The Ringling Brothers circus stages its La Crosse show on Tuesday July 21 with a revamped company menagerie and an all star European troupe. New ornate equipment from France Germany and Japan, gold trimmed floats and richly costumed pageantry promise a brighter bigger parade. The zoological tent mimics a tropical jungle while a branch ticket sale opens at Young’s drug store day of show with reserved seats at ground prices.
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France
Germany
Japan
Ringling Brothers
America
Young’s Drug Store
Floods Cause Minimal Damage Reported Across Regions
Despite near flood stage water, damage remains light as farmers travel in from Minnesota. Roads near Hokah show some submersion while areas south report no damage and traffic continues daily.
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Minnesota
Hokah
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Floor
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Leington
New England
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Warner
E. N. Strait
Chippewa
LA Follette
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