Wisconsin murderer claims hypnotic spell drove killing
Grant Poole, who shot Mrs. E H Orvis in Oakfield church, pleads insanity as his attorney expects commitment to an asylum. Preliminary exam set for June 11. no bail. Poole describes moments before and after the act, recalling a black cloud and hypnotic control, and recalls an old love affair that dates to 1902 when he was previously committed.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Grant Poole
E. H. Orvis
Oakfield
Maurice McKenna
Mrs Orvis
Mrs. Orvis
Ordynch
Ladoga
Grace Orvis
Poole
Northern Hospital
C. G. Morgan
Orvis
F. J. Bristol
Elks Convention Opens in Racine With Gala Events
Racine hosts the seventh annual Wisconsin Elks convention with 1000 expected visitors. Gov. Davidson attends with entourage. state leaders and mayors planned talks. Women enjoy Bijou theater party and luncheon. sessions set to elect officers and amend the constitution.
Boardman Named to National Guard Commission
Madison Wis June 2 Adj Gen C R Boardman of the Wisconsin National Guard has been appointed by Secretary Taft to serve on the commission created under the new military law to advise the War Department on measures to improve efficiency of state national guards.
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Madison
Wis
C. R. Boardman
Wisconsin National Guard
Secretary of
Taft
War Department
Electric protection device claims to shut off high voltage
Grand Rapids Wisconsin electrician C M Dougherty says a new device will instantly cut all electrical connections to a building when a high voltage surge enters. Reconnection is done by screwing in a plug at the cut out switch.
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Grand Rapids, Wis
C. M. Dougherty
When you meet a trouble borrower lend him all you have
An old saying advises that helping a person in financial distress should be total generosity. The line frames lending as a remedy for trouble, implying moral duty beyond practical limits.
Lungs Healed by Foley's Honey and Tar, Ake Says
A. M. Ake of Wood Indiana says years of severe lung trouble with hemorrhages ended after using Foley's Honey and Tar. He reports the medicine stopped his cough and healed his lungs and urges its use in advanced lung disease. Refuse substitutes warning included.
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A. M. Ake
Wood
Ind
Foley
O. T. Erhart
Crandall Dies After Mumps Relapse At Mendota Asylum
E B Crandall aged 65 of Whitewater Wisconsin died at the county hospital for the insane after an illness traced to mumps eighteen years earlier. A relapse led to brain trouble and his insanity worsened prompting his transfer from a sanitarium to the Mendota asylum many years ago.
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Whitewater
Wis
E. B. Crandall
County Hospital For
Mendota Asylum
Ill Fates and Local Happenings From Manawa to Shawano
State briefs report Jules Rossey of Manawa ends his life with carbolic acid and whiskey. Frost destroys strawberry and tomato crops near Merrillan. Lightning hits a bed with Mrs Rohloff and four children in New London, house heavily damaged but occupants spared. A brass band is formed in New London with Prof. Ashley as instructor. Irvine L Lenroot plans seven Polk county speeches starting June 17 at Clear Lake. Beaver Dam resident Ames A Miller confined to Mendota hospital after a depot breakdown. The Dardis will case settles in Racine with bequest to a Mount Pleasant farmer. James Peebles buys a Stradivarius violin for 600 dollars. some children contest the will. Ray White of Kenosha Crescent reports robbery in Racine. Sheboygan plants deny shutdowns and will keep workers. Freight cars on Northwestern tracks damaged by saboteurs cutting air-brake hoses. thirty cars affected, authorities suspect a grudge.
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Manawa
Jules Rossey
Merrillan
New London
Louis Rohloff
Ashley
Osceola
Irvine L. Lenroot
Polk County
Clear Lake
Portage
Ames A. Miller
Beaver Dam
Milwaukee Road
Mendota Hospital
Calamus
Dodge County
Racine
James Dardis
Mount Pleasant
Plymouth
James Peebles
H. B. Whitcomb
Milwaukee
Ray White
Kenosha Crescent
Sheboygan
Sheboygan Chair
Excelsior
Shawano
Florist Fined for Employing Underage Workers
BELOIT Wis June 2 Frank T Manahan a florist was fined 25 for employing children under 14 years of age.
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Beloit
Wis
Frank T. Manahan
Man Builds Castle in the Air Says Lawn Care Less Necessary
An amusing note reports a man who constructs his dream castle in the air claiming he avoids mowing the lawn. The quip highlights a whimsical view of ambition and daily chores without detailing any concrete event.
War on diploma mills enters AMA convention
In Chicago the American Medical Association opened amid concern that diploma mills produce physicians lacking skill. The first session will read scientific papers tomorrow, while today’s agenda covers community health laws. President Joseph E Bryan of New York defended vivisection as vital to science and opposed commercialization of medicine.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Joseph E. Bryan
New York
Harvard Wins B Ten Lengths In Varsity Eight Race
In heavy rain and a strong easterly wind Harvard defeated Cornell by ten lengths in the fourth annual varsity eight race on the Charles River. Harvard clocked 10:47 to Cornell 11:24 over the mile and seven eighths course.
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Boston
Harvard
Cornell
Charles River
Susanne promotes Gold Medal Flour to housewives
An advertising line targets women at home, urging preference for Gold Medal Flour with a salome style flourish. The slogan suggests domestic shoppers favor the brand in everyday baking.
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Susanne
Salome
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