Street car and Gas & Electric sale falls through
Boston builders Stone & Webster failed to exercise an option on the City Heating plant, Gas Works, Edison Light & Power and Brush Electric. The deal collapsed when the option expired June 2. Investigations show Light Trust properties faced heavy bonded debt and stiff competition, undermining profitability. No options on Central stock were accepted.
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Brush Electric Company
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Bostons
Filo
Business men urge decoration for UC convention
P C Wiggenhorn, chairman of the street decoration committee, reports that business men were asked to decorate seven stores for the UC convention.
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P. C. Wiggenhorn
Man in Smoked Glasses Seeks Charity for Blind Daughter
A man, claiming to aid his blind daughter who supposedly inherited a million, collected donations for five years by touring stores and streets. He admitted to fabricating the pretext, said he planned to build a Dakota shanty, and claimed to be sober despite heavy intoxication. He died near the wagon bridge after being arrested at central station.
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Central Station
Salisbury
New Bridge Plan Discussed for Pettibone Park
Notice to the city council bridge and finance committee and Pettibone park commission president George H. Ray announces a meeting tomorrow to weigh a new lagoon bridge at Pettibone Park. Proponents say the present bridge is unsafe and a stylish new span is needed if affordable. critics argue the park commission seeks a pretty bridge and the current structure suffices. Business leaders mostly favor a new bridge if funds permit, stressing the park’s single city asset should be handsome.
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George H. Ray
Pettibone Park
Park Commission
Public Baths to Open Within Ten Days
Alderman Rheufuss promises baths ready for patrons within ten days. Pile driver arrives by Wednesday for urgent improvements. Inspector Fraser and former assistants to oversee repairs. Fraser’s past rescues noted with approval as he returns to lead the effort.
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Rheufuss
Fraser
Fire Boys Build Brick Sidewalk at Station No. 3
Fire Station No. 3 gains a new brick sidewalk funded by the city and built by the firemen who volunteered. The project finished with praised teamwork but some firefighters worry it sets a risky precedent for future city projects.
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No. 3
Journalist Burns Detained After Arrest in Minnesota
A man calling himself Somebody alias J P Burns, a professional thug, was arrested by police. He posed in the sweat box while Chief Byrne displayed a billy and an electric flashlight found on him. No charges were filed and Burns was released in Minnesota.
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J. P. Burns
Burns
Byrne
Layman Puent Fued Dismissed In County Court
The state case against William Layman for assault on Mrs Puent was dismissed by Judge Brindley in county court. The judge ruled the evidence balanced and found it a family row with no injuries, so Layman was discharged.
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William Layman
Objection Day Concludes on Caledonia Street Paving
Property holders gathered for objections to the Caledonia street brick paving project. By late afternoon the board’s office reported few or no objections expected, signaling progress toward approval of the work.
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Caledonia Street
Board of Public
Labor Conventions Favor Biennial Schedule in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin State Federation of Labor executive board discusses holding conventions every two years. Members argue biennial gatherings can handle work and save funds for other uses. They favor printing secretary and state organizer reports for conventions. State Organizer William Aldrich reports successful trips to Neenah Menasha Appleton Fond du Lac and La Crosse.
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American Federation of Labor
Labor
William Aldrich
Neenah
Menasha
Appleton
Fond du Lac
la Crosse
Picnic at Myrick Park Hosted by St. Joseph’s School
Children from St. Joseph's cathedral school held their annual picnic at Myrick park funded by their pastor Rev. G. Sluyter. Three hundred fifty children attended as W. F. Goodrich departs for Milwaukee to attend a meeting of Wisconsin Independent Telephone association.
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St. Joseph’s Cathedral School
Myrick Park
Miss Mable Bennett Guest of Miss Hardy in George Street
Miss Mable Bennett from Iowa visits George street where she is hosted as a guest by Miss Hardy.
Plantation company meeting delayed report submission
The Mexican Plantation company meets tonight but Mr. Seiler will not hand in his report because the plantation bookkeeper has not completed the work. The report will be handed in at a later date.
Would-be assassin of Alfonso buried in Madrid
The body of Manuel Morales, who attempted to assassinate Alfonso, was buried today in Madrid. The dispatch notes the burial and references Morales as the would-be assassin in the case surrounding the royal figure.
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Scripps-McRae
Madrid
Manuel Morales
Alfonso
Married at Holmen Miss Ollie Hanson Weds Canton Druggist
Miss Ollie Hanson daughter of C. S. Hanson a former Onalaska merchant married a Canton North Dakota druggist named Wilson at Holmen yesterday. They will reside in Dakota, where the bride's father also lives at present.
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C. S. Hanson
Onalaska
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Canton
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Holmen
Dakota
City officials visit bank to inspect sinking fund vault
A delegation led by Mayor Torrance and including Comptroller Connor Treasurer Young and Clerk Sieger marched to the National Bank on Fourth Street. They explained only three keys are needed to access the sinking fund vault, all held by officials, as they joke about the fund’s status.
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Sieger
Fourth Street
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National Bank
Comptroller
Wanderer Pleasure Boat Reaches Here at Four PM
The Lamb's pleasure boat the Wanderer arrived here at four o'clock this afternoon and is reported in good condition.
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Lamb
Democratic County Convention set for La Crosse on June 23
By direction of the State Central Committee a delegate convention of La Crosse county Democratic electors will meet at the Court House in La Crosse on Saturday June 23 at 1 PM to elect seventeen delegates to the state Democratic convention in Milwaukee on June 27 at 1 PM to formulate a party platform. Caucuses to select delegates will be held June 26 at 7:30 PM at local voting places with credentials by written statement.
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Penertah Ee Bangor
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