Black River Flood Causes Rapid Rise and Road Washouts
North Side News reports Black River flooding accelerating rapidly with water rising up to a foot per hour and six inches per hour at Black River Falls. Roads to Trow's mill inundated and washouts disrupt Milwaukee road traffic near Grand Crossing and Grand Rapids. Pile drivers repaired tracks in the valley division as water threatens the new lighting plant foundation.
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Black River
Trow
Milwaukee Road
Grand Crossing
Winona
Lyttles
Valley Division
Grand Rapids
Valuable Hounds Shot At Farm
Two of John Wachter’s large hounds were shot near the farm gate yesterday by an unknown assailant. One dog was killed and the other seriously wounded. Wachter says the dogs were invaluable for farm work. Suspects have been named, and arrests will follow once evidence is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wacher
Burlington Builds New Sandhouse at Coal Chute Site
A large sandhouse has been installed by the Burlington road in connection with the recently built coal chute. It is located at the lower end of the chute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Road
Opera House to Repeat Play Despite Half Full House
The stock company at the opera house will repeat tonight one of its previously staged plays. Last night’s second performance of Down where the Cotton Blossoms Grow drew about half the house, while the lower floor was crowded. Balcony and gallery ushers held sway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Benefit Supper For St James Church Planned By Foresters
A benefit supper hosted by the Catholic Order of Foresters will be held this evening in their hall at 715 Street above R Schulze bakery. Ladies of the order expect a large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James Church
Catholic Order of Foresters
R. Schulze
Mississippi River
Tally-ho
Country Club
Medical Society
Y. M. C. A. Hall
Victor C. Vaughn
University of Michigan
Brother Seeks Justice After Electric Car Fatality
Albert Babbitt a 65 year old retired lake captain was struck and killed by an electric car in Oshkosh Wisconsin. His body was pinned beneath the vehicle requiring jack screws to free him. The accident happened before the two houses where his sisters reside and in view of family members.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Albert Babbitt
North Side Briefs Highlight Rail Delays and Local Activity
A Burlington line derailment near Bagley Wis disrupted arrivals with No 47 late before 9 and No 49 arriving 9 10. Lumber loads move daily as Thomas Phalon Coal Co advertises pine and birch logs head to Muscatine. Local visits include Louis Johnson from Vought-Berger and Mrs J J Noem in Minneapolis. A new watering trough will be installed on Gillette Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas & Phalon Coal Co
Rose Street
Burlington Road
Bagley
Wis
Louis Johnson
Vought-Berger Co
Vought-Berger
Thomas Nordlein
Pire Bluff
Ark
Sawyer & Austin Lumber Co
A. H. Miles
Iron River
West Salem
Lida Miles
Muscatine
J. J. Noem
Minneapolis
William Neitzel
Tomah
A. Steile
Sumner Street
Neitzel
W. S. Cozad and Son
Meadeville
J. H. Krell
Berlin Street
Gillette
Kane and
George Streets
No License to Brew ers at Racine
Racine Wisconsin announces all saloonkeepers must obtain new licenses by July 1 as old licenses expire. Brewing firms cannot receive licenses or appoint agents. every license must name the proprietor. Licenses are non transferable and successors must apply for a new license upon retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine
Wis
Very Low Rates to Toronto Via Northwestern Line
Excursion tickets sold June 18 19 21 and 22 with favorable return limits on account of the Triennial Convention International Sunday School association. Apply to agents Chicago Northwestern Ry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
International Sunday School Association
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Wisconsin Senate Debates Stout Bill and State Paper Move
Madison June 8 The Senate spends the morning debating the Stout bill to exclude saloons from schools. The Assembly moves to name the Milwaukee Free Press the official state paper by a 54 to 20 vote and to shift Supreme Court clerk pay from fees to salary. A proposed woman member for the state boards is defeated 38 to 36 as Dunn pocket ballot bill advances, backing the card and envelope voting system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Special Dispatch
Madison
Wis
Senate
Stout
Assembly
Milwaukee Free Press
Supreme Court
State Board of Control, Charities and Penal Institutions
Dunn
Vaudeville program at Bijou honors visiting doctors and Foresters
A new vaudeville show opens at the Bijou tonight in honor of visiting doctors and Foresters with a large attendance expected. The midweek premiere features a notable black face act described as unmatched.
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Bijou
Reunion of Dineen Brothers After 20 Years
Four Dineen brothers reunite on the north side after two decades apart. Daniel Dineen hosts at Berlin street while Pat H Dineen of Leavenworth Kansas and William and John Dineen of Madison Wisconsin travel to attend before visitors return home.
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Dniel Dineen
Berlin Street
Pat H. Dineen
Leavenworth
Kas
William and John Dineen
Madison
Wis
Old Resident Visits City from Tacoma
Mr. Charles Curtis, formerly a pioneer resident, is visiting the city after moving to Tacoma, Washington. He plans to stay several days and show interest in coal lands in the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Curtis
Curtis
Tacoma
Washington
Iuday Markets Livestock Receipts and Grain Quotes
Hog receipts totaled 28 000 with 4 871 left over and prices easing. Cattle 8 000 slow, sheep 14 000 strong. Regional bids show Omaha and Kansas City activity for hogs, cattle, and sheep. Market quotes follow for corn oats park lard ribs and Minneapolis and Duluth futures, with Harry Hagen of Centerville visiting relatives in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Omaha
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Duluth
Harry Hagen
Centerville
J City
Justice Sentences Express Robber After Plea
Reports from Phillippsburg Montana state Clarence Young who dynamited an express car and attempted robbery on a Northern Pacific train two miles east of Bearmouth May 27 has been sentenced in district court to fifty years in Deer Lodge penitentiary. Floods in Fond du Lac Wisconsin are easing with damage not exceeding 100000 dollars. 15000 dollars borne by the county. Water remains on streets. boats and rafts ferry supplies. Bowen Manufacturing and O C Steenberg plants closed as water covers engines.
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Paul
Northern Pacific Railroad
Phillippsburg
Mont
Clarence Young
Northern Pacific
Bearmouth
Haseen
Deer Lodge
Fond du Lac
Wis
Bowen Manufacturing
O. C. Steenberg
Senator Dolliver Undergoes Nasal Operation in Washington
Senator Dolliver of Iowa has had an operation for a nasal duct condition above the right eye. A severe cold contracted on returning from Iowa for his father’s funeral developed into neuralgia. The operation was entirely successful.
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Senator Dolliver
Washington
Iowa
Towboat W. W. O'Neill Sinks After Canal Obstruction
In Louisville on June 8 the towboat W. W. O'Neill, a major river vessel, struck an obstruction in the canal and sank at the foot of Eighth street after completing a 1800 mile journey. Captain Carrollton and a crew of twenty five escaped. vessel valued at $100,000.
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Louisville
W. W. O'Neill
River Service
Eighth Street
Carrollton
Burial of Brigadier General Henry Van Ness Boynton
General Henry Van Ness Boynton was buried in Arlington National Cemetery with distinguished military and civic honors. Though a civilian at death, he was accorded a funeral befitting a brigadier general, former officer in the United States Army. Funeral services at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church were led by Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe and attended by representatives of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland the Loyal Legion and the Gridiron Club.
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Washington
Henry van Ness Boynton
Arlington National Cemetery
United States Army
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Wallace Radcliffe
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
The
Loyal Legion
Gridiron Club
Two Boys Cremated On Atlantic City Beach
Atlantic City report says Ordner J. Dulane and William Jeffries both seven and five years old, of the city, found a brush heap on the New Hampshire avenue beach. They dug under it and were trapped as flames swept the pile, leaving them cremated before they could escape.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Ordner J. Dulane
William Jeffries
New Hampshire Avenue
Dietz controversy dam failure isolates towns in Chetek area
The Cameron dam on the Thornapple river has failed cutting off several county towns and halting rural mail delivery since Monday. Only one steel bridge remains. no lives are reported lost amid the Dietz dispute with Chippewa Logging and Boom company.
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Chetek
Wis
Cameron
Thornapple River
Dietz
Chippewa Logging and Boom Company
Lima forgery case: bank president W W Leighton jailed
Lima Ohio June 8 William W Leigh ton former president of the Lima Savings Bank and Trust Company was convicted of forgery in its wrecking case and sentenced by Judge Mathers to three years in the Ohio penitentiary. He gave bond and his attorneys secured a stay of execution pending appeal to the circuit court.
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Lima, O
William W. Leighton
Lima Savings Bank and Trust Company
Mathers
Ohio
Circuit
Millers National Federation Opens Third Convention
Kansas City June 8 mills from many states attend the Millers National Federation session. The convention will consider better protection in bills of lading for flour as a key issue before its adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
United States
The
Millers’ National Federation
Secretary Hay sails from London to New York
Secretary Hay and Mrs. Hay depart London on the Baltic bound for New York. A royal car is provided on the boat train for the secretary of state’s convenience as they travel via Liverpool aboard the White Star line steamer Baltic.
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London
Hay
Liverpool
White Star Line
Baltic
New York
Senate blocks bill on city telephone rate discrimination
In Madison on June 8 the senate killed an assembly bill that would prohibit discrimination in telephone charges among cities of similar size. The body also concurred with a proposed constitutional amendment and passed a strict deer hunting law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Senate
Assembly
Beriah Wilkins Dies. Washington Post Editor Remembered
Beriah Wilkins editor and proprietor of the Washington Post has died. He knew Grant Hayes and Garfield and was a notable newspaper figure in the national capital.
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Washington
Beriah Wilkins
The
Washington Post
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
National Capitol
Pioneer Iowa lawyer Barlow Granger dies
Des Moines Iowa June 8 Barrow Granger the first lawyer admitted to the Iowa bar and founder of The Star the first Des Moines newspaper died He was a former mayor of Des Moines.
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Des Moines
House and Barn Burned Near Shelbyville
Edward Andrews frame house and barn northwest of Shelbyville Indiana were destroyed by fire. Loss listed at 12000 dollars. Fire reported June 8. No injuries mentioned.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Edward Andrews
Here
Excursion Tickets for Milwaukee Northwestern Line Sold
Excursion tickets to Milwaukee Wisconsin via the Northwestern Line will be sold June 16 to 22 inclusive with favorable return limits on account of the Biennial Meeting of Modern Woodmen. Apply to agents Chicago and Northwestern Ry.
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Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Hay Sails Homeward Bound to United States
Secretary Hay departed Queenstown for the United States this morning aboard the Scripps-McRae Dispatch en route to Washington. The voyage marks a key return of the secretary after recent international talks and duties abroad.
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Hay
Scripps-McRae
Queenstown
United States
Christian Endeavorers Will Not Meet Tonight
There will be no meeting of the city Christian Endeavor Friday night.
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Christian Endeavor
Impossibility of Securing Needed Speakers
A brief report notes the event cannot proceed as planned due to inability to secure required speakers. No replacement schedule or alternative arrangements are mentioned.
Noted Crook Dead
Jimmy Hope once noted bank burglar dies after two hour illness. He collapsed while talking with friend Pat Sheedy at the Lincoln Hotel on Fifty second street and Broadway in New York.
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New York Herald
New York
Jimmy” Hope
Pat” Sheedy
Lincoln Hotel
Fifty-second Street
Broadway
Almaza Protected Cruiser Al RFPoeren Sarre
A scrambled OCR fragment references a protected cruiser and individuals or entities named Al and Sarre with potential association to VLAD. The legibility is limited, but the item appears to note procurement or naval context without clear dates or outcomes.
Alfalfa by Irrigation in Yellowstone Valley Montana
Irrigated land in Yellowstone Valley west of Billings offers alfalfa potential. One acre yields 10 000 pounds hay, with pasture 500 pounds and range 290 pounds. Irrigated alfalfa can feed a steer 400 days, enclosed pasture 20 days, range 16 days.
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Yellowstom
Billings
Mont
Northern Pacific
C. W. Mott
La Crosse Tribune Offered as Dependable Newspaper
Readers are urged to subscribe to the La Crosse Tribune for reliable daily news and dependable reporting. The appeal emphasizes trust, quality coverage, and consistent journalistic standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Tribune
Wanted Girl for General House Work
Help needed for general house chores at 929 State Street. Apply at residence for immediate consideration by the employer seeking reliable, hardworking assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
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North Side Bottling Works
North Side News
Burlington's
NEW Land House
L. E. Lavaque
North Side Briefs
Riiou
Edwards-Wood Co
Fifth and Roberts Streets
St. Paul, Minn
McMillan Building
HEE Press
Amen BI Simi Paper
ACW
Vaud Valle
Iuday Markets
Chicago Wheat
General Boynton
Milwaukee
Vapor-Medicator
Owatonna
Vichy
J. W. van Winkle
Eskays
Mr. van Winkle
G. A. Hipke
T. L. Harrington
G. J. Kaumheimer
W. H. Washburn
F. R. Weber
A. J. Patek
A. W. Gray
Thos. H. Hay
Hugh H. Young
Johns Hopkins University
A. L. Potter
West Superior
G. H. Conklin
P. H. McGill
State Society
the State University and
State Medicine
Chas. R. Bardeen
E. Evans
la Crosse
A. J. Puls
H. L. Russell
C. A. Harper
A. O. B. Wingate
Wilhelm Becker
Warren B. Hill
Louis F. Jermain
J. J. Poehling & CO
M’t
Ing Choice New Line Duck
James Hop
ALMAZ
AL Rfpoeren
Sarre
Vlad
Yellowstone Valley
Montana
Dult Fop International
CLD
Pach
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