Militia Prepares for Annual Encampment at Camp Douglas
La Crosse Militia Companies M and B ready for the annual encampment at Camp Douglas with July 7 set as the start for the Third regiment. Company M reports record practice turnout and optimism for top marks, while Milwaukee units show strong attendance. Officials urge local employers to release militiamen for camp duties, noting militia protection benefits.
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la Chese
Camp Douglas
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Company M
Rawlinson
M Company
Officials View Elevated Plans for North Side Yard
Mayor Torrance and City Attorney Mahoney with other officials visited the north side to review the grounds proposed for C M and St. P railroad yards. They discussed elevated yards as obstructing no streets and both sides reportedly favor the plan, though no official announcement will be made until a final decision.
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North Side
Torrance
Mahoney
Guests of Burroughs Warned Over Midnight Noises
Fred Burroughs, proprietor of a Milwaukee hotel, has filed a police report about guests who cross the street and sing loudly after midnight. The hotel owner may request patrons to desist after twelve o clock as complaints say the piano and singing disturb the neighborhood until two or three in the morning.
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Fred Burroughs
Mr. Burroughs
Milwaukee House
Annual meetings of local boards slated with dates
Notice announces the annual meeting of the board of assessors at the office of tax commissioner Joseph Frisch, one week from next Saturday. A separate notice sets the annual meeting of the board of review beginning June 25, with the assessors’ report to be delivered and complaints heard during the three weeks after.
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Board of Assessors
Joseph Frisch
Board of Review
Device to Regulate Rifle Aim at Camp Douglas
W N G men in the city study a new wind gauge for rifle ranges at Camp Douglas. A clock like instrument shows wind speed and direction with a moving needle to guide sight adjustments for accurate shots. In variable winds the hand alternates, enabling precise aiming once the exact condition is indicated.
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Camp Douglas
Cut Glass For June Weddings At Irvine's Jewelry
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Irvine’s
Main ST
la Crosse
Kinney Objects To Grain Rates On Wisconsin Central
Madison Wis June 13 Assemblyman O G Kinney of Colfax candidate for congress filed a complaint with the railroad rate commission against the Wisconsin Central for grain transport from Colfax to Milwaukee. He claims the rate of 12 1 2 cents per hundred pounds is illegal and excessively high and asks for a hearing and investigation.
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Madison
Wis
O. G. Kinney
Colfax
Congress
Railroad Rate Commission
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Milwaukee
Northwestern Road Proposal Approved and Funded
Articles for the Wolf River Valley road were approved by the Wisconsin attorney general. The new line, financed largely by Northwestern Road officers Marvin Hinghitt and W. A. Gardner, has capital stock of 10 000 dollars and will run from Shawano to Crandon, meeting Northwestern's Green Bay extension.
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Wisg
Wolf River Valley
Northwestern Road
Marvin Hinghitt
W. A. Gardner
Shawano
Crandon
Northwestern
Green Bay
Mile Aline Demonstrates Hoop Rolling Act at Bijou
Mile Aline, a Columbus Ohio performer, notes the hoop rolling feat originated by Everhart in Columbus. She recalls starting the act five years ago after watching Everhart, a prot?g? of Al G Field, perform in the city hall and then developing her version.
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Mile
Aline
Bijou
The
Tribune
Columbus
Ohio
Everhart
al. G. Field
Only Woman Hoop Roller Keeps Stage Act Alive
The speaker recounts mastering hoop rolling on stage after a year of daily effort, noting she has performed since vaudeville five years ago without an engagement gap. She also trained in juggling and clubs, endured injuries, and emphasizes she is the sole woman currently performing the act due to its demanding nature.
Millionaire's Wife Goes on Trial for Servant's Death
In Sioux Falls on June 11 the preliminary beating trial of Mrs. Mosses Kaufmann, wife of a wealthy brewer, unfolds as physicians testify the servant Agnes Poireis died from body injuries.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Mosses Kaufmann
Agnes Poireis
Work Underway on West Avenue Sidewalk Project
Crews are building a half mile cement sidewalk from Green Bay street to Mormon Coulee road on West Avenue. This is one of the year's largest sidewalk undertakings as no previous walk existed there despite strong demand.
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Green Bay Street
Mormon Coulee Road
West Avenue
Kasprzak Found Dead in Wisconsin Woods
Albert Kasprzak, 60, missing since Monday, was found hanging from a tree in Richards woods town of Raymond near Racine. A resident for 17 years, he had been believed insane last year. He leaves a wife, three sons, and four daughters, with some in Milwaukee.
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Racine
Wis
Albert Kasprzak
Richards’ Woods
Raymond Sunday
Kasprzak
Milawukee
Miss Miller Bride in Green Pink White Decor
The wedding of Miss Virginia Elizabeth Miller daughter of Dr and Mrs H C Miller to William Soaper Garlay of Chicago took place last evening at Christ Episcopal church. The ceremony was elaborate with green pink and white decorations and a wedding supper followed at the bride’s parents home. The couple left at 1640 for a New York honeymoon and will reside in Chicago.
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Virginia Elizabeth Miller
H. C. Miller
William Soaper Garlay
Chicago
Christ Episcopal Church
Press silent though public appreciative in La Crosse
A 1906 La Crosse letter recounts an art exhibition praised by locals and echoed by two leading women’s organizations on the east bank of the Mississippi. Citizens and clergy praised the works while editors stayed quiet, prompting a call to meet the art editor. Also noted are a corn-cure ad display and a wedding story of Mr. Al Sharps and Miss Krauss.
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la Crosse
Wis
la Crosse Tribune
Europe
America
London
Paris
New York
Mississippi
Prithee
Madison seeks twenty men for sewer work
Labor Commissioner Thomas Mc Mullan has received a request from the city of Madison to furnish a crew of twenty men and a foreman for sewer construction. The job offers two dollars a day to laborers and promises work until snow falls, with Mc Mullan to endeavor to fill the order.
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Thomas McMullan
City of
Madison
McMullan
Whipple Refuses Freedom Alone Over Fines
EF J Whipple a chiropractor reen acted the Damon and Pythias drama by taking money to pay his fine and be freed from a forty day jail term but refused when funds for his partner G W Johnson were not ready Johnson pleaded guilty in county court at 2 pm and received the same sentence 75 dollars fine and 45 dollars costs or 40 days in jail Friends of the pair say they will pay and depart soon
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EF. J. Whipple
Damon
Pythias
G. W. Johnson
Johnson
County Corts
Whipple
French Island Cemetery Assn Formed at Local Meeting
Cemetery Association No. 1 organized at French Island with founders Toff Jolivette, John Jolivette, Peter Jolivette, John Assalin, Edward Mtrcho, Peter Perris, John Richmond, Emanuel Marco. Teff Jolivette elected chairman. John Richmond named secretary. Aim to establish and maintain a burial ground.
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Cemetery Association No. 1
French Island
the Register of Deeds
Toff Jolivette
John Jolivette
Peter Jolivette
John Assalin
Edward Mtrcho
Peter Perris
John Richmond
Emanuel Marco
Teff Jolivette
Baltimore Wharf Fire Destroys Merchant and Miners Pier
On June 13 the Savannah steamship wharf of the Merchant and Miners' Transportation Company burned completely, causing about two million dollars in losses. The steamer Essex, partially unloaded, caught fire and was towed away where it burned. The Essex was valued at 300000 dollars. Eight barges and scows at the wharves were destroyed and the fire threatened a major repeat of the great blaze.
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Baltimore
Savannah
Merchant and Miners’ Transportation Company
Essex
Boni and Countess likely settle dispute out of court
Paris June 13 Friends here believe the Countess de Castellane and Boni will probably settle their differences out of court. The hitch in the proceedings is guardianship of the children and alimony.
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Paris
Easton Seen as Likely Prohibition Governor Candidate
Rev. E. L. Easton former pastor of the First M. E. church in Madison appears likely to be nominated by the Madison prohibition convention as a cold water candidate for governor. Easton is well known and currently based in Madison.
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E. L. Easton
M. FE
Madison
Eaton
Concert at Golf Club Lights Up Summer Series
Another band concert will be held at the Country club tomorrow evening. Several similar affairs are planned at the golf club house during the summer. The Twelfth street Lutheran church congregation will host an ice cream social in the church parlors this evening.
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Country Club
Golf Club
Twelfth Street
Lutheran Church
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