Niebel Dies in Mankato After Illness
WN Niebel, 34, formerly of La Crosse, died May 27 in Mankato after a five month stomach illness. He left La Crosse for Mankato a month ago and worked at the fire saloon for seven years, previously at the Leering hotel. he was a member of the Bartenders' Union No. 479 and is survived by his wife, parents, and a sister.
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Mankato
WN. Niebel
la Crosse
Niebel
City
Tmfire
Leering Hotel
Nartenders’ Union No. 479
Germans Regain Part of Old Mill in French Front
Paris dispatch reports renewed German assault on Souchez with heavy shells targeting French trenches and the old sugar refinery walls. An official statement confirms bombardment damaged trenches north of the mill and compelled French troops to withdraw.
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Paris
Souchez
Trieste Civil Officials Reported to Leave City
Reports from Geneva state Trieste civil officials have departed the city with the civil governor and his staff said to have moved to Adelsberg.
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Geneva
Trieste
Adelsberg
Mrs. Dora Rossberg Granted Divorce From Edward Rossberg
Judge Higbee granted Mrs. Dora Rossberg a divorce from Edward Rossberg on Saturday and awarded her 1000 dollars alimony.
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Dora Rossberg
Edward Rossberg
Higbee
Easy Going Monarch and the Lord Mayor’s Toast
A London Chronicle note recalls a lord mayor who entertained Charles II and urged the king to stay for another bottle. The monarch, amused, echoed an old song line that “He that's drunk is as great as a king” and complied with the host.
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Charlies II
Charles
London Chronicle
Engagement Proposal Reversal Surprises Couple
In a Boston Transcript excerpt, a man asks why the day of their engagement left him unsettled. The woman reveals she anticipated the proposal but did not expect to accept it, adding a twist to their engagement moment.
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Boston Transcript
Moonlight excursion and local notices in Sidney area
A column of personals and local notices lists a moonlight excursion on Saturday June 19 at 8 30 in Sidney and a Universalist church excursion by steamer to Wino na on Saturday July 10 plus dancing. It notes residents such as Erwin Chamberlain Ray Hyatt Mabel Minn Theodore Johnson La Crosse and others visiting or returning home and local business calls by C A Colburn Olaf Johnson R Peterson and more.
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B. A. Yeomen
Sidney
K. P. Hall
Erwin Chamberlain
University of Iowa
Ray Hyatt
Mabel, Minn
M. Ristey
Sparta
la Crosse
R. H. Colby
Grand Rapids
Universalist
Winona
Theodore Johnson
M. B. Hanson
Rushford
C. A. Colburn
Chicago
Olaf Johnson
R. Peterson
Diamond Bluff
Gateway City Transfer Co
Olga Christiansen
Emma Edmunds
Westby
W. G. Manning
Cameron Avenue
Lytles
A. A. Bentley
Trempealeau County
Horsford’s Acid 1 Relief for Insomnia and Fatigue
Horsford’s Acid 1 is recommended to relieve insomnia impaired nerve force and fatigue. It claims to invigorate the entire system and restore energy.
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Horsford
Thanks for kindness after our son’s death
We thank friends and neighbors for support during illness and after the death of our beloved son and brother. Special thanks to Dr. Evenson Rev Andreas the singers and all who sent flowers. Mr and Mrs John Blumer and family
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Evenson
Andreas
John Blumer
Prosecutor Opposes Frank Commutation in Atlanta
Atlanta June 14 Prosecutor Hugh Dorsey who tried Leo M Frank argued against commuting Frank from death to life imprisonment before Governor Slaton. He submitted a sixty page brief and presented new affidavits supporting the jury verdict of guilty.
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Atlanta
Hugh Dorsey
Leo M. Frank
Slaton
Frank
Yankee and Maine talk on Joe Knowles woods test
In a smoker discussion a Yankee and a Maine man debate Joe Knowles the Boston artist who lived in the woods without food or clothing for weeks to prove nature provides. The Maine man notes Maine weather and snow usage, while the Yankee defends Knowles’ experiment.
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Joe Knowles
Boston
Soo
Maine
Farmington
Joe
Eat Less Meat If Back Hurts
A health ad claims regular meat consumption harms kidneys by overworking them and causing backache among other issues. It promotes Jad Salts as a kidney flush and urinary irritant reducer, to be taken before breakfast for a few days. Credited to Chas. A. Beyschlag, Druggist, 503 Main St.
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A . Chas. A. Beyschlag
Main St
Big Oleo Frauds Unearthed In Federal Probes
Washington reports oleomargarine tax frauds costing the government more in lost taxes than whisky scams. Revenue agents have unearthed schemes with hundreds of thousands recovered and millions implied, tied to colored oleomargarine sold as butter to save 9 cents per pound. Court actions against Capital City Dairy and Rhode Island dealers loom.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Office
Columbus
Ohio
Capital City Dairy Company
Rhode Island
Revenue Department
Costly Animal Pests in Australia Sinking Profits
From a Melbourne report by United States Consul Magelssen, the article notes rabbits devastate Victoria with 150 million killed in 1913, ten rabbits equal one sheep, and grazing losses drive fences and natural predators like foxes and wild dogs to curb populations while kangaroos harm northwest Western Australia ranches with extensive scalp payments.
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Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
United States
Magelssen
Melbourne
Cosmopolitan New York Newspaper Diversity
A notice on New York City press shows the bold claim that no other city matches the cosmopolitan mix of languages in its newspapers. It highlights multilingual editions serving diverse communities across the five boroughs.
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Cosmopolitan
New York
St. Paul's Lutheran Church Announces Special Meeting
St. Paul's Lutheran church schedules a special meeting at 7:15 PM in the church parlors on Wednesday. Plans for the annual excursion of St. Paul's Universalist church are announced, with the Sydney steamer booked for a trip to Winona on Saturday July 10.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Universalist Church
Sydney
Winona
Miss Cox Surprised on Her Twelfth Birthday
Irene Cox of 2117 South Thirteenth street was surprised yesterday afternoon by friends. Edna Burand and Elsie Harder won prizes in the peanut race. A decorated table featured a twelve taper birthday cake. Attendees included Lois Senn Ruth Esperseth Edna Ethel Evelyn Burand Lilian Koblitz Edith Kaulfuss Mildred Florence Skert Lucile Sheetz Elinor Platz Ruth Pitzner Ernest Lyman Duty Helen Muth Emma Elsie Harder Clarice and Clarence Cox.
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Cox
Irene Cox
South Thirteenth Street
Edna Burand
Elsie Harder
Lois Senn
Ruth Esperseth
Edna
Ethel
Evelyn Burand
Lilian Koblitz
Edith Kaulfuss
Mildred
Florence Skert
Lucile Sheetz
Elinor Platz
Ruth Pitzner
Ernest
Lyman Duty
Helen Muth
Emma
Birthday Surprise for Mrs. Chamberlain at Oatman Home
The Ladies Circle of St. Pauls Universalist church were entertained Friday afternoon at a birthday surprise for Mrs. Etta Chamberlain. Mrs. Oatman and Mrs. Roberts hosted, with about thirty members present.
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St. Paul's Universalist Church
S. B. Oatman
Etta Chamberlain
Pleasant Surprise for Mr and Mrs Voight at Home
Mr and Mrs G A Voight entertained friends at their home 218 North Eighth Street Friday evening. The gathering included Mesdames Tucker Peacock Johnson Thomas Williams Shaffer Rossow Mark Moore Fay Harley Collins Forbes Lowe Brown and Miss Bradshaw.
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G. A. Voight
North Eighth Street
M. A. Tucker
Peacock
Sam Johnson
Thomas
Williams
Shaffer
Rossow
Mark Moore
Fay
Harley
Collins
Forbes
Lowe
Brown
Voight
Miss Bradshaw
Annual Church Bazaar At German Reform Church
The German Reform Church ladies announce their annual bazaar on the church lawn at Fourth and Market tomorrow and Wednesday. All members and friends are invited. Supper is served 5 to 8 pm with ice cream and other refreshments.
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The
German Reformed Church
Fourth
Market Streets
Social Briefs Highlight Visits and Travels Across States
Mrs. Harry Curtis visits Mrs. Marion D. Shutter at the Leamington in Minneapolis. David Hill of Chicago stays with grandmother Mrs. David Austin. Mrs. Pamperin and children head to Milwaukee for summer with Pamperin parents. Miss Mary Burns plans a California trip visiting expositions and major cities. Burton James returns from California after attending expositions and travels with C. H. Greenwood of Pomona. James James hosts visits in Joplin Missouri and Telluride Colorado. He tours Grand Canyon and other notable sites.
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Harry Curtis
Marion D. Shutter
Leamington
Minneapolis
David Hill
Chicago
David Austin
Paul Pamperin
Milwaukee
Russell James
Telluride
Colo
James James
Grand Canyon
Italy Maintains Right of Seizure in War Shadow
Rome reports the Italian foreign office will confiscate German ships even without formal war. It promises to pay for seized vessels and responded to Germany’s protest over the Bayern seizure in Naples Bay. Bayern cargo included eight aeroplanes fourteen quick firers and large quantities of ammunition.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Foreign Office
Bayern
Bay of
Naples
Footwear Heels From Persia To Venice Through Fashion
The article traces heels from Persia where wooden blocks kept feet high above burning sands. Early heels reached one and a half inches, then fashion pushed to fourteen inches. In Venice they were called chapinegg and elaborately decorated, with height signaling rank, eventually making walking difficult for some fashionable women.
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Persia
Venice
Oldest Church Edifices From Early American Faiths
The passage lists early surviving church buildings including St. Luke's in Smithfield Virginia built 1632 by architect Joseph Bridger, the Ship Meeting House Hing ham Massachusetts 1681, the Flushing Quaker Meeting 1692, Gloria Dei in Philadelphia 1697, Trinity Wilmington Delaware, and the Dutch Reformed Church at Oakland New Jersey 1698, noting a lengthy eighteenth century catalogue.
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St. Luke's
Smithfield
Joseph Bridger
Ship Meeting House
Hingham
Mass
Flushing
Philadelphia
Trinity
Wilmington
Del
Oakland
N. J
Romania Signs Tentative Pact With Slavs
Rome June 14 A telegram reports Rumania has signed a tentative agreement with Russia removing obstacles to joining the war with the Allies. The report is unconfirmed by other sources and Bucharest dispatches say talks continue.
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Rome
Rumania
Russia
Bucharest
Poincare Visits Munition Factories with Joffre Miller
President Poincare, joined by General Joffre and Minister Miller, visited multiple munition factories in Paris on June 14 to urge workers to increase production of munitions.
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Paris
Poincare
Joffre
Miller
War issue wins Portugal election
Rome reports that Portugal's Sunday election victory by democratic leaders signals a formal entry into the war on the Allies side. The war issue was a major campaign plank for the victorious bloc.
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Portugal
Rome
Seventeen Spies Captured Across Belgium in War Office Report
The war office announced seventeen spies captured in Belgium within the last ten days. Six were executed, six received seven year sentences, and three remain awaiting appeal decisions.
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Berlin
the Hague
Belgium
War Office
Fight
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