Local news brief highlights moves and incidents
Schweigert resumes duties as Milwaukee Road engineer after a week away. Miss Etta Nessler returns from Lansing Iowa to her home. John Roggensack returns home after a visit in Lansing. Prank Foley visits the North side. Fire department No 4 responds to a morning boat house fire at Gillette street foot. North side fishermen report good east channel fishing with large catches near the dams. Marvin and Trestrail real estate and insurance brokers relocate to Irvine’s jewelry store, with all business to be moved from the previous offices.
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Schweigert
Wall Street
Shas
Milwaukee Road
Etta Nessler
Lansing
Iowa
John Roggensack
Foley
Fire Department No
Gillette Street
North Side
East Channel
Marvin and
Trestrail
Irvine
Johnson
Indignation Meeting Called Over Fireboat Delays
Firemen failed to respond promptly to a blaze at the river boatyard near the Navy Yard. Engineer A Foster of 1603 Charles street calls for investigation and offers 100 reward for evidence of arson. Several boats valued up to 600 dollars were destroyed with no insurance. Neighbors helped save others from the flames.
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North Side
A. Foster
Charles Street
No. 4 Station
A. A. Hammersberg
Jos. Hirt
John Mack
Andrew Nelson
N. Prey
Archie Mosher
Carl Rathke
Q’ Navy Yard
Indignation Meeting Planned Over North Side Fire Losses
Residents plan tonight at a homeowner's place to protest the fire department's alleged negligence after a blaze destroyed five boats and houses on the north side. Only one insured owner, Joe Hirt, saved a policy, and total losses exceed $3,000 except A A Hammersberg's boat, which was only badly damaged. Investigations seek missing items with a $125 reward pool and a possible incendiary cause per club leader Mr Foster.
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Joe Hirt
Hirt
A. A. Hammersberg
la Crosse
Foster
Milwaukee Trains Delayed by Wreck On Milwaukee Road
Morning eastbound trains were delayed by a wreck on the Chicago division near the first station south of Milwaukee. Passenger No. 1 due 2 45 a m was over an hour late and Nos. 15 and 3 due 4 00 and 6 05 were about an hour late. Fast mail No. 66 due 10 45 was 385 minutes late.
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Milwaukee
North Side Carnival Plans Move Ahead With Queen Vote
North Side Amusement Association advances plans for July 4 to 9 carnival on city streets. Cosmopolitan Carnival Company, touring Waterloo and Red Wing, will arrive by train with about 20 cars. A queen of the carnival will be chosen by popular vote to July 8, with a diamond ring prize. A street wedding is planned as a public feature with a substantial prize to start the couple’s married life.
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North Side
North Side Amusement Association
Cosmopolitan Carnival Company
Waterloo
Red Wing
Bem
Tor
Mill Strike Ends Following Misstatement
An error in information led The Tribune to report that the striking Listman mill workers had returned to work, though the situation is clarified as unfinished. The report traces the misstatement and notes ongoing labor actions by the employees.
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George M. Heath
the Tribune
Listman
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