Madison residents flee on boats as predicted flood fear fades
Madison Wis June 19 a false flood prophecy by preacher Bret Jones spurs an exodus with boats and trains ready for panic action but the city remains above water. Locals recall no flood since 1857 and many return as plans to evacuate end without incident.
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Madison
Wis
Jones
Capitol Park
Sodom
Goimorrah
Hill and Dale
Bret Jones
Brimstone
Breth
Mendota
Monona
Weather Observer
Register of Deeds
Storer
Dane County
American Boys Boldt and Throckmorton Tie in Tia Juana
George C Boldt Jr and Howard Throckmorton traveled to California border town Tia Juana with brides Angeline and Estelle Savin amid sensational reports of jealous suitors and a stabbing incident. Dispatches confirm health and marriages, though details remain scattered.
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Philadelphia
George C. Boldt, Jr
Howard Throckmorton
New York
Tia Juana
California
Mr. Throckmorton
Elopers
Mrr. Boldt Jr
Los Angeles
Boldt
Throckmorton
Angeline Savin
San Diego
Estelle Savin
Estelle
Fined for Selling Cigarette Papers in Fond du Lac
Fred Newton of Newton & Maynard was fined $5 in Fond du Lac on June 19 for selling cigarette papers. The warrant was sworn by Leo Arimond. This marks the first successful prosecution under the state anti cigarette law.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Fred Newton
Newton & Maynard
Leo Arimond
Meat Inspection Bill Approved by Roosevelt and House Panel
Washington June 19 The meat inspection bill nears passage after a White House conference with President Roosevelt and the House agriculture committee. It would fund inspections with 3 million dollars annually, drop court review and secretary discretion provisions, and omit a civil service waiver. The measure faces swift enactment to aid key industries. A separate report notes a fatal bath gas incident investigated by deputies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House Committee On Agriculture
White House
Cannon
Capitol
Cowan
Texas Cattle Growers
Secretary of Agriculture
Tillman Attacks Walsh in Senate Over Bank Campaign Money
In Washington on June 19 Tillman pressed a resolution for an investigation into national bank campaign contributions and the Chicago National Bank failure. He charged Aldrich with blocking the measure and cited bank ties to Republican committees. Hopkins defended Walsh and denied criminal acts, arguing the Chicago transactions were proper and depositors would be protected.
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Washington
Tillman
Senate
National Bank
Chicago National Bank
Aldrich
House
Chicago
Fenton
House Committee On Banking
John R. Walsh
Walsh
Hopkins
South Carolina
Ife
Dekels
Fire Damages Historic State Land Records in Madison
A broken steam pipe in the Wisconsin capitol basement scorched sheepskin bindings and blurred pages, forcing rebound and possible recopies of state land sale and transfer records dating to the state's founding. Damages run from two thousand to likely more, with insurance covering such losses.
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Madison, Wis
Capitol
State Land Office
Land Department
Widow Sues Landowner Over Prolonged Courtship
A rich widow sues Szabo for harming her reputation after a long courtship that never led to marriage. Szabo admits courting but claims fate and a series of mishaps prevented proposals, including a dog tail, a carriage accident, a ladder incident, and a green paint spill. He is acquitted after witnesses support his tale.
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Vienna
Szabo
Gas Is Fatal Peoria Death of Young man
Raymond Charles twenty year old son of Haller E Charles deputy collector of internal revenue was found dead in a bathtub at 811 Fayette Street He was overcome by fumes or gas in the residence indicating a fatal accident under investigation by local authorities.
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Peoria
Lil
Raymond Charles
Haller E. Charles
Internal Revenue
Fayette Street
Ten Years in Bed Relieved by Foley's Kidney Cure
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana says ten years bedridden with kidney disease found no relief until Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended. He reports it a godsend and credits the remedy. Sold by O T Erhart.
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R. A. Gray
J. P
Oakville
Ind
Foley
O. T. Erhart
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Ivery
van Camp
the Tribune
Dover
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Angeline
Miss Sutton
Mexico
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