Milwaukee License Crackdown Expands to More Salons
Milwaukee officials report additions to Chief Jansen’s blacklist of saloons and dance halls, with about 27 venues expected to lose licenses after July 6. Aldermen say new names include a East Water Street cafe near city hall, a Johnson Street saloon, a Third Street cafe, and a boxing resort on East Water Street, plus five others.
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Milwaukee, Wis
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Sebasts
Walter
I. H. Tarrant
License Committee
Common Council
East Water Street
City Hall
Johnson Street
Grand Avenue
It Takes a Woman to Conceal What She Does Not Know
A pithy dictum on gender and ignorance, arguing that women hide what they do not know while men reveal their ignorance through formless signs. The remark casts gendered behavior as a social illusion without specific event or source.
Bohemian laborer shoots Milwaukee doctor after alleged cure failure
Anton Kriz, a Bohemian laborer, shot Dr. Frank Stirn in his Cudahy office injuring him seriously. Stirn is at Trinity hospital. Kriz surrenders to authorities after a pursuit by Mayor Peter Kleineider.
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Milwaukee
Frank J. Stirn
Cudahy
Anton Kriz
Stirn
Trinity Hospital
Kriz
Vogl
Packard Avenue
Barnard Street
Dr. Stirn
Tony
J. P. Taugher
Peter Kleineider
H. O. Krueger
Douglas Bremmer
Chief Krueger
Memory Restored by Grape-Nuts For Night Operators
A California night telephone operator details health decline from irregular meals and pastry. After four months on Grape-Nuts she reports eleven pounds gained, better color, strength, and fully restored memory. The letter, from Postum Co. promotes Grape-Nuts with the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Calif
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Parents Fight Over Custody in Racine County Court
In Racine Wisconsin a custody battle unfolds as William Reed of Pennsylvania sues Myrtle Reed Jensen for possession of two children. Jensen allegedly married another man after correspondence via a matrimonial bureau and did not disclose prior marriage or two daughters. Sheriff oversees the case as both sides level grave accusations.
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Racine
Wis
William Reed
Pennsylvania
Myrtle Reed- Jensen
Reed
Old Government Official J F Matile Found Dead
United States Court Commissioner J F Matile was found dead in his chair in Green Bay Wisconsin on June 19. He died of cancer and was a brother of Brig Gen Matile of Washington DC. Matile first arrived in Green Bay in 1865, later worked in Minneapolis and Duluth, and returned in 1890. He was known to Milwaukee district attorney marshal and other court officers who handled his business.
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Green Bay, Wis
United States Court
J. F. Matile
Matile
Washington, D. C
Minneapolis
Duluth
United States
Milwaukee
Sporting man Thomas O'Keefe dies by hanging in Wisconsin
Thomas O'Keefe aged 75 a well known sporting figure in Chicago died by hanging at the Voltz farm Salem town Kenosha inquest returns death by own action. He had worked for Alderman John Powers in Chicago for 35 years and was sent to the farm to recuperate. Remains shipped to Chicago where he had lived before the fire.
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Kenosha
Wis
Thomas O’ Keefe
Chicago
Voltz Farm
Salem
John Powers
Ald. Powers
O'Keefe
Holy Jumper member Hartley Shook dies of tuberculosis
Waukesha Wisconsin June 19 Hartley Shook 21 a member of the Holy Jumpers and student at the Fountain house bible school died of tuberculosis He had been with the sect four years His mother resides in Ohio survives him
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Waukesha
Wis
Hartley Shook
The
Holy Jumpers
Fountain House
Ohio
Falls From Church Steeple Injures Man in Wisconsin
Carl Bremer fell from the steeple of the German Lutheran church in Eau Claire Wisconsin and was terribly injured. He may recover.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Carl Bremer
Baraboo Hosts Golden Anniversary At Home
Mr and Mrs Henry Cowles celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their Baraboo home. A series of family and local well wishers marked the occasion with a quiet ceremony and gathering.
Low Rates to Pacific Coast via Chicago Lines
Very low round trip fares to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle and other North Pacific Coast points offered daily from June to September 15 with liberal return limits and flexible routes. Available through any ticket agent The North Western Line provides full particulars.
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Chicago
Union Pacific
North Western Line
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
North Pacific Coast
Sweetest ornament a woman wears is baby's arms
A dated aphorism praises a mother's bond, calling the cling of a baby's arms the purest adornment a woman can feel proud of, highlighting maternal love as a cherished symbol.
Isellbinders Curtail Time For Nominating Speeches
Chicago June 18 an agreement among all candidates limits nominating and one seconding speech per candidate and drops the lengthy list of seconding speeches previously announced.
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Chicago
WAWA meaning and hotel naming illustrated booklet offer
The note invites Geo W. Vaux of the Grand Trunk Railway System in Chicago to request a booklet. It promises a beautifully illustrated description of a new hotel bearing the name WAWA and provides the address 135 Adams Street for correspondence.
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Wawa
Geo W. Vaux
Grand Trunk Railway System
Adams ,St
Chicago
Chimney spark causes house fire in city residence
A spark from a chimney at noon yesterday set the roof ablaze at the residence of Charles Jaeckel, causing about $200 in damage. Department No. 5 responded and extinguished the flames.
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Charles Jaeckel
Department No. 5
Saloon Closing Ordinances Rejected in Chippewa Falls
Chippewa Falls Wisconsin June 19 The city council by a large majority rejected ordinances to close saloons on Sunday close saloons at 11 pm and remove screens from saloon doors and windows The committee reported that Sunday closing would close all other business and removing screens would harm public morals The panel said a drink is only of interest to the customer and the saloon keeper
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Northwest Collegiate Institute Holds Second Year Commencement
The Northwest Collegiate Institute on a 500 acre Wood county farm closed its second year with commencement exercises. The Rev. J. H. Galloway and the Rev. J. A. Steman spoke. Leenhouts and Guthrie of Milwaukee drew plans for a $15,000 building.
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Sherry
Wis
Northwest Collegiate Institute
Wood County
J. H. Galloway
J. A. Steman
Leenhouts & Guthrie
Milwaukee
Time Heals Wounds Yet Fails to Erase Wrinkles
A reflective note on aging and the limits of time to smooth the signs of wear. It contrasts the healing of hurt with the stubborn persistence of wrinkles.
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