Curlew to Plant Clam Spawn on Mississippi River
The Curlew government fisheries steamer, docked at Black River near Clinton Street, will finish its clam propagation work by Monday and move to Brownsville to plant spawn. Captain H. A. Crasser leads the crew, targeting Lake Pepin clams and urging protection of beds. five years from egg to shell is noted.
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Black River
Clinton Street
Black
Mississippi
Brownsville
H. A. Crasser
la Crosse
Curtis
la Feve
University
Dr. Curtis
Professor la Feve
Washington
D. W. MacWillie
Wisconsin Pearl Button Company
Lake Pepin
Mississippi River
Prairie du Chien
Onalaska
Alderman Downs Suffered Stroke Amid Heat
Alderman John F. Downs of 226 Mill Street collapsed in the Milwaukee yards while on duty as a switchman. Physicians attribute the incident to extreme heat. He was revived with cold water, treated at the north mole depot, and later returned home after a brief hospital examination.
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A. Grantow
O. Biltgen
Winona
Albert Johnson
Rose Street
Montana
Pacific Coast
G. F. Smith
W.S. Cole
Minneapolis
Ray Long
Dakota
William Bright
M. H. Davis
Lynxville
Charles Payne
Mason City
Iowa
John Christianson
Logan Street
Edith Christianson
Elroy
Indmann Marking
John Urbank
Sil
Logan St
A. Foster
Berlin Street
Kilbourn
Wis
R. Mullen
Wood Street
St. Paul
P. Fjelstad
St. Paul Street
O. Nelson
Mary
Kane Street
Madison
D. Davidson
Charles Street
John F. Downs
Mill Street
Milwaukee Railroad
Downs
North Mole
Lutheran
C. Christiansen
Mr. Downs
Section hand reports robbery at Ole Browns saloon
A man identifying as William Schultz, a Burlington railroad section hand, told police last night that $10 was stolen from him in Ole Browns saloon at 1701 Onalaska Avenue. Owner Mr Brown denied the claim saying he tended bar all evening while Schultz, who was drinking, alleges the loss.
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William Schultz
Ole Brown
Onalaska Avenue
Brown
Schultz
Burlington Railroad
Conversation Stirs Between Miss Perker and Speaker
A witty exchange from the Birmingham Age Herald features Miss Perker praising a man as a splendid conversationalist and him denying modesty while noting she seldom lets him speak. The piece concludes with a quip on the Supreme Court having the final say, yet people still think after its decision.
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Supreme Court
Trempealeau Man Killed By Fast Passenger Train
Charles Perkin of Trempealeau Wisconsin was instantly killed when a Burlington route passenger train No 50 struck a handcar push crew on a curve near Trempealeau as they misread orders. The other three workers escaped unharmed. Perkins, oldest of the four, died after the impact. engineer John Boyer and the train crew transported his body to Trempealeau.
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Charles Perkin
Trempealeau
Wis
Burlington
Perkin
Perkins
John Boyer
A Case For Sympathy Cartoon Exchange
A brief comic note from the Birmingham Age-Herald depicts Mr and Mrs Whiffer as never arguing. The punchline questions how that occurs since Mr Whiffer simply refuses to argue, drawing sympathy for the woman.
Three historical figures noted for health and impact
An obscure reflection cites St Paul Caesar and Marat as influential yet ill in health. A man advertised in the London Times seeking a millionaire to trust him with 1 million dollars to teach the rich how to spend, but the search for an angel failed.
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St. Paul
Julius Caesar
Marat
London Times
Our Paper Money Reaches Twice Around the World
The United States prints enough currency annually to circle the globe twice, highlighting the vast scale of the nation’s money production and circulation.
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United States
Vigauvang Co ed What tense do I use when I say I am beautiful
Vermont Crabbe orients a language note on tense and aspect in a playful line about self description. The piece explores how to express presence and state in English while hinting at gendered or sociolinguistic themes.
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Vigauvang
Vermont
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LA Crosse Tribune
Selcome
Stas
Sale Frye Shoe CO
Main Street
News of the North Side
Leorus
Chicago Tribune
Benedict
London
North Side Briefs
Gertrude Clemens
Avon Street
G. Dawes
Oneida
William Dawes
E. Merwin
Gillette Street
W. C. McCormac
Loomis Street
Savanna
Ill
Hilda Olson
Berlin St
Westby
P. Keaveny
North Side
Morton
Redwood Falls
William Dwyer
Ruth Halseth
M. Buckmiller
Alma
G. Buttmann
Helen
Lucile
John Chandler
Boston Transcript
Alderman Downs
Milwaukee Yards
Lutheran Hospital
Birmingham Age- Herald
Carslake
TY Cobb
Brownie Carslake
Tee
Cleveland
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