Seven Foot Water Floods Goose Green Area Struck by Cold Snap
Floods on Black River and Goose Green marsh surged to seven feet on George Street, forcing residents to shelter on upper floors. Boats ferried families out as bridges reopened and river levels fell, with safety concerns easing after a spring flood feared since 1903.
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Goose Green Marsh
George Street
Otto Granke
Joseph Dubraks
Earl Harris
Berlin St
Edward Tracy
Kane Street
John Southerland
Black River
North Side Briefs Highlight Local Goings-On
Community notes show Miss Jessie Gould's return to Holmen from her parents' home. St Patrick's supper at M E church postponed indefinitely. Local births, visits, and job changes listed across North Side addresses including Kane Gillet Berlin St Paul Wood. Springs of movement include C B Q resignations and new roles on rail lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreamland
Jessie Gould
Holmen
Mrs. R. Gould
Kane Street
M. E. Church
J. Gorman
Gillette Street
C. Fulke
Groton
P. Fischbach
Rose Street
Parker-Hirth Machine Co
Andrew Shannon
O. Sagen
Berlin Street
la Crescent
Thomas Skemp
Sparta
Peter Fischback
St. Paul
M. Taylor
Dubuque
Otto Butzmann
Prairie du Chien
J. J. McCabe
Prof. L. Hagedorn
St. Paul Street
Milwaukee
Arthur Bull
Loomis Street
W. Lafler
Duluth
M. Gilberg
Savannah
K. Myklebust
Mandock
N. D
Good Samaritans
Paul Mahoney
Caledonia Street
J. Peacock
F. Cone
C. V. Nelson
A. Dorsey
M. Dorsey
Wood Street
Wm. Hurley
Albany
M. T. Gibbon
George Brown
B. M. McGraw
Mill Street
Gilman Burke
Edward Fitzpatrick
Potosi
Harry Finn
Burlington Railroad
Poultrymen Discuss Incubators at North Side Meeting
A North Side Poultrymen's association gathering at Ferdie Roth's on Rose street featured talks on raising baby chicks and proper incubator use by William Ness, George McDonald, and Joseph Pohling. Afterward members visited Fletcher's Island to observe chicken-raising methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Side Poultrymen’s Association
Ferdie Roth
Bomb Explosions Injure Two Post Office Workers in Calcutta
Two post office employees were seriously hurt in Calcutta when two bombs exploded inside the office. The bombs were mailed and exploded as clerks canceled stamps, with wrappers addressed to English editors.
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Calcuta
Post
Checker Player Applies Skill On Each Square
A successful checker player demonstrates steady technique across the board. The article emphasizes disciplined play and strategic use of both home and opponent squares to gain advantage.
Rubber strike ends as Akron workers return to work
Rubber manufacturers declare the Akron strike broken. A plant resumed three eight-hour shifts and some plants plan night shifts this week. About five thousand workers returned, while nine thousand remained out. Returning workers accept ten-hour days and a speeding up system, core causes of the walkout.
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Akron. O
Women tire of hats as quickly as husbands
A wry observation notes that some women grow weary of a new hat nearly as fast as they tire of a new husband, reflecting light social critique of fashion and marriage trends.
Tree Saves Life Of Drowning Man
On Black river C. E. Stannard broke through thin ice near his boat house and fell eight feet into cold water. He clung to a small tree through the ice and crawled to safety, arriving home nearly frozen. Earlier, on the Mississippi, Joseph Ritter fell from a boat but was rescued by companions J. McDonald and William Ness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Stannard
Black River
Stannard
Fletcher
Mississippi River
Joseph Ritter
Mississippi
J. McDonald
William Ness
Funeral for Newton Nelson Held After Washout Wreck
Newton Nelson died in a washout wreck on the Milwaukee line last Thursday evening. His funeral was yesterday at 2 o clock from his residence 2036 Kane Street and at 2 30 from the Tabernacle Baptist church. The North Side lodge of the Masons officiated and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen members attended in a body. The church was nearly filled and interment followed at Oak Grove cemetery.
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Newton Nelson
Southern Minnesota
Milwaukee Railroad
Kane Street
Tabernacle’ Baptist Church
North Side
Masons
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Oak Grove Cemetery
James J. Hill Visits Grand Crossing Burlington Shops
Railroad magnate James J. Hill passed through the city on a special Saturday evening at 6 o'clock. He visited the Grand Crossing Burlington shops and offices during the stop.
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James J. Hill
Northwest
Mr. Hill
Grand Crossing
Burlington
Charities Board To Meet At City Hall Tomorrow
The board of directors of the Humane Society and Associated Charities will hold a meeting in the city hall tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Empty hat box trip ends with empty lid
An American travels through London Paris Berlin Vienna with a high hat in a box never opening it until Vienna. He discovers the box is empty because he forgot the hat. The note ends with a Peentre Past cue about minding one’s superior activities.
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Europe
London
Paris
Berlin
Vienna
Philadelphia
City Roused By Attack On Girl In Salem Ill
Frank Sullens remains jailed at Mount Vernon and Ernest Harrison held at Vandalia as state troops depart. Dorothy Holt, 15, injured in the assault, remains in serious condition with expected recovery. Public anger flared after a mayoral execution in effigy and churches denounced liquor crime in sermons. Judge Charles H. Holt, the victim’s father, offers services to aid in prosecution.
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Salem
Ill
Frank Sullens
Mount Vernon
Ernest Harrison
Dorothy Holt
Vandalia
Sullens
Holt
Charles H. Holt
Students seek dry zone in Madison college rally
Near the close of two mass meetings at the university gymnasium last night students and Madison residents adopted resolutions urging the legislature to pass the dry zone bill to wipe out saloons in the capital city for the benefit of the students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
University Gymnasium
Professor Accepts Counselor Post at State Department
Washington March 17 John Bassett Moore a Columbia University professor today accepted the post of counsellor of the state department offered by Secretary Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Bassett Moore
Columbia University
State Department
Bryan
Mystery surrounds death of actress Frances Schmitz
In Southampton on March 17 the coroner held an inquest into the death of American actress Frances Schmitz known as Frances Leslie. Passengers aboard the liner Oceanic testified as the inquest continued, with the autopsy finding no poison in her system and her mother alleging murder.
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Southampton
Oceanic
Frances Schmitz
Frances Leslie
Miss Schmitz
Steamship Company
John Zimmers Dies After Long Illness at 56
John Zimmers of 616 Hagar Street died at his home yesterday morning after a long illness from stomach cancer. He was 56 and had lived in La Crosse for twenty years. He once owned a meat market in Onalaska and is survived by his wife and ten children. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zimmers
Hagar Street
Zimmers
la Crosse
Onalaska
Mateska Funeral Tomorrow At St James Church
Miss Margaret Mateska of 813 Gould street will be buried tomorrow after an 8 15 morning service at St James Church. Rev Father Ambrose Murphy will officiate and interment follows at Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Mateska
Gould Street
St. James Church
Father Ambrose Murphy
Oak Grove Cemetery
All Skin Remedies Offer for Instant Eczema Relief
A Columbian Drug Store ad promises instant relief from eczema and related skin diseases with D.D.D. Prescription for Eczema and antiseptic wash on a money back guarantee if it fails to stop the itch at once. The offer highlights a 50 cent bottle and D.D.D. soap as aids.
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D.D.D
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Otis Skinner
Thurski
Goose Green
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
la Crosse River
Tomah
North Side Briefs
Ayer
Lowell Maes
the Majestic
Tree
Castoria
Mateska
Columbian Drug Store
LaCrosse Tribune
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