Livery Firm Hodge and Bradbury Sold to New Owners
I S Hollenbeck Jr and J C F Morgan acquire the City Livery from Hodge and Bradbury for about 260000. The deal includes all horses carriages and accessories and plans to expand by about twenty five horses with relocation to La Crosse. Proprietors Hollenbeck and Morgan plan to move families. Hodge and Bradbury undecided about future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
George R. Hodge
J. M. Bradbury
I. S. Hallenbeck, Jr
J. C. F. Morgan
Hodge & Bradbury
Hollenbeck
Park Hotel
Alma Center
Hodge and Bradbury
Morgan
New Albin
Hodge
la Crosse
Bradbury
S. L. Bovee, Jr
New Albia
D. J. Cameron
Saloon Closings Sweep Chicago and New England
On May 1 a wave of closures hits Chicago as saloon licenses face strict renewal rules. About 1000 venues expected to shut, with up to 1500 Illinois saloons leaving by May 21. Across New England provinces Boston reports a temperance shakeup with many licenses revoked or not renewed, while Detroit records 261 closed saloons amid prohibition gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Boston
Mass
New England
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Detroit
Pettingill and Bolles Elected for Agricultural School Board
J L Pettingill of La Crosse and F I Bolles of West Salem were elected to the county special school board to oversee the new agricultural and manual training school at Onalaska, with B F Oltman as superintendent. Bolles won by acclamation after ranking votes. Pettingill was unanimous. The three year terms begin with a $3 per day pay rate. A $50,000 county bond was approved for the project and a special advisory committee was named to supervise erection. Jail board pay drops from 50 to 40 cents a day starting June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Pettingill
la Crosse
F. I. Bolles
West Salem
Special County School Board
B. F. Oltman
Onalaska
Bolles
Roesler
Jones
Burdick
Dolan
Pettingill
Baker
McHugh
Aiken
Nelson
Keppel
Anarchist Attempt Injures Phoenix Club Steward
In Cincinnati on May 1 an infernal machine placed at the Phoenix club entrance blew off the steward Frank J. Buegel's left hand. Police suspect anarchist involvement as the motive behind the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Phoenix Club
Frank J. Buegel
Wisconsin basketball coach resigns to lead Oregon school
Emmett Angell tendered his resignation to the faculty to accept full charge of the physical training department of the state agricultural school in Oregon. He will leave Madison this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Emmett Angell
Wisconsin
State Agricultural School
Oregon
Parents Arrested in Sacrificial Trample Murder Case
In Easton Pennsylvania May 1 Henry Smith and his wife were arrested on charges of aiding in the murder of Irene May Smith. Irene’s uncle Robert Bachman faced direct murder charges and his wife was arrested on the same charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Henry Smith
Irene May Smith
Robert Bachman
Bachman
Smiths
St Paul Murderer Dies In Prison
Nicholas Kill, serving life for first degree murder, died in the state prison hospital in Stillwater Minnesota from apoplexy and cerebral hemorrhage. He had been there a year and reportedly smiled when the crime was mentioned. He had been sentenced by Judge William Louis Kelly of Ramsey County District Court with the remark that he would always have a place to sleep and something to eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Minn
Nicholas Kill
William Louis Kelly
Ramsey County District Court
Ducks in Marsh Between Sides Not Allowed to Shoot
Ducks occupy the marsh between the north and south sides for two days. Shooting is illegal in spring, and the birds have not been molested.
Madison Holds Lofty Sexton for Sanity Test After Riot
Cornelius Henrickson, the 250 pound sexton of West Koshkonong United Lutheran church near Stoughton, was brought to Madison by deputies for sanity examination after a violent outburst in which he toppled the baptismal font and drove mourners from a funeral. He warned locals to stay away and claimed to be insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Cornelius Henrickson
West Koshkonong United Lutheran Church
Stoughton
Kanouse
Erdahl
Henrickson
Hanson
Barbers Board Holds Hearing on Unsanitary Shop Case
The state board of barber examiners held hearings across four cities with G F McDonough Henry Heine and M H Whitaker presiding. Henry Evjen pleaded guilty to conducting an unsanitary shop and had his license revoked. Bronson Pitts, once a Third street showman, had his case dropped after closing his shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Barber Examiners
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Superior
G. F. McDonough
Henry Heine
Reedsburg
M. H. Whitaker
Henry Evjen
North Side
Heine
Bronson Pitts
Third Street
Third Ward Aid Society Elects Officers
The Third Ward Aid Society held its annual election at Union Hall. Elected: President John G. Koblitz, Vice President Julius G. Jaeckel, Recording Secretary William Rendler, Financial Secretary Otto Manke, Treasurer John Schneeberger, Trustee for 3 years Henry Niebuhr Sr, South Side Collector Adolph Oberlander, North Side Collector and Controller Abe Pittinger, Second District Controller Albert Ammer, Third District Controller Geo Otto, Property Man Oscar Brown, Marshal Joseph Hentschell, Flag Bearer Fred Loeffler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Ward Aid Society
Union Hall
John G. Koblitz
Julius G. Jaeckel
William Rendler
Otto Manke
John Schneeberger
Henry Niebuhr, Sr
South Side
Adolph Oberlander
North Side
Abe Pittinger
Albert Ammer
Geo. Otto
Oscar Brown
Joseph Hentschell
Fred Loeffler
Funeral of Mrs Dalton Tomorrow at 2 PM
The funeral for Mrs. George Dalton will be held tomorrow at 2:00 PM from 131 South Ninth Street with Rev. J. S. Lowe officiating. Interment follows at Oak Grove Cemetery with Tilman Brothers in charge. Mrs. Dunlap of Indianapolis and Carl Dalton have arrived to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dalton
South Ninth Street
J. S. Lowe
Oak Grove
Tilman Brothers
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Lives Secret Under New Name
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, using the alias Mrs Fitzgerald, is living incognito in an eight room apartment on New Yorks upper west side. Neighbors see only her hats as a distraction while she avoids public recognition for the first time since her fame from a notorious murder trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fitzgerald
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Upper West Side
Evelyn
Presidential Postmaster Nominations List
Washington May 1 Presidential nominations of postmasters include Illinois A W Fletcher Highland Park Fred O Munn La Grange John Marvin Louisville Iowa S H Hall Lime Springs P S Narum Kaukeen Nebraska L V Styles St Edward
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Illinois
A. W. Fletcher
Highland Park
Fred O. Munn
la Grange
John Marvin
Louisville
Iowa
S. H. Hall
Lime Springs
P. S. Narum
Kaukeen
Nebraska
L. V. Styles
St. Edward
Night riders blamed for tobacco shed fire in Ohio farm
Farmers in western Ohio report a large tobacco shed fire on Ora McCarter’s West Milton farm. Twenty thousand pounds of tobacco burned as sheds saturated with oil fueled the blaze overnight. Authorities investigate suspected night rider arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Ora McCarter
West Milton
Woodshed Fire Damages Home of Robert Fritz
Firefighters from No. 3 battled a woodshed blaze at 816 South Eighth Street this afternoon around 2 45. The shed burned and the fire caused about 25 dollars in damage to the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fritz
South Eighth Street
Belated Easter Dance at Coren's Hall
The High School Athletic association hosts a belated Easter dance at Coren's hall tomorrow evening. Tickets are selling fast and the event, under Parents' association rules, will end at midnight with an early start. Track prospects look strong with sixteen turning out for practice under Prof Benezet, aiming for at least five to qualify for the state meet in Madison. A large delegation heads to Sparta for the oratorical contest, with Ben Stevens and Paul Esch as the leading hopes for the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School Athletic Association
Coren’s Hall
Parents’ Association
Benezet
Madison
Sparta
la Crosse
Spartans
Prof
Schubert
Ben Stevens
Paul Esch
Garfield clashes with Jeff Davis in Senate committee
Secretary Garfield of the interior department and Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas clashed in the senate committee on Indian affairs. Garfield refused to produce a memorandum of charges against judges of the Indian citizenship court in Oklahoma and certain government officials, prompting Davis to threaten to air the refusal on the senate floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Garfield
Interior Department
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Davis
Indian Citizenship Court
Oklahoma
Senate
Wenzel First Dies of Blood Poisoning at 29
Farmer Wenzel First of Brinkman Ridge died this morning at 6 o'clock from blood poisoning. He was 29 and survived by three sisters and three brothers. Funeral is Monday at 9 from 716 Denton Street, with interment at the Catholic cemetery. Fessler & Dahl in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenzel First
Brinkman Ridge
Mr. First
Denton Street
Fessler & Dahl
Child Wendling Dies of Pneumonia At Age Three
Frederick Wendling three dies of pneumonia at 11 15 last evening. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Peter Wendling of 627 North Fifteenth street. Funeral set for 2 30 Sunday afternoon with Rev Andreas officiating. Interment in Oak Grove cemetery with Fessler and Dahl in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Wendling
Peter Wendling
North Fifteenth Street
Andreas
Oak Grove Cemetery
Fessler & Dahl
Movement of boats on river yesterday
The steamer Hershey with its bow boat and the steamer Rutledge with its bow boat passed through the draw up river yesterday afternoon. The pleasure steamer Ellen, owned by W. W. Cargill, went down yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey
Rutledge
Ellen
W. W. Cargill
Taft Heads to Panama With Richard Rodgers on Mission
Secretary of War William H. Taft travels to Panama with Panama Canal Commission general counsel Richard Rodgers. Taft plans to return to Washington by May 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Panama
Washington
D. C
William H. Taft
Richard Rodgers
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promoted for Digestive Ailments
The ad touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a known composition medicine with glycerine as a medicinal agent. It claims usefulness for indigestion dyspepsia souring breath throat and lung conditions and urges avoiding unknown nostrums sold by tricky dealers. It notes a forty year record of cures and endorses Sage's Catarrh Remedy for nasal or stomach catarrh while treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Pierce
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C. C. Shoemaker
Freeport
Ill
Fessler & Darl
S. 3Rd St
Elliott -Loeffler
Beth
Pearl Street
the Tribune
S.J. de Ranitz & Co
N. Third St
B. Stevens
Optician
McMillan Bidg
I. S. Hollenbeck
J. C. F. Morgan of
Michigan
Haysie
Aire Health
Philo Hay Spec, Co
Newark
N. J
Oltman
Agricultural School
Big Club
U. OF W
Forks
Sss
ST. Paul
E. A. Rohr
State St
John D. Rockefeller
Crazy Sexton
Barbers’ Board
Harry Evjen
Pitts
Mrs. Dalton
Night Riders
Wenzel
S.S.S
S.S
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, GA
the Savings Dept
of the
State Bank of la
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