Unions Label Counterfeiting Case Against Borun
Milwaukee May 3 evidence in the Cigar Makers union No 25 suit against David J Borun for counterfeiting the union label was heard before Judge Brazee John Reichert union agent testified Borun used a counterfeit label after being denied union labor Charles Wiley a rubber stamp expert testified the stamps differed from the official union label Hollister Brothers Chicago printers confirmed the difference Washauer owner of the Walnut street property said Boruns rental was under Borun Brothers firm name Samuel Borun earlier tied to Milwaukee Postoffice Cigar Co and legal action continues with Assistant District Attorney Baker prosecuting and Charlies Quarles defending.
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Milwaukee, Wis
John Reichert
Union No. 25
Charles Wiley
Schwab Stamp and Seal Company
A. J. Washauer
Walnut Street
Sixth
Seventh Streets
W. ©. Hollister
Hollister Brothers, Printers
Chicago
Union No
David
Wiley
Ocial
Hollister Brothers
Hollister
Washauer
David J
Samuel Borun
Baker
Charlies Quarles
Fond du Lac firm chosen to represent Wisconsin
Boardman notifies a Fond du Lac company to act as the state’s representative. The selection signals Wisconsin intent in a recent procurement process. The notification confirms the firm’s responsibilities and timeline for engagement.
Wisconsin band Company E chosen for Jamestown Exposition
Fond du Lac May 3 Adjutant General Boardman officially selects Company E to represent Wisconsin at the Jamestown exposition. All rail fare funds must be paid before departure, with requisition for lump sum money due ten days prior. Captain Seeve to coordinate camping grounds and en campment date with Lieutenant H N Coates. July departure likely after state encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac
C. R. Boardman
Wisconsin
Boardman
Seeve
Company E
General Boardman
H. N. Cootes
Coates
McGovern to answer questions in Pfister conspiracy suit
Milwaukee District Attorney Francis E. McGovern plans to answer questions in the $500,000 conspiracy case brought by Charles F. Pfister against McGovern, his aides, the Milwaukee Free Press and its officers. The questions will be asked before Court Commissioner Julius E. Roehr, in conformity with the Supreme Court ruling upholding Judge Halsey. The named defendants include Guy D. Goff Henry F. Cochems H. P. Myrick John J. Harvey Theodore Kronshage Jr and the Free Press executives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee, Wis
Supreme Court
Halsey
Francis E. McGovern
Julius EB. Roehr
Charles F. Pfister
Guy D. Goff
Henry F. Cochems
Milwaukee Free Press
H. P. Myrick
John J. Harvey
Theodore Kronshage, Jr
Milwaukee floorwalker arrested on threat to kill mother in law
Waldemar Muth a downtown store floorwalker was arrested on a complaint by his mother in law Mrs. Josephine Jacobi who says he threatened to kill her. He posted 500 bond and denies the charge citing ongoing disputes with his mother in law who has lived with him and his wife for a year. He says a man claiming to be detective F P Gordon made visits and a midnight encounter led to Gordon's disappearance. Muth, 30, resides at 237 Twenty second street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Waldemar Muth
Josephine Jacobi
Muth
F. P. Gordon
Gordon
Twenty-second Street
French Heiress Marie Bonaparte Noted For Wealth
Princess Marie Bonaparte daughter of Prince Roland is described as the richest unmarried woman in France. She is twenty five and considered pretty and accomplished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Bonaparte
Prince Roland
France
Alt Heidelberg Comes to La Crosse Stage by German Company
The Milwaukee German Theater company led by Ludwig C Kreiss from the Milwaukee Pabst theater will perform Alt Heidelberg at the La Crosse theater soon. The troupe, lauded as the strongest German company in America, has staged the play in Chicago and Milwaukee to widespread praise. Curt Stark and others head the cast, delivering a vivid portrait of German student life with humor and pathos. The program also notes an May 6 lecture at the La Crosse theater by Rev Father Quille on The Neglected Child, expected to draw a large audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee German Theater Company
Ludwig C. Kreiss
Milwaukee Pabst Theater
la Crosse
Alt Heidelberg
America
Chicago
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin
Curt Stark
Karl Heinz
Saxe- Karlsburg
Emil Marx
Jupettner
Heidelberg
Herman Meltzer
Lutz
Gertrude Senger
Bertra Sprotte
Heinrich Loewenfeld
la Crosse Theater
Father Quille
Juvenile Court of
Hickman Bessey Presents Two Dramatic Works at La Crosse
The Hickman Bessey company scored again with a powerful drama The Race War. Tonight they present A Duel of Hearts based on the Spanish American War. The La Crosse theatergoers have a strong lineup from this company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickman-Bessey Company
la Crosse
Old Soldier Henry Curran Dies in Wisconsin Hotel
Henry Curran a longtime Portage County resident and former captain in the Fifth Wisconsin Infantry died suddenly at his Curran house apartment in Stevens Point. Born January 1 1847 in Mount Carroll Illinois he served in the Civil War and was breveted major. He managed the Curran house with his brother for forty years and was postmaster appointed by McKinley. He leaves a widow a son and a daughter.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Henry Curran
Curran House
Curran
Mr. Curran
Mount Carroll
Ill
Portage County
Plover
Fifth
Wisconsin Infantry
Wisconsin
John D. Curran
Henry
McKinley
Florence
Chicago
Northwest
Northern Hydro Electric Secures Peshtigo Falls Dams Power
Oshkosh Wis May 3 The Northern Hydro Electric company has secured three waterfalls on the Peshtigo river to dam and use the power for electric energy. They claim the falls total about 20000 horsepower and that power can be transmitted to Marinette Menominee Green Bay and possibly Oshkosh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh, Wis
Northern Hydro-Electric Company
Peshtigo River
Marinette
Menominee
Green Bay
Oshkosh
Glass Factory Project Planned Near Wausau
Eastern capitalists hold an option on an eighty acre silica rock tract near Wausau Wisconsin and if the deal closes they will erect a large glass factory in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wausau
Wis
Saloons barred to minors amid new Wisconsin law
Madison reports a new liquor bill passing committee forbidding under 21s from being in saloons or similar venues unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Violators face fines from 10 to 100 dollars or up to six months in jail. Milwaukee also covers Fred C. Schultz's bribery case, with a jury trial set after late-night testimony and missing state witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
Assembly
Committee On State Affairs
Archbishop's Milwaukee Normal School Site Proposed
Milwaukee May 3 In Madison Joseph M Crowley urged an $85 000 purchase for the archbishop residence block bounded by Chestnut Twenty second Twenty third streets and Cold Spring avenue as the site for a new Normal school replacing an earlier $60 000 appropriation Archbishop Messmer signed offer confirms the property as a site with vacated alleys declared to be closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Twenty-second
Milwaukee Normal School
Joseph M. Crowley
Madison
Crowley
Nell and Belle Clash Over Morning Portrait
In a playful exchange Nell accuses Belle of duplicity while Belle retorts that Nell appears opposite before applying makeup, highlighting a lighthearted dispute about appearances and vanity.
Beaten by Robbers on Milwaukee Street Corner
Matthew Busiliak a 28 year old Bohemian from Sheboygan was robbed of about $5 by two men on Buffalo and Van Buren streets. He resisted and was beaten unconscious, suffering a broken nose severe facial bruising and a lacerated lip. He was found by police and taken to the Emergency hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Matthew Busiliak
Sheboygan
Buffalo
van Buren
Kenosha Strike Averted In City Bakery Pact
May day passes without disturbance in Kenosha Wisconsin as bakers sign a new contract. Union wins victory with elimination of all night work and a uniform nine and a half hour day across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Millions for Improvements at J I Case Threshing
In Racine Wisconsin on May 3 directors and stockholders of the J I Case Threshing Machine Co voted to raise the capital stock from two million to five million dollars and to issue three and a half million dollars in bonds. The funds will pay floating indebtedness and expand foreign trade with possible factory plans in St Petersburg Russia and Fort Williams Canada not committed at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine, Wis
Big J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company
St. Petersburg
Russia
Fort Williams
Canada
Andrew J. Smith Dies After Long Amherst Leadership
Andrew J. Smith, a prominent Amherst citizen for over 25 years, died yesterday at Trinity hospital in Milwaukee after weeks of illness. He was about 60, leaving a widow, a daughter Mrs. William H. McCorkle of Richland Center, and two sons Ernest W. of Tomahawk and Lloyd D. of Reardon, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Andrew J. Smith
Amherst
Trinity Hospital
William H. McCorkle
Richland Center
Wis
Ernest W
Tomahawk
Lloyd D
Reardon
Wash
Black sheep of the family and the old car myth
The piece contrasts the reputation of a wayward family member with the fate of an aging car. It argues a “black sheep” may have been a good pet in youth, while a worn out automobile loses appeal as it ages and becomes noisy and out of fashion. It reflects humorous social judgment.
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Wm. Mellin
Franklin
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Franklin, Mass
William Mellin
Bright
Warner’s
Safe Cure CO
Rochester
N. Y
Wisconsin News
David J. Borun
Mgovern
Glass Factory
Thik
Peter Newburg
Pearl St
Schultz
Vince
Fred C. Schultz
A. J. Vinje
Vinje
W. A. Hayes
Archbishop’s Home For Normal
Nell
Belle
Red Wing Motor Boat
RED Wing Boat Mfg. CO
Red Wing, Minn
Kreutz’s
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