Wisconsin road must settle unpaid license fees with state
The Green Bay and Western paid 4307 dollars in back taxes and interest for failing to report gross earnings from 1897 to 1903. The settlement follows a 1904 attorney general suit, with similar cases pending against Chicago and Northwestern Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Wisconsin Central and Chicago Burlington Quincy over twenty years of back reporting. If the supreme court lets the state go beyond six years the total could exceed a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
Green Bay & Western Railroad
Frank L. Gilbert
Dane County
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Minneapolis & Omaha
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Wisconsin Central
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Supreme Court
Oxford Man at Madison LA England in the Eleventh Century
Prof. Paul Vinogradoff, jurispru dence professor from Oxford, arrives in Madison to lecture at the University of Wisconsin May. He will lecture Tuesday May 7 on England in the Eleventh Century and lead a Domesday Studies seminary after lecturing at Yale, Harvard, Columbia, and Pennsylvania earlier in May.
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Madison
Paul Vinogradoff
University of Oxterd
University of Wisconsin
America
Yate
Harvard
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Vinogradoy
England
Altoona Closes Saloons Early In Railroad Town
May 4 Altoona imposes a 11 pm closing time on weekdays and 5 am reopening. The town with 600 residents has two saloons, reflecting new local strictures amid railroad activity. Read the Sporting News.
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Eau Claire
Altoona
G A R Chief to Visit Milwaukee in Late May
Commander-in-Chief R B Brown of the Grand Army of the Republic will visit Milwaukee on May 31 as guest of E B Wolcott post. The event marks a rare return to Milwaukee since 1886 and will feature a reception at Walcott post hall for G A R comrades statewide.
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Milwaukee
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Grand Army of the Republic
E. B. Wolcott
William Warner
Walcott Post Hall
Brown
Department
Oshkosh
James W. O'Neal
Transportation Committee of the
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Memorial Hall
Auditorium Association
Oscar H. Pierce
Col. A. G. Weissert
George L. Thomas
Louis Sholes
O. W. Carlson
H. G. Rogers
Charles H. Ross
Michael Walsh
Judson Titsworth
Henry Fink
D. W. Howie
C. A. Bentley
Wade H. Richardson
E. Q. Nye
Charles Richardson
F. A. Anson
J. P. Rundle
William Lund
D. W. Chipman
F. A. Walsh
C. H. Henry
Eau Claire
Capt. Henry
Waupaca
Kenosha Politician Weds Prominent Chicago Bride
John E. Keating a Kenosha leader in sports and politics marries Mildred Ray of Chicago in a Chicago ceremony. The couple, honeymooning in Michigan, will reside in Kenosha. Keating serves as president of the fire and police commission and was the original owner of racehorse Dick Welles.
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Kenosha
Wis
John E. Keating
Mildred Ray
Chicago
Keating
Ray
Michigan
Fire and Police Commission
Dick Welles
Wife and children missing in Kenosha kidnapping case
Mrs Ethel Terrill and her two daughters Mildred and Anabel remain unfound as investigators search Milwaukee hotels and boarding houses. The missing woman is believed by some to be in Chicago, while Mr Terrill and relatives deny concern and hint at possible shielding of the woman. Authorities report no trace despite renewed leads.
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Ember
M. Summers
Notre Dame
Ind
Kenosha
Wis
Ethel K. Terrill
Mildred
Anabel Terrill
Milwaukee
Chicago
W. T. Harkness
Fire destroys Gallagher Tent and Awning works
A noon yesterday blaze in Madison Wisconsin wiped out most of Gallagher Tent and Awning works on North Bedford Street opposite the Illinois Central depot. The loss to the company is about 20000 dollars. Adjacent tenants Wiedenbeck and Dobelin and owners of the building face losses around 10000 dollars.
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Madison
Wis
Gallagher
Bedford Street
Illinois Central
Wiedenbeck & Dobelin
Police seek revenge in enforcing Sunday closing law
In Eau Claire on May 4 a discharged officer, seeking revenge, visits saloon keepers tied to his dismissal. Four warrants are issued as a result. One saloon keeper is a game warden who once arrested the ex officer for killing game out of season.
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Eau Claire
Merchants Refuse Early-Closing Pact Triggers Clerks Union
In Manitowoc Wisconsin retail clerks form a union after merchants refuse to sign an agreement for closing evenings eleven months of the year. The workers appeal to the international union for support and guidance.
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Manitowoc
Wis
International Union
Wives Claim Spouse Disrobed Them In Divorces In Milwaukee
In Milwaukee on May 4 two divorce actions allege intoxication and brutal acts by husbands. Annie Jaeger accuses John Jaeger of tearing her waist, thrashing her, and forcing her from home during their seventeen years of marriage. Anna Garrath accuses baker George Garrath of tearing off her wrapper, assaulting her, and denying rent collection for eight children and a jointly owned property. Garrath is enjoined from interfering with family or rents as the suit proceeds.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Annie Jaeger
John Jaeger
George Garrath
Anna
Garrath
Treasury eyes Market square for Kenosha post office site
A Treasury Department letter says the government is considering placing the Kenosha post office on city property at Market square and asks the city to propose vacating the square. The decision originally set for Wednesday may be affected by this new plan.
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Kenosha
Wis
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Market Square
Farmer's Wife Stars Self In Waupaca Tragedy
Mrs Christian Jensen, wife of a local farmer four miles west of town, died early today after stabbing herself in the granary. She had been ill for a year and her mind is thought to be impaired. Her body was found in a pool of blood by her family upon their return.
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Waupaca
Christian Jensen
Milwaukee coal dealers under federal probe in secrecy
Federal investigators F W Sommers and Charles R Brennan have conducted a two week inquiry into coal dealers, mine owners, and robbers in Milwaukee and other cities. Examinations were held behind closed doors with no statements given, as officials consider possible Sherman antitrust actions against the coal trust.
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Milwaukee
Wis
F. W. Sommers
Charles R. Brennan
United States
St. Charles
Federal
Sommers
Denver
Coat Trust
Marquette and St John’s Cadets Set Delafield Dual
Marquette academy and St John’s Military academy will clash in a Delafield May 31 dual track meet. Last year’s interacademic winner led by Milt Young remains fast as ever. Marquette impressed in a recent meet with West Division high school.
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Delafield
Wis
Marquette Academy
St. John’s Military Academy
State Fair Park
Milt Young
Young
Marquette
West Division High School
Fire Attacks Target Marinette Church in Wisconsin
Police investigate several arson attempts on the Methodist Episcopal church in Marinette Wisconsin. Rev F A Pease had accused lawlessness prompting repeated attacks. multiple crews are at work.
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Marinette Church
Marinette
Wis
F.A. Pease
Methodist Episcopal Church
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