La Crosse Men To Meet Senate Committee On River Affairs
A delegation of twelve to fifteen Board of Trade members will leave La Crosse Wednesday morning to meet the senate committee at the state house at 2 PM. The Tuesday board meeting will select the delegation, composed of prominent city figures, to press river navigation proposals and seek a state river commission.
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Senate
Mississippi River
Board of Trade
State House
la Crosse
Americans Beat British in Naval Championship Bouts
Norfolk May 7 The heavyweight bout saw Bob Trainor of the Iowa defeat Rawlin Harvey of the Goodhope in eleven rounds by knockout. Clem ents, a Briton from Roxborough, stopped Young of Kentucky in six. Eddie Rahle of the Maine won the bantam clash in one round.
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Metcalf
Admiral Evans
Missouri
Rawlin Harvey
Goodhope
Bob Trainor
Iowa
Harvey
Clements
Roxborough
Young
Kentucky
Eddie Rahle
Maine
San Francisco Street Car Strike Ties Up Transit
San Francisco faces a citywide disruption as 2,000 conductors and motormen quit for higher pay and an eight hour day. Firemen join the strike raising wage demands, with potential militia callout and allied unions expected to support the action.
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Calhoun
San Francisco
Cal
Long Haired Men Protest 1649 Massachusetts Edict
A 1649 Massachusetts protest signed by Jo. Endicott and others denounces long hair as unmanly and uncivil urging elders to act against it in public life and church practice. The note adds a modern snip about Robert W. Tyler, an Ohio auditor and longtime newspaper secretary in Columbus.
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Massachusetts
Jo. Endicott
Thos. Dudley
Richard Bellingham
Richard Saitonstgll
Increase Nowell
William Hibbins
Filint
Rob. Bridges
Simon Bradstreet
New England
Robert W. Tyler
Navy Department
Columbus
Wealth in United States Doubles Over Two Decades
The article notes that the nation's wealth has doubled in twenty years, reflecting broad economic growth and rising asset values across households and sectors. It highlights long term gains while implying distribution and policy implications.
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United States
Viroqua Girl Loses then Wins on Appeal
A branch appellate court in Chicago reversed a $15 000 verdict against John O Neill in the Mabel Beland breach of promise case and remanded for a new trial citing errors of law and evidence. The suit, filed two years prior, claimed a promised marriage during Beland youth with O Neill, then living at 5900 Wabash Ave.
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Chicago
Mabel Beland
John O’nell
la Crosse
O'Neill
Gary
Miss Beland
Wabash Avenue
McClellan
Viroqua, Wis
Hyomei promised to cure bronchial coughs and colds
The ad promotes Hyomei as a local treatment for bronchial coughs and bronchitis explaining it relieves irritated nose throat and lungs. It claims the remedy kills disease germs and offers a money back guarantee through O T Erhart with a complete outfit priced at one dollar.
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta GA
Cars Delayed as Streetcar Men Ignore Signaled Passengers
Six men and three women sprinted to a waiting Green Bay streetcar at the depot after a Green Bay & Western train arrival. The car started before they could board, prompting complaints to street railway President B. E. Edwards. He said motormen must wait a reasonable time if signalled and that action may follow to curb repeated inattention to the public.
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Green Bay & Western
Green Bay
Green Bay Street
B. E. Edwards
Street Railway Company
Edwards
Stoddard News: Local Visits Births and Meetings
Mr and Mrs A O Ostreng visited Mrs Ostrengs parents the Stokkes at Lower Coon Valley Sunday. William Hanesworth welcomed a 10 pound boy born Sunday April 28. Mildred Blashek and friends enjoyed dinners at several homes including Mrs H White and Mrs J Oswald. Mrs Froelich renovates her residence with new paint. The C B Q steel crew arrived in the village. Hallenbeck boys delivered hogs to G Wrobel. La Crosse trips and visits recurring through town life.
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A. O. Ostreng
Royal birth expected May 26 in Madrid
Semi official notice from Madrid states the stork will visit the royal household on May 26. The report confirms an upcoming birth within the royal circle with no further details on the family.
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Madrid
Reese Murder Trial Opens At Bayfield Court
John B. Toutloff of Bayfield faces murder charges in the shooting of Delle Reele of Mil Phi in a Bayfield saloon last fall. Reele died after a quarrel over a dice game. Amanda Gunderson of Spooner, 19, to be tried for murder in the death of her infant, whose body was found near Bayfield. infant strangled with cork rammed down its throat.
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Washburn
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John B. Toutloff
Bayfield
Delle Reele
Milphi
Reele
Ashland
Amanda Gunderson
Spooner
Miss Gunderson
Bequest for Milwaukee Orphans’ Home Revealed
In Madison on May 7 an item from Halver Neveson Hauge of Dane county lists a $1000 donation to the orphans home to be built with the United Norwegian Lutheran church in Milwaukee.
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Madison
Wis
Halver Neveson Hauge
Dane County
United Norwegian Lutheran Church
Milwaukee
Caleb Harris Referred for Mental Health Examination
Racine Wisconsin May 7 physicians appointed to examine the mental condition of Caleb S Harris a well known citizen aged 73. Financial reverses reportedly led to a mental lapse and advisors seek assessment.
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Racine, Wis
Caleb S. Harris
Wayland Declamatory Contest Wins Narrow Margin
Wayland academy of Beaver Dam defeated Endeavor academy at Endeavor in a close Friday night declamatory contest.
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Endeavor
Wis
Wayland Academy of Beaver Dam
Endeavor Academy At
Wayland
Appleton Woman Maimed by Power Cutter
Appleton Wisconsin May 7 Mrs Frank Kiel living near the Drephal lime kilns lost her right hand by contact with knives of a power fed der cutter.
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Appleton, Wis
Frank Kiel
Drephal
Large class confirmed at West Avenue Lutheran church
Confirmation services were held Sunday morning at West Avenue Lutheran church led by Rev. R. Anderson. A large class was confirmed with over a thousand attendees. Evening communion services followed.
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West Avenue Lutheran Church
R. Anderson
Jamestown Receives $400000 in Relief Loan
May 7 New York reports Ryan provided Jamestown with a $400,000 relief loan amid relief efforts. The town faces ongoing recovery challenges as funds support rebuilding and public needs.
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the Street
Ryan
James
Jamestown
Forty fortunes in Pittsburg coal and iron boom
A statement asserts that there are forty fortunes over 50 billion in the Pittsburg district from coal and iron development. The claim highlights vast wealth generated by regional mining and related industries.
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Pittsburg
Debauch Free Home Coming Hopes Rise in Clinton
Clinton organizers push for an undebauched Home Coming despite new saloon licenses allowed three days before events. The anti saloon majority press plans to keep saloons closed until July and circulate petitions to town leaders.
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Clinton
Wis
Janssville
Election expenses filed in Wisconsin races listed
The May 7 report shows Henry T. Scudder of Marinette spending 1927.76 as opponent to the marshal. H. J. Frame of Waukesha 712.76 for a Thirteenth circuit judge bid. Judge E. B. Belden of Racine 17 for reelection in the First circuit. L. A. Calkins of Green Bay 382.75 for a Fourteenth circuit judge bid.
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Madison
Wis
Henry T. Scudder
Marinette
S ‘Marshall
H. J. Frame
Waukesha
E. B. Belden
Racine
L. A. Calkins
Green Bay
La Crosse Conductor Roland Hill Killed by Cars
Roland Hill conductor on the Milwaukee Road La Crosse division was killed by the cars at Salt Lake City. He was 48, well known among railroad men, and his body will be brought to Watertown for interment on Tuesday.
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Roland Hill
Milwaukee Road
Watertown
Wis
William Hill
Waupaca Depot Burns in Wisconsin Central Loss
The Wisconsin Central passenger station in Waupaca Wisconsin burned at noon Saturday. The depot was among the finest in small cities and noted by tourists for the summer resort. President Bradford promised an immediate duplication of the former structure.
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Waupaca
Wis
Wisconsin Central Railway
Bradford
The
Wisconsin Central
Dudgeon to Deliver Memorial Day Address at Fort Atkinson
M S Dudgeon republican congressional candidate from the second district last fall will speak in Fort Atkinson Wisconsin on Memorial Day as the Robert G Doole camp of Spanish War veterans engages him for the address.
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Fort Atkinson
Wis
M. S. Dudgeon
Robert G. Doole
Eighteen Miners Die in Transvaal Mine Explosion
London report states eighteen miners were killed by a blast in the gold mines of the Transvaal. The disaster raises questions about safety and mine conditions in South Africa.
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London
Transvaal
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