Death of Trempealeau man J. Willis at Brindley home
J P Willis of Trempealeau dies suddenly at 6 50 PM while staying with his daughter Mrs Brindley at 416 South Fourteenth street. He was 75, formerly of Boscobel, later in North Dakota, owning a Trempealeau farm. Funeral Friday at the Brindley residence with Rev Henry Faville officiating and Oak Grove burial. Also notes Julia Holden sells property to B I Nelson for 100 and Bernie Wrenn returns from Prosper after visit.
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J. P. Willis
Trempealeau
John Brindley
South Fourteenth Street
Mr. Willis
Willis
Railroad fares for interscholastic events and travels
Excursion tickets offered at reduced rates for academic contests, track meets, and church assemblies across Wisconsin Iowa and California. Dates span May 14 to May 31 with limited return, details through Chicago and North Western Ry agents. Announced Western land opening August 15 1906 on Shoshone Reservation.
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Appleton
Wis
North-Western Line
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Wisconsin
Ripon
North-Western
Des Moines
Iowa
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Knights of Columbus Convention Excursion Rates
Very low excursion rates to New Haven Conn for the National Council Knights of Columbus convention June 3 to 9. Send 2 cents in stamps for pamphlets maps and full particulars to W B Kniskern P T M C N W Ry Co Chicago. Also route information from Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha and Mississippi Valley via Chicago & North Western Ry.
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Los Angeles
Imperial Council
Mystic Shrine
California
China & Japan
Agent
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Mississippi Valley
W. B. Kniskern
N. W. Ry. Co
New Haven
Conn
North-Western
National Council, Knights of Columbus
Sale on the North Western Line to May 31
The sale is held via the North Western Line from May 28 to 31 inclusive with return limited to June 9. It is conducted on account of the General Federation of Women's Clubs and applications should be made to agents of the Chicago and North Western Railway.
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North-Western
Federation of Womens’ Clubs
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Very Low Rates to Boston for AMA Meeting Dates
Tickets to Boston via the North Western Line go on sale June 2, 3 and 4 with favorable return limits. Rates apply through Chicago and North Western Railway agents for travel to the American Medical Association Meeting.
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Boston
Mass
North-Western
American Medical Association
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Senate and House in Brief May 10 1908 actions
The senate amended the rate bill to bar carriers from transporting in competition with their own products and to require switches for shippers with reasonable terms, extending to sleeping car and express lines, and ensuring equal service for all paying passengers. An executive session occurred. The house amended the naval appropriation bill to allow open market chain purchases by competition and rejected capping coal transport at five to six dollars per ton. An agriculture department investigation was ordered.
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Senate
House
Washington
Navy Department
Agricultural Department
Union of two city churches fails in Paris
The proposed union of the Methodist Protestant and United Brethren churches in Paris has failed. The pastors and official bodies could not reach an agreement on terms, ending the effort without consolidation.
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Paris
Methodist Protestant
United Brethren Churches
Denominations Split as Union Articles Go Before Members
Soards of the two denominations favored the project and approved union articles. The Methodist Protestants unanimously backed them while the United Brethren rejected the proposal by seven votes.
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Soards
United Brethren
Miner Finds Gold in Marshall Neighborhood
John Mc Names, a former Park Falls blacksmith, digging a vault near his home in Marshall Michigan, unearthed a bright yellow mineral six feet down. Lab tests by Drs L C Smith C E Pratt and A H Cathcart confirm the sample is gold, sparking intense local excitement.
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Marshall, Mich
John McNames
Park Falls
Wis
Grand Trunk depot clerk Oscar Johnson vanishes in Valparaiso
Valparaiso Indiana May 10 Oscar Johnson assistant day agent and operator at the Grand Trunk depot disappeared a week ago Investigators report he was short eight hundred dollars in his accounts He had come to Valparaiso from Cook County Illinois seeking work and vanished under mysterious circumstances
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Valparaiso
Ind
Oscar Johnson
Grand Trunk
Cook County
John D. Rockefeller's Son-in-Law Sued for Livery Bill
New York man E Parme Lee Prentice, son-in-law of John D Rockefeller, faces a suit from North Adams liveryman John A Bond for 275 dollars in Pittsfield Massachusetts dated May 10. The case centers on an outstanding horse and carriage bill disputed between the parties.
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Pittsfield
Mass
E. Parmelee Prentice
New York
John D. Rockefeller
John A. Bond
North Adams
Four Day Auction Of Harlan P. Smith Coin Collection
Numismatists from across the United States gather in Philadelphia for a four day sale of the rare coin collection of the late Harlan P. Smith of New York. W. F. Smith’s heirs oversee the auction as experts catalog the pieces.
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Philadelphia
The
United States
Harlan P. Smith
New York
W. F
Ex-Chicago Numismatic Leader Buys 1822 $5 Gold Coin
Dunham, once president of the Chicago Numismatic Society, paid 2165 dollars for a United States five dollar gold piece dated 1822. J M Clapp of Washington paid 1050 dollars for a United States five dollar gold piece dated 1815.
Must Vacate Government Land Fences Ordered In Omaha
Omaha Nebraska May 10 An order by Judge Munger requires twenty five cattlemen to remove unlawful fences from government land within five days. Marshal Warner is directed to pull down and destroy any fences after the deadline at the cattlemen expenses. Cattlemen are permanently enjoined from constructing fences on the public domain.
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Omaha, Neb
Munger
Marshal Warner
Mystery man seeks jail to curb urge to kill
A nameless man in Frankfort Indiana claims a New York woman pursues him to kill him. He asked to be jailed to prevent murder, saying he feels an uncontrollable desire to kill. Local police are mystified by the case.
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Frankfort
Indy
New York
Sunday Drunk Fines Higher in Lansing Court
Lansing May 10 Justice Roe ruled Sunday intoxication penalties harsher than weekday cases. Municipal court defendants found drunk on Sundays faced fines two dollars greater than those charged on other days.
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Lansing
Mich
Justice Roe
Life ending note ends Coon life in Panville hotel
Charles Coon 35 of Rossville Illinois died by suicide in a Panville hotel. He left a note stating life as he had to live it was not worth living. The death occurred May 10 in Panville.
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Panville, Ill
Charles Coon
Rossville
Medal Proposal for Civil War Vets by Senator Dick
Washington May 10 Senator Dick introduces a bill to award a bronze medal of honor to every surviving soldier who enlisted in the first call of President Lincoln for 75 000 troops, honoring veterans of the Civil War.
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Washington
Lincoln
Heinze denies plan to succeed Clark in Senate
New York May 10 F Augustus Heinze denies a circulating report that he will succeed Senator W A Clark when Clark retires from the senate. The denial asserts no such appointment is planned.
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New York
F. Augustus Heinze
W. A. Clark
Clark
Senate
How Will They Enforce This
Evansville Indiana May 10 an ordinance from the city council requires all dairymen before milking their cows to wash their hands.
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Evansville
Ind
Washington dispatch from Costa Rica
The state department has received a dispatch from James G. Bailey the United States charge at San Jose Costa Rica dated May 10 describing diplomatic developments and local conditions in Costa Rica.
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Washington
State Department
James G. Bailey
United States
San Jose
Costa Rica
Assassination Report Outlines Nicaraguan Foreign Minister
A report confirms the assassination of Nicaragua's foreign minister but provides no further details. The item emphasizes the event without expanding on suspects motives or consequences. It notes official confirmation from unnamed sources and leaves the context for later releases.
Death of a Milwaukee Editor
Victor L. Gangelin longtime city editor of the Milwaukee Herald and prominent Germain newspaper man dies after a long illness at his Milwaukee home.
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Milwaukee
Victor L. Gangelin
Milwaukee Herald
Snow Falls in Kentucky Quickly Melts
Snow fell in the bluegrass region of Kentucky on May 10 near Lexington but vanished quickly and caused no damage to growing crops.
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Kentucky
Lexington
Coal diggers ratify pact. work to start tomorrow
The anthracite coal diggers have ratified the agreement with operators and labor will begin tomorrow. The Lake longshoremen strike remains uneventful with no developments. Rumor suggests Keefe, the strikers' president, is in Cleveland in talks with an unidentified party. The Senate approved a bill to use six condemned cannon for a statue of Michigan Governor S.T. Mason.
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Keefe
Cleveland
Senate
S.t.mason
Michigan
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Erhart
Red Cross Drug Store
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