Mueller Estate Probated Today
The will of Comrad Mueller of Barre was admitted to probate in county court this morning. An estate of about 26000 was divided among widow and five heirs with amounts to Mary Stella 2000 Dietrich Mueller 7000 Willie Mueller 7000 Dora Meyer 9000 and Dora Mueller 2000. After division, remaining income and all household goods go to the widow with a provision for up to 500 more if she falls seriously ill.
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Comrad Mueller
Barre
Mary Stella
Dietrich Mueller
Willie Mueller
Neice
Dora Meyer
Dora Mueller
Memory and Grape Nuts Rebuild Health and Mind
A Canadian man sent to Colorado for health recovers after six months on a Grape-Nuts based diet. He reports restored memory, improved nervous system, and regained lost weight, claiming the food rebuilt his body and mind beyond his expectations.
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Colorado
Canada
Wellville
Pligs
Government Tariff Move Aims to Raise Tobacco Taxes
Senator Beveridge urges an amendment to raise tobacco taxes to curb the tobacco trust and restore revenue lost over eight years. He argues short weight packages shifted war taxes to consumers while trusts kept the funds, proposing higher levies on chewing tobacco snuff and priced cigars to net millions annually.
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Washington
Tobacco Trust
Beveridge
Indiana
Morgan
Trust
Jury Verdicts in State v Hanlon Farrell Reported
In Ashland last night the jury returned in the case of the state versus Joseph Hanlon and Edward Farrell. Hanlon was acquitted for lack of knowledge of his partner’s weapon. Farrell was found guilty and sentenced to three years at the state penitentiary with three years total and one day per year in solitary confinement. Other notes include Roy Savoy receiving one year at Waupun for theft, Walter Niggli agreeing to probation, and Koblitz case continued as Judge Parrish plans to finish the calendar.
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James Thompson
Jesse Higbee
Jos
Farrell
Waupun
Hanlon
Savoy
Roy Savoy
M. & C. Newburg
Koblitz
Harry Koblitz
Ashland
Police Know Who Killed Arbogast
The St Paul homicide report states Louis Arbogast was murdered in bed with an axe, his body burned at 286 West Seventh Street. His widow is hospitalized and detectives with Chief O’Connor have questioned Louise Arbogast and her fiancé Henry A Spangenberg as county officials say they know the identity of the killer.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Louis Arbogast
St. Paul
West Seventh Street
City Hospital
Louise Arbogast
Henry A. Spangenberg
O'Connor
Oil firm forces Tilton workers to resign from office
The Standard Oil company at Danville has ordered three employees elected to local office in Tilton to resign from politics or quit their jobs. The men resigned today.
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Danville
Standard Oil Company
Tilton
Here
One Night Rider Juror Hangs Self in Barn
Union City Tennessee May 14 Mansfield M Harleson a well known farmer and member of the special grand jury that indicted 100 night riders hanged himself in his barn after receiving threats. Initial reports suggested night riders killed him in revenge.
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Union City
Tenn
Mansfield M Harleson
Harleson
Wrights Won't Fly in Dayton This Trip
Orville Wright said no flight will occur while he and Wilbur stay in Dayton on their current trip. He noted they must finish their government contract, due by June 1, 1955.
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Dayton, CO
Orville Wright
Dayton
Miss Clara Kellogg Secures Wisconsin University Position
Miss Clara Kellogg, a Wisconsin B. U. graduate, has joined the Purchasing Department at the University of Wisconsin Madison. The ad urges graduates to prove their value to business leaders and to send for the catalog from Wisconsin Business University in La Crosse.
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Clara Kellogg
Wisconsin University
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Business University
la Crosse
Locals Travel to Winona for Noon Game
President Rooney leads the locals to Winona for a noon contest with Joe Killian at the helm. Pitcher Schardt starts for the locals while lefty Beyers faces Winona. Arthur Roberge will umpire, replacing Gene Lederner, with Walsh assisting until a permanent replacement is found. Umpire stand protest discussed. Wilhelm still expected from Madison. Attendance sets a local record at 1,842 paid admissions.
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Rooney
Joe Killian
Schardt
Beyers
Winona
Gene Lederner
Arthur Roberge
Roberge
Elliott
Walsh
Charles Moll
Anderson
Wilhelm
Madison
John Elliott
la Crosse
Building Trades Strike On Brewery
Milwaukee May 14. At a meeting of the building trades council a general strike against breweries was decided. Jurisdictional dispute drives action as carpenters push for independent trade agreements. About 300 men affected. operations to continue.
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Milwaukee
Building Trades Council
Lorene Navigates Minnesota River to Mankato
The steamer Lorene docked at the local levee three weeks ago and completed a trip from St. Paul to Mankato the first boat to reach Mankato in twelve years. River draws were rusty and debris forced careful navigation by an expert pilot during daylight. Local residents view Lorene’s voyage as a revival of river transport in the area.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Mankato
Wild West Show Shooting Kills Two in San Angelo Tent
In San Angelo Texas on May 14 officers investigate a fatal shooting after a wild west show. Two men were killed and a third wounded during a post performance fight in the tent, causing a panic among spectators.
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San Angelo
Texas
Mabee Targets Anti-Saloon League With Jerome Backing
Detroit and New York reports detail C R Mabee's accusation that the anti-saloon league misuses funds and ties to Rockefeller interests. Jerome of New York responds he will examine the charges and request minutes and information. The league denies the claim, noting annual audits by Patterson Teele and Dennis CPAs.
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Detroit
Mich
C. R. Mabee
Michigan
Anti-Saloon League
Jerome
New York
Mabee
Rockefeller
WM. Traverse Jerome
Patterson, Teele and
Dennis
Certified Public Accountants
New York Frauds Involving Cheese and Figs Exporters
Antoine Musica and Phillip Musica of A Musica and Son and Ed Pavasopoulo, both importers, were arraigned in Manhattan on charges of defrauding the government via false weighing of figs and cheese. Co-defendants Joseph Quinn Thos Gliddings and Jos McMahon, U S weighers, were arrested in Brooklyn on conspiracy and false entry charges. Case transfers to the southern district are sought for a fair trial.
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New York
Antoine and
Phillip Musica
A. Musica & Son
Ed Papavassoupo
Hough
Joseph Quinn
Thos. C. Gliddings
Jos. McMahon
United States
Aldrich Tariff Revisions Upward Show Senate Control
The finance committee led by Senator Aldrich has firmly shaped tariff policy. Attempts to weaken rates fail, and reductions must win committee approval. Some reductions and classification changes have occurred, but amendments face strong opposition and Aldrich remains in control.
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Finance Committee
Aldrich
Senate
Bold postoffice robbery shocks Bremerton
In Bremerton Washington a gang arrived by launch and blew open the post office safe early today looting between five and six thousand dollars in stamps and about three hundred dollars in cash. The bold raid occurred without attracting attention.
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Bremerton
Wash
Hinz Victimized Wives Leads to Coroner Inquest
Chicago officials opened an investigation into Joseph Hinz after he killed his wife and killed himself by leaping under an elevated train. The coroner’s inquest heard he had four wives with neighbors and his son recounting years of beatings and chilling behavior. The boy described Hinz trapping his wives with peepholes and displaying a revolver during cruel episodes.
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Chicago
Joseph Hinz
Hinz
Emanuel Hinz
Mary Zemink
Agnes
Frances Kopecky
Agnes Neiman
Suspected Serial Murders Taint Hinz Wives Deaths
Police grow suspicious that Hinz may have killed his wives after repeated fatal outcomes. The pattern of deaths, occurring when wives questioned his treatment, fuels detectives to question whether the events were self-inflicted or murder.
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Hinz
E F U Adopts Class With Thompson Arrival
Orin Thompson arrives from Prairie du Chien where he has been installing a society of the E F U He will attend the class adoption Tuesday night at Nicholson Scott hall E A Williams supreme president of the Neenah society will be present at the occasion
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Orin Thompson
Prairie du Chien
Nicholson-Scott Hall
E. A. Williams
Society of Neenah
Explosion at Brooklyn chemists factory prompts panic
An explosion of naptha on the top story of a five story building occupied by Herman Planten & Son, chemists, Brooklyn, caused a panic among about three hundred workers, including one hundred girls. All escaped to the street safely. Damage estimated at $15,000.
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New York
Herman Planten & Son
Brooklyn
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