Milwaukee mission urged for fallen girls by Crittenton
Milwaukee, Wis May 20 Charles Crittenton founder of sixty four Florence Crittenton rescue missions calls for a mission to aid fallen girls in the city. He cites 300000 on census lists and says 5000 leave the lives of sin each month. He notes full sixty four homes with about eighty girls each and urges community support and endowment similar to Carnegie library plans. A reception for Crittenton and Mrs Barrett is set at the Plankinton House tonight 7 30 to 9 30.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Charles Crittenton
Florence Crittenton
United States
Carnegie
Crittenton
Kate Waller Barrett
Julia Kurtz
House of Mercy
Plankinton House
Oshkosh Gambeling Shortage Promises Public Disclosure
In Oshkosh Wisconsin on May 20 Dr J P Abbott of the First Baptist church at the Winnebago convention of the W C T U said a large gambling shortage will be made public. He claimed a fortune was lost in local gambling joints and that 65 gambling houses operated near the city hall, some run by women. He asserted the anti gambling crusade had petered out and warned of sensational developments to follow.
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Oshkosh
Wis
J. P. Abbott
First Baptist Church
Winnebago
Abbott
Professor Zimmerman Resigns Faculty in Madison
Prof Oliver B Zimmerman of the College of Engineering resigns from the University faculty to accept a post with Schwab and Sercombe Furnace Company in Milwaukee. He previously taught manual training at West Division High School in Milwaukee.
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Madison, Wis
Oliver B. Zimmerman
College of Engineering
West Division High School of
Milwaukee
Zimmerman
Schwab & Sercombe Furnace Company
Confesses To Wife Murder In Wisconsin Shooting
Menomonie Wisconsin May 20 Joseph Gane who shot his wife five times with a Winchester rifle yesterday has given himself up and confessed His trial is set for May 29 and he will be guarded to prevent a lynching
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Menomonie
Wis
Joseph Gane
Inventor of Postal Rack Dies in Wisconsin
Fond du Lac Wisconsin May 20 Charles R Harrison inventor of the postal bag rack in general use by the government died yesterday He was born in New Haven Connecticut in 1828 and moved to Wisconsin in 1849 He joined the postal service on the Northwestern in 1861 and in 1863 became chief clerk of the Milwaukee post office He served as mayor of Fond du Lac in 1886.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Charles R. Harrison
New Haven
Conn
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Milwaukee Post Office
Tramps Shipped in Locked Car From Janesville
Eighteen supposed criminals and tramps were locked in a boxcar by the police and shipped out of Janesville on May twenty.
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Janesville
Wis
To Plead Guilty of Murder in Wisconsin Case
CRANDON Wis May 20 Otto Jaranesk who killed Otto March near Wabeno was taken by Forest county sheriff to Appleton where he will plead guilty before Judge Good land today.
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Crandon
Wis
Otto Jaranesk
Otto March
Wabeno
Forest County
Appleton
Goodland
Vanderbilt's New Invention and Bigelow Insurance Values
Milwaukee reports H S Vail called to value insurance policies on bankrupt Frank G Bigelow. Policies total more than 1 million dollars with most proceeds going to the estate, wife receiving only 5 thousand. In New York Cornelius Vanderbilt gains a patent for a steam generating appliance intended to improve boiler construction in many specific ways.
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Milwaukee
Wis
H. S. Vail
Chicago
Wisconsin Trust Company
Frank G. Bigelow
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Washington
Wisconsin buglers to be armed with Colts revolvers
Appleton Wis May 20 all buglers in the Wisconsin National Guard will be armed with Colts revolvers. Previously they did not carry weapons. Go to the Bijou tonight.
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Appleton
Wis
Wisconsin National Guard
Woman escapes abusive husband who delayed marriage
MILWAUKEE May 20 Katherine Johns says she moved in with Henry S Johns in 1895 on a promise of marriage but could not wed until 1904 when she threatened to leave. She describes coercive drinking and a controlling relationship leading to her final decision to quit. Her account highlights a lengthy marriage obstruction and coercive conduct.
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Milwaukee
Katherine Johns
Henry S. Johns
Photographic supplies offered by local dealer Krebaum
C A Krebaum at 105 North Third Street assures amateur photographers he stocks Kodak items and ongoing price reductions on plates. He promotes developing printing and mounting done right and urges buyers to check dealer pricing.
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C. A. Krebaum
North Third Street
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