May Contest Will Of Sparta Slayer
William Hogue killer of his wife and daughter had his will opened in Sparta Wisconsin. Mrs Grace Phillips receives the bulk of the estate valued around twenty thousand dollars with Mrs Wilson left one dollar. A son Dr R R Hogue of North Dakota gets one dollar. The will may be contested as Mrs Wilson recovers from gunshot wounds suffered during the attack.
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Sparta
Wis
William Hogue
Guy Wilson
R. R. Hogue
North Dakota
Wilson
Grove's Tasteless Tonic Promises Stronger Blood
Invigorating tonic claimed to drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the system for adults and children. A true tonic priced at 50 cents.
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Grove
University backs investigation scope in Bowe bill hearing
Madison officials told the Senate committee on education and public welfare they welcome any investigation. The Bowe bill to reorganize the board of visitors passed the assembly and would shift investigative power elsewhere. Judge E Stevens avoided verdict on the bill while supporting a nonofficially connected appointment authority.
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Madison
Wis
Senate Committee On Education and Public Welfare
Board of Visitors
Assembly
Senate
E. Stevens
Probe machine trust in government suit against United Shoe
Secretary Harold C. Denham testified in a government bid to dissolve United Shoe Machinery after a merger. Forty leases shown as evidence indicate pre and post merger methods remained the same with firms leasing rather than selling machinery. The government asserts the company controls 98 percent of the world shoe machinery business.
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Boston
Mass
United Shoe Machinery Company
Harold C. Danham
Denham
United Shoe Company
Oregon battleship Oregon urged for honor not target practice
Representative Sinnott of Oregon called on the navy to preserve the battleship Oregon in an honorable old age. He cited Old Ironsides as a relic of U S naval history and proposed turning the Oregon over to Oregon for use as a training ship for the naval militia if a practical use is needed.
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Washington
Oregon
Navy Department
Sinnott
Baker killed in dough mixer accident at Anna hospital
John Jasper a baker at the Anna State Hospital for the Insane was fatally ground by an electric dough mixer early today. He was employed at the facility in Anna Illinois.
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Anna, IL
John Jasper
Anna State Hospital For
Personal notices from the city social scene
Several residents and visitors are noted in local personal notices. Andre's orchestra and Lyric theater performances are announced tonight. Mrs R Stadler and son Roman Jr left for Caledonia. Carriers from Oshkosh and Portage register in the city, with multiple travelers named in brief visits and business.
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Andre
Lyric ‘Theater
R. Stadler
Roman, Jr
Caledonia
A. L. Carr
Oshkosh
W. L. Washburn
Portage, Registra
P. J. Smith
Eau Claire
Wis
H. Hendrickson
Viroqua
Main St
City Grocery
T. H. McGovern
R. J. Johnson
Reedsburg
E. A. Gotterdam
Oyen
Main Street
Minnie Smith
Albion
Iowa
John Madden
Hillsboro
Minn
E. Swiggum
Ferryville
R. W. Bruths
Brownsville
A. R. van Slyke
Gateway City Transfer Co
R. A. Schwahn
J. W. Strinz
Cusco
Bandit Writes from Jail to Beloit Youth
In Beloit Wisconsin on May 22 a Chicago auto thief Robert Webb in jail writes a letter to Ambrose Regan urging obedience to parents saving money and living rightly. Webb says the fast life does not pay and promises Regan a guiding note after meeting him in jail.
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Beloit, Wis
Chicago
Robert Webb
Ambrose Regan
Regan
Webb
Noted swindler Louis Gourdain dies in London
Louis A. Gourdain, famed swindler known to authorities in America and Europe, died in London. He ran various trust and lottery schemes, was marked as eccentric, and after a Illinois conviction his lawyer won him liberty on technical grounds. he then served his sentence in a self-designed private penitentiary near Joliet, guarded by his own jailer.
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New Orleans
Louis A. Gourdain
America
Europe
London
Illinois
Gourdain
Joliet
Restices Court Quips On Wedding Cards And Tilted Deals
Judge remarks that some people rush wedding invitations yet quickly seek new arrangements, likening the pace to shuffling for a fresh deal and underscoring cautious social timing.
Rebecca Keeps Pet Dog in Quiet Family Turmoil
In a childlike defense Rebecca argues the dog is like wild flowers she found and may keep. mother objects, saying the dog is not hers. Paul calmly notes Rebecca failed to pick a long enough stem, highlighting the mixed signals in the scene from Youth's Companion.
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Rebecca
Mother
Paul
Notice of Application to County Court in La Crosse
The Wisconsin County Court of La Crosse announces a special term on June 17 1913 at 10 A M to hear Louis A Weisbecker's petition for appointment as administrator of Anna Weisbecker late of La Crosse. Judge John Brindley presides. W F A C Wolfe attorneys for petitioner.
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State of
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Court House
City of
la Crosse
Said
Louis A. Weisbecker
Anna Weisbecker
John Brindley
W. F
A. C. Wolfe
Prescriptions Remain Steady at Main Street Drug Store
The owner of 503 Main St announces that prescriptions continue to arrive and that filing prescriptions is the store's main business. He reminds customers he can fill any prescription brought in and notes that his charges are moderate to explain the steady flow of work.
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Main St
From $1.50 a Week to Congress for Colorado
George John Kindel, new congressman for Colorado's First District, recalls starting work at thirteen for $1.50 weekly and apprenticing as a mattress maker. Born in Cincinnati, he moved west, settled in Denver, built an upholstery business, and entered politics via freight-rate litigation begun in 1892. He is a fifty-eight year old married father of two.
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George John Kindel
Colorado
Cincinnati
Horace Greeley
Denver
Congress
Mr. Kindel
Wisconsin Senate Bows to $75,000 Panama-Pacific Representation
The Wisconsin senate approved a $75,000 appropriation to represent the state’s agricultural and manufacturing interests at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. An amendment barred current legislators from the three member commission, and other bills on hog cholera serum, highway bonds, and municipal electric inspectors were acted on. The canal commission study resolution was killed and storage houses proposal defeated.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Bosshard
la Crosse
Engebretson
Nye
Kiefer
Zophy
Milwaukee
Railroad Commission
Burke, Teasdale
Eileen
Zephy
Weigle
Hasting
Marriage of Miss Pauline Engelhard and Stephen Preismesberger
A wedding was held at St. Joseph's cathedral with Rev. G. Sluyter officiating. Miss Pauline Rose Engelhard and Stephen Henry Preismesberger of Pierce Minnesota were married, with attendants Martha Pervisky, KunI Foster, Herman Boser, and Ferdinand Preismesberger present. The couple left for a short honeymoon and will reside in Pierce Minnesota. Out of town guests included Ferdinand Preismesberger and Henry Gau.
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Miss Engelhard
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Rev. G. Sluyter
Pauline Rose Engelhard
Stephen Henry
Preismesberger
Pierce, Minn
Herman Boser
Kuni Foster
Ferdinand Preismesberger
Messrs
Herman
Joe Boseland
Henry Gau
Social Briefs From Local Guests and Activities
Mr and Mrs B J Dunlap of Chicago visit Mrs Parks in town. Mr and Mrs H J Hirshheimer travel to Minneapolis for a few days. Mr and Mrs C S Van Auken and son Carl return from Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls. Mrs Philo G Lockwood of St Paul visits the Van Auken family. Christ church Woman's Guild to host a home cooking table this Saturday in guild rooms.
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B. J. Dunlap
Chicago
Woman's Guild of
Christchurch
Guild Rooms
May Dancing Party by United Commercial Travelers
The United Commercial Travelers announce the last May dancing party of the season to be held Saturday evening May 24 at Ellis hall. Extra music will be provided and a banner event is promised with several committees named for reception invitations refreshments and floor arrangements.
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United Commercial Travelers
Ellis’ Hall
J. A. Weigle
E. J. Steinmetz
J. W. Calloway
P. J. Early
J. P
La Crosse K of C Council Plans May Party at Germania Hall
Friday evening May 23 La Crosse council No 839 Knights of Columbus will hold its annual May party at Germania hall Kreutz's orchestra will be in attendance.
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la Crosse
Nails in plaster technique from National Magazine
A method for securing nails in plaster involves filing two small notches in the nail and dipping it in glue before driving it into the wall. Once the glue sets, the nail becomes as firm as the plaster itself.
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National Magazine
Clergyman Praises Eckmans Alterative
Amenia New York testimonial from E H Cowles a tuberculosis patient who improved after Eckmans Alterative. His pastor Rev J J Cowles endorses the claim. The ad asserts the remedy helps throat and lung conditions and upbuilding with no narcotics and lists druggists and the Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia for more evidence.
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Eckman
Amenia
N. Y
E. H. Cowles
J. J. Cowles
Presbyterian Church
G. E. Mariner
Chas. Beyschlag
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Senate to Probe West Virginia Miner Peonage
Washington May 22 The upper house likely will authorize a senatorial probe Monday into alleged miner peonage in West Virginia. Senators Kern Borah and Kenyon will head the inquiry which may travel to Paint Creek and Cabin Creek to take testimony. The resolution also covers violations of contract labor law and constitutional rights.
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Washington
West Virginia
Paint Creek
Cabin Creek
Kern
Education and Labor Committee
Borah
Kenyon
Senate
Dentist Office Turns to Anatomical Headquarters
A man asks a New York policeman for the office of a lawyer then jokes that the dentist who once worked there becomes an anatomical headquarters. The officer chuckles as the man explains the place now fits his leg pulling.
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New York
New York Tribune
Variable Tides Across Panama Isthmus
The article notes a major tidal difference between the Atlantic and Pacific sides of the Panama isthmus. At Colon the high to low water range is about seven inches, while at Panama City it exceeds twelve feet. This is due to a tidal obstruction blocking Atlantic tides from entering the Caribbean.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Panama
Colon
Caribbean Sea
North Pacific Ocean
Not to Be Overlooked Spite Fence Feud
A Philadelphia Record item notes Blobbs questions Subbubs about a neighbor dispute. The neighbor built a high fence described as a spite fence, prompting local attention and debate over the neighborhood rift.
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Blobbs
Subbubs
Philadelphia Record
Beaten Husband Leaves Wife and Seeks Separation
Bernard Rosegen filed for separation and an injunction after leaving his wife claiming cruelty. He showed two black eyes in court and his mother’s home was set as his domicile. Mrs. Rosegen, a suffragette and real estate dealer, admitted past abuse and defended her actions. She noted her husband had no active work despite a fortune at marriage.
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New Orleans
Bernard Rosegen
Bernard
Ten Big Rivers in the United States
The article notes ten rivers exceeding a thousand miles in length within the United States. It lists the rivers and highlights their considerable scale.
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The
United States
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