Heating bids exceed ward school addition appropriation
Bids announced for the North side Tenth ward school heating plant. $20,000 appropriation largely spent on heating and plumbing. The board of public works presented bids to the council for a special meeting. Friday, May 31 bids ranged from $10,973 to $11,197 with Baker and Neibuhr at 10,783.50, Cavanaugh and Smith at 11,197, Thill and Lapitz at 10,973.
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Tenth Ward
Board of Public Works
Baker & Neibuhr
Cavanaugh & Smith
Thill & Lapitz
Rebounding Revolver Ball Report, Then Woman Dies
In Little Falls Minnesota Mrs Ruffel who was wounded by a rock rebounding a revolver shot near Swan River died of blood poisoning. Before death she told neighbors two men Pluck and Wieherski were drinking and Wieherski fired at a squirrel, the ball striking her. The projectile showed no damage suggesting no rock impact.
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Little Falls
Minn
Wieherski
Two in Duel One Dead Former Probate Judge Kills Home Steader
Allan Witt, a resident near Deer River, was shot and killed by David Cochrane, a Deer River attorney and former Wright County probate judge. Cochrane was arrested and taken to Grand Rapids as a coroner inquest proceeds, with self defense claimed. The shooting occurred at Fred Anderson's homestead.
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Duluth
Minn
Deer River
Allan Witt
David Cochrane
Cochrane
Grand Rapids
Witt
Wright County
Fred Anderson
Fay Lewis & Brothers to move jobbing business to Milwaukee
Fay Lewis and Brothers of Rockford Illinois will relocate the jobbing division to Milwaukee with a 500000 circulation in the city Eleven traveling salesmen will base at 134 West Water Street starting tomorrow Fay Lewis serves as president with Harry Lewis first vice president C Herbert Lewis second vice president and Edgar C Hoe as secretary treasurer
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Milwaukee
Fay Lewis & Brothers Company
Rockford
Ill
West Water Street
Fay Lewis
Harry Lewis
C. Herbert Lewis
Edgar C. Hoe
Maine citizen arraigned for muskrat capture in Fergus Falls
A leading citizen of Maine appeared in justice court in Fergus Falls yesterday to answer for catching four muskrats on May 5. Despite a closed season ending April 15, he pleaded guilty and paid a total of $23 in fines and costs.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Maine
Doctors Demand Higher Fee for Insurance Examinations
Fargo reports doctors in the state association will refuse to examine applicants for aid fees of 3 dollars and demand 5 dollars instead. Insurance company representatives say they won’t pay the higher rate and can hire physicians outside the association.
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Fargo
N. D
Hicks Acquitted In Short Weight Coal Case
Black River Falls Wisconsin May 23. Trial of B W Hicks for selling coal at short weight ends in acquittal after Judge O Neil requires proof Hicks knew weight was light. State failed to satisfy jury.
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Black River Falls
Wis
B. W. Hicks
O'Neil
Hicks
Funeral for Carl Sjoholm Held at Home
The funeral was conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 o clock from 619 South Eighth Street with Rev. H G Magelssen presiding. Interment followed in Oak Grove Cemetery. Fessler and Dahl were in charge.
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Carl Sjoholm
South Eighth Street
H. G. Magelssen
Oak
Thornbury suit adjourned in circuit court
The suit of J. E. Thornbury against Co. A. Sterling was continued in circuit court today until tomorrow. The amount of the claim is 25.90.
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J. E. Thornbury
Co. A. Sterling
Set line licenses granted to Furnseth and Gilbertson
County Clerk Rawlinson issued line licenses to Carl Furnseth of Onalaska and Ed Gilbertson of La Crosse, extending local licensing permissions.
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Rawlinson
Carl Furnseth
Onalaska
Ed Gilbertson
la Crosse
Family quarrel over cooking noted in kitchen exchange
A brief dialogue shows a husband complaining about Mary’s cooking and Mary dismissing the critique as his habit. The exchange captures domestic tension and a light humorous tone in a family setting.
Die Nation Discontinued as Leading German Weeklies Ends
The political weekly Die Nation, a prominent voice in Germany, has ceased publication. The decision ends its run as one of the country’s top political weeklies and leaves a gap in the current media landscape.
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Die Nation
Germany
Secretary Taft Visits La Crosse and Minneapolis
Secretary Taft plans a June 12 La Crosse stop en route to Minneapolis for June 13 commencement at the state university. He will stay at Fair Oaks with General Washburn, deliver the 10 am address in the armory, dine with the Minneapolis club, and attend a charity conference in St. Paul the next day.
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Taft
la Crosse
Minneapolis
The
State University
Milwaukee
General Washburn
Fair Oaks
University
Yale
Cyrus Northrop
University of Minnesota
John Ireland
John A .Johnson
Fort Snelling
St. Paul
United States
Beveridge
Indiana
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Infant dies in Brunswick hovel as family splits
Wilbur Phillips, a Brunswick music teacher, left his six children unattended in a secluded hovel near Caryville. The youngest died after weeks of neglect and possible malnutrition, while the mother is in Mendota asylum and the father jailed for truancy.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Wilbur Phillips
Brunswick
Phillips
Caryville
Cadock Bound Over in Kenosha Case
Arthur Caddock 26 waived exam and was held for trial on a serious crime charge in Kenosha Wisconsin. Bail set at 3000 dollars. Complainant witness is Mabel Timme age 8 daughter of former sheriff Henry H Timme and brother of ex Secretary E G Timme. Father captured Caddock two hours after the alleged attempt. police intervened. Caddock made no statement in court. The child is under physician care.
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Kenosha
Wis
Arthur Caddock
Mabel Timme
Henry H. Timme
E. G. Timme
Caddock
Money Lender Hughes Sentenced in City Court
Patrick J. Hughes once ran branches in many cities and was fined $100 and ordered to serve thirty days in county jail for exacting usurious 7 percent monthly interest on a $10 loan to J. H. Williamson. The Missouri Court of Appeals rejected his appeal on all points. Hughes is a well known figure among lenders nationwide.
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Kansas City
Patrick J. Hughes
J. H. Williamson
Hughes
Court of Appeals
Death of Nelse-Old Boozem from Water Around Heart
A short, fragmentary notice reports the death of Nelse-Old Boozem due to water around the heart. The text is garbled with exclamations and unclear attribution, offering limited readable details.
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Tom
Desertion and Non-support Cases Reach County Court
Sievert H. Johnson was arrested and brought into county court yesterday on a charge of desertion and non-support with trial set for May 29. John Sherwood, an habitual drunkard, was arraigned again on non-support before Judge Brindley. he has contributed only 2.25 since March and his case is set for May 28.
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Sievert H. Johnson
John Sherwood
Brindley
Sherwood
Neighborhood News Roundup Highlights Local Visits and Errands
George Davis paints his residence while Mrs. H E Erumpf and daughter Lucile visit La Crosse. Various residents like J B Flick Otis Warner and Sheriff Silbaugh are seen on business in town. The band travels to Brownsville with citizens, and local residents visit Genoa Victory Riverside and Prairie du Chien for errands and treatment.
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George Davis
H. E. Erumpf
Lucile
la Crosse
J. B. Flick
von Ruden
Genoa
Riley
Otis Warner
Kocinski
Burlington
C. G. Dudley
Brownsville
Helena Joswanger
O. J. Stokke
E. C. Dudley
Oak Ridge
August Bay
Prairie du Chien
Frank Hoch
Mr. Spellum
Viroqua
Minnie Johnson
Gust Wrobel
J. C. Johnson
Charles Thompson
Local Social Roundup From La Crosse and Nearby
Mrs Wasley of La Crosse visited A A Holmes and family Sunday. Miss Helen Johnson visited friends at Winona Monday. Mrs W E Sparling Olive Bemis B F Robinson and Walter Robinson were La Crosse visitors Saturday. Donald Johnson of Centerville spent a few hours here Monday. Miss Clara Stang spent Monday at La Crosse. Mrs H Campbell entertained at supper Monday A A Holmes and family and W M Atwood. L A Wakefield transacted business at La Crosse Monday. Attorney W S Wadleigh and family of Galesville traveled here by auto Sunday. The orchestra met Wednesday evening with Miss Essie Booker. Those present outside of the band included Edmund Keefe and Misses Lulu Burns Selah Garinger Grace Allen Grace Babbitt Hazel Atwood and Pearl Waters. Refreshments were served and all had a pleasant time. Cyril Holmes left Tuesday for La Crosse on his way to Minneapolis.
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la Crosse
W. S. Wadleigh
Galesville
Essie Booker
Edmund Keefe
Lulu Burns
Selah Garinger
Grace Allen
Grace Babbitt
Hazel Atwood
Pearl Waters
Cyril Holmes
Minneapolis
John D Rockefeller Jr Acknowledged Leader and Heir
John D Rockefeller Jr is the eldest son of the Standard Oil founder and a 1901 Brown University graduate. He serves as a trustee of the University of Chicago and helps run Standard Oil with his uncle William Rockefeller as president. He leads a large Bible class in a New York church and has a son, John D Rockefeller III, slated to be an heir to vast fortunes.
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John Davidson Rockefeller, Jr
Standard Oil
Brown University
Abby Green Aldrich
University of Chicago
Standard Oil Company
William Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
New York City
John D. Rockefeller III
Des Moines man gored by bull in Creston yard attack
L M Elifrits of Des Moines was badly gored by an angry bull while loading stock at Creston yards on May 23. Doctors fear there is little hope of saving his life.
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Creston
L. M. Elifrits
Des Moines
Temperance Lesson for Japan
Albany reflects on Japanese army temperance during the war where strict measures reduced deaths to 1 percent and yielded superior health. General Kuroki's order to shoot any drunk on duty produced no drunkenness in his division, illustrating a Spartan method for forming disciplined soldiers.
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Albany
N. Y
Argus
Kuroki
America
Prize for proposal in park sparks park bride contest
Chief Goldsoll of the park police in Cleveland announces a prize for the first marriage proposal in the city parks this spring. The winner will receive a photograph of the bride and a statement detailing the proposal circumstances.
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Cleveland
Chief Goldsoll
The
Park Police
Revival of the whisker
The piece notes a worldwide conspiracy against whiskers yet claims a foothold in London with the younger set embracing facial hair. It cites Paris hotel waiters striking for whisker rights and predicts the pallid American face will soon grow a Pard like beard.
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Minneapolis
London
Paris
New York
Broken leg proves fatal on Wisconsin farm
Charles Hendrickson of Chippewa Falls died in a local hospital after a broken leg sustained while clearing on his farm. He had been unconscious for three days before death, a case doctors described as remarkable in their observations. He was hauling a log when his leg became caught between a stump and the log, causing the fracture.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Charles Hendrickson
Hendrickson
Millionaire Joseph Berry Dies in Detroit
Detroit May 23 Joseph Berry a millionaire died this morning He was involved in varnish manufacturing and car wheel ventures His estate is valued at twenty million dollars
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Detroit
Mich
Joseph Berry
Bank statements ordered by Comptroller in Washington
The comptroller of the currency has issued a call for statements from national banks reporting their condition at the close of business on May 20 in Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
Comptroller of the Currency
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