Noted divine Rev John Greer dies at 104 in St Paul
Reverend John Greer, pioneer missionary to Chippewa and Sioux Indians, dies at his daughter's home in St Paul aged 104. Born March 17 1808 in Ireland, he began ministry in Inver Grove Minnesota and spoke multiple Native languages. His long work included services in Indian camps across the northwest.
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John Greer
ST. Paul
Northwest
Mr. Greer
County Fermanaugh
Ireland
St. Patrick's Day
America
Inver Grove
Minn
Gold Hoard Unearthed Under Old Wauwatosa House
Carpenter William Kutschenreuter unearthed a jar in the Wauwatosa laundry building on State street containing ninety five $20 gold pieces totaling 1900 dollars. The coins, some nearly a century old and others dating to just before the Civil War, were likely buried around the war period. The owner had reportedly left for the war and did not return. Kutschenreuter had bought the building two weeks earlier.
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Milwaukee
Wauwatosa
State Street
Wau- Watosa
William Kautschenreuter
Kutschenreuter
Campaign Against Transparent Stockings Delayed
The reporter argues against starting a campaign now for transparent stockings, suggesting such agitation belong in midwinter and not at this time of year.
Onalaska News Roundup Highlights Local Events
The Onalaska area reports visits by Mrs Storandt and relatives from Mindoro and Ettrick, a junior reception at Woodmen hall, and upcoming commencement by Prof Engelman of Chicago University. Local travels include Ed Nelson and Nels Moe’s health, plus civic notes on weddings, picnics, and dances. The community mourns Clyde Peck’s diabetes death as the Tomah Indians visit for Decoration Day.
Fire kills two in Cicero store dwelling blaze
Two people died and five were badly burned when a building housing a grocery store and a dwelling burned in Cicero suburb early today. The dead were Mrs. Martha Lieberman, 60, and Lillian Jacobs, 71.
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Chicago
Cicero
Martha Lieberman
Lillian Jacobs
Personal notices and visits fill La Crosse social scene
Robert Walton of Madison Wisconsin spent the weekend in La Crosse visiting friends. Arthur Finerud returns home to Preston after a city visit on business. Several locals moved offices and announced new contact numbers. Eclat polish advertisements entice car care ventures. Various guests and visitors from Harmony Minnesota Spring Grove Minnesota Canton Minnesota Caledonia Minnesota and Dubuque Iowa are listed with hometowns and brief notes of business or leisure in the area.
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Andre
Lyric Theater
Robert Walton
Madison
Wis
la Crosse
E’clat
Rose
Joseph Spettel
Minneapolis
Arthur Finerud
Preston
Main St
City Grocery
T. H. McGovern
Oscar Harland
Harmony
Minn
B. A. Yeomen
Linker Hall
Alvin Finerud
C. J. Scofield
Spring Grove
M. P. Ronning
Watson
H. H. Chase
Oyen
Main Street
New
R. W. J. Cook
Caledonia
F. D. Patterson
North Bend
O. Helgeson
Canton
T. M. Abbots
Gateway City Transfer Co
M. Niemeyer
Dubuque
Miss May Welch
Avon Street
Redwood Falls
Minnesota
Gara Stifter
National Biscuit Company
Springfield
Ill
Mr. Stifter
Onalaska
Local residents share visits and events in New Albin area
New Albin Iowa residents mingle with relatives and friends across Lansing La Crosse Dubuque and Ossian. A funeral for Nick Fitchen draws Brownsville Minnesota attendees while Homer S Meyer of Grinnell college addresses graduates. The community notes weddings baptisms and a baby birth with numerous social calls and travel to Minneapolis La Crosse and Caledonia.
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Coral Bellows
Minneapolis
Joseph Kelly
Veronica
Florence Lager
Rose Morgan
Iowa River
Carrie
Laura Wymiller
Lansing
Iowa
Frank May
Lyla
la Crosse
Mary Dolan
Bert Metcalf
Tade Kenndt
Lawyer May
Hilda Beck
D. Ross
C. Johnson
John Fish
Dubuque
H. Rippe
Joe Coleman
Mick Casey
K. C
Caledonia
Herman Martin
M. J. Cavanaugh
Ossian
Cleaning a Slimy Sponge with Borax Soaks
A sponge turns slimy can be revived by soaking in strong borax water. Wring out and place in fresh borax water, repeating the process until the sponge is clean.
Silver wedding honored by Peter Neilson hosts
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Neilson entertained at a 4 o'clock dinner Friday for their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. The home was decorated with ferns, carnations and roses. Guests included Mrs. S. E. Anderson and Mrs. K. C. Hansen of Racine, Mrs. C. Thompson of Ladysmith, Rev. and Mrs. Harmenson, Mr. and Mrs. Childers, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Sexauer, Mr. and Mrs. Van Gordon and family, the Misses Valvoey Alma Clara and Lilly Neilson and Master Harvey Neilson.
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Peter Neilson
S. E. Anderson
K. C. Hansen
Racine
Neilson
C. Thompson
Ladysmith
Hermanson
Childers
G. S. Sexauer
van Gordon
Misses Valvoey
Alma
Clara
Lilly Neilson
Master Harvey Neilson
W C T U Meeting at First Methodist Church
The Women's Christian Temperance Union will meet at the First Methodist church at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
First Methodist Church
Surprise Birthday Party for Mr and Mrs Edward Lee
Relatives and friends gathered to celebrate the Lees birthday with a well attended party. Attendees enjoyed the occasion and a thoughtful birthday present was given to Mr and Mrs Edward Lee.
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Mrs. Edward Lee
Mrs
Edward Lee
Informal Coffee Honors Friends and Birthday Celebrations
Mrs J J Hogan hosted a small Saturday afternoon coffee with old friends to mark her birthday. The gathering included Mrs W R Sill celebrating a wedding anniversary. Also noted were Mrs Dorset Mrs Jessie Holway Mrs Howard Cramer Mrs E P Cook Mr James Hogan Jr Mrs C P Dorset Mrs A A Jorris and Mrs Coon of Kansas hosted or attended various gatherings while Mr and Mrs E L Colman with guests spent Sunday at Meadowbrook.
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J. J. Hogan
W. R. Sill
Mesdames Dorset
Jessie Holway
Howard Cramer
E. P. Cook
James Hogan, Jr
C. P. Dorset
A. A. Jorris
Coon
Kansas
W. B. Batchelder
E. L.colman
A. F. Espersen
Frank Norbeck
Meadowbrook
Mrs. Morris Visits Madison And Attends Civic Club Event
Mrs. Thomas Morris returned Saturday from a week in Madison. She attended a reception and dinner in honor of the Philadelphia Civic club with her son Thomas Jr and daughter Carrie. Mrs. Collins, formerly Mrs. Kate Morse, is visiting Mrs. Henry Palmer. Mrs. Shadbolt and her North Dakota son stayed with Mr. Drummond en route to Caledonia. Mrs. Eaton and Mrs. Eaton plan a summer cottage trip to Mound on Lake Minnetonka. James Hogan, recently in Denver, has returned home. Carrie Nast spent the weekend with her sister in Sparta who teaches kindergarten in the public schools.
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Ed Nelson
Baraboo
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Nels Moe
Susie Gillis
Sand Lake
Lydia Zeller
Myrtle Moore
Julia Miller
Mary Roddle
Lillian Nelson
Grace Meyer
Lucy French
Fannie Brunner
Fern Atkin
Agricultural School
French Island
Harry Schilling
Sand Lake Coulee
Agnes Haug
Long Coulee
Esther Randall
Gladys Cox
A. E. Wilson
Milwaukee
J. W. Dalton
J. F. Adams
Chippewa Falls
J. C. Adams
W. E. Morris
The
Madison
Irish Coulee
Eugene Horn
Roy
Warrens
Carl Meyer
Lutheran Hospital
la Crosse
D. L. Aiken
Sparta
Richland Yahnke
Dorris Burns
F. H. Aiken
T. G. Aiken
Ladies’ Aid Society
Will Blankley
Joe Peck
Bemidji
Clyde
Onalaska
Tomah Indians
Thomas Morris
Caledonia
Eaton
Mary Eaton
Mound
Lake Minnetonka
James Hogan
Denver
Col
Carrie Nast
West Salem Social Notes Include Visits and Graduates
West Salem Wisconsin locals host relatives from Blanchardville and La Crosse attend a play in La Crosse. Ongoing school events include a May festival and class day for the 1913 graduates at the high school campus with Rev McKeen delivering the baccalaureate.
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Frank Waite
Blanchardville
Wis
F. J. Brown
la Crosse
Gilbert Gilbertson
Buffalo Springs
N. D
Jennie Erickson
Mindoro
Jacob Pfaff
Jennie Fritz
Barron
Oscar Larson
E. A. Hancock
Ed Norris
Elmed Rushe
Nelly Smead
Whitbeck
Jessie Tower
Drayton James
Battleborough
Salem
Addison James
Mary McEldowny
Florence Samuels
Virginia
Santa Fe
New Mexico
High Schol
B. S. Oltman
J. M. Gilfillan
Minneapolis
Frank Coburn
S. L. McKeen
Congregational Church
Harriette Faye Aldrich
Florence Ethel Best
Iva Nell Ford
Elsie Marie Miller
Leverne Smith
Vera Ella Sigrandt
Mildred Fick
Carl Bechtold
Charles Mason Coburn
William Gehrkms
Arthur Herman
Lillian Mae Tracy
Ray Shane
Hazel Lovila Brown
Tracy Raymond Johnson
Oscar Leslie Johnson
Hjalma Rudolf Otterson
Rachel McEldowny
Onalaska High School
Sulzer to Push Direct Primaries at Tammany Hall This Week
Gov. Sulzer plans a week of campaigning in New York to press reform legislation for direct primaries, journeying from Albany to confront Tammany Hall and rally support among party leaders.
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Tammany Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
Tammany Hall
New York
Tammany
Big Day at English Lutheran in La Crosse
English Lutheran Church in La Crosse held a major day with Rev. Wm. K. Frick preaching morning and evening. He confirmed sixteen youths and welcomed six new adult members, plus four new church councilmen were installed. The day featured a large Lord's Supper administration and a baptism, as well as planned events for Memorial Day and future lectures.
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la Crosse
Wm. K. Frick
Milwaukee
America
Church Council
Holy Trinity English Lutheran Church
Christy
California
Rudolph E. Anderson
Josephine M. Busch
Ada M. Fragine
Leroy G. Fuller
Cassius Haller
Florence P. Katchel
Margaret S. Keeler
Myrtle M. Miller
Bessie A. M. Nelson
Henry H. Ott
Elnora P. Smith
Margaret R. Stavrum
Thora Stuve
Gladys T. A. Tuttle
Harry Viner
Dr. Frick
Schnecker
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
F. R. Webber
Bielefeld
Jealousy Spurred Fatal Shooting in East Grand Forks
Leonard Erickson, 24, fatally shot Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers, 38, in East Grand Forks and then killed himself. Rogers, now divorced, had been friendly with Erickson. authorities say jealousy over her actions last night precipitated the tragedy.
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East Grand Forks, Minn
Leonard Erickson
Elizabeth Rogers
Pope Pius X Drives in Vatican Gardens After Illness
Pope Pius X, returning to health, briefly drove through the Vatican gardens for half an hour. Guards, coachmen, and Vatican staff cheered as he greeted them by name. He appeared in excellent health and fully recovered, with a December 8 Mass in St Peter’s planned for the Constantine year.
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Rome
Pope Pius X
Vatican Gardens
Vatican
Pope Pius
San Domaso
St. Peter’s
Mikado Yoshihito Improves. Bulletin Likely Suspension
Tokyo May 26 The emperor’s condition improved enough at Aoyama palace that bulle tins may be suspended. He had recovered sufficiently yesterday to receive state officials in audience and discuss government affairs with doctors and officials.
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Tokio
Yoshihito
Aoyama Palace
Mikado
Philadelphia City Club Ends University Visit in Madison
The Philadelphia City club wrapped up its Madison tour after morning talks and museum visits. Delegates split into groups to view the university and state historical library, along with engineering, home economics, biology, and science facilities. Some members also watched the Wisconsin Minnesota boat race on Lake Mendota.
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Madison
Wis
City Club of Philadelphia
University
University and State Historical Library
Philadelphia
Engineering Colege
Home Economics
Lathrop
Women's
University Press Bureau
Forestry
Science
Biology
Washburn Observatory
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Lake Mendota
When Labor is Cheap and Trolley Invasion in Bombay
In Bombay a trolley incursion led to excavation by native workers using grubbing hoes. The dirt was removed in bowls, reflecting a stark, pragmatic approach to clearing space while labor costs remained low.
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Bombay
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Onalaska, Wis
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Ettrick
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Dorothy Olson
St. Pat
Foster Sisters’ Orchestra of
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Chicago University
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West Salem, Wis
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Mons
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