Algebra problem key to freedom in Wisconsin
James Howard, claiming to be a Manchester England teacher. was discharged after a court test of his math claim. He solved a riddle on the warrant and answered seven and a half when asked what a fourth of twenty would be using X as the unknown.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
James Howard
Manchester
England
Howard
Daddy
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Lee
Harrisburg
Jack
Evelyn
Flowers in Lake for Dead Sailors
Milwaukee May 27 spring flowers were strewn on Lake Michigan to honor naval heroes who died defending their country. About a hundred people from patriotic societies helped in the cemetery and then scattered a wagon load of flowers from the cutter Tuscarora into the lake. Old soldiers attended church after the annual ceremony.
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Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Tuscarora
Roosevelt Seeks Open Living For Lost Tribe Search
The article notes Colonel Roosevelt plans to live outdoors while pursuing a lost tribe of Indians, remarking that a true Indian hunter would not stay in hotels and that London militants face a $500,000 bluff framing their stance on gender equality.
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Roosevelt
London
Growing Children Need Good Bowels
Advice on bowel health for children urges mild laxative use and careful diet. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is recommended as a gentle, effective remedy with permanent results and a money back guarantee. Free samples offered by mail from W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Babler
van Dyne, Wié
Melvin Babler
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Ill
Memorial day plans in Rushford Minnesota
The Commercial club plans annual Memorial day services with remaining G A R members in Rushford and vicinity. No services at the Presbyterian church today due to Rev Bantley away at Atlanta. The outlook includes community visits, appointments, and local engagements as residents gather for the holiday event.
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Commercial Club
Boys In Blue
Karen Christenson
Erickson
Johnson
la Crosse
Peter Larson
Charles Rasmusson
Morris
Rasmusson
Matilda Strand
Brastad
Hendrickson
Minneapolis
L. J. Peterson
Stevens Avenue
Ethel Rude
Boston
A. K. Hanson
Lee
Belle Wiers
Houston
Frank
Ed Mohan
St. Paul
Jens Skarstad
Peterson
Rushford Presbyterian Church
Rev
Bantley
General Assembly
Atlanta
Martin Laumb
Albert Holle
Eddie Laugen
C. E. Laugen
Minnesota
Ladies’ Aid Society of
North Prairie
P. O. Wagan
la Crosse Hospital
N. S. Magleson
Good Service Talk No 35 The Palmotor
The Palmotor description claims it is the greatest life saving device for resuscitation from drowning asphyxiation electric shock and similar cases. It asserts we have purchased the device.
Exhibit piece set for La Crosse city display
An apparatus is prepared for the city of La Crosse and will be part of the exhibit. It is placed at the city's disposal for public viewing within the display.
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la Crosse
Greek Slave Girl Dies in Bondage on Own Choice
Milwaukee May 27 funeral services for Mary Georgopoulos the Greek slave who bought freedom with death were held at Henry Nieman undertaker's chapel before a small group of friends. The body was later taken to Evergreen Cemetery for burial after a brief religious service. Her hands and feet were bound in the casket per Greek custom to prevent further wrong doing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Mary Georgopoulous
Henry Nieman
Third Street
Parthenios Kolonis
Evangelison Orthodox Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Explosion on car in Milwaukee injures woman
Mrs. Lawrence Roettinger aged 30 was fatally injured when a controller box exploded on a Wells Street car in Milwaukee on May 27. She fell from the front platform as the car moved slowly. Five others suffered minor injuries in the ensuing panic.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Lawrence Roettinger
Wells Street
Chinese Immigration Reaches Record High in British Columbia
May 27 Vancouver reports Premier McBride’s protests fail to curb Chinese immigration. For the fiscal year ending, 7,378 Chinese entrants paid $3,089,000 in entrance taxes, with 367 more admitted as students, despite a $500 fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
McBride
British Columbia
Dominion
Mrs John Bull Showcases Sturdy Stance in Public Debate
The note suggests Mrs. John Bull can be as obstinate as Mr John Bull, highlighting stubbornness in public discourse and drawing a parallel between gendered versions of national archetypes.
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John Bull
Woman Hangs Self in Milwaukee Jail
Milwaukee May 27 Mrs Mary Bicup 53 hanged herself in a Cudahy jail cell last night using a shawl tied to a ceiling bar. Patrolman Rudolph Richard found and cut down the body after she jumped from a chair. She was arrested yesterday on a charge of intoxication. Her son resides at 560 Russell Avenue.
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Rushford Lutheran
Tangen
Minneapolis
Mabel Smaby
la Crosse
Rudolph Berg
Ed Reishus
Peterson
Helgemoe
Fery Street
Edwin
Milwaukee
Mary Bicup
Cudahy
Rudolph Richard
Supreme Court Delays Rate Decision on May 27
Washington dispatch reports the United States Supreme Court did not issue a decision on the rate cases today. No final ruling or new guidance was announced, keeping the matter unresolved as officials await a determinate judgment.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
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Melvin Babbler
Rushford Minn
George Bogum
Arendahl
Rushford
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Christian Berg
Magnus Reishus
Bijerke
Reishus
Canada
Olaf Backmann
Chisholm
John Backman
Selmer Holland
Holland
Julius Borass
Northfield
Lord of
Fairmount
Ray
Austin
Emery
Pine Island
McIntosh
Caledonia
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