Queen Elsie Rieth Crowned At Lansing Festival
Elsie Rieth daughter of Julius Rieth hardware merchant won a tight crown contest against Kate McGovern at Lansing Iowa’s fall festival. Amid rain and storms the event drew a large crowd as Rieth rode in a swan shaped carriage greeted by Mayor Dunlevy who presented a gold watch and offered a brief ceremonial kiss.
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Lansing
Elsie Rieth
Julius Rieth
Kate McGovern
la Crosse
Fron
Main Street
Masters Wayne
George Roggensack
Dunlevy
Miss Rieth
Rieth
Poostville
Blanche Clark
Wanted Case Tried Owing to Pressing Business
The State against Fred Case for assault and battery was postponed to Oct 28 due to the complainant Henrietta Linn and her attorney Frank Winters being busy. Judge Brindley granted the continuance after Attorney Wolfe agreed. Sheriff Burns listed jurors but no jury was struck. Mrs Linn left in a huff after a heated exchange with her own lawyer, vowing vengeance.
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Fred
Frank Winters
Henrietta Linn
Winters
Brindley
Wolfe
Burns
Chases Elope Lovers Across Sea End in Jail
Chicago resident John Bodygowski decoyed Russian elopers Johanna and laborer Joseph Rowaki after his wife stole 2000 from his tax fund and fled. He found them, aided by Russian consuls, but later confronted an empty home. He tracked them to a cabin, then helped police arrest Rowaki and Johanna. The couple walked to Hammond jail. Bodygowski followed, his wife insisting Rowaki was her man.
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Chicago
Russia
Hammond
Ind
John Bodygowski
Johanna
Moscow
Joseph Rowaki
Elopers
Bodygowski
Rowaki
U W Alumni to Organize at La Crosse Meeting
U W alumni plans outlined for a state wide alumni association at the Western Teachers meeting in La Crosse next Friday and Saturday. The organization, similar to Milwaukee’s, will allow alumni teachers statewide to join. A separate Eau Claire meeting on Oct 19 and 20 will perfect another organization. Committee on organization includes H H Liebenberg, C H Bachhuber, John H Jordan, and Miss Ella Esch.
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Western Teachers ’Association
la Crosse
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Northwestern Teachers’ Association
Eau Claire
Wis
H. H. Liebenberg
Buffalo County Training School
Alma
C. H. Bachhuber
Bangor
John H. Jordan
Onalaska
Ella Esch
Sparta
Pettibone park bridge project advances toward completion
Bridge work at Pettibone park progresses rapidly with Marsh Bridge Co in charge of cement work. The 60 foot span and 150 foot combined length are over half completed, promising a major road improvement and easier lagoon access once finished within about a week.
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Pettibone Park
Marsh Bridge Company
Victors Tie Big Win Over Stars In Indoor Game
The Victors defeated the Stars 72 to 0 in an indoor basketball last night. Victors pitchers and batters included Harry Reget and Arthur Volz on offense. Har ry Reget hit a home run with three runs batted in, and 19 additional home runs were driven in by Victors. B Volz pitched for the Stars with 27 walks and 42 hits allowed. Stars plan a rematch next Saturday with a new pitcher as B Volz moves to field. Umpires were Bertha Schilling and Adela Munz.
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Harry Reget
Arthur Volz
Bernard Volz
Alphonse Streicher
B. Volz
Victors
Stars
Bertha Schilling
Adela Munz
Platt Calls Hughes Master Politician In Party Outlook
Senator Thomas C. Platt praised Governor Hughes as a master politician predicting he could become the next Republican presidential nominee. He argued Hughes builds a powerful political machine and may secure the presidency, though Elihu Root or Roosevelt could still influence the race.
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Thomas C. Platt
Hughes
Elihu Root
Roosevelt
Platt
Eagles May Buy Living Emblems
Fritz Raundenberg a farmer near Bangor captured a living eagle on his farm after it attacked a chicken. He knocked the bird down and secured it in the chicken coop. Clerk of Court Russell J. Smith purchased the eagle who may be placed with the La Crosse lodge of Eagles. The bird is a five foot wingspan untamed and ferocious in temper.
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Fritz Raundenberg
Bangor
Mr. Raundenberg
Russell J. Smith
la Crosse
Judge Sanborn Leaves for East
No cases were tried this morning in the United States court. The grand jury remains in session and will return indictments soon. Judge J L Sanborn departs for Springfield Massachusetts and will not return for some time. Indictments will be sent to Judge Quarles of Milwaukee for discharge of jurors and eventual trials at respective residences or Madison.
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United States Court
J. L. Sanborn
Springfield
Mass
Quarles
Milwaukee
Alfred Harrison
Madison
Michel Brewing Rebuilds Damaged Chimney
Michel Brewing company erects a new reinforced concrete chimney to replace the one blown down by a storm. Excavation has begun for the basement of the new bottling department building.
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Michel Brewing Company
Messmer Begins Diocesan Tour Across Milwaukee Area
Arch bishop Messmer has started his annual Milwaukee diocese tour and will administer confirmations at Fond du Lac on Oct 20 North Fond du Lac Oct 21 Lamartine Oct 22 Eldorado Oct 22 Burlington Oct 27 Lyons Oct 28 Madison Nov 3 Kenosha Nov 10 Jefferson Nov 17 Oconomowoc Oct 14 The tour extends with intermissions into February.
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Milwauker
Messmer
Milwaukee
Fond du Lac
North Fond du Lac
Lamartine
Eldorado
Burlington
Lyons
Madison
Kenosha
Jefferson
Oconomowoc
Doctors Talk on Legislation at County Medical Board
The La Crosse County Medical board met at the La Crosse club. No measures of importance were discussed. The evening centered on general medical legislation and the issue of impure milk was not raised.
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la Crosse County
Balloon misadventure as Milwaukee mayor parachutes into crowd
Mayor Becker of Milwaukee halts during a balloon ascent at Beaver Dam on Good Roads day. As the gas bag lifted, Becker leaped to clear the ropes and swung headfirst from a parachute line over the audience. He landed uninjured but soaked and in need of a change of clothes. The inflation site, a summer pasture, yielded a comical end to the stunt.
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Beaver Dam
Wis
Becker
Milwaukee
Germania Turners to Elect Officers
The Germania society members plan to elect officers next Tuesday evening at their hall. Some Turner basketball teams have trained for the season and shown fast work.
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Germania Turners
Turners of the
Germania Society
Creosote Block Near Completion on Cass Street
Creosote block paving on Cass street advances with two and a half blocks laid. Contractors rush the work and praise the progress as the distance already laid looks very well, promising one of the city's prettiest streets upon completion.
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Cass_ street
Fraser Receives Degree At Redmen Lodge Meeting
At Coren's hall during a regular Improved Order of Redmen gathering W B Fraser was given the adoption degree. The lodge also transacted routine business.
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Improved Order of Redmen
Coren's Hall
W. B. Fraser
Lodge
Hartford Meeting Grills Harriman on Illinois Central Control
Hartford stockholders meeting under the Hartford board of trade with about 8000 shares grilled the Harriman administration over the Illinois Central railroad. The sentiment favored J. P. Morgan ally Stuyvesant Fish and his effort to regain control. Speakers arraigned Harriman and his methods in running the railroad.
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Hartford, Conn
Illinois Central Railroad
Hartford Board of Trade
Harriman
Stuyvesan Fish
Edward H. Harriman
Berermeister Couple Celebrate Sixth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Joseph Berermeister celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary on Wednesday evening. They received numerous useful and beautiful gifts and refreshments were served as they spent a very pleasant evening.
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Joseph Berermeister
Young Americans Ready for Saturday Double Header
The Young Americans will play Saturday morning at the chip yard with Reiner and Romanosky as batteries for the morning game. They will also host a double-header in the afternoon with Frisch and Romanosky for the first game and Kioss and Romanosky for the second. A Thursday after school game was played and won by their hard hitting.
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Chip Yard
Reiner and
Romanosky
Frisch and Romanosky
Kioss and
Trempealeau Veterans Meet in Trempealeau and Galesville
The regular meeting of the Chas. H. Ford Post No. 258 G A R and the W R C No. 104 met at Wm. Kirbs home Trempealeau Oct 3. Attendees heard blue meetings about Civil War service in the south and listened to addresses by Commander Tibbetts and Milton J. Stokes of Terre Haute Ill with a musical program and a four course lunch.
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Commander Tibbetts
Milton J. Stokes
Illinois
A. A. Beck
Arthur Tibbetts
Galesville
M. J. Stokes
Terre Haute
Ill
Phillips
Curtins
Centerville
Cale
Eatsman
Freeman
Clarinda Shrake
Anna Bugby
Ollie Elgan
Trumby
Effie Jones
William Krips
Trempeaileau
Heavy Charge Didn't Hurt Boy In Wisconsin Town
Gerald Wadleigh eleven year old son of the mayor in Galesville Wisconsin loaded a gun for sparrow hunting. The powder charge was enormous and could have killed a bear. When the trigger clicked the boy stood twenty feet from his target and the gun vanished. He escaped with only slight burns and no weapon was found.
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Galesville
Wis
Gerald Wadleigh
Sparrow
Gerald
Arrest of ex pastor Ferguson shocks Lincoln church
In Lincoln Nebraska on October 4, Rev Wilbert P Ferguson was arrested after a complaint accusing him of improper relations with Mrs Edith L Cross. Arthur E Cross, her husband, filed the complaint and Ferguson faced a preliminary hearing in a justice court. The case follows sensational Methodist church proceedings resumed last weeks at the annual conference, which ended when Ferguson withdrew from the conference and the ministry.
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Lincoln, Neb
Edith L. Cross
Wilbert P. Ferguson
Arthur E. Cross
Cross
Ferguson
Methodist Church
Methodist
Magnetic Healer E HYLAND Treatment Ad
Magnetic healer E Hyland offers treatment for nervous and chronic troubles at 535 Main Street with free consultation.
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E. Hyland
Main Street
Nell and Belle clash over love and trust
A brief dialogue opens with Nell declaring she could never love a man who is a knocker, while Belle responds that opening her heart remains difficult, hinting at underlying emotional barriers. The exchange suggests themes of romance and skepticism in a restrained social setting.
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Nell
Belle
Five More in Penny Graft
Harrisburg October 4 grand jury returned five true bills charging conspiracy to defraud the state of 12019 on contracts for metallic furniture. Implicated are Congressman H Burd Cassell of the Pennsylvania Construction Company Joseph M Huston a Philadelphia architect James H Shumaker formerly superintendent of grounds and buildings Former Auditor General William P Snydier of Spring City and Former State Treasurer William L Mathies of Media.
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Harrisburg
H. Burd Cassell
Pennsylvania Construction Company
Joseph M. Huston
Philadelphia
James H. Shumaker
William P. Snydier
Spring City
William L. Mathies
Media
German Girls Off for Africa
Several hundred young German women mostly from servant and agricultural classes left Hamburg aboard the Feldmarschal bound for German Southwest Africa. The government offers inducements including placement with settler and official families with the aim they marry soldiers in the colonies and settle permanently.
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Hamburg
Africa
Fair list new boycott form Chicago October 4
A new style boycott was adopted by Chicago Retail Clerks at a meeting. Union clerks received a card reading fair and listing stores paying the $9 weekly minimum and other union demands. A mass meeting of trade union officials will be held next Tuesday to discuss funds for telegraphers' strike relief.
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Chicago
Uct
Tolstoi Nettled By Aid Request From Count Tolstoi
St. Petersburg October 4 A letter from Count Tolstoi condemns the flood of financial appeals sent to him saying he gave his property to his heirs twenty years ago as if dead and that his funds now come mainly from occasional foreign contributions which he distributes locally.
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ST. Petersburg
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Charles E. Hughes
New York
Judge Sanborn
East
Michel
Messmerr
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Siler
Hudson
Ascension
Fraser
W. T. Irvine
Optician
Northern Illinois College of Optics
Trempealeau Veterans
Tolstoi
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