Wisconsin hunter shoots man during deer chase in La Crosse area
In Wisconsin the year ending Oct 1 1907 reports 13 572 accidents statewide with La Crosse county contributing 160 incidents. A man shot near Mellen died after a hunter fired at a deer then fled. Another hunter accidentally shot and fatally injured himself in Marinette county while pushing a bicycle with a gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Holmes
Wis
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Bureau of Labor and Statistics
Milwaukee
Manitowoc
Fond du Lac
Greenlake County
Milwaukee County
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ashland
Frank Sawicki
Mellen
Sawicki
Marinette
Antone Sehemme
Life sentence for Krause wife murder in Appleton
In Appleton Wisconsin on October 13 Judge Goodland sentenced Krause to life in the state penitentiary at Waupun for the deliberate murder of his wife. The judge called the crime the worst in the county and compared it to the Kabat case, noting past troubles and transformed love into hatred.
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Appleton, Wis
Krause
Wauprn
Goodland
Cleanliness in the Dairy for Healthful Milk
The article stresses absolute cleanliness to ensure healthful milk and butter. It prescribes rinsing milk buckets and strainers with cold water to remove new milk, washing in warm water with Gold Dust washing powder, rinsing with clear hot water, and air drying in sun for twelve hours. It also advises ample clean cloths and a soft brush tally washed similarly.
Crowd gathers as Krause jailed on noon train
Krause was taken to Waupun on the noon train. A crowd of several hundred curious people congregated at the station.
Woman Interrupts Speaker With Persistent Cough
A well dressed woman interrupted a political speaker by continually coughing during the event. An advertisement for Foley's Honey and Tar claims quick relief from coughs and colds, noting the product contains no opiates and comes in a yellow package.
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Foley
O. T. Erhart
Wisconsin Man Gets Good Position
S D Kump former secretary of the state union offices of the American Society of Equity in Madison has been named secretary of the national organization. His headquarters will be in Indianapolis. During his two years in Wisconsin the order grew in membership and launched its own news paper. Kump, born in Jefferson county, previously worked in the Dane county tobacco industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
S. D. Kump
American Society of Equity
Indianapolis
Jefferson County
Dane County
University of Wisconsin addresses and music program
1885 and 1898 1905 include an address by Judge J B Winslow chief justice of the supreme court who will represent Wisconsin an address by Prof Burr W Jones of the law school where Mr Vilas was a professor 1868 1885 and address by resident Charles R Van Hise for the university The music features vocal solos by Miss Marie White Longman of Chicago.
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J. B. Winslow
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Burr W. Jones
Law School
Vilas
Charles R. van Hise
Marie White Longman
Chicago
Wisconsin Life Insurance Company Organized in Oshkosh
The Wisconsin Life Insurance company of Oshkosh elected directors Col George M Paine Edgar P Sawyer Col S W Hollister Col H I Weed Adjt Gen C R Boardman James Knapp J B Whitehall John J Shehan and F A Brown. Officers named President Col G M Paine Vice Presidents Adjt Gen C R Boardman and W J Schoenecker Secretary Buel T Davis Treasurer Frank A La Budde.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Wisconsin Life Insurance Company of
George M. Paine
Edgar P. Sawyer
S. W. Hollister
H. I. Weed
Adjt
C. R. Boardman
James Knapp
Fond du Lac
J. B. Whitehall
Milwaukee
John J. Shehan
Appleton
F. A. Brown
Marinette
Col. G. M. Paine
W. J. Schoenecker
Buel T. Davis
Frank A. la Budde
Templars Hold Big Jubilee at Madison
The grand commandery of Knights Templar of Wisconsin marks its fiftieth annual meeting in Madison with about 600 guests expected. The event celebrates the organization’s growth from 111 members to 4,200 across 33 commanderies. A parade and drill were staged, with a banquet, reception, and ball planned for the closing events.
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Madison
Wis
Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar of
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Memorial exercises for Col Vilas held at UW Armory
Madison Wis Oct 13 Memorial exercises for the late William F Vilas proceed under University of Wisconsin authority in Armory hall on Tuesday Oct 20 at 11 am. All university activities will be suspended to allow 3000 students and 350 faculty to attend. Ex Governor W D Hoard president of the regents will speak for the body of which Vilas was a member 1881 to 18.
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Madison
Wis
William F. Vilas
University of Wisconsin
Armory Hall
W. D. Hoard
Regents
Vilas
Holy Jumpers Target Bryan in Burning Bush Cartoon
The Holy Jumpers publish a Burning Bush issue attacking William Jennings Bryan. The front page mocks Bryan as a Presbyterian and criticizes his Labor Day Chicago guest appearance with beer drivers and cigar makers unions. Taft is lampooned as a Unitarian.
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Waukesha
Wis
Holy Jumpers
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Chicago
Keg Beer Drivers’ Union
Cigar Makers’ Union
Taft
Appleton Deaths In Appleton And Greenville
A peculiar coincidence links two deaths in Appleton and Greenville as Jacob Brandis 70 and William Knocx 60 died from falls and head injuries. Other brief items note a near drowning in the Fox river at Neenah, burglaries and purses, and local incidents from Sheboygan to Florence and Green Bay.
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Appleton
Jacob Brandis
William Knocx
Greenville
Outagamie County
Brandis
Knack
Neenah
Edward Gavin
Sheboygan
Fox River
Hilbert Post Office
Brown
Lake Nebagamon Adds Ice Houses and Lumber Venture
Six more ice houses rise in Lake Nebagamon as Superior parties buy fifteen acres of lumber and railroad property for the project. In North Fond du Lac Mrs William Jennings Bryan donates a handkerchief to the Baptist Church Missionary Society bazaar on October 20.
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Lake Nebagamon
Superior
North Fond DU Lac
William Jennings Bryan
Baptist Church Missionary Society
Lawyer Drives Cattle Through Sheboygan Street
Theodore Benfey a leading attorney and F O E state head drove eight cows down Scott street to Cascade in a town execution. The cattle were tied to a note by Fred Reingans for unpaid farm machinery and were to be sold at auction to satisfy the debt.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Theodore Benfey
State Aerie
Order of Eagles
Scott
Cascade
Fred Reingans
Mann Bail Set as Father Bets on Acquittal
Luman C. Mann son of McCann Railway Supply executive faces a murder charge for the July killing of Mrs Fannie Thompson. He will be released on $25,000 bail posted by his father who visited him in jail. A full hearing is scheduled before Municipal Judge Gemmell on October 19. The father offered to bet $5,000 the police cannot convict his son.
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Chicago
Luman C. Mann
Mann
McCann Railway Supply Company
Fannie Thompson
Gemmell
Williams May Address Democrats
Chairman J F Doherty of the county committee has learned the committee can secure George Fred Williams of Massachusetts as speaker. The local Democratic committee has not yet decided to accept the offer.
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J. F. Doherty
Democratic County Committee
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Flywheel Burst Ends Life Of Wisconsin Farmer
In Chippewa Falls Wisconsin on October 13 John Stravey 67 died when a gasoline engine flywheel burst at his farm feed mill in Eagledon A fragment pierced his abdomen and caused fatal injuries.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
John Stravey
Eagledon
Foley's Kidney Remedy Ad Claim Recovery
An old advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy claiming to restore vitality and health to weak kidney patients. It asserts the product makes healthy kidneys and restores energy, urging readers to refuse any other remedy.
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Foley
Probing Weisse's Record Highlights in Wisconsin
In Sheboygan on October 13 1930 5000 copies of Charles Weisse's three term congressional record were mailed from the Republican headquarters. C A A McGee of Milwaukee will open the campaign at Plymouth Wednesday night.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Charles Weisse
Congress
C. A. A. McGee
Milwaukee
Plymouth
One Killed in Explosion at Milwaukee Fixture Plant
An explosion of a can of varnish at the A Lange Manufacturing company plant at 3220 3228 Vilet street caused a fire. John Kirch an engineer died at Emergency hospital from severe burns at 9:30 last night. Four other men were burned rescuing Kirch. Loss estimated at 15000 dollars.
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Milwaukee
Wis
A. Lange Manufacturing Company
Vilet Street
John Kirch
Kirch
Fire damages Verstreate Tyre Plant in Wisconsin
A fire in Burlington Wisconsin caused by spontaneous combustion damaged the Verstreate Tyre Manufacturing Company plant by 20000 dollars. The loss is fully insured. J H Radke of Milwaukee serves as secretary and treasurer of the company.
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Wisconsin
Burlington, Wis
Verstreate-Tyre Manufacturing Company
J. H. Radke
Milwaukee
Marsh Hay Burning Engulfs Oshkosh Grass Matting Property
Information from Neenah Wisconsin reports a large marsh hay fire near Fremont on Oshkosh Grass Matting company property. About 109 tons of stacked hay have already burned as firefighters respond to the blaze.
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Neenah, Wis
Oshkosh Grass Matting Company
Fremont
More Hunters Than Game In La Crosse Pike Season
The La Crosse pike fishing season is underway with many anglers from Dresbach to La Crosse filling holes with heavy gear and reporting good catches. Duck hunting lags behind usual for this time. ducks are scarce though hunters are plentiful. A prominent La Crosse lawyer notes about three guns greet each duck that reaches a pond.
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la Crosse
Dresbach
Record of babies born at La Crosse hospital
Four babies were born at the La Crosse hospital during October 4 and 5, marking a notable birth record for the facility.
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la Crosse
la Crosse Hospital
Suffragists threaten fresh pressure over royal speech
London reports that suffragists vow to harass the government if women’s suffrage is not given special prominence in King Edward's upcoming speech to Parliament. Delegations of women will report on the speech to the women's parliament in Caxton Hall.
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London
Edward
Caxton Hall
Hudson Bay Railway Survey Rushed To Completion
In Winnipeg on Oct 13 the Hudson Bay railway survey is nearing completion with many workers in the north. Track laying is expected to start in the spring. Reports say a large group of New York millionaires has formed to purchase timber near Hudson Bay.
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Winnipeg
Hudson Bay
New York
Woman loves for affection, man for elusive love
A saying contrasts gendered love motives: a woman loves a man for loving her, while a man loves a woman because she won’t love him. The remark frames romantic insecurity and social stereotypes.
Mindoro Democrats Hold Strong Meeting Forms Bryan Kern Club
The Mindoro Democratic gathering drew a large crowd Saturday night. Dr Jowell was chosen chairman Ole N Olson secretary and Attorney W F Wolfe spoke with congressional candidate Bernard Keeler. Undersheriff John Mohr and other candidates attended.
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Mindoro
Bryan-Kern
Democratic Club
Dr. Jowell
Ole N. Olson
W. F. Wolfe
Congress
Bernard Keeler
John Mohr
Babes Tortured in Homes Reported in Illinois
Rev Virden, state board agent, told a conference of charities of conditions in homes for children. He described cruel mistreatment including burn marks from hot irons, hair pulled out, broken limbs, scorched faces, and blindness. He warned of a large traffic in babies and lacking laws to stop it.
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Rock Island
State Conference of Charities
Virden
State Board
Walsh Bill of Exceptions in Bank Wrecking Case
Federal Judge Anderson heard arguments on the Walsh bill of exceptions after John R. Walsh sought appeal to the circuit court. Walsh furnished a bond and the trial record was submitted to government attorneys who object to portions of it.
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Chicago
Anderson
John R. Walsh
Walsh
Aero plane shipped for government trials in Washington
After delays in building a case A M Herring will ship his aeroplane to Washington today for assembly and government trials. He may need a week to prepare. The machine was shipped in an ordinary steamer trunk.
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New York
A. M. Herring
Washington
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Wisconsin News
Frank Eeee
Yiinesse County
Pdicon
Tally
Templars
Col. Vilas
Grocers
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Vina Germond
Oconto
Fourth Ward
Gustave Honold
Honold Plumbing Company
Peter McKinnon
Edward Blum
Beloit
Edward Fairchild
Yost’s Park
Florence
Keyes
Sea Lion
Green Bay
St. John’s Catholic Church
Dad
Williams
Weisse
la Crosse Tribune
Manhattan Soap CO
Cardiff
Wilmington Coal
Cass St
Rushing
H. B. RY
Democrats
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