Great Robertson Players May Come to La Crosse
La Crosse may host Donald Robertson and his company for the first American production of Milton's Comus. The article highlights Robertson’s prominent career in London and Chicago and notes plans for a La Crosse subscription to support a Chicago‑styled performance with the original music by Lawes and Arne.
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Ravinia Park
Chicago
Robertson
William Owen
Herman Lieb
Olga Nethersole
Mr. Southern
Alice John
Marion Redlich
Mr. Robertson
Steel Mackay
Dion Boucecault
Lester Wallack
Kate Klaxton
Forbes Robertson
John Hare
London
States
Mary Shaw
Garrick Theater
Music Hall
Henry Irving
Richard Mansfield
Tibson
Rosmerholm
Giacosa
Molier
Goldoni
America
The
Art Institute of Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Ricard Burton
Cale Young Rice
George Summers
Art Institute
Central West
Gage
Wohlhuter
la Crosse Theater
Henry Lawes
Arne
Wisconsin towns settle high license question with mixed results
Beloit and Sparta approve raising saloon licenses to $800. Kendall Tomah and Algoma vote for higher fees. Green Bay and Rhinelander reject high license. Algoma passes low license. Outcome shows wider support for higher fees in smaller towns.
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Beloit
Wis
Sparta
Kendall
Tomah
Algoma
Green Bay
Rhinelander
Powder Mill Explosion Kills Worker and Injures Superintendent
At the Atlantic Dynamite company's plant near Ashland Wisconsin a blast destroyed neutralizing house No 2 blowing 2300 pounds of dynamite. D R Webber was blown to pieces and Superintendent S T Beers was badly injured with a broken leg and head wounds. Beers survives by rail to Ashland while doctors worry of lockjaw.
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Ashland
Wis
Atlantic Dynamite Company
D. R. Webber
S. T. Beers
Beers
Emporium
Washburn
Beer
I. L. Pierce
Bargains on 12 by 12 Bed Blankets at Dollar Day
Doerflinger's features large 12 4 size bed blankets for Dollar Day priced at 1.00, down from the usual 1.35. The sale emphasizes the value and limited time offer on home goods.
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Doerflinger’s
Mental anguish suit filed over telegraph delay in Wisconsin
Huldah Stephens sues Western Union in Superior circuit court claiming $1,000 damages for alleged carelessness in failing to deliver a telegram about her son's drowning. She seeks the statutory $500 limit, citing Wisconsin mental anguish law and a $3.29 delivery charge for the message to John Wanhaniemi in Minnesota.
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Superior
Wis
Wisconsin
Huldah Stephens
Western Union Telegraph Company
John Wanhaniemi
Short Line Park
St. Louis County
Minn
Isaac
Through Cars to Neenah Wisconsin Joint Service
Fond du Lac announces joint service between Fond du Lac Oshkosh and Neenah by Eastern Wisconsin Railway and Wisconsin Electric Railway starting Sept 21. Passengers may travel to Neenah without changing cars at Oshkosh with 9:00 am departure reaching Oshkosh 9:50 and Neenah 10:30, a 1 hour 30 minute trip.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Eastern Wisconsin Railway and Light Company
Wisconsin Electric Railway Company
Oshkosh
Neenah
Woman's Bustle Hidden Gold Found at Jail Search
Rose Schwartz of Wayne Washington county was searched after commitment to Northern hospital for the insane. Jail officers found 2658.76 in gold and gold certificates sewn in small pads forming a bustle. A 38 caliber revolver and fifty cartridges were also concealed in her clothing.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Rose Schwartz
Joseph Schwartz
Wayne
Washington County
Northern Hospital For
Official Canvass Delayed by Milwaukee Polk Returns
The Wisconsin canvassing board met in Madison and adjourned after learning Milwaukee and Polk counties had not yet submitted official returns. Communication with Milwaukee county clerk indicates completion by Wednesday night is unlikely. Secretary Frear urged urgent action to expedite the count.
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Madison
Wis
Frear
Polk
Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Polk County
Official canvass expected Friday
The article notes that the official canvass will likely be completed on Friday, outlining the process and potential implications for results.
Slayer of Girl Dies of Wounds in Wisconsin
In Sheroygan Wisconsin Henry Jochemsen the Brillian youth who fatally shot his sweetheart then turned the revolver on himself died at 10 oclock He denied firing the shots claiming Miss Junke did the shooting A discovered note from the couple says they killed themselves because they loved each other and asks to be buried together in heaven with notes in their trunk and bureau to prove they died for love.
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Sheroygan
Wis
Henry Jochemsen
Black Bass Poisons Man in Wisconsin Incident
In Brattle, Wisconsin, on September 16 J Sam ple is reported to be suffering from blood poisoning after an incident involving a fish beloning to a local Black Bass. The brief article notes medical treatment is under way.
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Brttle, Wis
J. Sample
Bass fin causes poisoning in left hand
A man suffered a poisoning in his left hand after scratching it with the fin of a black bass. The incident is noted in a brief local health advisory.
State News In Brief From Wisconsin Highlights
Petitions circulate urging a Sunday noon to midnight business shutdowns in Fond du Lac. Benjamin White, wanted for rig theft in Wanakee, arrested in Janesville. Manitowoc reports county fair receipts $4 000 higher with dates secured for next fall. George Schuh, 9, injured by live wires in Sheboygan, severed fingers amputated. F W Brewer, Northern Pacific conductor, dies after rail crash in Superior. Narsai Youman 15 enters Beloit public schools in eighth grade as son of Dr Youman. Joseph Travenick 48 found dead in Caledonia jail cell after intoxication arrest. Charles H Gonnermann narrowly escapes Forest county fires near Armstrong Creek. Rev Pary E Baisler resigns Kenosha Grace English Lutheran to join Winnipeg mission board. Hearing set today for He Bushman on assault charge.
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Fond DU Lac
Janesville
Benjamin White
Wanakee
Manitowoc
Sheboygan
George Schuh
Superior
F. W. Brewer
Northern Pacific
Beloit
Racine
Joseph Travenick
Caledonia
Travenick
Kenosha
Charles H. Gonnermann
Forest County
Armstrong Creek
Pary E. Baisler
Grace English Lutheran Church
Child Eats Rat Biscuit in Wausau Yard
In Wausau Wisconsin on September 16 a three year old boy named Kermit Laabs picked up a biscuit and ate part of it. Doctors credited immediate emergency treatment with saving the child’s life.
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Wausau
Wis
Kermit Laabs
Dollar Day Table Linens Bargain At Doerflinger
Housewives seek table linen bargains head to Doerflinger for Dollar Day with 2 yard mercerized table linen sold at one dollar per piece.
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Doerflinger
An Aggressive Policy Little Wire Poem Reading
A father explains to a child that an aggressive policy is a powerful idea that makes a man ready to fight yet scares him into running away or hiding. The dialogue uses a farm boy’s question and a concise moral about bravado and fear.
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Vote- Berger Co
la Crosse
Toland’s Business School
la Crosse, Wis
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Neenah, Wis
Prairie DU Chien Sanitarium
Mississippi River
Prairie DU Chien, Wis
Henry
Rosa
P. S
Jove
Nassai
Youman
Mission Board
Winnipeg
Canada
He Bushman
Anna Doherty
Rice’s Dog & Pony Circus
Tgorrotte
T. H. Spence
E. M. Wing
Geo. H. Ray
C.S. van Auken
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