Pickpockets Take $10,000 From Seattle Investor in Depot
In St Paul the union depot was the scene as two well dressed men pickpocketed H. C. Taylor, a Seattle capitalist, of cash, bank shares, Twin City railway stock, deeds, and other securities worth about $10,000. The thieves fled through the crowd toward Wacouta street while police search for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
H. C. Taylor
Seattle
Union Depot
Twin City Railway
Wacouta Street
Pullman
Taylor
Chicago
Mr. Taylor
Great Northern
Narvis Re-elected Head of A. O. U. W. in Des Moines
O M Narvis of Muscatine Iowa is named supreme master workman for the third time at the Des Moines session of the supreme lodge of the A. O. U. W. He is succeeded by officers including J A Eckstein New Ulm Minn and J C Gallagher New Haven Conn with other appointees from Kansas New York Oklahoma Massachusetts and West Virginia and Maine leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Narvis
Des Moines
Supreme Lodge of
The
New Haven
Brakeman Likely Fatally Injured in Iowa Train Accident
Elmer Nelson a Milwaukee Road brakeman was crushed between cars during coupling at New Hampton Mason City Iowa on June 16. He suffered a broken hip and internal injuries and was transported by special train to a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampton
Mason City
Iowa
Elmer Nelson
Milwaukee Road
Bartender Dies After Stroke At La Crosse Saloon
Herman Holtze a local bartender in La Crosse Wisconsin collapsed while sorting silver after serving an early morning customer. He died two hours later from apoplexy. Holtze was married with several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Herman Holtze
Holtze
Freight Wreck Near Hastings Injures Cars Length
A freight wreck near Hastings Minnesota on June 16 left fifteen loaded cars in a ditch. The incident was caused by a broken journal and halted traffic as wreckers responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Minn
Infant crushed by falling beam in Streeter play area
Jamestown North Dakota June 16 a fatal accident occurred when the infant son of John Miller was crushed by a heavy beam that toppled from a tile pile where several children were playing at Streeter near Jamestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
N. D
Streeter
Here
John Miller
Drug Store Robbed in Watetown South Dakota
Burglars entered the Tarbell and Williamson drug store in Watetown last night and took a small amount of cash from the safe. No arrests have been made at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watetown
S. D
Jean
Tarbell & Williamson
Pioneer Woman in Marshalltown Ends Life by Hanging
Mrs. William Brown a 72 year old pioneer of Iowa killed herself at her daughter’s home in Marshalltown on June 16. Depressed by ill health she used a clothesline fastened to a door transom to end her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Marshalltown
William Brown
John Lockhart
John Whitmore
Madison
Revolt in Tangier Seizes French Commander and Officers
Four thousand troops loyal to Abd-el-Aziz, the sultan, mutinied in Tangier and captured a French commander along with three other officers. The incident underscores unrest within the Moroccan capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangier
Abd-el-Aziz
Football star Ney Dunne shot self after chasing couple
Ney Dunne captain of the Minnesota football team shot himself on a public street in Jackson Minnesota after learning the young woman he courted was to be escorted home by a barber. He died the next evening. Dunne had acted as umpire earlier and attended a dance with the same woman. He warned he would not shoot them in the back before firing a left breast shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Minn
Ney Dunne
University of Minnesota
Dunne
State Law School
Fugitive Robs His Pursuer in Wooded Chase
In Floodwood Minnesota last week a hardware store burglary netted $200 in guns jewelry and valuables. The suspect fled from jail after a police chief left and was later confronted by attorney Louis Foss who chased him with a .22 rifle and was robbed at gunpoint. Foss's rifle was broken and cash watches taken. the burglar remains at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenderfoot
Floodwood
Minn
Jean New
Superior
Louis Foss
Prairie Lake Road
Foss
Elevator Agent Crushed Between Box Cars at Langdon
Malcolm Morrison, an agent for the Northwestern Elevator at Langdon, North Dakota, was killed Saturday when he was crushed between two box cars of the Great Northern on the Langdon tracks. He had been at the elevator and was crossing back when the accident occurred. Morrison's wife was away in Canada and a car was sent to inform her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Morrison
Langdon
N. D
Grand Forks
North- Western Elevator Company
Great Northern
Morrison
Canada
CAN SCARES HORSES. Farmer and His Daughter Hurt in a Runaway Accident
Barnesville Minnesota June 16 Lucian Robbins of Prairie View township drove into town with his daughter when a can rattled the horse frightened it and the team ran away throwing the girl into a coulee breaking her collar bone and causing other injuries Robbins suffered a badly bruised shoulder
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer
Barnesville
Minn
Lucian Robbins
Prairie View Township
Mr. Robbins
Opiate Fatal to Spinster in Menomonie
Fanny Barwise fifty seven years old, daughter of late George H Barwise, pioneer of Menomonie, found dead at home. Coroner's jury rules death from over indulgence in opiates. Unmarried, lived alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menomonie
Wis
Fanny Barwise
George H. Barwise
State university graduates celebrate 530 science graduates
Commencement exercises at the state university highlighted by a speech from F. L. Seely of the Atlanta Georgian and a total of 530 science graduates plus 11 education, 174 engineering, 13 mines, 88 law, and 93 medical graduates. Honors included degrees with distinction for several students in economics English history Latin philosophy sociology and anthropology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University
University
F. L. Seely
Atlanta Georgian
South
Seely
North
Dixie
College of Science
College of Education
Graduate School
School of Engineering
School of Mines
Law School
Medical Department
William Crawford
Harold Deering
Arthur Morse
Fay Seaton
Alice Winter
Andrew H. Palmer
G. Pope
Willis Newton
Della F. Thompson
Elmer Elmquist
Ingebrigt Lillehei
Albert Gilberton
Derwood Washington
Gertrude Hull
Arnold Lient
Stanley Houck
Alumni Weekly
Mathias Olson
Albert Howard
Disease among the bees in Wisconsin outbreak
Wisconsin reports a new destructive bee disease baffling Washington experts and state inspector N E France of Platteville. An effective treatment exists, and France believes suppression is possible. He notes prior diseases largely disappeared and urges an experimental apiary by the state department and university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
N. E. France
Platteville
France
the State University
Premiums for Good Roads in Pierce County Fair
The Pierce county fair board offers four prizes for the best split-leg drag with the smallest prize of $8. Judges will consider road improvement achieved over the summer. A meeting will train contestants with a highway commission or geological survey representative in Madison, and a pamphlet will be issued by the highway division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce County Fair Board
Highway Commission of the
State Geological Survey
Madison
Highway Division
Ashland Lighting plans bond issue to extend streetcar lines
The new management votes 450000 in bonds to extend streetcar lines through the residential area, build a gas plant, buy more cars, and secure water power. Directors ratify purchasing Prentice Park and sixty acres, elect C L Wright, F T Sullivan, M M Reed, and A E Appleyard as directors. Appleyard leads the new team. The line reaches Washburn and Odanah, and Copper Falls water power near Ashland will be developed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland Lighting Company
Prentice Park
C. L. Wright
Chicago
F. T. Sullivan
Chippewa Falls
M. M. Reed
A. E. Appleyard
Boston
Apple
Satire on Speed Law by La Crosse Car Owners
La Crosse Automobile club stages a tongue in cheek protest by displaying a touring car labeled This Car Is Going at the Rate of Twelve Miles an Hour. Club members argue speed limits within the city curb automobiling’s pleasure while acknowledging the need to enforce rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Automobile Club
Automobile Club
W. S. Cargill
L. Groff
la Crosse Club
Professor Edits Ibsen Brand Into First Correct Edition
Professor Julius E. Olson of the University of Wisconsin publishes the first thoroughly corrected and annotated edition of Ibsen’s Brand in a quarter century. The volume includes a biography, annotation, and a complex interpretive essay. Columbia’s Prof. Calvin Thomas calls it a new American record in Scandinavian literary scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ibsen
Brand
Julius E. Olson
University of Wisconsin
Calvin Thomas
Department of Germanic Languages
Columbia University
United States
Riot Tensions Between Italian and White Workers at La Crosse School Site
At La Crosse the construction of the new state normal school nearly erupted into a clash between Italian laborers and white workmen. Manager Crane intervened with police after foreman William Jones resigned following disputes over work quotas. A carload of Italians was brought in, sparking evening tensions as crews ate separately and the Italians were ordered to seek other quarters. The incident ended without further violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Normal School
la Crosse
Crane
Srews
William Jones
American Granite Company
Lohrville
Burlington Road
Hiram Goddard
Hay Land
la Crosse River
Demand Line Extension Shows City Stand on Rail Concession
La Crosse Aldermen reject a $1,000 forfeit offer from the City Railway Co and demand an immediate Losey boulevard extension from Sixteenth Street. They vow to withhold further concessions if the line is not built this season and will enforce flagging of all railroad crossings by street car conductors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Losey Boulevard
Sixteenth Street
Railway Company
Edwards
City Railway Company
Letter Carrier Fatally Self-Destructs In Alley
La Crosse Wisconsin June 16 Fred E Frisbie letter carrier at the local post office committed suicide Saturday on his way to work. He was found dead in an alley having cut his throat. Frisbie was a well known federal employee with a good record and no reason is given for the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Fred E. Frisbie
Frisbie
Missing Grand Island light keeper presumed foul play
Munising Michigan June 16 George Genery keeper of the north light on Grand Island is missing and his assistant is dead in an incident alleged to be foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munising, Mich
George Genery
North Light
Grand Island
Great Northern Restores Line to Havre
Great Northern resumes service between Great Falls and Havre after floods washed out the line. The first through train from Great Falls will depart this morning signaling restored rail service in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Great Falls
Mont
Here
Havre
Hold Wheat Advised by Illinois Equity Leader
Crookston Minnesota June 16 President C O Drayton of Greenville NL head of the Illinois State union of the American Society of Equity urged farmers to hold their wheat for higher prices and to organize to enforce it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crookston, Minn
C. O. Drayton
Greenville
Illinois State Union of the American Society of Equity
Mild quake felt in Montreal with light rumble
A slight tremor was reported in Montreal yesterday morning described by observers as a mere rumble rather than a true earthquake shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Contractor Richard Ashe Arrested in Janesville Case
Richard Ashe, a contractor, was arrested in Janesville accused by his wife of holding her prisoner in a secluded house and making her care for his paramour. Mrs. Ashe escaped during the night and sought help to rescue her children. Ashe denies the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Ashe
Janesville
Porcupine Assault Leaves Lobitz Gravely Injured
Gunner Frederickson attacked Herman Lobitz at a Porcupine location about five miles from Pepin. Lobitz remains in critical condition as Frederickson is arrested and jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunner Frederickson
Herman Lobitz
Porcupine
Pepin
Lobitz
Frederickson
Wisconsin Central track workers plan Duluth to Chicago service
About 500 men are employed on the Wisconsin Central railway line from Ladysmith to Superior. Engineer Birdsell believes a through Duluth to Chicago train will be established by early August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Central Railway
Ladysmith
Superior
Birdsell
Duluth
Chicago
Chetek Man Qualifies for Carnegie Hero Medal
H. R. McIntyre of Chetek earned Carnegie hero eligibility after leaping from a twenty foot bridge and diving sixteen feet to rescue Theodore Olsen, a fisherman, from drowning. He brought Olsen to the surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. McIntyre
Chetek
Theodore Olsen
McIntyre
Freer to Speak at Viroqua July 4 Celebration
Secretary of State James A. Freer accepted an invitation to deliver an address at a Fourth of July celebration in Viroqua under the auspices of the Third Regiment Military band based in Viroqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Freer
Viroqua
Third Regiment Military Band
Farmer Isaac Ingwall Killed by Train Near Menomonie
Isaac Ingwall a 49 year old farmer was run over and killed instantly by a train between Menomonie Junction and North Menomonie. He leaves five children and the remains were shipped to Blanchardville for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Ingwall
Menomonie Junction
North Menomonie
Blanchardville
Isaac Ingwald
Sherman
Eau Claire High School Grievances Over Class Play Funds
The school board censured the graduating class for overspending with $35 paid to Miss Georgia Shattuck for training the cast. Shattuck is slated to teach at Milwaukee High School next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire High School
Georgia Shattuck
Shattuck
Milwaukee High School
Resort raid leads to three women held on bonds
On complaint by pawnbroker Joseph Sandsome, the Eau Claire resort run by Edna Williams was raided by the sheriff. Three women were placed under bond of $100 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sandsome
Edna Williams
Eau Claire
Socialists Name State Ticket in Wisconsin Convention
The Social Democratic party of Wisconsin named a state ticket aligned with the Chicago platform of the national Socialist party. The ticket includes Governor Harvey D. Brown of Kenosha and other officers across Manitowoc Sheboygan Falls Ashland Milwaukee Superior Two Rivers Racine Wyocena Prairie du Chien Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Wyocena Sheboygan Falls Eau Claire Manito woc Sturgeon Bay Brantwood Wyocena Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Democratic Party of
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Chicago
National Socialist Party
Harvey D. Brown
Kenosha
C. M. Wright
Manitowoc
John Severens
Sheboygan Falls
H. B. Walmsley
Ashland
Adolph Huebschman
Edward Ziegler
John J. Irwin
Wyocen
Joseph Paul
Eau Claire
Martin Georguson
J. E. Harris
Sturgeon Bay
C. J. Sandquist
Brantwood
C. W. Staples
W. W. Hammond
Wyocena
Walter Romstok
Attorney General Rules Tax on Non-Resident Estates
Wisconsin non-resident decedents with property in the state are taxed under inheritance law. The entire estate must be considered, not just property within Wisconsin. Rates apply as if the testator were a Wisconsin resident, expanding tax obligations. The opinion, issued by Attorney General F. L. Gilbert, follows Judge Otto W. Arnquist's inquiry from St. Croix County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Gilbert
Wisconsin
Otto W. Arnquist
St. Croix County
Father Daniel Reddin Passes After Long Service at St Patrick’s
Father Daniel Reddin, longtime pastor of St Patrick’s parish Erin Prairie for about 25 years, died at his brother John Reddin’s home near New Richmond. Born 1845 in Knockaderry Ireland, he moved to Ohio at age nine, then Wisconsin in 1859. Ordained 1881 after studying at St Francis seminary Milwaukee. He served in La Crosse, Marshfield, and Erin Prairie since February 1882.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Reddin
St. Patrick’s Parish
Erin Prairie
John Reddin
New Richmond
Knockaderry
County Limerick
Ireland
Ohio
Eaton
Wisconsin
Father Reddin
St. Francis Seminary
Milwaukee
Capitol Contracts Awarded for Pumps and Hardware
The state capitol commission awarded the Fred M. Prescott company of Milwaukee a $6,960 contract for two general service pumps and a battery of electric fire pumps for the heating and power plant of the new capitol. The hardware contract for the west wing went to Kiefer Haessler of Milwaukee for Russell Iron Manufacturing of New Britain, Conn., at $4,000. Fifteen bids were received for the pumps and five for the hardware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Capitol Commission
Fred M. Prescott Company
Milwaukee
New Capitol
West Wing
Kiefer-Haessler Company
Russell Iron Manufacturing Company
New Britain
Two Street Railways to Face Railroad Commission Hearings
Valuation hearings set this week on Merrill street railroad property as the state tax commission probes preliminary assessments. Southern Wisconsin Traction of Madison has a June 19 hearing. Milwaukee firms have not requested hearings yet, and none are likely after July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Commission
State Tax Commission
Street Railway Company of Merrill
Southern Wisconsin Traction Company
Madison
Milwaukee
Plan to Secure Rural Institutes This Winter
George McKerrow of the college of agriculture invites farmers and public minded business people in Wisconsin to contact him in Madison if they wish to establish an agricultural institute in their locality during the winter of 1908-1909. Any village in a farming district with a suitable hall is eligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McKerrow
The
College of Agriculture
Wisconsin
Madison
Plumbers End La Crosse Strike After Monthlong Tieup
The La Crosse plumbers strike ends as workers return individually. Prestrike all shops were union. going forward open shop is to be maintained. The strike is described as a complete victory for the bosses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Csubt
Drosses
Black River Falls Druggist Ben Werner Takes His Life
Ben Werner a druggist of Black River Falls shot himself through the head. He had been melancholy for a long time but the reason is not apparent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Werner
Black River Falls
Numerous Wisconsin briefs span crimes, cautions, and civic projects
Appleton records crises. Me nomonie seeks federal building sites. Emil Janson arrested in Superior for false pretences. switchman Fred Rogalske injured at Sheboygan. La Crosse to require streetcar stops at crossings. lawsuits over tracks and docks. churches, banks, and parks plans. towns report drownings, fires, and awards. police actions and local trials. rail and mill developments. multiple obituaries and society notes.
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News of the Northwest
Self
Can
Alma Mater
Edits Ibsen
STATE
Harry D. Brown
Capitol
Badger Briefs
Appleton
United States Treasury Department
Emil Janson
First National Bank
Fred Rogalske
Sheboygan
la Crosse Can Company
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Floyd
John Sprester
St. Joseph’s Catholic
Berlin
New Farmers and Merchants’ Bank of
W. G. Malcolm
Lake Chetek
Dr. Malcolm
I. Rothstein
John Parkhurst
John Goodland
Fox River
Ridge Point
William Johnson
Green Bay
Wrightstown
Johnson
Supreme Court
Samuel Montgomery
Warrens
C. D. Enochs
Yate-Berger Telephone Company
J. N. Wallace
W. J. Underwood
Craft
Marguerite Berg
A. F. Berg
Godding
Burlington City Council
Police and Fire Commission of
O’brien
Singleton
Chippewa Falls Park
J. P. Walsh
Spring Valley
W. N. Daniels
Christ Jensen
Coleman
Antone Bourgoise
Buckley
Kenosha County
Abe Sanford
Spirit Falls
Waupun Prison
James Howard
Waupun
Louis le Clair
Cumberland
Frazier Company of
Lincoln Mill and Elevator Company of
Merrill
Congressman Esch
Shaker
William Mahr
Otter Creek
Augusta
Higgins Spring and Axel Company
Racine
Schroeder Lumber Company of
Lake Superior
Windecker Triplets
Byron
Sidney
Fond du Lac
Sylvester
Sedate
George M. Pier
Wausau
Dunn County
Dairymen’s and Stock Breeders’ Association
Florence Flinn
Blaine High School
Brown
Hau Claire
Matthias Haug
Grimm
Fort Atkinson
Alexander Gee
Sullivan
Oconomowoc
Thomas Kelley
Jefferson County
George Morgan
Chisholm
Born
William Eckes
Ingram
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