Heavy Rains Quell Fires Across Wisconsin Michigan
A 4 PM rainstorm dampened forest fires near Rhinelander and across northern Michigan. Gusty winds drove flames earlier, but rain halted the blazes and eased fears, aiding firefighters en route to Eagle River and other towns in the region.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Eagle River
Milwaukee
Earle River
Couceray
Couderay
Wis
Dells Lumber Company
Gillett’s Spur
Rein
Copterdam
Celamet
Mich
Whoe Peninsula
Canadian
Lake Superior
Copper Country
Thompsonville
Homestead
Alexander Zirmerman & Co
Mortgage fraud alleged in Breckenridge case
Joe Kasperek, formerly of Witkin county, is arrested by Sheriff Whaley on a charge tied to offering his mother's property as security for a $1500 loan from First National Bank of Bervesville. The allegation states the collateral included a charter mortgage and crop payments, with the mortgaged property not belonging to him.
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Farrer
Bervesville
Minn
Joe Kasperek
Witkin County
Whaley
Breckenridge
Kasperek
First National Bank
Wreck Toll Rises to Twenty One in Helena Collision
Three more victims were added Saturday to the death toll from the Burlington passenger train and Northern Pacific freight wreck at Youne's Point Friday. The total dead rose to twenty one, with a possible but unlikely further increase if new complications arise.
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Helera
Mont
Burington
Northern
Youne
Foint
Man Suffering Tribulations Dies After Sorrowful Tragedy
Pilings Mont Sept 29 Grieving brother Abraham Yomowitz crumpled after learning Samuel Yomowitz died in the recent wreck at Youngs Point. The man suffered an apoplexy and died last night.
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Pilings
Mont
Samuel
Young’s Point
Abraham ‘Iomwitz
Forest Fires Ravage Adirondacks Out of Control
Utica New York Sept 29 forests fires in the Adirondacks are reported beyond control with hundreds of men fighting them Long Lake a hundred inhabitants is said burned and communication cut off
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Utica
N. Y
Long Lake
Barefooted Burglar Strikes Marek Home In St Paul
A bare footed burglar entered Otto Marek’s residence at 3 o clock yesterday morning in St Paul and escaped with a gold watch $5 and several rings and gems belonging to Mrs Marek before the family woke.
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St. Paul
Otto Marek
Royal Canadian Yacht Club to Challenge for Canada Cup
The Royal Canadian Yacht Club announced its challenge for the Canada cup to be sailed in 1909. The trophy is then held by the Rochester Yacht Club of Rochester, New York, prompting the challenge from Toronto, Ontario, on September 25.
Girl's Swedish Lover Arrested for Scheming Marriage Robbery
Duluth reports Ullander a Duluth Superior restaurant operator was arrested in Superior for failing to marry a Swedish woman named Peterson and for allegedly robbing her of 1150. She alleges he took funds under false pretenses in Chicago and disappeared, later being held for transport to Chicago for trial.
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Duluth
Peterson
Sweden
Ullander
Superior
Chicago
Superor
Swedih
Allander
Taylor seeks ballot change over campaign spending claims
Carl E. Taylor of Ai''kin asks Minnesota attorney general to bar Clarence B. Miller and J. Adam Bede from the general election ballot after alleging they exceeded spending limits in the primary. Miller and Bede reportedly spent far more than the $650 limit, while Taylor spent about $650. The attorney general refused to act, saying the law does not apply to primaries, and Taylor plans district court action to block their names.
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St. Paul
Carl E. Taylor
Ai‘’kin
Highth
Clarence B. Miller
J. Adam Bede
Taylor
Miller
Mr. Bede
Bede
Young
District Court of
St. Louis County
Superior coal docks: receipts lag but stocks ample
Superior Wisconsin docks report about one million tons less coal received this season than last year by late September though current stocks match last year. Industry notes heavy orders may strain railroads, but no shortage is expected as of now.
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Superior
Wis
Heavy clothes save life in duck hunter accident
Donald J. Praught, landlord of the Prannen hotel in Northnome Minn, was accidentally shot in the right wrist and breast while duck hunting at Mooselake. He survived largely because his heavy clothing cushioned the impact and prevented a fatal wound.
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Northomne
Minn
Mooselake
Donald J. Praught
Prannen
Dead man found at foot of stairs in Jackson
A Boston barber shop employee found Sam Johnson dead at the base of a stairway in a Jackson Minnesota building. Authorities suspect he walked into the stairway and fell, sustaining fatal injuries.
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Jackson
Minn
Boston
Samohnson
Wealthy Minnesota farmer ends life in Taher township
Crookston Minnesota September 30 reports Benjamin Brenn a prominent and wealthy farmer of Taher township shot himself. No reason can be assigned for the deed except possible temporary insanity.
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Crookston
Minn
Benjamin Brenn
Taher Township
Eurclars Blow Safe: Get $1,000
The Cohasset general store of the Erskine Stack house company in Itasca county was robbed by blowing the safe. About $360 in cash and $600 in checks were taken during the incident on Sept 30.
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Erskine-Stackhouse Company
Cohasset
Itasca County
Car Runs Away Killing One in Wheeling
A city railroad car escaped control on Mowort Fill yesterday in Wheeling West Virginia. It ran off the rails at a sharp curve and crashed into a house and telegraph pole. One person was killed and six injured.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Doctor kills masked burglar in home
Chicago September 30 a masked burglar armed with a knife invaded the home of Dr Adolph Gehrmann at 3816 Ellis avenue and was shot and instantly killed by the doctor.
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Chicago
Adolph Gehrmann
Ellis Avenue
Prohibition Convention Elects Leaders and Sets Platform
The Wisconsin Prohibition convention at Madison elected W. D. Cox of Milwaukee as chairman and W. J. Robinson of Richland Center as secretary, also naming them to the state central committee. A long platform urged repeal of liquor laws, direct election reform, universal suffrage with education, postal savings banks, and labor protections, with presidential electors chosen statewide.
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W. D. Cox
Milwaukee
W. J. Robinson
Richland Center
State Central Committee
Internal Revenue
United States
Olive Repsdal
Chetek
Lincoln Abraham
Bloomington
Truman L. Parker
Kenosha
William E. Mack
Fort Atkinson
Richard B. Griggs
Baraboo
William R. Netherent
Wauwatosa
Moritz A. Schmyer
Menomonee Falls
Dyer Walters
Beaver Dam
Charles L. Allen
Eau Claire
John W. Evans
Waupaca
Charles W. Lomas
Green Bay
George W. Wilson
Social Democrats Set State Convention Aftermath
The Social Democratic state platform convention met in Madison for forty five minutes to align with primary election law. Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee presided with Carl D. Thompson as secretary and a slate of central committee members and district presidential electors confirmed and listed.
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Madison
Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
Carl D. Thompson
State Central Committee
Crusade Against Poor Cars Hits Wisconsin Grain Flows
The Wisconsin grain and warehouse commission reports hundreds of thousands of dollars lost by farmers due to poorly maintained rail cars carrying grain to Minnesota and Dakota markets. It cites 355 leaking cars at one elevator and launches an education campaign urging producers to demand perfect car conditions before shipment to the head of the lakes.
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Minnesota
Dakota
Wisconsin Grain and Warehouse Commission
Grain Commission
Mutual fire insurance planned by Wisconsin Jewelers
At Oshkosh the Wisconsin Retail Jewelers association board began groundwork for a mutual fire insurance company for jewelers. A Milwaukee committee including C A Upmeyer and George Durner was named to organize the venture. The group set the next state meeting for Milwaukee on July 20 21 and 29.
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Wisconsin Retail Jewelers’ Association
Oshkosh
C. A. Upmeyer
George Durner
Richard Seidel
Edward Rohn
August Stoessel
Milwaukee
J. R. Chapman
C. A. Beleporte
Berlin
Gustave Keller
Appleton
W. A. Pfister
Sheboygan
Man and Bear Found in Old Oak Hollow
Burley Zeller uncovered a human skull and a large bear skull beneath roots of an overturned oak on C. L. Mie's farm near Almena. The relics, found after forest fires in the 1880s, suggest both died in the oak hollow during a mortal confrontation.
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C. L. Mieson
Almena
Burley Zeller
Widow Agnes Schlitz Injured as Horses Run Away
Mrs Agnes Schlitz widow of Jacob Schlitz and her son and daughter were injured when a horse driven carriage was frightened by an automobile and the animals ran away. The family occupants were thrown from the vehicle in Kenosha County.
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Agnes Schlitz
Jacob Schlitz
Kenosha County
Schlitz
Wisconsin Juvenile Court Guilty Plea In Horse Stealing
Joseph Toti pleaded guilty at Kenosha to horse stealing and was sentenced to two years in the state reformatory at Green Bay. William Kalig was sent to Waupun for eighteen months for burglary.
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Joseph Toti
Kenishba
State Reformatory
Green Bay
William Kalig
Waupun
Richland County Creameries and Cheese Factories Output
Richland county operates nine creameries and fifty two cheese factories supported by 6 810 and 14 179 cows respectively. The year produced 92264 pounds of butter and 6208934 pounds of cheese. Farm butter added 28322 pounds.
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Richland County
Bishop transfers Father Louis Colepanri to Cumberland parish
In response to a petition from the Italian people of Cumberland the bishop has moved Father Louis Colepanri from Tron Belt to serve the Cumberland parish.
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Cumberland
Louis Colepanri
Tron Belt
Wisconsin Democrats reelect Manson to lead campaign
The Wisconsin state convention in Madison re elected H H Manson of Wausau as chairman and campaign manager. It chose a central committee and presidential electors and endorsed Bryan Kern and the La Follette planks rejected by the national Republicans. Burt William of Ashland led as president with James A Hazlewood of Jefferson as secretary.
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Madison
H. H. Manson
Wausau
State Central Committee
Central Committee
Bryan
Kern
Chicago
United States
Burt William
Ashland
James A. Hazlewood
Jefferson
Grain Loss In Transit Through Leaking Rail Cars
Investigation by the Wisconsin grain and warehouse commission reports extensive grain loss on the Superior route to Minnesota and North Dakota farms. Leaks in rail cars cause hundreds of thousands of bushels wasted yearly. one large elevator recorded 255 cars with leaks, totaling 512 leaks across 355 cars.
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Superior
Minnesota
Dakota
Wisconsin Grain and Warehouse Commission
Teasing tune on merry-go-round blocked by neighbor
Kenneth McLeod, a lumber man, has enjoined D. I. Jones of Chippewa Falls from operating a local merry-go-round near his home. He alleges the device contains an organ that emits noises intended as music, specifically a tune called Teasing, almost continuously.
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D. I. Jones
Chippewa Fells
Kenneth McLeod
Jones
Ida Chase
Hersey
Spring Valley
Thousands of fish die as lake drought stuns St. Croix
Thousands of fish die at the north end of Lake St. Croix after a prolonged low water period. Fish were trapped in shallow ponds weeks ago and humane locals dug ditches to release them. Many small fish could not escape as water levels dropped to a multi year low near the Omaha station.
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Lake St. Croix
Hudson
St. Croix
Omaha Station
Foundry at United States Cart Iron Pipe resumes operation
The Fillings Perk foundry of United States Cart Iron Pipe company restarts after a year-long shutdown. Stock piles were exhausted, but orders already booked promise steady work for about a year with no pause expected.
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United States Cart Iron Pipe Company
Fillings Perk
Burlington train tragedy of a young man
A young man named Jim Donatue lay on the Burlington tracks in Burlington Iowa and was decapitated by a passing train. The incident details indicate a fatal accident with a single victim and no witnesses reported.
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Jim Donatue
Burlington
Iowa
Widow in Montana Ends Own Life on Heels of Husband Death
On the first anniversary of her husband’s death Mrs. Dan Lilly killed herself in Great Falls Montana. The act followed despondency over her husband’s suicide and the grief from his death.
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Dan Lilly
Great Falls
Mont
Lawson W Tyler Dies by Self Inflicted Action in New York Hotel
A man named Lawson W Tyler shot himself in a room at the St Pennis hotel in New York, dying from his own action. The death’s cause remains unknown and no other individuals were involved.
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St Pennis Hotel
New York
Lawson W Tyler
University commerce graduates land diverse openings
Wisconsin's commerce graduates secure roles across university faculties high schools publishers milling and manufacturing firms corporations and the Philippine constabulary. Notables include Edward J. Oliver in the Philippine constabulary F H Elwell in Cincinnati as secretary and assistant professor of business administration Pierre A Kypke general salesman in United States Steel cement department Frank C Auer with a La Crosse publishing house Fred A Dittman advertising manager for Listman Milling Cladius M Hopkins with a Fennimore manufacturing firm Mott T Slade instructor in commercial branches in Tacoma Emory W Krauthoefer assistant cost accountant for Bradleys Merrill Shoe Milwaukee Herman F Heyer commercial branches instructor Rudolph Soukup Oshkosh instructor commercial branches Madison and S D 함께.
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University of Wisconsin
Philippine Constabulary
Edward J. Oliver
Hudson
F. H. Elwell
McGregor
Iowa
University of Cincinnati
Pierre A. Kypke
Madison
United States Steel Corporation
Minneapolis
Frank C. Auer
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Fred A. Dittman
Listman Milling Company
Cladius M. Hopkins
Fennimore
Mott T
Plan to Drain 5000 Acres in Rutland Marsh
The University of Wisconsin soils department surveys Rutland marshlands between Stoughton and Oregon to form a drainage district. E R Jones outlines a proposed system with 5000 acres at six feet per mile fall and a main ditch with laterals costing about five dollars per acre.
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University of Wisconsin
Department of Soils
Rutland
Stoughton
Oregon
E. R. Jones
College of Agriculture
Expert Visit Highlights Wisconsin Tuberculosis Work
Dr. Arthur Eastwood of the British royal commission on tuberculosis visited the Wisconsin College of Agriculture and Experiment Station. A delegate to the international tuberculosis congress in Washington, he studied bovine tuberculosis work and praised Wisconsin for its concrete achievements and progress toward combating the disease. He expects the congress to aid future efforts.
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Arthur Eastwood
Royal Commission On
Congress
Fine Yield Report From Wisconsin Small Grains
The Wisconsin experimental station reports strong yields from small grains. The select Oder rucker barley produced 1600 bushels from 100 acres, averaging 482-10 bushels per acre. Pedigreed barley yielded 43 bushels per acre and may rapidly expand to plant the world’s barley acreage within four years.
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Agronomy
Wisconsin Experimental Station
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Association
United States
Policemen's Paradise in Ireland Provokes Leader Critique
A Dublin Leader editorial denounces Ireland's police force as oversized and uncontrollable, accusing officers of idleness and idle tasks while failing to uphold real law and order. The piece reflects strong public frustration with policing effectiveness and governance.
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Ireland
Dublin
Dialogue on Pride and Tables in a Bare Room
The landlady and a dour boarder debate pride and hunger. The landlady asserts a man should be proud who has risen from nothing, while the boarder retorts that no man enjoys sitting down to it, expressing weariness with scarcity.
Appropriate Work Seams Sell At Knock-Down Prices
A remark notes a sewing woman claims to obtain knock-down prices on shirts she makes and jokes that this explains her selling the seams. The line reflects a local street pun on workmanship and pricing.
Master and Man’s Authority and Guidance in Trade
The average operative lacks fitness for full authority in managing food and wealth operations. He still needs a master and adviser to supervise the duties that sustain the community’s economy.
New Green Bay High School to Rise on West Side
A new high school on Green Bay’s West side is planned with a cost of 125000 dollars. The report lists numerous state events including fires, injuries, lawsuits, and civic notes across Wisconsin with named towns and individuals.
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Green Bay
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