Death on the Rail Near Mannville
John Riess of this city is killed by a Central freight engine near Mannville on Wednesday afternoon. The body was mangled beyond recognition, with head missing and limbs severed. Riess, 28, had been staying with relatives in Sheboygan and reportedly walked onto the trestle before the explosion, with families and local officials preparing for burial at the Upham Undertaking rooms in Spencer.
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Ofolock
Central
Mannville
Spencer
John Riess
Hiess
Sauk County
John
Park House
Sheboygan
the Sentinel
Geo. W.upham
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Wisconsin land rush lures settlers to northern counties
Jobo Longbostram of Great County purchased 3500 acres in Sanda Price county for stock and dairy farming. The piece, described as fertile and suited for grass and crops, could supply 160 acre homesteads for many families and boost cheese making and related industries in Wood and adjoining counties as settlers seek homes in northern Wisconsin.
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Jobo Longbostram
Great County
Sanda Price County
Phillips Bee
Longbothina
Theorthern Countiees
Wisconsin
Price County
Wood
Donntry
Estella Named Terminus by New Railroad Plan
Directors and stockholders plan Estella as headquarters for a new railroad branch built from Stanley. The road, largely owned by Northwestern Lumber of Stanley, will gain traffic through Estella, with a guardhouse and switching yards planned and factory growth expected nearby.
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Stanley
Phillips
Estella
R Eport
Messrs
Fliet and Porter
Little Place
Northwestern Lumber Company
Duwn
Road on a Cow Catcher Aboard Wisconsin Central Train
Conductor Billy Pier at Bancroft near Stevens Point encountered an unusual passenger after stopping at Bancroft. A woman, claiming to be from Plainfield seven miles away, rode on the cowcatcher while asking 148 questions. She later traveled to Stevens Point for transport to Rib Lake, saying she had left seven days earlier with only twenty five cents after attending a funeral near Pisiefeld.
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Billy” Pier
Wisconsin Central
Bancroft
Stevens Point
Cuie
Uut
Illy
Lanae
Aiddeo
Plainfield
Rib Lake
Howe Severn
Pisiefeld
Rib Tule
Nose Crush Accident at Wood Yard Leaves Man Disfigured
Jacob Weber, a lumber worker near Fornwood, was struck on the nose by a falling limb from a great height while at ayork last Wednesday. The injury was serious but not fatal, with potential lasting disfigurement. Reports from Woodsen note many accidents this winter among loggers, but the busy season and crowded workplaces explain the high risk.
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Jacob Weber
Fornwood
Ayork
Woodsen
Coxey on Finances and a Novel Bond Plan
Commonwealth Coxey expands on public finance arguing for noninterest bonds issued by states counties and townships for public improvements. The bonds would be deposited with the US treasury in exchange for legal tender currency payable at one percent interest and canceled after twenty five years while keeping the improvements. He claims this would regulate money supply, prevent inflation, and require labor backed value to sustain currency.
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Commonwealth
Coxey
Washington
Wisconsin
United States Treasury
Povernenent
Ina
Varaugt Txilion Pilys
Seen in a Week at Marshfield Land Office and More
A garbled local column notes hay pulling near the Marshfield land office and mentions Beo Powell handling loads. It cites a quorum of idlers, belief in groundhog lore, and a large number of teams last Saturday, with scattered vignettes on fashion, language lessons, petitions, and small town anecdotes.
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Marshfield Land Office
Beo Powell
Éidens
Sher
The Weather Diary of George Ingalls Man in California
A fragment recalls George Ingalls documenting cold Wisconsin winters and California weather, with notes from January 1804 and June 18. Histories mention diary entries about staying indoors, pulling blinds, and fearing ice and dynamite while seeking to understand seasonal patterns across regions.
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George Ingalls
George
California
Wisconsin
Dales
Vhether
Jocks
Kaneville Post Office Abused Yet Still Groans Over Leg Scheme
The Kaneville post office endures ongoing abuse as a reader reports a wooden leg demand based on a progressive chain scheme. Mathematicians assess a hypothetical total of 2,091,483, a figure tied to letters sent and a growing sequence.
Forest Fire Prevention Plan Debated in Wisconsin
Northern Wisconsin faces spring burn risks as State Forestry Association meets in Madison. A bill to appoint a state fire warden at a salary of 750 dollars and deputize highway overseers to fight fires was favored, with counties able to call out help. Debates covered brush burning months May or June and a provision to force lumbermen to collect brush in May to prevent July hindrance.
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Wisconsin
State Forestry Association
Madison
Roy
Tre
Iogs Nvcestury
Marshfield Teachers Shake Up District Schools
Miss Ma Bishop closed a five month term in Bakerville. Miss Clea Wright will finish a five month term in Woigs, four and a half miles north of here on McMillan road. Wright is a Marshfield high school graduate of 1894 and started well. Susie and Carrie Drern, Marshfield high school graduates of 1893, teach in Richdeld road and Mugenville districts. Ida Linder teaches a fourth term near McMillan. Mary Icke will teach Wagounr district three miles east, vacated by Miss Vionne. Missy Burr, veteran teacher, trains in Seper district this winter. Harvey Andress, a spiritual room resident, teaches in McMillan district. Marshfield longhers are said to support education faithfully at home on Sundays.
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Bishop
Bakerville
Clea Wright
Woigs
McMillan Road
Miss Wright
Marshfeld High School
Susie
Carrie Drern
Marshfield High School
Richdeld Road
Mugenville
Lugve
Ida Linder
McMillan
Tyee
Mary Icke
Wagounr
Vionne
Missy Liu Burr
Seper
Harvey Andress
Water Crisis Threatens Neillsville Water Supply
The Republican Press reports Neillsville may face severe water shortages as Neill Creek runs dry. If shut down for up to six weeks, water will be unavailable for industry, baths, closets, and daily needs, threatening public health and safety amid heat and drought.
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Neillsville
Ely
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G. L. Pallet
Woman's Relief Corps
Jack Frost
Cain
Kaneville
Ie Rae
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