Read His Own Obituary and Major Upham’s Remarkable Tale
Ex Wisconsin Governor Upham visited Washington recounting his near death and misread obituary during Civil War service. Lincoln and a senator cleared the record, Upham later cadet at West Point, and honored for long service. Also notes on Marsh telephone exchange upgrades and a crowded General Fitzhugh Lee lecture at Wansau with local attendees and veterans.
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Upham
Wisconsin
Capitol
Racine
Bull Rex
Washington
Lincoln
Youry Upham
West Point
Tle
Washington Post
Fitzhugh Lee
Wansau
Drewn
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Mlb
DP. Hume
Nau
Ham
Leste Rowe
Cliford Heath
Ervin Seheive
William Dece W
Tragedy in Rozellville as child shot by brother
A seven year old girl, Mary Endress, was fatally shot in Rozellville last Saturday when her twelve year old brother discharged a loaded double barreled shotgun at her as she played in a room. The boy is distraught and cannot explain how the gun was triggered. The event follows a family change as the mother recently remarried.
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Rozellville
Mary Endress
Charles Grooks
Charles Endress
Endress
Wreck at Summit Lake on Ashland division
A collision occurred two miles north of Summit Lake on the Ashland division of the Northwest ern road last Saturday night. Freight trains No. St south bound and No.89 northbound ran together at the foot of a steep grade and were wrecked. Brakemen Lyons and Middaugh and Fireman Nightser were killed. All train crew were badly injured and traffic delayed for hours.
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Ashland
Summit Lake
Lyons Smd
Middaugh
Nightser
Trafic
Ladies Travel Class Program for March
The March Srd program lists topics from current affairs studied by Slidus Moscow. Topics 1 and IV cover discussions by Mrs. P. J. Kraus and Mrs. Adams Brown.
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Slidus
Moscow
P. J. Kraus
Adams
Gates at Omaha Crossing Improve Safety at Central Avenue
The Omaha railway company installed substantial gates at the Central avenue crossing per the common council's demand. The new gates, modeled after the Central gates, are now operational and should reduce future incidents with drivers and pedestrians. At the armory last Sunday Company A's gallery practice saw top scores by C Martin and Private H J Beell with 4 1 2. Meyes and Artificer Dianing 4 11. Private C Beellany 5%. Sergeant Schlegel and Private Clapper 5% 5. Nelson, Somers and Yatake 37. The volley firing score by twenty men reached 172.
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Omaha Railway Company
Central Avenue
Company A
Armory
C Martin
H. J Beell
Meyes
Dianing
C. Beellany
Schlegel
Clapper
Nelson, Son‘mers
Yatake
When We Were Twenty One at the Acler Opera House
Esmond's charming comedy "When We Were Twenty-One" draws strong praise from neighboring press and Milwaukee verdicts. The Crescent presented the love romance Thursday to a large audience, lauded for originality, dialogue, and staging. Seats are selling fast with Pommer's handling sales.
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Esmond
Acler
Mareh Lrd
Milwaukee Daily
Milwaukee
Fond du Lac
VI. V. Esmond
the Crescent
Pommer's
Forty Hours Devotion at St John’s Church This Week
A series of devotion services at St John’s Church runs Sunday through Tuesday with multiple Masses and sermons daily. Confessions are scheduled Saturday and Sunday. visiting priests will lead the services under Rev J Eisen.
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St. John's Church
Gersian
Amy Hirk
J. Eisen
Fran Ging Held for Trial on Assault with Intent to Kill
Fran Ging charged with assault with intent to kill and William Moody at Vesper, given preliminary hearing before Justice T. J. Cooper at Grand Worlds Wednesday. Ging pleaded not guilty and was held for trial with the case certified to the circuit court. Bail of $700 was posted and the defendant is at liberty.
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Fran Ging
William Moody
Vesper
T. J. Cooper
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