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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1903
Page
4
The Marshfield Times notes critics in central Wisconsin misjudge Judy Curzon an American girl amid remarks on her role in King Edward’s crowning. The piece highlights varied editorial snippets, school attendance stats, post office notes, and advice on year end financial balancing and rural delivery.
Hans Bille made a trip to Milladore Tuesday. Mrs. J. C. Marsh visited friends at Granton Thursday. Robert R. Braate of Wanusay was a visitor here over Sunday. Assemblyman Frank A. Cady was here Saturday on legal business. Mrs. George H. Welton is entertaining Miss Fox of Pond du Lac. R. B. Johns of Wausau spent Saturday in the city visiting friends. J. M. Hafer and Leo Trudeau were at Wausau Wednesday evening. Judge R. E. Andrews transacted business at Grand Rapids on Tuesday. C. C. Marsh of Granton is visiting at the home of his uncle 6 Marsh.
A long list of visits and returns fills Marshfield scene as G H Elvis and E H Mauer from Medford call over Sunday, Miss Delia Larson returns from Grand Rapids, and many others from Stevens Point, Wausau, Oshkosh and Milwaukee stop by for business, study, or family events.
The mine workers leader said about forty or fifty deputies were paid by coal companies to enforce protection in Laviein county. He described lawlessness and a reign of terror with crowds dispersing on order and strikers being beaten. General Wilson pressed why the county did not pay the sheriffs, while a Plymouth mine worker spoke of being ignored by a local justice of the peace. The commission heard days of intimidation and boycotting testimony, with concerns about coercion and fear of bodily harm.
William O Rourke, a married man, is sentenced to twenty one years in the penitentiary for criminal assault. He eloped with 13 year old Lucy Rey to Terre Haute last April, and a grand jury indicted him. He fled bail and eloped again, was arrested in South Chicago last October after attempting suicide with a razor.
In St Papi on January 6 engineer C. J. Wood of the Burlington road amputated a trapped man’s foot with a pocket knife after his foot was crushed in a wrecked engine. The injured man crawled away, bled through a handkerchief, and was rushed to hospital by the crew. The collision occurred due to a heavy fog. Wood, 34, of Galesburg, Illinois, aided the casualty.
Generals Potha Delarey Cronje and Smuts attended a garden party in honor of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain and Mrs Chamberlain. Attendance from the Boers was not large. Mrs Chamberlain aided the pacification mission and conversed at length with General Cronje after learning his name.
Two bubonic plague cases are reported in Abome, Sinaloa, near the Sonora border. Authorities order a sanitary cordon and ban entry into Sonora from the south. Mexico City also closes Port Stilwell due to lack of quarantine officials and plague risk.
A lone highwayman stopped a six horse stage at Dusy Bend on Mount St. Helena. The Calistoga and Clery Lake express out of Calistoga was robbed of several days, with the box thought to contain treasure. Driver William Connor was at the reins. Passengers were relieved but the crime disrupted travel.
A Grand Trunk collision at the Merritton tunnel west end leaves Fireman C Worthg of London and Abrahm Default dead while Engineers David Duke and Thomas Buckpitt of London are badly injured in the Chicago express heading west. In Barcelona the police seize an anarchist proclamation naming Senor Quirno Costa, vice president of Argentina, tied to the attack motive after anarchists were expelled.
The Portland hotel the town’s largest building burned, embers carried far but heavy rain limited spread. Estimated loss about 50 000 dollars with 25 000 dollars insured. The fire endangered the business district as flames raged under a downpour from firefighters efforts remain ongoing.
Chicago January 7. A new pawn article drew the attention of police at central station after Leo Lowy a bartender of 159 Fremont street displayed a pawn check issued to him by a Clark street broker for half a ton of coal. The pawnbroker lent $1.75.
A written opinion affirms Governor Taft cannot intervene in the possession of Catholic property seized by Independent Catholics. The courts are deemed to resolve the question, sustaining the governor’s position.
Lincoln notes the death of John T. Mu sic, representative-elect from Nuckolls County, from heart paralysis at his Nelson area home. A Civil War veteran, he was 62. The legislature convenes tomorrow, leaving a vacancy to be filled.
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