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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1895
Page
4
In the Wisconsin State Capital the week saw swift bill flow and brief Senate sessions on adjournment, with lawmakers debating session length and staffing costs. Reports note attempts to curb court and prison practices, address state finances, and discuss a proposed apportionment commission, while Milwaukee and Madison observers react to legislative pace and capital visitation.
Reports from Chippewa Falls say nightly thefts between the city and Biweeps Point have dragged down coal shipments by nearly 100 tons per month. Detectives led by George B. Howe have tracked suspects, with several arrests likely soon. The city council of Waupun hires Gray Bros. to drill a 200 000 gallon water supply well for the water works, priced at 2750 dollars conditional on quantity and quality. Weather prophet Herman Lissin forecasts three months of snow and heavy winds, hinting at late March snow and swift spring. Other notes cover tobacco industry pioneers in Wisconsin, a fatally harmed man accused of assault, an insane youth taken to Oshkosh asylum, and a cow-poisoning case amid local freaks. The piece closes with an ad for Dr Pricn's Cream Baking Powder.
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