Barbers' Board Begins Work with State Officials
The Wisconsin barbers' board met in the capitol and elected Axel Douban president Marion Whiteker secretary and Henry Heine treasurer. They prepared license forms and scheduled the first exam for late August at Madison, with subsequent tests across the state. About 3,900 to 4,000 barbers exist in the state and many seek certificates. regulations will be drafted after health board input. Bergh attends Buffalo banking supervisors conference as state banking commissioner. The weather outlook forecasts cooler trends after mid month with a potential warm wave late July and unsettled conditions into August. The drought path threatens eastern farming regions, with improvements possible by autumn for late crops.
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Madison
Capitol
Axel Douban
West Superior
Marion H. Whiteker
Janesville
Henry Heine
Reevshure
Whitaker
State Board of Health
Mars
New England
Canada
Tuy
Race Entries Counted For Seven Milwaukee Stakes
Secretary True reported state fair stake entries totalling from five to 28 in seven races at Milwaukee. The 2:25 pace leads with 28 entries, other events include 18 in the 2:85 trot and 17 in the 2:25 trot, with smaller counts in remaining trots. Entries hail from Kentucky California Colorado Minnesota Iowa and Illinois as the board prepares a meeting at the state fair grounds tomorrow.
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True
Milwaukee
Kentucky
California
Colorado
Minnesota
Lows
Iilinole
Board of Managers
Killed by Lockjaw in Fourth of July Proud Boy
Minneapolis mourns 11 year old Graham who died after a July Fourth accident. A Sterliber revaluor was given last Friday and a blank cartridge led to a minor wound near a revolver muzzle. The finger healed but night brought muscle rigidity and death despite Dr. M. Butler’s efforts.
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Minneapolis
Graham
M. Bletler
Hick's Forecast for July Weather Patterns
Reverend Ira R. Hicks forecasts July begins with cloudy dreary days and misty periods from the 6th to 10th with very warm muggy conditions. A west to east cool spell likely between the 4th and 7th. A second storm period around the 11th to 15th brings thunder, wind and rain followed by a warmer change later in the month. Moon position near the equator may trigger thunderstorms around the 11th.
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Ira R. Hicks
Equator
Doctors in Capital City Meet for Central Wisconsin Session
Central Wisconsin Medical Association will hold its next quarterly meeting in Madison on July 28. About 280 members from across the state are expected, with physicians from northern Illinois also attending. The program features technical papers and scientific reports, with an elaborate banquet as a highlight for the gathering.
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Central Wisconsin Medical Association
Madison
Central Wisconsin
Beloit
Northern Illinois
New Corporations Formed in Wisconsin Area
Several new companies are listed with details on location, capital stock and incorporators. The Atlantic Manufacturing Co of Washburn Bayfield County plans 500000 capital across 5000 shares of 100 each, with Ramsay O'Brien Maxey Leot Sowder as incorporators. The Concordiy Bocks expansion includes 310000 capital in 10000 shares, with Schmidt Keeter Sehaus Posye Kaneke named among incorporators. The Jackson Telephone Co based in Thibes Stn Washington County shows 2000 capital across 200 shares of 10 each, with Prack Leith H Frank and Auttlece as incorporators. The Young Man's Christian Association in Janesville lists incorporation with F F Gall Crawford as incorporator.
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Atlantic Manufacturing Co
Washburn
Bayfield
O Wy Prack
Pittsburg Lawyer Shoots Wife Then Kills Self
A Pittsburgh lawyer A B Young killed his wife at the Hotel Stege in Washington, then shot himself this morning. The couple had arrived in town the night before. no reason for the deed is known.
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Washington
Penn
A. B. Young
Pittsburg
Stege
Indigent Action Against Cardinal Reported in Vatican
Dispatch from Rome to Echo de Paris says Cardinal Ogun ordains Vatican apartments for cameriengo during an interregnum. Cardinal Rampolla calls the move indecent while the pope is living, provoking rough comment among observers.
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Paris
Rome
Echo de Paris
OregWn
Vatican
Rampolla
State prison labor contract increases Wisconsin revenue
The Wisconsin state board of control awarded a five year contract to Paramount Knitting Co of Chicago for prison labor at 45 to 65 cents per day per prisoner, raising annual state revenue by about 15000 dollars. The contract, covering 300 inmates at the Wisconsin state prison in Waupun, goes into effect January 15 1904 with the state supplying light and power unless the company provides its own.
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Madison
State Board of Control
Leto
Paramount Knitting Co
Chicago
M. D. Wells Co
Wisconsin
H. Pope
Northwest
Wauput
Walter & McCartney
St. Paul
M. W. Gateh
Cincinaci
Wes Company
Paramount ‘Knitting Co
Wells Company
Prominence figure leads tobacco firms with high pay
Jamey Bucheau Guxe serves as president of two tobacco companies and earns 720,000 from each. A shareholder questioned his work value, and he replied he is not paid for show but for his aid, claiming the companies compensate him for assistance, totaling five dollars weekly.
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Jamey Bucheau Guxe
To Tobacto Companies
Duse
Wea Ee
Teyl
Women of Note in Chemistry Early Contributors Highlight
Miss Marshall Kiser, sugar inspector for Spreckles Sugar Co of Hawaii, studied chemistry in Lexington Kentucky. She worked with Prof John Arn Lloyd and in 1909 was elected to the American Chemical Society. Nora Stanton Blatch, granddaughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, is mentioned as another notable figure.
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Marshall Kiser
Spreckles Sugar Company
Hawaii
Kiser
Kentucky
Lexington
John Arn Lloyd
American Chemical Execciation
Notable Newsmakers: Women in Science Charity and Society
Stanton to take up grandmother's civil engineering work at Cornell she first woman in that department. Lady Rothschild known for charitable efforts near Tring Park Buckinghamshire. Kentucky wedding draws attention Yutaka Minakuchi of Japan and Miss Algie Buckner of Cane Ridge. Misa Buckner from famed Kentucky family. wedding at bride's home Thursday. Mrs Jeanette P Gain one of New York's wealthiest women unseen in society. real estate holdings. Belmont extension on Fifth Avenue darkens Goin property. fence to stay until Belmont house altered.
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Stanton
Cornell University
Rothschild
Tring Park
Buckinghamshire
England
Kentucky
Yutaka Minakuchi
Japan
Algie Buckner
Cane Ridge
Barber County
Kentucky University
Lexingter
Misa Buckner
Jeanette P. Gain
New York
Gain
Fifth Avenue
Perry Belmont
Mrs. Goin
Mrs. Belmont
Belmonts
Waldorf
Kearsarge Smashes Ocean Speed Records at Sea Voyage
The United States battleship Kearsarge shattered all ocean speed records in its class on the voyage to Kiel. It covered 3,245 miles from New York to The Needles at an average speed of 13.63 miles per hour.
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Washington
United States
Kiel
New York
Needles
Multiple small Milwaukee area companies form and amend stocks
The notice lists several firms with capital stock figures and incorporators. Thr Nre Lush and Hudson Co be a timber firm with 150 000 capital. The Railway Journal Lubricating Co of Milwaukee with 100 000. Beaver Dam Gas Co at 30 000. Pike County Mising Co at Bayfield increasing from 46 090 to 159 090. WJ Armstrong Co of Milwaukee filing an amendment increasing stock by 10 009.
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Lush and Hudson Co
Thorps,timber Company
Capital Stock
Melvin Nye
George H. Luck
Biram
Hudson
The
Railway Journal Lubricating Co
Milwaukee
Frank R. Bacan
Prederick L. Pierce
Arthur W. Berres- Tord
Beaver Dam Gas Co
Beaver Dam
Walter Mills
Ben K. Mis
F. B. Lucksinger
Pike County Mising Co
Bayfield
Armstrong Co
Milwauee
Capital
For the Housekeeper Custard Cooling and Careful Kitchen Tips
Practical kitchen guidance for housekeepers covering custard cooling thick skin removal from custard tops pans cooling on damp cloths to prevent sticking gloves slippers cleaning with dry pine clay stiff brush for spats boots filled with oats to hold shape cleaning walls with dated read washing advice Borax in laundry to soften water and prevent starch sticking bread rubbing technique to lift stains and safe methods to keep food warm without drying it out
Fat man, cane holder, and a call to stackyards spark tension
In a crowded scene an aggrieved man jostles a fat man who secures the lone seat. A bystander with a cane is told he is needed at the stackyards where pigs are traded. The exchange ends with a threat of a punch as the car sways and eyes turn to the fat man.
Wisconsin Insurance Warning Against Wild Cat Companies
Madison July 7 Insurance Commissioner warns Wisconsin citizens against fire insurance companies operating without authority defrauding state taxes. He lists known unlicensed firms and urges policyholders to verify agents’ authority, noting liabilities for cities collecting taxes and potential legal actions across states. The warning stresses unlicensed firms cannot be trusted to pay claims.
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Madison
Host Tes
Wisconsin
Department of Insurance
Nrif
Ranier
Wiscons
American Trust and Insurance Co
Ilinois
American Underwriters
Commonwealth Insurance Co
Mleing
Commonwealth Savings and Iesurance Co
Virginia
Great Northern Insurance Co
Dlinois
Great Western Underwriters
Hilois
Mercantile Fire Insurance Co
Tlinois
National Insurance and Investment Co
Bank Clearing Revenue Rise In New York Week
The Bradstreets tally shows total bank clearings for the past week at 2,430,511,989 dollars, up 2 percent from the same week last year. The report outlines the nationwide trend and highlights New York as a major clearing center.
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New York
Bradstreets
Life Sentence For Murderer in Detroit Case
Thomas McGrath charged with the Forton murder was convicted in Warren on a July afternoon. The case involved a hotel property dispute and led to a life sentence for the defendant.
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Detroit
Thomas McGrath
Forton
Warren
Sentangs i
Jury Clears John Roche in Eau Claire Murder Trial
In Eau Claire on July 6 the jury found John Roche not guilty after 20 hours of deliberation. The defense relied on Roche being in Morrison County Minnesota on June 23, 1898, the date alleged by the state as when his wife testified he murdered Schneller in Eau Claire County.
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Eau Claire
John Roche
Roache
Morrison County
Minn
Roche
Schneller
Old Lottery Game Works on Wealiamy in GaronDite Rockford NJ
July 4 report from Rockford New Jersey details Isaac Nor choss, a veteran and wealthy contractor, claiming he was swindled in a local lottery game. Authorities note unusual activity and warn residents to verify future offers.
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Wealiamy
Garondite Rockford
Isaac Norchoss
Sharps Drain Man of Lottery Prize Hoax In Norcross
A man was duped yesterday by two sharpers into believing he won 4000 in a lottery. They lured him to a room and forced him to show 2000 to claim the prize. He withdrew the cash and placed it in a box labeled buykomen at his home. Opening the box revealed only broken games and brown paper. the con artists fled with the money.
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Norcross
Strikers Return to Work at Tank Steel Plant
Indiana Harbor July 6 strike at Tank Steel plant ends with settlement. Workers will resume duties Monday at a small wage increase.
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Indiana Harbor
Ind
Tank Steel Company
Fatal Gun Play in Kentucky Sparks Slander Claim
Hopkinsville Kentucky scene reports James Grant shot and killed Harrison Hamby over alleged slander against Grant’s daughter. Grant says Hamby admitted the charge and tried to assault him after which he fired. Both men are noted planters. Grant surrendered and is jailed.
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Hopkinsville
James Grant
Harrison Hamby
Grant
Hamby
Huge Plant Fire Destroys Hammond Building at St Joseph
A massive blaze swept away the main Hammond packing plant building in St Joseph Ma causing an estimated 1 5 million in losses and injuries among workers including Fire Marshal Charlee Miller Ihatley Cullen and two others. The fire began in the casing department on the east side of the fifth story. Insurance coverage fully handles the loss.
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Goncern
St Joseph
St. Joseph
Hammond Packing Plant
Joss
Charlee Miller
Hammond Plant
Ihatley Cullen
Firth Nace
Jinsuranes
Oregon Village Fireworks Celebration Explodes
In Oregon Wisconsin a July fireworks celebration caused a chaotic blast wounding a dozen attendees. One man lost an eye and others were burned or trampled in the incident.
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Oregon Village
Oregon
Wis
One Certificate Granted in State Teacher Exams
Grant issued after recent state board exams for county superintendents and teachers. George W. Weldon of Rock Elm Pierce county received a five year certificate and may obtain unlimited status after completing additional branches. Few applicants passed. most had further trials to qualify.
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Maijisen
State Board of Examiners
George W. Weldoo
Rock Elm
Pierce County
Eeu Claire
Appleton
Madison
Weldon
Eau Claire
J. W. Stearng
Abert Hardy
C. F. Vienbahm
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Barbers’ Board
Bergh
Buffalo
M. CG. Bergh
National Association of Supervisors of Tate
Inuffalo
Sexan Yester
Lockjaw
Hick
Capital City
Madi
Board OF Control
Chicago Knitting Company
General Construction Co
Chippewa Walls
Waupuu
Chippewa Falls
Nora Stanton Blatch
Elizabeth Cacy
Kearsarge
Insurance Commissioner
Catch Money
Murser
Hammond Packing Company
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