Eastland Disaster Toll Grows With 1200 Feared Dead
Chicago dispatch details the Eastland catastrophe on July 24 at the river dock near Rush Street. Nearly 2,500 picnickers aboard faced a chaotic capsizing with an estimated 1,206 to 1,500 dead. Rescue efforts overwhelmed the scene as tugs, firemen, and hospitals swarmed the riverfront and nearby morgues filled with victims.
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Chicago
Western Electric Company
Eastland
St. Joseph Steamship Co
Chicago River
Western Electric Cov
Goodrich Steamship Co
Rush Street
South Water Street
Rescue Efforts Intensify After River Wreck Tragedy
Divers searched hull depths while police and fire tugs formed a rescue fleet on the river. Sanitary canal trustees were asked to close the dam at Lockport NL to halt current and aid the operation. Over 200 doctors and fifty Catholic priests attended the scene as the dead were counted and remaining victims treated in temporary hospitals.
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Sanitary Canal
Lockport
West
W. J. Plamondon
Indiana
Charles A. Plamondon
Lusitania
City Sealer Wollesen Defends Concrete Mix Standards
City sealer Ludolph Wollesen rebukes R G Hastings for claiming he lacks knowledge of curb and gutter materials. He cites cement to sand and stone ratios, asserts witnesses, and criticizes improper mixing and sifting. He argues the board misapplied specs and warns poor mixtures threaten the city’s pavements.
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Ludolph Wollesen
R. G. Hastings
Board of Public Works
Wollesen
Mr. Wollesen
Central Wisconsin Fair Circuit Formed For Horse Racing
A six member racing circuit named the Central Wisconsin Fair Circuit was formed at a meeting in Marshfield. Members include Marshfield Wausau Merrill Stevens Point Chippewa Falls and Augusta with La Crosse considering joining. First race dates set for August 17 18 39 and 20 at Marshfield with future meetings in Merrill Wausau Stevens Point Augusta and Chippewa Falls. A G Cox of Chippewa Falls elected president and W A Gething of Stevens Point named secretary.
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R. R. Williams
Central Wisconsin State Fair Association
Central Wisconsin Fair Circuit
Wisconsin
Marshfield
Wausaw
Merrill
Stevens Point
Chippewa Falls
Augusta
la Crosse
Wausau
A. G Cox
W. A. Gething
August Budahn Disappears After Family Dispute
August Budahn former Marshfield street commissioner and city milk route proprietor left home Friday after a family disagreement with $100 taken from the purse. Rumors of suicide are denied as a canard. He was last heard from Stratford and Rugby Junction with a son reporting a letter reaching him, suggesting he remained alive.
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August Hidahn
Marshfield
Budann
Stratford
Militiamen Return From Week at Camp Douglas
Company A and the Second Regiment band return from a three week drill at Camp Douglas. They arrived Friday about 1 10 p m by the Northwestern railway. Band members show tan and fatigue while rookies glow with new resolve. The crowd gathered for the Thursday concert drew nearly two thousand from miles around, with the band earning honors once again.
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Camp Douglas
Northwestern Railyway
Mest
Clover Dairy Plans Pasteurization Plant and Milk Depot
Clover Dairy owner Fehrenbach has purchased and installing an elaborate pasteurizing plant at South Central avenue near Ninth street. The remodeled building will serve as a milk depot and main office for routes. Fehrenbach traveled to major cities to study such plants and believes pasteurizing all milk will add safety for patrons.
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Clover
South Central Avenue
Ninth Street
Fehrenbach
Caruso Loses Clothes in City Theft Case
A local man nicknamed the second Caruso had clothing stolen noted as a suit valued at 6.50 and four stick pins worth two dollars. Carl Schneider faced trial with judge Auge Wagener presiding. The jury found him guilty and imposed ten dollars plus costs or thirty days in jail.
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Mick Campagna
Caruso
Carl Schneider
Jacob Wilhelm
Auge Wagener
B.C. Pors
Roberts
Grand Rapids
Schneider
Colby Man Boosts for Better Roads
Dr H H Christofferson of Colby urges Marshfield to fix the Spencer road as part of the Yellowstone Trail. He cites poor condition, the role of auto license funds, and support for Clark county road improvements. A Clark County meeting in Loyal plans road drag purchases to tackle county bad spots.
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Marshfield
Spencer Road
Times
H. H. Christofferson
Colby
Christofferson
Clark County
United States
Spencer
Wood County
Wood Country
Christopherson
Dorchester
Unity
Loyal
Greenwood
Neillsville
Clark County Board of Supervisors
No More Smoke of Battle in Modern Warfare
A passage from the August Popular Mechanics Magazine notes the absence of smoke on European battle lines due to smokeless powder and indirect visibility. It explains how rifles discharge with no smoke and heavy artillery leaves only a brief, invisible mist, with smoke appearing mainly when shrapnel or explosions reveal positions.
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Popular Mechanics
Uniform Bravery Contrasts Across Regions
The text notes European soldiers view decorations like the Iron Cross as noble honors, while in Mexico a brave man elevates himself to the top, choosing his own awards. It reflects on public affection for wealth, suggesting people might warm to riches if they could bond with it more easily.
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Europe
Mexico
PASS IT ON Three-load year prompts farmer tenant dispute
A farmer who leased land to a neighbor expected a fourth of the crop. Harvest came and the tenant delivered three loads to his own barn, leaving nothing for the owner. The farmer protested, asking for his due share, but the tenant admitted there were only three loads in total.
Dilapidated rails and trains in a grimy tale
A weary traveler riding a decrepit narrow gauge line feigns bleak county decline. A countryman insists the worst is yet to come, as rail rust and aging farms frame a satirical scene. A misfired shooting episode ends with a quip about missed targets and a sergeant’s relief.
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Yaas
Father brings pride as editor sighs at poem
A proud father enters the editor’s office with his ten year old son’s poem. The dad glows with pride and perspiration as he presents the work. The editor, amused, asks the boy to grow before shaping national destiny.
Pat and Mike flee firebound town in America hotel
Pat and Mike arrive in America and spend a tense first night. A neighborhood fire erupts at midnight as a fire engine roars by. Mike tries to wake Pat, who stubbornly refuses, while another fire truck arrives and the two exchange shocked, joking alarm about their flight from danger.
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Pat
Mike
America
Paper notes blaze but not its cause in mine ruin
Mrs Partington comments on a newspaper report about a burning father mine disaster on the mountain. She points out that the article mentions the fire but omits how it started, implying missing details about the blaze’s origin.
Death of Mrs La Belle Pioneer Resident of City
Mrs Moses La Belle a pioneer resident died at her home Wednesday. Born in Green Bay in 1840, she moved with her family to the city in 1880 and lived here since. Survived by eleven children. Funeral held Monday at St John’s Catholic Church at 9:60 a.m. Rev Joseph F Volz conducted the services.
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Moses la Belle
Green Bay
St. John’s Catholic Church
Joseph F. Volz
Saengerfest Great Success At Grand Rapids
Marshfield sent a 275 voice choir to the first annual Central Wisconsin Saengerbund festival in Grand Rapids. Over 1600 tickets sold at fifty cents produced more than $800 in gross receipts. Delegates from Marshfield and other cities participated, with plans to hold next year’s event before the Fourth of July.
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Marshfield
Central Wisconsin Saengerbund
Grand Rapids
Merrill
Wausau
Wisconsin River Valley
H. J. Pankow
Albert Wenzel
Johanna Beseler
Otto Hellerman
Frohsin
Rev. Pautz
C. Koshhmann
Wausau Comes Again No Home Support
Wausau returns to host a Sunday baseball game to avoid debt and boost local support. Practically the same lineup as last week, with Johnson and Delmore for the locals and Beng and Ulrich for the visitors. Officials expect a real league game and urge the public to attend and bring friends.
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Wausau
Johnson
Delmore
Beng
Ulrich
Invaders
Marshfield
Learning to Ask and Improve, Not Pretend to Know All
A reflective note warns against pretending to know everything and urges humility. It advocates curiosity, asking questions, and openness to new information to avoid becoming a hack. The piece emphasizes continuous learning over false certainty.
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Ghirles Varland
Save
Aig Station
Clark Street
Theodore Roosevelt
Associated Press
Colby Man
Dr. Christofferson
Jules Fea
Pene
Mrs. LA Belle
Jean
Ing
Immanuel’s Lutheran Church
Soo Line
Saengerband
Park
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