Doings in Wiscons in Principal Events of a Week
Rate items of general interest from Milwaukee sources. Arthur M. Reinke, Milwaukee teller who embezzled 14 009 from Blurshall & Neley bank, was arrested in Portland Oregon while evading pursuit. He had 700 left of about 2 000. police traced him through memoirs of actresses, touring companies, and his car escapes with a Chicago fix. Detective Dennis Sullivan helped unfold the chase. nets spread westward and toward Alaska or Mexico. The piece also reports a Milwaukee veteran’s suicide at the National Soldiers’ Home, a drowning near Lake Monona, a Wisconsin Social Democrats convention, three boys drowning near Highland, and a whimsical anecdote about a man with a glass eye in a London club.
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Milwaukes
Arthur M. Reinke
Blurshall & Neley Bank
Portland
Ore
A.J. Barr
Chicago
Reinke
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Po Nce
Eira
Inspector Riemer
Tie
Say Mo Toent
Insk
Chimingo
Dennis Sullivan
Alaska
Mexico
Retke
Retinke
Killa
Ting
Frel C. Hatin
Eged SZ Rours
National Soldiers’ Home
Satela Ly Shortlyg
Sixth
Minnesota Infantry
Charles A. Elahn
Minneapolis
The Queer Chameleon
A scientific note describes the chameleon’s hunting method. It explains a long, wormlike tongue that shoots out rapidly to seize prey, with a viscid secretion aiding capture. The creature’s eyes are large yet mostly covered by skin and act independently, occasionally scanning different directions.
English Humorist Snatches Parliaments First Nies
A noted English humorist vented a mock parliamentary report in a comic journal, listing sharp asides from prominent figures. snippets include Sir Charles Wetherell on sensibility and Lord Lyndhurst urging credit while others imply ignorance or uncertainty in debate.
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Times
Charles Wetherer
Ashley
Perceval
Sibthorpe
Lyndhurst
Edward Sugden
Croker
Glass valued like gold in tiny microscope lenses
A Chicago Tribune note explains that certain microscope glass, used in objective lenses, gains immense value when processed into finished lenses. Despite minimal raw material weight, the manufactured glass can far exceed the raw cost, with estimates suggesting extraordinary value per weight unit for high magnification optics.
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Plase
Chicare Tribune
Woman's Role in Burma Described as Domestic and Fiscal Power
A Nusupore paper portrays Burmese women as excellent wives and financial actors. It notes wives keep husbands in idle luxury and fund livestock and bullock cart racing. It also observes women engage in large scale timber trades and pre-buy paddy crops for whole districts.
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Burma
Talking In England Sparks Fear And Admiration
A piece from Ladies' Field notes English talkers as both revered and feared. It argues that fluency can mark a person as unstable, and that women who speak well provoke universal terror, reflecting era attitudes toward speech, gender, and national traits.
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England
Why Ther Left. Four Act Comedy in Western Mining Town
The Buffalo Commercial reports a four act comedy in a Western mining town. At end of the third act miners rise and depart, prompting the comedian to remark there is another act. The miners reply they are leaving for that reason. The exchange with a rich man yields a pun on law and attorney.
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Buffalo
Afternoon Call and the social drift of liberty
The London Globe notes how afternoon visits reflect an era when staying in idle chatter defined leisure and dining invites depended on paying calls. It contrasts this with progress and freedom, warning that names alone lack the substance and spirit of liberty without growth in intelligence and power.
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London Globe
Channing
Agriculture Declared a Profession by Modern Education
President Charles R. Van Hisen at Case School of Applied Science Cleveland argues farming has become a profession. He cites need for training in physics chemistry and biology to yield higher returns and transform farming from drudgery to enlightening work. He predicts every farm manager will require applied science education.
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Charles R. van Hisen
University of Wisconsin
Case School of Applied Science
Cleveland
Ohio
How to Break Up a Cold
A short guide claims a severe cold can be broken up in one or two days. Early symptoms include a dry cough a watery nasal discharge and a white tongue coating. Chamberlain's cough remedy taken hourly at onset counteracts the cold and restores health within four days. For sale by Sexton Bros. druggists.
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Sexton Bros
Leke Chetek Chautauqua Excursion Tickets On Sale
Omaha plans excursion tickets for Chetek Chautauqua sale from July 2 to July 13 with a round trip cost of one and one third fare. Tickets good to return through July and agents provide details. C D Stockwell is the local agent for information.
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Omaha
C. D. Stockwell
Unknown Friends Endorse Local Remedy Spread
Many people have used Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with splendid results but hesitate to publish testimonials. Still, they are friends of the remedy, helping make it a household word through personal recommendations. It is a good medicine to have at home and widely known for its cures of diarrhoea and bowel trouble. For sale by Sexton Bros.
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Sexton Bros
District Attorney Candidate Seeks Republican Nomination
R E Asprews of Marshfield Wisconsin announces as a candidate for District Attorney on the Republican ticket. He made the decision after encouragement from friends across the county and plans to seek the primary nomination in September.
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R. E. Asprews
Marshfield
Wis
Death from Lockjaw Cure Claim by Arnica Salve
Rensselaersville merchant Chas Oswald recounts Buckien's Arnica Salve healing of a neck sore said to be ugliest by Seth Burch, with claim it prevented blood poisoning. The advertisement extolls antiseptic qualities and lists purchasable location and store names.
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Buckien
Chas. Oswald
Renssellaersville
Seth Burch
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Marshield, Wis
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Geo. H. Welton
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Wisconsim
Telegraph
Matson
Ernest Schultz
Millvankes
Dake Monona
John Dietrich
Albert Lamp
Oak Orrk
Schultz
Social Democrats of
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Mibwraukee
Social Democrats of Wisconsn
W. BR. Gaylord
William Kaufman
Kenosha
W. Schmidt
Joseph Amman
Thiel
Richard Elsner
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Chequamoon Bay
Isaac Storm
Clarence Wendt
Thomas Hegswan
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Chautauqua Assembly
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