Chiropractors cure claim labeled fake by relatives
Frank Van Wie of Medford is accused by his wife and sister of faking memory loss after a Kenosha chiropractor advertised a cure. Relatives say Van Wie never lost memory and suspect motives tied to abandoning his family. Investigations and denials from medical groups follow reports in The Marshfield Herald and Chicago papers.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Frank van Wie
Medford
van Wie
Marshfield Herald
the Times
Herald
Times
Kenosha
J. W. Kiema
I. G. Lundy
KE. T
Philipp
Gmail
State tax ruling taxes leased ground at full value
City assessor WS Albright attended the Wood County assessors meeting with State Tax Commissioner Nila Haugen and Andrew Ken noting a new ruling. Leased ground used for private or commercial purposes will be taxed at full value with occupants paying the taxes, changing prior exemptions for railroad warehousing. In Marshfield this could raise city real estate valuations significantly.
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Ws, Albright
Ut Grad Rapids
Wood County
Nila
Raugen
Madison
Andrew P. Ken
Amhurst
Haugen
Marshfield
Lie City
Chautauqua Plans Take Shape In City Hall Meeting
A Thursday afternoon meeting of guarantee fund signers at city hall outlined preliminary Chautauqua plans for 1915. Lincoln Chautauqua representative Imreau described the outline, with $900 in advance ticket sales planned and a full announcement to follow.
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Rhoda
Alfred Rhoda
Denver
Col
Sterling
Vivian
Eugene Vanderhoof
Eric Larson
Chicago
East Troy
A Worldly Mix of Fashion Folly and Fable
A rambling social vignette mixes a young man’s dandy clothes with a fable of romance and deception. It compares a maiden’s cosmetics to luxury and gossip, set against a quixotic newspaper founder’s rise from poverty to editor in chief.
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Apothecarys
Twenty Owners Move to Seek Injunction Over Paving
About twenty property owners along Central avenue met at city hall to raise funds for legal advice on whether to enjoin the city from paying for paving this year. They voted to contribute 5.00 each to hire counsel and may employ out of town help if needed to delay paving until next year while securing sewer connections this year.
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Central Avenue
Tfe
Juno
Nave
Hastings
MacFarlane
Edwards
Roddis—Theroperty
Felker
Roddis
Nels Johnson
Josaah Goldbach
Goldbach
Nelson
Nels Nelson
Derman Juno
Bessie Near Plate in Baseball Mishap
A stray incident at a baseball game left Bessie, initially near the plate, struck by a bat striking her between the ay. She remained unharmed and was later deemed fit for play.
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Bessie
Ship Twelve Racers Arrive by Express for Fair Meet
Andrew Zoller announces the arrival by express of twelve racing horses including the new purchase Michigan with a 09/2044 record. Frank Herman Friess and others assist with feed and stalls at a total cost around 220 dollars, aiming to race at the Wausau track on July 4 and Merril the following week.
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Andrew Zoller
Express
Frank Herman Friess
Medford
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bunch New Purchase
Michigan
Wausau Track
Loyal's Doings Twenty Years Ago in Marshfield
A Loyal Tribune feature recalls past local happenings. Jos C Marsh and wife hosted a gathering in Spoxe ville. Ed Shupe hauled a large load of logs from Beaver IL totaling 1190 feet. Andrew Emerson worked in the field and bought a new cutter after an earlier wreck.
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Aencading
Jos
C. Marsh
Spoxeville
Ed Shupe
Unham
Beaver
Andrew Emerson
Andrew
Marsh
Black Sox Seen Tied to Blood Poisoning Claim
Frank Van der Wiegen of William Noll Hardware is temporarily disabled after a blister breaks and causes blood poisoning. He suggests that dyes used in black socks may be to blame, aligning with a common belief about such injuries.
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Frank van der Wiegen
William Noll Hardware Company
Mr. van der Wiegen
Free beds for the needy and arrests mark police report
The 1914 to 1915 annual police report notes 186 arrests and 3280 in city fines plus 376 in state fines. It records 1071 persons given free lodging, highlighting transient and "undesirable" presence and police effort to remove them. Chief A E K Gerwing criticizes able bodied men not seeking work.
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A. EK Gerwing
Common Council
Gerwing
Eagles Plan Jitney Service For Marshfield Dance
The Eagles propose to run a jitney service in Marshfield to shuttle dance patrons for 4 cents, with a pavilion dance on Thursday May 13 the main event. A cemented street grid would improve the town’s look, and the plan is expected to be profitable and popular.
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Marshfield
Pay for Central Avenue paving sparks crowded council fight
The council approved brick paving on Central Avenue from A Street to Eighth Street at a bid of $66,498.45 to C Peterson Construction. Alderman Roddis led a clash over timing with Mayor Felker and others, as proponents argued for this year while opponents urged postponement to 1916, amid dense public attendance and debate.
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Central Avenue
Eighth Street
C. Peterson
Kenosha
Felker
FR. L. Kraus
C. E. Urba
Soo Line
Marshfield
Wrbahas
Omaha Rail Lined
K. M. Deming
Ald. R. C. Hastings
Wifth
Board of Public Works
Hastings
Roddis
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Alan
Kalsemine
Hebron
Jordan
Calive
Guess
Vaudelle
St. Peter’s Gate
The
Heavenly Guide
United States
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Parizes
Vienna
Londons
Tokyos
Brussels
St. Petersburgs
Constantinople
Turkeys
New York
Eleanor Reynolds
Billy Sunday
Philadelphia
Sunday
Loyal's Doings
Black Sox
Keselner—Schuler
Norma Schuler
Josiyh
Kellner
St. John’s Catholic Church
Pale
Elsie Schuh
White William Schuler
Hotel
Blodgett
Hotel Witter
Grand Rapids
Mey
Ann
L. Hungerford
Nasonville
Wood
Clark Counties
Anness
West Broome
Canada
Wisconsin
Fiis
Sne
Clark County
Chill
Nusonville
L. Nason
C. EK. Tucker
Neenah
Miss When Hungerford
Colby
Lawrence H., Tucker
Nasonville Presbyterian Church
Hungerford
Erford
Dawn
Ald. Roddis
Fourth Ward
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