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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1911
Page
4
An American missionary in the Society Islands lacking tools and shipwright training devised a crude 80 ton vessel. With salvaged metal, makeshift forge, banana fiber caulking, and native help, he built and launched a seaworthy craft to return to his home in Ralatea after months stranded.
The article notes a growing belief in medicinal qualities of sour milk and lactic acid organisms acting as purifiers and disinfectants. It highlights a local agricultural station's development of lactic acid ice cream replacing sweet milk, claiming it is palatable and refreshing in hot weather and may gain popularity.
Maurke complains to Parks about a wife and a mistaken home arrival. He asserts she did not have to speak, while Parks mocks the situation, noting her remark that it was good it was him and no one else.
A city salesman notes men favor pictures of the one woman, while none display a man. He cites a 2 day survey of men and women, suggesting photos reflect sentiment and may influence women workers. The stenographer adds women not yet seen as suffragettes do not merit male portraits on desks.
In Serioner's Magazine a remark by William Wordsworth is recounted where he said to his wife that a past time was better looking. She retorted humorously that he had always been ugly, capturing a playful exchange between the poet and his spouse.
A Chicago girl on vacation reports seeing the Milky Way in the country night sky. She notes the dark sky reveals a great white streak across the heavens, calling it a striking sight.
A terse exchange notes an anxious author seen performing hard labor related to his sentence. The brief remark frames the man as a writer facing punitive work, implying legal proceedings or incarceration without detailing specifics.
A weathered report describes a statewide effort to detect and control bovine TB. Officials note infected herds threaten the dairy industry and call for stricter sanitary inspections, quarantine measures, and traceability to prevent further spread. Strong entities include Wisconsin authorities and dairy interests seeking rapid action.
Rev Bosworth plans retirement after decades of service, concluding his role across multiple congregations. He will preach at the coming county conference and relocate to be near family, with farewell events noted in current church announcements.
A proposed Algoma bank to be named Algon-A MoveNeNe is led by Senne M, We Peery, TOM White, Hety Grn, and Frank Slaby with J. Haney of Kewa guiding the consolidation. The project targets SN.600 capital and a $10,000 surplus to establish the new state bank, opening by an early date.
Announcement states the state board of examiners will hold a meeting at Madison High School from December 1 to 28. The notice outlines the schedule and location for official proceedings.
A boiler at the Sawmill of Ht. J. Has Rell on Madeline Island exploded killing Bayticki-Clyde Rusey and leaving several others badly scalded. The blast demolished the sawmill and caused widespread structural damage.
B. M. Masti, professor of business administration at the University of Wisconsin, has been elected director of the state board of public affairs. The salary is F410.
Chesterfield Courthouse Va Sept 5 Henry Clay Beattie Jr. testified in his defense claiming a bearded highwayman shot his wife Beulah Binford and that cousin Paul Beattie invented the same tale. Beattie defended his marriage and denied affection for Binford amid the murder accusation and paternity questions.
In Guerrero's Chinameca a clash between Zapata loyalists under General Zapata and Federico Morales's federal forces left about ninety nine dead on both sides. Zapata reportedly wounded or captured. Morales's troops killed fifty rebels and wounded170. Jean Salgado captured after two hour fight near Aguaje. Milla Acosta captured in Veracruz. Revolt dampened in that region.
Edwin M. Stanton, secretary of war under Lincoln during the Civil War, honored as a bronze statue is unveiled in Steubenville. President Taft Gov Judson Harmon Mij Gen Frederick Dent Grant Gen Daniel Sickles Judge William R Day and the Stanton family attended the ceremonies marking Stanton memorial week.
World news from Sept 6 reports over 30,000 deaths from cholera in Italy as rioting erupts between health authorities and the poor. Authorities impose strong measures to control unrest amid the outbreak.
New York police captured a youth named Gueepo Constable carrying a cantaloupe shaped bomb with an eight inch fuse under his coat. They believe he planned to detonate it amid a wave of bomb outrages over the past month and will trace his accomplices.
In Founston Texas on September 6 Senator Joseph W Bailey signed a statement announcing he would not seek reelection to the United States Senate.
In Dubuque Iowa in September Mrs Bernard Wessete, 40, rushed to help her 12 year old who fell from a branch into the Muquok river near New Vienna. She plunged in and, grasping the boy’s body, drowned herself.
Federal grand jury in New York returns sealed indictments against Nathan Allen and John F. Collins for smuggling and conspiring to smuggle diamonds pearls and other jewels valued at about 300 000 to Mrs Helen Dwelle Jenkins of Chicago. The cases allege illegal importation of a 16000 pearl unset a snake bracelet 2968 and other items with total jewel value around 170 000 attributed to European purchases. Jenkins identified as recipient and witness info shows revenue officers collected evidence over a year. The indictments were dated August 23 and publicized September 7 with Allen and Collins set to appear.
Biddeford Maine driver Loris Diebrow aboard 2 Pope Hareford set a new world automobile record at Old Orchard Beach. The car completed 25 miles in 15 minutes and 25 seconds, marking a historic timed distance achievement.
Lima Peru Sept 6 the Chilean steamer Tucapel wrecked with eighty one persons drowned. The vessel of 1422 tons was engaged in trade along South America and was commanded by Captain Marrow.
A seven year old girl Irene Lenberger, daughter of Martin Lenberger of 2 South Francia Street, is missing from her bed in Madison Wisconsin. The window was found open and police suspect a kidnapping. Black Hand threats have circulated in the neighborhood but were ignored until Irene disappeared.
Pale and calm Paul Geldel a seventeen year old bell boy was sentenced to not less than twenty years and not more than life at hard labor in Sing Sing for killing broker William A. Jackson at the Hotel Troquois. The sentence was mandatory under the new law and Geldel faced his fate with resignation.
Cambridge Massachusetts bulletin from the Harvard Observatory states the Brooks comet is visible to the naked eye and increasing in brightness. It notes the comet can be easily tracked despite rapid motion and will be about 45 million miles from Earth on September 17, marking a favorable observing window.
Frank Con, an aviator, fell with his aeroplane 200 feet at the state fair grounds in St Paul Minnesota on September 6. He was not injured though the aeroplane was damaged.
Governor Charles S. Deneen suffered fractures to both bones of his left leg above the ankle when a touring car backed down a hill near Farmington. He was treated at the executive mansion and remains confined for days. The accident, caused while attempting to avoid a collision with a buggy, also involved his chauffeur and several passengers who escaped with minor injuries.
Yorkshireman William Burgess swam the English Channel from South Foreland to Cape Grisnez in about 24 hours, landing at Grisnez after a slow passage past Goodwin Sands. He had long aimed to match Captain Webb's 1875 feat and finally achieved it, claiming this would be his last attempt.
Raffelle Richetti, a Brooklyn carpenter, shot his daughter Rosa nineteen while walking in his sleep after a dream of a prior scene at a movie. He then killed himself with a bullet wound linked to personal safety. Rosa lies in critical condition.
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