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Newspaper
Monroe Weekly Times
Location
Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1907
Page
7
The narrator reflects on Anita, her suitors, and a power struggle with Langdon and Roebuck. He resists public attacks, recounts banking battles, and asserts his independence from prudence as he asserts his own rising strength and plans. The saga loops between romantic longing and high finance.
The narrator recalls meeting Mowbray Langdon and his brother Tom at the Textile Building entrance. Tom, a frequent contact for the Roebuck Langdon clique, acted as a stool pigeon director in banks and insurers tied to their gambling ventures, shifting profits to the insiders and leaving depositors and policyholders at risk.
In Chapter 28 Joe and Alva scheme to mold Anita toward a new life by shaping a dream house. The plan hinges on secrecy and careful manipulation as Anita learns of a supposed large inheritance from an uncle, testing loyalties and suspicions.
Former Milwaukee Alderman William Murphy must serve a year in the Milwaukee house of correction after conviction for accepting $80 as a bribe from the Davis Brothers Manufacturing company. He has already served eight months. an appeal did not count the prior time. The case stands as a notably bitter graft battle in Milwaukee courts.
A street car and a car collided injuring Frederick Pabst and Mrs. Leonard Barnickel who were taken to Trinity hospital unconscious. Pabst drove the auto, which was smashed and dragged about 150 feet. Barnickel suffered severe injuries and possible brain concussion. Barnickel was described as a friend of the Past family and a former actress.
The article recalls a $40,000 Treasury theft in Washington eighty years ago and a Chicago sub treasury robbery. A clerk with access aided by a known gambler was caught after patient surveillance, leading to a confession. It also reports a Paris petty trickster who faked illness to travel for free, ending in prison.
A new firm named Badger Portland Cement company with $1,000,000 capital has been formed by leading paper manufacturers in Wisconsin and neighboring states. Construction of a plant will start near Sturgeon Bay in Door County within weeks. FE A Edmonds of Rhinelander Paper company serves as president, John McNaughton of Patton Paper in Appleton is vice president, C G Cannon of Appleton is treasurer, and Challis and Wayland of Portage are secretary and manager respectively.
Police in Kenosha were alerted to a supposed society among Italians described as a school of crime with 25 members. It is claimed the group meets five nights weekly and is trained in firearms and knives.
Construction of the dairy company cold storage facility at Slayton hits trouble as quicksand conditions appear during basement excavation. Several springs were struck and a four-inch fountain was uncovered, complicating progress on the site.
Sensational developments in the Amberg Ritter aldermanic contest in the First ward claim evidence shows a contestant participated in securing alleged illegal votes on election day.
Frank Hayes of Grand Rapids, brakeman, was caught between railroad cars on the Wisconsin Central at Schlessengerville. He died soon after arriving at Fond du Lac hospital.
The Badger Portland Cement company is organized with Appleton capitalization at 1,000,000 supported by Wisconsin financiers. Construction work on the Bay project is planned, signaling a major industrial development in the state.
Mr and Mrs Curtis Blackman died within minutes of each other in Baraboo both from old age. The couple had a double funeral and were buried in a single grave.
Dr H V Seallon formerly of Eau Claire has been elected mayor of Coeur d Alene Idaho. He previously lived in Eau Claire and now leads the Idaho city administration.
E F Keller, a well known Baraboo contractor, collapsed and died while walking to his shop. He was a familiar local business figure, and his sudden death prompted inquiries by authorities.
At the annual meeting the state board of pharmacy elected Henry A. Peters of Oconomowoc president to succeed D. A. Taylor of Stevens Point whose term on the board had expired. H. G. Ruenzel of Milwaukee was re elected secretary and treasurer.
The Ludington company sells its two mills season cut to Edward Hines Lumber company in Marinette.
Old Wall Street figure from Van Schaick and Co. passes away at age 95, reputed as their oldest and most famous client. He kept tabs on the market daily and spoke with Gorham, Derby Crandall, or Col. Handy until near death, with Sage as a longtime friend who teased him affectionately.
A town belle described by Eid Howe alights at a small town between Atchison and Topeka. She shakes hands with her left hand, wears a large hat, stylish clothes, chews gum, and greets locals with a loud hello. Crowds grin as she returns to her hometown platform, noted for talkative demeanor.
Overwork and confinement can harm the nervous system and reduce life’s joys. Dr Williams Pink Pills are touted as a tonic for blood and nerves, claimed to cure rheumatism nervous debility indigestion and even partial paralysis. A Massachusetts foreman testimonials recovery after two weeks of use and urges others to write for results. Pills sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady New York.
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