Should a county judge practice law outside his duties
In Monroe Wisconsin August 8 1907 the Weirich divorce case prompts questions about a county judge practicing law while serving. The article details Judge Becker and attorney Colin Wright in a courtroom clash over conduct and a threat of resignation, highlighting conflicts when judges also act as lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin W. Wright
Wright
Becker
Weirich
John Weirich
A. S. Douglas
Weirichs
Grimm
Jessie Asmus
Otto Asmus
State fire report law creates fire marshal office
A new law requires reporting all city fires to the state fire marshal. The city clerk will forward fire origins, type, damage and goods destroyed to Madison. Thomas Partell of Madison is named state fire marshal, tenure starts August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Thomas Partell
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana reports a summer cold and hay fever symptom set improving quickly after using Foley's Honey and Tar. He notes prior medicines worsened his condition and that his wife also benefited from the remedy at West Side drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Nusbaum
Batesville
Indiana
Foley
West Side
Not Always Boquets Scraps on Public Stage and Audience
A collection remarking on theater life notes that most people occupy the gallery and throw things at performers. The lines frame audience behavior as a recurring social observation rather than a report.
City Business Men Plan Carnival for August Week
A city meet approved a Bert Hoss Show carnival for August 19 week. A committee led by Edw Carroll and others will canvass merchants to raise funds for decorations and lighting as the square prepares for a bright carnival and street fair with eight attractions and three free acts including a balloon drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Hoss
Edw. Carroll
C. S. Young
A. W. Zilmer
Jac. Blumer
Fred T. Burke
Paul Ruf
S. R. Greenwald
R. B. Clark
Electric Light Company
Robert A. Etter
The
Fair Society
John White Killed in Train Incident Between Milwaukee and Chicago
John White formerly of this city was killed when struck by a train between Milwaukee and Chicago. A Milwaukee telegram said he died on the track. He was about 32, survived by a wife and one child, with his parents in Jefferson township notified. The Northwest ern brakeman previously worked as painter here and as a Pullman car conductor. The body is expected to be brought here for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John White
Milwaukee
Chicago
H. K. White
Jefferson Township
White
Girl Loses Leg In Mower Accident
Myrtle Serns a 14 year old Janesville girl, daughter of Hans Serns, lost a leg after a mower swerved when a horse suddenly jumped. The sickle caught her as she followed the machine her father operated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Serns
Hans Serns
Janesville
Death Column in Mitla Spurs Indigenous Lore
In Mitla Mexico the so called Death Column stands among ruins where locals claim the number of years a person will live equals the spans between their fingertips when embracing the column. The belief links the ancient site to a life span omen observed by Indians in the region.
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Mitla
Mexico
New York City Home To About Ninety-Eight Thousand Widows
A historical note reports that New York City houses about 98,000 widows. The figure highlights demographic patterns in the city, reflecting social and economic conditions of widowed residents.
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New York’s
New York City
Divorce Granted in Circuit Court to Dr. Harrison A. Rouse
Dr. Harrison A. Rouse of Brown town obtained a divorce from Mrs. Mary Rouse in circuit court. They lived apart five years and were married June 28, 1890. Mrs. Rouse appeared and consented to the divorce upon $1,000. The court postponed contempt and alimony issues in the Weirich case to Sept. 3, noting Weirich’s partial payments and intent to comply. Judge Grimm scheduled citizenship applications for that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison A. Rouse
Browntown
Grimm
Mary Rouse
Rouse
John Mulhern
Christie Weirich
John Weirich
Circuit Court
Weirich
J. M. Becker
Colin W. Wright
Tire on engine wheel avoids collision on St Paul line
A loose tire on an engine driver on the Mineral Point division nearly caused an accident west of Juda Monday afternoon. The tire rolled against the guard and wedged itself back onto the driver, stopping the train. The freight engine was sent from Monroe to assist, and the train reached Janesville two hours late, with the passenger service delayed until the Milwaukee run arrived.
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Janesville
St. Paul Road
Juta
Mineral Point
Monroe
Milwaukee
Juda
Spedden-Page Stock at Turner hall during fair week
The Spedden Page Stock company brings Thelma to Turner hall during fair week with special scenery and costumes. Marie Corelli's story draws praise in a Broadway production, while Quincy Adams Sawyer is staged with clever New England charm. The Times notes Advise to remember it for news.
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Spedden-Page
Turner Hall
Thelma
Albert Lea Tribune
Marie Corelli
Claire Page
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Charles Felton Mhidgin
New England
New York
Academy of Music
Alice Pettengill
Circumstantial Evidence in a Humorous Alabama Tale
A.E. Pugh remembered for a tale told by a Eufaula man about circumstantial evidence. A boy eats corn pone pudding, covers floors with custard prints, and a cat flees as a rifle cracks. The father returns to find the scene and hears the boy murmur about another victim of circumstantial evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Pugh
Alabama
Eufaula
Pugh
Jabez
Little Jabez
The Bane and the Antidote in a Puck Sketch
Puck depicts a surreal scene around a dry goods box with characters Gabe Gashall and Hi Hemlock. The dialogue hints at fear and paranoia, with weather as a metaphor for mistimed thoughts. The fragment captures comic whimsy and a surreal exchange.
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Gabe Gashall
Hi Hemlock
Puck
The Origin of Livery in Servants Attire
The wearing of livery by male servants is a survival of times when lords kept large bands of retainers bound to fight for their masters and perform services. On special occasions they wore their lord's livery, becoming a miniature army.
Meaning of Babylon in Paterson’s Nemesis of Nations
The passage warns that Babylon embodied both achievement and abuse, wielding science and art yet failing to balance labor justice. It notes the paradox of celestial calculation vs human waste and portrays ruins as a wide desert autograph marking a cautionary history.
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Babylon
W. R. Paterson
Oldest English water works presented to Tiverton
Tiverton preserves the oldest water works in England. Crafted in 1240 by Amicia countess of Devon, it was presented to the town. Water is drawn from a source five miles distant for the town supply.
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Tiverton
Amicia
Devon
Johnny's Ailment Drives Mother to Seek Apathist Care
Mrs. Lapsling declares Johnny ailing and vows no drugs. She believes the issue lies in his bones and plans to take him to a costly apathist for treatment.
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Johnny
Coal Dust Problem Shrouds Elements in Danger
Researchers seek which elements make coal dust dangerous. Experiments have been conducted but results remain unclear and not very enlightening.
Truthful Action Guidance For Daily Life
A brief exhortation emphasizes honest conduct in the morning to benefit the day ahead. It sketches a consistent ethic of truth telling as a practical aid across morning noon and night.
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Monroe, Wis
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Cat
Monroe Planing Mill Company
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John T. Etter
Sred
Sor Gadies
Drakenbrod
Monroe Evening Times
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