Electric line worker electrocuted in Freeport accident
Thomas H. Alexander of Brodhead, head lineman for Freeport Railway Light and Power, was killed while repairing a live wire in a storm. He slipped while grasping a burning wet tree and received 2200 volts, instantly dying. Funeral held in Freeport with burial to Brodhead. coroner’s jury calls it accidental electrocution from contact with a live arc wire.
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Thomas H. Alexander
Brodhead
Freeport Railway, Light & Power Company
Freeport
Illinois Central
Milwaukee
Alexander
Alma Bartlette
Delavan
Wm. Ahleren
Walter Alexander
Battle Creek
Mich
Florence Bartlett
Freeport Light and Power Company
First Regiment Encampment Presses On at Camp Douglas
Soldiers of the First regiment endured hot weather during the fourth day at Camp Douglas Wisconsin. Infantry and cavalry practiced extended order formations two hours in advance and rear guard drills. Health is excellent due to better sanitary conditions and discipline. Governor Davidson may miss tomorrow’s dress parade due to duties in Madison. Col Joachim’s remark about straw during bivouac drew criticism as he convalesces from lumbago. Mosquitoes and horseflies persist as key nuisances while the grub remains ample, with a sample menu noted.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
Davidson
Madison
Joachim
Notice to Settle Accounts with Bennett and Rust
Notice to parties indebted to the dental firm Bennett and Rust to call and pay the accounts at once so the business can be settled. C. W. Bennett.
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Bennett & Rust
C. W. Bennett
Qualifying as marksmen at Camp Douglas
Fifteen men in Company H qualified as marksmen in fixed distance firing with scores led by Lieut Welton and Sergt Frank Stearns. The new rule requires 120 or better, drawing criticism for excluding more men. Private Andrew Douglas posted the low score of six, while others excelled with 104 to 118 points amid camp chatter and minor incidents.
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Cap Douglas
Wis
Co. H
Welton
Frank Stearns
Otto Schober
F. A. Shriner
Chas. Nance
John Elmer
John Duebendorfer
F. T. Odell
Mitchell
Cook P. M. Schroeder
Andrew Douglas
Musician Etter
Corp
Charley Schindler
Norris Caradine
Etter
Pollock
Leo Cahn
Corp. Weiss
Edwin Booth
Seiler
Ford Ingold
Alfred Strueben
Strueben
Green Bay
Charles King
Tax Roll Losses Signal Higher Tax Rate Ahead
The board of review will meet Monday July 29 as Assessor Miller finalizes the tax roll. Real estate values rise slightly while personal property drops notably. Water works plant sale saves 35000 and Brown estate settlement saves 30000, with mortgage exemptions reducing revenue and risking a higher tax rate unless spending is trimmed.
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Board of Review
Miller
Brown
Lyons Silk Industry Rivalry With Milan
Silk Industries of Lyons competes with Milan as Lyons, France, a city of about 500 000, plays a key role in the global silk trade. Some 40000 workers including men women and children are employed in local factories.
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Lyons
France
Milan
Stimulation Without Irritation Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup Ad
A stomach and liver friendly remedy is urged as a mild option that stimulates digestion and the liver and bowels without irritation. The product, Urine Laxative Fruit Syrup, is claimed to avoid nausea or griping and is presented by West Side drug store.
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West Side Drug Store
A Feminine Coup at a Washington Reception
In Washington society a wallflower becomes the focal point of a planned social maneuver. A young woman secretly uses the narrator to outmaneuver a naval officer pursuing her, revealing motives and flirtations amid senators and diplomats. The match ends with an engagement to a senator.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Mohammed
Baxter
T. Anthony Twining
Frugal Memory and Family Dinner Gaffe at Home
In a Philadelphia Record item, Mr Urban arrives 20 minutes late to a dinner hosted by his wife with Mr and Mrs Fortune. He feigns ignorance at first, then recalls the plan as his son Tommy notes the Fortunes were invited and the father blurted expletives.
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Mr. Urban
Philadelphia Record
Mind telegraphy and sensitive impressions described
The article explains how certain individuals, termed sensitive, allegedly receive impressions across long distances. It describes two connected sensitives in different places, where one in danger may cause the other to sense distress, especially at night, via a wireless telegraphy image flowing to the mind, attributed to Dr Bernard Hollander of London.
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Bernard Hollander
London
Impetuosity in Irish gun culture noted by critics
The writer argues Irish gentlemen long displayed firepower and hot temper, yet it was American authors like Bret Harte, Mark Twain, and John Hay who popularized the archetype of the fire eater who wears honor on his belt, especially in western fiction.
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America
Bret Harte
Mark Twain
John Hay
Far West
T. P
Pugnacious Youngster Quarrels with Himself
A child named Mabel describes her new baby brother as quarrelsome. She notes he pulls her hair when possible and, when unattended, punches his own head in a stubborn display of mischief.
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Mabel
Lesson in Physiognomy Raves on Noses in Life
The Atchison Globe quips that poetry hails Grecian noses but daily virtue lies in noses kept out of others affairs, a bite sized social note on discretion and manners.
No Patience for Luck Says Uncle Eben
Uncle Eben proclaims he has no patience for luck and prefers to wait for fortune to strike. The quote contrasts passive waiting with proactive faith in outcome.
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Uncle Eben
Immense Cameras Used by British Survey Dept
The ordnance survey department of Great Britain uses cameras carrying plates measuring 45 by 30 inches for mapping work.
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Ordance Survey Department of Great Britain
New York Real Estate Values Rising Daily
Real estate values in New York City are reported to be increasing by 1,096,970 dollars each day according to the latest assessment figures.
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New York
New York City
World's Largest Hospital in New York City
The Metropolitan Hospital on Blackwell's Island in New York is described as the world's largest hospital. It stands as a major medical complex serving a vast patient population with extensive facilities and wards across the island.
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The
Metropolitan
Blackwell's Island
New York
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