Wis legislators return to work on long agenda
Madison dispatch reports Wisconsin lawmakers resume session after a nine day recess. The Sanborn bill tightens official qualifications for city town and village posts, barring those with pecuniary interests in public service contracts. Senate approves higher train speed limits in villages and cites equipment rules. A telegraph operators’ remonstrance opposes the mental anguish act, while a salary bill for court reporters stalls with the governor. The Burlington railroad pays $17,765 in unpaid taxes to settle the state suit.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
Senate
Davidson
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
LOWER RATES FOR INTERSTATE RAIL TRAVEL ANNOUNCED
The interstate commerce commission is informed that starting July 15 passenger rates for interstate trips within Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Missouri will be reduced to two cents per mile. From July 20 rates between Wisconsin and Illinois Iowa and Missouri will drop to 24 cents per mile with two cents in remaining states.
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Western Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Wisconsin
READY FOR PULPIT Fred Tschudy ordained in Wisconsin church
Fred Tschudy of this city will be ordained to the Evangelical synod ministry at St John’s church Sunday. Rev. George Hirtz of Milwaukee and Rev. F Fischer of Elkhart Lake attend, with ordination by Rev. Schuh and Rev. Hirtz. The 23 year old graduate of Eden college in St Louis will serve in the Wisconsin district. his grandfather helped found the local church, and a large crowd is expected.
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Fred Tschudy
Evangelical Synod of North America
St. John’s Church
George Hirtz
Milwaukee
F. Fischer
Elkhart Lake
Schuh
Hirtz
Tschudy
Eden College
St. Louis
Wisconsin
Jefferson
Rev Chas Reign Scoville Delivers Passion Play Lecture
Rev Chas Reign Scoville spoke on The Passion Play at Turner hall last evening to a full house. He illustrated the talk with many views taken in 1900 during a Holy Land tour. De Loss Smith performed illustrated songs as part of the program and the audience was highly entertained. Scoville and his party returned to Janesville this morning and he plans a rest of several weeks before resuming revival work.
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Chas. Reign Scoville
Turner Hall
Evangelist
Holy Land
de Loss Smith
Scoville
Janesville
Milwaukee Merchant Group Seeks Fair Chance for 1908 Convention
Secretary Bruce of the Milwaukee Merchants 2nd Manufacturer's association reports a Republican National Committee message that the 1908 convention city will be selected next December with a substantial money guarantee required. Kansas City currently guarantees $100,000 and Milwaukee is said to have equal chance with other cities.
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Bruce
Milwaukee Merchants 2Nd Manufacturer’s Association
Republican National Committee
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Awful Death Of Beloit Man Dragged By Frightened Ponies
George Moffitt 43 was dragged to death in Beloit as a pair of frightened ponies bolted toward East Grand and Fourth Street. An interurban car loomed, the crowd watched helplessly as his body was torn apart and limbs were pinned. Moffitt, born in New York, leaves a mother in Monmouth NL and 10 siblings. a sister lives in Brodhead.
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George Moffitt
Beloit
Moffitt
East Grand Avenues
Fourth Street
Mr. Moffitt
Grand Avenue
Portland Avenue
New York
Monmouth
Mary Beunger
Brodhead
Rockford Chautauqua Announces Sixth Annual Session
The Rockford Chautauqua will hold its sixth annual session at Harlem Park Rockford Illinois from August 17 to September 1 1907. Lecturers include William J Bryan Henry A Buchter Albert J Cummins Robert M La Follette and others. Entertainers include Fred Held Jubilee Singers Shungopavi and Y M C A Orchestra. Courses and clubs will be conducted by noted staff with I W Larimore in charge of youth programs. Send for illustrated booklet and plan to attend.
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Rockford Chautauqua
Harlem Park
Rockford
Illinois
Wiliam J. Bryan
Henry A. Buchter
Colorado
Albert J. Cummins
Iowa
William J. Dawson
Walt A. Holcomb
Daniel W. Howell
H. W. J. Ham
United States
Robert M. la Follette
Leonora M. Lake
W. H. Main
Kokichi Morimoto
David Paulson
Chas. A. Payne
George R. Stuart
E. Hez Swein
Fred Held
Orphous Jubilee Singers
Slayton Jubilee Singers
Kittie
Pattison Kline
Morphet & Smith Co
Parland-Newhall Co
Rounds’ Ladies’ Orchestra
Shungopavi
Magician
American Vit.graph Co
Y. M. C. A. Orchestra
Youna
Juggler
I. W. Larimore
Postmaster Reports Quarter Revenue Up At Local Post Office
Postmaster R A Etter reports receipts for the quarter ending June 30 totaling 3140 dollars, up 367 dollars from a year ago. Box rents fell to 100 dollars per quarter since city delivery began. Delivery is popular with patrons, carriers work up to five and a half hours daily and spend 90 minutes each day in the office.
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R. A. Etter
Sleeping Car Berth Law Impresses Rails on Wisconsin Rule
Burlington and Milwaukee lines warn conductors porters about a Wisconsin law on sleeping car berths. It enforces that a lower berth passenger can choose to keep the upper berth open or closed if the upper is unoccupied, with fines for noncompliance by the railroad or car owners.
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Burlington and
Milwaukee Roads
Wisconsin
Hahn Granted Dismissal in Albany Excise Case
Wm. J. Hahn faced Justice Thomas Luchsinger after an Albany excise law charge. Numerous Albany witnesses testified but the case was dropped after Hahn agreed to pay $50 costs. The offense dated before a prior agreement to drop prosecution, raising questions about state's authority to revive old charges.
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Wm. J. Hahn
Albany
Thomas Luchsinger
Hahn
Martin Colony Martins Survive in Ever-Expanding Boxes
J. H. Miller a Denver merchant in Lancaster County built a four apartment martin box in 1869 and added new boxes over time. About 75 pairs now reside there during the breeding season providing a thriving colony for the birds.
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J. H. Miller
Denver
Lancaster County
Gentlemen In Court Judge Rebukes Clerk During Sentencing
At an assize court Justice Maule scolded an officer who crossed the gangway with papers while he addressed a barrister. The judge then sentenced another gentleman to seven years penal servitude.
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Maule
London
Improvident Tennessee Husband Declines Flour Purchase
A Tennessee man tells his wife he has no money to buy flour, but she fears starvation. He responds with weary humor that they cannot starve if he is without a cent, reflecting a blunt rural wit from the Kansas City Times.
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Tennessee
Kansas_ City Times
Bells of Shandon Draft Found in Dormitory Wall
A fragment from Father Prout's Bells of Shandon is found scratched on a dormitory wall at Trish College in Rome, remaining visible as repairs proceed. The scrap is described in Sunday Magazine as a rough draft left carelessly inscribed for public view.
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Shandon
Trish College
Rome
Father Prout
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