Coal Gas Conversion Planned At Monroe Plant
Monroe Gas company will switch from vapor to coal gas to cut costs and improve quality. Thomas Rankin of Chicago oversees upgrades including new engines and compressors, with two plants planned after completion. Rankin and associates expect to remain through the transition while Blumer and Karlen arrive from Chicago with new Ford runabouts.
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Monroe Gas Company
Thomas Rankin
Chicago
Rankin
Fred J. Blumer
Fred Karlen
E. L. Edelman
Circus Comes to Monroe Gollmar Bros Show Expected Big
Advertisements announce the Gollmar Bros circus museum menagerie and hippo drone will come to Monroe with a large spectacle. Reports describe a grand street parade and many wild animals, including a monster hippopotamus and trained elephants. The circus, praised for cleanliness, will perform on Tuesday July 30 with two shows, doors at 7 p.m., street parade at 10 a.m.
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the Times
Gollmar Bros
Times
Monroe
Evening Times
Weekly Times
Gullmar Bros
Viack Viack
Four Constitutional Amendments Proposed in Wisconsin
The 1905 and 1907 legislative sessions propose four amendments to the state constitution. Three major items address an income tax, road funding, and voting rights for foreigners. a fourth extends the governor’s time to sign or veto bills. Additional amendments would require passage in 1909 before voting.
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Wisconsin
Railroads Eye Turner Law and Possible Action by August
Madison July 18. Railroads face the Turner law requiring 2 cents a mile passenger service after Aug 15. State officers have not received a formal plan from the companies and no court action is expected. Rumor of resignations from the railroad commission lacks substance though Chairman John R Barnes may leave. All laws are to be printed by Saturday night and supplements for weekly papers prepare for publication next week.
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Madison
Wis
State Railroad Commission
John R. Barnes
Real Estate Transfer in Monroe Township
John D. Eley sells 110 acres in section 22 Monroe township to Alva Downs for 11650 dollars.
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John D. Eley
Alva Downs
Monroe _ township
Bennett Residence for Sale at Russell and West Streets
Bargain sale of the Bennett property at the corner of West Russell and West streets within ten days. It features 70 feet of frontage on Russell and 120 on West with an 111 room brick house. Inquiries to Mrs. S J Bennett at J C Bakers residence. telephone 447.
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Bennett
West Russell
West Streets
Russell Street
West Street
S. J. Bennett
J. C. Baker
Jamestown Exposition Boosts Tidewater Resorts Appeal
The piece extols the Jamestown exposition on Sewell's Point Hampton Roads as a premier summer destination. It praises Virginia watering places from Fort Monroe to Virginia Beach for ideal weather, easy rail and steamship access, and compares local seaside resorts favorably with Florida and Gulf locales.
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Virginia
Hampton’ Roads
Atlantic
Sewell’s Point
Old Dominion
Hampton Roads
Old Point Comfort
Fort Monroe
Hotel Chamberlain
Atlantic Coast
Virginia Beach
Atlantic City
Exposition Grounds
Tidewater
Florida and Gulf
Wolves turned out to be hound pups on farm
James G. Monahan of Darlington, former western Wisconsin revenue collector, believed four young wolves were on his Willow Spring farm. He sought a certificate from the town chairman but the animals were identified as hound pups.
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James G. Monahan
Darlington
Wisconsin
Willow Spring
Prohibited List Revision Hearing Set by Council
Public notice announces the license committee will meet at the city clerk's office on Wednesday July 24 1907 at 4 p m to revise the prohibited list. Barring changes for six months, interested persons may request a hearing before the committee. By order City Clerk M T Gettings Take The Times get all the news.
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Common Council
M. T. Gettings
Fire Over Phone Sparks Widened Milwaukee Telegraph Trouble
A pole break in Milwaukee caused high voltage lines to fall into long distance wires and ignite a Milwaukee office fire. The fault spread along the route through Whitewater Lake Geneva and Watertown. Janesville saw smoke and a summoned fire crew but only minor flames.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Janesville
Whitewater
Lake Geneva
Watertown
Song Recital by Mme Justine Wegener at Turner Hall
Dramatic soprano Mme Justine Wegener headlines a Turner hall song recital with pianist Frederick Tracheel. Program includes Beethoven Maurische Romanze from Nacht Nacht Nacht Granada arias and works by Schubert Chopin Wagner Grieg Chaminade and others.
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Mme
Justine Wegener
Turner Hall
Frederick Tracheel
Bedee oFese
Beethoven Maurische Romanze
Granada
C. Kreutzer
Schubert Simes
R. Haho Bon Jour Souzan
E. Passard Valse
Chopin
Konigskind
New Nursery Law Sets Statewide Plant Inspection
A new Wisconsin law requires uniform inspection of all nurseries selling stock by the State University agricultural experiment station. Inspections check for dangerous fungi and insect pests. Nurserymen must apply to J. G. Moore in Madison. in season costs are lower.
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Agricultural Experiment Station
State University
J. G. Moore
Madison
Wis
National Park Sought at Site of Margertte Cross
The United States park commission is considering creating a national park and reserve at the mouth of the Wisconsin river near Wyalusing on 2300 acres along the bluffs by the Wisconsin and Mississippi rivers. Sir Robert Phoena compares its beauty to Yosemite and Yellowstone. The area was a historic meeting place for northwest Indians and drawing many summer visitors.
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United States Park Commission
Northwest
Wisconsin River
Father Margertte
Mississippi
Wyalusing
Wisconsin
Sir Robert Phoena
English Archaeological Society
Mississippi Valley
Yosemite
Sierra Nevadas
Yellowstone
Rockies
Emerson Named Chief Clerk in Banking Office
A. R. Emerson, previously chief clerk to M. C. Bergh in the senate, was appointed chief clerk in the Commissioner of Banking office. The job pays $1,500 yearly. Emerson is a practical banker from Darlington, his home.
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A. R. Emerson
Senate
M. C. Bergh
Mr. Emerson
Darlington
Wisconsin Legislature Closes Long Session and Approves Insurance Reform
Madison July 17 The forty eighth Wisconsin legislature adjourned at 10 20 last night after a 189 day session the longest in state history Gov Davidson approved reform bills including life insurance regulation and other measures vetoed five times He signed a city pension system bill and a drain and sewer district bill while nine railroads face a 2 cent fare law affecting eleven lines with four not carrying passengers
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Davidson
Gov. Davidson
Commissioners of
State Railroad Commission
Wisconsin Railroads and Passenger Services in Wisconsin
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Wisconsin Central Minneapolis St Paul and Sault St Marie Northern Pacific at Kewaunee Green Bay and Western Drummond and Southwestern limited earnings eight routes within Wisconsin. The two lines not carrying passengers in Wisconsin are the Great Northern with a belt line at Superior and the Chicago Lake Shore and Eastern with a Milwaukee switching road.
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Duluth
South Shore & Atlantic
Illinois Central
Green Bay & Western
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Northwestern
Minneapolis
Omaha
Burlington and Quincy
Wisconsin Central
Sault St. Marie
Northern Pacific
Kewaunee
Green Bay
Western
Drummond
Southwestern
Wisconsin
Great Northern
Superior
Chicago, Lake Shore
Longtime Green County resident Theopolis DeHaven dies at 81
Theopolis G DeHaven a Green county resident since 1839 died at 7 am Tuesday at his home 400 S Lybrand St after a brief illness of stomach trouble and neuralgia His heart failed due to old age He lived with T B Wells family after his wife died and recently returned to his own home He was born April 17 1818 in Montgomery Co PA and survived by eight children across several towns Funeral planned for Thursday with interment in Shueyville cemetery
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Theopolis G. DeHaven
Green County
S. Lybrand Street
Mr. DeHaven
T. B. Wells
Grant Wells
Minneapolis
Montgomery County
Pennsylvania
Alpheus DeHaven
Clarno
Mary Starr
Mary Inglesby
Albert DeHaven
Nevada
Oscar O. DeHaven
Hiram DeHaven
Arthur DeHaven
Orangeville
Wells
Monroe
Susan Eley
Sutton
Neb
Martha Dreibelbis
Lillian Blain
Shueyville
Brewer Fauerback’s Hound Bite Triggers Hydrophobia Fear
Philip Fauerback, proprietor of the Fauerback brewery at Madison, is in Chicago for hydrophobia treatment after being bitten on the hand by a prized wolf hound acquired from F. W. Allis. The dog’s death from rabies fuels fears among his friends.
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Philip Fauerback
Fauerback Brewery
Madison
Chicago
F. W. Allis
Correspondence from Clarno Residents and Local Updates
Mrs. D. Hayford and two children of Chicago visit in Clarno with Mr. and Mrs. James Huffman Jr. Heavy rain caused fence damage and inland flooding. Emma Campbell becomes district No. 5 school treasurer after election. Frank Drake builds a large reservoir on his farm near Bethel church with water piped to house and barn. Gollmar Bros advance agents visit Monroe to promote a show on July 30.
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D. Hayford
Chicago
James Huffman
Emma Campbell
Gollmar Bros Advance
Monroe
Weather Forecast for Chicago Tonight and Friday
Chicago July 18 showers tonight followed by a Friday fair day according to the official forecast.
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Chicago
Dunwiddie Family Plans Lake Keogonsa Outing
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Dunwiddie and daughter Grace, Mrs. W. P. Jackson and children, and Miss M. Alice Treat will travel to Lake Keogonsa on Monday for a weeklong outing.
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J. D. Dunwiddie
Grace Dunwiddie
W. P. Jackson
M. Alice Treat
Lake Kegonsa
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Circus
Jamestown Exposition
United States Commission
Legislature
Fineis Central
Mortuary Record
DeHaven
Rich Madison Brewer
Weather Forecast
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