Wisconsin State News Damaging Storms and Tragic Deaths
Reports from southwestern Winnebago county describe tornado damage across Nepouskue and surrounding towns with barns wrecked and livestock losses. Kilbourn Plymouth Eloy and Berlin faced high winds hail and downed roofs. Owen livery front destroyed and streets blocked by debris. A man, Mike Decker, was killed by lightning. Ada Arlington killed her former lover John Resburg after a confrontation near New St. Louis. Robbers attacked Ned Brennan's home near Mount Hope stealing cash checks and notes before fleeing.
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Winnebago County
Nepouskue
Kilbourn
Plymouth
Ada Arlington
John Resburg
New St. Louis
West Superior
Uum
Tornado Damages Hull Area destroying cheese factory
A small tornado passed south of Cole by, blowing down barns and scattering timber. Hull residents suffered losses as Charles Weller's cheese factory was torn from its foundation.
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Coleby
Iumuers
Hull
Charles Weller
Wisconsin News Bits From Antigo To Milwaukee
A scattered round of items notes a physician’s death, bank approvals for two new financings, a university leader’s passing, a summer school in Oshkosh, and storm damage in Crooksville. A police shooting in Antigo, pension attorney death in Fond du Lac, and a list of local misfortunes including a barn fire and a fatal accident. Domestic headlines include a senator’s reelection plan, suicides, and a controversy over saloon dress code enforcement.
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John McArthur
Antigo
Roe
Bfore
Billy Walsh
AAS A
Oshkosh
Henry Barnard
University of Wiscongin
Hartford
Charles Miller
Crooksville
Anton Schicker
Hiel
St. Naziuny
E. D. Richardson
Vevrin
National Bank of
Neva
Sine
Joln Arndt
Antigu
Charles Wehring
Arndt
Chaves
Maulison
Paris Greem
N.C. Weinberg
Junciite
Chicago
St. Bual
Take Geneva
Hotau
Alliange
J. J. Woulainski
Eereetory i Mlwankes
Plover Vapor Company
Stevens Joint
Joss
John Warger
Mulley
Len Wiesner
Frank Biesosnsket
Gaabriel Green
Steve Tolni
Democratic Ticket Praised Across Papers in 1896 Coverage
A compilation of editorials from Indianapolis to New York praising Bryan Stevenson and the Democratic platform. Many papers call the ticket strong and unite behind anti-imperial and anti-trust stances while forecasting varied reactions from independent voters.
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Hough
al Lings
Indianapolis Press
Link
St Stindy
Cleveland
Louisville Couriers Journal
tLryan
Enver News
McKinles
Rochester Merald
Bryi
Stevenson
Cincinnati Enquirer
Ryan
Milwaukee
Trilyiye
Indiana
Mir Ryan
Britimory Sun
Washingston
Bryan
Democratic Party
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Rome
N. ¥. Press
Rep
Philadelphie Times
Lad
Towne
Dei Mate
Irene
Leen
N. Y. World
Umbrella Mixup at Seaside Boarding House Incident
A summer boarder near Boston, while checking a seaside house, found many umbrellas left by former tenants. She forgot her bundle, accidentally took another woman's umbrella at Hovey's, apologized, and later recovered her own umbrellas. On a Cambridge-bound ride, the woman who owned the first umbrella recognized her.
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Boston
Crassscript
Ping Tien
Hovey'’s
Cambridge
Hovey’s
Choate and the Baby at Arton Free Library Opening
Hon Joseph H Choate American ambassador to Great Britain spoke at Arton England during the library opening and was repeatedly interrupted by a baby in the audience. He quipped about the child and persisted in delivering his address with humorous aside about birth and books to ease the distraction.
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Arton
England
Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
San Francisco
Acton
Mr. Choate
Lord Bishop
Indianapolis Press
Determined West Woman Seeks Secretary in Washington Visit
A western woman called on a Washington secretary during Cuban postal fraud disclosures. The secretary refused her card, citing orders. The visitor offered 40 cents, but the messenger declined, noting the secretary’s higher salary and the prohibition.
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Washington
Gabe
Ducky
N. ¥. Tribune
Metamorphosed Verse Sparks Humorous Vibe in Vernacular
A bizarre exchange from the San Francisco Wave recounts a missionary asking a pundit to render a hymn into Indian vernacular. Converts sing an odd misrendering while local papers parody the moment as unexpectedly witty. The Indianapolis Press notes misprints and jest in political chatter as well.
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San Francisco
War notes from China and Japan defense oddities
Fragmented report lists dubious measures like dragon kites and lacquered war gear amid alleged Japanese and Chinese actions. Mentions cannonry, shields, and bamboo thunder devices alongside a sensational note about foreign threats and martial preparations.
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China
Aperal
Singdi
Prince Bunt
TaltyNip
Canton
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mark Twain at the Telephone in Hartford
Mark Twain, at his Hartford home, is interrupted by a telephone call. After sternly demanding the caller, he vents a colorful insult to the line. An eminent divine then speaks, asking for clarification as his butler mishears the message.
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New York
Horscae
Minnesota
Pepaiers
Ann Hogs
Perecrieny
K Twain
Hartford
Conn
Mark Twain
Mark
Ryle
Jie
Mr. Glemens
Mary
Nonsensical Humorous Advertisements and Jokes Mix
A collage of late 19th to early 20th century ad style lines and humorous exchanges. It contains mock dialogues, travel pitches for railways, parodic quips about health products and cures, and assorted brand snippets from newspapers. Names, places, and dated references appear in quick succession.
Marquette Copper Country Postage Description
Fragmented OCR notes describe Marquette and the copper country with postage steps, Geo Mealfore as Passenger Agent in Chicago. The text also mentions a dramatic romance reference with Venus, Jove, and an odd Cincinnati exaggerator in a literary aside.
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Margeette
Lake Superior
Seomer
The
Post 2Nd Comfort
Dowels promise cure for many ills in old ad
An advertising sketch proclaims Dowels as a cure for everything from headaches to cancer. It touts Cascarets candy cathartic as a natural aid, claims 10 cents price, and warns against imitations with a stamped mark. The piece ends by linking blood circulation to heart health.
Pinkham Record promises care for women’s ailments
The Pinkham Record touts constant concern for women’s health, offering free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts. It claims to cure disorders, relieve suffering, and spare women from the terrors of menstruation and hysteria with safe guidance.
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