Tension on the Utah railroad frontier erupts into a standoff
In a sealed Rosemary car tale set on a frostbitten frontier Virginia Carteret watches as a violent clash over a landslide escalates. Sheriff Deckert commands a cautious posse while Winton drills a disciplined force to resist. Virginia signals a potential betrayal as the scene shifts between the camp and the railroad car.
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Jastrow
Miss Carteret
Virginia
Jasstrow
Utah
Winton
Bessie
William
Calvert
Virgini
Billy
Deckert
Bart Deckert
Mr. Deckert
Peter Biggin
Pacific Peak
Necklace of Death and Fortune in St. Petersburg Tale
The account traces a famed Parisian necklace through years of wealth and misfortune. From royal circles and ballet fame to a trader in St. Petersburg, it changes hands ten times before Mr. Andree buys it for 20,000 rubles and kills his wife in a garden quarrel. the necklace then vanishes.
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Mme. Andreef
St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Brussels
Butz
Prince V
Tzukki
Turkki
Imperial Ballet
Linivitch
Monte Carlo
Andrees
The Push That Made a Worthy Citizen
A learned man recalls a childhood moment when Aunt Sally gave him a shove to join others. That push turned him from waiting to be invited into action. He credits proactive people with creating valued citizens who help themselves and others.
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Sally
Sonny
Parson McKeown's Psalm Ends His Pulpit Era
Old Parson McKeown of a Boston church ended his pulpit career after a parish clerk kept reciting Psalm 100. The parson angrily asked Can all people that on earth do dwell, shocking deacons who toppled from their seats in fright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parson McKeown
Spring Street
Boston
Thoroughness Key to Success Warned by Charles Bliss
The late Charles Bliss of the Dan Rice circus, famed as the original human fly, credited his success to thoroughness. He urged mastering a craft before attempting it and advised stump speakers to study farm topics. A farmer’s quip about not turning back from the plow sparked a shared grin.
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Charles Bliss
Dan Rice
Madison
Subtle Renegade Spendit Cartoon Quips at Baliismore
A satirical quip about a young spendthrift named Spendit, scolded for extravagance, who responds with attentive but perfunctory compliance. The remark highlights the comic tension between anger and compliance in a Baliismore American context.
Wisconsin Tax Fight Over Pabst Estate Shares
Defense argues federal constitution would be violated if Wisconsin taxes Pabst Brewing stock held by the Lisette Schandein estate at full market value without deducting in-state real estate values taxed elsewhere. Attorney Quarles questions Col. Gustave Pabst about interstate property values. judge sustains state objections. Col. Pabst testified about a 1906 purchase of 24 shares at 1355 dollars each from a stockholder during the Schandein settlement.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Pabst Brewing Company
Lisette Schandein
Carpenter
Charles Quarles
Schandein
Col
Gustave G. Pabst
Col. Pabst
Stomach removal cures long cancer patient in La Crosse
Fred Hoess aged 45 with stomach cancer underwent complete stomach removal after agreeing to surgery. Doctors say the operation halted cancer, Hoess convalesced rapidly, left hospital, and the absence of a stomach should not affect his happiness or lifespan.
Pacini Arrested for Deception in Breach Promise Case
Joseph Pacini was arrested in Kenosha on a charge of promising to marry Alvina Ruppecht 15 years ago and then refusing to marry her. Ruppecht filed a $2,000 suit for breach of promise and says Pacini has kept her as a prisoner for years.
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Kenosha
Joseph Pacini
Alvina Ruppecht
Miss Ruppecht
Pacini
Boy Killed by Live Wires in Riverdale Accident
Middle Constanti neau, aged 12, died after contact with Apple River Power transmission wires at Riverdale. He lost a foot and both hands in the shock and lived 25 hours before death, doctors say the jolt would have killed most adults instantly.
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New Richmond
Constantineau
Apple River Power Company
Riverdale
Manitowoc Health Officials Brace for Smallpox
Local health authorities take precautions as smallpox appears in the county’s northern section with seven reported cases. The outbreak prompts enhanced monitoring and protective measures to curb spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitowoc
Rockland Youth Dies After Rifle Accident While Squirreling
Theodore Udder aged 17 of Rockland was killed when he fell on his rifle during a squirrel hunt in La Crosse. The tragedy endangers no others and authorities reported the incident as an accidental death.
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la Crosse
Theodore Udder
Rockland
Judge Pays Old Boss Fine In Paper Mill Remembrance
In Janesville the municipal court judge Rose fined a man eight dollars. When the defendant could not pay, the judge announced he would pay the fine in memory of days gone by when the man was his foreman at a paper mill and showed him kindness.
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Winton
Mulcahy
Branagan
Adams
Biggin
Canyon City
Law
Peter
Jemme
Peter Biggin
Weckert
Bart
Mr. Biggin
Deckert
Virginia
Bessie
Somerville
Janesville
Rose
Death from Horse's Kick in Kenosha
Herman Grams, a teamster in Kenosha, was kicked by a horse and suffered a fractured skull. He did not survive the injuries.
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Kenosha
Herman Grams
Wonderful discovery promises pain relief for many ailments
Chemist Max R. Zaegel of Sheboygan Wisconsin announces a new amber liquid made from vegetable and mineral oils. He claims it penetrates to bones, heals wounds by antiseptic action, and relieves rheumatism piles back pain and catarrh. Free sample offers are available by writing to M R Zaegel & Co at 180 Main St.
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Max R. Zaegel
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Sheboygan
Wis
Zaegal
M. R. Zaegel & Co
Main St
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Monroe Weekly Times
Emery A. Odell
Francis Lynde Kuthor
J. P. Lippincott Coo
Billy Rose
Parson McKeown’s Psalm
Spendit
Baliismore
News OF Wisconsin
Knotty
Pabst
Margaret Trevitt
Wausau
State Federation
Lane
Carters
Ker
W. L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
L. Douglas
King House
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
Pivasans
St. N.Y. City
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