Desolate Madison woman fakes name then drowns in Lake Monona
A young woman around 20 who gave the name Mary McLane, later found to be likely Mrs. Percy H. Parker of Springfield Minnesota, jumped from a row boat into Lake Monona at Madison on Saturday night and drowned. She had recently arrived in Madison after a fall and injury months earlier, claimed domestic troubles back home, and left clues in Minneapolis addresses among her belongings. Police consulted Minneapolis authorities but could not learn more.
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Mary McLane
Lake Monona
Madison
Wis
Monona Lake Assembly Grounds
Minneapolis
Percy H. Parker
Springfield
Minn
Lillian Kaeck
Emma Trautmann
Jessie Foreman
Parker
Goldie
Grip
Collier's Weekly
St. Paul
Trossan
New Ulm
Montana
St Pauls Lutheran wins piano contest with 21,269 lead
City Clerk Louis Schilling announced the final tally late yesterday showing St Pauls Lutheran Congregation ahead by 21,269 ballots as the eleventh and final count delivered the piano. Over 327 thousand votes cast in two weeks and seven assistants labored from Monday 1 PM to midnight then resumed at 3 AM yesterday morning.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Louis Schilling
Schilling
St. Pauls
Catholic Turnverein
M. B
Street Bid Accepted on Washington Street Grading
At the city council meeting Peter Giefer won the contract to grade Washington street from Fourth North to Fifth South for 4675 dollars. L Haeberle got an August 10 deadline extension and 250 dollars as partial payment. A.M. Roos received an honorable discharge after five and a half years with the fire department. Peter Manderfeld asked four lights be installed at the public library, referral to the light committee.
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Peter Giefer
Washington Street
Fourth North
Fifth South
L. Haeberle
German Street
A.M. Roos
Fire Department
Peter Manderfeld
Geo. Boock
Pred Pfaender
John Herzog
Ala
Nagel
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Third North Street
Wagner
Ulm Electric Light Company
Minnesota
Ald
Amann
Pres
Kibner
Salzmann
Aldis
Eibner
Gieseke
Eckstein
Louisa Gasink
Alds
Richartz
Brown County society stockholders meet. miller trip, marriages, deaths
The Brown County Agricultural Society calls a stockholders meeting tomorrow evening in Secretary H N Semsen's office to elect a board of directors. Ben Stockman sails for Duluth joining millers en route to Detroit for a Willers' convention. Rosa Schneider, pioneer Brown County resident, dies at her son's home after long illness, aged 74. Jessie Ione Troup wed George W Nicholson, with postnuptial residence in Minneapolis. Christian Endeavor plans and delegates announced for June 19–21 at New Richland. Funeral services held at the Catholic church for Mrs Rosa Schneider.
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Brown County Agricultural Society
H. N. Semsen
Ben Stockman
Duluth
Great Lakes
Willers
Detroit
Mich
A. J. Eckstein
Dawson
Jessie Ione Troup
Geore W. Nicholson
New Ulm Roller Mill Company
Legion
New Richland
Marya Yapke
New Ulm
G. Updyke
Lucille Habbad
Brown County
Rosa Schneider
Frank Schneider
Breitgrenz
Germany
Schneider
America
Cottonwood
New Uln
John Schneider
Jacob Schneider
Mat Schneider
Springfield
Anna Fortwenglar
Cote Tonowood
Margaret Fischer
Renville County
Mary Guth
Staples
Katherine Gulden
Dallas
Texas
TI. B. Sandmeyer
Trains Change Time on Minneapolis & St. Louis Line
Station Agent R L English reports a new timetable on Sunday June Wh affecting two trains. Train No 3 departs New UK at 5 59 a m instead of 6 44 a m and arrives at 8 52 p m instead of 9 37 p m, making Minneapolis arrivals 46 minutes earlier and returns 45 minutes sooner. Northbound mail will be distributed at the local post on arrival night.
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R. L. English
Minneapolis & St. Louis
No. 3
New UK
Hers
Minneapolis
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