Oshkosh 1930 assessments show real estate up and personal property down
City assessor John Habbarth released 1930 figures showing Oshkosh real estate value at 50 307 470 up from 1929 s 49 862 080 while personal property drops to 9 58 730 from 10 636 256 Total assessment for all purposes rises by 167 870 to 60 666 200 Decline in personal property due to merchants carrying smaller stock Building activity drives real estate gains Horses cattle and wagons counts also noted with minor changes Continued from Page 2
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Oshkosh
John Habbarth
Hakbarth
Board of Review
Deliberations In Mooney Case To Resume Monday
San Francisco a California supreme court pause to review evidence in the Mooney case delaying Billings retrial. Gov Young and the pardon board will reconvene to finish the short session with attorney Walsh seeking a new trial for Mooney based on witness repudiations.
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George D. Crissey
United Press
San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Warren K. Billings
Mooney
John McDonald
Young
Sacramento
Billings
Estelle Smith
Miss Smith
Frank P. Walsh
Walsh
Smith
Supreme Court
Dynamite Blast Injures Six at Waukesha Granite Quarry
Six men were knocked unconscious and one probably fatally injured by a premature dynamite explosion at the Waukesha Granite Lohrville quarry fifty miles from Fond du Lac. Thomas Weeks, 35, suffered severe injuries including eye loss and crushed face and is not expected to live. Otto Boeck, 24, and Earle Smith, also injured, were hospitalized with facial burns and broken hands respectively.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Waukesha
Lohrville
Thomas Weeks
W. M Weeks
Otto Boeck
Redgranite
jEarle Smith
Qurry
Boeck
Smith
Woodman granted authority to collect higher insurance rates
Nashville Illinois reports that a Washington county circuit court judge ruled the Modern Woodmen of America may collect increased fraternal insurance rates. The decision sustains the 1929 head camp bylaws and nullifies an injunction. About 170000 pre 1919 members face higher rates, averaging 5 cents to 1 dollar monthly per $1000 policy, with 42 states in operation.
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Nashville
Woodmer of America
Washington County
Henry G. Miller
Modern Woodmen of America
Bern Rueter
Miller
Canada
Rackow Freed of Murder Charge in Wisconsin Case
Arthur E Rackow son of Eden farmer in Fond du Lac Wisconsin was freed of murder charges tied to his young wife’s death Suspected poisoning led to two trials both ending with hung juries District Attorney LE Goding moved to dismiss the case after the January trial and formal dismissal followed yesterday He was arrested after his wife’s May 1929 death
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Arthur E. Rackow
Eden Farmer
Leone James
Dist
Atty
LE Goding
Rackow
Wisconsin Society of Plumbing Inspectors picks Manitowoc for 1931 convention
The Wisconsin Society of Plumbing Inspectors met in Manitowoc and elected officers for 1931 with J. H Heppard of Manitowoc as president, George Sleightman of Janesville as first vice president, H M Hoover of Beloit as second vice president, Albert Walsh of Eau Claire as third vice president, and R. E Maselkus of Dousman as secretary treasurer.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Wisconsin Society of Plumbing Inspectors
Manitowoc
J. H Heppard
George Sleightman
Janesville
H M Hoover
Despair in Farms from Drought Across Midwest
Midwestern farmers face severe drought as heat drains moisture from fields and streams shrink. Wells run dry, pastures brown, and dairy output drops amid below normal rainfall in Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Wisconsin. Forecasters predict only scattered showers, worsening conditions into August.
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Chicago
Mitchell
Lower
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
U.P
C. A Donnel
Donner
Cave Collapse Kills Teens in Melilla Region Benbuidar
A cave collapse in Benbuidar, Tensman region, Melilla, Spain killed six teenagers and fourteen women who were mining clay for laundry use. About twenty natives were inside when the accident happened.
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Melilla
Spanish Morocco
Benbuidar
Tensman
Athletics topple Red Sox as Braves trounce Phillies
Philadelphia Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 9 to 2 in the first game of a doubleheader. Webb homered for Boston. Braves pitcher Socks Seibold limited Philadelphia to seven hits to win 3 to 2. Washington beat the Yankees 9 to 3. NL: New York and Brooklyn 2-2, Cubs lead Pittsburgh 4-0, Cincinnati ahead of St. Louis 1-0, Boston up 3-1 on Philadelphia in the second. AL standings show Boston ahead of Philadelphia 5 to ? Labor Dept grants travel stay for Primo Camera until Dec. 31, 1970.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Webb
Boston
Seibold
Braves
Phillies
Washington
Yankees
New York
Brooklyn
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Labor Department
Primo Camera
Icave
United States
Next Stop Greenland for World Flight Duo
German flyers Wolfram Hirth and Oscar Weller, piloting the single motor ROUND WORLD QUEST, plan a Greenland leg after Reykjavik, then Canada, chasing Graf Zeppelin’s circumnavigation record. John Henry Mears and Henry J Brown also depart Roosevelt Field in the City of New York folding toward Harbor Grace on a 17,775 mile world voyage with multiple water jumps and cross continents.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Berlin
United States
Greenland
Wolfram Hirth
Oscar Weller
Orkney Islands
Orkneys
Kalladarnes
Canada
Roosevelt Field
John Henry Mears
Globe Trotter
Henry J Brown
Graf Zeppelin
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Mears
Atlantic
New York
Ireland
Baldonne
Androme
Dublin
Rusia
Sibera
Nova Siersk
Chita Khabarovsk
Petropavlovsk
Siberia
Chignik
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Fate of thousands placed in hands of their former mates
Vienna reports the Austrian constitutional court ruled on about 180000 couples married via civil dispensations after Catholic rites. The court said ordinary courts had declared such marriages illegal and future dispensation marriages would be legal only until challenged by a former spouse. The decision sparked charges of reactionary policy in Austria.
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Vienna
Aussia
Constitutional Court
Twe Neue Freie Presse
Augtria
Hoover orders private drive to fix home building finances
President Hoover launched a privately financed national conference to coordinate private efforts on home ownership and building. A planning committee with leading associations will set the program and appoint sub committees to study mortgage laws and financing, aiming to ease high mortgage costs and boost construction. Secretary Lamont will head the committee with John Gries as executive secretary.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Lamont
John MM
Former building and loan official surrenders to cops
Milwaukee reports former secretary of four buildings and loan associations surrendering to police after allegations of fraud. District attorney aide says the speculation could total about $40,000. Markowski's surrender followed the arrest of his brother in law J F Kliszewski on grip fraud charges.
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Building and Loan
Milwaukee
Peter Markovsk
4 Buildings and Loan Association
John FP. Filut
Markowski
J. F. Kliszewski
Four Holstein Firemen Die in Truck Crash
Four members of the Holstein fire department were killed when their truck overturned while answering a call to a brush fire on a farm near Holstein. The vehicle, traveling at high speed, struck a bump in the road and overturned twice.
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Holstein
Holstein Fire Department
Wisconsin Tax Debate Highlights Eberlein Charge
Michael G Eberlein conservative Republican candidate for attorney general outlined a tax comparison between Governor Kohler and prior administrations. He argued Kohler inherited a higher 1929 state property tax levy to be collected in 1930, countering Philip La Follette’s accusations and noting earlier deficits under Gov Blaine.
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Jefferson
Wis
Wisconsin
Walter J. Kohler
Michael G Eberlein
Kohler
Philip la Follette
Eberlein
Zimmerman
John J. Blaine
Political Notes Milwaukee and Madison Rally Speeches
Milwaukee notes preview Republican rally Aug 11 with Gov Kohler delivering the keynote. Progressives in Milwaukee announce radio speeches for La Follette with speakers across WIMJ and WISN. Madison records Zimmerman's upcoming Chicago Steuben club remarks and non political past addresses. Janesville reports Gov Kohler on unemployment and industrial growth as WCLO opens. Luray reports Hoover meeting New York Republicans over prohibition. New York's importance to Hoover 1932 plans if Roosevelt is reelected.
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Milwaukee
George
Meredith
Milwaukee County Republican Committee
Walter J. Kohler
Milwaukee County
Philip L. la Follette
WIMJ
WISN
William J. Morgan
Daniel Grady
Portage
Wisconsin
Iona Gale Breese
Herman L. Ekem
Chicago
Raymond Cannon
State Supreme Court
Walter D Corrigan
Kohier
la Follette Madison
Fred R Zimmerman
Chicago Steuben Club
Janesville
Wis
U.P
Walter J Kohler
WCLO
Janesville Gazette
Luray
Hoover
New York
Franklin Roosevelt
Mr. Hoover
Push Search for Pair Who Shot Two at Roadhouse
Kenosha Wis Police pushed their search for two men who fatally wounded Louis Derler 49 proprietor and Edward Dennisty 45 bartender at a roadhouse near Kenosha during an argument An autopsy showed Derler died from a 45 caliber wound and Dennisty from a .38 Police had few traces of the slayers or their women companions.
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Kenosha. Wis
Louis Derler
Here
Edward Q. Dennisty
Derler
Milwaukee to form state wide government research bureau
Gov. Walter J. Kohler announced the citizens bureau of Milwaukee will become a state wide agency to study government needs. Harold L. Henderson will head organized research to promote better government, funded by citizens, aiming to benefit taxpayers and all residents.
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Citizens Bureau of
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Madison
Citizens’ Bureau of
Walter J. Kohler
Harold L. Henderson
Henderson
Bureau of Personnel Regulations
Departments of Agriculture and Markets
Victor L. Brown
Bureau
Brown
Authorities Mystified By Two Murders In Ohio
Bodies of two young women found on country roads about twenty five miles apart within eighteen hours. Both had bullet wounds and were well dressed with distinct clothing details noted. Investigators sought identifications as witnesses offered few usable clues amid a quiet midwestern backdrop.
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Cleveland. Q
Wisworth
Berea
Cleveland
Wadsworth
Mdina County
Wisconsin Dance Hall Killings Linked to Capone Foes
Finger print expert James Kelley of the Chicago police identifies the slain man as Jack Zuta Moran gangster pay off man. A cottage near Lake Nagawicka yields tips alleging gangsters possibly robbed Hartford National Bank of $103000. A woman reports four men with a machine gun at the cottage before the bank robbery and notes a matching car license. Capone figure linked to the Wisconsin murder. investigators seek ties to Chicago gang wars.
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Waukesha
Wis
James Kelley
Chicago Police Department
Jack Zuta
Moran
Kelley
Zuta
Lake Nagawicka
Waukesha County
First National Bank of
Hartford
Herman Salen
Chicago
U.P
Scarface
Capone
Cicero
Delafield
Moran- Aiello
Alfred J. Lingle
Chicago Tribune
Pone
Chicago Loop
Wisconsin
Pat Roche
Cook County
Two Children Unconscious in Grade Crossing Crash Near Manitowoc
In Manitowoc Wisconsin two of the four children injured in the grade crossing crash remain unconscious with skull fractures. Leona Vanderbusch fourteen and her sister Dorothy five show poor prognosis while Donald Vanderbusch one and Elanor Mrotek seven were released. Driver Anna Vandebusch thirty six stays in hospital amid shock. coroner's jury views the scene where a Chicago Northwestern train struck a tomb, killing five aboard. Funeral services for the fire victim are planned Monday morning with burial to follow.
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Manitowoc
Wis.p
Leona Vanderbusch
Dorothy
Leona
Donald Vanderbusch
Elanor Mrotek
Anna Vandebusch
Chicago & Northwestern
Plas
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Michael G. Eberlein
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Associated Pres
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Upper Great Lakes
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