Smallpox Epidemic Spreads Across Towns and University
Smallpox outbreaks reported in Milton Glenwood and Hudson Wisconsin with seven Milton cases over twenty eight days and a second Madison case at the law student Ernest Moore scene quarantines and disinfection. A Chicago Marine Hospital outbreak adds four mild cases and swift isolation expected to prevent wider spread.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Milton
Sutherland
State Board of Health
Glenwood
Hudson
Madison
Madigan
Ernest Moore
Thomas Mills
Mills
Robert P. Kraus
Marshfield
Moore
Leo de R. Ludlow
Waukesha
Wiliam A. Boyle
Kaukauna
Peerson
Law
University
Chicago
Marine Hospital
North Shore
Evanston
Health Department
Tricky Soldiers Face Court Martials in Cuba Deduction
Special orders from the Cuba department report twenty privates charged with drunkenness absence without leave forging passes and other offenses harming discipline General Woog notes rising mis demeanors and believes some seek dishonorable discharge after five convictions within a year. Only six of the twenty sentences for dishonorable discharge were approved while three were mitigated to pay forfeiture and hard labor confinement.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Department of Cuba
Woog
Kaukauna Tax Fight Delays City Overvalued Canal Lots
Special to The Northwestern from Kaukauna Wisconsin January 1 Green Bay and Mississippi Canal company sues city of Kaukauna in Appleton circuit court to recover alleged excessive taxes. Eight canal lots were valued at 349 000 for years while city board of equalization raised to 65 000. Hewitt Water Power Co also seeks recovery after property raised from 30 000 to 75 000. Dawson and Chopin defend for the city Lyman Barnes to represent the plaintiffs.
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Kaukauna
Wis
Green Bay & Mississippi Canal Company
Kaukaunas
Appleton
Government Canal
City Board of Equalization
Hewitt Water Power Company
Dawson & Chopin of
Lyman Barnes
Trenholm Dies in New York at 79 or 80
William L. Trenholm, former comptroller of the treasury under Cleveland, died at his New York home from pneumonia today. The veteran public official, long identified with financial affairs, passed away as weathered by years and public service.
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New York
Wm. L. Trenholm
The
Treasury
Cleveland
President Shows Improvement with Restful Night
Washington January 11 The president spent a restful night and continues to improve. No unfavorable signs have appeared. He sat up briefly yesterday and is expected to do so again today. Secretary Hay also improves though bad weather keeps him indoors. he has largely recovered from his recent attack.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Hay
State Department
Germany declines U.S. China indemnities talks proposal
Berlin reports Germany has declined submitting indemnities and commercial treaties to a Washington conference while agreeing to accelerate negotiations at Pekin. The foreign office sent the terms to the U.S. for public release, signaling an unfavorable answer and closing the exchange of views among cabinets.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
United States
China
Washington
Pekin
Foreign Office
Hill Says Perhaps on Western Rail Deals
New York, Jan. 1. J. J. Till of the Great Northern Railway disclosed a dispatch claiming the lease of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line to the Great Northern and Northern Pacific had passed. Hill said he had not been informed if closed and suggested railroads may cooperate, noting that any perfection of the St. Paul deal remains a possibility.
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Associated Press
New York
J. J. Till
Great Northern Railway Company
West
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Toads
Hill
St. Paul
Pat Crowe lookalike suspects jailed for vagrancy
In Waltham Massachusetts two men were sentenced to six months at a state farm on vagrancy charges. They were identified as Fred Miller of Putnam and Fred Wilson of New Haven. A torn newspaper picture resembling Pat Crowe the Omaha kidnapper was found at their camp and their photos will be circulated to police in major cities.
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Associated Press
Waltham
Mass
Jan
Pat Crowe
Iny State Farm
Fred Miller
Putnam
Fred Wilson
New Haven
Conn
Boers Attack Machadodorp Repulsed In Night Action
Dispatch from General Kitchener dated Pretoria January 10 reports Boers attacked Machadodorp but were driven off before dawn. Herzog's commando moved near Sutherland while Settle plans to block him. In the midlands and east, Boers split into small groups, some retreating north others hiding in the mountains northwest of Jamestown.
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Associated Press
London
Kitchener
Pretoria
Machadodorp
Herzog
Sutherland
Cape Colony
Settle
Jamestown
Torpedo Boat Holland Prepares for Long Seahawks Run
The submarine torpedo boat Holland is being prepared in Norfolk for a voyage to Pensacola to join the North Atlantic squadron. The 160 mile trip from Annapolis to Norfolk marks the longest voyage yet attempted by the Holland.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Halland
Pensacola
North Atlantic
Annapolis
Norolls
Holland
Diplomatic rounds on China and Africa candidly reported
London dispatches detail early progress and delays in the Hay Paunceforte agreement with Lord Lansdowne awaiting cabinet approval. The open door in China is viewed favorably by diplomats, while British actions in Africa under Kitchener show Boer attacks and Cape Town unrest. General Roberts attends a private Royal artillery banquet as South Africa tensions rise.
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Lord Lansdowne
China
South Africa
Associated Press
New York
the Tribune
London
U. S
Berlin
Washington
State Department
Danish West Indies
Need of discretion in applying taxes
Attorney General Griggs argued before the Supreme Court that uniform internal tax rules should not be forced on distant territories like Porto Rico. He urged flexible application of internal revenue laws, noting differing conditions and polyglot populations make a rigid system impractical.
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Wy Associated
Tress
Washington, D. C
Griggs
United States Supreme Court
Porto Rico
Pension Day in House Sets Aside Time for Daly Tribute
In Washington on pension day in the House routine business was followed before the regular order. A memorial tribute to the late Representative Daly of New Jersey was set for Saturday February 9 at two o'clock.
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Associated Press
Washington, DC
Daly
New Jersey
Harmless musician follows prince in assassination scare
London reports an attempted assassination of the prince of Wales traced to a harmless foreign musician who followed the prince after a shooting excursion on the duke of Devonshire estate. He fled as detectives approached but was later identified.
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Associated Press
London
Prince of Wales
Duke of Devonshire
New York Bowlers Win Team Championship Amid Ball Size Protest
New York bowlers captured the United States two men team championship at the American Bowling Congress tournament in Chicago. Starr and Voorhees led with a 1 203 high score, Shimer and Linden had 1 037, while Harry Dion filed a protest arguing a ball over the 27 inch circumference limit. The committee will hear the protest as individual championships begin today and aim to conclude tonight.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New York
United States
Amerian Bowling Congress
Starr
Voorhees
Shimer
Linden
Starr and Voorhees
Harry Dion
Standard Bowling Club
Congress
Democrats Fail To Nominate In Helena Caucus
Helena delegation’s absence sparks talk as five petitions for a long term senator caucus fail to reach a nominating majority. The meeting adjourned with no action. Heinz is dropped from the long term race while John MacGinnis gains strength for the short term.
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Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
Helena
Mont
W. A. Clark
Legislative Hall
Thaffair
Clark
Labor Party
Heinz
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
John MacGinnis
Representatives of Scottish oil firms meet with Anglo American in London
Representatives of all the Scottish oil companies except one held a conference with the directors of the Anglo American company in London this afternoon. They agreed to maintain current paraffin prices, with the agreement lasting until April 1.
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Byy Associated Pisds
London
Anglo- American Company
Standard Oil Company
Senate adjourns with only seventeen present amid weather
Washington D C Jan 11 only seventeen senators appeared at opening due to grip and bad weather. Carter reported favorably a house apportionment bill. The army reorganization bill faced delays as Pettus objected after Hawley withdrew committee amendments. A district court measure for Arkansas passed. Philippine force limits debated. Teller’s amendment withdrawn.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Carter
Committee On Census
House
Representatives
House of Representatives
States of the Union
Hawker
Pettus
Alabama
Arkansas
Judiciary Committee
Teller
Colorado
Hawley
Philippine Islands
United States
Su. Carter
Committee On
Petti
Washington Delays Confirmation on Chinese Peace Treaty
Not yet confirmed in Washington as of January 11 Pekin relay said Chinese envoys signed the peace treaty but the State Department could not officially verify the report.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
State Department
Pekin
Wheeler Nominated for Western Wisconsin District Attorney
Washington January 11 The president nominated William G Wheeler of Wisconsin to be district attorney for the western district of Wisconsin. The rest is a commentary on Mark Twain and Harper's Weekly praising civic virtue and public responsibility.
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W. G. Wheeler
Fir
U. S
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Wm. G. Wheeler
Wisconsin
United States
Western District
Disaster in China Passenger boat sinks on Canton river
Advices aboard the Empress of Japan report a Canton river passenger boat striking a rock on December 10 and sinking with about five hundred Chinese aboard. About one hundred passengers were drowned as the vessel listed to one side and capsized after the danger.
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Victoria
B. C
Canton River
A Dry Smoke Makes a Quiet Rail Ride
A Philadelphia Record item notes a young lawyer who avoids lighting his cigar due to heart trouble yet rides the 5 10 to Chestnut Hill in the smoking car. He savors the odor and keeps up a “dry smoke” daily, using many cigars despite never lighting them for over five years.
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Chestnut Hill
Reading Terminal
Philadelphia Record
Kentucky Flooders Force High Water Toll
Catlettsburg Kentucky reports the Pigeon river at fourteen feet above low water and rising one foot per hour. Log booms are broken and numerous rafts lost. Wheat fields along the riverbanks submerged for miles. The French Grand river is also climbing rapidly.
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Catlettsburg
Pigeon River
French Grand River
What Grit Does in Invention and Perseverance
The piece cites Goodyear and other famed innovators to illustrate grit and perseverance. It recounts Goodyear's years of struggle, debt imprisonment, and near-starvation before vulcanized rubber transformed industry and personal fortune. It also references Columbus, Fitch, Stephenson, Bruce, Field, and 500 others as examples of steadfast effort.
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Charles Goodyear
Fortune
Columbus
John Fitch
Stephenson
Robert Bruce
Cyrus W. Field
T. de Witt Talmage
Ohio girl with London season may wed a peer
The Ohio girl who has had a successful London season may not return to Ohio. The piece discusses potential matches with British peers, noting interest from both sides. It concludes with a wry comment comparing surgical forced choices to personal alliances and doubts about motives.
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Ohio
London
Hay
Bellamy Storer
Mr. Rockefeller
Opie
E. &. Martin
Harper’s Weekly
Chandler Is Dropped in New Hampshire Senate Nomination
Concord NH January 11 Willam Eaton Chandler long time state and national office holder retired to private life as Republican legislators chose a successor in a senatorial caucus. Judge Henry E Burnham of Manchester won the nomination on the first ballot with 198 votes amid surprise as Chandler failed to secure expected support.
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Associated Press
Concord
N. H
Willam Eaton Chandler
New Hampshire
Henry E. Burnham
Manchester
Sulloway
Henry M. Baker
Henry B. Quinby
Danish West Indies Sale Seen Nearing Settlement
Negotiations on selling the Danish West Indies to the United States have moved to the rigsdagen financial committee to balance the price asked with the U S offer. The king and ministry back the sale but strong opposition in the islands and at home may delay final action.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
Jan
United States
Rigsdad
Jeffries Ruhlin Fight Permit Conflicts In Cincinnati
Cincinnati officials and Saengerfest Athletic Club clash over a permit for the February 15 sparring match under Ohio law. Attorneys parse statutes while Mayor Fleischmann maintains readiness to issue the permit once called. Kansas City telegrams report Brady seeking bids for the Jeffries Ruhlin fight set for Cincinnati February 18. directors will meet to consider.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Jan
Saengerfear Athletic Club
Fleischmann
Ohio
Spengerfest Athene Club
Kansas City
Ikansas City
William A. Brady
Frank Jeffries
Boiler Blast At Oak Park Mill Injures Three Men
An explosion tore through the main boiler at the Ridar and Morensey Mill plant at Lombard avenue and South Boulevard Oak Park injuring three men Isaac Proquener Charles Fuss seriously and Herman Beck Fuss and Beck were blown away and badly scalded with internal injuries the engine room wrecked and two likely fatally harmed.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ridar & Morensey Mill Company
Lombard Avenue
South Boulevard
Oak Park
Isaac Proquener
Charles Fuss
Herman Beck
Beck
Fuss
Annual Meeting of Retail Clerks in Oshkosh
The Retail Clerks union of Oshkosh held its first annual meeting at the Trades and Labor council rooms. Officers elected include President Charles Pfeil and Vice President C F McGuire with secretary Wiliam N Niemeyer and Charles Pistohl as financial secretary. A grievance committee of three and a committe of eight to liaise with local unions were named. Five new members joined, total about seventy five. The group aims to have grocers close earlier and seeks to form a women's section with several women clerks showing interest. Next meeting slated for the coming week.
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Retail Clerks’ Union of Oshkosh
Trades and Labor Council
Charles Pfeil
C. F. McGuire
Wiliam N. Niemeyer
Charles Pistohl
George Heim
Emil Willow
E. P. Fuller
John Rosenkranz
Peter Zentner
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Tax Reduction Proposal
Western Mutual Life Insurance Co seeks to reduce taxes to 380 000 and 150 000 goals. Ellis B Usher of La Crosse becomes special agent at Madison. The new bill taxes in force policy values at two percent. T W Spence named legislative representative. Elia B Meher of La Crosse Chronicle to cover legislature for Milwaukee Journal.
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Milwaukee Company
Ellis B. Usher
la Crosse
Madison
Northwestern
Wis
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Wisconsin
T. W. Spence
Ellia B. Meher
la Crosse Chronicle
Milwaukee Journal
Veracity questioned in $100,000 indemnity case
Dr. Herbert M. McAuley of Chicago, recently back from South Africa with Red Cross service, claims $100,000 against the Portuguese government for alleged false imprisonment. He says a report that the Washington secretary of state warned him in Paris is false and that he visited Washington to discuss his case before proceeding with affidavits for the demand.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Herbert M. McAuley
Chicago
United States
South Africa
Red Cross Service
Marietta
Washington
Paris
Finns to colonize 160000 acres in East Tennessee
A. F. Dreuber of Chicago and Olaf Bergstrom of Nebraska plan Finnish colonization in Fortress and Morgan counties Tennessee. Bergstrom, who has long colonized Finns in Nebraska, intends future settlements in East Tennessee as Finns flee oppression in Finland under Russia.
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Associated Press
Knoxville
Tenn
The
Sentinel
Jamestown
A. F. Dreuber
Chicago
Olaf Bergstrom
Nebraska
Coloni
Fortress
Morgan Counties
Bergstrom
East Tennessee
Finland
Volunteer Troops Sail Home From Manila Action
Adjutant general receives a cable from General MacArthur in Manila reporting the transport Sheridan sailed with twenty seven officers and six hundred fifty four enlisted men of the Thirty seventh volunteer infantry. Transports Logan and Lenox also arrived at Manila yesterday.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Adjutant General
General MacArthur
Manilla
Sheridan
Thirty-seventh Volunteer Infantry
Logan
Lenox
Now You See It And Now You Don’t Case In Omro
James Hennett a farmer near Omro says he gave a woman known as Annie White a ten dollar pill to alter Thursday night and saw neither his bill nor the woman again He reported the incident to the police and a warrant for the arrest of the woman was issued She was arrested arraigned in municipal court pleaded not guilty and was committed to jail to await trial next Tuesday
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James Hennett
Omro
Annie White
Marriage of H F Keyt and Mary G Foss in Oshkosh
On Tuesday evening at St Peter's Catholic church Rev Father Hogan performed the marriage of H F Keyt a carver with Oshkosh Furniture company and residing at 241 Watgoo street to Mary G Foss of 241 Pearl street They will reside at 193 Elm street Also note Carl Laemmie visits West Baden Indiana and a brief weather note for Wisconsin with January 11 data.
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H. F. Keyt
Mary G. Foss
Father Hogan
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Oshkosh Furniture Company
Watgoo Street
Pearl Street
Elm Street
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Harper's Weekly
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Carl Laemmie
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