City Honors Soldier and Sailor Dead
Memorial day services at Riverside Cemetery honored fallen service members with remarks by Frank B. Keefe urging that the supreme sacrifice not be in vain. The ceremony included music by Maple Leaf quartet and Oshkosh High School and 127th Infantry bands, a Gettysburg Address recitation by Henry Tyriver, and a lone Civil War veteran, Charles H. Davis, 83, in the procession.
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Riverside Cemetery
Frank B. Keefe
Main
Algoma
Algoma Boulevard
Charles A. Whehering
Leo Oberleiter
Zion Lutheran Church
William Huber
Fred Abraham
Milton E. Berndt
Lincoln
Licent
Henry Tyriver
Mgr
Tyriver
Oshkosh High School
127Th Infantry
Wisconsin National Guard
Charles H. Davis
Abduction Order Sworn For Miss Ann Harding
Quebec reports Harry Bannister, former husband of Ann Harding, swore out a warrant for the arrest of the screen actor accused of abducting their 7 year old daughter. Harding had departed for Europe ahead of Bannister who flew to Quebec and traced her to a liner Duchess of Atholl which then disappeared on the St. Lawrence.
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Quebec
Harry Bannister
Ann Harding
Theauiter
Jane
Miss Harding
Europe
Bannister
Accoschy
Monntiius
England
Newark
St. Lawrence River
Plate
Father Point
St. Lawrences
Mies Harding
Permisson
Exelind
Ays
New York
Floods in Colorado Kansas Nebraska hit hard near Granada
Granada Colorado reports 18 inches of floodwater and massive washouts closing highways and rail lines. Two persons are missing, including Don Gates of Denver, as towns flee to high ground. River rises threaten Benkelman Nebraska and Holly and Granada areas, with bridges washed out and rail tracks damaged across three states.
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Granada
Colo
Colorado
Lamar
Wolf
Don Gates
Denver
Stratton
Here
Carlton
Santa Fe
St of Holly
Coolidge
Kan
Kansas
Francis
Nebraska
Holly
Gray
St. Francis
Berkelman
Neb
Genkelman
Benkelman Raikteng
Shaw Leading At 100 Mile Mark In Race Standings
Shaw leads at the 100 mile mark with Wilbur Shaw in first. Abe Stapp second, Billy Winn fourth, Prod Roberts fifth, George Connor sixth, Chester Miller seventh, Dec Mackenzie eighth, AL Muller ninth. Emil Andres and Herb Ardincer listed among others with Speed V15.057 and od recard 112.206 set by Fred Frame in 1933.
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United Precsa
Wilbur Shaw
Abe Stapp
Billy Winn
Prod Roberts
George Connor
Chester Miller
Dec Mackenzie
AL Muller
Emil Andres
Herb Ardincer
Fred Frame
Musicians Festival honors Wise County youths in state event
Madison Wise U High students and other Wise County musicians showcased at the 17th statewide musical festival. More than 2,000 participants from 87 groups entered oboe, piccolo, chorus, and glee club events across three classes. Final results cited multiple divisions with schools like West Milwaukee Whitewater De Pere Two Rivers Neenah Custer and Milwaukee among top finishers.
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Madison
Madison, Wise U
Wisey Cousin
West Milwaukee
Whitewater
de Pere
Two Rivers
Menasha St. Mary
Cudahy
Legion Probe Moves on Black Legion in Detroit Case
Eighteen men are in custody in Michigan as the Black Legion probe enters its second week. Police question Virgil Tomorow about a meeting where the execution of Charles Poole allegedly was planned and thirteen attendees face murder charges. In Jackson four more are charged with kidnapping and assault tied to flogging a Black Legionnaire who skipped meetings. Grand juries in Detroit and Flint assess evidence linking night riders to other floggings and dozen deaths.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Touix
Michigan
De‘3
Virgil
Charles Poole
Jackson
Grand Jury
Washington
Congress
Memorial Day protests by G A R commander in Des Moines
G A R national commander Oleg Nelson, 92, protested Memorial Day exhibitions at the organization’s Des Moines headquarters. He urged honoring fallen soldiers without celebratory displays, citing General Logan’s order designating the day for graveside ceremonies and flowers.
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Edwin Stout
Associated Press
Dex Moines
Oleg Nelson
Natonal
Grand Anny
The
Today
Nelson
Cme
Taander
Grn
John A. Logan
G. A. BR
Minder
Logan
Nowers
Joe
Train Wreck At Tientsin Is Attempted
Two thousand Sangha students paraded the streets shouting epithets against Japan and banners in an anti Japanese demonstration led by police. China delivered an answer to Japan by dispatching troops to northern garrisons and destroying a bridge at Chuannong enen. an attempted wrecking of a Chinese troop train near Tientsin followed. Incidents occurred without casualties. Japanese authorities viewed the situation gravely. Extreme nervousness prevailed in Tientsin as American and other foreign soldiers were quartered. Reports say Japan landed 2,000 troops for North China and aimed to block pay and reinforce into the area. A bridge on the Penong-Litioninsgrulrond was blown to hinder troop movements, with trains diverted and tense operations continuing near Tientsin.
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Japan
Tientsin
China
Chuannongenen
Tangku
Pientsin
Tientan
Eurces
Chi
Thentvin
Chuanlengchen
Penong
Ttunken
Tyerntsin
Getraidon
Teentsen
Delegates and alternates named for state convention in Milwaukee
Winnebago county Democrats nominated delegates from the First Assembly district Oshkosh and approved a Second district slate chosen earlier. The county meeting at Hotel Rawls decided delegates attend unpledged with each alternate carrying a half vote. Names listed include George Hulton and Joseph Werleipl for the First district. numerous alternates named.
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Milwaukee
Winnebago County
Hotel Rawls
Tow
Oshkosh
George Hulton
Francis Lo Lamb
John Warringeton
Kay C. Dempsey
John Ludwit
Loos Schoemek
W. P.wheeler
C. Combs
Arthur H. Gruenewald
Gregory L. Suter
Joseph Werleipl
Ase
Orville Lang
Paul Suter
Dan Gaffney
G Jeschke
Franklin McDonald
John E. Dempsey
Joseph N. Barnett
FL Mortell
Frank Stopper
Herman Stechbaues
Frank Gouger
Jaeply M Simick
Drownings and Autos Are Cause of Memorial Weekend Deaths
Four deaths occurred in Wisconsin during the Memorial Day weekend two from drowning and two from auto accidents. Mrs. George Grasser 42 Kenosha, Walter Schneider 10 Chicago, Vernon Beck 14 Janesville, Thomas Schiebel 6 Green Bay. Mrs. Grasser died of skull fracture and back injuries after a collision near Kenosha. Walter Anderson 43 Racine suffered a skull fracture. The Schneider boy drowned three hours after arriving at Post Lake after falling from a pier. Vernon Beck drowned while swimming with two companions in the Rock River near Monterey Bridge in Janesville. Thomas Schiebel died after being struck by a car while chasing a toy balloon in Luxemburg.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
George Grasser
Kenosha
Walter Schneider Fr
Chicago
Vernon Beck
Janesville
Thomas Schiebel
Green Bay
Grasser
Elmer Anderson
Racine
Pie
Schneider
Post Lake
Ficho
Vernon
Rock River
Monterey Bridge
Paul Beck
Thomas
J. C. Hallada
Luxemburg
Anthony Schiebel
Fear Is Cause of Wells Flight
Phoenix reports Harry H. Wells plans to waive extradition to Wisconsin to face charges of deserting his family after his disappearance. Wells claims threats and blackmail by Chicago underworld figures led to his departure, though he maintains he did not intend to abandon his wife and three children. authorities had hunted him for months, and Wells cited danger he faced as the reason for his flight.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Chicago
Harry H. Wells
Monroe
Wis
Femon
Mgsters
Joune
Wells
Wisconsin
Slater
Dane
Ana
Monroe Dastritt
Ny Ming
Herve
Fey
Queen Mary and French Normandie Pass High Seas
The Queen Mary and French Normandie sail in high seas toward New York with passengers celebrating during the voyage. Wireless greetings and officer reports describe steady speed of about 40 knots as containers and cargo are secured amid shipboard activity.
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High Seas
New York
Henry Ackrowludges Bage Taxes Payment
Henry Ackrowludges Bage Taxes Payment in Madison Wisconsin. Report notes the state treasurer acknowledged a payment of the tax by a man who replaced it, though the man had been out of office for some time.
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Henry Ackrowledges
Madison
Wis
Nobo Ko
Henry
Oshkorn Northwistern
War Heroes Honor Fallen Soldiers at Home and Abroad
Washington and Belgium mark Decoration Day with ceremonies in the capital and at Arlington Cemetery where Gen. Pershing and Secretary Roper spoke as President Roosevelt attended. Belgium’s king Leopold sent a message of gratitude and Roosevelt replied in kind, honoring American dead buried on foreign soil. Memorials also observed in Beloit and Watertown Wisconsin with pageants, concerts, and historical tours celebrating early settlers and local history.
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Washington
United States
Leopold
Belgium
Roosevelt
Harry Rene Lee
Nashville
Tenn
Beloit College
Stev. P. H. Ralph
Thomas E. Mills
Beloit
Watertown
Wathao
Timothy Johnson
Es Johnson
S. E. Holmes
Peides
Athe Cen Mane
Maver
Ro W. Lueck
Oak Hall Cemetery
Milwaukees Robbers Face Arraignment in Major Heist
Four minutes after a $5,000 robbery at Fred Hamann's tavern and cafe, police arrested two men identified as Thomas Ryan and Larkowsky whose real names were Fred Parker and a Madison resident. Parker allegedly fled to avoid charges as detectives tracked the duo from the radio squad unit.
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Fred Hamann
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W. K. Rideout
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W. A. Hyer
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Shaw
Congsures
Legion Probe
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Flom
Corrs
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Tan
George Stare
Wiliam Draheun
Lestehard
Fd Laren
Niefyron Gunzoof
Teen
Elk Wolf
Huse Merk
Tug
Nekimi
Ray Shepard
Ale Zomz
Abe Youn
Omro
Rutt Lardie
Menasha
Tate
Needoh
Neerdaey Coyle
Mencia
Merntey
Nepoudoa
Amke Gavin
Anhaly
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