Floods swallow La Crosse farms and homes
A severe Mississippi flood hits La Crosse Wis driving fifty families from homes and submerging Pettibone Park and local mills. Tracks flood sections, communications fail and wholesale houses evacuate as the river rises about another foot. Livestock drowned and dam structures washed away across Mondovi and nearby districts.
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Mississippi Valley
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Misha Mokwa
Mondovi
Martial Law Prevails in Cripple Creek Strike Case
Acting Advocate General McClelland answered habeas corpus writs in Cripple Creek district court for C. H. McKinney and three others held in military guardhouses over a week. General Chase argued troops were acting under orders. the Wadsworth decision in Pennsylvania held martial law can be declared when troops quell disorder.
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Associatea Press
Cripple Creek
Col
McClelland Toedar
Leeds
C. H. Mcc-Kinney
Belt
John Chase
General Chase
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Wadsworth
National Guard
Supreme Court
President Roosevelt Receives Invitations After Antietam Trip
After returning from Antietam, President Roosevelt met several callers. John W Sneiterie presented an invitation from a Milwaukee Saengerfest. Roosevelt hinted he likely could not accept. Breeham FA Hunt of Ports Ted plans to greet the president before heading to San Juan. V. Luce of Reston, a close medical friend, joined as guest.
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John W. Sneiterie
Milwaukee
Ruciterle
Breeham
Hunt
Ted
San Juan
Cl Luce
Reston
Mess
Tere Aghcal
Mayors Invited and Attendees Named at Joint Ceremony
A public invitation lists mayors from Milwaukee New York Ft Paul Cincinnati St Louis and others attending a ceremony. Names include David S Gees Seth Gow Knight Wedines and Wills among distinguished figures. The event will close the Aubesek program and features several city leaders.
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Seth Gow
New York
Rabery A. Sri
Ft. Pauls
Brave CG. Knicht
Buthale
Srna Wedines
Toldo
Jmine Fiechesnn
Cincinnati
Ree Wills
St. Lensis
Fight for Macedonia prompts volunteer aid in war effort
Fragmented note reports that many volunteers from Pinole militia joined the Macedonian conflict against the Turks. Details are unclear but indicate a public push to support the Macedonian war effort through volunteer soldiery and aid.
Byers Defeats Hunter in Match at Norman
Byers of Norman wins 3 and 2? over Hunter of Engood in a one hole match at the Waacner course today. The result stands as a single victory in the event.
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Waacner
Manchester
EM. Byers
Tshurs
Norman
Hunter
Engood
Sir Thomas Hewell Reports Improvement in Condition
Chicago dated Sept 13 reports Mr Hewell announcing Sir Thomas’s condition improving at 12:25. He took more nourishment and is resting comfortably. If he continues to improve through the day, officials say the danger period may be considered passed.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jil
Hewell
Thomas
Milwaukee election sees anti saloon league push
A Green Bay dispatch reports Milwaukee municipal race plans for anti saloon league activists to rally church leaders against liquor. Presiding Elder Farmer denies leaving the Appleton district and Bishop Foss goes into hiding as lay conference activity rises, while Presiding Elder McChesner and Rev Potter are referenced in a locker room style note.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Allisaloon League
Ohi
Anti-Saloon League
Ohio
Farmer
Appleton
Rock Tiver
Brethren
Wll
Bishop Foss
Sereene
McChesner
Jarseville
Revi E. C Potter
Waupun
Wanamaker Slander Suit Proceeds With Cabinet-Tie Testimony
Beaver Pa September 18 The Rabinson Wanamaker slander case nears a climax as lawyers clash over testimony while ex postmaster general Wanamaker is set to testify last. Col Wilbur F Reeder testified he advised Hastings that a third book publication was not authorized by the legislature resolution, explaining it mixed poultry content with unrelated material.
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Asenociated Press
Beaver Pa
Rabinson-Wanamaker
Wanamakar
Hastings
John P. Elkin
Frank Reeder
Wilbur F. Reeder
Regular Preachers Needed by Wisconsin Missionary Association
Spering to The Northavesters Milwaukee Wis G B Ranshaw today in the Wisconsin Christian Missionary association and The Relation of Churches to State Work emphasized the necessity of churches to cooperate in supporting the state work by supplementing pastors salaries so weak churches may have regular preaching The association elected J C Thurman Green Bay president J W Davis Milwaukee secretary and GE B M Pease Richland Center treasurer
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Milwaukee
G. B. Ranshaw
Wisconsin Christian Missionary Association
J.C. Thurman
Gasoline Burns Fatal Tragedy Claims Two Women and Child
A gas ignition in St Louis leads to the deaths of Mrs Mary E John and her 13 year old daughter Pearl. The woman’s ten year old son Warry, a helper at the store, accidentally started the blaze while in a sleepwalking state, trapping Arrsdana and Pearl as they rushed to assist.
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St Louis
Mary EL John
Peath
Warry
Tic
Arrsdana
Pearl
NAUGHT OF ANARCHISTS Report of Berlin plot alarm
A US news agency report warned Berlin’s chief of police of an anarchist plot to assassinate the Emperor William. Vienna dispatch notes Emperor William’s arrival from Beilye and mentions Archduke Frederic during a stag event near a nearby location.
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Treen
Berlin
Sept. W
United States
Ereperor Wiikm
Cabinet crisis shocks Britain as Chamberlain resigns
London reports reveal Joseph Chamberlain resigns as secretary of state for the colonies. Premier Balfour battles to form a new cabinet, with rumors of successors and shifts across key posts. Public reaction ranges from astonishment to long-term questions about imperial tariffs and policy.
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Civ
London
Joseph Chamberlain
United Kingdom
Pall Mall Gazette
Balfour
Westminster Gazette
Pepkee
Lord Dulner
South Africa
Colonial Office
Lord Stanley
War Office
Land
James Lowther
Ita J
Duke of Devonsuire
Lord Rothachild
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Labinet
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Static
India
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England
Ritchie Recigna
Premite Palfours
Gustax
Requisition Honored at Governor’s Office
Ex-police captain of Minneapolis, formerly with Pulloe, was honored at the governor’s office in Madison Wisconsin on September 18. He was arrested earlier for receiving bribes from blue keepers. Sheriff Degner departed for June tile to secure the prisoner and will escort him to Minneapolis tonight.
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Micorsata
Charles 1
Aifrineapolis
Milton Junelon
Degner
Minneapolis
Tony
Red Dragon Wrecked Off Atlantic City
A storm wrecked the yacht Red Dragon off Beach Haven New Jersey with Capt J Clark John Swanson Sinbad Ducasse and John Adams aboard. Bodies believed to be Captain Clark and Ducasse washed ashore along with another presumed Swanson. Others including John Adams Clarence Tracy Bis Swanson and a Swanson child were aboard but escaped no one survived the wreck.
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Red Dragon
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John Adams
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J. l. Swanson
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John Adama
Clarence
Tracy
Bis Swanson
Beavers Must Go Indicted Postal Official Extradition Case
At George W. Beavers extradition hearing in New York the commissioner overruled a defense motion arguing the indictment merges offenses. The defense contends the government must prove facts before extradition and subpoenas were issued for papers from Postmaster General Payne. The government seeks to send Beavers to Brooklyn without prior examination, a step described as unusual in the district.
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Associated Press
New York
George W. Beavers
Hitchcock
Burnett
Younss
Brooklyn
Payne
Beavers
Brandt-Dent Company
Steuer
Young Oshkosh Couple Plans Secret Menominee Marriage
Mr Arthur Grundy and Miss Lydia Dreyer, prominent locals, left Oshkosh for Menominee Michigan to wed secretly. They intended to surprise relatives and return to conceal the marriage in Rome. Grundy works at F C Joslyn Grocer. Dreyer resides at 193 Schon Street. Officials report a marriage license is sought and a ceremony may occur Thursday afternoon with AC V Skinner presiding.
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Mins
Lydia Dreyer
Oshkosh
Menominee
Mich
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Rome
Grundy i
F.C. Joslyn
High Street
Milas Drerer
Schon Street
Ned Winesdar
Marrial
AC. V. Skinner
Presbsterian Church
Silayer
Local court notes disorderly conduct plea and pardon bid
Leo Steizman pleaded guilty in municipal court to disorderly conduct and paid a fine of 55. An arrest report notes interference during the detention of a prisoner. Attorney E. B. Finch attends the Vernon Young murder pardon matter in Wausau, with governor La Follette involved. Finch also plans to appear in Bond du Lac for Charles Ward on a preliminary examination tied to a case involving a girl under eighteen.
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Pal
Coma Siclaman
Qmier
Finch
Wausea Thurstar
Vernon Young
Waupon
Wie
Svoring & Pelion
la Foliette
Sheriif
E. PB. Finch
Bond du Lac
Charles Ward
Clty
Train Kills Two Near Ni Spring Field
Two men, ages around twenty, were killed instantly today near Ni Spring Field when a Lake Tinsted train struck their carriage while returning from a party. The victims were identified as the son of the postmaster and another local resident.
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Fria
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Sacking of Kastoria Echoes in Europe Turmoil
London reports from Belgrade quote evidence of Turkish atrocities in Kastoria with starving women and mass killings. Bulgarian Sofia notes a massacre of about 10,000 civilians, while fighting continues near Ulavitza Kratovo and Rupel Paso. Berlin outlines four Balkan policy points as Austria and Germany seek stability through sovereign meetings.
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Westminster Gazette
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Trokoff
Chiildren
Europe
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Sofia
Bulgaria
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Ulavitza
Kratovo
Rupel Paso
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Turkey
Ruesta
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Germany
Iia
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Vienna
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Italy
Macedonia
Balkan
Evansville Pastor Marquis Accepts Neenah Call
Rev John L Marquis of Evansville Ind accepts the pastorate of Neenah First Presbyterian Church with his family expected to arrive around October 3. The congregation, among the Twin Cities’ wealthiest, welcomed the decision and praised Marquis eloquence and Indiana-wide reputation. Also notes Neenah public schools enroll 1088 students, likely 100 more by October. parochial enrollments not included. Weather, wars, and sport items follow in the issue.
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John L. Marquis
Evanerile
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Robert Shiells
Marquis
Evansville
Neenah
First Presbyterian Church of
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Twin Cities
J. E. Chapin
Neenah Public Schools
Schoola
J. N. Stone
Piciic
Sione
Schoel
Neenah Health Report Cites 35 Percent Sickness Drop
A Neenah physician shows the year ending September sickness at thirty five percent above the ten year average but less than half the prior year due to sewer and alley sanitary measures. Twin City yachtsmen plan a Christmas regatta on Lake Winnebago near Neenah Menasha, inviting western yacht clubs. A bowling match at Badger Bowing Alleys in Menasha features a team from Oshkosh Ideal alleys against a Menasha pick team. A launch purchase from Walter Dupee of Chicago by William Gilbert of Menasha arrived in the city from Green Bay.
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Twin City
Lake Winnebago
Neensh
Menaseha
Alice Yacht Clubs
Menasha
Ideal
Oshkosh
Menagha
Walter Dupee
T William Gilbert
Greenay
Elaborate Oshkosh Wedding at Algoma Church
A grand Oshkosh society wedding unfolds at Algoma M E church as William C. Beuck and Sarah Winifred Hollister exchange vows before a crowded, stylish assembly. Clergy, music, flower girls, and bridesmaids frame a ceremony marked by rich surroundings, afterward hosting a reception at the Hollister home.
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Algome M. E
William C. Beuck
Sarah Winifred Hollister
Mediace
Oshkasa
Neenah and
Appleton
Wim. Rollins
Mendelssohn
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Esther Hopper
Charles W. James
Evanston
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Cal
Hollister
Cr. Hollister
Ronck
FISTIC CARNIVAL AT NORTH FOND DU LAC REPORTS
Last evening a feith carnival was pulled off with notable enthusiasm in North Fond du Lac. Tom Ryat recounts the event as lively, featuring a bout between fourteen year old Charles Meliorly and Jewett, a slim, twenty-something young man, both residents of the city. A second contest pitted Harry Green of Milwaukee against Bert Karance of Fond du Lac, with another participant named Frank of the Back district.
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Tom Ryat
Charles Meliorty
Jewett
Harry Green
Milwaukee
Bert Karance
Ford du Lac
Frank
Rumor of Serbian King Assassination Stirs Paris Markets
Paris reports a circulating rumor of King Peter of Serbia's assassination. Officials in London and Paris call it a bourne canard with no confirmation. The Antwerp agency dispatch sparked market unease at the Bourse but lacked official information.
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Servia
London
Foreign Office
Antwerp
Belgrade
Jt. A
Police report on petty burglary and a Berlin drunk case
Police logged a burglary at Teela and Son on 235 Male Street with items including a revolver, silver spoons, lamps, and a teapot taken through a rear entrance. Tramps along the railroad may have seen the scene. no arrests noted. Louis Jstszenki was found intoxicated on Broad Street and released after minor injuries from a fall. Gustave Weisenberg pleaded guilty to drunk and disorderly conduct and was fined.
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Male
Berlin
Louis Jstszenki
Broad Street
Gustave Weisenberg
Costa
Ducks In Bloom Across Lakes Prompt Early Season
Local sportmen report plentiful ducks near Lake Butte dee Moria and Lake Toscan marches with teal stocks thick upstream. New decoy rules restrict to twenty five per hunter and require stamped initials to comply. Weather shift may boost northern duck numbers and early-season shoot promises.
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