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Fragmentary text mentions a person named J or Wal and an improved condition after an incident. No clear events, dates, or entities to confirm a full summary card.
15 Aug 1913
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1913
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions a person named J or Wal and an improved condition after an incident. No clear events, dates, or entities to confirm a full summary card.
Fragmentary notes mention Sheboy, city, and plans for a morning trip with unclear details. Names and specifics are unreadable.
The historic Niagara, flagship in Commodore Perry’s Lake Erie victory, arrived at C Reiss Coal dock at six this morning to a throng of about 8,000 onlookers from Sheboygan and nearby areas. The Wolverine training ship and other relics were exhibited, with Perry Commission officers and local dignitaries welcoming them amid bands, speeches, and tours. The event highlighted restored Perry relics, relayed by Ensign Lowrie, and set a busy itinerary including Chicago, Put-in-Bay, Buffalo, and Detroit before final stops.
The Niagara, Perry’s historic flagship, is a full rigged brig arriving in port at six o’clock this morning. The article details mast names and sails including foreyard, main yard, topgallant yards, and spanker, with explanations of rigging on a two masted vessel.
Enthusiasts raise over 6700 in popular subscription for a concrete highway from Sheboygan to Sheboygan Falls. Funds show 40000 likely. Kohler oversees the drive. The three mile, fifteen foot wide road will be county and state funded two to one, with Kohler confident of meeting standards. The Kohler village segment will be paved, and action hinges on town participation.
Sheboygan residents thank Green Bay boosters after the Niagara vessel visited the port. Despite initial disappointment over missing a Green Bay stop en route from Milwaukee, officials and businessmen supported the arrangement. The Niagara and Wolverine stayed five hours, allowing all to view both crafts, with Gov. McGovern and Commissioner Huntington praised for aiding local efforts.
Kansas endures 12 days of extreme heat with dry cisterns and wells across Kansas City area. Oklahoma and Missouri report similar conditions. Thirteen carloads of water were sent to Pittsburg Kansas to coal mines. Mines close due to heat and water scarcity as city residents seek streams in the country and eggs fry in the sun on hot rooftops.
In La Crosse Wisconsin a post office clerk mis defines a promotional card of a naked woman as unsuitable for mailing without envelope or stamp. Postmaster W Tscharmer says the card cannot travel in current form and will stay in the office.
Associated Press reports Major Hersey, longtime weather bureau head for the western district with Milwaukee ties, is reinstated after removal by President Wilson amid charges of political interference. The department says the decision corrects an error and notes Hersey as a leading weather authority.
Mr Louis Rader and his son Walter were seriously injured Tuesday when their home near Greenbush burned. They are considerably better today at St Nicholas hospital where they were taken the day of the fire. Both will remain in hospital for some time.
The will of late A. J. Vollrath, respected Sheboygan resident and businessman, is filed in probate court. The estate inventories between 150000 and 200000 dollars. Hearing set for September 2, 1913 before Judge Krez with Bowler and Bowler as attorneys.
Ed win Dobbratz nephew of Frank Rhine of Sheboygan Falls was captured in Mahtomedi Minnesota after a nationwide search. He is charged with larceny of a large sum from his uncle’s desk and will be brought to the county jail pending criminal court.
A local column notes that alleged misconduct drew attention and the Sheboygan Business Men’s Association responded to the charge, indicating ongoing community scrutiny and organizational stance.
August Pieper a 40 year old Mosel area farmer attempted death by own action early this morning. Found unconscious in a pool of blood beside an open razor in the woodshed. Neighbors and his parents carried him home. Doctors Franzel and Sieker revived him. he is expected to recover. Pieper had been in seemingly good spirits Thursday.
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