Wisconsin in Milwaukee Three Major Fires Sweep City
A trio of large fires raged across Milwaukee and Rhinelander areas, leveling factories, banks, and shops. One firefighter injured as flames consumed the Conway Manufacturing plant, Merchants Bank building, and other blocks, with damage estimates ranging from thousands to over a hundred thousand dollars. Fire brigades fought spread on a brisk north wind, keeping authorities cautious about further outbreaks.
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Neo havi
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Rhinelander
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Mertehauty Bank
Tresidesha bank
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Jauckson
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Velephoe company
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Continues Battle Over World Court Debate Intensifies
The article reports ongoing disputes over the World Court and Monroe Doctrine amid partisan divides. Senator Walsh of Montana and Senator Borah push against court engagement while President Coolidge seeks Democratic support.
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Borah
Coolidge
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Swanson
mritten
Kentor Walsh
Montana
ried
Something In Past Causes Woman To Die
A note says an unseen past factor led Mrs. Helen Price to take her own life. Police will not release full details, citing secrecy. Firefighters found her body in a blanket covered stove area. neighbors assisted, while her husband and son were away.
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Fivaneston
pulleo
Helen Price
dentat
Drive
Two Pedestrians Hurt By Autos Over Weekend
Two pedestrians suffered serious bruises Saturday afternoon while crossing streets. Henry Prager of Sheboygan was struck at N Thirteenth Street and Michigan Avenue by a car driven by Hilbert Dreps of Route 3. Theodore Wolters of 1209 St Clair Avenue was hit at N Twelfth Street and Michigan Avenue by a vehicle owned by the Checker Fab Company and driven by an unspecified driver.
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Henry Prager
Sheboysan
Hilbert Dreps
N. Thirtteenth street
Michigan avenue
Praeger
N. Twelfth street
Theodore Wolters
St. Clairt avenue
7may-j
Checker fab company
Td, Lemirand
Magara avenue
Privation in Coal Regions Reveals Destitution and Disease
Report from Wilkes Barre by Paul R. Mallon describes harsh conditions in Pennsylvania coal mining areas where fuel is scarce, smallpox and other diseases affect destitute families, and aid is needed. Edwardsville and surrounding towns show families relying on limited food and facing quarantines, with dozens of homes lacking coal and essentials.
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PAUL R. MALLON
Priva
Wilkeshurre
Pi. Hlardghips
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Edwardsville
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Merny M Bory Ryan
las ar
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Brennan
Dickson City
Prohibition A Colossal Failure Claims Butler
Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, said prohibition support has turned and the senate debate signals a rising reform movement. He called the five year effort a colossal failure and immoral, backed by lobbyists and bootleggers, noting widespread letters from the United States and abroad urging constructive reform leadership. The professor cited changing views among former prohibitionists after five years of policy outcomes.
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Row York
Nicholas Murray Hutter
Columbia university
senate
Butler
br. Butler
United States
Christmas Traditions Through Time With Chauncey Depew
The interview with Chauncey M. Depew, aged about 92, recalls holiday customs from his youth. He notes Christmas as a gold gift day, contrasts Christmas and New Year rites among Christian denominations, and describes how gift stockings and Walter Scott books influenced his early reading. He observes a shift toward universal holiday gratitude and diminished stocking customs.
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United Tress
New York
Channcey M. Depew
yabondia
dinandier
United Press
Prem Huygenot
iva
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wiister
Presbyterian church
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Christ
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Walter Scott
Dickens
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borin
Chat Pepew
Body of former Wisconsin legislator found in Rock River
Ud win G. Fifield former Wisconsin state legislator from Rock County Janesville Victoit was found this afternoon a few feet above the Rock River dam after a two day search. The discovery followed reports of his hat floating on the water. He was the father of David Fifield a local agent and former sales manager.
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United Press
Deloit
second Rock county
Janesville
Victoit
Senaine Field wee
David Fifield
mough
Sheboeaga cap Company
Bomb Explodes at Foo Chow College in Peking
Randall Gould reports that a bomb exploded at Foo Chow College, an American Board of Missions institution in Peking. President William Beard narrowly escaped as the students union announced a week of anti Christian and anti foreign demonstrations ending on Christmas day. police guard the Methodist mission and related institutions.
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RANDALL GOULD
United Jross
Peking
China
Foo Chow
Foo Chow college
One Killed in Card-Game Shooting in Vilas County
In Rhinelander Wisconsin Michael Duval aged 60 of Arborville Vilas county lies near death with two gunshot wounds after a shooting during a card game at the Duval home. Charles Ray of Marshfield is jailed in Eagle River for questioning. Rays shots preceded Duval grabbing the pistol and throwing it into a stove. Doctors say recovery is unlikely.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Michael Duval
Arborville
Vilas county
Charles Ray
Marshfield
bounty
Eagle River
Duval
Ray
Young Offenders Sentenced to Reformatory Term
Arne Finsness, 18, of Scranton NW. Lk, was sentenced to three to five years in the state reformatory at Green Bay after convictions for assault and robbery of an elderly woman in a Milwaukee area incident. The two youths allegedly struck the proprietress of a soft drink parlor and fled with sixty dollars. Police say investigation is complete.
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United Press
Milwaukee
Arne Finsness
Scranton
state reformatory
Green Bay
New York
Beloit Woman Harriet Cameron, First Lafayette Child, Dies
Mrs Harriet Cameron aged 68 died at her son’s home in Walworth County Wisconsin from infirmities of old age. She was reportedly the first white child born in Lafayette and the area’s earliest known settler.
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United Press
Beloit, Wis
Harriet Cameron
Lafayette
Walworth county
Fragmentary Note Mentions Milwaukee Holiday Spirit
A garbled passage references Milwaukee and holiday spirit with scattered names and phrases. It lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable individuals, but hints at celebrations and visits tied to the area and season.
Mitchell Repudiates as Witness in Shenandoah Trial
Witness Mitchell denies aiding Shenandoah crew or role in its loss. Under cross examination he says he piloted three British dirigibles and Los Angeles while aboard, but has no knowledge of the disaster beyond weather reports and hearsay. He asserts no one in the United States designed a rigid airship to survive storms.
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Cal Willan Mitche
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Shenandoahaurgivers
beard dygesthenthie
Mitchell
Ufa
agadnat
Masoe Leonard
ecourt
nth can
dirigibtes
Los Angeles
United States
Coasters Protected In Sheboygan Sections Selected For Barricade
Street Commissioner Army Time announced protections start this evening on four wall mown hills in Sheboygan. Bricked off areas include blocks along Ninth Street from Avenue to County line and Niagara Avenue segments from Ninth to Wilkes Street, with Virginia Avenue from Fifteenth Street to River Street also affected.
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Ciita suave
Niagara avenue
N.OSiNUW street
N. Thi street
Niagara avenues
N. Ninth
N. Wiler Street
Virginia avenue
Fifteenth street
River streeks
Body Found After Abandoned Buffet Attack
Milwaukee police and deputies pursue a suspect in the attack on Michael Leecher, with a body found in the Milwaukee River and the search continuing despite a drowning claim. The victim’s family and community mourn as officials announce ongoing efforts and a defendant held at Waupon prison.
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Byatta Treas
Milwahoe
Watson
Rey Tolan
Tap mkale
perenta
Michael Leecher
Otto tia buffet
Jie
Matharines
bof Neere
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