05 Jan 1925
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1925
Page
1
The readable fragments discuss tenancy, rent payments, and conditions in New York areas. Mentions include Bowery lodging, 304-306 Ail arte, and October statistics on women and children. Text reflects urban poverty and housing struggles with scattered observations on residents and depots.
A partial OCR fragment references a local event involving a woman but lacks coherent details. No definitive names or places are readable to identify the occasion or outcome.
A garbled clipping hints at a murder or death case involving Mrs. Addle and a pastor's wife. The fragment mentions a prosecutor, a defendant or informant, and a furnace incident, with names like Dr. HM Brandage and Plane G. Long appearing. Further readable details are unclear.
The United States Supreme Court ruled the federal government may regulate Chicago's Lake Michigan withdrawals. It upheld a 4 167 cubic feet per second limit set by the War Department, confirming an injunction to stop excess pumping within sixty days and directing new water and sewer arrangements. The decision, written by Justice Holmes and read by Chief Justice Taft, had no dissent.
City Treasurer Fred Teigner announced tax collection will begin Tuesday at 8:45 a.m. with daily hours except Saturday. Payments may be mailed with a self addressed stamped envelope. Total property taxes listed reach 1,291,912.71 and income taxes 306,374.84 with offsets applied.
Two Italian men charged with the death of patrolman Herbert Dreger in Madison last month will be tried in Baraboo after a defense request for a change of venue. Judge Hoppmann indicated he will grant the petition, moving the trial from Madison to Baraboo. The slaying provoked bitter local sentiment in Madison.
Washington reports Associate Justice Joseph McKenna of California will present his resignation to President Coolidge today. The move comes as a formal departure from the high court, with confirmation expected from the administration.
United Press reports the first of 175 or more cases to be considered as the new federal grand jury convenes in Milwaukee. U S District Attorney Roy A Morse and assistants Nugent Dodds and others oversee proceedings with plans to hear small liquor cases initially. Judge Geiger may curb pretrial discussion as witnesses testify.
Charles B. Ruthenberg, a convicted syndicalist, was sentenced today in Berrien County Circuit Court to three to ten years in Jackson Prison and fined $5000 by Judge Charles E. White. Appeals by Ruthenberg's counsel to delay the sentence were denied. The maximum under the state symbol act would have been ten years and $10,000.
In Milwaukee a voluntary bankruptcy petition lists J. H. Ferg of Clintonville with assets of 8713 including a family bible and a rocker and liabilities of 22098. Assets total 8713 with exemptions. A second petition by Racine merchant Andrew J. Basteen shows liabilities 8649 and assets 11464 with exemptions 93334.
Chicago reader Roy J. Gibbons reports that Bernard Grant, 22, once saved by Governor Len Small, faces execution on January 16 for the murder of two policemen. The Supreme Court denied a new trial, public sentiment favored clemency, and relatives plan another appeal to the governor.
Vergne Hogue a shell shocked veteran killed his wife and young son with a pistol before taking his own life. The three bodies were found near a seaside camp after deputies persuaded him to return home. The Hogue family had deep roots in Edwards, Wisconsin, with ties to the Lohmann and Newhouse families and the former Newhouse store and local post office.
The militia, armed with machine guns, patrolled Rome as Mussolini's 48 hour deadline ended. Liberal cabinet members Sarrocchi and Casali resigned, weakening the fascist position, while the city remained outwardly quiet amid rumors of drastic measures.
Washington reports say Clementel sent an informal memorandum via Ambassador Herrick to Secretary Mellon outlining French terms for debt relief. It proposes a ten year moratorium 1 percent interest and payments stretched over eighty years.
Washington reports strong support for the Magee Elliott plan to fund a federal building program of 25 million dollars annually for ten years to relieve post office and public facilities congestion. Cities named include Appleton Beloit Janesville Kenesha Chikosh Manitowoc Racine Sheboygan Stevens Point Wausau Milwaukee.
Governor Blaine and state officers are sworn in as Madison hosts the ceremony. Miss Elizabeth Waters of Fond du Lac escorts Secretary Zimmerman to the oath, marking Wisconsin’s first instance of a woman participating in an inaugural act.
Authorities opened a probe into the death of 12 year old Alvin Schneider found dying in a barn on a Monroe County farm. He died hours later after initial reports suggested wine or illness. Scratches and head bruises were noted and a postmortem exam may be ordered. another theory points to a horse kick. The Schneider family was visiting the farm at the time.
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