27 Jan 1925
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1925
Page
1
A fragmented lament spans dramatic critique and references to writers and books. It mentions Lady Brown, Clayton Hari, Rostand, Pirandello, Maeterlinck, and others while touching on theater studies and a noted club. The garbled piece lists publishers, venues, and reading groups with little coherent narrative.
A damaged and garbled OCR fragment reports a traffic incident with a car and milk bottles scattered on a street. Names, places, and exact actions are unreadable, leaving only partial details and unclear sequence of events.
Snow fell as a cold wave sent temperatures near zero with a forecast of six below by tomorrow morning. North winds drove the storm, with blizzard conditions expected in Milwaukee and surrounding areas tonight.
George M. Link, longtime Milwaukee fire department official and forty one year member, has filed for retirement on pension effective February 1. The request was sent to Chief Peter Steinkeller yesterday.
Milwaukee witnesses describe finding a half pint bottle, possibly gin, near a crash site linking William Hopp to the death of Margaret Thomas. The bottle’s contents and condition were testified, with defense attempts to suppress related evidence denied.
In Herrin Illinois four men were slain in a duel at the European hotel leaving widows and ten children. One widow is blind from a prior attack. Funeral plans and an official inquest begin as the town braces for a clash between klan and anti klan factions.
In a exclusive interview United Press, Governor Len Small argues crushing the Herrin county gun feuds is too costly to justify a standing army. He notes Chicago police numbers and Nashville militia costs, vows to use state power to end bloody strife while protecting taxpayers’ interests.
Two bandits held up a post office messenger in CollinerMe Indiana and escaped with a pouch of first class mail. Post authorities are unsure what loot was taken. Postmaster Moore noted a shipment of 15000 dollars was due from The Fiat National Bank to meet Lumaghi Coal payroll. The getaway car headed east toward St Louis.
Madiseon J C Hester of Milwaukee was fined 300 for liquor possession and 500 for transportation in Superior Court before Judge Glen Roberts. If unable to pay, he faces three months on the liquor charge and six on the transportation charge. Police seized two casks of whisky and 16 gallons of moonshine from his car.
A move to end secret Senate sessions follows the publicized star chamber talks on the Stone nomination for Supreme Court justice. Senators Dill Watson Norris Heflin Walsh lead a push against suppressing executive proceedings amid threats to expel reporters who publish such discussions. The Stone and Warren nominations remain withheld in committee with no immediate action announced.
The Weaver's 1 piece orchestra led by Frank Weaver will play at the second annual Shesor gan auto show opening Thursday at the high school gym. Manager C Hoffman says the band, a leading Milwaukee jazz ensemble, will perform each afternoon and evening through Sunday. The popular lady contest has been discontinued in favor of prizes.
William J. Conway of Wisconsin Rapids was appointed by Gov. Blaine to the Wisconsin tax commission succeeding Thomas Lyons for an unexpired term and a full eight year term. The appointment lists other officials to the state commissions and boards. Conway will assume March 1 after closing his Wood county court duties. he is 51, a UW graduate, and a Democrat.
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the American draft evader, possibly intends to leave his German refuge and return to the United States. Reports from Eberbach say his relatives in America are urging surrender and mercy after his former chauffeur Eugene Stechert surrendered in Philadelphia last week.
United Press reports Wisconsin state senators consider an advisory referendum on amending the Volstead act in the spring election. Two questions would ask voters about permitting light beer and allowing distribution of intoxicating liquors through government dispensaries. The measure also aims to repeal parts of state prohibition and modify search and seizure provisions.
A three story frame hotel the Gilman and the adjacent meat market were wiped out by a blaze that started in the hotel kitchen. Firemen battled the flames for over two hours in subzero cold, saving nearby stores and evacuating three families above the shops.
Wisconsin Senator Walter Hunt of River Falls urged creation of a joint Wisconsin Minnesota committee to investigate alleged upper Mississippi pollution from St Paul and Minneapolis. He claimed clam beds are destroyed and fish killed from Twin Cities to Lake Pepin, harming commercial fishing and button making industries.
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