Hearing on light rates set for May 22 in Sheboygan
The Railroad Commission of Wisconsin scheduled a hearing for May 22 at 10 a.m. in the council chamber to consider increasing street lighting rates for the Sheboygan Railway & Electric Co from 68 to 74 dollars per lamp per year. Citizens are invited to attend. the filing explains the corporation seeks authority to raise rates and cites alleged underperformance by prior engineering observations.
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the Railroad Commission of
Wistnsin
Sheboygan Railway & Electric
Sheboygan
cowell
autonty
Weill
Dieckmann
Rate Commission
Sheboygan Railway & Electric Co
Sheboyg Railway & Electric Co
Railcon lectme Co
ata
Mard Vogt
Railroad Commission of Wisconsin
Sheboygan Railway & Electric Company
Railroad Commission
Wisconsin
Ernest Gonzenbach
Tornado Toll Rises Across Seward and Lincoln Areas
Reports from May 15 describe a destructive tornado forming southwest of McCool Junction and striking Seward To maro and McCool Junction. Ten dead and 40 injured with $250000 in property losses. Eight killed in Seward and fourteen injured. Telecommunication lines destroyed delaying full casualty count. The storm also affected Lincoln area with twenty two homes wrecked and multiple fatalities listed.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Seward
Tomaro
McCool Junction
Lincoln
Neb
DAVID HOOVER
WILLIAM HEFFINGER
CHRIS. WASSERMAN
B. L. WASSERMAN
Robber Escapes With $125 From Deexel-Harms Hotel
At daybreak a lone robber knocked down night clerk Sam Campelnon with a blackjack and fled with $125 from the Deexel-Harms Hotel. Bell boy Harvey Hunt was taken into custody. Guests were not disturbed. Otto Mueller, recently ill at home, is reported improving and many friends hope he will soon be able to rest and visit.
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Chicago
Deexel-Harms
Sam Campelnon
Harvey Hunt
Otto Mueller
Otto
Guilt in Puls vs Wirtz cases remains uncertain
A Monday trial in Justice Root's court found Wirtz not guilty of beating Puls, while a second trial in Justice Trester's court found Puls not guilty. The county must pay the costs for both hearings though neither party was declared a guilty party. Puls shows facial injuries, suggesting a hard confrontation.
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Puls
Wirtz
Oscar Wolters
Wirth
tgreusband
Nelson
Charles Voigt
Wisconsin elopers sentenced for elopement
LaCrosse Wis May 15 Mrs Mary Grabowski wife of a manufacturer near Green Bay and Joseph Hudson were sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary at Waupun in circuit court today for an elopement Both 28 Mrs Grabowski confessed her love for Hudson and the couple clasped hands and promised to wed after serving their terms and after she obtains a divorce.
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Associated Press
LaCrosse
Wis
Mary Grabowski
Green Bay
Joseph Hudson
Waupun
Grabowski
Hudson
Tragedy on WaBes h Train Ends Frederick Humes Life
Frederick W. Humes, a Merchants Exchange member, shot himself aboard the Wa besh train today in St Louis. Financial difficulties are cited as the likely cause of the self inflicted death.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Frederick W. Humes
Merchants Exchange
Lightning sets fire to three Racine County buildings
A bolt of lightning during a severe storm destroyed the general store of O. A. Jefferson in Norway, Racine County, then spread to the Woodman Opera House and an adjoining meat market, totaling about $20,000 in losses. Hundreds of farmers formed a bucket brigade to control the blaze.
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Associated Press
Racine, Wis
O. A. Jefferson
Norway
Racine County
Woodman Opera House
AWAIT WORD FROM BRYAN ON CALIFORNIAN LEAD ISSUE
Washington dispatch notes Gov John Johnson's decision to sign the Californian anti alien lead bill was informally conveyed to Japan's ambassador Viscount Chinda. Secretary Bryan may later present formal communication on behalf of the federal government and the ambassador will relay it to Tokyo for instruction on a rejoinder.
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Washington
Gov. Johnson
butt
Japan
Viscount Chinda
Bryan
foreign office
Tokio
Elevator Fire Purges Grain and Cars in Buffalo
A blaze in Buffalo on May 15 destroyed an elevator at Ohio and Louisiana streets with 700,000 bushels of grain, the south end of the New York Central freight sheds, four box cars, and the fire house of the fire boat. Loss estimated over a million dollars.
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Associated Press
Buffalo, N. Y
Ohio
Louisiana street
New York Central
Snow Storm History of 1881 by L. K. Howe
On Page 2 the Press presents a half page feature recounting the 1881 snow storm from L. K. Howe, a pioneer county journalist. Prepared for the Free Press last Sunday, the article appears in full in the Press this evening for readers’ interest and is noted for Howe's pleasing style.
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L. K. Howe
Free Press
Mr. Howe
Promoter of Industrial Peace Interview with William B Wilson
Washington April 15 The Nation's Business prints an interview with William B Wilson Secretary of Labor. He says capital and labor are partners and the Department of Labor should promote industrial peace. He describes the department as permanent and its duties include mediating labor disputes and appointing conciliators. He argues capital and labor must serve each other and enjoy mutual but not identical interests, with a future impact on national production.
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Washington
Channel of Commerce of the
United States
Wm. B. Wilson
Department of Labor
William B. Wilson
Wilson
Chamber of Commerce of
United States of America
Department
Chicago widow testifies to clairvoyant swindle scheme
Mrs. Hope L McEldowney, Wisconsin heiress, testified before Chicago grand jury on May 15 detailing how she was drawn into the “white envelope fund” scheme run by James Ryan alias Prof Crane. She described lavish Crane parlors, initial profits, and a $15,000 investment later cashed by Barney Bertsche, with further witness testimony expected today.
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Chicago
Hope L McEldowney
Wisconsin
clairvoyant trust
grand jury
McEldowney
Prof Crane
South Wabash avenue
Prof. Crane
Crane
Old Colony Trust and Savinge bank
Barney Bertsche
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the Railroad Commission of Wisconsin
Soren Railway & Electric
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ries
ELOPERS
Vital Mutual Relations
Hope L. McEldowney
La Crosse
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