Winnebago Dance Promises Big Blueberry Festival
Winnebago Indians in Black River Falls prepare for a multi day blueberry and give away dance at the Indian mission five miles from town. Visitors include about thirty Fox Indians from Thames City Iowa and many Chippewa. Gifts include money ponies jewelry and beadwork. feast in a separate tent. Payments to the tribe come in October leaving many on half rations until then.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Thames City
Umbrella thrust blamed for Malone death in Wisconsin
Theophilus Malone a switchman intoxicated July 3 fought Alderman Miley and then Attorney I TH Hibbard. In self defense Hibbard struck Malone with an umbrella causing a wound near the right eye. Malone later died in Minnesota after a hospital stay and is survived by a wife and several children.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Theophilus Malone
Ald. Miley
I. TH. Hibbard
Malone
Eveleth
Minn
New York
Denver
Pea Lice Spread Raises Concern in Manitowoc
In Manitowoc Wisconsin the pea lice scare draws wide interest as pea packing firms including Landreth Company Manitowoc Pea Packing and East Wisconsin Canning monitor the pest. A local sample shows hundreds of lice on vine fragments, and officials fear rapid field destruction. Some note cold winters may curb them but conditions in New York suggest persistence and large monthly growth.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Landreth Company
Manitowoc Pea Packing Company
East Wisconsin Canning Company
New York
Child Seriously Injured by Pitchfork Fall in Coloma
Gilbert Miller aged two, son of August Miller, Coloma Wisconsin, was struck on the head by a pitchfork that fell from a grain stack. Three wounds were inflicted with one prong piercing the skull. Medical recovery is doubtful.
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Coloma, Wis
Gilbert Miller
August Miller
Iron Ore Vein Found Near Red Cliff Reservation
In Ashland Wisconsin on July 28 a work party reported a large iron ore vein on the W. H. Wing property beside the Red Cliff reservation in Buffalo Bay district. The vein lies about fifty two feet below the surface and samples analyzed in Bayfield show hard but excellent ore quality.
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Ashland
Wis
Red Cliff Reservation
W. H. Wing
Buffalo Bay District
Bayfield
Attorney leaps into pole hole in bid to block electric line
Racine Wisconsin July 28 Attorney A C Judd tried to stop Milwaukee Electric Railway from placing an electric light pole beside his Main street property. He jumped into the hole as workers dug it and was removed by the superintendent and construction crew. A crowd gathered and riot fears arose but an officer kept the peace. the pole was installed.
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Racine, Wis
A. Co. Judd
Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company
Judd
Independent Scandinavian Workmen convention in Rice Lake
The Independent Scandinavian Workmen's association of Wisconsin holds its annual convention in Rice Lake with large attendance and an expected 5000 visitors Sunday. Beloit must fix up lockup as state board of control declares the Beloit jail disgrace and warns loss of city use if not improved.
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Rice Lake
Wis
Scandinavian Workmen’s Association
Beloit
State Board of Control
Veteran rider J A Rappe to bicycle to national encampment
Marinette Wis July 28 Special J A Rappe 85 year old veteran of three wars will leave August 13 by bicycle for Chicago to attend the national encampment G A R He then plans a further ride to New York City after last year he rode to Philadelphia for the G A R encampment and astonished many.
Death Ends Lamott Divorce Bid in Wisconsin
William Lamott of Suamico, aged 26, died on July 28 while en route to Green Bay to obtain a divorce so he could marry another woman. He fell from a load of wood on Duck Creek road near the Steeno place, breaking his neck. a coroner's jury returned a verdict consistent with the facts.
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Green Bay
Wis
William Lamott
Suamico
John Wery
Denis Carter
Union House
Duck Creek
Lamott
Berry Crops Thrive Despite Rain, Wisconsin Update
Sparta Wisconsin reports strawberry raspberry blueberry and huckleberry crops have been successful with blackberries starting to come in and pickles factories opening as cucumbers come in. Excessive rains in recent weeks damaged farm crops with hay destruction and rotting potatoes on heavy ground.
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Sparta
Wis
Trail of Highwaymen Tops West Superior Police Hunt
West Superior Wisconsin July 28 special report: Carl Nelson saloon owner shot twice and robbed. Five suspects in custody, two sailors who fled during the robbery found aiding police. Two of the arrested men escaped from jail near Lake Nebagamon before deputies arrived.
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West Superior
Wis
Carl Nelson
Lake Nebagamon
Arm Crushed at Laflin Rand Mills in Pleasant Prairie
John Alderson of Platteville Wis was badly injured at the Laflin Rand powdermills Pleasant Prairie when his left arm was caught between rollers. The arm was amputated later and his condition was serious. He is 25, unmarried, and had worked at the mill about a month.
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Kenosha, Wis
John Alderson
Platteville
Wis
Pleasant Prairie
New Depot at Beaver Dam Plans Approved
Beaver Dam Wisconsin July 28 special Sept Van Vliet of the Milwaukee road presented new depot plans accepted by the city council committee. The red brown brick depot with stone trim and tile roof spans over 100 feet. interior hardwood finish. A ninety nine year lease at one dollar secures library lot space. Completion targeted by January 1 with aims to beat the Dodge County fair.
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Beaver Dam
Wis
van Vliet
Northern Division
Milwaukee Road
Dodge County
Narrow Escape After Yacht Capsize Off Marinette
George Pattee a Chicago house traveling salesman and Myron Churchill a Wisconsin university student escaped drowning when their sailboat capsized near Marinette Wisconsin. They clung to the overturned craft and swam to shallow water a mile from the reef amid heavy seas.
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Marinette, Wis
George Pattee
Chicago
Myron Churchill
Wisconsin University
Two Women Missing From Neenah Homes
Neenah Wisconsin July 28 Emma Zeinert a Neenah rag room employee and Helen Schultz a former domestic of Orrin Thompson have been missing from their homes for some time causing family anxiety over their whereabouts.
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Neenah, Wis
Emma Zeinert
Neenah
Helen Schultz
Orrin Thompson
Horse Kills Farmer in Pembine Incident
August Ditherville of Pembine was killed near Wausaukee Wisconsin when he was thrown from a hay wagon and kicked to death by horses on July 28. Authorities report the fatal incident occurred two miles from Pembine and involved the Orses family.
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August Ditherville
Pembine
Wausaukee
Wis
Fire Ravages Medford Mercantile District
A major blaze swept through Medford Wisconsin yesterday afternoon threatening the town until nearby Stevens Point and Chippewa Falls offered aid, then stood down as residents contained the flames. The Marcus Mercantile stores suffered total loss of building and stock, with extensive insured coverage. adjacent structures including J B Leonhart’s saloon and Wendel’s hotel also burned or damaged. In Waterloo, Charles Dumke’s village site saw a fire destroying a saloon, blacksmith shop, and icehouse with about 1800 dollars in damage and insured up to 900 dollars.
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Medford
Wis
Stevens Point
Chippewa Falls
M. Marcus Mercantile Company
Front Street
Marcus Company
Nick Wendel
J. B. Leonhart
Leonhart
Wendel
Bock
Marcus Mercantile Company
Aetna
Queen
Milwaukee
Charles Dumke
Portland
Here
Charles Doering
West Superior plans strong bid for state fair prize
Douglas county aims for first prize at the Milwaukee state fair. Local agricultural society officials plan a carload exhibit of soil products after a previous county victory. Weather favorable crops include seven foot white and yellow dent corn watermelons pumpkins and oats touted as unmatched in the Northwest.
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West Superior
Wis
Douglas County
Milwaukee
Agricultural Society
Family of 100 in Dodgeville obituary notes long life
Joseph Perkins Sr died in Dodgeville Wisconsin at 83 years 7 months. He came young and lived there his whole life. He led perhaps the largest Iowa county family with about 100 descendants. He was father of FE J Perkins superintendent of the Iowa county insane asylum.
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Dodgeville
Wis
Joseph Perkins
Iowa County
FE. J. Perkins
Farmer Ferdinand Damitz Dies After Farm Accident
Ferdinand Damitz a well known farmer from Seneca town Grand Rapids Wisconsin died this morning after falling from a rye mound. A wagon rack stake pierced his stomach causing fatal blood loss. The tragedy occurred in Seneca and is reported as a special dispatch from Grand Rapids.
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Grand Rapids
Wis
Ferdinand Damitz
Seneca
Police arrest man after village assault in Reedville
Manitowoc county district attorney investigated a Saturday night attack in Reedville where Magnus Schneider struck August Zumach with stones. Zumach was badly injured and began recovering, but will be laid up for some time.
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Reedville
Wis
Manitowoc County
Magnus Schneider
Zumach
Schneider
Shock Fatal to Delafield Man in Mill Race
Delafield Wisconsin on July 27 reports that Robert Lowerre aged 89 died not from drowning but from shock and exhaustion after tripping on a plank by the mill and falling into the mill race. He clung to woodwork but could not call for help.
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Delafield
Wis
Robert Lowerre
Logs to be freed as Wisconsin dam project completes
Merrill Wis July 27 Special Gilkey Anson Co are building a dam on the Tomahawk river and when finished expect 25 000 000 feet of logs trapped in that and tributary streams to be liberated and floated to their destinations Dams on Willow and Squirrel rivers will open simultaneously Water on Squirrel river held back until the new dam is done
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Merrill, Wis
Gilkey, Anson & Co
Tomahawk River
Willow
Squirrel
McKerrow Returns to Confer on Wisconsin State Fair
George McKerrow state farm institute conductor and president of the state board of agriculture is in Madison to meet with Secretary J M True about the upcoming state fair. He has just returned from a two months Europe tour acting as livestock show judge visiting Paris Britain and the British Isles. He found the Paris show disappointing.
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George McKerrow
Madison
Wis
State Farm Institute
State Board of Agriculture
J. M. True
McKerrow
Europe
Paris
British Isles
King Humbert Assassinated at Monza in Gym Prize Event
Dispatches report King Humbert of Italy was shot and killed at Monza during a prize distribution after a gymnastics event. The assassin Angelo Bressi, claimed from Prato, was arrested and saved from the crowd's fury with difficulty. Prime Minister Saracco summoned cabinet members as news spreads.
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London
Rome
Reuter Telegram Company
Humbert
Monza
Angelo Bressi
Ituly
Prato
Tuscany
Diverse Sporting Notes From Early Baseball and Boxing Circles
The article surveys baseball figures and movements, noting recruits from Wisconsin to Boston, potential trades in Kansas City, and college talent at Princeton. It highlights Kid McCoy and Jim Corbett's boxing prospects, recent bout results, and upcoming schedules including Minnesota football games and interclub league funding under Bobby Quinn.
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Powers
Interclub League
Columbus
Bobby” Quinn
Humbert Succeeds Throne After Father’s Death in 1878
Humbert became sovereign after his father’s death on January 9 1878 and received the Order of the Garter from the Duke of Abercorn at the Quirinal on March 2 1878.
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Humbert
Order of the Garter
Duke of Abercorn
Quirinal
Try it Vice Versa A Tennessee congressman’s bold debut
A Tennessee congressman earns a noted reputation in the House for wit persistence and bright neckties. In a Nashville cloak room an older Democrat recalls a farmer doubting the nominee calling him a darn fool and describes the district’s plan to test if sending a fool might yield different results.
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Tennessee
Nashville
Congress
John
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Grain-O food drink offers coffee substitute
Grain-O is promoted as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It is advertised as suitable for both children and adults, with a rich mocha like color, gentle on the stomach, and sold in 15c and 25c packages by all grocers.
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Java
Five Tons of English Papers Seized in Paris Case
More than five tons of documents from England in the Venezuelan arbitration case were moved from Paris by two railway cars. Other notes list populations for Russia’s largest cities and a Chicago directory entry, while a claim about big cats notes lions and tigers cannot run far due to weak lungs.
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England
Paris
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Helped Many
Fifty thousand women testify in grateful letters to Mrs. Pinkham that painful menstrual periods are eased by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The ad notes menstruation strains a woman’s vitality and claims relief from the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham's Advice and Medicine Credited for Women's Health
The passage praises Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for years of effective guidance and remedies for women. It asserts that her advice is unique in soundness and that her medicines have a strong record of cure, offering to contact her for further help.
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Winnebagoes
Iowa
Buffalo Bay
Racine Attorney
Rasppe
Marinette
Trail OF Highwaymen
Till
John Anderson
Laflin-Rand
The
Citizens Save Town
Douglas County Agricultural Society
Farmer
Robert Lowerre of
Merrill Lumber Company
Italy
Bing Humbert
Humbert I
Victor Emmanuel
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Naples
Palermo
Garibaldi
Prussia
Austria
Cialdini
Custozza
Turin
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Savoy
Ferdinand of
Genoa
Victor Emanuel
Victor Emanuel Ferdinand Mary Januarius
Prince of
Marguerite
Eternal City
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Boston
Pink Hawley
Heimers
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Ted
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Cleveland
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Young
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Orth
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Doheny New York
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Yonkers, N. Y
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Lowell
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