Hill's Bay Front Plans Stir Wisconsin Rumors
Reports from West Superior on August 16 discuss James J. Hill and the Great Northern railway pursuing bay front improvements. Land from East End elevators to Scofield mill is largely owned by Hill with deeds filed for most parcels, fueling belief in an oriental trade line and construction of large merchandise sheds on Superior bay.
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West Superior
Wis
Bay Front
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Scofield
Hill
Superior Bay
City weighed on interurban line franchise bids
Madison officials report competing applications for a Madison to Jamesville interurban railway franchise with P L Sheener and James Walsh seeking rights. Walsh also seeks a Stoughton franchise. A draft condition limits city fares to four seats after five years.
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Madison
Wis
Jamesville
P. L. Sheener
Heisman
James Walsh
Walsh
Stoughton
Elevating Rail Firm to Reveal Fast Electric Transport
Osborn Congleton announces that the American Elevated Railroad will soon disclose a major transportation project. The plan centers on a cigar shaped car on an elevated central rail using an external electric system said to deliver 200 mph speeds at one quarter the current cost, with Bowling Green Trust as register after stock hike to 5 million dollars.
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New York
American Elevated Railroad Company
Osborn Congleton
Bowling Green Trust Company
Congleton
County fair canceled. county to display at state and North Wisconsin fairs
West Superior Wis August 14 There will be no county fair in Douglas county this fall but a magnificent display will be made by the county at the state fair and the North Wisconsin fair the latter to be held at Chippewa Falls.
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West Superior
Wis
Douglas County
Tragic Target Practice Fatality in Swandon
In Swandon Wisconsin on August 15 a rifle discharge during target practice at R C Kellys home killed Willie Ove who was serving as target boy. The accident occurred at six pm when the rifle in R C Kelly Jr hand fired and the bullet pierced Willies back. He died within minutes.
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Swandon
Wis
Vilage
R. C. Kelly
R. C. Kelly, Jr
Little Willie
Willie
Home Coming of Capitan Newton in West Superior Wis
Word arrives that Captain Harry Newton will return from the Philippines on August 25 after two years as first lieutenant and captain. He fought in several expeditions including the capture of Aguinaldo and is to receive a state Legislature medal, with an attempt to have Governor La Follette present it.
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West Superior
Wis
Harry Newton
Philippines
Newton
Aguinaldo
la Follette
Thieves Steal $300 Team From Wisconsin Estate
In Madison on August 16 a $300 team of horses was taken from the William Ogilvie estate in Verona. Thieves hitched the horses to a milk wagon in a nearby home and escaped. Bert Mason traced the team to Madison and reported the theft to the sheriff as Verona Farmers Horse Thief association members scour the countryside.
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Madison
Wis
William Ogilvie
Verona
William Buts
Bert Mason
Ogilvie
Farmers
Governor La Follette Recovering in Madison
Governor La Follette’s 14 month old son is ill with summer complaint while the governor’s health improves though he remains confined at home. Hospital or clinic care is not indicated. The governor is expected to be able to go out soon and has remained able to see executive clerk Al Rogers and his secretary Colonel Murphy during his illness.
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Madison
Wis
la Follette
al’ Rogers
Murphy
Warden Seizes Nets From Six Fishermen At Lake Winneconne
Madison dispatch reports State Warden Henry Overbeck received word from Deputy M F Carpenter that six men were caught illegally fishing on the eastern shore of Lake Winnepago. Officers confiscated 6000 feet of gill net a 150 foot seine and three row boats. The six men were bound over for trial Monday.
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Madison
Wis
Fish and Game
Henry Overbeck
M. F. Carpenter
Fond du Lac
Lake Winnepago
Fire rekindles at Hudson cold storage plant
Firemen found renewed flames in the sawdust lining of Hudson Wisconsin’s cold storage plant about 10 o clock last night, nearly fifty hours after a prior Tuesday blaze. The blaze burned for hours as teams tore down the east brick wall to halt the flames.
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Hudson, Wis
Prescott bank receivership sought for Miller firm
Attorney General Hicks and State Bank Examiner E I Kidd urged Judge Helms to appoint a receiver for P S Millers private bank at Prescott now declared insolvent. Creditors favor Colonel D J Dill as receiver and expect the appointment tomorrow after Miller is notified. Dill is reportedly in harmony with the choice.
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Hudson, Wis
Hicks
E. I. Kidd
Helms
P. S. Miller
Prescott
D. J. Dill
Colonell Dill
Wisconsin lumberman wed after rapid courtship in Indiana
Emmet McKee of Superior Junce tion Wisconsin married Laura Shelley of Talma Indiana after a 30 day courtship begun through a friend. The bride and groom had not met until four days before the wedding. McKee is described as a wealthy lumberman.
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la Porte
Ind
Emmet McKee
Superior
Wisconsin voting machine commissioners set first meeting
Madison Wis Aug 17 The first meeting of the Wisconsin voting machine commissioners will be held at the capitol on the first Saturday in September. Several inquiries have been received from manufacturers and it is expected some will attend with machines for examination.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Voting Machine Commissioners
Capitol
Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association selects officers at La Crosse
The Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association closed its twenty first annual convention in La Crosse. Elected president F B Helmstreet Jamesville first vice president W H Barr Milwaukee second vice president W H Farmsworth Milwaukee secretary Henry Rollman Clinton treasurer W B Clark Milton. Milwaukee chosen for next meeting after a spirited contest with Waupaca.
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la Crosse
Wis
Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Association
F. B. Helmstreet
Jamesville
W. H. Barr
Milwaukee
W. H. Farmsworth
Henry Rollman
Clinton
W. B. Clark
Milton
Waupaca
Minnesota State Fair Excursion Tickets From Hamlin
Wisconsin Central Railway offers excursion tickets from Hamlin to Minneapolis or St Paul and return for 5.50. Tickets on sale August 21 through September 7 valid for return through September 9.
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Wisconsin Central Railway Company
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Kidney Cure Complaint Ends for Mt. Sterling Reader
A. H. Davis of Mt. Sterling Iowa reports two one dollar bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure cured his kidney trouble permanently. Sold by Owen Frost and Co.
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A. H. Davis
Mt. Sterling
Foley
Owen, Frost & Co
Kidney Cure Advertiser Testimonial From Kentucky Man
Oscar Bowman of Lebanon Kentucky reports Foley's Kidney Cure gave him a permanent cure for kidney disease and credits Owen Frost and Co as the seller in this testimonial style notice.
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Oscar Bowman
Lebanon
Foley
Owen, Frost & Co
No Noxious Doses Cure for Liquor Habit Sold Worldwide
A home treatment called the Home Gold Cure promises to cure alcoholism, claimed as a disease not weakness. The advertisement argues the method neutralizes poison, suppresses cravings, and can be administered secretly in tea or coffee with full directions and physician advice at a dollar per package via Edwin B. Giles & Company of Philadelphia.
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Ornce
Adress
Edwin B. Giles & Company
Market Street
Philadelphia
Royal Medicine CO
Clarimouth
Chronic Constipation Cured by Candy Cathartic
Cure guaranteed by Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Genuine tablets stamped C C C. Never sold in bulk. Druggists 10c.
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C.C.C
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Morris Henry
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Hamlin, Minn
Official Directory
Howard Benton
Ae Nps
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A. H. Wilkinson
Geo. A. Calder
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D. F. Glover
Nels Nelson
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Jos. Arsenean
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Charles O. Lowder
Geo. F. Morgan
Wm. Downs
Lyman T. Walker
J. Sheridan
Ben Ungrodt
W. H. Smith
H. C. Prudhomme
Washburn Public Library Board
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Q. W. Frost
E. P. Holgren
T. OC. McWilliams
D W. Corning
Wm. O’neil
Levert Swanson
W. W. Jones
N. M. Oscar
A. W. McLeod
Washburn
Bayfield County Bank
John Walsh
Attorney At Law
Paulson’s
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Ly Ashland
F. R. Brower
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City Dock
Mary Scott
T. R. Spears
Times Office
4Th Street
Istave
H. G., Lampson, M. D
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Frank B. Kicks
Hicks & Dodd’s Hospital
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Ashland
Madeline Island
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M. D
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Morgenstiernan
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Ole Hovind
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Ole Aune
M.o.lunde
A. Simonson
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Fred Olson
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M. O. Larson
P. Walin
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C. Guteknust
Rev. C. Michaelson
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J. Beckerman
ST. John’s Episcopal Church
C. M. Hivchcock
la Pointe
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Hunter
Ontonagon
Houghton and Hancock
Duluth
STR
B. Barker
Father Patrick
O. Ry
South North
Ashland Junction
Northwestern
Chicago
Methodist Episcopal
J. A. Willey
West Fifth Street
Epworth League
Greene
Fox Bros. Pharmacy
Johnson
Cross OF the
Nathaniel Wheeler
Wheeler
Wilson Mfg. CO
ASTOR
Paris
Wheeler & Wilson Mfg.co
Wabash Ave
W. H. Lemke
I. R. By
Iron River
Northern Pacific
D. S
Central Trains
Mail and Express
Limited
ARK
John Gibson
O. E. Rice
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Richard Hovey
Scribner’s
U.S
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