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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
3
The Times Newspaper announces itself as the only all home print weekly in Bayfield County with J E Jones as editor and publisher and a yearly subscription of two dollars.
Portage Wis after eight hours the jury found the Bliss murder defendant guilty of manslaughter in the third degree. The verdict came at 10 35 last night with nine votes for conviction three for acquittal. Sentence likely two years in Waupun. Attorney Grady moved for new trial. The case involved a kerosene lamp flame that burned the wife who died twenty four hours later.
Gratiot Wisconsin Milwaukee Road station burned to the ground after a lightning strike last night. Warehouses owned by John McDonald Henry Doring and H W Burmeister also burned with a total loss of about 10000 dollars. Burmeister’s warehouses carried 1000 dollars in insurance. the others were uninsured.
In Wausaukee Wisconsin a house undergoing smallpox fumigation caught fire from burning sulphur and burned down causing about 1500 dollars in loss. Sparks from the dwelling spread to the adjacent Wausaukee hotel and threatened other areas of the town.
Eau Claire Wisconsin early today the oculist Dr Frank R Reynolds committed suicide by hanging He leaves a widow and several children Two brothers are physicians in the area another brother lives in Winnebago Minnesota His death follows serious legal struggles including a libel suit and his ill health An infant child had recently died and depressed him
Oshkosh and nearby cities appear on a proposed electric line list stretching north from Madison to Green Bay. The plan arose after Illinois Central declined to extend its tracks to Green Bay, with Green Bay Depere Kaukauna Appleton Neenah Menasha Oshkosh Waupun Beaver Dam Columbus and Madison named as potential stops.
The Pinery lodge of Odd Fellows dedicated its new hall in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin with elaborate ceremonies. Nearly all local Odd Fellows attended as the modern $16 000 building hosted a banquet by the Rebekahs and an entertainment featuring prominent citizens of the city.
In Marinette district on May 23 a fumigation of a house intended to combat smallpox nearly caused a townwide blaze at Wausaukee. Sulphur burned inside the home as fumes spread, the structure was totally destroyed, valued at 1 500 dollars, and nearby areas were at risk due to a strong wind before flames were brought under control.
The will of Augusta Sarah Crowe was read in Hudson with an estate valued around $20,000. Most bequeathed to cousins in Hudson and Milwaukee. Charitable gifts include $3,000 to Hudson Methodist Church and $100 to Lawrence University and the W C T U. Major beneficiaries include Mrs. Jacob Bevier and James and Charles Powers of Milwaukee.
Marinette resident Christian A. Lind announces his move to the Isle of Pines about sixty miles south of Cuba to pursue life as a planter after purchasing 200 acres nearby the renowned Almadgos springs noted for healthful waters.
LaCrosse Public Library trustees receive notice that the estate of C L Coleman, a wealthy bachelor deceased, has donated 20000 dollars to establish a permanent endowment for the library built by the late Governor C C Washburn. Also includes unrelated ads for medicine and remedies.
Abstract of the sworn statement filed with the Wisconsin Insurance Department on February 1 192? shows total assets 2 208 358 53 and total liabilities 2 208 358 55. Net premiums 788 050 39 cash receipts and miscellaneous Wisconsin business 30 002 45. Risks written 2 047 547 00 and losses incurred 10 774 37.
The document records assets and liabilities of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance as filed with Wisconsin Insurance Department on February 1 1902. It lists totals oddities including admitted assets 22 201 564 and total liabilities 25 905 428 85, with premiums received 49 222 62 and losses incurred 27 700 00. Commissioner Emil Giljohann signs.
Chattanooga druggist Robt. J. Miller of the Red House Drug Store proclaims Foley's Honey and Tar superior to all other cough syrups citing strong demand and higher sales. Frost & Spies distribute the product.
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