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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

Destruction of cargo of taxed tea
In Boston harbor by citizens disguis-
&c as Indians, known as the Boston
Tea Party"
lI16-The seat of the United States gov
eminent was removed to Baltimore.
1777-North Carolina adopted oonstitu-
ton.
17IS-Four hundred persons persisted in
the burning of theater in Sara
gossa, Spain.
17S7-New Jersey ratified the Federal
constitution.
17S9-The first circulating library wac
established in Salem, Mass.
1790-The Russians took the fortress Is
mael from the Turks.
1T92-First provincial Parliament Of
lower Canada met at Quebec.
1799-Burial of Gen. Washington.
1S04-Thomas jefferson and George Clin-
ton were unanimously chosen Presi-
dent and Vice President of the Unit
ed States.
1S07-First Roman Catholic orphan asy-
lum in America incorporated in Phil
adelphia.
1S12-Town of Derby, VT, attacked by
the British.
1S35-Great fire in New York; $20,OOO,-
600 property loss.
1S45-Sir Hugh Cough defeated the
Sikhs in battle of Moodkee.
1S46-The first regiment to fight against
Mexico was organized in Pittsburg.
1S52-Sacramento, Cal, was flooded by
the breaking of levee.
1S55-Joe Abbott. commanding the
American squadron in the East In
dies, died at Hongkong.
1S60-South Carolina seeded from the
Union. Gov Hicks of Maryland
refused TO receive the Mississippi
commissioners.
1S62-The Confederates recaptured Holly
Springs, Miss,
1S64-President Lincoln called for 300,-
600 volunteers. :. Gen. Dix issued an
order for reprisals on Canadians be-
cause of the st. Adams raid; order
annulled later by President Lincoln.
1ST6-Destructiv fire at Little Rock.
Ark.
1SS0-Paul Kruger elected president OF
the South African republic.
1S91-Drexel Institute of Art, Science
and Industry dedicated in Philadel-
phia. . Sir Oliver Mowat. Liberal
prime minister of Ontario, issued an
address declaring vigorously against
American assimilation
1894 provincial plebiscite in Prince
Edward Island supported prohibition
of the liquor traffic by an overwhelm-
ing majority.
1S94-E. V. Debs sentenced to six
months Imprisonment for contempt
of court curing the great railroad
strike in Chicago.
1S99-The Broadway National Bank OF
Boston closed its doors. -. Lord Rob
erts appointed commander-in-chief OF
the British forces in South Africa.
19O2-George Norman, adjutant general
of the United Confederate Veterans,
died at New Orleans.
1905-Gov La Toilette of Wisconsin re-
signed and was succeeded by Lieut..
Gov Davidson. -. Abraham III. Hum
mel, New York lawyer, was convicted
of conspiracy and sentenced to inn
prisonment for one year.
19O6-The new law separating church
and state went into force in France.
1907-The American battleship fleet de-
parted from Hampton Roads for the
Daci6c coast
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
CLERK RoBs HIMSELF
Night Watch of Madison Hotel Com
fesses to Self-InHicted HoId-Up.


fesses to Self-InHicted HoId-Up.
Taking $3.50 from the hotels money
and hiding it. Carl Welsh. night clerk
at the Hotel Madison in Madison, bound
anc gagged himself in the hotel at an early
hour in the morning and then lying down
on the floor. awaited the coming of help"
Paul Wailand the janitor, who had gone
down stairs to put coal on the furnace.
returned TO find young Welsh the victim
of supposed hold-up. Welsh told a fam
tastic story about two strangers who first
robbed him and then bound and gagged
aud left him helpless. after an hours
sweating by Chief of Police Shaughnessy
and City Detective Boyd at the police sta
ton, Welsh confessed and made restitu-
ton. There is no law specifically cover
Ing case of this kind, but he may be
held for larceny if complaint is made. The
victim of his own hold-up is scarcely 20
years of age.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
PARR1c1DE AT HURLEY.
Boy of IL Stays His Father for Old
WhippinEs.

Frank Terrell, aged II, shot his father,
Joseph Terrell, infiicting fatal wound in
Hurley. Young Terrell returned from the
reform school recently llI week ago
ran away He returned in the absence
of his parents and when he saw his father
asleep in his room he shot him Just below
the heart. Young Terrell had served
considerable term in the State reform
school, but had been allowed to return
home under parole, as he had been
model boy at the State school. He said,
however. that his father had abused him
and he blamed his father for his previous
bad conduct. 1t was due to repeated beat
ings. he said, that he ran away from
home
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
aa HELD ON TARRINe CHARGE.
EmpIoye Accuses Leading Men at
<cndaII=Dispute Over VIII.

EmpIoye Accuses Leading Men at
kcndaII-Disputn Over Will.
Twenty-Five of the leading men of Ken
dali and l'icinity were arrested the other
day charged with administering coat of
tar and feathers to William Tatro, who,
if is alleged. induced Mr.. Thompson,
farmer to disinherit his son. George,
school teacher Tatro had been working
for Thompson and counting his daughter.
Il is said there is considerable bad feel
ing between Tatro and young Thompson,
who is among those arrested. William
Nistle, student at the University of
Wisconsin, was one of the men arrested.
When Tatro escaped from the tree to
which he was bound he went to his broth
er's home in st. Paul and pnt the case
in the hands of private detective agen-
cy. me arrests soon following.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

protruding upward and outward from the
snont for nearly two feet. This animal
was the brute king of its time The
body combined the shape of the elephant
and the rhinocercs. The monster was
named after the EgyF-Ian queen Arsinoe.
famed for her beauty. The animal stood
six feet high and nearly ten feet long.
The feet were adapted to walking On
sanSy or sinking ground.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
CLERICAL ERROR MADE.
ManitOwOc Council Informed of Corr
rected Ruling I'm Gas Co. Case.

ManftOvOc Council Informed of Corr
rected Ruling I'm Gas Co. Case.
Excusng the decision on the ground
that clerical error had been made,
Halford Erickson, a member of the State
railway commission. has advised the Man
itowoc city officials that correct ruling
is to be made by the commission in the
case of the Manitowoc company. decided
last week. and which crea,ed a storm of
protest from the city. The decision has
not been received as yet, but Mr.. Erick-
son intimated that it would entirely
change existing conditions, and at the
meeting of the council committee on light
it was decided to ask for a rehearing on
the original petition if the corrected de-
cision is not satisfactory. In the event
that this is refused, the case will be TAX
en- to the courts. The city is at dis
advantage, however. as it would have to
bring the trial in the Dane county court.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
JOSEPH DEFINING A SUICIDE.
Head of Beaver Dam Water Com
nanx Kills HimseIf.

Head of Beaver Dam Water Com
pany Kills Himself.
Joseph Denning. superintendent of the
Beaver Dam Water Company, committed
suicide in Beaver Dam by shooting, the
bullet entering the top of the head. He
was last seen alive at $3.50 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon and at s o'clock his body
was found by his wife and brother-in-
law. Frank Stiles, in small shed adj
jo ming the standpipe. He had for the
last ten years been at the head of the
Beaver Dam Water Company. +. j.
Sutton of New York.. an official of the
company. is checking up Mr.. Denning's
accounts. but thus far nothing has been
discovered in the books to raise suspicion
of any shortage.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

An expedition directed By Prof. I'll. F..
Osborn OF the American Museum OF Nat
ural History has recently returned from
the Fayoum desert in Egypt laden with
new skeletons of prehistoric animals The
Fayoum district is the bed of sn ancient
river, and in the sands are found the
bones OF all kinds Of animals mixed in
Discriminatory They are 30 soft that
they can be removed only By pouring
shellsc over them One of the most i'm
portant finds Is the skull of the giant
arsinoitheriun- The dominating feature
q Q long pair Of sharp-pointed horns
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
Rnas Increase. stock.

The State railroad commission has APP
proved an issue of S150o00,000 additional
stock by the Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Pacific coast extension. OF the amount
named 7T.o00000 has already been spent.
Recently the road filed a notice of the
issue and paid fees of $4,000 for the
privilege.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
Manitowoc Pioneer Dead.

August Zentner, aged ti6. a well-known
citizen of Manltowoc. died at his home
there. Mr.. Zentner had been i'll for several
weeks. having caught cold while SUI erin
tending the erection of his sons house in
Milwaukee in October. He was born in
Germany and came 10 Manitowoc in 1861.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
Kenoshn Issues Bon5s.

The Kenosha city council! made the an
nual tax levy of 10 mills at the meeting
on a recent evening and at the same
time provided for an issue of 100000 in
school bonds for the purpose of building
new school. This is the first time that
the city has authorized an issue of school
bonds as in the past all school buildings
have been paid for when erected.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
View Army rife a success.

The new magazine rife which has just
been placed in the hands of the army and
State militia is reported n success by Gen.
Crozier of the Ordnance Department. lie
says this type is more powerful RAPID
and accurate than the one it has replaced
The problem of avoiding erosion of can
non and small arms by the new ammuni-
ton. he saws. has not been sol I'D
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
DOCTORS CLAIM HELD.
Manisowoc Council Refuses to Allow
Bill Presented by Health Officers.


Bill Presented by Health Officers.
Because it is alleged that the city
health official and his assistant had a
monopoly as result of the free vaccina-
ton offer, issued by the health depart
ment recently and charged 80 cents when
It is claimed other physicians vaccinated
for 81 cents. some members of the Mani
towoc council raised the question on a
claim of over $500 filed by the two Off
cials and as result the claims were held
up. \ report of the health board shows
the recent smallpox scare to have result
ed from the prevalence of the disease in
forty homes in the city. all of which are
now free. total of sixty persons were
i'll and of the number stated bat one show
ed vaccination scar
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
Buys Madison Hotel.

The Park hotel of Madison has been
sold 10 Kletzsch brothers of Milwaukee,
owners of the Republican house. for about
100000. As soon as she present lease
expires. in about year. the building
will be entirely ovorhaaled and remodeled
and will be made one of the most COM
plete hostelries in the country.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

Senate relating to
the Panama Canal
charges published in.
the World, has been
proprietor of that
paper since 1888.
He was horn in
Budapest, Hungary,
in 1S47, and was
educated by private
tutors. He came to
the United States in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

in 1867. graduated
from Harvard in
1891 and studied
law at Columbia
Law School. He
was discovered"
By Secretary Cortel-
you when that Off
cial was chairman
of the Republican
national committee
and in the cam
no ioy, fOlrr vao PC
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

At Boston Prof. Percival Lowell said
that his assistant had been able to deter
mine that Mars had measurable vapor.
This goes to confirm the theory Of life
on that planet The proof is derived from,
photographs of the spectrum in COMPARE
sor with the spectrum of our moon.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

the government Of
his fatherland. He
was born in Steck-
born, ThurgOvia. in
1881, received a
high education and
entered the medical
profession. In 1867
he became q mem
Der of the national
council. and in 1888
was elected to the
federal council. For
several years be has
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
THIEF STEALS GOWNS.


DreSsmaking Parlor Entered aud
$1,000 Worth of Goods Taken.
One of the most peculiar and one of
the largest robberieS ever perpetrated in
Oshkosh has been reported to the police.
The dreSSmaking establishment of Mrs. y.
l.. Sterling on Mt. Vernon street was
entered some time during recent night
and goods taken TO the value of about
$1,000. The thieves made clean sweep
of everything. carrying away thirty or
forty gowns. Some of the frocks were
unfinished. Goods cut ready for sewing,
dress patterns. bolts of goods and trim
mingS were also taken.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
Dynamite Injuries Two.

Gust TueOnnnan and GuSs kangen are
in an Ashland hospital receiving treat
ment for inJrles sustained in an explo-
sion in the Superior mine al Hurley that
may result in their losing their eyesight.
They had just set charge of dynamite,
when the explosion occurred. neither man
being unable TO account for she unexpect-
a ax,,lassn,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

plan whereby it Will
be possible to aibol-
ISL that arch-enemy
of business and
traffic, the London
fog. Sir Oliver has
been carrying on
e KIP erin ents for
some time, and a
syndicate has been
formed to make a
test of his discovery
on a large scale.
The fest will cost
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

Congressman in Washington are al
ready scrambling TO secure clerical posi-
items in the census bureau for constitu-
ents. There will not he more than three
or four such positions for each Congress-
man 10 distribute, many of them paying
only 5000 year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

Farmers of the town of Arthur are
considering the proposition of organizing
against chicken thieves. number OF
coops have been robbed and when A H.
Reynolds confronted two of the marauders
he was knocked down and left lying I'M
conscious in the snow.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
CONVICTED OF FORGERY.
Frank G.. SeIsus, Well Known Racine
Young Man, Sentenced.

Young Man, Sentenced.
Frank c. Selsus. aged ~ years, and
one of the best known young men of the
city. pleaded guilty TO the charge Of for
gerry in the municipal COZ ! in Racine
and was sentenced to two years at the
State reformatory at Green Bay. The
arrest of Selsus created a sensation be-
cause of his prominence. He was MEM
her of one of the leading churches and
was married about year ago, his wedding
being one of the largest and most bril-
liant of the year. He admitted having
forged no less than nine checks and pass
ing them upon different merchants, the
amounts ranging from 50 to S14
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
SICK WOMAN is KILLED.
Patient Meets Death In Racine Hos
initial when Nurse starts Elevator.

pitaI when Nurse starts Elevator.
Miss Mary A. Hardy. aged A years.
was killed in an elevator accident in st.
Mary's hospital in Racine when about to
be operated on. An anesthetic had been
administered and she had been placed on
a transporting table and taken to the ele-
vator The elevator suddenly dropped,
causing the body to fall from the table
to the floor of the elevator. The nurse
in charge stopped the elevator and then
pulled wire cable to raise it, The pa
tents head was caught between the ele-
vator platform and the second floor of
the hospital and her neck was broken and
her head crushed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
THINK HER AN ADVENTURES.
Young Woman Restrained from
Approaching Old Man.

Young Woman Restrained from
approaching Old Man.
Court Commissioner Gibson of Trem-
pealeau county has granted an injunction
on behalf of the relatives of Leroy Bell,
an aged farmer of Gainesville, restraining
Miss Grace Louden of Winona, Mimi,
now living at La Crosse, from speaking
to. having any communication with, adj
vising or influencing Bell and prevent
ing her from disposing of certain prop
erty decided to her by Bell and worth
$4,000. 1t is alleged in the complaint
that Miss Louden has inveigled the aged
man, who is said to be suffering from
paresis, into giving her practically his
cntire fnrtnne.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
NEENAH MAN is ARRESTED.
Accused of Embexzlement from

Accused of Embexzlement from
Neennh Paper Mill Company.
Charles Davis. former superintendent
of the Kimberly-Clark Paper Mill Com
pany of Neenah. was arrested in the lob
by of the Sherman House in Chicago by
detectives of the Central station on
charge of embezziing 500 from the COM
pany. Davis, according to the police was
discharged from his position because of
undue attentions to young women en-
ployes and subsequently. it is alleged, was
found short in his accounts. He would
make no statement when arrested.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
Brain concu-sioa in Fan.

Charles Beauer, 10 years old, fell head
first from :. aey NOW on the farm of his
sather. uesr Franksville. and he lies in a
critical condition with conclusion eff the
brain. His parents being of the Chris
tian Science belief have not summoned
physician to attend him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
FOLLOWS TRACKS TO SEED.
sheriff Find. Srain Which Granger
Claims was stolen.

sheriff Fing- Srain Which Granger
Claims WAS stolen.
For some months past farmers in the
towns of Muskegon and New Berlin have
lffered from frequent thefts. The gram
airy at the farm of Theodore Posbrig,
Muskego, was broken into and number
of bushels of clover and timothy seed
stolen. Posbrig followed the wagon tracks
anG subsequently, swore out search war
rant. Under Sheriff Gibson and Deputy
Clancy went to the home of Clarence
Killops. New Berlin. where they found
Line bags of seed hidden under a bed.
Killops was arrested on burglary charge.
lie is a we'll known farmer,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
Rematns Silent T,yenty-aye Year.

Tilted by the girl he loved over twenty
years ago, John Anderson of Sherwood
has not converSed with his relatives or
friends during that entire time. He has
bean taken TO the State hospital at Win
nebago. He took a vow that be would
never speak to anyone. and he has kept
ais word
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

Msscher Warner was killed and Henry
Nelson was injured by Wisconsin Gen.
trail passenger train at the crossing in
the town of Delmar. The men were in
rig and tried TO cross the track in front
of the train. Ore horse was killed
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
Fnrmer slugged nnd Rohhed.

Thomas \. Lewis, a farmer near Ev-
snsyille. was slugged by two strangers
on the Northwestern depot platform at
GAINESVILLE. knocked SenSelesS. and robbed
of a large sum of money.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

j. W. Glenn, 40 years old, son of Col.
Myer W. L. Glenn. Mayor of Waukesha.
committed suicide in Seattle. Wash. by
hanging. Two months ago he attempted
to kill himself with carbolic acid and
lunacy commission declared him sane.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
Male, Jury Disagrees.

After celebrating twenty-six hours the
Jury in the Mullen will case. in Circuit
Court before Judge Helms. in Menomonie.
disagreed. The case involves the dispo-
sition of $4,000. The hearing consumed
ten DAYS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

one of the most in
teresting Fl g ur e s
thrown strongly in
to the limelight by
the recent interna-
tional imbroglio in
Europe, wherein the
Sultan's realm has
been the center. BY
81 m e stra n g e
chance in this day
of many newspaper
and magazine por-
traits and gossip,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

ties of the invention are so great that
no difficulty was experienced in finding
capital to finance the experiment. Sir
Oliver claims that he is able to dispel
banks of Fog by electrical discharges,
the currents acting directly on the con-
stituents of the fog and dissolying it
into millions of minute particles. He
declares that even if the invention does
not prove to be a success in its widest
sense, it will still be able to dissipate
the fog in limited areas, for instance,
along lines of railway, thereby enor-
mously decreasing the danger of acct
dents.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

The Minnesota live stock sanitary board
will ask the Legislature for lot Of money
this year. Because Of animals killed By
reason Of infectious diseases there is com
ing to the owners trife over 1000.
which the board asked to have increased
TO $4,000 so as TO cover any additional
deficit that may occur between now and
when their mex. appropriation becomes
available In addition to this, the board
demands an arnwIl standing apprc.~ via
ton of $4,000 and also a small com i
gent fund for emergency purposes, sucn
as an epidemic Of cholera or foot disease.
German pianos can be bought in Tur
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

saloon, and urged the expenditure by
The Government of revenue from the
ways throughout the country by prison
labor He spoke of his ideas in a some
what scattered manner, but his audi
ence listened intently.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
Fenna Freren ON Road.

David Milkins, aged ~. a well-known
character in the town of Buena Vista.
was found frozen on the road near his
home. He leaves seycrsi children.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

been chief OF the department Of com
merce, industries and agriculture. Pre-
viously he had served three terms as
President of Sutherland.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

The origin of the Great Banks of New
foundland IS said to have been in the
boulders carried down By icebergs. Tbs
bank Is 600 miles long and 40 broad
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

About one-third of the land in the
Mexican State of Durango is held By
hfty-ive men. One estate covers 1000
coo acres.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
SEARCH FOR ALLEGED THIEF.

George E. Cote or "aupuh saiu 10
Have Embezxled $4,000.
George f. Cole. manager OF the Yaw-
key-C Crowley Lumber Company's branch
at Waupun. who disappeared Dec. s, has
not been heard from. The company which
has its headquarters in Madison. caused
warrant TO be sworn out for him at
Juneau. charging him with embezzlement
of between 81, 900 and $1,000. Cole was
last seen in Chicago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

Kiamil Pasha is probably one Of the
least known among the prominent men
in prominent positions in Europe. His
picture is very rarely published and
his very name strikes the average
American reader strangely.
-:
Adolf Deucher, who again has been
elected president of the Swiss Republic
has held many important positions in
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05
~~~~N~~~~~

Frank III. Hitchcock, who. it is an
nounced, is TO be Postmaster General
in Mr.. Taft's cabinet. was born in Ohio
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

Kiamil Pasha, the Grand Vizier of
Turkey. diplomat of long training
and wide experience in statecraft, is
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-01-05

German pianos can be bought In Tur
key for as little as $40.