The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-06-28
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


WILL GE-AjteT failing Ill ct
forts to arrest the man who murdered
Dominic c. Leone, superintendent OF
the garbage incinerator, with shots
from carbine, the police are await
ing the action of the friends of the
young Italian leader who have sworn
to kill those implicated in the crime,
Since the Italians rushed from al
parts of Little Italy" to the scene OF
the shooting across the street from
the saloon of Michael Cesaro, Jeffer.
son and Chicago streets, the colony
has been in a greater turmoil than
ever before in its entire history
Leone was shot down from behind
by man who is believed to have
planned for some ime to take his life.
In a narrow alley between two houses
the assassin waited and by the light
of a street gas lamp fired one shot,
which awakened everyone within a
block. Leore staggered across the
street to the front door OF Cesaro's
saloon and { led to ell the proprietor
Weakened ! .c@s CT bleed, he fell tc
his knees Id Crawled from the door
to a wooden bench " here he was dis
covered dead by Patrolman Bergin
FOND DC LAC - General Edward
Stuyvesant Bragg, soldier, diplC
mat and once national figure in poll
tics, died at his home here, agei
eighty-fve years. He had been in
feeble health for some time past
dilla, N. Y, on Feb. 20, 1927. With
the beginning of the Civil War Mr.
Bragg entered the Union army as cap
tain on n ) 5, 1861. He took part
in nearly all of the campaigns of the
army of the Potomac and rose through
the grades to be brigadier general.
LWAUKEE - Carl d. Thomp.
son of Milwaukee was nominated by
the Social Democratic state conven.
ton as the gubernatorial candidate OF
Wisconsin at the November election.
His associates on the ticket are: For
lieutenant governor, H. M. Parks OF
Superior; secretary of state, Ray Wea.
yer of Bea --er Dam; state treasurer,
J. III. AmmCns of Kiel; attorney gen
eral, Lynn w. Josephs of Green Bay.
w. R. Gaylord of Milwaukee was
elected state chairman and Miss E.
H. Thomas of Milwaukee secretary.
STURGEON BAY - Famous Sher
wood point, which is generally known
as lovers leap" name given it by
an Indian legend, collapsed and fell
into Green bay. This for many years
has been an interesting point for sum
mer tourists to visit, thousands of
names being ~hiseled in the rocks
Here the ledge hung out 100 feet, I'M
der which was the favorite place for
picnic parties and where every one
who visited it generally had their pic
lures taken by the camera enthu-
siasts.
BELOlT-The baccalaureate eXer
cises for the sixty-f1fth annual com
of Beloit college were held
in the chapel The sermon was by
President E. d. Eaton. The Rev. Hen
ry Burton, d. d., of England, of the
Beloit college class of '62, and DR..
Frank Gates, president of Roberts col
lege, Constantinople, Beloit TT, had a
part in the service The graduating
class numbered sixty-seven, the larg.
est in the history of the college.
REEDSBURG-The Wisconsin state
fremen's tournament in this city was
q great success. In the principal rae
ing events Horison won the hub and |
hub hook and latter contest In the |
hub and hub hose contest Ladysmith |
won first prize. The novelty hose !
coupling contest was won by Portage |
With Ladysmith second A baseball !
game between teams from Baraboo !
ind Spooner resulted in score of s
% 10 in favor of Baraboo.
WASHBURN-A lack of knowledge |
Of the laws and fundamental princi-
)les of the government of the United |
states and of the leading officers of
he state and nation, acted as bar
Ter to twenty of the twenty-five max
ng application for final citizenship pa
,ers before the circuit court. The
questions were propounded by R. K.
Doe of Duluth, special examiner for
he government.
lLWAUKEE-Upon the petition
If the Continental and Commercial
Trust and Savings bank, as trustee
or the Chambers company, Fed
raj Judge F. A. Geiger signed an or
Ter appointing P w. Call, president of
he concern, and Otto H. Falk ancil-
airy receivers in the northern district
# Illinois, the middle district of
and northern district
# California.