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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
ELEVEN KILLED
IN SHELL BLAST
Explosion Rocks East Alton, ILL.,;
Six Women Die.
% ARE REPORTED INJURED
Cartridge Factory Building Is Partially
Wrecked and Threatened by Fire
While Hundreds VainIy Seek
Missing Kin.

Alton, ILL.,, July 1.-THE deaths re-
sulting from terrific explosion at the
Western Cartridge company plant at
East Alton reached total of eleven,
when two more women employees died
at local hospital late Tuesday night.
The number of injured was reported
to be twenty-three.
Six of those killed were women.
They were: Mrs. Minnie Warren, AL
ton, ILL.,, mother of ten children; Miss
Anna German, Miss Ruth Green, Mrs.
Bessie Jenkins, and Mrs. Minnie Wag-
ner, all of Alton, and Miss Hazel
Young of Rockford, Ill.
Men Who Were Victims.
The men killed were William Brum-
mer of East Alton, Frank Bennes of
Alton, Russell Reyburn of Browns.
town, Ill, Charles Hawkins, Alton, and
Howard Hunter of Alton.
The plant is about five miles east of
this city. All available physicians and
nurses were dispatched to the plant
in ambulances and automobiles. Many
residents of Alton who had relatives
employed at the cartridge plant also
hurried to the factory but were re-
fused admittance.
Saving War Material.
The cause of the explosion is I'M
known. 1t occurred in a freproof
structure in which about fifty en-
ployees, mostly women, were engaged
IN extracting powder from the 5000
infantry cartridges which had been
manufactured for the army during the
war, but had been repurchased by the
company for the purpose of salvaging
the copper and brass contained in the
shells.
Fire followed the explosion, but was
soon extinguished by the company fire
department.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
whipping Boss" of Florida
Camp Given Twenty Years

Lake City, Fla, July 9.-Thomas
Walter Higginbotham was found guilty
of murder of Martin Tabert Of North
Dakota, in the second degree, by a
jury here and sentenced to twenty
years Imprisonment. He was released
on $4,000 bail pending an appeal.
The jury was out one hour and twenty
minutes. The former convict whipping
boss was accused of having caused the
death of Tabert as the result of a
beating administered while the North
Dakotan was serving a term in the
Putnam Lumber company convict
leased camp
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Manitoba Defeats Public
Drinking Places by $1,000

Winnipeg, July 15.-Manitoba de-
cided that it did not want public
drinking places. The majority against
the beer and light wines bill, allowing
these beverages to be sold in the din
ing rooms of the hotels of the prov
ince, is about $4,000 and may go to
10000. Winnipeg went dry by more
than ten thousand on this measure,
while a few days ago it went wet on
government sale Of liquor by 1000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Turk-AIIied Peace Treaty
Is COMPLETED at Lausanne

Lausanne, July 9.-The Near East
peace treaty was completed here. The
treaty will mark the final act of the
World war, which began August 2,
1914, and means peace in the Near
East for the first time In twelve years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Mayor JohnSon's Bank of
Shelby Closes Its Doors

Great Falls, Mont, July 1.-THE
First State bank of Shelby of which
Mayor James A. Johnson, one Of the
hackers of the Dempsey Gibbons bout,
is president, closed its doors Tuesday
morning, according to a statement
made here by State Bank Examiner
L. Q. Shelton, who is here to take
charge of the Stanton Trust and Saw
ings bank, which went into voluntary
liquidation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Angry RanCher Tears Up
Track; Blocks Railroad

Helena, Mont, July 12.-Complaint
was made to United States District At
torney Slattery by the Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Rail
way company that Elmer Thompson, a
rancher, four miles east of White Tail,
Daniels county, had torn up sixty feet
of the company's railroad track and
built or moved a shack into the gap,
where he is holding forth, heavily
armed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
United States Postal
ReCeiptS Break Records

Washington, July 9.-The Post Of
fee department announces the largest
increase ever recorded in receipts for
fiscal year in which postage rates
were not advanced. The business in
fifty cities was used as basis The
average increase was 1916 per cent.
The estimated entire revenue is $685.
100000, the previous high mark hav-
ing been $4S4, $4,000 recorded in the
fiscal year 1922.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Liquor Raid at Fort Wayne
Results in Fourteen Arrests

Fort Wayne, Ind, July IA city
wide roundup by federal prohibition
agents was featured Tuesday evening
by raid on the residence of a promi-
nent citizen, where the officers CON
fiscated choice liquors estimated to be
worth $4,000. The man whose home
was raided was arrested, as was the
brother-in-law of one of the leading
officials of the city and twelve other
persons
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Thousands Riot in Berlin
Suburb Over Food Prices

Berlin, July 10.-Serious food riots
took place in Nowawes, a suburb of
Potsdam. Several thousand persons.
accompanied by their wives, stormed
the markets after dealers had rejected
the angry crowds demand to reduce
prices. Marketmen were beaten. The
rioters "sold" their foodstuffs far be-
low cost.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Turks Sink Greek Troop
Ship After Battle, Report

Sofia, July IA report received
from Constantinople says that the
Greeks attempted to land a regiment
at Kara-Burun, near the Dardanelles,
and that the Turks repulsed them
after severe fighting. There were
many casualties on both sides, the re-
port says In the fighting Turkish
torpedo boat sank Greek ship, &C
cording to the Constantinople report,
and many were drowned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Great Britain Costs Die;
Wants u. S. Helm on Ruhr

London, July 10.-Great Britain is
on the verge of break with France.
At two-hour cabinet meeting it was
decided that the government should
issue a call to the United States. Italv
and other allied and neutral powers
to join in conference to consider the
Preparations question.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Doors of Third Bank
Locked as Fiuht Aftermath

Helena, Mont. July 1.-THE First
State bank of Joplin, Mont, affiliated
with the Stanton Trust and Savings
bank of Great Falls, has closed it's
doors, it was disclosed by L. j. Skel-
ton, state bank examiner. The clos
ing of the First State bank of Shelby,
another institution affiliated with the
Stanton bank, already had been an
nounced.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Bank Closes in Great Falls
as Prize FiqhterS Leave

Great Falls, Mont, July 1O.-The
State Trust and Savings bank of
Great Falls, of which George II.
Stranton. one of the men who assisted
in financing the Dempsey Gibbons
fight at Shelby, July 4, is president,
closed its doors when it was unable
to liquidate its clearings at the local
clearing house.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
HaiIstones Kill TWenty-three
Persons in Russian Storm

Riga, July 11.-Heavy hailstones
are reported to have killed % people
aid much cattle near Rostov in the
Dom district. The majority of those
killed were peasants, who ran into the
fields to save their cattle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
French WarShips Circle
World to Sell CorSets

Paris, July 12.-The French cruisers
Jules Michelet and Victor Hugo, which
have been on a 32,000-mile cruise
around the world during the last nine
months with a stunning exposition of
Partisan corSets, perfumes, gowns,
jewelry, hats and stockings, returned
10 Toulon Wednesday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Body of Roth Is Found lin
Basket Driftjnu In | AXE

Port Stanley, Ont, July 1O-Lake
Erie yielded the body of Lieut.. L. J.
Roth, pilot of the Inflated United
States navy balloon A669S. Strapped
to the basket of the balloon and clad
only in his underwear, around which
had been tied life preserver, Roth's
body was found in the basket four
teen miles off here by Capt. George
Wilson, master Of fishing boat.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
France viii Keep 100000
Troops Ready for War

Paris, July 1.-THE plan for the re-
organization of Frances army of $780,
900 men was distributed among the
members of parliament by Col. Jean
Fabry, reporter for the chamber army
commission. 1t contemplates a mod
ernized force based N the lessons Of
the great war, with serious attention
to new developments in aviation and
war materials.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
FLAMES Destroy coIdfieId

Tonopah. New, July 7.-0oIdfield.
the famous gold mining camp of for
mer days, burned to the ground with
the exception of six buildings. One
man is dead, woman is missing, and
several persons we're injured In the
fire. The loss may total $1,5OO,O00.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
First Carload of New Crop
Wheat Delivered in ChlCaur

Chicago, July 1.-THE first new
crop wheat to reach Chicago arrived
Tuesday from southern Illinois. The
consignment consisted of one car. 1t
graded No. 1 hard and tested 81
pounds to the bushel. The lot sold
at $1.05B, or 21a cents higher than
July at the same sale.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
President Harding Is Given
Warm Welcome in Alasks

Juneau, Alaska, July 1.-THE ar
rival of President Harding Tuesday.
aboard the q. S. S. Henderson, was
the signal for an enthusiastic greet
ing. Vessels in the harbor blew their
whistles wildly as the welcoming COM
mittee, headed by Mayor GoIdstein.
boarded the Henderson.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Paraguay Rebels Beaten
at Gates of ASunCion

Buenos Aires, July 12.-Revolution-
lists attacked Asuncion, capital of Par
aguay, about noon Monday. The fight
Ing lasted until Tuesday afternoon,
when the revolutionists were put to
flight by government troops. Seventy
were killed and 100 wounded in the
battle.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Chancellor Cuno's Salary
Raised to $2O.51 a Week

Berlin, July 1.-THE German gov
eminent Tuesday announced wage in
creases of officials averaging so per
cent Under the new pay roll Chan
cellor Cuno, ruler of Germany, gets
100000 marks monthly-S2O.5 a
week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Five Die as Indiana Auto
Stalls in Center of Track

Terre Haute, Ind, July 12.-Five
persons were instantly killed and two
injured when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck by a Big
-Four passenger train at the Coal Bluff
crossing. The dead are Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Ellis and their daughter, Lilly,
of West Terre Haute, and Margaret
and Ernestine Dunlap of Seeleyville.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Three Die, Four Injured
as Train Hits Automobile

Fargo, N. D., July 9.-Rev. w. III.
Driver and his wife and two-year-old
son, Arthur, were killed instantly and
DIR. e. Richter and Mrs. Richter and
their daughter, Ruth Alice, and Au-
drey Driver, four years old, were in
jured when train hit the automobile
in which they were riding north Of
HillsborO.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Three Guardsmen Killed, Ten
Hurt by Bolt of inhtninn

Baltimore, Nd, July II. Three
members of the Fifth regiment. Mary
land National Guard, in camp at Sam
ders range, Ann Arundel county, were
killed when lightning struck in
group of men. Ten soldiers were
injured.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
Two Krupp Branches Closed;
Thousands Out of Work

Dusseldorf, July 1.-Two branch fac
tories of the Krupp works near Wit
ten have been compelled to close down
because of the lack of raw materials
and as result of other restrictions or
dered by the French as a penalty for
the Duisburg train bombing. Several
thousand men have been thrown out
of work.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18

Misunderstanding the measure as
IAN attempt to legalize usury," Gov
Blaine vetoed a bill to permit loan
agencies to charge an interest rate Of
81 per cent month on loans under
$500. The governor vetoed similar
bill two years ago. He declared the
measure would legalize interest rates
of AZ per cent year on the basis Of
simple interest.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18

Fond du Lac-July 4, 1923, set a
record in Fond du Lac when the en-
tire day passed without a call to the
fire department either for fire protec-
ton or for pulmotor resuscitation.
and without a Fourth Of July accident
of any description in the city. The
Fourth, for the first time in history,
was absolutely sane.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18

Portage Early relief from food
danger in the Fox River valley is in
sight. Senator Staudenmayer, father
of the 100000 levee repair bill,
stated at Portage that the assembly
had concurred in the senate's action
after cutting the appropriation to
$4,000. Senator Staudenmayer feels
sure Gov. Blaine will sign the meas
ure.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged In Condensed PORN

Madison-Gov Blaine seriously be-
lieves a special session Of the legisla-
ture will be necessary to keep the
University of Wisconsin and Normal
schools running up to standard, it be-
came known at Madison. The legis-
lature probably will be called back In
October not only to provide direct ap-
preparations for the big educational
institutions, but to fight anew the
battle of tax revision. With the de
feat of appropriations, due to a dead
lock over raising the money by sur
taxes on incomes, as insisted upon by
the assembly against the senate's
stand, the university and normals
must depend on continuing appropria-
lions.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18

Fond du Lac-Four horses, four
calves, forty-f1ve tons of hay, many
chickens and a large amount of farm
machinery were burned when frs
started by spontaneous combustion
destroyed large barn on the John
Morgan farm, near Fond du Lac, with
a loss estimated at $1,000 Practical
ly no insurance was carried on the
property. The house and other build
ings were saved by neighbors who
formed bucket brigade.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18

Madison-C. D. Lehman, instructor
in pattern making at the University
of Wisconsin the last three years, has
been appointed by the state board Of
control as superintendent of the state
public school for neglected and de
pendent children at Sparta. Mr. Leh'
man will succeed l.. N. Prince, who
was recently removed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18

Manitowoc-A check-up of receints
of the Fourth of July celebration Of
Manitowoc, sponsored by the Amer.
can Legion boys, shows that financial.
ly, as well otherwise, the event was
successful. More than $1,000 was
cleared. One of the largest crowds
that ever visited the county fair
grounds was present afternoon and
evening. More than 10000 peopls
paid admission and several thousand
children were admitted free.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18

Kewaunee-Edward Syke, So, pre7l
dent of the w. Syke Coal and Mlllini,
Co., former mayor of Kewaunee anI
prominent in civic enterprises, dieI
at his home in that city of diaDete'i
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18

Madison = All previous summer
school registration records have been
broken by the enrolment to date Of
4,768 students at the University OF
Wisconsin. The recent enrolment Of
rs teachers from Chicago schools put
the total number well beyond last
years registration mark.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18

Menomonie-Fran Jackson has re-
signed his position as cashier Of the
First National bank of Menomonle
which he has held for II years. lie
will make his future home in Cali
fornia. Mr.. Jackson is "A, his wife Is
70, and their only living relative, Mrs
Allen, Los Angeles, is IS.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18

Maiden While playing with
other children, Irene, year old daugh-
ter of George He'll, near Durand, fell
from the seat of a riding cultivator
and broke her neck. She died within
a few minutes
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18

Phillip Lang, 26, was
struck and instantly killed by Dol
Of lightning while crossing a barI
wire fence on his farm in the town o.
Cassel, Marathon county. The BODY
was found by a brother.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18

Fond du Lac-A damage suit 10
$1,000 based on alleged mistrea
ment and injury to his health VIII
being held in the city Jail has peel
brought against the city of Waupui
by Edward Lauer. Lauer was d
rested on a charge Of disorderly coA
duct.
, 1923-05-27

Agnes Ayres recently was twice
arrested for speeding in California
and the event proved TO be one
of the most unusual condolences
ever heard OF. The charming star Is
now playing in ''RacIng Hearts" a
Paramount picture. which m to
the Rialto theater next Tuesday and
Wednesday.
In the story, she is arrested for
speeding. thus gaining a lot of free
advertising for the automobiles
manufactured by her father.
Although Miss Ayres has been
driving automobiles for years. she Is
quite careful of traffic violations
and had never been arrested for
speeding. Before leaving the Para
studios to film scenes for
Racing Hearts," she laughed i've
, 1923-05-27

every scout IN the roop or he had
been registered the year before. Tho
troops receiving these steamers were
Troop three of the First Methodist
Church. Troop six of the First Baptist
Church and Troop ten Of the Mills
school.
Il VIII be remembered a large
streamer was awarded Casper Coun-
Gil by President Harding. because of
increasing it's membership 81 percent
from January / to February Is of
this year
President Harding awarded this
streamer to any council in the United
States that would increase 25 percent
or better. Casper council more than
doubled her quota. This large red.
white and blue streamer was pre-
scented TO the local council by tho
Regional Executive. John II. Piper.
OF Kansas City. nj n recent banquet.
rendered TO him while on his official
inspection tour of this state.
The National Bank Of Commerce.
through It's vicepresident, Joe E.
Denham. has offered the local scout
officials window space in their bank
10 display the council and troop flags.
together with the streamers awarded
by President Harding. Scout Execur
tive Bartle announced that these
streamers would be placed in the IA
tional Bank of Commerce window
next Thursday.
, 1923-05-27
AGNES AYRES is TWICE
"PINCHED" AS SPEEDER
IN PICTURE FILMING

the fact that she had never been ar
arrested for speeding and that she
was to try to be arrested" in the
picture. True to custom, Miss Ayres
knocked on WOO after saying she
had successfully avoided being ar
rested.
On the way to the location scenes
where she was to be arrested for
the camera, Miss Ayres drove the
high-powered a h drives in
''Racing Hearts" With the thought
in mind hat she must get used to
a little better than ordinary speed,
Miss Ayres stepped on the gas.
watched her s~peedometer mount to
40 miles an hour-and heard the
chug-chug OF a motorcycle behind
her. A minute later n gruff voice
told her to pull to one SIDE Miss
, 1923-05-27

Mills school that portion of the ex-
hibit given over to tho Boy Scouts.
created much comment and mad a
deep impression upon the citizens OF
Mills who attended the school exhibit.
Troop 10 is progressing nicely n is
n of the leading troops in Casper
Council.
, 1923-05-27

In the same high-powered "A flor
she had left her own at home) she
was hitting a fast clip across SCUM
try when. for the second time dur
ing the day, she was again over
hauled by a motorcycle officer and
was handed another tag for exceed
ing the speed limit.
, 1923-05-27
NEBRASKA MAN DIES
AT LOCAL HOSPITAL

George W. Meyers Of David City.
Neb.. died at a local hospital last
night. Meyers was a man about 40
years OF age. His family live in
David City. The remains are now
at the Muck funeral home pending
word from the relatives of the de-
ceased.
, 1923-05-27
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, 1923-05-27

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, 1923-05-27

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, 1923-05-27
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, 1923-05-27

The clean up campaign for tho city
of Casper was finished by the Boy
Scouts yesterday morning. They re-
port the city in much better condi-
ton than when the first campaign
was put on by the boys. The scouts
of all troops took IN active part in
this campaign and entered into their
work quite Enthusiastically.
, 1923-05-27
TROOP STEAMERS DONATED by
HARDING ARE AWARDED SCOUTS
Arrangements Completed for Exhibit Of Scout
-. Flags in National Bank Of Commerce;
Duke" Wheeler to Trim Window.

The local scout officials received yesterday afternoon
from the National Boy Scout headquarters at New York City,
three troop streaners to be attached to the troop flags of the
several troops that were awarded personally by President
Warren G. Harding, to any troop increasing 25 per cent of
its last years enrolment and maintaining the registration of
, 1923-05-27

The school for scribes was started
last Thursday night. This school will
continue for three weeks more. The
night OF the school has been changed
from Thursday TO Saturday and the
school viii be held in the local head
quarters rather han the basement
of the Methodist Church. The scribes
OF all troops arc urged to be present
for this instruction, in order that the
records of the whole council may be
Kent uniform.
, 1923-05-27

Troop 10 of Mills, under Scoutmas
ter Ray z. Robertson. spent last week
end on the Platte river some miles
above tho City OF Mills. The boys
liked to their camp. spending the
weekend without shelter other than
, 1923-05-27

4. q recent school exhibit at the
, 1923-05-27

All Boy Scouts not belonging TO the
Cadet Corps OF the Natrona County
hish school VIII report by troops to
Tho local scout headquarters at .
o'clock Wednesday morning for duty
on Memorial day. They will be a part
or the parade and will be connected
with numerous other activities through
out the day.