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Timeline / 1904 / August 27

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August 27, 1904

A church cornerstone was laid, with Bishop Warne of Calcutta, India, giving the principal address.

Meanwhile, closer to home

CountySeptember 1904Month

A tramp who insulted a Spring Prairie farmer and threw stones was shot at, tied up with binding twine, arraigned before the justice at Elkhorn, and began a ten days' sentence in the county jail; the incident was reported as occurring "one day last week" before September 16.

CountySeptember 2, 1904

The Janesville Daily Gazette of this date reported dancing, theater performances ("The Little Outcast," "Pawnbrokers," "Southern Skies"), baseball at Yost's park, and a game between Portage/Port— and Janesville at Yost's.

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1904 / August 27

Nation & worldA

August 27, 1904

A church cornerstone was laid, with Bishop Warne of Calcutta, India, giving the principal address.

All of 1904 → · Know a source for this? Tell us →