Wisconsin

Pewaukee Lake, WI Ice Boat Collision, Jan 1947

ICE BOATS CRASH ON LAKE; 7 HURT.

Pewaukee Lake, Wis. -- Seven persons were hurt, two of them severely, when two ice boats collided at high speed yesterday afternoon on Pewaukee Lake.  read more »

Lamont, WI Plane Crash, Jan 1947

TWO KILLED IN PLANE CRASH.

Darlington, Wis., -- (UP) -- Officials of the civil aeronautics commission today investigated the crash of a private airplane in which two men died yesterday.  read more »

Brooklyn, WI Train And Auto Collision, Jan 1947

TRAIN KILLS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.  read more »

Clark County, WI tornado, Aug 1925

AREA HIT BY CYCLONE SATURDAY

High Wind Accompanied by Heavy Downpour - Power Lines Down - Damage is Heavy.  read more »

Clark and Taylor Counties, WI tornado, Sept 1924

Death Rides Tornado

Worst Storm in History of County Levels Homes and Farm Buildings Last Sunday.  read more »

Baraboo, WI froze to death, Dec 1956

MISSING BOY FOUND FROZEN TO DEATH  read more »

Ripon, WI Ripon College Fire, Jan 1931

Ripon WIS  Smith Hall Before Fire.jpg Ripon WIS  Smith Hall College fire 1931.jpg

BLAZE LEVELS RIPON HALL; FIREMAN DIES.  read more »

Reeseville, WI Business Section Fire, Jan 1909

Reeseville WIS Fire 1909.jpg Reeseville WIS Main Street before fire.jpg

REESEVILLE NEARLY WIPED OUT BY FIRE.  read more »

Kimberly, WI Mill Collapses, Oct 1927

5 KILLED AT KIMBERLY.

MORE THAN SCORE IN HOSPITAL WHEN SECTION IN MILL COLLAPSES.

SECTION OF BEATER ROOM BREAKS DOWN
BURY 30 EMPLOYES UNDER TONS OF BRICKS, TIMBER AND MACHINERY.  read more »

Sturtevant, WI Train Wreck, Aug 1927

TWO REPORTED DEAD IN ST. PAUL WRECK.  read more »

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