Sail From Seville Spurs Spanish Trade Note
A terse letter from Seville notes sail status and trade mood in Spain. Officials report steady shipping and port activity as merchants gauge prospects for the season.
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Newspaper
Baraboo News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
1
Too Many Beggars There: Albion Smith Tours Europe
Albion E. Smith writes from Seville Spain describing Southern Spain's cathedral, Moorish heritage, and Columbus ashes in his travel letter. He recounts travels from New York to Ireland, Wales, and Cork, then describes coal miners in Cardiff and reflections on labor bri nging wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ireland
Londonderry
Cork
Cardiff
Wales
Baraboo Resident F N Brett Dies at Island Woolen Home
Longtime Baraboo resident F N Brett died at his home near the Island Woolen mill after a lingering illness from old age. Born May 11, 1827 in Ohio, he was more than 84. He was married at Geneva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. N. Brett
Island
Ohio
Geneva
Notable Lists of Great Women by La Follette and Taft
Two prominent women name eight great women each while excluding Sappho Mrs Eddy and others. La Follette lists Jane Addams George S and Rosa Bonheur Elizabeth Cady Stanton Florence Nightingale Isabella of Spain Elizabeth Browning Harriet Martineau Nancy Hanks Modjeska George Eliot Ellen Terry Susan B Anthony Olive Schreiner Mme Curie Queen Elizabeth Harriet Beecher Stowe Mary Lyon Cornelia of Agrippa Sophia Petrovsky. Taft names Queen Victoria Jeanne d Arc Cecile Chaminade Charlotte Bronte Harriet Beecher Stowe Lucretia Mott Maria Mitchell Jane Austen Frances Willard Margaret Fuller Louise of Prussia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Taft
Mrs. la Follette
Sappho
Mrs. Eddy
Sarah Bernhardt
Caroline Herschel
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Florence Nightingale
Isabella of Spain
Elizabeth B. Browning
Harriet Martineau
Frances Willard
George Eliot
Margaret Fuller
Louise of
Prussia
Baraboo Fire Forty Years Ago Incident of the Days
Peter Richards recalls a historic Baraboo blaze from four decades past highlighting the era when the resident nicknamed Shanghi Chandler lived in the city. The column frames a local memory with period detail and local color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Shanghi”’ Chandler
Farmer Makes Suitor Husk Corn For Courting Costs
A Greenwood farmer near Viroqua kept a jealous watch on a neighbor youth paying attention to his daughter. He required the young man to husk corn for two days to repay the oil and fuel used in courting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Rev Father Durward Returns From Grand Forks Lecture Tour
Rev. Father Durward arrived last night from Grand Forks North Dakota where he gave a course of lectures. On the way back he visited St Paul for the land show noting the city was on fete and praising the Northwest display of grain and fruits comparing it to a land flowing with milk and honey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Durward
Grand Forks
North Dakota
St. Paul
Great Northwest
Palestine
Fire destroys Long & Camp store in Baraboo
Sunday afternoon blaze gutted the Long & Camp store and damaged adjacent buildings near Oak street and Third avenue in Baraboo. Eyewitness notes chaotic salvage attempts, limited insurance confidence, and Shanghai Chandler entertaining the crowd from the bank roof after the fire burned from early afternoon until late in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Street
Bank
Third Avenue
Third Street
Long & Camp
Dr. Mills’ Drug Store
Baringer
Shanghai
Chandler
Annie Laurie
T. D. Long
A. K. Camp
R. A. Orvis
Mr. Long
Mr. Camp
Milwaukee
E. W. Young
Dr. Riley
Newport
Wiscanal River
F. Longely
Baraboo
Second Street
Walbridge
Farm Sold in Baraboo to Ed Frederick
Fred Ritzenthaler of Freedom reports selling his 92 acre farm in Baraboo to Ed Frederick of Able. Possession to be given next April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ritzenthaler
Town of Freedom
Baraboo
Ed. Frederick
Ableman
Mr. Ritzenthaler
Best Xmas Gift Subscribes for Baraboo News 1912
Promote a year long Baraboo News subscription as a Christmas gift. Fifty two weekly issues for $1.25, delivering a year of local news and cheerful reading for a distant friend. Order now as the paper wishes Merry Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo News
Wisconsin highway commission appoints two engineers
The Wisconsin highway commission elected A. R. Hirst state highway engineer and J. T. Donaghey assistant engineer. Hirst, linked to the state geological survey, will earn 2400 dollars yearly. Donaghey brings county and private road experience to inspect counties, approve work, and guide state aid. About 1.5 million dollars will fund 632 miles across 750 pieces next year. Milwaukee and Dane counties lead in projected spending, with Sauk and Dodge counties rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Highway Commission
A. R. Hirst
J. T. Donaghey
North Freedom
Hirst
State Geological Survey
Highwey
Madison
Donaghey
Sauk County
Milwaukee County
Dane
Couns
Peek
Dodge County
Wisconsin Telephone Plans Baraboo Improvements
The Wisconsin Telephone company will invest 30000 dollars to modernize Baraboo facilities. A new plant will be built in spring with office space on the first floor and an upgraded switchboard on the upper floor. Outside plant expansion includes new cables and a central energy system replacing ringing central. Beloit also reports recent improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Baraboo
J. Mayer
Madison
Telephone Company
Oscar Quale
Orriel Philbrick
Central
Beloit
Death of Miss Amelia Struebing in Reedsburg
Miss Amelia Struebing died at her sister Mrs Henry Hoenfeldt home in Reedsburg Friday morning after a lingering illness. She leaves a mother three brothers Louis Struebing Oshkosh Charles and Godfrey Struebing Reedsburg and a sister Mrs Hoenfeldt Reedsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Struebing
Henry Hoenfeldt
Reedsburg
Louis Struebing
Oshkosh
Charles
Godfrey Struebing
Hoenfeldt
Ty Thousa in Improvements Ty Thousa in Improvements
The fragment reports improvements and plant work attributed to Ty Thousa, noting ongoing development at a local site. Further specifics are unclear due to damaged text.
Who Owns the Horse at Wilkin Son Livery Stable
A horse with buggy and harness was left overnight at the Wilkin son livery stable. The animal was unhitched and placed in a stall while the harness remained in the buggy. The stable proprietor awaits the owner’s claim as no one has come forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkinson Livery
Also Mentioned on This Page
City Pionier-Presse
Andrew Kahn
Sauk City
Cele
Seville
Spain
Columbus
Sail
Europe
Albion E. Smith
N. H. Smith
Methodist Church
Delton
Spring Green
St. Peter’s
Rome
Murillo
Padua
Christopher Columbus
Valladolid
la Cartuja
Santo Domingo
Havana
Cuba
Dorothy Baldwin
Mather
Wisconsin
Elroy
Brett
Edward Brett
Chicago
Emma Cowles
Dakota
Long
F. N
Mrs. Taft Name
Mrs. R. M. la Follette
Jane Addams
George S and
Rosa Bonheur
Nancy Hanks Modjeska
Ellen Terry
Susan B. Anthony
Olive Schreiner
Mme. Curie
Queen Elizabeth Flarriet Beecher
Stowe
Mary Lyon Cornelia of Agrippa Sophia Petrovsky
Irs
W. H. Taft
Queen Victoria
Jeanne D’arc
Cecile Chaminade
Charlotte Bronte
Harriet Beecher
Lucretia Mott
Queen Elizabeth
Maria Mitchell
Jane Austen
Pionier-Presse
Jhon Guettlein
Peter Richards
Lodi, Wisconsin
Road Board
T Donaghey
Wisconsin, Telephone Co
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