Wilson expected to decide railroad plan Monday
At Washington, officials and observers anticipate President Wilson will choose a railroad policy on Monday. He weighs options including government operation, suspending anti pooling laws, ICC administered control, a federal manager for current rail lines, and the Railroad War Board view that lines can handle the crisis with policy tweaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad War Board
German Editor Arrested in Hartford Print Case
At Hartford Connecticut Paul Stoeckel a German editor was arrested on charges relating to articles printed in violation of federal law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
Paul Stoeckel
Distilleries in Holland to Face Shutdown After Grain Ban
The government grain bureau told Schiedam’s about two hundred distilleries that no more grain will be supplied for alcohol after this week. The move threatens a major Dutch industry and will throw thousands out of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schiedan
Holland
Telegraph
Howell
Congress Plans Naval Inquiry Named Committee
Congress is planning a naval inquiry with a committee named to oversee the investigation. Further details on scope or timeline were not provided in the accessible text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Remove Prussianism, a Disease in Twentieth Century Life
A Milwaukee Normal professor calls Prussian militarism a diseased appendix of the twentieth century. He urges its swift removal by the allied nations’ joint effort and surgical precision. The remark frames militarism as an existential threat to modern social life and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barr
Milwaukee Normal
Baraboo Boy in France Describes Times, Language and Life
Lieutenant Clausen Stekl writes from France to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stekl describing daily life with Base Hospital No. 101, shopping in towns, learning French phrases, and military details. He notes censoring mail, wearing Sam Brown belts, currency exchange, and conditions at Camp Grant.
Son George Kenyon Sends Holiday Home From Navy
Mrs. S W Kenyon reports her son George, stationed with the navy in France, was in New York and will return home to spend the holidays with his parents. The Kenyons formerly lived in Baraboo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Kenyon
George
Navy
France
New York
Adams Advertiser
Kenyon
Baraboo
Brother of Baraboo Man In the Trenches in France
L. P. Gerou an engineer from Baraboo has three brothers in service and receives a letter from his youngest, in France for several months. John J Geroux of Company B 18th Infantry AEF writes from Paris on November 18 describing the trenches the fighting and his resolve to defeat the Germans with Uncle Sam behind him noting cold weather and YMCA comforts.
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L. P. Gerou
Baraboo
Sam
France
Paris
Durham
Sammie
John J. Geroux
New York
Baraboo Boy Promoted to Corporal at Camp Grant
Emmett R. Kauphusman, formerly in the Northwestern road general offices, reports from Camp Grant December 9 describing wartime moves and a Christmas furlough. He notes 94 men in his barracks, transfers to Camp Logan Texas Camp Pike Arkansas Kelly Field Texas and Camp Sheridan Alabama, and says he has received his commission as corporal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett R. Kauphusman
Camp Grant
Baraboo
Camp Logan
Houston
Tex
Camp Pike
Little Rock
Ark
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Camp Sheridan
Alabama
Troys Receive News of Son Operation at Fort Douglas
Mr and Mrs John Troy of Fort Douglas Utah learn their son J W Troy underwent an appendicitis operation. The parents did not know of the illness until word arrived that the operation had been performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Troy
Fort Douglas Utah
J. W. Troy
Palmer son writes from France says he is in fine health
Mrs. J. W. Palmer of Chicago received a letter from her son Corp. George Marriott Palmer of the U. S. army in France stating he is in fine health and enjoying army life. He has no trouble obtaining most anything he wants but would like some good American shoe polish. The young man is a nephew of William H. Marriott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Palmer
Chicago
Corp
George Marriott Palmer
U. S. Army
France
William H. Marriott
Baraboo Soldier Letters From Camp Pike Arkansas Cotton Market
Baraboo residents receive a letter from Louis Jacobs at Camp Pike Arkansas after transfer from Camp Grant. He describes quarantine conditions, daily medical checks, and missed liberty on Thanksgiving. He notes Pine Bluff cotton market with high bale values and sees Jefferson Davis landmarks. The missive ends mid sentence describing Arkansas soil and coal.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Jefferson Davis
Wisconsin Sixty Years Ago Awakens to Labor Strife
The speaker laments economic decline due to race and cheap black labor in Wisconsin and southern states. He urges Wisconsin residents to travel south to observe cotton farming patterns of 1861 and notes lingering warmth and flowering roses in Little Rock. He discusses a Christmas furlough and a $30 travel cost.
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Wisconsin
Little Rock
Cold Wave Drops Deep in Midwest and Plains
The cold wave pushes record lows across the region with Sioux City at 32 below, Waterloo 14 below, and Duluth 25 below. Additional low readings include Fargo 28, Devil's Lake 30, Huron 28, Omaha 14, and Des Moines 10 below zero.
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Sioux City
Waterloo
Duluth
Minn
Fargo
N. D
Devil’s Lake
Huron
S. D
Omaha
Nebr
Des Moines
Christmas gifts for Company EH engineers overseas
The Christmas fund for the men of Company BH Thirteenth Engineers, now overseas, reaches 5142.05 from company employees. Two hundred boxes for H company members include candy gum licorice tobacco and cigars plus a general box with games puzzles and magazines. Total expense 1246.68. balance 3895.42 to fund future supplies with oversight by Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Shaughnessy and local treasurer A B Jones.
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Railway Age Gazette
The
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Company
G. A. Holmes
E. H. Shaughnessy
A. B. Jones
Company EH
Barr Quote Foresees Peace Through Shared Language
The Milwaukee Normal professor predicts that after the Kaiser led conquest ends and nations redraw Europe and seas open to civilization, a common language will emerge to define lasting peace. He cites Belgium France Poland and Serbia as regions affected by the conflict.
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Belgium
France
Poland
Serbia
Seven Seas
Professor Barr
Milwaukee Normal
Real estate transfers listed for Baraboo and nearby towns
Transfers show Delia Geraty to Riel Plummer and James A Murray and others exchanging land in Baraboo with nominal sums. Bear Creek and Woodland parcels also listed with prices from 1 to 10 000 dollars. Other transfers include Washington and Excelsior properties and a pair of exchanges between Cora E Brown and William Golding.
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Delia Geraty
Riel Plummer
Baraboo
George Weidenkopf
James A. Murray
John P. J. Blake
James E. Kaney
Bear Creek
William Bradley
Harry Bradley
Woodland
J. van Orden
James McIntyre
Anna Schmidtke
August Schmidtke
Washington
William Golding
Cora E. Brown
Excelsior
Ferdinand Hellpap
Fred E. Hellpap
Frederick Schroeder
Wm. Boha
Rheumatism Weather Prophet Warns of Pain and Relief
An old newspaper ad promotes Rheuma from Fisher Bros. and druggists as a remedy for rheumatism. It claims rheumatism comes from poison in the system and worsens with cold and moisture. The two week treatment supposedly relieves pain without heart injury and offers money back if not satisfied.
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Fisher Bros
Foreclosure suit on 10.42 acre Sauk County land
Wisconsin Circuit Court Sauk County proceeds with a foreclosure action against Mable Buxton H H Mortimer Hattie Mortimer Lemuel C Stanley Francis K Jenkins Herbert Huntington Ralph E Kimball Bartholomew Ragatz and spouses and others on a 10.42 acre parcel in the NW quarter of the NE quarter Sec 2 Township 11 Range 5 E. The suit seeks to quiet title and remove clouds, with the mortgage foreclosure action dated December 6 1917. Defendants are summoned to appear within 20 days of service.
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State OF
Wisconsin
Sauk County
Carl Klein
Lena Stein
Mable Buxton
H. H. Mortimer
Hattie Mortimer
Lemuel C. Stanley
Francis K. Jenkins
Herbert Huntington
Ralph E. Kimball
Bartholomew Ragatz
Said Stanley
Jenkins
Huntington
Kimball
Ragatz
Mary R. Northup
Northup
W. H. Cady
P. O
Baraboo
Wis
N. W
N. E
W. H.cady
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Dr. Kieg
OFA. R
Baraboo Boy
J. E. Stekl
Clausen Stekl
U. S
Sam Brown
Cornwall
Base Hospital No. 101
Hotel Grande
Blackstone
Clausen
Europe
F. A. Camp Grant
Rockford
R. R. Howell & CO
Minneapolis
Chas. S. Slack & Co. Gen
Viroqua
Southern Cotton Market
Louis Jacobs
L. M. Jacobs
Arkansas
Chicago & Northwestern
Castoria
Wellington
Lueth Bros
Fourth Ave
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