Hagenbeck's Park Loses Most Animals in War Hunger
The New York Times reports Hagenbeck’s Stellingen park near Hamburg closed after wartime hunger and coal shortages killed hundreds of animals. Ringling Brothers had bought many, and some still survived brief periods during attempts to feed them.
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New York Times
Seals Die At Hagenbeck Park Amid Food Shortage
The Hagenbeck stock including a famed walrus from the Stellingen collection perished in captivity as Germany's food restrictions limited meat and salt water fish. Managers attempted substitutes, feeding fresh water fish to sea animals and birds, with troubling effects observed.
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Hagenbeck
Stellingen
Germany
City Council Reviews Scales Plan and Funds Transfer
The regular meeting at city hall led by Mayor Adolph Andro discussed placing a city coal scale near Deppe Lumber & Produce Co. offices. an ordinance authorized auxiliary scales at 501 Broadway. A resolution moved 12 000 from the general fund to the school fund.
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Adolph Andro
Judevine
Deppe Lumber & Produce Co
Broadway
Christmas services detailed across city churches
Christmas was observed across A C and German M E churches with decorated trees, candy and pop corn for children, and large audiences. Evangelical, First M E, Presbyterian, Trinity Episcopal, St Josephs, Lutheran, Congregational and Lyons churches hosted programs, cantatas, songs, and gift distributions with missions offerings and warm community participation.
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A. C
Reedsburg Fair May Discontinue Plans
Directors of the Reedsburg fair favor selling the property and will hold a January stockholders meeting to decide the matter. The fair has been a losing venture for some time.
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Reedsburg Fair
1000 Steel Men Lose Jobs as Mills Close Indefinitely
Ear ly steel companies in Pennsylvania close for an indefinite period affecting about 1,000 workers. The closures hit mills and related facilities, signaling a major disruption in regional steel production and employment.
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Ear*ern Steel Companies
Pennsylvania
Baraboo Triumphs Over Reedsburg in Tight 33 22 Victory
Baraboo City basketball team defeated Reedsburg 33 to 22 in a hard fought game at Reedsburg. The return match is set for January 7 at the local high school gym. Baraboo next faces Brooklyn on January 1 away. The team credits the visit with Born to Mr and Mrs Ben Hoxie of Spring Green a son at Sauk City.
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Reedsburg
Baraboo
Brooklyn
Ben Hoxie
Spring Green
Sauk City
Letters reveal part of Rose family history from Lodi to London
Judge Nicholson recovers letters from George Rose's mother dated 1882 to 1887. The notes describe a Wisconsin birth in 1862, a first father unknown, a second marriage, a move to London then a farm near London, and return to Sudbury Vermont. The mother, then Cooper, had three daughters and was left a widow with five dollars.
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Mary Schimmer Wiggin
West Point
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Argus Leader
Watertown
J. H. Lynch
Schaller
George Rose
Schaller’s
John Nicholson
Rose
Nicholson
Lodi
Wis
Cooper
London
Eng
America
Sudbury
Home Entered Sunday Evening at 510 Fourth Avenue
The home of City Engineer H. E. French and wife was entered Sunday between six and eight. About 300 in valuables, 50 in cash, and 250 in jewelry were taken. Entry was via a broken rear door glass. Robbers ate cakes and tarts, ransacked the children's room, overlooked gold beads and stickpins. No clues or traces exist.
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H. E. French
Fourth Avenue
French
Consider Farm Problems for 1921 Forefront
Dean H L Russell of the College of Agriculture at Madison outlines seven key concerns for Wisconsin farmers in 1921. Stay in business, improve production, secure better farm credits, expand storage, bring markets nearer, heed the pioneer call, and market changes by uniting consumer and producer ahead of a February conference in Madison.
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College of Agriculture At
Madison
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Seaboard
Elks Christmas Tree Delights Baraboo Children
Several hundred pounds of candy apples nuts and popcorn were distributed to Baraboo children at the A Ringling theatre by the Elks annual Christmas tree. A short program of moving pictures songs and recitations preceded Santa Claus who gave the treats. Two festively decorated trees adorned the stage.
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Baraboo
A. Ringling Theatre
Santa Claus
Adolph Andro
Elks
Pastor and Congregation Welcome New Auto Donation
Reverend E. C. Henke and wife greet a new sedan donated by a West Coast relative as Baraboo Presbyterians pledge to provide a garage. The gift boosts ministers calls and reflects local support. Also listed are Baraboo residents with Ford cars from Philbrick garage including Lydia North Ed Shirmer J Heffel Arndt Bros L W Briggs Joseph Wilcox Bernhardine Utecht Carl Schara and Security Sewing Machine Co Minneapolis with three roadsters.
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Santa Claus
E. C. Henke
Philbrick
Lydia North
Ed. Shirmer
J. Heffel
Arndt Bros
L. W. Briggs
All of
Baraboo
Joseph Wilcox
Loganville
Bernhardine Utecht
Plainville
Carl Schara
North Freedom
Security Sewing Machine Co
Minneapolis
Sauk County Democrat to Suspend Publication This Year
The Sauk County Democrat announces it will suspend with this year’s final issue after forty years. Founded by Joshua G. Ford on January 31, 1840, the paper changed hands several times including E Aug Runge and Herman Grotophorst, later Luckow and Quimby, then a stock company run by R J Osborne. The editor cites rising print paper costs and a desire to focus on other office work as reasons.
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Sauk County Democrat
Joshua G. Ford
E. Aug. Runge
Herman Grotophorst
Runge
Mr. Luckow
H. B. Quimby
Washington
Non-Partisan Work Stalled in North Dakota Bank Debate
North Dakota faces an abrupt halt to nonpartisan projects as a state elevator plan valued at 4 million dollars and a mill alongside residences stalls. The last election changed the compulsory law to deposit funds in the state bank, triggering the current deadlock as nonpartisans push to save the Bank of North Dakota.
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North Dakota
Bank of North Dakota
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