California City News Snapshot from Los Angeles 1909
Mike and Hanna Maher report from Los Angeles with notes on jail crowding and easing travel, a warning to stay off streets at night, a $500 jewel robbery, citrus and grape industry gains, a new silk mill, and Edison power plans. Also details on hotels, a 95th birthday, a pedestrian subway idea, and Pasadena rose parade crowds.
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Los Angeles
Brown
Salt Lake Railroad
East
Richard Heeling
California
Golden State
Broadway
New California Hotel
Pasadena
Seattle
Tynan
Ruth Gehlback
Francis Pappas
Tyuana
New York
Ambassador Hotel
Europe
J. F. Howard
New Edison
Southern California Edison Co
Colorado
All Nature
Funeral services of Cecile Newell
The funeral for Cecile Newell was held at Blackburn Scheible Dyrud parlors with Rev H H Savage of the Baptist church officiating. The American Legion accompanied the remains to Fairfield for interment. Pallbearers included Clifford LaMar Bud Cahoon Clyde Sturdevant William Hattle Carl Zanton and George Weber. A guard of honor led by Sgt George Knight fired a salute at the grave.
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Cecile Newell
Blackburn, Scheible & Dyrud
H. H. Savage
The
Baptist Church
Fairfield
American Legion
Clifford la Mar
Bud Cahoon
Clyde Sturdevant
William Hattle
Carl Zanton
George Weber
Army Size Soars To Triple Prewar Levels in 1917
The regular United States army has grown to about three times its size before entering the war in 1917, reflecting rapid mobilization and expansion of forces.
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United States Army
Large Baraboo garage consumed by rapid fire
A Baraboo Auto Exchange garage owned by Max Feinberg burned nearly to the ground Sunday night with $25,000 in autos and accessories lost. Fire started above an overheated furnace and spread quickly through grease and gasoline. Firemen remained on duty into the morning. several vehicles in the basement and adjoining building survived.
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Peck Mercantile Ford
Oregon High School Varsity Defeats Baraboo 31 to 15
In a season opener at the local gym Baraboo hosted visiting Oregon High School. The visitors dominated for most of the game finishing with a 31 to 15 win. Baraboo showed new players and some individual effort but lacked team cohesion.
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Baraboo High School
Oregon High School
Oregon
Baraboo
City Solons Hold Meeting in Baraboo hall
Baraboo city council met at city hall with Mayor Adolph Andre presiding. A police and fire commission plan to issue uniforms and city supplied equipment sparked debate. resolutions referred to the finance committee. Mrs. H. H. Thomas resigned from the school board with thanks. Traffic safety signs near schools discussed. street lights proposed for Crawford street area. Payrolls and expenses listed for the meeting.
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Adolph Andre
Police and Fire Commission
Baraboo
Finance Committee
H. H. Thomas
Thomas
W. H. Cady
E. F. Dithmar
Committee On
Industrial Commission
Lawrence Schustler
Gustav Schustler
Geneseo
Ill
Humane Stanchion Works
E. J. Rooney
Crawford Street
Cheeks Hill
Bridge Fire Near Baraboo Hits Rail Spur Cahoon Mine
Two boys started a blaze using waste from a shop on the railroad spur to the Cahoon mine, damaging box cars stored there. Workers spent about twelve hours to separate the cars to create fire openings. The loss runs around $2,000, and an employee of the Chicago and North Western states mentions the boys will face court action.
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Cahoon
Chicago & Northwestern States
Ringling Brothers Circus Not Sold Says Attorney
Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey circus will continue under sole ownership of Ringling brothers. A false December dispatch claimed a sale and retirement from the business. John M. Kelley confirms no sale, notes improvements and wintering at Bridgeport Connecticut, with John Ringling in Europe and Charles Ringling in South America.
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Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey
Ringling Brothers
Rice Lake
Wis
Ringlings
John M. Kelley
Chicago
New York
Kelley
John Ringling
Europe
Charles Ringling
South America
Bridgeport
Conn
Baraboo
Ringling
Emma Goldman Seeks Return From Russia
Emma Goldman declares she would be constructive and well behaved if allowed to return from Russia. She expresses willingness to cooperate with authorities and resume public activities upon permission to come back.
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Emma Goldman
Russia
Wisconsin Fishery Investment Tops 1.5 Million
James Nevin head of Wisconsin conservation commission notes the state’s fishing industry exceeds 1.5 million dollars in investment and employs over 1,500 men.Wisconsin leads Illinois Michigan and Indiana in lake fish trade and operates two hatcheries at Sheboygan and Sturgeon Bay to boost food fish like whitefish and lake trout. Whitefish and lake trout remain steady while lake sturgeon catches have fallen since 1880.
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Wisconsin
James Nevin
Division of Fisheries
The
Conservation Commission
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Green Bay
Nevin
Sheboygan
Sturgeon Bay
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Sturgeon
Reedsburg Seeks Louder Fire Siren Action
Theodore Decot, designer of a fire siren, installed one on Reedsburg’s fire department building but the noise was not loud enough. A second test also failed to meet requirements. Officials want a siren audible as far as Baraboo and informed Decot the siren must make a really big noise. Decot lives in Sauk City.
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Theodore Decot
Reedsburg
Baraboo
Decot
Mr. Decot
Sauk City
Pansy expert William Toole Sr lauded as top native plant authority
William Toole Sr of Baraboo, nearing his 80th birthday, is praised as Wisconsin’s best informed man on native shrubs and flowers. Known as the pansy man, he has read papers at conventions on native trees and cultivation, and has served long as president and officer of the State Horticulture Society.
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William Toole
Baraboo
Wisconsin
Mr. Toole
State Horticulture Society
Frederic Cranefield
Madison Democrat
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Hanna Maher
Windy City
Kittie Lockie
Los Angeles Business District
Emas
Ireland
Mike & Hanna Maher
Margo
Max Fein
Third Ward
Troof
Marriott Hardware Company
Peck Mercantile Company
Ford
Peck
George Urban
Gust Bros
A . S. Kingsford
Fred Brad
Hudson
Oregon Baraboo
P. Barry
E. Hawkins
A. Jensen Ly
D. Duncan
Ic. Creddle
C.page
B. Ace
G. Premo
W. Sweeney
E. Haugh Baraboo
Collins
City Solons
Council For Police Officers
Fisher Drug Store
Acc
First’ National Bank
Homer Jeffries
Wv. H. Cady
Bank of Baraboo
Hood Bros
Baraboo News
Hood Bros Ea
Ed Harmel
J. A. Malone
Baraboo Water Works
Island Woolen Mill Fe Ae
Bros Accessories
Capenet Helbig Stor
Bat. C
Electric Appliance Co
BE. Schudlick
Wis. Telephone Co
P. Morrow
W. Montgomery
General Pershing
John J. Pershing
A. E. F. Wll
Washington
Cahoon Mine
WM. Toole, SR
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