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Newspaper
Baraboo Weekly News
Location
Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
9
A brief 1912 column notes Congress moving toward direct senator elections by indirect means. It also jokes about a 3-cent piece aiding stingy spenders and mentions a straw hat and a Thursday date in June. The tone mirrors a small local notice or editorial snippet with playful witticisms.
King George will travel by air ship in a post work hours voyage. The report notes monarchs seek excitement beyond daily duties, highlighting an unusual royal excursion outside standard business times.
In a June American Review of Reviews article Holland Thompson condemns secrecy in big business as a modern sin born of fierce competition. He argues secrecy harms society more than past monopolies and calls for new standards in a changing economy.
A Wisconsin reflection on grass as nature’s forgiving, immortal carpet. John J. In Gall calls grass a constant benediction, renewing after battle or winter, enriching landscapes with humble beauty and sustaining life even if crops fail.
The writer tours Dallas noting the new concrete viaduct and skyline including the Adolphus hotel. He visits Columbus on the Colorado river and Rogers black land district near San Antonio, praising Texas hospitality and contrasts with Wisconsin scenery. The letter reflects pride in Texas growth and identity as the Lone Star state.
A doctor urges prompt action on health concerns and recommends Ayer's Pills, a mild vegetable liver pill from J. C. Ayer Co. of Lowell Massachusetts, as a remedy.
A Toledo infant arrived with a silver filling in a tooth, described as likely a chip from a spoon. The odd dental detail becomes a local curiosity reported in the infant’s birth note.
In a light hearted display, Mexico maintains festive events despite reports of a general uprising. Authorities downplay disruptions as crowds enjoy parades, music, and cultural celebrations across several cities.
A political note observes an excess of Democratic contenders for the nomination, arguing the field is crowded and no single candidate seems poised to secure a decisive boom or overwhelming support.
A Stillwater life prisoner refuses to accept release reading about the Taft Roosevelt struggle high living costs Mississippi floods and a suffragist parade. He says he feels safer remaining incarcerated.
The meat trust seeks a voluntary boycott for a period, signaling that past prosecutions have not yet resolved the issue and failed to secure its disposition.
The Madison Journal notes a landmark California ruling affirming the eight hour workday for women as constitutional. It highlights public power, voter rights, and recalls of judges amid the era's business resistance. It also adverts to women gaining suffrage and California’s pleasant climate.
Marshall Johnson and James Hawley escaped serious harm after a scaffold gave way at about 11:30 this morning while painting a red brick building opposite the Clark hotel. They fell about twenty feet onto a cement sidewalk, striking with a shower of paint. both suffered only shaking and palm flesh stripped from rope contact.
The Cahoon Mine accident left two men dead after a bucket descends as a warning was given moments earlier. Witnesses recall a blastlike sound and the men vanish from sight while a bystander spoke with them.
Miss Christine Hillebrandt and William Whipperman of Portage were married this morning at St Josephs church with Rev Father O Reilly officiating. The bride wore silk embroidered net over white messaline and the couple planned a Portage home after a reception at 826 Second street. The wedding featured a rice and old shoes escape as guests sent the couple off by car and train toward Kilbourn amid a charivari pursuit.
We express heartfelt thanks to neighbors friends and to the W E C Glenville Aid society and The Helpers Union for support floral offerings and choir music during our mother's sickness and burial. Mr and Mrs Nettle Mrs Cornish Mrs Knott.
Judge EK. Ray Stevens grants the divorce by default in a circuit court Thursday. The couple formerly resided in Baraboo. the defendant did not appear.
Miss Elizabeth Byrne, a Stout Institute student at Menominee, returns home for the summer vacation. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Byrne came back from Hartford after being called by Mrs. Byrne's mother's illness, which is reported much improved.
A Madison paper reports Dr. A. R. Law’s present location is unknown to the sheriff the district attorney and his own attorney. The supreme court upheld the lower court decision and the doctor vanished after being found guilty of a criminal operation on Mrs. O'Brien last July. A conference between Judge Stevens and attorneys was to be held next Monday to decide on further motions before final sentence.
Mary Aurelia Stetson aged 87 years 4 months 28 days died after a cerebral hemorrhage. The funeral at the Huntington home was led by Rev L A Goddard with bearer group A H Varnell George B McGilvra Davis Hackett J Van Valkenberg Lewis Johnson and William Montgomery. She leaves one son Arthur and two daughters Miss Harriet and Miss Helen all at home.
Thursday marked the couple's eighteenth wedding anniversary with a small evening gathering of friends and much merriment.
In Sauk County bear stories recount three bears killed the same day near Kilbourn and Leech Lake. Leroy Newell fires buckshot into a wounded bear while his brothers pursue. a later headshot with a corn-cutter ends the chase. Mrs. William H. Newell notes the events and credits the Newell clan for the decisive kill.
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