Hatton Choice for Governor at Republican Progressive Conference
At a Madison conference yesterday Republican leaders endorsed E. F. Dithmar for re election as lieutenant governor and backed W. H. Hatton for governor over F E McGovern. Merlin Hall was endorsed for secretary of state Alvin Peterson for treasurer and Walter C Owen for attorney general. An expansive endorsement of Hughes for president and praise for La Follette followed.
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Madison
E. F. Dithmar
Baraboo
W. H. Hatton
New London
F. E. McGovern
Merlin Hall
Black River Falls
Alvin Peterson
Soldiers Grove
Walter C. Owen
Progressive Conference
Progressive Republicans of Wisconsin Endorse Hughes
The Wisconsin Progressive Republicans front endorsed Charles Evans Hughes for president. They cite his independence from the political machine and bosses, calling his nomination a signal against the old guard and praising him as progressive, honest, level headed, and patriotic.
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Wisconsin
Charles Evans Hughes
Dog Fight Triggers Justice Court Quarrel in Third Ward
A dog fight in the Third ward led to a neighborhood dispute and brought participants before Justice Adolph Andre yesterday. A charge of using abusive language was entered and fines of five dollars paid.
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Third Ward
Court of Justice
Adolph Andre
Hunting Birds With Al Camera On Island In Pacific Ocean
Guy O. Glazier recounts a June 16 expedition to volcanic Pacific islands near Mexico off San Diego. The party climbs the 466 foot rock, photographs cormorants pelicans and gulls, notes nests and feeding behavior, and ends after not harming any birds.
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the Hunter, Trader and Trapper
Guy O. Glazier
San Diego
Calif
Pacific
Mexico
Boy scouts establish portable wireless station near Fern Dell
Madison Beaver patrol led by Professor Ingersoll with M. P. Hansen Captain Bequa and A L Goddard erect a wireless station at Mrs. H W Page’s Fern Dell hilltop. They expect to link with Madison and Arlington Illinois and Baraboo by week’s end and may test through summer.
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Ingersoll
Beaver Patrol
Madison
Mirror Lake
M. P. Hansen
Signal Corps
Bequa
A. L. Goddard
Engineering Department
University
Terry
H. W. Page
Fern Dell
Arlington
Illinois
W. L. Dabney
Engineering
Baraboo
Cheek’s Hill
G. T. Thaerer
W. H. Potter
H. Parsley
M. Debrey
W. H. McFetridge
A. L. Reeden
Auditor review of Baraboo city books tonight
The St. Louis Audit company sends an auditor to Baraboo to examine all city accounts for the past year. He is expected to report at tonight’s council meeting and reportedly found discrepancies in the water department totaling a considerable sum amid a double taxation dispute and tax refund controversy.
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St. Louis
Baraboo
Water Department
First Real Battle Fought in Mexico Near Carrizal
American and Carranza troops clashed at the Santo Domingo ranch near Carrizal in northern Chihuahua. Casualties are unclear, but Pershing’s men reportedly suffered near 20 deaths while Mexicans lost over 40. Seventeen Americans were reported captured and sent to Chihuahua City under guard.
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Carranza
Willson
Mexico City
Santo Domingo
Carrizal
Villa Ahumada
Chihuahua
el Paso
Pershing
Chihuahua City
Immense Throng Bids Farewell To Company A
In Reedsburg crowds lined the streets as Company A left for Camp Douglas at 9 am aboard a special train. President G A R and Relief Corps escorted them to the depot while Cazenovia Ableman bands played patriotic music. Captain Leo Darrenougue led the company and sold his barber business to Richard Townsend before departure.
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Reedsburg
Camp Douglas
G. A. R. Post
Relief Corps
Cazenovia
Ableman
Leo M. Darrenougue
Richard Townsend
Taunts Soldiers Ride on Rail at Reedsburg
A young man claiming to be from Mexico City taunted members of Company A in Reedsburg on Wednesday evening. He was given a ride on a rail and roughly handled, with Captain Darrenougue halting further abuse.
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Reedsburg
Mexico City
Company A
Darrenougue
Veterans march with Company A to Camp Douglas
The Company A departure from Reedsburg included twenty veterans of '60 marching behind the band, some with canes and beards, others in autos, as recruits joined recently. They followed the new flag donated by the Reedsburg Relief Corps a year ago, while families at home faced an anxious wait for the next reunion. Superintendent Doyle assisted the Chicago & Northwestern in ensuring safe transport to Camp Douglas.
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Camp Douglas
Reedsburg
Company A
Doyle
Chicago & Northwestern
Frightful Dynamite Blast Claims Ableman Worker
An Italian laborer Joe Rose was killed instantly in a dynamite explosion at the La Rue quarry near Ableman yesterday afternoon. He had drilled holes and was about to connect a second blast when the charge detonated. Rose, 25, recently became a citizen applicant and had worked in steam drilling eleven years for multiple quarries. The body was sent to Baraboo for burial. A related coincidence noted a partner from Italy who died unloading stone a year earlier. some sources spell the name Boca.
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la Rue
Ableman
Joe Rose
Rose
Bose
Wisconsin Granite Company
White Rock
Baraboo
Melzl & McGann
Italy
Boca
Rex Cummings Sees Mother Before Camp Douglas Call
Rex Cummings, 18, son of Mrs Kate Cummings, traveled from Reedsburg to Benton where he worked to bid his mother farewell after receiving Lieutenant Tudor's call to return home. The note laments war's toll on mothers and hopes boys will not leave Camp Douglas again.
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Rex Cummings
Kate Cummings
Reedsburg
Camp Douglas
Rex
Benton
Wis
T. H. Tudor
Rainy morning dampens turnout for march in Reedsburg
Rain delayed fog began to clear before the march with alumni and locals arriving. Wednesday night the girls of Reedsburg hosted a military ball as a farewell event drawing a crowd from Baraboo North Freedom and beyond. Lieutenant Harry Tudor led volunteers with twins Schultz from Reedsburg among marchers and Grandfather Thomas Claridge marching with his grandson Loyal Claridge in the company.
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Leo Darrenougue
Herbert Prange
Thomas Harry Tudor
Clyde Stewart
Q. M
Rinehart Miller
Arthur Prange
Cliftom BE. Bates
Arthur Schroeder
William Morse
Ernest Selle
William
John Sprecher
James Sweeney
Roy Wettstein
Royal Thurber
Irwin Kerrigan
Harold Palmer
Leander Schulze
Rinehold Schulze
Arnold Schulze
Anton Hillmann
Myron Howland
Aden Krug
Clarence Rebery
Harold Meyer
Hugo Oehlers
Willis McCray
Leonard Hainstock
Boyd Ladd
Leslie Ravenscrof
Hugo Springbrunn
Rein
Reedsburg
Baraboo
North Freedom
Harry Tudor
Schultz
Thomas Claridge
Loyal Claridge
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Baraboo Man
Hughes
la Follette
Pacific Ocean
Wirflass
Ferndell
E. Bates
City Books and
Tangled
Council
Tenth Cavalry
Guzman
Felix Gomez
Juarez
Gonzales
J. C. Hubble
Jaraboo
Heedsburg
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