Liberty Loan Campaign in Sauk County Prepares Drive
A Sauk County meeting at the courthouse outlines the fourth liberty loan seeking about $1.5 million. F R Bentley chairs and pledges strict action, including publicizing slackers, to push bond sales across Baraboo, Plain, Honey Creek and Franklin.
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Sauk County
United States
Charles Pearson
la Valle
J. B. Prouty
Mr. Bentley
Beloit
Mr. Hanly
Dr. Daley
J. B. Weiss
County Liberty Loan Committee
Baraboo
Frank B. Moss
Baraboo City
F. E. Morey
E. P. McFetridge
W. H. Aton
Adolph Andre
Paul Cahoon
Fugitive Krueger Brothers in Shootout and Barn Blaze
The death of Harry Jensen, 28, in the Owen draft clash sparks arrests and manhunts as Krueger brothers elude capture. The Krueger farm barn was burned in a gas and blast incident with hundreds of cartridges, while two militia companies remain on the scene and search for Ernie, Lewis, and Leslie Krueger. Jensen left a widow Lillian Rose and three children.
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Harry Jensen
Owen
Reedsburg
Home Guards
Krueger
Jensen
Lillian Rose
Frank Krueger
Ernie
Lewis
Leslie
Anaware
Kruegers
War exhibit trains to visit Bara Boo Friday
The liberty loan exhibit of war trophies touring from Chicago arrives at Bara Boo Friday September 20 from 1 30 to 3 30 p m. Guarded by 12 Camp Grant soldiers and 12 Great Lakes sailors the free public show features anti aircraft guns French 75s 10 inch shells and other allied trophies from World War I to promote the Fourth liberty loan.
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Chicago
Liberty Loan Committee
Baraboo
Camp Grant
Great Lakes
Pershing
France
Liberty Loan
Popcorn Wagon Owner Carl Pesky Killed by Train
Carl Pesky, owner of the Kilbourn popcorn wagon, was fatally struck crossing railroad tracks as a fast mail train passed. He died instantly after leaving home to reach his wagon.
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Kilbourn
Carl Pesky
Butter Reaches 58 Cents A Pound In Baraboo Market
Baraboo merchants price butter at 58 cents a pound signaling a rare spike as creamery output remains steady. Report notes buyers compare the craze to gold while attributing the surge to the Kaiser era demand.
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Baraboo
Wisconsin Fall Plowing Expands Yields on Heavy Soils
More land is being fall plowed in Wisconsin this season than ever before. The practice is especially widespread on clay and heavy loam soils where yields have risen by several bushels per acre.
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Wisconsin
Philipp calls special session for student army housing
Gov. E. L. Philipp announces a September 24 special legislative session to appropriate funds for barracks at the state normal schools and university to properly house Wisconsin boys in the student army training corps. He notes the U.S. government has asked Wisconsin to arrange facilities for training 18 and 19 year olds at state and private colleges designated for such units.
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E. L. Philipp
Wisconsin
Student Army Training Corps
Philipp
United States
Army Training Corps
Officer's Shot Almost Fatal Car Incident
D W Worth reports his daughter Mrs Bert Miller was struck by seven bullets fired from a police gun as she stood in a woodshed. Five bullets hit her hip one pierced the hand and exited the back while another lodged between her heart and lung. She remains in critical condition.
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D. W. Worth
Bert Miller
Car Tips Over at Maple Hill Lands in Ditch
Timothy Borders’s car tipped over near Maple Hill after a broken wheel caused it to skid into a ditch. The diver injured his leg. A doctor says he is recovering well.
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Maple Hill
Timothy Borders
Mrs Bunn Dies at Madison Widow of Judge Romanzo Bunn
Mrs Sarah Bunn aged 86 widow of the late United States Supreme Court judge Romanzo Bunn died of heart failure on Tuesday at Madison.
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Sarah Bunn
Romanzo Bunn
United States Supreme Court
Moreno Man Has Accident at Reedsburg
K. D. Wooderson of Wonewoce is in Reedsburg hospital with a broken leg from a fall down an elevator shaft at Townsend and Metcalf garage. He drove home thinking he was not hurt, but the next day swelling required crutches. An X-ray showed the bone broken in two places.
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K. D. Wooderson
Wonewoce
Reedsburg
Townsend & Metcalf
Proclamation Ends Brewing Before 1920s Dry Spell
President Wilson signs a proclamation prohibiting after October 1 the use of any foodstuffs in brewing beer and near beers except malt and hops. After December 1 brewers must cease brewing altogether. Officials say vats will hold enough beer for two to six months and sales will continue.
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Wilson
Food Administration
State Parties Hold Meetings in Madison
The state political parties met in Madison on Tuesday. The Republicans back Wilson in the war with Philipp supported and Dithmar elected chairman. Democrats united behind woman suffrage and endorsed the national administration on liquor. Speakers attacked Philipp.
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Madison
Wilson
Philipp
Dithmar
Have you coal snow in the west
The item notes snowfall in South Dakota and mentions a wildfire ending with a request about coal. It records a cold weather scene and a domestic concern about fuel.
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South Dakota
Americans Smash Forward on Lorraine Front and Macedonian Drive
A fresh Amer ican right wing gain of at least a mile in Lorraine narrows toward Vandieres near the German border as Pershing’s patrols near Pont-a-Mousson and Pagny sur Moselle. Across the front the Macedonian offensive pushes a Serbian and French breakout, with 4 000 prisoners and 30 guns reported. British advances near St Quentin and in Flanders show renewed Allied pressure as German plans face disruption.
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Lorraine
Pershing
Vandieres
Pont-a-Mousson
Pagny-sur-Moselle
Metz
Moselle
Gradesnitza
Germany
St. Quentin
Holnon Village
Hindenburg
Haig
Flanders
Kaiser Suffers Nervous Breakdown Aide Reports Despondent Kaiser
Report says the Kaiser has a nervous breakdown and is deeply despondent. Strong rumors circulate about his condition and mental state.
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Kaiser
Ringling Moves To Farm In Montana Turns Grain War Aid
Richard Ringling, 23, farms ten thousand bushels of wheat at Ringling Montana, the first harvest on land never plowed, aiming to yield 30 000 to 40 000 bushels next year. He ran a circus three years ago, was rejected by medical examiners at Camp Grant, and now manages vast Montana holdings including a thousand acres owned by John Ringling.
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Ringling
Mont
Richard Ringling
Uct
Camp Grant
Ill
Baraboo
Wis
Montana
John Ringling
All Subscriptions Must Be Paid In Advance
Government order bans mailing newspapers after October 1 unless subscriptions are prepaid. Paper shortages drive the rule, creating a serious issue for papers. Readers urged to pay ahead promptly to avoid service disruption.
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Sam
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Liberty
Willy
Baraboo Liberty Chorus
F. R. Bentley
Kaiser Wilhelm
Krupp Gun Works
Lenine
Trotzky
Russia
R. P. Perry
Paris
England
Wall
Mr. Perry
Frank Avery
London
Queen Victoria
America
Napoleon
St. Helena
Belgium
Wasa
A. S. Kingsford
Chateau-Thierry
T. F. Risley
E. C. O'Reilly
Kaiser Wever
McFetridge
M. R. Prouty
Mr. Prouty
Rta
Chusburg
Second City
Army Barracks
Moreno
al Reedsburg
Western Front
Bulgars’ Line
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