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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1915
Page
1
Grand Rapids council debates paving methods for city streets. Some favor brick or concrete, others macadam. brick paving cited as durable and stylish, with costs upfront but long term savings. Also notes on Ford cars, bee incident, and local scarlet fever quarantines.
William H. Taft outlined a plan in Chicago to abolish all postmasters, calling them inefficient and uneconomic. He argued the general government could save $4,000,000 annually at the outset if enacted, proposing civil service deputy postmasters as the executives.
Wm Burt narrowly avoided fatal injury after stepping aside for an oncoming freight train on the North Western bridge. He fell about twenty feet onto the ice, suffered a left leg fracture and head bruises, lay immobile until relieved by Stanley Stark, Charles Stark, and Henry Demitz, and was rushed to hospital where his condition improved though weeks of incapacity lie ahead.
A Tribune note describes a piano selling scam called the pew plan. A man visits houses posing as a local worker who has bought a piano and cannot keep up payments. He offers to sell his interest for a small amount, hoping the resident will buy in. The deceptions rely on unfamiliar brands and moving on to the next station, catching victims through suspicion of reliable dealers.
The town foresees a December 33 event at the Congregational church with a carnival for all under one hundred years old. H H Walters plans to move to Vesper to manufacture a potato digger after perfecting a patent seen as highly practical. A theatre conversion is planned for Marshfield, as Lang and Scharman close their store. A doctor doubts bald heads imply insanity, while three Knuth brothers sell a corn shocker to International Harvester for about 500000. Miss Baum improves after violent insanity, with recovery prospects.
The Wood County Bankers association met at the Witter Hotel with strong county representation. After a banquet, J E Gillespie spoke on roads and laws, while farmer B Morris urged bankers to help farmers improve stocks and farms. J C Kleer urged support for a new sales barn at Marshfield, suggesting a $500 donation. Officers elected: Ames Bell president, Ruben Connor vice president, J F Seidl secretary and treasurer.
Marshfield Athletic Club prepares an Armory Hall boxing night with Chicago era ref George Duffy and timekeeper Mark Bellis. Main bout features Billy Miske against Frank Hoe over ten rounds. Semi windup includes Tommy Krizg and Dan Honan. preliminaries list Kid Carstrom Carl Olson Bill Branzell. Also notes local births and a resident heading to Green Bay for appendectomy.
A Grand Rapids bowling meeting at Getts alleys Sunday formed a committee to organize a 1917 tourney, arranging travel toWatson Grand Rapids and coordinating with local businessmen. The effort targets multiple teams, aims to boost turnout January 26, and expects strong participation from Port Edwards and others to showcase Grand Rop talents.
Necedah residents expect rebuilding soon after the theft loss. Creenberg store will reopen and others plan immediate work. City business district may gain a sturdier, better appearance. Local reports also note marriages, medical appointments, and county civic activities.
An odd garbled report describes a Christmas tree display and gathering in Grand Rapids with scattered references to locations, people, and activities. It mentions trees, broadcasts, a park, and a planned 6:30 schedule, with multiple distorted names and places surfacing amid the jumbled text.
A garbled 19th century style report describes a telegraph or telephony plant tied to a spar of Vale Cheden and links ownership to a Turk SOL HINY. It cites an Abbe and references engineers and property stakes, mentioning a valuation tied to a commission and ensuing disputes among owners and the wire company.
A discussion argues that pursuing a trade or regular occupation reduces crime, citing prison populations with and without trades. It urges parents to teach boys useful skills, noting few inmates hold skilled crafts like carpenter or mason. Includes a note on Tec improvements and a local tale of a prison inmate’s reform. Also reports the death of Sarah Cora at the poor farm and a brief local ad.
A dense, garbled OCR passage resembles a sprawling news article or legal notice with many broken names, places, and phrases. It appears to touch on government actions, court matters, and potential political events but lacks coherent structure or clearly identifiable entities.
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