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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
1
A chaotic stabbing account unfolds with names blurred and events muddled. The text shifts to a Japan New Year feature describing Touchi Festa and a reader guidance note about reading the newspaper aloud to children.
A long excerpt discusses cerfin stathdands for food products, Armour Co. suit, and rules on water content in meats and oysters. It notes labeling requirements, safety concerns, and a controversy over diluting products. Mentions soft drinks, fish treatment bans, and a push for pure food standards.
Supreme court clearance clears the way for a dam at King Centerpower on the Wisconsin River near Tomahawk. Plans advance with piling contracts and land acquisitions, including payment to Kate Pier of Milwaukee for her property, for a potential power plant site.
The notice outlines the death of Jos L Whitney on Sunday morning after a long illness and details his life from Crawford County Pennsylvania born 1835 to Wisconsin resident since 1850. It notes his lumbering work, civic standing, and survivors Mrs Rossier Kalamazoo Mrs Scott Port Arthur Canada Edward J Whitney and others. Also referenced are obituaries for Fred Batts of Seneca and Charles B Lester with burial plans and local church services. Walter Rasmussen’s death of a four year old son is mentioned with a German Lutheran funeral.
A Wisconsin city outlines evening classes for civil service exam preparation. Duties include letter writing, spelling, and arithmetic. emphasis on intelligent following of directions and penmanship. Applicants are urged to respond at the Lincoln training center by February 4th and 8th.
The Eastern Operating Department of United Wireless Telegraph Company outlines arranging new wireless stations east of the Mississippi. Plans call for site selection and rapid installation as suitable locations are secured, with contracts to be entered for rapid construction in Beloit Talesville Madison Portage LaCrosse Milwaukee Oshkosh Appleton Manitowoc Green Bay Superior and other cities.
Federation meeting held January 6 at 7 45 p m at the residence of Mrs F MacKinnon with reports from the school committee and a program including violin solos and a panel discussion on hygiene in the school room featuring Dr F X Pomaluville and Mrs B R Goggins with Miss Ellen MacHinnon and Miss Ruby Natwic as performers
A garbled listing shows advertised letters with names such as Boinski and Brauskie among others and a tense note that Minnie Podawiltz appeared before Fudge Bailty Webb on a charge of arson, receiving one year in Waupun. The piece also mentions Miss Fodawitte burning a barn and tax collection beginning with Treasurer Sam Churely starting the annual process near year’s end.
The Wood County Relief Commission met at the courthouse on Tuesday and elected officers for the coming year. G. W. Henderson of Marathledd was named Chairman, KT Goaywr of Grand Ravile as Secretary, and Joseph Tobin of Biterville was reappointed for another three years after his term expired.
Unclear article fragment reports John Alpina, superintendent, receiving a heavy gold ring with a Musonic emblem and diamond on Christmas. Other notes mention a New Years Ball, an Or er of E graph pall, cigar smoke, and various local notices, with mixed names and duties.
Notice to stockholders of Hak holdem of hie Woud Gairnity Selaphoaiy. Meeting to be held at Grand Trapids on Moda evening. Stockholders must be present or represented by proxy. M. H. dweken, Hacritary.
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