28 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1912
Page
1
Local notices report a stock fair on Tuesday and other social updates from Grand Rapids Wisconsin. Residents mention travels, visits, illnesses, obituaries, and political candidate announcements for city offices, with several names and places listed in this period piece.
A Wednesday March concert by the band is announced for Daly's Theater with a lively program including March Alwaya Morward Cleopatra Palka Alexander's Rag Time Band and American Patrol. One price 96 cents. Also notes a Wood County Rural Letter Carriers meeting February 22 and local travel and health news. Mrs Ebert dies after long illness. funeral held at home with Rev Pease.
Carnival week unfolds at Amusement Hall with nightly events and games. Monday kicks off with a leaping race, Tuesday hosts a hard times party, Wednesday features a puzzle contest and pole game, Friday boasts grand masquerades on rollers with cash prizes, Saturday includes children’s mask making and a mile race, plus Daredevil Miraicle exhibitions. A bill from Daly’s Theatre in New York, “A Sea Voyage With Billy,” comes to Daly’s Theatre next Thursday, with scenes on a moving steamship to Havana and a cast including Shaborts and Frank G. King. Ticket prices range from 36 to 1.00 dollars.
Arrangements are complete for a wrestling match in this city between John Little and Walter Willoughby. The bout will be best two of three falls with both men weighing about the same. Willoughby, older and experienced, may even the odds. The match, under baseball association auspices, is set for Tuesday evening March 6 at Daly's Theater.
The community notes multiple mayoral candidates including A. J. Howbrouck and Dr. QO, with Mr. Hagbrouck running independently and Dr. Boorman as the regular nominee. Voters consider the return to a commission form of government and the unity of four citizens offering capable leadership for the city. Also reported are a marriage of Miss Willie Oberbeck to Gilbert E. Manning in a ceremony at the Oberbeck home, plans for a brief wedding tour, and staff changes at the Soo depot with Tomby leaving and Atwood transferring to Marshfield. Socialists announce a full ticket for the spring election and a death notice for Bernard Griesbach at his aunt’s home from tuberculosis.
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