Wicked Trusts Roil Bonaparte Salaries Rival Trusts
Washington Bonaparte complains trusts lure away his best men with higher pay. He cites a Senate plea for higher salaries for assistant attorneys general and solicitor general as government pay lags behind private practice. He notes cases where trusted officials switch to big firms and trusts offering far larger fees, while government roles struggle to retain talent.
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Justice Bashford to resign at next supreme court sitting
Madison April 19. Reports say Justice Bashford will tender resignation at the April 21 session to Gov Davidson and request John Barnes be appointed to the vacancy. The Bashford firm rarely appears in court as he focused on the university law school. Possible successors and active aspirants for the university post include Frank W. Hall H L Butler and L M Sturdevant with others named. Aged admirer joke ends the fragment.
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Neillsville
Fred M. Miner
Miner & Elver
Miss de Young
Capital City to Have Sunday Lid in Madison
Madison plans to join a regional Sunday lid effort led by the local law enforcement league. The group seeks funds to enforce Sunday closing through legal means after Rev. W J McKay’s defeat, while brewers and saloonkeepers weigh strategies, with many saloonkeepers favoring closing to dodge prosecutions.
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W. J. McKay
Schubert
Sunda
Voters Return Democrats To Key Posts In Eau Claire Area
In Eau Claire Wisconsin on April 10 a large city campaign concluded with W H Frawley defeating Richard Loe ther by 679 votes and F W Freeling beating Roy Burgar for city treasurer by 607. John C Fennessy was reelected city clerk as Augusta Osseo and Fall Creek backed dry votes. The results included Osseo 67 to 65 and Augusta 163 to 139, with several saloons closed. Other notes include mayor Charles Culbertson of Augusta and bids for treasurer Fall Creek. A plan praised as a “plum” auction to fund liquid refreshments surfaced among voters. Homestead farm in Menomonie sold for 42000 to Ferdinand Shultz. Ex county treasurer August Mill critically ill. A steel bridge project at Red Cedar River remains unfinished. Peter Benson of Corning died on his way home from polling.
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W. H. Frawley
Richard Loether
F. W. Freeling
Roy Burgar
John C. Fennessy
Alo Democrats
Osseo
Augusta
Charles Culbertson
J. O. Ziemann
Fall Creek
G. W. Raas
Menomonie
Clark Land Company
Ferdinand Shultz
Sherman
Kaukauna
August Mill
Patriotism Trial Sparks Debate Over Sherman Law
In a discussion on government prosecutions, the speaker notes that some cases were hard to pursue under the Sherman law because government special counsel were retained by rival trusts to defend their own against government action, highlighting conflicts in trust enforcement.
Indiana Republicans Name James Ely Watson for Governor
Indianapolis April 10 The Republican state convention endorsed Vice President Fairbanks for president and nominated James Ely Watson of Rushville to succeed Governor Hanley. Watson left Congress citing economics, saying a congressman's salary was insufficient to live in Washington, and now pursues the Indiana governorship, a path many Hoosiers favor.
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Fairbanks
Indiana
Frank Hanley
James Ely Watson
Rushville
National Capitol
Congress
Ture
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Watson
Washington
Hanley
Hoosier
Indiana State Capitol
Hanly
James Watson
WANTS SAWMILL SITES IN MENOMINEE RESERVATION
E A Barniff of Green Bay in the U S forest service has returned from a trip over the Menominee reservation where he has been examining sites for saw mills to be erected soon. He leads construction work and will decide on the sites.
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Kaukauna
Wis
E. A. Barniff
Green Bay
United States Forest Service
Menominee Reservation
Miss Einolf Resigns From Wisconsin School for the Deaf
Delavan, Wis. April 10 Special A novel party marked the departure of Miss Einolf after many years as an instructor at the state school for the deaf. Every student joined in the farewell including a sewing match between attendees.
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Delavan
Wis
Einolf
Museum consults Indian artifacts in Wisconsin
Black River Falls Wis April 10 Special T R Roddy chief of the Winnebago Indians and noted collector of Indian curios has received a letter from the director of the National Museum at Berlin Germany asking for quotations on a large part of his extensive collection German museum authorities have often called on Mr Roddy for opinions on Indian antiquities.
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Black River Falls
Wis
T. R. Roddy
National Museum
Berlin
Germany
Roddy
State game wardens clash with Minnesota violators in St Croix
CHIPPEWA FALLS Game Warden J. R. De Long reports widespread trouble enforcing Wisconsin game laws by Minnesota violators, especially along the St. Croix river. He notes several arrests and ongoing efforts to curb the violations.
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Chippewa Falls
J. R. de Long
Minnesota
Wisconsin
St. Croix
de Long
Coy Woman Tells Man Marriage Offer a Surprise
A woman calls a marriage proposal a surprise to be coy while a man’s declarations of affection are not treated as surprising sentiment. The remark underscores differing social cues in romantic interactions.
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