Factions Clash Over Segregation at Wisconsin University
In Madison the debate over separating sexes at the University of Wisconsin grows heated with factions forming on co education versus segregation. Supporters cite educational gain while opponents warn of social division and political manipulation. The controversy draws reactions from President Van Hise, Dr. M W O Shea, Mrs Helen R Olin and local faculty amid rumors of Harvard influences and broader political undercurrents.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
van Hise
Helen R. Olin
John H. Olin
Milwaukee
Izzard
Wisconsin Journal of Education
O'Shea
Segrega
Tion
Harvard
Rushford Clerk Carl Alm Committed for Bond Default
Preston Minn April 15 Carl O Alm city clerk of Rushford Minn was committed to Preston jail for 1500 bond to appear at next court term He is charged with misappropriating 1174 74 to the city and is found short over 3200 including sums he handled for fraternal organizations where he served as a trusted officer
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Preston
Minn
Carl O. Alm
Rushford
Alm
Cost of Kiss Is Reduced to 4750 Dollars
Mrs. Olga Bergman of Hibbing was awarded 4750 dollars after two juries found she was kissed against her will by Jacob Kitz who had demanded rent. The verdict is a reduction of 250 dollars from the first trial. Kitz claimed blackmail but settled with many plaintiffs and asserts he is financially strapped.
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Duluth
Minn
Olga Bergman
Hibbing
Jacob Kitz
Mr. Kitz
Minnesota Excavating Far More Dirt Than Panama Canal
Crookston Minnesota reports that by August 1, 1908 the state and its counties will operate fifty dredges with a monthly capacity of about 2,000,000 cubic yards, roughly twice the output of the Panama Canal project, indicating a large statewide earth excavation effort.
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Crookston
Minn
Minnesota
United States
Echo bans smoking by students and under 18 in town
In Echo Minnesota on April 15 the local health board bans pipe and cigarette use by school children and anyone under 18. Dealers receive warnings and stores must enforce the ban, prompting expectations of no smoking in town and many youths leaving town to smoke elsewhere.
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Echo, Minn
Echo
Pioneer 102-Year-Old Margaret Emard Dies in Minnesota
Mrs. Margaret Emard a Red Lake Falls pioneer aged 102 died Sunday. Her funeral was held yesterday from St Josephs church. She was the mother of twelve children and one of Minnesota's oldest residents.
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Red Lake Falls
Minn
Margaret Emard
St. Josephs' Church
Youngest foe of vivisection fights Cobb-Johnston bill
Miss Maude Ingersoll shown here is among the youngest women opposing vivisection. She supports the Cobb-Johnston bill requiring inspection of every place where vivisection is practiced and is active in the New York Anti-Vivisection Society at the Albany capitol.
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Maude Ingersoll
Albany
New York
State Capitol
Gertie Strassberger Found in Spokane After Six-Year Disappearance
Crookston Minnesota April 15 The missing Gertie Strassberger daughter of E Strassberger has been located in Spokane where she works in a millinery shop Two Crookston residents saw her there and confirmed she has a position and is not in hiding Relatives had known but kept quiet.
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Crookston
Minn
Gertie Strassberger
E. Strassberger
Red Lake
Spokane
Mr. Carns
Minnesota Elks Meet in June in Bemidji
The Minnesota State association of Elks relocates its fourth annual meeting to Bemidji from July to June 18 19 and 20 to avoid clashing with the Grand Lodge session in Dallas Texas. Elks in the Twin Cities and other areas urged the change.
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Bemidji, Minn
Elks
Twin Cities
Minnesota State Association of Elks
Bemidji
Grand Lodge
Dallas
Texas
Night fire changes life of bride to be Nana Vukicevic
In Duluth Ohio? a night blaze through a bedroom window triggers a life change for Nana Vukicevic who travels from Austria to marry. Immigration Inspector Frank W Heath and Mrs Heath escort her to New York for deportation to Austria after her fiancé discovers she has become insane and cancels the wedding arrangements.
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Duluth
Minn
Nana Vukicevic
Austria
United States
Frank W. Heath
Heath
New York
Altonia
Man breaks into ex wife's home sentenced in Sioux Falls
Henry Babb, a Sioux Falls resident recently divorced, forced entry into his former wife's locked home. He was arrested for disturbing the peace and convicted by Judge Dickey, fined 40 dollars.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Henry Babb
Dickey
Declamatory contest awards at Moorhead high school
In Moorhead Minnesota the annual Huntoon medals declamatory event crowned Miss Jeanette Johnson with the gold and Miss Agnes Louden with the silver at the normal auditorium.
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Moorhead
Minn
Jeanette Johnson
Agnes Louden
Sioux Falls
Yankton
S. D
Bartlett Tripp
Carnegie Library
Jeland County
Battersby
Artesian
Buffalo
Quote on law and opportunity sparks debate
A provocative line argues that even if kissing a girl were illegal, seizing the chance would be criminal negligence. The remark frames ethics and legality in bold terms, reflecting debates of personal liberty versus restraint.
Burns to Meet Squires Outdoors
Tommy Burns and Bill Squires with their advisors confer on agreement for a May 11th bout to be staged at Chelsea Football Grounds in the open air capable of holding one hundred thousand spectators.
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London
Tommy Burns
Bill Squires
Chelsea
widows pension bill headed for president approval
Both chambers move to adopt the conference report on the widows pension bill. The act would grant a four dollar raise to dependents under the widow act, excluding widows who married veterans since June 1890.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Davidson to decline Senate bid despite letter urging
Madison reports Gov. James O. Davidson will not run for the United States Senate. Close friends confirm the governor will decline, though letters urging candidacy pour in. Indorsements for his administration arrive as his announced governor race appears imminent.
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Madison
Wis
James O. Davidson
United States
Fans oppose big hats in city baseball games
Cincinnati April 15 councilman Robert J. O'Brien introduces an ordinance requiring women to remove hats during ball games at League Park citing enormous hat proportions blocking views and protecting fans' rights to see the game.
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Cincinnati
League Park
Robert J. O’brien
O'Brien
Only the Runner-Up
The best man discovers a crestfallen youth surveying wedding gifts in a room. He seems ready to react, but wanders, staring at silver and cut glass without noticing. The moment ends with the best man asking the youth if he kissed the bride.
Not lately answers rise from terse question
A terse response states not lately as the reply to a queried question, noting the silence as the final word. The quotation underscores a moment where longer expectation yields a brief, decisive answer.
King of Siam Buys Socks for Sixty Two Dollars
The king of Siam reportedly paid 62 dollars for a pair of socks highlighting a curious royal purchase.
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King of Siam
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