Wisconsin Senator Fights One Man Power in State Politics
The speaker laments corporate influence and one man power in appointive offices. He argues for electing rail rate and commission members, supports direct election of U.S. senators, and promotes home protection and moral reforms. He cites Civil War price anecdotes and urges voters to back principled candidates over party.
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Wisconsin
Merton
Iman
Werner
Ww Commission
S.enator
la Follette
Otd Ic
Rate Commission
Price
Cotter
Senator Merton
Property at stake in next house fire warning
A cautionary line warns readers that personal property is at risk as fires threaten homes and advises attention to today’s advertisements for market provisions and notices.
Burlington round house expansion near Grand Crossing
Official notice details improvements on the Burlington round house at Grand Crossing. Principal work lengthens seventeen stalls to accommodate larger engines. Miner, Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings, oversees the project. Completion expected before snow falls.
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Burlington Round House
Grand Crossing
Barbers Win Big Concessions New Pay and Hours Pact
All master barbers in the city except Storch Brothers sign an agreement raising journeymen pay from 12.50 to 13 plus half of all over 20 dollars, granting a half day off weekly. No Sunday work by unionists, holiday shares cost 15 cents, Labor Day hours 8:30 am to noon for employers, shops open noon on other holidays. If Storch Brothers don’t sign by Sept 1, a strike will follow when the agreement takes effect. The firm employs one union barber in addition to its own members.
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Storch Brothers
May Release Expected For C M Clawater
C M Clawater, who passed a worthless check here Monday, will likely be released from confinement tonight or tomorrow morning after failing to pay a $25 fine and $30.65 in costs. Relatives in Liberty Polo plan to send funds to secure his release.
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C. M. Clawater
Liberty
Polo
Mormon Convention to Open Here
Thirteen representatives of the Mormon church will hold three public meetings in the Weldman hall corner Main and Fourth streets Sept. 1 at 8 pm and Sept. 2 at 2 30 and 8 pm Their purpose is to tell of Utah and the Latter Day Saints beliefs Good music provided by the Milwaukee quartet led by F M Mortensen of Lumford Colorado Meetings are public.
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Mormon Church
Wea@dlman
Main and
Fourth Streets
Utah
Milwaukee
F. M. Mortensen
Lumford
Colo
Newspaper Ad Size Reflects Public Perception
A remark on how the prominence of store advertisements shapes public view more than the actual footprint of buildings or salesrooms, illustrating perceived scale in local commerce.
Bar Association Meeting Calls for Federal Supervision
The American Bar Association opened in St Paul as President Peck warned statutes are increasingly broad and administrative. The group will await the insurance committee report which supports federal supervision.
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ST. Paul, Minn
American Bar Association
Insurance Committee
Peck
2000 Men To Run Frisco Street Cars
Strike breaker Farley began unloading another train load of men to operate San Francisco street cars this morning. He plans to dispatch 2500 workers, as trains head west with strikebreakers. Two sections of the train carrying workers for San Francisco passed Chicago today, gaining time en route to the West.
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New York
Farley
San Francisco
Chicago
Hil
Bituminous Coal Mining Begins in Virginia in Early 19th Century
The passage notes Virginia as the starting point for bituminous coal mining in the country with 50 000 gross tons produced in 1829. By 1840 national output approached 2 000 000 tons, and by 1850 about 7 500 000 tons, surpassing Belgium, France, and Germany, while Great Britain produced about 54 000 000 tons.
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Virginia
Belgium
France
Germany
Great Britain
Auction Talk Sparks Notable Equine Trade and Dog Boot
A farmer recalls trading his former horse last summer for a new one. He explains he received a dog in addition to the horse as part of the exchange, though he admits valuing the dog too highly to accept it as boot.
Learning to Swim and the Right of Boys to Swim
The passage argues boys should learn to swim for practical self reliance. It emphasizes instinctive understanding, minimal teaching, and social discipline, noting mothers may agree in theory but enforcement varies as boys gain skill and face upbringing consequences.
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Midlake
America
Fashion Trends Drape Sleeves and Overheels Walk the Summer
Paris shows color in dead gold and metallic accents with draped sleeves atop bodices linking to corsage drapery. Empire blouses pair with high skirts while new leather girdles appear in red white and blue checks. Novel overheels in gold and silver slip over slippers with sheer voile fabrics and embroidered stockings add decorative flair.
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Paris
Davidson Campaign Tour Through Western Wisconsin
Governor Davidson spoke to ten voters in western Wisconsin and delivered talks in West Salem and Sparta with stops in Bangor and Marshfield. W. D. Connor, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, joined the governor’s trip, traveling by automobile from Sparta to La Crosse.
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Davidson
Wisconsin
Empire Roller Rink
West Salem
Sparta
W. D. Connor
Marshfield
Bangor
la Crosse
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
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Rose Street
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Dog Land
Jack
Giant Killer
THE
Elliott-Soeffler Company
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