Whitman graft probes widen in New York politics
District Attorney Whitman’s sweeping investigations expose corruption among Tammany era figures. Prosecutions allege over five million dollars extorted from state-contractor dealings within two years. An indictment against Kingston lawyer and Democratic state committeeman Everett P. Fowler has been secured as Fowler protests his innocence.
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New York
Atorney Whitman
Whitman
Everett P. Fowler
Kingston
Fowler
Thanksgiving visits and local social notes in Nodine
Miss Edith Ossowskie returns home for Thanksgiving with parents Mr and Mrs Tom Ossowskie. other Nodine residents including the Vollbrechts Steinfrets Voss and Lunde families host and visit. a Nov 26 hall dance draws a small crowd. oyster supper served. Julius Voss surprise party. Walter Papenius and Burke family travel for holiday. Fred Pagel returns from Montana. Paul Papenius goes to Dakota with hogs.
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Edith Ossowskie
Tom Ossowskie
Steinfret
Fountain City
Nadine
Vollbrecht
Lunde
Winona Music Co
Julius Voss
Phil Papenius
la Crosse
Fred Pagel
Montana
Fred Schroeder
Miss Burke
Napoleon Quote On Valuing Five Minutes
The remark credits Napoleon with praising the strategic import of brief moments in war saying the Austrians failed to grasp the value of five minutes.
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Napoleon
Buttercup joins Western Wisconsin Poultry Show as new breed
The twenty third annual Western Wisconsin Poultry association show opened at the old YMCA on King street with record entries and crowds. Local and out of state breeders display Plymouth Rocks Brahmas Rhode Island Reds Wyandottes and a first ever Buttercup breed two feet tall with a flower like comb. Judges T J Rountree E H Hoffman and J Kircheis will award silver cups and cash prizes.
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Western Wisconsin Poultry Association
King Street
William H. Hoeschler
Maine
Minnesota
Plymouth Rocks
Wisconsin
William Freise
Rev
W. B. Polaczyk
Junction
City
Wis
Rhode Island
W. R. Leighton
Bangor
T. J. Rountree
E. H. Hoffman
J. &. Kircheis
Humorous Exchange On Women Voting Rights
A joking exchange quotes Mr. Henpeck mocking east women gaining suffrage. He recalls a Colorado woman who stood crying before a polling place, upset that polls remained open for two hours and she could not change her vote. The anecdote reflects period attitudes toward women's suffrage.
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East
Colorado
Mr. Henpeck
Mrs. Henpeck
New York Tribune
Woman raises rent after vacancy to secure tenant
A rental property owner in Indianapolis raised asking rent from 30 to 35 dollars after the house sat vacant for months. A prospective renter inquired about the price, prompting the unexpected increase. The owner defended the higher rate due to vacancy.
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Indianapolis News
Notable Scottish Doctor in Jamaica Collapses After Joke
Sir James Crichton Browne, sent to Jamaica by the British colonial office, encountered a humble Kingston official and asked about Scots in the island. The official replied there were not many, just a few, but enough. Sir James then collapsed.
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James Crichton Browne
Jamaica
Colonial Office
Kingston
Sir James
Darky
Windmill Powers Church and Parsonage Lighting and Organ Pump
A windmill in England is used to light a church and parsonage and to pump the organ. The device serves multiple parish needs, illustrating utilitarian wind energy use in the region.
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England
Contagion Myths and Public Health Warnings
Health director E Dearholt warns that misinformation endangers communities. He argues against the belief that children should catch diseases, urges parents to shield kids from contagious illnesses, and notes germ dangers and the cost of restoring health.
Denvir Denies Dictating Letters In Burlington Probe
Illinois senator John T. Denvir faces a possible legislative inquiry over threatening letters signed in his name and sent to Chester M. Dawes, Burlington counsel. Written on commission stationery, the letters warned that without passes the railroad would be forced into receivership. Denvir, chair of the Illinois legislative commission, denies authorship of the messages.
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John T. Denvir
Illinois Senate
Chester M. Dawes
Burlington Railroad
Denvir
Illinois Legislative Commission
Clerical Humor Pun Delivers Prized Quip
The Rev Dr Snow humorously compares himself to a wheel with the longer the spoke the bigger the tire after sermons and speeches across the city. The Tribune notes few understood the jab as he skipped the expected diagram.
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Snow
Chicago Tribune
Acquaintances Discuss Flint Inquiry About Saunders and Harris
Flint asks about Saunders and Harris as close friends. the reply notes they cannot borrow from each other. The exchange hints at mutual familiarity and possible financial friction between the two individuals.
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Flint
Saunders
Harris
Tax Levy Out for Monroe Co
Monroe County taxes show increases across state county expenses bridge and school funds with state levy at 77 242 and county expenses 59 148 bridge 9 240 and school 24 756 compared to last year totals. Sparta delegation to the State Convention For Older Boys returns from Wausau with Neal Pilcher elected Boys State secretary among about four hundred delegates. An incident on Court street damages a wagon and axle while a local funeral marks the death of Mrs H C Brooks at 93 with relatives visiting from New York Chicago and other Wisconsin cities. A grocery store in Court street will open December 8 with Walliam Swankee and Charles Hahr as proprietors. Local notes include Ben Jones in Rogers and Mrs Robert Taylor Bangor visits.
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Sparta
Wis
Wausau
Spencer Beebe
Ben Sias
Neal Pilcher
Hubert and Clair Harmon
Edward McGarvey
Charles Smith
Kenneth Rudkin
Clarence Brown
Cleo Mulock
Dwight Lewis
G. Shorts
Genslines Mill
South Court
Court Street
Jefferson Avenue
Court
Water Streets
Oak Street
Fay Wakeman
Becker
H. C. Brooks
Black River Falls
Mount Hope
Sam Nicols
W. P. Brooks
Fillmore
New York
F. W. Turner
Chicago
W. H. Richards
M. A. Richards
H. H. Richards
Dave Baldwin
Walliam Swankee
Charles Hahr
Australian Crawfish and their aquatic life
The crawfish remains purely aquatic in rivers and river beds. In Australia some escape water and burrow in damp soil, tunneling to reach moist chambers. They affect artificial water courses by burrowing through dams.
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Australia
Courage to Share Fears, Advice From Stevenson
A concise quotation by Be ert L Stevenson urges keeping fears private while sharing courage with others. The note frames personal restraint as a path to collective resilience.
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Beert L. Stevenson
The Mind Expands As Health Return
A health approach for backward children centers on better food digestion and ample air and exercise. Watch bowel function and use Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin if needed. Its safety and taste suit all ages, and many families rely on it as a standard remedy.
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Dr. Caldwell
Daisy McBroom
Hillsboro
Ind
Lucile
Caldwell
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John A. Hennessy
Nodine
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Voss
Elfrieda Vollbrecht
Winona
Henry Cordes
Pickwick Ridge
Rutherford
Jameson
Pickwick
Dakota
Allcock
Feminine Financé
Tion
P. Lorillard Co
Pearn Stay
Pureau
E.dearholt M
Matt J. Johnson
St. Paul, Minn
Denvir” Letters
Monroe CO
Ben Jones
Roger
Buelah Kelley
C. M. Roberts
Ji Minn
Robert Taylor
Lucile McBroome
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