St Paul Invites La Crosse to Join Mardi Gras Carnival
Charles Marks of St Paul invites a La Crosse delegation to participate in the Outdoor Sports Carnival of St Pat from January 27 to February 3, 1917. He says 50 000 to 100 000 guests are expected and reservations have requests from distant regions. The event aims to turn the carnival into a northern Mardi Gras.
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la Crosse
Chamber of Commercs
Charles Marks
St. Pat
Uary
Mr. Marks
St.Paul
Pacific Coast
Merchants Assign Three New Plans to Committees
Committees of the merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce were named to work with the grocers association on educating the public to bill paying on payday, to study a cooperative city delivery system, and to organize a Nationally Advertised Goods Week. The chairman announced appointments including H A Diner J W Boyer C W Tisdale for the bill paying committee J J Felber B F Fellows A C Will for delivery investigation and Myron Locks H N Ruud J P Muth Edgar Kroner F A Qantert for the Nationally Advertised Week panel.
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Merchants’ Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Grocers’ Association
H. A. Diner
J. W. Boyer
C. W. Tisdale
Madison canvass shows Bob's plurality 116000
The state canvassing board near Madison Wisconsin awaited final vote totals for president and state offices after including soldiers votes. Totals given include McKerrow Phillip Weaver and others with large totals in several districts and many scattered votes.
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Madison, Wis
Wsiam
Sid
McKerrow
Phillop
Weaver
Ate Wid
Scattering
Cudahy
Dithmar
Hampel
Mack
Treawsuren
Reutermann
Inhuson
Congress
Coone
Burke
SUNY
MUA
Sree Yak
Feuerh di Hinsh
HLTH
Gay Oat
Tetto Astrict
Browne
Stafford
Travidson
Arate
Clifford
Tswanteks
inRongresk
Ata Scaler An
Sure Laurant
Fete Parks
Mad
Aly
Unies
Cooner
Loz
Hughes
Pear
Hanly
Benson
Arms embargo may become issue in Mexican dealings
Washington dispatch reports the American embargo on border arm shipments could become a live dispute between the United States and Mexico. Carranza advisers are secretly displeased by U S regulations that, in practice though not in theory, hinder Carranzista and Villista arms shipments.
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Washington
Ithis
Mexico
Carranza
United States
Villistas
Bread Law Changes and Wage Increases Considered
West Avenue and Pine council debates bread ordinance keeping sixteen ounce minimum while Alderman Schulze proposes twenty six ounce minimum with dust proof wrapper. Local bakers and grocers oppose changes as wages for Friday night staff rise five dollars, detailing new scales for chiefs engineers electricians captains lieutenants drivers linemen and clerks through year levels.
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Council
Enarver
T. Schulze
Edwin Erickson
Erickson Baking Company
la Crosse
John Murray
United States
Wisconsin seeks homecoming for border troops by Christmas
Madison reports Governor Philipp and Adjutant General Orlando Holway are pressing the war department to recall Wisconsin guardsmen from the border. Holway will meet officials in Washington, aiming to muster out at San Antonio rather than Fort Sheridan to speed return. No exact date given, but expect return not later than early next year.
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Madison
Wis
Philipp
Orlando Wolway
Federal
War Department
Badger
Holway
Washington
Wisconsin
San Antonio
Fort Sheridan
Wisconsin Guard
Decree Sought in Milwaukee Couple’s Abuse Case
Mrs Ruth Scholberg seeks divorce on cruelty and non support grounds against Lew Schulberg a Milwaukee and St Paul railroad man. She alleges he kicked her down stairs and paid attention to other women while on trips. In Vernon county case Mary Fox sues Norman Fox for cruelty alleging he lay in a woodshed intoxicated as their baby was born. case unfinished.
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Ruth Scholberg
Lewis Schulberg
Milwaukee and St
la Crosse
Mary Fox
Norman Fox
Vernon County
First Fox
Rookwood Pottery History at Art Exhibit
The talk covered founding of Rookwood by Maria Longworth Storer in 1880 and its pursuit of high art over cheap production. It explained glazes from Standard to Mat and Velum wares, incised designs, and the 1915 Soft Pottery glaze, with notes on process and how to identify genuine pieces.
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Rookwood Pottery
Coate
Rook+wood
Rookwood
Wihal
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Artis
Ohio Valley
St. Louis Exposition
la Crosse
Gregory to Quit Rumor Clouds Cabinet Departure
Austin dispatch reports Attorney General Gregory may resign from the cabinet before leaving for Washington Friday night. He would not confirm or deny the rumor but told close friends he intends to retire.
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Austin
Texas
Gregory
Washington
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Tiwi
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Bob
West Avenue
Pine
Kigk
Victor
York
LaCrosse
Lee
Sie
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NEW Way Clothing
J. E. Willing, JR
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F. T. Glembo
Glembo Sales Co
Minneapolis
Barney & Berry
Fred Dittman Hardware CO
4Th St
Billy Sunday
Wm. H. Taft
Clara Barton
Edward Everett Hale
Horace Greeley
Andrew Carnegie
St. Paul's Universalist Church
Corath
Cass
Price
Billy
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