McDowell club idea floated for Milwaukee artists
At a luncheon for Hamlin Garland in Milwaukee, Practor Smith urged forming an Edward MacDowell club in the city. Garland, an officer of New Yorks MacDowell club, outlined aims including private and public concerts, promoting American composers, art exhibitions, operas and plays, a summer academy at Petersborough New Hampshire, a MacDowell hall in New York as a memorial and a network of branch clubs nationwide.
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Hamlin Garland
la Crosse
Garland
MacDowell
Petersborough
New Hampshire
New York City
Souvenirs Advertise La Crosse Abroad
Philippi reports over a hundred orders for La Crosse souvenirs to be sent to foreign countries as Christmas keepsakes. The attractive pieces serve as fine advertising for the city and its craftsmanship.
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L. P. Philippi
la Crosse
Olympiapasket? Of Accord Olympiapasket? Of Accord
The Olympias defeated the Americans three straight games last night with scores listed. The Monitors were swept six straight games Monday, three by the Nationals and the rest by the Pioneers. The scores follow.
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Olympias
Mionday
Pioneers
Indiana prison chief accused of cruelty at girls’ school
Indiana December report details allegations against Emily E. Rhoades superintendent of the Indiana women's prison and industrial school for girls. Testimonies describe beatings, hair pulls, and confinement in a dungeon called Japan, with a girl kept three weeks in a hot, airless cell before transfer to a cold cellar.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Board of State Charities
Hanly
Emily E. Rhoades
Indiana Woman's Prison and Industrial School For Girls
Rhoades
Kate Kinklemyer
Elizabeth Kirby
Minnie Jenner
Miss Rhoades
Eva Hall
Daisy Lowe
Japan
Gateway City Guard Elect Officers at Regular Meeting
The Gateway City Guard association held its regular business meeting last night and elected officers for the coming year. President W. W. Ferris. Vice President J. E. Keizer. Recording Secretary Henry Klick Jr. Financial Secretary E. Hodous. Treasurer Ed. Dittman. Directors W. S. Peck L. Kleeber Ben Lund Andrew Thompson C. H. Rawlinson.
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Gateway City Guard Association
W. W. Ferris
J. E. Keizer
Henry Klick, Jr
E. Hodous
Ed. Dittman
W. S. Peck
L. Kleeber
Ben Lund
Andrew Thompson
C. H. Rawlinson
Spend one of these delightful frosty evenings at the Bijou
A compact note invites patrons to enjoy a warm, enjoyable evening at the Bijou theatre, promising a pleasant experience during the chilly season.
Fraternal Union elects Murray officers in annual meeting
The Equitable Fraternal Union announced officers for the year. President J. B. Murray and Vice President Louis B. Omerberg lead the slate alongside Advisor Otto Gudenschwager and Secretary W. B. Batchelder. Warden George Albrecht and Inner guard Dr. M. V. Beast fill key roles with Trustees J. F. Arenz and past president H. Cross also named. Separate Maccabees hive No. 49 elected Lady commander Sarah Long and other officers at Travelers' hall including Mary McMeany and Ruth Tisch.
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the Equitable Fraternal Union
J. B. Murray
Louis B. Omerberg
Otto Gudenschwager
W. B. Batchelder
W. H. Luth
George Albrecht
M. V. Beast
J. F. Arenz
H. Cross
Harriet Cobine
Oniel Olson
Ellen Quinn
Gertrude Dolan
Minnie Fay
Fred Ender
Joseph Roth
Isabell Paul
Maccabees
Ladies of the Maccabees
Hive No. 49
Travelers’ Hall
Sarah Long
Mary McMeany
Ruth Tisch
Lillie Kosanda
Alta Henthill
Dora Straus
Anna Solberg
Emma Horner
Sylvia Kelty
Eva Holmes
A Woman's Gratitude
A Texas woman describes months of insomnia pain and mental strain until Dr Miles Nervine provided relief. She credits a dramatic sleep return after taking a table spoonful, noting steady improvement and rapid gain in health. The testimonial from Mrs Viola Barker of Orange, Texas promotes Miles Nervine via the local druggist with a money back guarantee.
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Miles
Viola Barker
Orange
Texas
Jerome’s Funniest Second Hand Joke
In the Sunday In ter Ocean Jerome K Jerome interviews in Chicago discuss his best joke a Park Lane window cleaner slips ten feet to the sidewalk asks for beer instead of water after being offered water The anecdote ends with a dry punchline about the height needed for beer.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
Jerome K. Jerome
Chicago
Jerome
Engineers' Officers of 1906 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
The 1906 officers include Chief Engineer E. H. Colton and First Engineer Henry Nien with others such as James O'Brien and G. R. Smith. Delegates to the Grand Convention are E. H. Colton and C. M. & St. P. members. W. E. Wheeler among board delegates. W. J. Underwood of Chicago named general manager succeeding H. R. Williams of the Pacific Railway project. Underwood, brother to Erie president Fred Underwood, born Milwaukee April 19 1852, began rail life as a brakeman in 1872.
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The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
E. H. Colton
Henry Nien
James O’brien
G. R. Smith
H. FE. Colton
H. Nien
E. W. DeSautelle
General Board of Adjustment
Patrick McMahn
B. F. Frankie
W. E. Wheeler
C. F. West
J. D. Carroll
Legislative Board
C. F
W. J. Underwood
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
H. R. Williams
Pacific Railway Company
St. Paul Road
Tacoma
Seattle
Wallula
Wash
Mr. Underwood
Fred Underwood
Erie Road
Milwaukee
Wayland ,Academy
Printers Smoker's Refreshing Union Event Program
The annual printers' union smoker last Sunday featured a Refreshments- Hermann Keller Wolford segment with jokes by Joe Welch Kowaike and monologues by Kinder & Stingle. Jerome K. Jerome Lavallee presented musical hits while Oscar Dubis Schilling offered a study in black and white. The program included impressions of The Weend she Blow and a fictional letter, plus a cha racteristic dance by Herr Most Briley. The event closed with humorous anecdotes and the disclaimer that the program is unofficial and subject to changes.
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Printers’ Union
Thfollow Ng
Jerome and Bat arrive in city for theatre tonight
Jerome K. Jerome and Charles Bat tell Loomis and party they arrived at noon and are staying at the Hotel Stoddard for tonight's performance at the theatre.
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Jerome K. Jerome
Charles Battell Loomis
Party
The Watermelon Patch at Bijou Two Laughs Worth
The Bijou screens The Watermelon Patch a comedy about moonlit melon theft by an all black cast. Skeletons pursue the thieves in a chase through the woods and into a cabin where the owners trap them with smoke. Reduced admission boosts Bijou attendance to a record level.
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Bijou
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