Billiard Tables Taxed After New Year in Minneapolis
Minneap olis dispatch reports new tax terms target billiard tables and bowling alleys with $5 per alley or table levy after January. Provisions exempt private homes and limit cigar and tobacco dealer taxes. Separate note: Thomas Lang, wanted for murder in Chicago, was arrested in Minneapolis at his brother-in-law’s home.
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Sam
Cigiars
Duuiry
Enty
Avery
Minneapolis
Thomas Lang
Chicago
Lewis Lichenstein
William Crano
Galesville Man’s Shoulder Broken by Unruly Cow
Gust Beck was knocked down by a cow while driving three cattle to pasture Sunday evening. The beast slipped and broke his shoulder and injured his leg, a passerby helped him home. Local notes also report Thanksgiving trips, visits, and school events including a Dec 18 athletic play and postponed girls basketball game with Onalaska.
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Galesville
Wis
Gust Beck
Madge Wadleigh
Frank Thomas
Reedsburg
Dorothy Mickenhous
Ada Grover
Oscar van Wiect
Fountain City
Henry Roetigger
Funko
Galesville High School
Opera House
Whitehall
Ralph Hay
Jack London
Ycomen
Wordmen Hall
Congress Awaits Wilson Ideas On Food Prices
Washington reports Congress will defer action on any food price legislation until President Wilson and his cabinet issue recommendations. Justice Department probe chief George Anderson met with Todd to plan investigations of producer associations and possible Sherman Act violations, with a grand jury considered in New York or Chicago. The president has not decided how to present the recommendations to Congress.
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Washington
Dec
Congress
Wilson
George Anderson
Department of Justice
Todd
New York
Chicago
Normal Aid Fund Ready For Work At La Crosse Normal
The student aid fund committee at the La Crosse normal, led by President Sutton, plans to loan up to 25 dollars per student with 5 percent interest, repaid after graduation. The fund, starting at 60.30, seeks additions from seniors, locals, and alumni to reach the hundreds or thousands as demand grows. Dr. Carl Z. South spoke on Play Organization at chapel. Manchester, England eyes a postwar textile machinery boom.
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The
Normal
Sutton
Wolfe
Dr. Bernhardt
Harvey Stiebe
Alumni Association
William Walker
Walker
Carl 2. South
la Crosse Normal
Neolagartcs
Tomah to brick pave Fifteen blocks of streets
The Tomah common council approved brick paving for McLean avenue from Clifton to Washington and Washington street from McLean to Superior. Kilbourn avenue will receive reinforced concrete for thirteen blocks. Over a thousand feet of brick road will be laid on Superior avenue south from Dr. Khyrle's farm toward the town line.
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Tomah
Wis
Common Council
McLean Avenue
Clifton Street
Washington Street
Superior Avenue
Kilbourn Avenue
Fulton seeks fight with Moran to meet champion
Chicago dispatch reports Fred Fulton arrived Wednesday seeking a match with Jess Willard and plans to travel to Milwaukee to arrange a bout with Frank Moran. Tom Jones says Moran would have to be out of the way before Willard would consent to meet Fulton.
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Fulton
Moran
Chicago
Fred Fulton
Jess Willard
Milwaukee
Frank Moran
Tom Jones
Willard
Hulton
Borland Resolution Probes Food Product Handling
Representative Borland of Missouri introduced a resolution creating the federal trade commission to investigate production marketing and distribution of food products in Washington on Wednesday.
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Borland
Washington
Missouri
Federal Trade Commission
Darcy Believed Coming to U S Promoters Happy
New York dispatch reports Les Darcy, famed Australian middleweight, sailing toward the United States amid strong promoter excitement. Darcy, who fled military service, is said to reach Chili this month and then head for New York via the Panama Canal. His arrival is expected to spark renewed boxing interest, with potential bouts against Mike Gibbons or Johnny Dillis and others, promising a revival of the sport.
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New York
Les Dary
Australia
United States
Darcy
Austrasia
Chili
Panama Canal
America
Stanley Ketchel
George Chin
Pennsylvania
Frank Klaus
al McCoy
Eddie McGoorty
Dave Smith
Jimmy Craiby
Jack Dillon
Mike Gibbons
Jim Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Reno
Gibbons
Dillas
Fisth
Dargy May Get First Crack at French Fighter
In New York reports Les Darey the Austrian phenom has a real chance to fight Georges Carpentier before Jess Willard. Promoter Curley pushes for high purses, while Rickard hopes to maximize Willard’s drawing power. If Curley’s price talks stall, Darey could get the first crack if the bout is in New York and Carpentier fights for France.
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H.C. Hamilton
United Press State
New ‘York
Jess Willard
Georges Carpentier
Les Darey
Willard
Jack Curley
Tex Rickard
Curley
Jess
Rickard
Carpentier
France
New York
Darcy
America
Australia
Darey
Gates Yale Captain of Yale Football Eleven for 1917
Artemus Gates of Yale has been selected captain of the 1917 Yale football eleven, after serving this fall at tackle and end. Clinton R. Bleck, Yale’s 1916 captain, was elected three times on informal ballots but declined each time.
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Louie
Kulcynski
Lewis Kulcynski
X High School
New Haven
Conn
Artemus Gates
Yale
Clinton R. Bleck
Bloom Beats Yoakum in Ten Rounds at Windsor
Phil Bloom from New York defeated Stanley Yoakum of Soakum at Windsor Athletic Club last night in ten tame rounds. The bout ended with Bloom holding the upper hand as fans watched from ringside seats in Denver.
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Bloom
Yoakum Windsor
Phil Bloom
New York
Stanley Yoakum
Denver
Windsor
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