G A R Posts Face Shrinking Veteran Ranks in La Crosse
Commander E Coe leads a push to recruit all eligible veterans into the G A R to preserve the organization as numbers dwindle. In La Crosse three posts John Flynn Wilson Colwell and William McKinley total 193 members with most vets already enrolled. McKinley Post in 1909 elected F H Aiken as Commander and named officers V C M Seivert chaplain G Scott quartermaster J Wilhelm day officer Henry Glascon guard F Tuscheck, with Scotti and Mumfure as state convention delegates.
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E. Coe
Still. Water G. A .R
la Crosse
John Flynn
Wilson Colwell
William McKinley
McKinley
F. H. Aiken
Ss. V. C
Motion Pictures Have Come to Stay
A theatrical manager argues the motion picture is here to stay and vital to both business and theater. He says it offers quick wholesome amusement and educative power, appealing to families and stretching across tragedy, comedy, art, science, and world cultures.
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Egypt
Brazil
Newfoundland
Venice
Paris
Alps
From Signal Tower to Harvard Chair
James O. Fagan rose from signal tower near Boston to national influence through railroad safety writings. His Atlantic Monthly series on taking chances drew praise from editors and officials, leading to lectures at Harvard and a White House audience with President Roosevelt. He remains devoted to duty and education while continuing his signaling work. The piece ends noting civic stamp drives in Wisconsin and Milwaukee with wide participation and urging readers to Buy a stamp.
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James Fagan
Signal Tower
Harvard University
James O. Fagan
Boston
The
Atlantic Monthly
Park Street
Atlantic
Eliot
Fagan
New School of Business
Roosevelt
Washington
Royal Arch Masons Name New Heads
In their annual election Tuesday evening Smith Chapter No. 13 elected J. Miller as High Priest W Woods as Grand Deacon D Wright as Treasurer O J Sorenson as Treasurer and F L Page as Secretary J E Langdon as Trustee for three years The note ends with a remark about integrity needing vindication.
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Royal Arch Masons
Smith Chapter No. 13
The
J. Miller
H. P. W. S. Woods
G. D. Wright
Scribe
O. J. Sorenson
F. L. Page
J. E. Langdon
Rheumatism Tied to Dyspepsia Says Medical Group
A large school of physicians argues excessive animal foods raise protein in blood causing uric acid and rheumatism. They claim stomach digestion faults, not kidneys, trigger rheumatic disease and praise Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for digestion and blood strength.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bidg
Marshall, Mich
Unfortunates Sell Red Cross Christmas Stamps in Wisconsin
Two hundred students from the Wisconsin School for the Deaf at Delavan and patients at the Wales tuberculosis sanatorium have begun selling 300 and 250 stamps respectively to help reach a 2,000,000 stamp goal by January 1. Mayor Schubert of Madison urges 1,000,000 stamps, while the state Anti-Tuberculosis association notes the capital already contributes significantly.
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Red Cross
Wisconsin
Red Crosse
Wisconsin School For the Deaf
Delavan
Wis
Wales
Schubert
Madison
Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
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