Incubator Babies at County Fair Attract Crowds
The high school county fair features incubator babies as its main attraction. Exhibits show tiny infants in cotton beds with precise temperature control while a presenter lectures daily. Bosco the wild man will arrive to perform daily snake feasts and the Imperial Chinese Band conducts rehearsals for student audiences. Proceeds from attractions are expected to boost the Boys' Athletic Association finances after the fair ends.
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Bosco
Ren Ler
Imperial Chinese Band
Boys’ Athletic Association
Civil Service: Growth in Madison State Examinations
The 1911 volume of business by the state civil service commission rose about 30 percent from 1910, with the last two biennial periods yielding more than twice the output of the first two. Since 1905 the commission recorded 475 examinations, 16,431 applicants, 14,454 competing, and 7,170 passing.
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Madison
Wis
State Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Commission
Johnsons Chef Takes A Bride
Herbert Kinney a 40 year old colored chef at Cafe de Champion Chicago once run by Jack Johnson married Mrs Inez Thrill 32 at 66 Tenth Street in a civil ceremony before Judge Michael Blenski. They arrived in a large black limousine with friends in three cars.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Herbert Kinney
Chicago
Jack Johnson
Inez Thrill
Tenth Street
Michael Blenski
Bank defaulter pays theft debt in Minnesota
H. W. Parker former vice president of the State Bank of Commerce of Winnebago was sentenced to an indeterminate prison term for stealing 2000 dollars from the bank last April. His attorney L. K. Eaton of Minneapolis delivered a certified check for 2070 dollars including 6 percent interest to the court.
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Blue Earth
Minn
H. W. Parker
State Bank of Commerce of
Winnebago
State
Winnebago Bank
L. K. Eaton
Minneapolis
Parker
Gascarets Best Bowel Cleanser Advertisement
An old advertisement claims Gascarets cleanse the bowels and liver during sleep. It touts a 10 cent box, promises lasting relief from indigestion foul breath and sallow skin, and urges use for adults and children alike.
Identification Aids Hunt For Chicago Auto Bandits
M J Wright cashier of Fox River Butter company identified the photo of Frank Trilby Thompson, an escaped Joliet convict, as one of four men linked to the $30,000 kidnapping. Thompson was part of the gang that slugged him, forced him into a taxi, and dropped the bag with the cash after breaking a taxi window. The bag was recovered by a passer-by with contents intact.
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Chicago
Frank
Trilby) Thompson
Joliet
M. J. Wright
Fox River Butter Company
T R Speech Story May Be Contempt
In Boise Idaho on December 12 the Idaho Daily Statesman faces contempt for publishing Colonel Roosevelt's Chicago speech attacking the Idaho supreme court. Editor Sheridan of the Capital News did not publish the address and says he suppressed it on counsel advice to avoid further contempt.
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Boise
Idaho
Roosevelt
Chicago
Idaho Supreme Court
Idaho Daily Statesman
Sheridan
Capital News
Minnesota Spaghetti Healthful Food Claim
An advertisement promotes Minnesota Spaghetti as highly nutritious four times beefsteak and six times potatoes, omitting fattening effects and aiding endurance. It advocates for broad consumption, especially by children, as an easy to prepare, tasty, affordable meat substitute.
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la Crosse
Minnesota
La Crosse Post Office Prepares for Christmas Rush
Postmaster Tscharner announces added staff on Monday and a week earlier expansion of forces with 21 mail carriers and two clerks. Parcels Post begins January 1 with new stamps and weight based zone rates up to eleven pounds. Insuring parcels up to 25 dollars and special delivery available. Packages within 50 miles or local areas classified as first and second zone.
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la Crosse
Postoffice
William B. Tscharner
Tscharner
Postal Department
Washington
Parcels Post
Papes Cold Compound Promises Quick Grippe Cure
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a guaranteed cure for grippe and severe colds. It claims rapid relief from headache stuffed nose feverishness and throat soreness when taken every two hours for three doses, with no quinine and pleasant taste.
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Pape
Grippe
Move to unify Wisconsin game and park agencies
Madison officials propose combining the game warden's department the fish commission the state forestry board and the state park board into one active commission. They argue these boards are correlative and would benefit from a central governing body with funds redirected from game warden fees.
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Fish, Game, Forestry
Park Boards
Madison
Wis
Game Warden’s Department
Fish Commission
State Forestry Board
State Park Board
Bolens Wife Dies at Home in Port Washington
Mrs. Harry W. Bolens wife of Port Washington mayor died at her home from pernicious anemia after a three year illness.
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Bolen
Port Washington, Wis
Harry W. Bolens
Port Washington
Fitzgerald on Stand in $173000 Treasury Embezzlement Case
George W. Fitzgerald testified in federal court that he handed $173,000 to an assistant teller named Cable on February 20, 1907 with instructions to vault it along with $70,000 in damaged bills. He denied discussions with Henry C. Gano about investments and described his finances including inheritances and earnings.
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Chicago
George W. Fitzgerald
United States Sub-Treasury
Cable
Fitzgerald
Henry C. Gano
Robbed Worker Left Unconscious in Milwaukee
Arthur Neuman a 20 year old from 1012 Twentieth Street reports he was waylaid on the way home from work and robbed of his 23 dollars for the week. He was left unconscious at Twenty eighth and Wright streets with bruises on his head and body.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Arthur Neuman
Twentieth Street
Mtwenty Eighth
Wright Streets
Fred Beell Earns Easy Victory in Duluth Bout
In Duluth Minnesota Fred Beell of Marshfield Wisconsin defeated Walter Miller of St Paul by two knockdowns in thirty four minute middleweight match last night. Beell dominated the bout and secured the win.
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Duluth
Minn
Fred Beell
Marshfield
Wis
Walter Miller
St. Paul
Minnesota M's Awarded to Fifteen Football Players
President G. E. Vincent of the University of Minnesota today awarded M letters to fifteen football players. The list includes Captain Tobin, Captain-elect Aldsworth, Shaughnessy, Erdahl, Hayward, McAlmon, Robertson, Rosenthal, Bierman, Jem, Sawyer, Raymond, Ostrom, Fournier and B. Laller.
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Minneapolis
G. E. Vincent
University of Minnesota
M’s
Tobin
Aldsworth
Shaughnessy
Erdahl
Hayward
McAlmon
Robertson
Rosenthal
Bierman
Jem
Sawyer
Raymond
Ostrom
Fournier
B. Lawler
Rheumatism Cure Promoted by Blood Treatment
A noted doctor prescribes a blood based cure claiming rheumatic pain from toxins dissolves in joints and muscles. The remedy combines Toris compound and syrup of Sarsaparilla in whiskey, with relief reported on day one. Also promotes Calocide foot soak for sore feet and bunions.
Hall’s Hair Never Stop Hair Loss
A woman describes failing with several remedies until using Hall's Hair Never. After trying various approaches she consulted a doctor and bought Hall's Hair Never which stopped her hair loss at once. She now tells friends. No coloring or staining of the hair.
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Hall
Wolgast Loses Bet After Flynn McCarty Fight
Wolgast admitted losing 7800 dollars on Tuesday night's bout between Jim Flynn and Luther McCarty in Los Angeles. Nat Goodwin the actor was among those who bet heavily on McCarty and cleared about 8000 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Wolgast
Jim Flynn
Luther McCarty
Nat Goodwin
McCarty
Man Eats Poisoned Sausage and Dies in Misoula
In Missoula Montana on December 12 William Van Stone aged 45 ingested a sausage laced with poison he had prepared for a dog and died last night. He had placed the poisoned sausages with his own food on the kitchen table.
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Missoula
Mont
William van Stone
van Stone
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