Abandoned Montessori Lectures Leave Scant Hope for Funds
In Stevens Point Wisconsin residents who backed a fund to bring Mme Montessori for classes must cover costs after she returned to Europe without teaching. The plan failed and local advertising remains unpaid. A casual remark about her eyes surfaced during a dinner, highlighting local disappointment and financial liability.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Mme. Montessorio
Mme
Europe
Wisconsin Christmas Celebrations In Green Bay And Mackinac Island
The article recalls early Wisconsin Christmas customs, describing Colonel McNeil hosting a 4 o'clock dinner and a 6 o'clock ball at Green Bay with a hundred guests, diverse attire, multi‑course venison and fish feasts, and late dancing. It also notes Mackinac Island prayers, midnight service, and a communal meal as Christmas observed by French and Catholic inhabitants.
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Frederick Merk
Wisconsin Historical Society
Green Bay
Wisconsin Historical Collections
McNeil
Mackinac Island
Wisconsin
Camp picks All American team draws mixed western reaction
Walter Camp named an All American team prompting debate among western fans. Buck of Wisconsin was omitted at tackle in favor of Abell of Colgate, while Gilman of Harvard and other eastern selections drew praise from Eckersall and others.
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Walter Camp
East
Buck
Wisconsin
Gilman
Harvard
Abell
Colgate
Portage
Alleghenies
Badger
Eckersall
Camp
Yale
Konetchy Ninth in Federal League Batting Averages
Eddie Konetchy of La Crosse leads among Federal League batters with a .510 average after 578 at bats and 179 hits in 152 games. He scored 79 runs with 66 errors, 31 doubles 18 triples and 10 homers, plus 29 steals. Doc Watson hits .396 in limited at bats while Benny Kauf tops the league at .544 across 136 games.
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Eddie
Eddie Konetchy
la Crosse
Doc Watson
Benny Kauf
Lee Magee
Fischer
The
Whales
Brooklyn
Welling and Ad Furnish FastTime for Gotham Fans
New York boxing page previews a week of fights led by Golgast Cross ten round main event Friday night. Lightweight clash Joe Welling versus Young Brown headlines the undercard with Joe Mandot and Benny Leonard also on the bill. Local color and manager jests color the scene.
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New York
Joe Welling
Young Brown
Joe Mandot
New Orleans
Benny Leonard
New Yorker
Internationalists Look to Nationals for Diamond Aid
New York December 13 Internationals league magnates face a bleak 1915 season and await the arrival of the National league leaders. Garry Herrmann leads the NL meeting with talk of peace plans trades and Herzog’s continued leadership of Herrmann’s Rhinelanders. Barney Dreyfuss plans to name a successor to Fred Clarke as Pirates manager. Honus Wagner reportedly will not take the job to preserve his prestige.
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New York
Barrow
Garry Herrmann
Reds
Charley Herzog
Herrmann
Rhinelanders
Barney Dreyfuss
Fred Clarke
Pirates
Honus Wagner
Dreyfuss
Rumors of Swaps Precede Meeting of Junior League
Chicago rumors swirl ahead of the annual league meeting as AL magnates arrive. Reports name Fritz Maisel to the White Sox and Home Run Baker possibly leaving the Yankees, with Ray Chapman and Janvrin among possible targets. Clark Griffith pursues multiple deals while owners and managers travel to the gathering.
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Chicago
Fritz Maisel
New York Highlanders
White Sox
Yankees
Baker
Maisel
Ray Chapman
Cleveland
Clark Griffith
Grif
Janvrin
Red Sox
Pratt
Shottin
St. Louis
Chick Gandil
Jack Fournier
Rupert
Huston
New York Yanks
Bill Donovan
Rowland
Powers
Los Angeles
Pine Grove Sunk by Submarine Off London
The British steamer Pine Grove was sunk by a submarine near London. Twenty two crew members were rescued.
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London
Pine Grove
Creditors to Receive 2 Percent at Racine Firm
Racinetron and Metal company creditors will get only 2 percent on claims. Morris Fox, president, says $250,000 was spent battling an arson charge in Chicago. The firm owes the defunct Commercial and Savings Bank $273,523 and cashier Charles Carpenter $143,609.
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Racine, Wis
Racinetron and Metal Company
Morris Fox
Chicago
Commercial and Savings Bank
Charles Carpenter
Ignorance Highlighted By Self Awareness Quote
A provocative saying notes that an ignorant person often fails to recognize their own ignorance. It underscores a common cognitive blind spot where lack of knowledge masks by confidence. The remark invites reflection on humility and learning.
Sympathy Wasted On Man Who Chooses Cherry First
A pithy maxim argues against a habit of prioritizing the cherry in cocktails over the whole drink. The quip critiques self serving restraint and misplaced sentiment in behavior.
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