Wisconsin Troops Ordered Home From Mexican Border Post
About 16 000 National Guard troops, including Wisconsin brigade headquarters and First Infantry, are to leave border service and be mustered out of federal duty per War Department orders. Soldiers will redeploy in three groups to eight stations with training over the coming weeks.
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Boilermakers Convention Opens Here Led by National President
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin on December 19 union delegates from sixteen locals gather for the Chicago Northwestern district No Lo convention with Martin Peterson of Winona Minnesota national president presiding.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Chicago & Northwestern
Martin Peterson
Winona, Minn
Boilermakers’ and Helpers’ Union
Warning of German raider spotted near Sandy Hook
British battleship off Sandy Hook flashed a warning to shipping indicating the presence of a German commerce raider in the Atlantic though it did not describe the suspected vessel.
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New York
Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Richard Lloyd Jones Named Lincoln Memorial Commissioner
Madison Vic Dec 19 Richard Lloyd Jones editor Wisconsin State Journal was appointed by the secretary of war as commissioner of the Lincoln Memorial at Hodgenville Kentucky. The secretary hopes the memorial becomes a Mecca of presidents and to hold a national celebration there at least every four years.
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Madison
Vic
Richard Lloyd Jones
Wisconsin State Journal
Hodgenville
Kentucky
Baker
Supreme Court Advances Antitrust Suit Against United Shoe
The Supreme Court granted a motion to advance the government's anti trust case against United Shoe Machinery for tying clauses in patented machines it sells or leases. February 26 was set as the hearing date.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United Shoe Machinery Company
Allies Demand Belgium Return of Territory and Indemnity
The Providence Journal reports that the allies will reply to German peace proposals within forty eight hours. They insist Belgium must be restored and every cent of indemnity repaid before any negotiations. The alliance may recognize German gains in France but will not concede Belgium’s restitution.
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Providence
Providence Ournal
Germany
Belgium
France
Into the Primitive jungle drama tops Majestic bill
Charming Kathryn Williams stars in the five act jungle life drama Into the Primitive supported by Guy Oliver and Harry Lonsdale. Written by Robert Ames Bennett the program at the Majestic on Tuesday and Wednesday also features Joe Welling the world tennis champion wrestlers pocket billiard champions and the debut of the Tweedle Dum comedy Tuesday night.
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Guy Oliver
Harry Lonsdale
Robert Ames Bennett
the Majestic
Joe Welling
Swedish aeronaut buys equipment in Madison for faster planes
Dr. Enoch Thulin of Landskrona Sweden, a leading European aeronaut, spent Saturday and Sunday in Madison purchasing machinery from a local factory to boost production at his Swedish aeroplane plant which now turns out two machines daily.
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Madison
Wis
Enoch Thulin
Landskrona
Sweden
Europe
Aged Couple Shot to Death in Bed Near Mason City
Ill, December 19. John P. Becker 85 and his wife 83 were found shot to death in their farm home near Mason City south of Peoria. They were killed, it is believed, while asleep. Suspects were tracked to a point three miles from the crime scene Monday.
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Peoria. Ill
John P. Becker
Mason City
Here
Made-in-La Crosse and Civic Reform Urged by Chamber
Inaugural address by Boston Chamber President C F Weed urges sane fearless public action. La Crosse Chamber plans Made-in-La Crosse Week with a joint Merchants Manufacturers Jobbers bureau show and Good Roads demo to boost local industries and public publicity. Critics warned against hasty decisions on a public market study and urged careful civic study.
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C. F. Weed
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of
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Chamber of Ecommerce of
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Lacrosse
First meeting of La Crosse Agricultural Dairy Association
The La Crosse County Agricultural Horticultural and Dairy association held its first meeting of the year. A luncheon calmed tensions as local business leaders mingled with members, offering a quiet respite from winter. The piece notes Chamber of Commerce members often feel their service is limited to committee work.
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Chamber of Commerce
Campbell
la Crosse
Court extends deadline in Eastland disaster cases
The Supreme Court on Monday extended until January 15 the time given Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis of Chicago to show cause why his order consolidating hundreds of damage claims against Indiana Transportation Co should not be reversed. The company seeks separate trials for heirs of disaster victims.
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Washington
Supreme Court
What the Wiseackes Say Cheer Up
A lighthearted remark urges cheer during setbacks, noting knocks come with purpose and that no one is knocked when already needed. The line frames resilience with a playful tone.
President and Mrs. Wilson mark first wedding anniversary
Washington, Dec 19. President and Mrs. Wilson celebrated their first wedding anniversary with an early round of golf despite freezing temperatures. The day followed a routine schedule of formal discussions with senators and representatives, and a family dinner at the White House with theater plans afterward. The president, who turns sixty on December 28, made no special plans for that day.
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Washington
Presdent
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