Leasing Contestants For Michelin Prize Paris
The Paris competition for the Michelin prize nears its final day with Mons Farman and Mons Tabuteau in a long distance flight contest. Tabuteau led with 290.3 miles, Farman close behind at 289 miles after eight hours aloft, both vying to extend the world record as the prize of 32 000 dollars awaits. Max Bloom, a 22 year old rising musical comedy star, draws crowds with his new face appeal in La Crosse theater showings.
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Paris
France
Mons
Hen- Ti’ Ferman
Tabuteau
Farman
Wil Contine
Mons Tabuteau
Tabutéeau
Max
la Crosse Theater
Max Bloom
Mr. Woolfolk
Howe's Moving Pictures At La Crosse Theater
Lyman Howe brings his acclaimed moving pictures to the La Crosse theater for Saturday and Sunday matinees and evening shows. The program showcases animated art that blends painting with motion picture discovery, offering a refined entertainment experience.
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Lyman Howe
Moving Pictures
Moving Picture
la Crosse Theater
King's Funeral Ride Reproduced by Lyman Howe
The La Crosse Theatre hosts a two day program reproducing the King George funeral as Naval Guard of Honor drew the gun carriage to St. George's Chapel. The show includes a dirge and ship whistle effects plus scenes of Mt Etna eruption and travel footage with a variety of international topics and a life on a training ship segment.
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Queen Victoria
Windsor Station
St. George's Chapel
Naval Guard of Honor
Jack
Edward
George
Royal Navy
la Crosse Theatre
Lyman H. Howe
Mt. Etna
Switzerland
Grand Trunk Pacific
Eiffel Tower
Norway
Signature sought on BromoQuinine ad claims E W Grove
A fragment announces a brom oquinine laxative with the slogan used worldwide to cure a cold in one day and calls for the signature of E W Grove. The brief item references the product name and the famous claim.
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E. W. Grove
Inaugural Ball and What It Is
Madison reports that Wisconsin governor elect Francis E. McGovern aims to limit inaugural ball costs to 700 dollars, far below 1500 planned. The event is described as a quiet ceremony in the state capitol with receptions and a university gymnasium dance, targeted at practical decor and simple civic pageantry.
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Madison
Wis
Francis E. McGovern
Wisconsin
State University
Capitol
Statehouse
Supreme Cour
University
Grow Sugar Beets on State Land
Sugar beet culture on state farm lands may expand after promising first season results at Northern hospital for the insane in Winnebago. The state board could plant a ten acre plot at Mendota hospital next year as growers show strong interest and higher contracted acreage. At Winnebago two acres yielded 176.34 from 37 pounds of seed, about 88.17 per acre, a high praise from Superintendent Stew ard A. Bachler.
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Madison
Wis
Northern Hospital For the Insane
Winnebago
Oshkosh
State Board of Control
Mendota Hospital
Northern Hospital
A. A. Bachler
Milwaukee Sends Presents to Europe
Milwaukee officials report a Christmas fund sent to Europe by the city's foreign population totaling 2 301 949. Postal money orders accounted for 1 500 000. express orders 61 724. bank drafts 114 325. coin 625 000. Most funds go to Italy with others to many European nations. most will arrive by January 1.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Europe
Italy
Euurope
Hagestad contests Trempealeau election in Madison filing
Whitehall resident K. K. Hagestad files with Secretary Frear a contest of Peter Nelson’s election as a Democrat citing illegal voting irregularities in canvass and counting and alleging Nelson failed to meet the 20 percent primary threshold with a claimed 206 votes.
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Madison, Wis
Frear
K. K. Hagestad
Whitehall
Peter Nelson
Nelson
Little Folks Cascarrets Promise Holiday Health
A holiday ad urges parents to treat children with Cascarets to prevent illness from overindulgence. It promotes a two box, ten cent supply as a week long nightly remedy during Christmas week to keep kids well and lively.
Manuel Plans Lectures at Oxford Before Reclaiming Throne
Manuel, while maintaining sovereignty claims in Portugal, intends to spend time in study. A Daily Mail statement says he will attend lectures at Oxford and other centers as an ordinary student without pursuing a degree. After completing the course he will make a further move.
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Manuel
Portugal
Daily Mail
Oxford University
British official to tour world studying colonial administration
A British administrator will undertake a world tour focusing on colonial methods. He will visit the United States as a student of administration, then Canada, Australia, and South Africa. He prefers private citizen status, travels by ordinary trains and steamships, avoids entertainment, and will return to England to decide his future moves.
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United States
Canada
Australia
South Africa
England
Dope Congress to Convene on International Drug Control
Washington reports a forthcoming "dope congress" for international control of habit forming drugs. The Netherlands government is arranging preliminaries as China and England earlier agreed on gradual reductions of opium quantities.
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Washington, D. C
Congress For
Netherlands
China
England
Opium Restrictions Refocus Trade from Asia to China
A historical note describes how export flows shifted from Asiatic possession to China as domestic policy in China limited opium production. The text implies adjustments in trade balances and legal controls affecting regional commerce during the period.
Racing Reports Signal Jacksonville Meet Too Slow
Reports from Jacksonville indicate the racing meet is not meeting expectations and may be cut short. In El Paso the winter racing boom follows Juarez racing across the Rio Grande, while Argentina bans betting outside the track with six months jail for violators.
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Jacksonville
el Paso
Texas
Rio Grande
Juarez
Mexico
Argentina
Man Kept Clean Life Amidrumors of Flaws
A man is described as having no bad habits yet facing insinuations of worse. The remark highlights contrast between public image and private concerns within a community context.
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Henri
Howe
Amachk
Trempealeau
King Manuel
London
High Eat District
Main St
Arizon
Arizona
Nature
Castoria
Majestic
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