GOP rift in post election power struggles in Congress
The piece analyzes the GOP internal clash over House majority leader prospects and the Ohio delegation for the 1948 Republican National Convention. It cites Rep Hoffman of Michigan urging an end to “job hogging” and notes Harold E. Stassen’s rising prominence amid intra party tensions.
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Congress
GOP
House
Ohio
Senator Taft
Elect Bricker
Rep
Hoffman
Michigan
Harold E. Stassen
Washington
Minnesota
Stassen
United States
North Iowa seeks direct Mason City Chicago air link
The Mason City Globe-Gazette reports a push for east-west air service linking Mason City to Chicago, with Sioux Falls discussions and a Black Hills Airlines proposal including stops at Sheridan Rapid City Mitchell and Sioux Falls. North Iowa officials argue feeder routes to Chicago via Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Dubuque are inadequate.
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Mason City
Iowa
Chicago
la Crosse
North Iowa
Sioux Falls
S. Cak
Clear Lake
Montana
Wyoming
South Dakota
Black Hills Airlines
Billings
Mont
Sheridan
Wyo
Rapid City
Mitchell
Federal Board
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Illinois
United States
Washington, D. C
North
Washington
Stassen Seeks Influence in Republican Preconvention Moves
Observers note Harold Stassen has launched a vigorous bid to shape GOP platform and thinking early, while Taft Bricker and Dewey vie for endorsements. Stassen aims to build a personal following to influence the convention and push for retained social reforms.
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Washington
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Ohio
Taft
Bricker
Buckeye
Vandenberg
Michigan
Dewey
New York
Senator Vandenberg
Senator Bricker
Stassen
Committee On Platform
Willkie
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican Party
Eee
We Must Keep Faith With University Enrollments
The Sheboygan Press urges standing by the University of Wisconsin as enrollment climbs to 23,800 statewide with 18,600 at Madison and 5,200 at extension centers. It notes the GI Bill funds and postwar demand, urging the legislature to find financing to support this surge and honor veterans and students alike.
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Sheboygan Press
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Fred
Board of Regents
Commonwealth
Congress
Illinois man ordered to pay wife for missed kisses
A judge ruled an Illinois man must pay his wife $800 at $1 per missed kiss, noting the wife cannot collect for kisses not given. A railroad flagman in Ohio left his job to become an undertaker. In Pennsylvania a laundry fire rescued a fireman from a smoke filled room, with a joke about buttons.
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Illinois
Ohio
When Girls Wore Long Skirts and Streetcars
A humorous note on fashion changes how long skirts hindered riding streetcars, contrasting with easier climbs today as stairs become common. The quip implies social and urban mobility shifts reflected in everyday transit.
Bulls weighing 2900 pounds raised in Italy
A note reports bulls reaching about 2900 pounds in Italy. The text notes how heavy these animals are and hints at high meat yields for butchers.
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Italy
University Lobby Plan Won't Work Says UW Critic
Madison columnist argues a student lobby to sway state lawmakers is ineffective and dangerous. He notes the university already receives strong funding and warns such pressure could alienate other state departments and turn budget decisions partisan. The piece urges the university to cooperate with state government rather than pressuring it.
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Madison
Wis
Department of Public Instruction
Teachers Colleges
Goodland
Teachers’ Colleges
Division of Public Assistance
Haskin Service Answers Questions For Readers
The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau provides answers on population history of the US farm sector from 1790 to 1930, coronation crowns, a prehistoric dinosaur versus whales, and origin of mince pie. Respondents include H I E A J M C A L de B A with concise explanations.
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L.de B. A
England
Orien Bakers
Construction of New York Thruway Begins Last Summer
The project to build the New York State Thruway started last summer and the current estimate places the total cost above 270 million dollars.
Early Chinese Arrivals In New York The First Resident Debated
Historians dispute who first lived in New York City among candidates Quimbo Appo who arrived near 1844, Ah en of 1858, or Lou Hoy Sing who settled in 1862, with ties to a migrant Irish wife and two sons.
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New York City
Random House
Quimbo Appo
San Francisco
Ahen
Mott Street
Lou Hoy Sing
New York
Diamond weights of 34.46 carats highlight East U S find
The Punch Jones diamond found in May 1944 by William P. Jones at Peterstown weighed 34.46 carats. It was the largest diamond unearthed in the eastern United States, confirming its notable size and value.
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West Virginia
Punch Jones
William P. Jones
Peterstown
United States
Uncle Sam's Almanac 1947 advertised for order
An offer from the La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau promotes Uncle Sam's Almanac for 1947. It describes calendar content and governmental information, urging readers to send fifteen cents postpaid with a coupon to receive a copy after the new year.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington, D. C
U S Dismisses Fury Over Dairen Ship Incident
Washington weighed a strong protest after a U S ship entered Dairen without clearance. The Navy party included a businessman and two correspondents. Moscow granted a two hour extension but ordered departure. State Department defended Russia’s right to order out and urged eventual Sino administration of Dairen.
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James Marlow
Washington
United States
China
State Department
Dairen
Moscow
Department
Russia
Byrnes
Darren
New York
United Nations
Four Foreign Ministers Council
Western Pacific
Ten years ago in Tribune news notes and society items
A compilation of readers’ items from ten and forty years ago lists travels and visits by local residents and friends. Names include Mr. and Mrs. George H. Fish, Dorothy Loeffler, Robert Cornwell, John Nicholson, John Fries, C. B. Fries, Frances McConnell, and the Aylesworths. Coal fires at Cameron House and a planned temporary station at Second and State are noted. A marriage announcement for Maida Elizabeth Van Loon and Edwin A. Epperson in Oroville, California is included.
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George H. Fish
Mississippi Street
California
Dorothy Loeffler
Avon Street
Chicago
Cook County Hospital
Robert Cornwell
R. A. Cornwell
South Eighth Street
John Nicholson
Pennsylvania
John Fries
New York City
Cc. B. Fries
North Ninth Street
Fred Tuphorn
Emily Arnold
Ana
Canada
C. A. Aylesworth
Frances McConnell
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
John E. McConnell
South 14Th Street
Cameron House
William O’brien
Second
State Streets
John van Loon
Maida Elizabeth
Edwin A. Epperson
Oroville
Calif
Netherlands Seeks Economic Ties With Diminishing Indies
The Netherlands faces the end of direct colonial rule in the East Indies and outlines a future federation. The draft agreement envisions a sovereign United States of Indonesia with three units led by Soekarno and Sjahrir, a separate eastern government, and Borneo, all under a perpetual union with the Netherlands.
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Indies
Europe
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Soviet Russia
Hitler
Moscow
Vladivostok
Pearl Harbor
United States
Holland
Great East
Indoesia
Indonesia
Java
Sumatra
Madura
Soekarno
Sjahrir
Borneo
Dutch New Guinea
Celebes
Timor
Amboina
The
Hague
Iceland
Denmark
Milwaukee contractor sues over home sale contract breach
Cecil H. Ozier of Champaign county Illinois filed a 178107.29 dollar damage suit in federal court against Williamson Inc and president Russell B Williamson. He claims an exclusive agency for 23 Illinois counties and later expansion to other states. Ozier says shipments and materials were withheld and agents sold in his territory, costing potential sales of 400 to 500 houses with profits of 290 to 300 dollars per house.
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Milwaukee
Cecil H. Ozier
Champaign County
III
Williamson, Inc
Russell B. Williamson
Williamson
Sheboygan Falls
Peshtigo
Ozier
Illinois
Girl's Braids Snipped Off On Car Ride
Washington report of 12 year old Diane Sklarsky who rode a street car to visit her grandmother and had waist length braids ripped from her head by a man sitting behind her. The incident prompted a warning to other mothers.
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Washington
Diane Sklarsky
Diane
Edward D. Sklarsky
Australia Hosts 2000 Ant Species Across Continent
Australia contains about 2000 distinct ant species across diverse habitats. Researchers note rich diversity in deserts, forests, and coastal regions with many endemics.
Irrigation Project Aims to Shift Continental Divide Westward
Colorado geologist Dr. John C. Hoff reported plans for the Blue River irrigation project will divert water eastward, effectively moving part of the Continental Divide westward. The reclamation work, benefiting arid lands east of the Rockies, is set to begin next summer.
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Chicago
Colorado
Blue River
John C. Hoff
Colorado School of Mines
Geographical Society of America
Rockies
Geographical Society
Allen C. Tester
University of Iowa
Hiroshima
Japan
Robert Grogan
Illinois Geological Survey
Urbana
Duluth
Lake Superior
Canadian
Grogan
University of Minnesota
Laughing Gas Exhibitions Fueled Revolver Patents
Sam Colt, inventor of the Colt revolver, used traveling shows featuring laughing gas exhibitions to raise cash for patenting his firearm.
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Sam Colt
Colt
Auction of pledges at Colchester pawnbroker sheds 16 wedding rings
In Colchester England a pawnbroker auctioned unredeemed pledges revealing 16 wedding rings among the items. The sale highlights the fate of pledged goods after non redemption and underscores local commerce in the town.
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Colchester
England
Noah's Ark Fueled by Petroleum Pitch
Noah used petroleum pitch in his ark as a waterproofing substance. The brief note highlights the unusual material cited in the biblical vessel's preservation method.
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Noah
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