Wisconsin rail commission weighs eight hour law impact
The Wisconsin railroad rate commission disapproves the Elver eight hour law as applied to telegraphers and signals possible legislative action to empower classification of stations for eight hour rules. The decision notes no service safety impact from current enforcement and hints at a future amendment to preserve closer stations and telegraph service.
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Madison
Wis
Railroad Rate Commission
Platform Strong for Principals
Wisconsin Democrats denounce Republican governance while praising William Jennings Bryan. The platform attacks partisan corruption, endorses Bryan, and directs delegates to vote for him at the Denver Democratic National Convention.
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Milwaukee
W‘s
Democratic Party
Wisconsin
Republican Party
Willam Jennings Bryan
United States
Denver
William Jennings Bryan
Telephone rate fight tests Wisconsin utility law precedents
Madison Wis Feb 17 Strenuous resistance is offered by the Wisconsin Telephone company to Marinette efforts for lower rates This marks the first railroad commission hearing under the public utility law of 1909 and is viewed as an important test case The company fights hard to set favorable precedents in this small case
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Marinette
Railroad Commission
Public Utility Law
Telephone Company
Wealth in pockets old man starves in Milwaukee report
Fragmented text reports Dr Henry Bentley father of Mrs Charles Eberhardt of Milwaukee not found in a Bronx vacant lot. The elderly retired New York dentist is described as too weak to walk and custody of possessions and bank matters unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Henry Bentley
Charles Eberhardt
Wells St
New York
Avenue
The
Bronx
Noted Patient Described With Rich Attire and Deprivation
A description notes a man found in fine clothing and with diamond cuff buttons and a valuable watch. Doctors say he had likely starved for several days, suggesting a period of deprivation before admission to the hospital.
Madison Fire Destroys Three-Story Building
A three story building in Madison occupied by Wilkinson & Daily milliners Piper Bros grocers and offices burned yesterday. Loss estimated at 20000 with partial insurance. Several firefighters were overcome by smoke but not seriously harmed.
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Madison, Wis
Wilkinson & Daily, Milliners
Piper Bros
Meeting Called by W. D. Connor in Milwaukee
Lieut Gov W D Connor chairman of the Republican state central committee issues a call for a meeting at the Plankington hotel Milwaukee on Thursday Feb 27 at 2 PM. The purpose is to take action on primary elections as directed by the attorney general.
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Milwaukee
W. D. Connor
Republican State Central Committee
Plankston Hotel
Republican delegates chosen for national convention
The article outlines plans to select delegates to represent the Republican Party of the state at the national convention. It notes process steps and eligibility but does not specify names, dates, or locations.
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Republican Party
Pretty High Coed Mysteriously Gone
Miss Myrtie Harmer, a pretty Appleton high school student, disappeared Saturday afternoon. Her parents initially thought she visited relatives in Fond du Lac, but investigators learned she had not been seen. Police have enlisted aid and alerted departments across the region.
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Appleton, Wis
Myrtie Harmer
Appleton High School
Fond du Lac
Taft Delegates Rumored in Sixth District Field
In Ripon Wisconsin on February 17 rumors spread that Taft delegates will enter the Sixth congressional district race La Fuellette candidates are already named.
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Ripon
Wis
Taft
la Fuellette
Nomination Logic Cited Loyalty to Bryan in Aylward Mention
A political remark questions why nominating and seconding Mr Aylward stressed his loyalty and friendship for Bryan, suggesting the platform was shaped by those ties. The speaker implies the Friday actions were influenced by supporting Aylward due to these loyalties.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Mr. Aylward
Bryan
Day-after remarks cited in Grady speech at convention
Daniel H Grady gave a sensational speech at the Democratic state convention and cited unanswered questions about his record regarding Mr Bryan. He claimed the unanswered questions were a key day-after reason for his remarks.
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Bryan
Daniel H. Grady
Unemployed March on Milwaukee City Hall for Jobs
F J Weber leads 190 union men from the Federated Trades Council toward Milwaukee City Hall to present resolutions to Mayor Sherburn M Hecker demanding employment for the unemployed. The march is planned as a quiet, non demonstrative protest with most marchers identifying as socialists.
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Milwaukee
Wis
F. J. Weber
Federated Trades Council
Sherburn M. Hecker
Mad dog scare leads Hartford to six week dog tie up
Hartford Wisconsin, February 17. Fear of rabies prompts Mayor R Westenberger to order all dogs tied for six weeks after reports a dog thought to be rabid bit several others. Some men complain about the cost and resist the measure.
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Hartford
Wis
Wih
R. Westenberger
Cabbage Eater Wins Wisconsin Title
WAUSAU James Madden Jr wins champion cabbage eating by devouring raw two heads weighing eight to ten pounds in under thirty minutes. APPLETON Tiny Beatrice Cote has five grandmothers two grandfathers. three grandmothers and great grandmothers plus one grandfather are great-grand. KACINE St Valentine’s Day barred in public schools by notice from Superintendent Burton Nelson. studies unchanged. CAMBRIA Rev Moses Breeze receives a call to Carlisle England pastorate. BARRON Baldwin Sears celebrates sixtieth wedding anniversary. SCANDINAVIA Freight train finds man suffocated in a potato car. dies. STEVENS POINT W G Collington fined $25 for hunting deer out of season. PRAIRIE DU CHIEN Mrs Chas Williams fractures skull after fainting on porch. WAUKESHA Carroll College students to hold final oratorical contest Feb 13 at Presbyterian church. MADISON Assessors hold annual meeting Feb 25-26. GLENWOOD Dr Till, Somerset healer, arrested again. APPLETON Casper Klein pleads guilty to holdup. five years in state prison. CHIPPEWA FALLS Edward Prescott disappearance investigated by brother John Prescott. JANESVILLE Tobacco farmers institute Feb 22-23. Frank F Hase to speak on tobacco value. GLENWOOD Business groups to push Eau Claire and Menomonie Electric railway extension toward twin cities.
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Wausau
James Madden, Jr
Appleton
Little Beatrice Cote
John W. Cote
Kacine
Burton T. Nelson
Cambria
Moses’ Breeze
Presbyterian Church
Fisher Street Presbyterian Church
Carlisle
England
Prairie DU Chien
Chas. Williams
Waureka
Waukesha
Carroll College
Madison
Supervisors of Assessment
Glenwood
Dr. Till
Kealey
Casper Klein
William Bonini
Chippewa Falls
Edward Prescott
John Prescott
Sampson
Janesville
Tobacco Farmers’ Institute
Attell and Kelly Sign Agreement for Feb 28 Bout
San Francisco reports Abe Attell agrees to meet shifty Buffalo featherweight Kid Kelly in a twenty round bout February 28 at Gleason's club. The match fills the gap after the Welsh McFarland card was called off. Attell sought a $2,500 guarantee for his share. Read the want ads.
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San Francisco
Eddie Kelly
Buffalo
Abe Attell
Gleason
Kelly
Battling Nelson
Billy Nolan
Attell
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