100 Trades In Curriculum At University Extension
Enrollment in the La Crosse division of the University Extension reached 505 last year with about 75 percent city residents. The program covers 100 trades and vocations and will expand further with fall addition of courses and the planned Minnesota extension college. Additional departments announce broader public health, welfare services, and more lecture courses for next year.
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Department of Correspondence Study
la Crosse
University Extension
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Badger
Department of General Information and Welfare
Bureau of Public Health and Sanitation
Department of Instruction
Sharpshooters to Attend Tourney in St Louis
Dr. E A Gotterdam John Rusche Theodore Kienahs Henry Krenzke Sol Burdick and John Hafner named to represent the La Crosse Sharpshooters at the North American Schutzen Bund jubilee and ninth biennial in St Louis July 22 to 27. Local experts expect a fair share of the $5000 prize pool.
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E. A. Gotterdam
John Rusche
Theodore Kienahs
Henry Krenzke
Sol Burdick
John Hafner
la Crosse Sharpshooters
St. Louis
Mystery Death At Victoria Hotel Found By Chambermaid
In New York a stylish young woman was found dead at the Victoria hotel from asphyxiation. A rubber tube connected to a gas jet was wrapped around her head and she bore facial bruises. A man registered as John Smith and wife attended with her. he left about midnight. No address was given. The chambermaid discovered the body.
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New York
Victoria Hotel
John Smith and
Eight Hundred Infantry at Camp Douglas Fire Range
Camp Douglas Wisconsin July 7 eight hundred infantrymen began rifle range training firing fifty seven rounds. Range work started at seven and ends at five. Soldiers unable to shoot today will try again tomorrow.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
Reveille
H Clay Putnam, Former Senator, Dies in Brohead
H Clay Putnam aged 66 and a former state senator died at his home in Brohead Wisconsin at 6 a m today. The death was caused by a complication of diseases and he was known for his G A R involvement.
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Brohead
Wis
H. Clay Putnam
Dog Raids Five Chicken Coops On South Side
A city dog on the south side killed more than fifty chickens in five coops last night alarming owners for six months. J G Robb 1404 West Avenue South lost eight hens. Ware Koszlezke 1429 Farnam Street twenty one birds. S Bicha 1516 West Avenue South eight birds. A second raid and a third minor raid were reported with fewer fatalities. Koszlezke said the dog entered by digging beneath the fence and forcing its body through.
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J. G. Robb
West Avenue South
Ware Koszlezke
Farnam Street
S. Bicha
Koszlezke
Pool Hall Owner Fined by Judge Cronon
George Tulumes proprietor of a pool hall at 329 Main Street was fined 27.50 by Judge Cronon for violating the pool room ordinance. The arrest followed Val Niedbalski 17 from 1018 Winnebago Street testifying he lost dollars to Tulumes and was ejected after an altercation over the amount.
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George Tulumes
Main Street
Cronon
Tulumes
Val Niedbalski
Winnebago Street
Sackville-Scott will case verdict confirms Lady Sackville inheritance
The jury in London finds Sir John Murray Scott's will valid with no undue influence or fraud by Lord Sackville or Lady Sackville. Lady Sackville inherits 3.5 million pounds from the late Sir John Scott, whose sprawling estate was bequeathed to her amid lawsuits from Sir John’s blood relatives alleging undue influence.
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London
Sackville-Scott
Sir John Murray Scott
Lionel Edward Sackville
Josephine Victoria Sackville
Lady Sackville
Scott
Sir John Scott
England
Socialist Tax Official Convicted In Milwaukee
Tax Commissioner Louis A. Arnold, a Socialist, found guilty of malfeasance in office. Removal recommended by a majority aldermanic committee after hearing the case. Alderman A. J. Welsh, Socialist, to present a minority report. The panel accused Arnold of firing assessors for political reasons, coercing changes to stock assessments for the Second Ward Savings Bank, and creating false records in tax files.
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Milwaukee
Louis A. Arnold
A. J. Welsh
Arnold
Second Ward Savings Bank
Crowds Flood Erie for Perry Centennial Carnival
Erie Pa July 7 thousands continued to flock into the city as the real carnival events of the Perry centennial celebration were set to begin the next day.
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Erie
Butter Price Holds At 26 1/2 Cents In Elgin Market
Elgin Illinois July 7 butter was quoted at 26 1/2 cents a pound matching last week's level as buyers and sellers remained steady.
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Elgin, Ill
Largest crane erected at Scotch shipyard to lift 200 tons
The world's largest crane stands at a Scottish shipyard. It can operate anywhere within a 386 foot diameter circle and lift loads of 200 tons to a height of 140 feet, with reach extending 75 feet from the center.
Aviation effort yields steady money flight
The Baltimore American notes a persistent success in aviation since its inception, highlighting that the sector consistently generates revenue and keeps funds in motion despite various attempts. The quotation underscores aviation as the reliable financial driver among experimental efforts.
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Baltimore American
Room For Shrinkage Damage Suit Adage
A note from the Globe explains a damage suit can be drafted broad enough to allow for future shrinkage. The saying shows lawyers plan settlements with flexible terms.
Dentist at first sight of patient joke
A dentist chastises the patient for delaying a visit while the patient rushes in greeting with a cheerful good morning. The exchange captures a light humorous tone typical of London Punch observations.
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London
Fragmentary Quote Reflects Royal Frustration at Court
A jagged OCR fragment shows a royal figure lamenting being at his wits end while a court jester is mentioned. The unreadable text obscures complete context but implies a tense moment at court.
Tom Swift Warned of Ill Fate in London Mail Mention
A London Mail clipping hints that Tom Swift is expected to take a brief, troubled journey. The tone suggests caution about his future actions and outcomes.
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Tom Swift
London Mail
A Mecwivery tetler. Willie-Paw Receives Test
A garbled Cleveland area item notes a receiving test or tester, mentioning a gabby woman and references to a son. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Willie
Cincinnati
The World Is Round Debated By Skeptic And Traveler
A Florida Times-Union column features a quip from Columbus about challenging the skeptic who asks if the world could be square. The retort emphasizes the speaker's many dealings with the world.
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Columbus
Florida Times-Union
Waterpower Lobby Faces Wisconsin Progressives Over Public Rights
The Wisconsin waterpower struggle pits progressives against a powerful lobby backed by hydropower interests and a national trust. Officials warn that rushing development risks public ownership and future rights, urging scrutiny of concessions and caution in law changes.
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Wisconsin
la Follette
Northern Wisconsin Water Power Policy For Investment
The conservation committee led by Mr. Brandeis argues new water power legislation will deter speculators while attracting sound investors. They claim current railroad and public utility policies faced protest but strengthened public stocks, and insist northern Wisconsin must avoid exploitation by ensuring state control of falling water resources.
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States
Washington
Wisconsin
Conservation Committee
Water Power
Brandeis
Mill Packers Demand Higher Pay Rise
Listman Mill workers walk out demanding pay from thirty-five to forty cents an hour. General Manager A L Goetzmann says about ten men quit, another striker claims thirty joined the walkout, but operations at the mill continue.
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Listman Mill Company
A. L. Goetzmann
Goetzmann
Packing Plant Burns in South Omaha Fire
A Morris & Company packing plant in South Omaha valued at 1.5 million dollars is engulfed in flames. The blaze began from friction in an elevator shaft in the beef killing department on the seventh floor, with the roof collapsing an hour later as the fifth through seventh floors were consumed.
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South Omaha
Neb
Morris & Company Packing
Roosevelt Heads West For Arizona Grand Canyon Vacation
Colonel Roosevelt sails from New York with sons Archie and Quentin for a two month trip to the west. The party plans a purely sightseeing journey through the Arizona wilderness and Grand Canyon with no firearms.
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New York
Roosevelt
Archie
Quentin
West
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Commoner to become monthly in August halt weekly edition
The Commoner, based in Lincoln Nebraska, will switch from a weekly to a monthly publication starting August 15. The change includes a larger issue size and aims to broaden content.
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Lincoln
Neb
Russian Language Policy Restricts Polish Use in Poland
Statement notes that in Poland, the Russian language is obligatory and speaking Polish in public resorts is penalized.
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Oland
Poland
Lightning Strikes Hit About 6000 Places in a Year
The article notes that lightning strikes occur in roughly six thousand locations across the country over the course of a year, highlighting widespread natural phenomena and potential risks.
The Kind Needed Scouring the Subject
A terse exchange about finding the right writer prompts a debate on hiring a scrub writer to thoroughly cover the topic. The dialogue hints at sourcing specifics and ensuring accurate, complete treatment of the subject.
The Makeup Forces Joke Quips at a Courtroom Judge
A courtroom quip has the judge remarking on assembling a puzzle as a wife tends to arrange herself alone. The exchange highlights a witty moment between a defendant or participant and the judge in a light legal setting.
Gardening Near Miss Becomes Wit In Debate
A humorous exchange frames spring plans versus unintended outcomes as a garden nearly overpowered its creator. The quip contrasts hopeful cultivation with nature’s stubborn pull, turning a near-miss into a joking caution about gardening.
Untitled Dialogue Exchange Reveals Engagement Mixups
The speakers joke about love and engagements with ironic twists. She confesses not being in love, while claiming to have been promised to many men, highlighting a humorous view of relationships and social expectations.
Largest U.S. Gold Mines East of Black Hills in North Carolina
Norih warouna's Gold notes that the largest gold mines east of the Black Hills reside in North Carolina, highlighting regional mining significance.
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Norih Warouna
United States
Black Hills
North Carolina
Prussic Acid Poem Sparks Noir Reflection
A terse note alludes to deadly prussic acid and a somber tale of passion. The line hints at a fatal motive and a broken romance, with imagery of a Psyche and a knot reflecting entwined destinies and danger.
Lindsey in Answer Denounces Recall Drive From Jamaqua
Denver observer Judge Ben B Lindsey telegraphs from Jamaqua Pennsylvania that recall backers act from vengeance. He defies critics and vows to return to fight the recall. He calls opponents liars and mentions 84 assault cases with four penitentiaries, labeling enemies as beasts.
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Denver
Col
Ben B. Lindsey
Lindsey
Jamaqua
Lauterbach Immunity Waived Under Steel Inquiry Crossfire
Testimony shows Lauterbach denying a central claim while Reed presses for details on Lamar’s role in impersonating public men. Lauterbach admits differing accounts and acknowledges Lamar’s motive as presented to him, while Walsh exposes prior false statements about opposition to the inquiry.
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Reed
Mr. Lamar
New York
Lauterbach
Martin
Lamar
Ledyard
Walsh
Steel Trust
Electric Service Restored After Friday Storm
Thurston Owens today announced that the gas and electric company service, heavily impaired by Friday night’s storm, has been completely restored.
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Gas and Electric Company
Thurston Owens
Golf ball poison death after bite in Chicago
Frank Perry Jr. died in Chicago after biting a golf ball and ingesting poison from the core. He suffered five days before death, following the exposure to the deadly acid inside the ball’s center.
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Chicago
Frank Perry, Jr
Wilson Dodges Crowd For Golf At Woodstock
President Wilson motored thirty miles from the Kennedy links at Cornish to play golf at the public Woodstock Country Club course, avoiding the crowd and staying at a hotel guest access level.
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Woodstock
Cornish
Wilson
Bartenders Put Out Fire Threatening Street Car
Six bartenders with seltzer bottles extinguished a fire that endangered a street car in the Loop district. A burned out fuse sparked the blaze as a crowd cheered the quick action.
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Chicago
Loop
Barge Peters Stranded on Cra Island Near Milwaukee
Radio grams from Milwaukee report the lumber barge Peters stranded on Cra island late Sunday night near the city. Local wireless station picked up the alert and details remain sparse awaiting salvage crews.
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Milwaukee
Cra Island
Peters
Two Theaters Change Plans As New License Rules Take Effect
By noon today two of four applicants for theater licenses have altered operations to meet fire and safety standards. The Star Dome and Bijou Lyre theaters secured licenses after implementing required changes, while two others faced denial. The theater board led by Health Commissioner Dr. J F Mann Chief of Police John Webber and Fire Chief Nathan Bradfield organized today with Webber as chairman.
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Boar Cr
Star Dome Moving Picture Houses
Bijou
Lyre
Theater Board
J. 4. pFman
John Webber
Nathan Bradfield
Webber
Aviators survive crash of flying boat in Lake Michigan
July 7 Chicago. Aviator Glenn Martin and passenger Charles Day fell fifty feet into Lake Michigan when their flying boat overturned. They climbed to the wreck and were rescued by a patrol boat after clinging to the craft. Martin hoped to begin the Chicago to Detroit reliability flight but may miss the start due to damage.
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Chicago
Glenn Martin
Chas. H. Day
Lake Michhigan
Martin
Chicago convict nabbed in this city
Charles Otto Drake, wanted in Chicago for breaking parole from Joliet penitentiary, was arrested on Fourth and Main streets Saturday night by Detective Joseph McGrath. He had been sentenced for burglary and paroled by Illinois State Parole Commissioner C. M. Reid. Drake was recognized and will be sent back to Chicago to serve the remainder of his sentence.
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Charles Otto Drake
Chicago
Joliet
Joseph Mc.Grath
Drake
C. M. Reid
Illinois
Mc.Grath
Crutches Pile Up After Holy Hill Pilgrimage
Several crutches were added to the pile in the chancel of the Carmelite monastery at Holy Hill near Hartford after an annual pilgrimage Sunday drawing four hundred visitors to the shrine. The Holy Hill monastery, one of Wisconsin’s oldest, was built by Capuchin monks.
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Milwaukee
Holy Hill
Hartford
Tobias Olson Dies at 77 in Wisconsin
Tobias Olson of Galesville Wisconsin aged 77 died in a local hospital after a month long illness. Death was due to complications aided by kidney trouble. A retired merchant, he is survived by his wife and son Iscar. The body and funeral arrangements were pending transfer to Galesville.
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Tobias Olson
Galesville
Wis
Olson
Iscar
Rand District Gold Miners Strike Deadlocked After Pact Collapse
In Johannesburg July 7 a strike by Rand district gold miners is completely deadlocked as leaders repudiated a peace agreement. More than 100 people have been killed or wounded, and fear of further rioting and bloodshed grows after the pact’s repudiation.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Rand
Three Men Drowned Bathing in Minneapolis Lakes
Three young men died while swimming in nearby lakes in Minneapolis. The victims were Carl C. Anderson 22 from St Paul John F French 25 from Allen and Edward Babe 30 from Chicago.
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Minneapolis
Carl C. Anderson
St. Paul
John F. French
Alee
Edward Babe
Chica
Doctor Takes Postgraduate Work In Chicago
Dr. A. T. Rassmussen returned from four weeks of postgraduate work in Chicago. He worked at the same clinic as Dr. Truman W. Brophy, renowned specialist on cleft palate and facial deformities.
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A. T. Rassmussen
Chicago
Rassmussen
Truman W. Brophy
Prince Takahito of Arisgauw-No-Miya Dies in Tokyo Tuberculosis
Prince Takahito of Arisgauw-No-Miya, head of a collateral imperial branch, admiral, served in the Japanese-Chinese War, died yesterday in Tokyo of tuberculosis. He was born in 1862.
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Tokio
Takahito of
Arisgauw-No-Miya
Congress Clock: Senate meets. finance panel caucus on tariff
Senate convened at 2 p m with majority on the finance committee present. Democratic caucus on the tariff bill continued. The House remained in recess and not in session.
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Senate
Finance Committee
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Scott Will
Elginn Butter Market
NEW York Giants
Tesreau, Wiltse and Mathewson
Mathewson
Marquard
Wiltse
Tesreau
Waterpower Lobby
Water
Great Hydro-Electric Trust
Wall Street
Standard Oil
Woolen Trust
Great American Octopus
Herbert Knox Smith
United States Commissioner of Corporations
Hydro-Electric Trust
General Electric Company
Wisconsin Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Moses Hooper
Oshkosh
Friends of
Waterpower Committee
Waterproof
Supreme Court
Water Power Lobby
Bryan
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Nebraska
Washington, D. C
T. R
Wien
Come and Star
Jap Prince
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