University of Wisconsin faces attack over water power issue
The piece warns of aggressive monopolists seeking control of water power and accuses funded pressure groups of pressuring state and national lawmakers. It cites President Van Hise and Neal Brown as opponents of the grab and asks whether the public will defend the university and state resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Hise
Wisconsin
Greyhenson
New York
University of
Bowmen
University of Lili- Als
University of Nerth
Bowman
University of Wiseonsia
University of Wisconsin
Neal Brown
Moderation in All Things Suggested for College Hazing
The Sutton trial highlights severe hazing among upperclassmen at West Point and other colleges. The piece argues for moderation and urges reform or abolition of hazing as an “ancient college tradition” if not conducted properly.
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Sutton
West Point
Crowned heads face unstable thrones across lands
The shah of Persia, the sultan of Turkey, and the czar share uneasy fates with guarded rule. King Edward and the czar move only under armed guard in Vineland as Alfonso faces revolution and the Morocco sultan is described as trapped.
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Persia
Turkey
Edward
Vineland
Alfonso
Morocco
Talk Is Cheap In Baseball And Boxing Ads
The piece argues talk costs less than action in sports management and boxing. It suggests newspapers would curb chatter by charging per word for ads, improving reader value and public understanding.
Chicago Policeman Fires at Dog Hits Man in Street Car Troubles
A press dispatch reports a Chicago policeman fired at a dog and struck a man, raising questions about street car trouble. The incident sparks debate over police actions and public safety in the city.
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Chicago
Hippos in Verse From Cleveland Plain Dealer
A poem extols hunting hippos as grand sport. It describes hippos swimming wading and being easy targets for gunfire and stings. The tone satirically praises brutality toward animals despite calling them ungainly and dangerous.
Take a Country House and a Summer of Crime
Mary Roberts Rinehart narrates a summer at Sunnyside where a middle aged woman, after twenty quiet years, moves to a country house with her children Halsey and Gertrude. She recalls family changes, a curious house, and the onset of unsettling events that pull her into a mysterious crime.
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Greenwood Club
Gertrude
Halsey
Sunnyside
Sparta fair excitement builds in Monroe county plans
Sparta Wisconsin July 26 Special with the Sparta fair five weeks away the premium lists promise strong offerings in sports amusements and premiums. Headline vaudeville act the Verde trio tops a lineup of acts while county championship baseball games and speed events with purses totaling 1975 dollars highlight the athletic day.
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Sparta
Wis
Monroe County
Great Verde
M. M. Haney
Aus. Schlaver
M. Hoveland
J. Herbst
Thos
Hobson
H. Hughes
J. L. Jones
Babcock
F. W. Thrall
Aug. Schlaver
Willing to Pay Bishop's Warm Wedding Tale
The Rt Rev Bishop of Delaware recounts a humorous wedding tale in which a groom insists on bells organ and all, then rushes to pay. The church crowd laughs as the groom tries to retrieve money from his pocket during the handshake.
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Delaware
Lippincott’s
Courtship in the North as Eskimo Father Tries to Reel In Suitor
In a vivid vignette from old Alaska, an eskimo father uses a walrus oil lamp and a sealskin curtain to quiz his daughter Aurora about a suitor. The daughter confirms the young man remains nearby, and the father bluntly orders him cut out, only to learn he has been waiting so long he is effectively frozen to the snow settee.
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Jamieson
Halsey
Gertrude
Bunnyside
Aurora
Success Magazine
Domestic Economy Mollie in Wilmington Household
Mollie the Irish domestic in a Wilmington home is rebuked for only winding the clock briefly. She replies she is leaving tomorrow and refuses to do the new girl’s tasks. Harpers Weekly notes the exchange as a domestic snapshot.
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Mollie
Wilmington
Gyurl
Harper’s Weekly
Corking Time With The Boys A Quip From The Baltimore American
A light hearted quip from the Baltimore American remarks on a lively evening with friends. The exchange plays on words about a cork and uncorking, reflecting playful social banter.
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Baltimore American
Grand circuit bettor baffled by race progress
Hart recalls a noted horseman narrating a Grand Circuit race tale. A man bets on his entry and stands with field glasses as the field moves. Onlookers swarm for an update but the bettor replies he cannot tell if the horse is last in the third race or first in the fourth.
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Hart
Is it really only ten minutes' walk to the station
Subbubs quips that Swamphurst residents never walk to the station and claims eight and a half minutes by run. Cillman asks why such a question, while The Catholic Standard and Times notes the running claim.
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Cillman
Subbubs
Lovely
Swamphurst
Catholic Standard and Times
Christmas Gift Dilemma Recalled In Washday Talk
A playful exchange between Mrs Dennis and a visitor recalls the festive season and a humorous gift dilemma. The talk centers on what to give Pat for Christmas as Mrs Dennis jokes about plans amid laundry duties.
Womans Peach Basket Hat Aboard Canoe Capsizes Craft
The Philadelphia Ledger reports a canoe listing after a woman wore a peach basket hat blown by a zephyr. The skipper and passengers clung to the hat as the craft overturned and all were rescued amid fruit and garden truck decorations.
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Zephyr
Philadelphia Ledger
Brown sisters depart for Hoquiam from Onalaska
Misses Eva and Mabel Brown left Onalaska for their Hoquiam Washington home Thursday morning. Miss Mabel spent the summer visiting relatives while Miss Eva remained to finish summer plans.
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Alzada
Margaret Vis
Grand Meadow
Minn
Eva
Mabel Brown
Hoquiam
Wash
Miss Mabel
Miss Eva
Art and the Artist Miss Brush I suppose you don’t mind my being in your field
A brief humorous interaction from The Tatler features Farmer Gobel inviting an artist into his field. He jokes that the birds have been troublesome this season while the artist is told to stay longer, highlighting rural country life and witty dialogue.
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Liddy
Miss Brush
Mr. Gobel
Gobel
the Tatler
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