Legislature Sees Referendum Move on Women’s Suffrage
The Wisconsin legislature passes a referendum plan on woman suffrage, subject to a governor’s approval, potentially placing the issue on the next general election ballot. The New York Evening Post notes Albany persistence behind this step and outlines how Wisconsin may join Nevada California Oregon and Kansas in a statewide vote.
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Suffrage Referendum Narrowly Fails in North Dakota
The North Dakota senate defeats a referendum by two votes amid no active suffrage organizations in the state. Observers note that passage would push nationwide influence, signaling how nearby states like Indiana Iowa and Michigan could be shaped by a broader move to grant full adult suffrage.
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Muzzle 'cut out muffler' noise soon to be curbed in Chicago
The Chicago Tribune laments street noise from car mufflers and applauds a July 1 implementation granting the city greater power to regulate motor vehicles. The measure aims to curb nocturnal nuisances, protect pedestrians, and ease nervous strain caused by loud exhausts.
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Local Notables Travel and School Manual Training Prize
VIROQUA WIS. Mr and Mrs Will Nelson went to La Crosse with their infant child. Many residents and guests from Westby Cashton and West Prairie visit the city. The manual training and domestic science exhibit at the schoolhouse draws large crowds as prizes awarded for work by boys and girls of the district.
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la Crosse
Henry Lindemann
Chris Berg
Helen Gebhardt
Milwaukee
Corinne
F. E. Morley
Ripon
N. R. Nelson
Claudia Nelson
A. O. Larson
Hermane Aiken
Montana
James Bigley
Amy Buchanan Stanton
Billings
Mont
James Rowe
Viola
Dawson, Minn
Della Smith
Seattle
Wash
N. B. Smith
Byron Yakey
Martha Neprud
Nora
Westby
C. B. Peterson
Cashton
Kuebler Hardware
Viroqua
C. C. Brown
Otto Otteson
Thos. Gorsuch
Orin Theige
Bernard Cass
Fitor J. T. Hage
Soren Larson
A. J. Beat
Baking With Straight Dough
The article explains straight dough method where all ingredients are mixed at once and the dough rises until doubled. It notes MARVEL Flour’s expansion qualities as superior to ordinary flours, contributing to the method’s popularity.
New Cement Sidewalks and Local Happenings Across Town
A list of residents and businesses, including Charley Phil lips and M A Ady, notes many new sidewalks under construction. The Ontario Wilton Toad project has raised 16000 dollars within two weeks. Other items mention Mrs Geo Thompson, John Krogan, Dr Martin Hagen marrying Edna Johnson in Cashton, auto purchases by S B Reque and Brad Miller, and visitors from Hillsboro Readstown Sparta La Crosse Westby and Retreat with school events and Decoration Day observations.
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M. A. Ady
W. BE. Lawton
A. F. May
William Webb
E. S. Goodell
Robert Arnold
Soldiers Grove
Cashton
Edna Johnson
Norway
S. B. Reque
Westby
Brad Miller
St. Paul
Willard Hall
Readstown
Collins
la Crosse
F. E. Morley
Paul Evert
J W. Houghton
Myrtle Shanks
Mary Graves
Pauline Thompson
Margaret Graves
Coon Valley
Ed Norris
West Salem
Elijah Tilton
Sparta
Customs official wed his ex daughter in law
Hamilton Ont June 5 A R Whyte of the customs office has married Mrs Alexander Whyte his divorced daughter in law The remark about marrying for love is tempered by the line that a bride with a rich husband has “done well”
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Quips and Cranks and Wanton Wiles Gleams
There is naught so fair as a golden ray when clouds are tossed and the sun comes out. There is naught so sweet to a burdened heart when gloom lifts and the sun comes out. There is naught so wild as the frenzied cry after a three base clout with bases full and the score tied. Then the sun comes out Sentinel.
Why He Trembled
A British detachment faces a rebel Indian troop readiness. An old sergeant notes a young soldier Callaghan trembling before battle. The sergeant questions if fear is for his own skin, while Callaghan asserts loyalty and bravery to oppose the enemy.
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Ironical fate in a Chicago debt case
A cheerful debtor recalls a last week incident in Chicago involving a twenty five dollar money order and a man he owed thirty dollars to. A creditor questions the coincidence as fate in this brief exchange from Youth's Companion.
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Principal Sympathized as Night School Faces Struggles
After the first session the principal endured two hours of difficulty as many pupils could not speak English. A teacher drew him to a room with a blackboard showing a stubborn foreign language incident, highlighting the day’s strains for staff and learners.
Hell of a Command by Victorian Officers Sparks Controversy
An anecdote from Sir Evelyn Wood’s Stories recalls Sir James Yorke Scarlett directing skirmishers in a sham battle at Aldershot. The clash centers on a sharp rebuke over leading the enemy line in retreat, ending with a quip about a heather sprig and a soldier’s sightedness.
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James Yorke Scarlett
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Westminster Gazette
Raoul Confronts Ghostly Eyes and Blood on Balcony
Raoul fires at eerie eyes at his bed foot after a dark vision of Erik. Blood on the balcony proves real, not a dream, as Count Philippe and servants scrutinize the scene and question Raoul’s sanity and plans to seize Christine Dane.
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Absent minded professor butlered by baby talk episode
A Penn professor loved by students but prone to distraction asks a new mother if her baby can walk. The wife replies the child has walked for five months, then the professor laments the length of the journey before drifting back to thought.
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Bas
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Butte
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Times
Foot Relief Promises Easy Dance with EZO Ointment
Advertisement touts EZO ointment as a miracle foot remedy. It claims instant relief for sore, burning, sweaty feet and conditions like coins bunions and callouses. The copy notes a 25 cent jar, mail orders from Rochester Wisconsin and a Hoeschjer Bros endorsement.
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Ezo Chemical Co
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Immigration plan blocked by stork saves Argentinian widow
New York June 5. Immigration officials intended to deport Mrs Sacha Betrous widow of an Argentinian for trachoma but the arrival of a stork altered the case she will be allowed to enter as mother of a baby born in the United States.
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Sacha Betrous
America
Nut Cake Recipe From Mrs Janet McKenzie Hill
A period cookbook feature presents KC Nut Cake with butter sugar milk flour nuts and egg whites. chocolate icing and optional nut caramel frosting offered. Instructions cover mixing cream, folding and baking in a shallow sheet pan thirty to forty minutes. Includes offer for KC Cook's Book via free mail.
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Chicago
Baby falls four stories in Cleveland apartment
In Cleveland on June 5 a baby named Kest aged 112 years fell from the Majestic apartments fourth story. The 60 foot drop left the infant unharmed, illustrating apartment owners’ concerns about babies.
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