Pure Food Bill Revival Aims for House Passage
The Milwaukee News notes agitation over Chicago meat packing and adulterated foods has pushed the pure food bill back to the House. Speaker Cannon is blamed for delaying action, but reformers expect the bill to gain rule time and pass, ending the delay once and for all. The piece warns of Republican maneuvering to curb amendments and protect packers.
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House of Representatives
Cannon
House
Mann
Illinois
Committee On Rules
Senate
Washington
Milwaukee News
Rushing Red Devils Target Speeders in La Crosse
Citizens note mayor and police action to curb reckless driving as most auto owners ignore the speed ordinance. The piece highlights widespread speeding by drivers of large cars in La Crosse.
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Torrance
Byrne
la Crosse
McMillan Bldg
Ee LA Closse
Wis
Speeding Drivers and Urban Dangers Highlight City Plea
Urban residents voice outrage at auto speed through business streets. They call for strict law enforcement on auto drunks, urge turnout for baseball and political events, and mock harshly at entangled street nuisances while promoting civic involvement and safety.
Just Life and Political Ironies Amid Packard Gossip
In a Chicago Press club address Opie Read recalls a advertiser’s question about press circulation and a humorous retort about reach. The piece notes Chicago packers advertising to rebut accusations of filth and mentions La Follette’s Senate speech disruption and GOP defections in South Dakota primaries.
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Chicago Press Club
Opie Read
Arkansaw Traveler
Lippincott’s
Knowledge Price Guide Promotes Informed Buying
A campaign urges readers to seek price knowledge over guesswork and worry. It argues that knowing prices helps shoppers make wiser decisions and avoid fretful uncertainty in consumer purchases.
Milwau kee clubs spark statewide organization push
The State Press notes the Davidson and Connor group formed in Milwaukee and predicts a wave of similar clubs across the state. The piece suggests these new associations will likely proliferate and shape local social activity.
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Davidson and Connor Club
Milwaukee
Balloonists' Alpine Crossing Ends in Tragic Sea Disaster
In Milan on June 6 Captain Nazari Sig Minoletti and Sig Usuelli attempted a balloon ascent to cross the Alps. The balloon drifted over the Appennines and fell into the Adriatic near Ancona. Usuelli survived four hours in the water before rescue. Nazari and Minoletti perished. Minoletti and Usuelli were wealthy and known, with Usuelli famed as an Alpine climber who had crossed the Andes.
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Nazari
Sig. Minoletti
Sig. Usueli
Alps
Appennines
Adriatic
Ancona
Usuelli
Minoletti
Andes
Reed couple honored by czar with Black Hussars uniforms
The Reed duo, longtime Buffalo Bill show stars, were summoned before the Russian czar in St. Petersburg. He praised their performance and awarded them permission to wear the czar's Black Hussars uniforms in their act The Musical Reed at the Bijou.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Col. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Reed
Black Hussars
Intra-Party Divide Sways Faction Loyalty
In the Janesville Gazette report the strength of a faction within the Republican camp is tested as members show reluctance to join political clubs this year. The piece notes broad Republican hesitation amid shifting party alliances and activist groups.
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Janesville Gazette
The New Yorker Adviser Urges Lava Chewing For Health
A Milwaukee reader notes a New Yorker who promotes lava chewing as health advice, possibly masking a dental practice push. The item hints at professional leverage behind unusual health claims.
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New Yorker
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Tennessee preacher scorned by parishioners chase
A Tennessee preacher declared the bible a dead letter provoking exasperated parishioners to give chase for a mile, reflecting a rural clash with higher criticism.
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Tennessee
Jim McGillivray Ready to Sacrifice for Reform
Milwaukee News reports James J. McGillivray is willing to sacrifice for reform but protests any drastic cuts that could be seen as a stabbing of exposed throats if La Follette’s knife is sharp.
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James J. McGillivray
la Follette
Milwaukee News
Wisconsin rate plan proposed for nationwide book mail
The Milwaukee Journal suggests a 2-cent flat-rate mailbook covering 2000 miles as a practical solution to the state rate question. The plan could be beneficial for any reader at any time.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal
Very Low Rates to Milwaukee and Boston by North-Western Line
Excursion fares to Milwaukee and Boston offered by the North-Western Line. Milwaukee tickets sold June 11 with return to June 15, limited to June 15. Boston tickets on sale June 2 to 4 with favorable return limits. Applications through Chicago & North-Western Ry for Masonic Grand Lodge and American Medical Association Meeting events.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Masonic Grand Lodge
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Boston
Mass
American Medical Association
Seven Bell Trumpet Virtuoso Headlines Bijou Show
At the Bijou this week Mr Reed presents the lone seven bell trumpet in the world a patented and copyrighted instrument. The Freeze Bros the Garnellas Jack O Toole and The Volcanic Eruption of Mount Vesuvius headline a season’s greatest moving picture program at the popular theatre.
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Bijou
Reed
Freeze Bros
Garnellas
Jack O'Toole
Mount Vesuvius
Low Excursion Rates to Madison Wis
Excursion tickets will be sold June 12 and 13 limited to return until June 15 inclusive on account of Prohibition State Convention. Apply to agents Chicago North Western Ry.
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North-Western
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Travel club marks Buffalo trip with limited sale dates
Very low rates to Buffalo New York will be offered June 8 9 and 16 for Travelers Protective Association meeting. Tickets are sold through agents with favorable return limits.
Capital Stock and Profits Reported in Scrappy Ledger
Fragmentary financial note lists capital stock surplus undivided profits and deposits with unclear amounts. No clear names, dates, or institutions present. depicts a partial balance context likely from a bank or company ledger.
Banking Statement Shows Liabilities and Capital Totals
The document details resources loans and discounts totaling 2,853,734.06 with a mix of bonds and real estate assets. It lists U.S. bonds to secure deposits, other bonds, banking house and real estate values, and reserves with banks and the U.S. Treasury. Total liabilities and capital sum to 4,197,899.34 with 250,000.00 in circulation and 200,000.00 in surplus.
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U.S
Banking House & Fixtures
Tes Sk
U. S
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