Sparta Holds Commencement for Thirty Five Graduates
Sparta Wisconsin marks commencement week as 35 graduates receive diplomas after high school exercises in the Armory. The program included plays, orations, music, and honors led by Principal William D Fuller and Judge R B McCoy. The graduate list features Leila Bestow through Amelia Wright.
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Sparta
Wis
Armory
Hill
Wilson)High School
A. Brenner
Charles FE. McGonigal
China
Merritt H. Newton
Carrie Jacob Bond
Roy S. Dunbar
Green
Myrtle L. Jones
Adams
Leila Bostow
William D. Fuller
R. B. McCoy
The
Old Guard
Rodney
Leila Ruth Bestow
Dorothea Hansen
Alfred Lisle Mayfield
Ruth Marie McCabe
Charles Edgar McGonegal
Dorothy Ann Margaret Oswald
Edna Ruth Richards
Vanetta Grace Sartles
Christina Catherine Winterfield
Lila Ann Bartlett
Lawrence Anthony Carroll
Roy Spencer Dunbar
Frederick Henry Enckhausen
Burton Ira Evans
Esther Lydia Freeman
Jennie Gladys Jones
Catarrh Cure Claims A Cure For All Stages
An advertising note proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, with a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. It urges internal use to reach blood and mucous surfaces and promotes accompanying Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Balloon Horse to Feature in La Crosse Circus
Jupiter the Balloon Horse will appear in La Crosse Friday June 23 with Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. The white Arabian performs in the air on a balloon platform with a rider, rockets, and pyrotechnics, creating a spectacular perilous illusion for the audience.
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Jupiter
Paris
Berlin
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Madison Square Garden
New York City
John Ducander
Charlie
London
Chas. Buchanan
America
Fonelli
Parth
Europe
la Crosse
Barnum and Bailey
Meinert Near Death After Runaway Wagon Accident
Joseph Meinert of Eleventh and Farnam, driving a heavy wagon with a launch, escaped serious harm when frightened horses dashed into Burlington yards at Second and King. The front wheel axle broke, he was thrown, a wheel struck near his head, and Dr. H. E. Wolf treated him. He is badly bruised and cut but not seriously injured.
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Joseph Meinert
Eleventh and
Farnam
Joseph Phebig
Second
King Streets
Burlington
H. E. Wolf
Meinert
Hines backs Union League Club stance amid Lorimer dispute
June 10 report says Edward Hines millionaire lumberman denies resignation as pressure mounts at the Union League over charges linked to Lorimer. Hines clings to club membership while some high officials suggest stepping down could ease proceedings.
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Chicago
Union League Club
Edward Hines
Lorimer
United States Senate
Hines
Board of Governors
Labor Leaders to Appeal McNamara Case to California Governor
In Indianapolis labor leaders say they will appeal Governor Johnson in California after Governor Marshall refused to intervene in the John J. McNamara dynamiting case. They claim Johnson issued requisition papers based on a fraudulent telegram.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Marshall
John J. McNamara
Los Angeles Times
Johnson
California
McNamara
Strikers accuse Cleveland garment trade of strikebreaker training
Leaders of the 5000 garment workers in Cleveland charge that training schools for strike breakers have opened. They say garment employers are using unskilled help and having it whipped into shape by the few experienced non striking workers.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Garment Employers’ Association
Chicago Fire Danger Report Prompts Safety Push
Building Commissioner Murdoch Campbell reports dangerous factory conditions outside Chicago's business district, matching prior warnings about inner district buildings. Mayor Harrison continues push for a public safety bureau within the fire department.
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Chicago
Murdoch Campbell
Seyferlich
Harrison
Jap Aviators Injured When Plane Capsizes
June 10. Lieutenant Togagawa and sub Lieutenant Ito of the navy tested a new aeroplane when it capsized in mid air. Both men were seriously but not fatally injured.
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Tokio
Tokugawa
Ito
Navy
Children’s Friend Schaefer Buried After Philanthropy
William Schaefer known as the “school children’s friend” was buried in Belleville after his relatives obtained a conservator to prevent him from spending his fortune. He had given $20,000 in five cent pieces to schoolchildren.
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Belleville
Ill
William Schaefer
Schaefer
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