North Side Progressive League backs north side high school
North Side Progressive League members pass a resolution declaring support for building a north side high school and vow to continue efforts until secured. Roseman discusses an upcoming chautauqua under Twentieth Century and Women’s clubs auspices, with league backing. A steamboat excursion is planned for August 27 and a streets inquiry committee reports completion of its investigation.
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North Side Progressive League
Tav
North Side
WFP
Roseman
University
la Crosse
Hagar Street
Council
North Side Briefs From O'Neil Shoe Store to Funeral
North Side notes record visits and returns of residents and relatives across multiple addresses including 527 Mill Street 216 Rose Street and 1728 Loomis Street. People travel to Caledonia Westby Houston Minneapolis and St Paul. A Ladies Aid postponement and a Dubuque visitor for a local funeral are noted.
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O'Neil
Anderson
Holmen
Hilda Olson
Westby
Curtis Ferguson
N Hanson
Houston
Mary Kerrigan
Mill Street
Viett
Dresbach
Mre
Rose Street
Sig Severson
Ba Vanna
George Street
Missoorothy
Butzmann
Loomis Street
Gus Apel
Galesville
Elmer Merwin
Kane Street
Rena Erickson
St Paul
Otto Mueller
Minneapolis
North Side
Orm Rewey
John Merfeld
Pacific Coast
Edna Kuehn
Wausau
Esther Marcou
Albertine Pope
Ontario
Frank Pope
Henry Biesandt
Brownsville
Skemp
St. Paul
A. V. Ingham
Richland Center
Robert Rasmussen
Elizabeth Warren
Lone Lake
William Groff
Ladies’ Aid Society
Caledonia Street
M. E
W. B. Tooke
Dubuque
George Herrington
Famous Mark Twain Cave Hosts Mississippi Regatta
The Mark Twain Cave near Hannibal Missouri will stage the Mississippi Valley Power Boat association regatta on July 5 6 and 7 The cave famed in Mark Twain writings sits three miles below Hannibal along the river and offers vast galleries a central lake fresh springs and underwater tunnels heard by visitors during the boat racing carnival
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Mark Twain
Hannibal
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Missouri City
Tom Sawyer
Becky Thatcher
Harnival
Phrase on beauty and fortune sparked by judge's remark
A conscious beauty claims face is fortune while a male cynic judge notes wealth should not be flashed. The exchange highlights class and vanity themes in a sharp dialogue.
Notice of Petition in La Crosse County Probate
In Wisconsin La Crosse County probate court an executor Louis Koblitz seeks final account approval and residue distribution for August Koblitz deceased. The special term meets July 13, 1915 at 10:00 AM at the La Crosse County Court House to hear and decide the matter per Judge John Brindley.
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State of
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
Said County
Court House
la Crosse
Louis Koblitz
August Koblitz
Washington
John Brindley
New California Limited May Tie Chicago Milwaukee Schedule
Local offices have not confirmed the rumor of the California Limited joining the C M and St P Railroad timetable on June 20. Reports say the Chicago departure would be at 9 30 p m with tourist observation and chair cars plus day coaches. A Denver Special may follow. Nos 101 and 2 to resume next Monday, No 30 eastbound returning 8 10 p m, and No 161 westbound at 3 am reintroduced next week.
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C. M. & St. P. Railroad Company
Chicago
Denver
A bore may represent a worthy cause but fails to help
A bore is described as someone who pretends to support a cause while not contributing to it. The remark highlights the mismatch between rhetoric and real action, noting that genuine help requires tangible effort beyond mere talk.
Heating proposal for La Crosse County Court House and Jail
The Buildings and Grounds Committee of La Crosse County invites bids and plans for a new heating system at the County Court House and for plumbing repairs at the County Jail. Proposals due by June 19, 1915, with separate bids for vapor or steam heating and for listed jail changes.
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Board of Supervisors
la Crosse County
County Court House
City to help pay band concert expenses this summer
City finance committee moves a $250 appropriation toward a $1,000 fund raised by Alderman Funk for an all summer concert series. The plan asks the musicians union to donate services for one concert, with funds likely to come from water plant profits in July. The panel also backs bids for sewer and water mains work and a $50 decoration grant for Fire Station No. 1 and City Hall during the Eagles convention.
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Alderman Funk
Funk
Musicians’ Union
Tenth Street
Winnebago
Jackson
Rose Street
Wall
St. Paul
Berlin Street
Rublee
Livingston
Why's of Moves in European War
J W T Mason argues the British Indian expedition advances from Kurna toward Amara and possibly Baghdad, describing the Garden of Eden as a strategic objective. He contends Turkish forces falter without German backing and that further reinforcements may be warranted to press toward Baghdad.
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J. W. T. Mason
New York
Garden of Eden
Amara
Persian Gulf
Mesopotamia
Kurna
Tigris
Euphrates
Gulf
Bagdad
Oriental
England
Trawler Velocity Sunk by German Submarine
The Grimsby trawler Velocity was shelled and sunk by a German submarine. Her crew, after fifty two hours at sea in a small boat with no food or water, reached Hartlepool and were rushed to hospital. The Ernaboldt, a British collier, was torpedoed and sunk with twenty crew landed at Harwich after a night attack without warning.
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London
Grimsby
Hartlepool
Ernaboldt
Harwich
Chicago 500 Mile Race Practice Opens With Fast Drivers
In Chicago on June 16 the top ten drivers tuned cars for the first 500 mile race on the new board track set for June 14. Practice spins marked the day as elimination trials were to begin Monday with drivers including Resta the DePalmas, Grant, Burman, Carlson and Babcock among those out.
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Chicago
Winslow Urges University Serve Time Not Yield
Judge J B Winslow chief justice of Wisconsin urges in an interview that the university must serve the time without yielding to it. He emphasizes character from teaching and notes many devoted faculty at Wisconsin, despite calls for efficiency and economy. He argues true measure is whether the university serves the time now, not dollars per pupil.
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Madison
Wis
J. B. Winslow
Wisconsin
James Bryce
University
Uni
Renew Fair estate fight in New York Supreme Court
In New York, June 16, a renewed fight over the late Charles L. Fair estate began in the New York State supreme court. Lefler brothers and Towle seek a share as coheirs, challenging California probate. The case hinges on who died first in the fatal France car crash.
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New York
Charles L. Fair
California
New York State Supreme Court
George
Edward
Theodore Lefler
Madele Towle
Fair
France
Interstate ruling on rail car charges and river boats
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Wabash to stop absorbing switching charges on hay carloads in the Chicago district. It allowed the Southern and Central Pacific to continue operating boats on the Sacramento river and connecting waters. The commission declared it has original jurisdiction over what constitutes an adequate car supply and held that cars must be distributed indiscriminately whether owned or leased by carriers.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wabash
Chicago
Southern and Central Pacific
Sacramento River
Commission
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the Growers of India Tea
North High
North Side Briefs
Milwaukee
Coast
Finance Committee
Renew Fair Estate Fight
S. C
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