Japan Moves On China As World Weighs Risks
Mark Rhea Byers reports a tense emerging crisis in Asia as Japan presses to dominate North China and Manchukuo tensions rise. China resists while Western powers waver, Britain weighs moves, and European powers seek limited air and naval deals to preserve peace amidst Japan's advances.
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Orient
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Camping TV Opens Sensor for Camping Realities
The piece outlines five camper types from indifferent to blissfully ignorant, noting mixed reactions to camping as automobiles expand access. It laments waning wilderness solitude as more travelers follow familiar trails, leaving behind litter and a changing outdoor landscape.
Chicago case grows murky over official’s county fund theft
A Chicago official who siphoned 414000 from county funds over years faces questions. A press interview with Gen Johnson reveals the ex NRA director walking, while critics warn that bonuses and pensions may loom larger than war. Authorities caution against boastful honesty amid public distrust.
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Chicago
Wisconsin political realignment spurred by La Follette plan
Madison report on how Governor La Follette's public works relief plan triggered a national political stir. Democratic opposition, Supreme Court NRA ruling reaction, and Ripon and Springfield meetings push Wisconsin into a wider debate over Roosevelt policies, patronage, and constitutional limits.
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Silas Evans
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Observers Map Left Wing Meet After GOP
Political observers turn to a Chicago gathering of left wing groups after the Republican “grass roots” convention. Wisconsin figures Sehneider and Amlie help organize with progressives, farmer-laborites, radicals, and others weighing calls for broader public works, higher taxes on elites, and federal wage regulation, while La Follette distances from a third party push.
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George J. Sehneider
Appleton
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Elkhorn
Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Ralph Young Earns Graduate Member Status in Gem Society
Announcement by the American Gem Society states Ralph Young of La Crosse has earned the title Graduate Member. The society requires a year of experience and passing the society exam. A jeweler with this title shows expert knowledge of gem grades, qualities, varieties, substitutes, and deceptive terms.
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South Africa
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Egyptian turquoise mine found by Harvard Sinai expedition
A 4000 year old turquoise mine was uncovered in a Sinai mountainside by a Harvard expedition. Three Sinaitic inscriptions of major archaeological interest were found as debris was cleared. Nearby caves served as shrines, indicating ritual use in the area.
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Motion Picture Division
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Arior
Dha B. Ford
Cairo
Harvard
Sinai
Streamlined Trucks Introduced for Milwaukee Garbage Service
Milwaukee and Shorewood suburbs will see new streamlined covered trucks. The aluminum finish vehicles will carry ashes and garbage, marking a modern upgrade in the local waste collection program.
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Milwaukee
Shorewood
Rise in common stocks explained in several ways
Charles F. trends in 1995 explain the sustained rise in common stocks as inflation fear driving investors, easy money fueling high grade bonds then lower rated bonds, and renewed interest in quality equities. Rail stocks lead demand amid improving crop prospects and selective recapitalizations, with sentiment and past performance shaping buying patterns amid broader economic tensions.
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Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Wall Street
NRA
Laval
La Crosse Fair and local reflections through decades
A nostalgic look at the La Crosse Inter-State Fair's rise, decline, and revival, naming key figures like W. E. Lockerby and C. S. Van Auken, recalling crowd days, ground improvements, and the fair’s near collapse amid debt, plus musings on city life, early auto design, and county picnic grounds.
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W. Skinner
Neild
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Holmen
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Paris Cabinet Minister Mercombes Dies of Heart Attack
In Paris, Philippe Mercombes, newly named minister of education, collapsed and died of a heart attack while speaking with colleagues in an Elysee ante-room before a cabinet meeting. A scientist later notes that certain worms can produce musical-like sounds, a finding unrelated to the incident.
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