Beloit Man Is Leader Of G A R
W H Grinnell of Beloit elected department commander of Wisconsin G A R for the year ahead with officers chosen by acclamation. Key appointments include L A Brace, Thomas Steele, Dr Samuel Bell, and others, with grand officers named and next encampment slated for Green Bay after a rain-soaked parade.
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W. H. Grinnell
Eau Claire
Wis
Wisconsin
W. H. Grinnel Beloit
L. A. Brace
Thomas Steele
Depere
Dr. Samuel Bell
Beloit
S. S. Auchmoody
Milwaukee
Phil Cheek
Baraboo
R. B. Long
Racine
H. E. Mann
Wisconsin News Will Wear Masks to Wallop La Follette
Well posted politicians say reactionary Republicans plan to capture Wisconsin by backing halfway reformers for most offices to unseat Senator La Follette. They would rally behind self labeled reformers like Frear or Gilbert and aim to split La Follette’s support while promising reforms to win progressive voters. The United States Senate race may hinge on choosing a candidate, possibly Walter Alexander, a Wausau millionaire, as a reactionary ally.
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Milwaukee
Wis
la Follette
Frear
Gilbert
United States Senate
Gov. Davidson
la Foliette
L A Follette
Walter Alexander
Wauson
Assembly
Special Excursion Rates for National Conventions
North Western Line offers low excursion fares with liberal returns and favorable stopovers all summer to Denver Salt Lake City Los Angeles Portland Spokane Seattle St Paul Minneapolis for events like N E A Epworth League Christian Endeavor G A R Ellis J O O F National Irrigation Congress and more. First class service routes include mountain resort side trips with dates and itineraries via ticket agents.
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North-Western Line
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Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Portland
Spokane
Seattle
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Epworth League
Christian Endeavor
Ellis
National Irrigation Congress
A. Y. P. Exposition
Colorado
Yellowstone
Yosemite
Editors Meet at Superior June 28 Convention
Superior Wis June 17 J S Konkel chairman of the local committee announced that preliminary arrangements for the Wisconsin State Editorial association convention are complete and final program will be released once the schedule of addresses and business sessions is finalized by George F Cooper. The convention will run three days June 28 29 and 30.
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Superior
Wis
Milwaukee Skat Tourney Saturday Draws Thousands
Milwaukee June 17 All roads lead to Milwaukee for the skat tournament with an estimated 3 500 players and 1 900 hotel reservations. John C Fehilandt ex president of the Wisconsin Skat club attends with a Madison delegation of 25 players. Fehlandt predicts Detroit will host the next skat congress. O T Erhart.
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Milwaukee
John C. Fehilandt
Wisconsin Skat Club
Madison
Fehlandt
Madison Skat
Sparta artillery range renamed to The Sparta Maneuver Tract
Sparta Wisconsin June 17 special report states the Sparta range will hereafter be known as The Sparta Maneuver Tract. The update marks a formal renaming of the local artillery range.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta Briefs and Monroe county I O G T elections
Sparta notes cover military camp plans at Sparta ranges with up to 900 men this year and growing future aims, local court actions involving Arthur Luther and Albert Hiles, and the Monroe county I O G T officers elected and installed. Sheriff Henry visits Janesville to identify a suspect later cleared, the John Stewart funeral, and social events hosted by Mrs. Gross with guests Tobey and Teasdale/ Brewster.
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Arthur Luther
Doxrud
Mary Anderson
Albert Hiles
Chas. Anderson
McKegan
Justice Court
Hiles
Anderson
Monroe County
Sparta
Templar
G. L. Hyle
Glendale
B. L. Flood
G. Fullington
Mary Douglas
Melrose
Hattie Ketchell
Howard Teasdale
G. A. Sizer
O. G. Fullington
J. T. Hutson
Fred Gross
Chas. Tobey
Phillips
Frank Brewster
Ships Purchased for Competition in Lake Martinlo
The State Department announced via Caracas that the steamer Nat coke and the tug Dispatch, flagged as possible filibuster ships, have been bought by the government navigation service for Lake Martinlo to compete with a private monopoly once under former President Castro. The move aims to counter private control and alleged filibuster risk in Venezuela.
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State Department
Regata
Caracas
Natcoke
Dispatch
United States
Venezuela
Governme Navigation Service
Lake Martilo
Presidet Castro
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