Suffrage Means More Intelligence Says Illinois Humorist
George Fitch, Illinois legislator, argues woman suffrage raises election intelligence. He notes the Springfield women’s lobby used business methods, studied legislators’ records and ties, and influenced votes. Fitch claims the effort showed scientific appeal and fair play and suggests continued intelligent campaigning by women.
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Peoria
Ill
George Fitch
Dunne
Fitch
United Press
Illinois
Springfield
Ilinois Zo
Suf
Woman vote shifts influence in Illinois urban politics
A fragment suggests that state politics favor Illinois cities as a driving force for civic groups. It claims that the party with the most business, higher aims and minimal politics will secure the woman vote, signaling a strategic shift in electoral dynamics.
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Illinois
Marriages and social notes from Caledonia area
Edward Sheck and Lillian Rowland wed in Sheldon as mill proprietor and teacher form local couple. Nicholas Theisen and Alice How ard marry at St John s in Caledonia then plan Dubuque visit. Local residents attend events and trips, with many relatives visiting or returning from travels and schooling.
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Edward Sheck
Yucatan
Fr. Madden
St. John’s Catholic Church
Irene Howard
Mr. Dress
Dubuque
Iowa
August Shulte
R. D. Sprague
W. M. Colleran
la Crosse
L. O. Palmer
Portland
Dave Schlicht
Francis
la Crepes
R. S. Mackintosh
Ughter May
Hastings
Minn
C. A. Patchin
Springfield
Jas. Belden and Son
W. D. Belden
Chas. Leighton
Austin
Myron
Arthur
Cleo
Grace Ehing
Alma
Wis
H. C. Seufert
Lottie Speaker
Minneapolis
Freda Bennewitz
Leland Duxbury
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Ove Hoegh
Spring Grove
Julius Tieman
Chicago
New Wisconsin Workmen's Compensation Law Enacted
Madison June 27 Governor McGovern signed the new workmen's compensation act set to take full effect September 1 1913 The act expands coverage to nearly all industrial workers and requires employers with four or more employees to participate unless they opt out The changes were recommended by the industrial commission and mirror the act’s 1911 principle with clarified details
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Madison
Wis
McGovern
Industrial Commission
Frantic Canadian baseball league saga shocks prairie baseball
Franklin M Gray, head of the Western Canada Baseball League, wields dictatorial power in Edmonton. He expels, suspends and confiscates franchises and fines officials, crippling Saskatoon, Regina and other clubs as players and managers are disciplined.
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Western Canada League
Franklin M. Gray
Edward F. Hughes
Saskatoon
Canada
Edmonton
Western Canada Baseball League
Franklin M
Franklin
Prairie Provinces
Board of Control
Mr. Gray
Saskatoon Quakers
Gray
Calgary
Medicine Hat
Moose Jaw
Regina
Hurley
Saskatoon Ws
Cairns
Vacation Delays Call Over W C League Seventeen Men Rule
In mid summer, pastimers relax while magnates argue. Gray ignores a telegram from Secretary Farrell of the national commission stating the W C league is entitled to fourteen men and any league rule conflicting is void.
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Gray
Farrell
National Commission
W. C. League
Bank robber arrested after cash found on suspect
Ray Diamond, a Glendale bank robber, was arrested in Gold Beach on Thursday with the entire $3,200 loot. Police found the money in his shoes and tied in rolls around his legs after he allegedly forced a Glendale cashier to hand over vault cash ten days earlier.
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Marshfield
Ore
Ray Diamond
Glendale
Gold Beach
Diamond
Elks Roof Garden Opens Tomorrow With Stag Party
The Elks club roof garden opens for the season tomorrow night with a stag party for members. Located atop the club building it offers a pleasant place for a summer evening and is expected to attract many. A vaudeville act will add to the entertainment.
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Elks Club
Log Driver Drowns in Mississippi River Near Clearwater
Geo. Slismore of Minneapolis a log driver for Boommaster Webb drowned six miles below Clearwater in the Mississippi River after slipping on a log. The incident occurred while he worked the swift current.
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ST. Cloud
Minn
Geo. Slismore
Minneapolis
Webb
Mississippi River
Clearwater
Acquit Anderson of Murder Charge in Washburn
Wilfred T. Anderson was found not guilty of murdering Clarence Funk, former bank cashier of Washburn. The jury returned its verdict at 8:30 a.m. yesterday in North Dakota court.
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National Association of Managers of Co-operative Companies
Caledonia State Bank
FE. C. Hellickson
Joseph Vossen
Gene Boltz
New Albia
Arthur Holter
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Washburn
N. D
Wilfred T. Anderson
Clarence Funk
Woman sought after baby raffle tickets offered
June 27 report from Chicago police on a woman who visited hundreds of childless married couples offering tickets on a baby raffle. The case prompts a manhunt and警察 warn residents to beware of the scheme.
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Chicago
Winnipeg man found guilty of smothering child
Victor Cyril Pople, 22, was found guilty of murder at assized court in Winnipeg. He smothered the 3 year old child of Mrs Eva May Willis, his sister in law, last April in a boat up the Red River. The child was an annoyance in the boarding house where Mrs Willis lived.
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Winnipeg
Man
Victor Cyril Pople
Assized Court
Eva May Willis
Red River
Doctor who always knows the matter often knows little
A skeptical view on medical certainty notes that even doctors who claim to diagnose every issue may not understand all conditions. The remark challenges overconfident clinical judgments and highlights limits of medical knowledge.
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