Taft to Speak in Milwaukee on Foreign Trade Policy
Secretary of War William H. Taft will address the Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers' association on June 10 in a nonpartisan talk focused on foreign trade. The group praises Taft as an authority on foreign commerce, citing his work in the Philippines Porto Rico Cuba and the Panama Canal project.
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Milaukee
William H. Taft
Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
War Department
Washington, D. C
W. N. Fitzgerald
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Iowa City
Taft
Association
Washington
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Cuba
Panama Canal Project
Association Board of Directors
Davidson
Becker
Fitzgerald
McKinley
Roosevelt
Madison
Wisconsin University Enrolment Tops Four Thousand
The University of Wisconsin reports a total enrollment over 4 000 with 3 000 students and 350 faculty members. Engineering leads with 799 students, agriculture 622, letters and science 1 579, commerce 200, pharmacy 36, music 191, and law 165. New appointments fill vacancies across Romance Languages Dairying Mathematics Political Science Music and more.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Ripon
Sparta
Lake Geneva
Fort Atkinson
Hudson
Prairie du Chien
Whitewater
Ocon
College of Letters and Science
College of Engineering
College of Agriculture
Commerce
College of Law
University Madison
Frank O. Reed
J. L. Sammis
Oscar L. Keith
A. L. Undernil
George D. Birckhoff
Walter H. Shephard
Elizabeth Buehler
School of Music
M. C. Otto
University Extension Department
John D. Deihl
Wendell «. Wilcox
Edward Wolesensky
Oconomowoc
Pharmacy
Regents
A. L. Underhill
George D. Birkhoff
John OD. Diehl
Wendell G. Wilcox
Fireman Awarded Damages After Engine Backward Move
George E. Hell a Milwaukee road fireman between La Crosse and Minneapolis will receive 5 033 33 as damages for injuries from an engine backing while he crawled under to rake ashes. The United States circuit court of appeals affirmed the lower court finding the engineer liable for negligence and not conclusively proving contributory fault by Hell.
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George E. Hell
Milwaukee Road
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Sanborn
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
La Crosse Expected to Benefit by Merger Announcement
The note states that La Crosse will gain from a merger involving Shubert and Klaw and Erlanger, the prominent theater interests. The announcement highlights anticipated regional cultural and business benefits from the consolidation.
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LA Crosse
Dredging and Theater Merger Advance in Winona
Dredging by La Crosse Dredging Co. speeds filling of new Chicago and Northwestern yards in Winona. Work on Winona Maltings expansion costs less than hauling sand and bath house dredging aims to finish before July opening. Separately La Crosse theater group welcomes Klaw Erlanger Shuberts merger under United States Amusement Co. to boost bookings and streamline circuits in major cities.
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la Crosse Dredging Company
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Winona
Winona Malting Company
Bath House
W. F. Gage
la Crosse Theatre
The
Trust
Klaw & Erlanger
Shuberts
Gage
la Crosse Theater
Twin Cities
Theater Trust
Twin City
la Crosse
United States Amusement Company
New Jersey
Levy Mayer
Chicago
Consel
William Klein
New York
Robert M. McCarter
A. L. Erlanger
Lee Shubert
Marc Klaw
al Hayman
Jacob J. Shubert
George B. Cox
Cincinnati
Jos L. Rhinock
Kentucky
Moses Reis
Conover English
Messrs. Shubert
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Chattanooga
Columbus
Denver
Kansas City
Louisville
Rochester
Springfield
Dorcester
Majestic Theater
New York City
Klaw and Erlanger
Fremont Theater
Boston
Grand Opera House
New Forest Theater
Philadelphia
New York Theater
Messrs
Cox & Rhineck
Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger
al Hayman, Klaw & Erlanger
Fisherman Fined After Netting Case on Round Lake
Deputy Game Warden George Kingsley surprised Max Kaulfuss and a helper in a tram mel net act on Round Lake yesterday afternoon. They submitted to arrest and appeared before Judge Brindley. Kaulfuss pleaded guilty as owner and was fined 25 dollars plus costs. helper case led by District Attorney Otto Bossard.
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George Kingsley
Max Kaulfuss
Round Lake
Brindley
Kaulfuss
Otto Bossard
Marinette appoints two to police and fire board
May or Davis names Dr. F. G. Colter a Republican and Alfred Tennyson a Prohibitionist to the police and fire commission. The board now includes Colter, John Corry, Patrick all Republicans, and W. B. Stanton and Tennyson, Prohibitionists. Stanton is bookkeeper for Hamilton Merryman Co. Tennyson works in Marinette Lumber Co planing mill and ran as Prohibition candidate for alderman this spring.
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Marinette
Wis
Davis
Police and Fire Commission
F. G. Colter
Alfred Tennyson
Colter
John Corry
Patrick
W. B. Stanton
Tennyson
Stanton
Hamilton & Merryman Co
Marinette Lumber Company
Farmers threaten corn canning halt over price calls
In Chippewa and Eau Claire counties farmers demand six dollars per ton for sweet corn prompting local canneries to suspend canning this season. Firms say the previous year’s five dollar to 5 50 payments failed to yield profits. In Chippewa Falls a separate note mentions Holy something hike for about 350 children.
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Chippewa Falls
Chippewa
Eau Claire
University of Wisconsin enrolls 3660 in 1906 catalog
The University of Wisconsin catalog shows a total enrollment of 3 660 students for the 1906-07 year, with 350 faculty members and 181 in graduate study. Engineering leads with 567 students. agriculture, letters and science, and pharmacy loom large. several new appointments to the executive committee of the regents are listed.
Teacher Warns Boy Over Behavior in Harsh Exchange
A teacher threatens a boy after a display of misbehavior. The boy replies that his father is dead, prompting the teacher to insist the boy will not return if he repeats the action. The fragment hints at a tense school confrontation and the claimed death of the boy's father.
Schultz still jailed as appeal planned in bribery case
Fred C. Schultz, sentenced to eighteen months in the house of correction for bribing Edward F. Strauss, remains in county jail after the sheriff cites lack of commitment papers and overcrowding. Attorneys prepared for an appeal to the supreme court and may seek a writ of error and a stay of proceedings in Madison. Schultz is visited by friends at the jail as his lawyers work on the papers.
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Milwaukee
Fred C. Schultz
A. J. Vinje
House of Correction
Edward F. Strauss
William R. Knell
Schultz
Fred Schultz
Supreme Court
Madison
Schultz Ah
Stage names reveal hiding poor acting skills
Some performers adopt new names to shield friends from discovering their true identity due to weak stage performances.
A Friend Squandered Pride and Cordelia Speaks
A speaker warns that praise inflates character and predicts fate will humble the boastful. Cordelia is mentioned as a contrasting presence, underscoring themes of humility and judgment.
Auto racer Collier testifies in Dreyer case at Kenosha trial
Ted Collier, convicted of manslaughter in the Dreyer road death near Racine Kenosha, describes his ride with Jackson and Montgomery. He says a strange object caused slowing, car lamp glass broken, tank removed, and that he may have struck something not at the body’s exact location. District attorney weighs further arrests based on Collier’s testimony.
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Kenosha
Wis
Ted Colelier
William Dreyeg
Racine
Collier
Shelly H. Montgomery
Jackson
Montgomery
Dreyer
Central Park
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