Tri School Declamatory Meet Sets Sparta Bangor Teams
Sparta Viroqua and La Crosse prepare for a high school declamatory contest next Tuesday at the Sparta high school auditorium. Bangor and Sparta will send contestants with entries limited to three per event and two per student, four per relay. Paul Esch leaves for Wausau to contest after winning the Sparta district event, with Prof Schubert accompanying him.
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Bangor
Sparta
Schubert
Beyezet
Mthanial Tourtellotte
Arthur Dahlgen
Archie Larson
J. A. Bjornstad
Sigvald Stavrum
Colman
England
Paul Esch
Wanusau
Wausau
Esch
Viroqua
la Crosse
J D Day Named Superintendent of Normal School Project
Architect Van Ryan of Milwaukee, designer of the new normal school, appointed J D Day as superintendent of the construction. Day is noted as a seasoned builder who formerly supervised the new high school and other major local projects.
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van Ryan
Milwaukee
J. D. Day
Day
Love Agent Is Dead In Wisconsin Mystery
Bina Finnegan born in Ironton Wis thirty four years ago dies amid revelations of a love syndicate using the name Bina Verrault with connections alleged in New York and Chicago. A year after her disappearance a special administrator reports Mrs Hamilton of Tonopah Nev was actually her. Her husband George T Verrault opposed her during her life in New York.
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Ironton
Wis
Bina Finnegan
New York
Chicago
Bina Verrault
Gingham for Society Girls in Menomonie School
Students in the domestic economy department at Stout training schools in Menomonie Wis voted to adopt a uniform dress for school wear. They selected a blue and white striped gingham as most stable for their purposes to promote a democratic feeling among students and discourage extravagant dress.
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Menomonie
Wis
Department of Domestic Economy
Stout Training Schools
West Addresses Wage Gap Revealed by Census Data
Government statistics show western wages higher than other regions with an average $13.65 per week. The report notes large disparities by trade and gender, with women earning far less than men and child labor present in 2.7 percent of workers. Regional contrasts for cotton print cloths show northern earnings higher than southern across men women and children.
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Washington Bureau
United Press
Washington, D. C
Horace Greely
United States
Census Bureau
West
Central North States
North Atlantic
South Central
South Atlantic
South
New England
New York Society Notes Race Tensions and Romance in May
In Manhattan the Cosmopolitan club dinner sparks clashes as white women sit with Black guests and race intermarriage is urged. A wedding headlines a dramatic automobile romance between Miss Florence Bourne and Anson Wates Hard Jr. after a long series of crashes and social rumors.
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New York
Manhattan Isle
Cosmopolitan Club
Atlanta
Memphis
Mobile
Florence Bourne
Frederick S. Bourne
Anson Wates Hard, Jr
Marri
St. Bartholomew’'s Church
Mr. Hard
Commodore Bourne
Miss Bourne
Oakdale
Bourne Estate
Indian Neck Hall
Cleveland Improves Statement From Mrs Cleveland
Lakewood New Jersey May 7 Mrs Cleveland says ex president Cleveland is steadily improving and on the road to complete recovery She adds they have not decided how long to stay at Lakewood while he recovers.
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Lakewood
N. J
Mrs
Cleveland
Telephone Service For Efficient Calls
Magazine of Commerce notes no difficulty in equipping a telephone network to complete standard calls in about thirty seconds. It stresses the subscriber must also provide reception facilities and organized attention to handle incoming calls effectively for true efficiency.
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Magazine of Commerce
Relief for Sicilians Driven by Etna Eruption
Rome on May 7 reports the Italian government ordered relief for Sicilians forced to flee homes due to Mt Etna eruption fears. Ash fall and frequent earthquakes heighten alarm as authorities mobilize aid.
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Rome
Mt. Etna
Fall Proves Fatal In Wausau Painter’s Death
William Lattsch, a painter, died instantly after falling seventy five feet from a brewery building to the stone sidewalk. His skull was crushed in the fatal plunge.
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Wausau
Wis
William Lattsch
Quaker Reply on Feeling for a Neighbor
A gentleman tells a tale of distress to a Quaker and says he felt for the sufferer. The Quaker responds that feeling for another is right, but asks if the feeling was righted in the heart and truly directed toward neighborly good.
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Cissy
William JL. Nodell
South Fourth Street
Williamsburg
Lee Avenue Court
Foley's Honey and Tar Safe Under Pure Food Law
Notice to customers states Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug law as it contains no opiates or harmful drugs and is recommended for children and adults. O. T. Erhart.
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Foley
O. T. Erhart
Incoherent exchange over slippers causes confusion
A fragmented dialogue shows Miss Gumms asking Pusher-Gusher about a compliment on slippers. He responds with unclear, garbled words, leaving the meaning and outcome unresolved.
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J.D. Day
Veronica
Gingham
Everwear
America
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Henry N. Boehm
West Place
New England States
Alvin H. Stimpson
Williamite
Conn
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Cunard Steamship Line
Walcott
A. J. Gowans
Winona
Onr
M. E. Vevers
London
Florence Nodell
Manhattan
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