Reynolds to Leave Traer for Taft Reynolds Cedar Rapids
Grant E Reynolds, former Traer resident, will depart to Cedar Rapids to join the Taft Dry Goods firm. The Taft Reynolds company will open July 17 with capital between 75000 and 100000, and Reynolds will oversee buying and staff. He plans to keep his Traer store operating with a manager, and may run another town outlet within thirty to forty miles.
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Traer
Iowa
Grant E. Reynolds
Taft Dry Goods Company
Cedar Rapids
John H. Taft
Taft- Reynolds Company
Reynolds
The
Star-Clipper
Henry G Goll Refuses to Speak in Bank Defraud Case
Henry G Goll remains silent amid pressure to disclose details of the $1.55 million bank fraud tied to Frank G Bigelow. At a Milwaukee conference with bank officials and federal attorneys, Goll refused to talk unless accompanied by his lawyers. The session started at 11 AM after a morning report.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Henry G. Goll
Frank G. Bigelow
First National Bank
Goll
George P. Miller
United States District Attorney’s Office
Plan to Preserve Roosevelt Birthplace as Club House
New York April 18 The Roosevelt Birthplace at 28 East Twentieth Street faces demolition unless bought for 60 000 by the Roosevelt Home Club formed to restore the house to its original condition. The property retains a three story bay window back yard and even the old door keys, with authentic historical facts on its construction and residence.
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New York Herald
New York
President Roosevelt
East Twentieth Street
Broadway
Roosevelt Home Club
Roosevelts
Bank officials entrap Goll seeking statements on operations
An official reports that Henning lured the former assistant cashier to the marshal's office then Miller and Bosworth cornered Goll. They aimed to extract Bigelow's and Goll's statements about their operations and relations to each other and to the bank, following Goll's arrest.
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Henning
Miller
Bosworth
Goll
Bigelow
Young Henry L James Named Secretary of Legation in Havana
Racine Wisconsin confirms Henry L James 24 year old son of Mr and Mrs David G James has been appointed secretary of legation at Havana Cuba. He recently studied in Berlin Paris and New York and is the youngest to hold the post. He will report to Washington May 22 and depart for Havana soon after.
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Racine
Wis
Henry L. James
David G. James
Berlin
France
Washington
Havana
Cuba
James
Racine College
University of Wisconsin
Columbian University of New York
Germany
Paris
Faculty of Law
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Badger Board
Indo-China
Juniors Win Merrill Interclass Track Meet in Beloit
In Beloit Wisconsin the junior team won the annual interclass track meet with 38 points, freshmen 33, and academy 31. The meet stayed in doubt until the final event as Capt Hart broke the college half mile record with 2 02 2 5.
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Beloit
Wis
Academy
Capt. Hart
Ed Merrill
Excursion Tickets to Minneapolis at Reduced Rates
Northwestern Line offers excursion tickets to Minneapolis at reduced rates May 16 and 17 with return limit May 19. Tickets available through Chicago & Northwestern Railway agents.
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Minneapolis
Northwestern Line
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Chicago Comin Meet Looks Colorful for Wisconsin
Special trial in Madison reports an upcoming Wisconsin and Chicago dual track meet at Camp Randall. Wisconsin faces losses with captain Emil Breitkreutz leaving for Ripon College and rumors of turning professional denied. Star runner Wailer is out of top form, and coach James Temple battles a lack of material and team apathy amid hostility from Breitkreutz.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Chicago
Camp Randall
Badgers
Emil Breitkreutz
Ripon College
Wailer
Knoff
Dispatch
Badger
James Temple
Breitkreutz
Preacher offers to bury unknown dead in Tomahawk
Rev. Grant V. Clark issues a public offer to conduct brief services over unknown or friendless deceased. He will respond to calls from town officials at any time, perform rites at the cemetery, and will not accept any compensation. He notes many unidentified dead are buried without dignity and urges humane treatment.
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Tomahawk
Wis
Grant V. Clark
Milwaukee humorist Bill Kirk heads to New York
Milwaukee writer Bill Kirk known as the Norsk Nightingale will leave next Monday for New York to write humor and verse for Hearst papers and rumored to have a contract with Everybody's Magazine. His departure may affect Milwaukee hosting of the National Newspaper Humorists' association meeting. He plans to urge the committee to meet in Milwaukee in August.
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Kirk
New York
Hearst
Mr. Kirk
the Norsk Nightingale
Milwaukee
Everybody’s Magazine
Humorists’ Association
Lawrence University Beats Oshkosh Normal in Dual Meet
Lawrence University defeated Oshkosh Normal 71 to 33 in a dual track meet here. Only first and second places counted. Oshkosh earned three firsts. Serger, the football center, won two firsts and two seconds while Stephenson lost the 100 and 200 to Black but beat him in the 440. The day was too cold for records.
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Appleton
Wis
Lawrence University
Oshkosh Normal
Oshkosh
Stephenson
Black
Serger
Lancaster Banker Foils Forged Draft Scam
In Lancaster Wisconsin May 16 an attempt to steal 865 dollars from the United States Bank of Lancaster via a forged West Baden Indiana draft signed as John Schreiner, bank president, was thwarted by his sons. They questioned the signature, sent telegrams, and arranged a decoy letter to expose the forgery. The scam involved a draft dated May 3 for George Kiser and a request to mail Chicago exchange to Hotel Sutton in West Baden.
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Lancaster
Wis
United States Bank
West Baden
Ind
John Schreiner
Schreiner
West Baden Springs
George Kiser
Chicago Exchange
Hotel Sutton
Mr. Schreiner
Frank Schreiner
H. E. Schreiner
John
Union States
O. K
Sutton
Chreiner
Cleveland
Marinette child saves a train
Freddie Calander of Menominee, a 10 year old boy, acted to stop a Northwestern train near Marinette Wisconsin. A runaway horse blocked the trestle forcing him to sprint along the track and signal the crew. The engineer credited the boy with preventing a derailment and possible disaster.
Wisconsin seeks new trainer to replace O'Dea
University of Wisconsin authorities search for a competent football trainer for the fall season. Andrew M. O'Dea resigns as gridiron trainer after years in the role, amid charges of poor conditioning and pressure for cost cuts. Track Coach Temple is named as preferred replacement but plans to return east to West Point.
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O’dea
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Andrew M. O'Dea
Wisconsin
O'Dea
Athletic Association
Temple
West Point
Big Five formed by Beloit meet of Wisconsin colleges
Two representatives from Ripon Beloit Lawrence Lake Forest and Knox Illinois will meet at Beloit on May 12 to form a Big Five conference for athletic purposes.
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Appleton, Wis
Ripon College
Beloit College
Lawrence University
Lake Forest University
Knox College of
Ilinois
Beloit
Zara and Zara Stage Rapid Change Act at the Bijou
The Bijou hosts Zara and Zara performing a rapid change act that showcases quick costume transformations and high energy routines drawing theatergoers.
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Zara
Bijou
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