Wisconsin crew woes threaten expulsion over training-table bills
University of Wisconsin athletes face board bill demands and threats of expulsion from Faculty Athletics Supervisor Slichter. Notable crew member Benjamin Davis and Richard Kemp deny responsibility, while Franklin Waller is named captain of the track team after Emil Breitkreutz left for Ripon. The dispute casts doubt on Wisconsin’s eastern intercollegiate regatta prospects at Poughkeepsie next month.
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Special Tribune Dispatch
Madison
Wis
Univer Onsity of Wisconsin
Slichter
Richard Kemp
Kemp
Benjamin Davis
Wisconsin
Hudson River
O’dea
Poughkeepsie
Frank Waller
Emil Breitkreutz
Ripon College
Braddock A Student Of Common Carriers
Madison Wis May 18 W S Braddock chairman of the assembly committee on railroads in the Wisconsin legislature is a Yale trained expert on common carriers and public service corporations He favors strict railroad regulation and will run the Braddock bill in the assembly after the senate passes its rate commission measure Braddock 57 has long served in government work and is a La Follette gubernatorial prospect in Wisconsin politics
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Madison
Wis
W. S. Braddock
Assembly
Wisconsin
Yale University
Senate
Railroad Rate Commission
Braddock
Assemblyman
Philadelphia
Pension Bureau
Military Department
la Follette
Wisconsin Republican Party
Hoop Skirts Spark Fashion Panic in La Crosse
Modistes denounce reports hoop skirts will return as baseless. Journalists note close fitting skirts are in vogue while hoop fears spark sleepless nights among La Crosse fashion circles led by Madame Hosac of the Dress makers' club.
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la Crosse
Madame Hosac
Dressmakers’ Club
Chicago
Hoop skirt praised for ease and style in Chicago
Mme Hosac and Miss Anna Schubert showcase a hoop skirt in Chicago praising its ease of wear and graceful fit. They note strong demand, ease of walking in the garment, and the tendency of wearers to evangelize the style to friends.
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Anna Schubert
Chicago
Mme. Hosac
Miss Schubert
Northwestern road agents visit La Crosse meeting
Nine Northwestern road agents visited La Crosse as guests of local agent E. S. Case. They attended the Agents' association meeting at the La Crosse club yesterday afternoon. Attendees included J. Fox Elroy A L Crump Madison J T Getting Madison L E Riblett Waukesha G S Rockwell Lancaster A J Worthman Baraboo R J Koch Baraboo Reid Worthman Baraboo and F E Willey Reedsburg.
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Northwestern Road
la Crosse
E. S. Case
Agents’ Association
la Crosse Club
J. Fox
Baraboo
Reid Worthman
F. E. Willey
Reedsburg
Meister Buys Swell New Vis-a-Vis Carriage and Teams
Meister’s livery has purchased a swell new Vis-a-Vis three seated carriage with canopy top, among the finest in the city. Two rear seats face each other. They also bought three fine new driving teams and disposed of several horses, selling to William Doerflinger and Hon. J. J. Hogan among others.
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Meister
William Doerflinger
J. J. Hogan
Christian Science Lecture Set By Edward A. Kimball
A free lecture will debunk false ideas about Christian Science and explain its key points. Edward A. Kimball of Chicago, a noted Christian Science lecturer, will speak at the theatre Friday evening.
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Church of Christ Scientist
Edward A. Kimball
Chicago
Amateurs prepare to please you at the Bijou tomorrow night
Amateurs are set to perform at the Bijou theater tomorrow night promising entertainment for local audiences. The event schedules could attract residents seeking evening amusement.
City police defy council over helmets in Janesville
Janesville Wisconsin May 18 The city police refuse to wear white helmets or resign prompting a likely wholesale suspension from the chief downward. Council ordered helmets and standard gear. officers burned helmets to thwart the directive. Some officials urge mayor to suspend all and replace the chief. a telegram says helmets may be rushed from a outfitting firm. The article also notes remarks by league officials on Ohio legislature and a Milwaukee official comments.
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Janesville
Wis
Fire and Police Company
KILLING DISEASED CATTLE IN WISCONSIN
State Veterinarian FE Roberts culled cattle across several farms in Monroe Monticello Argyle and nearby counties after tuberculin tests. Three of eighteen tested at Pierce Bros dairy were destroyed with twelve cows slaughtered in Argyle and twelve of two hundred cattle in other herds killed. Roberts planned further visits to Manitowoc and Kenosha counties amid reports of tuberculosis.
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Monroe
Wis
D. Roberts
Pierce Bros
Monticello
Dr. Roberts
Argyle
George Legler
John Rundle
Roberts
Manitowoc County
Kenosha County
Anti-Saloon Leaders Highlight Ohio Convention
FOND DU LAC Wis May 18 At the morning session of the Anti Saloon league state convention yesterday National Superintendent P A Baker of Cleveland spoke on the organization of the league its aims and objectives while outlining the drive for wider influence and reform across Ohio.
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League
Ohio
T. M. Hare
Milwaukee
R. Percy Hutton
W. H. Clark
Ripon
Baker
Fond DU Lac, Wis
P. A. Baker
Cleveland
Wealthy Wisconsin farmer seeks divorce after short marriage
Oshkosh dispatch reports Fred Fahrenberg of Clayton, Wisconsin, who advertised for a wife in Milwaukee and wed a reply writer from Menominee, Michigan. Now facing a divorce suit over alleged cruelty and a disputed estate. he says he gave her a $1000 note before marriage and other sums, she left after a week with four nights missing.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Fred Fahrenberg
Clayton
Milwaukee
Menominee, Mich
Fahrenburg
Business Openings in the Northwest
The Great Northern railway releases a booklet titled Business Openings detailing opportunities across growing Northwest towns. It argues for small capital investment sites and notes widespread manufacturing supply near raw materials, urging relocation to a burgeoning region with abundant prospects.
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Northwest
Great Northern Railway
Excursion Tickets to Interscholastic Meet Madison Wis
Excursion tickets to the Interscholastic Meet and declamatory contest at Madison Wisconsin via the Northwestern Line will be sold at reduced rates for trains arriving at Madison on May 26 and by noon May 27, return until May 29 inclusive. Apply to agents Chicago Northwestern Ry.
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Madison
Wis
Northwestern Line
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Very Low Rates to Milwaukee via Northwestern Line
Excursion tickets sold June 5 and 6 for trains to Milwaukee arriving by noon that day. Return allowed until June 9 inclusive. Fare reduction due to I O O F meeting. Apply at Chicago and Northwestern Railway agents.
Collar starchers strike widens to shut collar factories
In Troy New York May 18 starchers at Cluett collar plants struck for higher wages causing all Collar Manufacturers association laundries to join. Seven firms took Cluett work under the association contract and told help to report for duty. Refusal left 500 starchers idle and 2000 more workers laid off awaiting starching departments. Delegations from three cities seek incentives for manufacturers to move operations.
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Troy
N. Y
Cluett Company
Collar Manufacturers’ Association
Cluett
Manufacturers’ Association
War Interest Increases Over Manchuria Dispatches
In St Petersburg May 18 naval and military circles show keen interest as dispatches from Manchuria halt and Vice Admiral Rojestvensky likely leaves Korestvensky’s Chinese sea path. Officials expect news of the first skirmishes between hostile fleet scouts and anticipate the next stage toward a major confrontation.
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St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Rojestvensky
Togo
Vladivostok
Admiralty
Korestvensky
Chinese Sea
Annam
Paper Trust Contract Is A Bird In Milwaukee
Special Assistant and Attorney General Kellogg of St Paul, testifying in the government v General Paper company case, has obtained the contract form between mills and the General Paper company. The five year agreement designates the General Paper company as sole sales agent for all grades of paper.
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Milwaukee
Kellogg
St. Paul
General Paper Company
General, Paper Company
Handsome Menus for B. & O. Dining Car Service
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad unveils handsome new dining car menus for its fast eastern trains. The menu features a selection of delicacies found at premium hotels and is exclusive to the B and O. The menus are printed in an attractive format.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
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