Golden Wedding in Alaska Wisconsin Honored Couple
About forty relatives and invited guests gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James O Russell two miles north of Alaska on Saturday morning May 18 to celebrate their golden wedding. The event featured two long decorated dining tables and an abundant dinner followed by social visits. Several out of town guests attended including Mr and Mrs Nathan Cross and Mr and Mrs Alfred Wilmot of St Charles Minnesota along with others from Osage Iowa and La Crosse.
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Alaska
Wis
James O. Russell
Sand Lake
Russell
Town
Nathan Cross
Alfred Wilmot
St. Charles
Minn
James Slawson
James Ashmore
Osage
Iowa
J. van Loon
Grove
Burdick
la Crosse
Geo. Peterson
P. Peterson
J.ashmore
Milwaukee
M. M. Buttles
Grace Houghton
Buttles
Red Wing
Coercion Charged in Oil Trade Dispute Hearings
W H Fehsenfeld of Baltimore and Red G Oil accuse Standard Oil of coercion to push independents from business. He cites National Refining assoc claim that midwest railways favor Standard Oil in oil shipments and notes rate hikes by southern lines excluding Seaboard until desired levels were met.
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Washington, D. C
W. H. Fehsenfeld
Baltimore
Red G. Oil Company
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Standard Oil Company
National Refining Association of
Cleveland
Middle West
Fehsenfeld
Seaboard
South Carolina
Weather Observer Civil Service Exams Soon Held
Civil service examinations for weather observers will be conducted in a few days. Observer Thompson has received notice of the examinations. Applicants must be 18 to 30 years old and the salary is $720.
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Civil Service
Thompson
Hughes Seeks Recount Law for New York City
Governor Hughes asked the Legislature in Albany to pass the mayoralty recount bill and urged postponing final adjournment until the measure becomes law. The emergency message singled out the city’s mayoral recount as essential justification for delaying adjournment.
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New York
Albany
N. Y
Hughes
Senate
New York City
100 Pound Sturgeon Caught in Menominee Pond
Homer Williams of Menominee Michigan caught a 100 pound sturgeon in a pond net. The fish measured six feet long and Williams used an ax to kill the fish before removing it from the net.
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Menominee, Mich
Homer Williams
Illinois Elks Elect officers and meeting city
Bloomington May 23 The Illinois Elks association closed yesterday after selecting Peoria for its 1908 meeting. Officers elected include President John J Faulkner East St Louis First Vice President Andrew Olson Moline Illinois.
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Bloomington
Ill
Illinois Elks’ Association
Peoria
John J. Faulkner
East St. Louis
Andrew Olson
Moline
Iil
Sherman declines Roosevelt board offer
Ul. May 24 Lieutenant Governor Sherman has declined a position on the board of Spanish war claims tendered by President Roosevelt, citing the need to live in Washington most of the time.
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Sherman
Joe Springfield
Board of
Roosevelt
Washington
Mattsdorf Shop May Be Picketed By Union
A North Side barber committee reports all shops except Charles Mattsdorf’s will meet union scale. Pickets may target his street as unions press for a weekly half holiday. boss barbers doubt action and will review the North Side situation at a Monday meeting.
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Barbers Union
North Side
Barbers
Charles Mattsdorf
W. H. Webb
Boss Barbers
Union Barbers
Governor urged to veto two cent fare bill in Illinois
A railroad delegation pressed Governor Deneen to veto the 2-cent passenger fare bill, arguing it violates due process and equal protection, would threaten small lines, and repeal 1873 powers of the railroad commission. Other officials urged backing the commission’s investigation and decision. Potatoes and flour prices rise as supplies tighten and spring frosts affect harvests.
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Hinds Springfield
Ill
Deneen
General Assembly
State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
J. M. Hamill
Belleville
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Hamill
Burton Hanson
Chicago, Milwaukee and
St. Paul
R. M. Shaw
The
Aston
John P. Ramsey
Chicago, Peoria and
St. Louis
A. H. Hanson
Illinois Central
P. S. Eustis
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
W. B. Biddle
Chicago and
Eastern Illinois
S. M. Felton
Alton
C. B. Cole
Wabash, Chester and Western
MPs Dinner Deal in Commons Restaurants
A report notes that for 30 cents a member of parliament can obtain a chop potatoes bread and a bottle of ale of the best quality in the House of Commons restaurants.
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House of Commons
No Fear for Crop Encouragement for Vernon County Tobacco
The article notes favorable sunshine and rain aiding rapid growth of tobacco plant beds in Vernon County. Farmers expect increased acreage and better plants at season, urging quick action and gentle boosting measures to overcome spring delays. Frequent watering and liquid fertilizers are advised if soil dries, to prepare for transplanting.
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Vernon County
Nature
May Irwin Defends Age In Engagement News
May Irwin disputes a morning paper's claim about ages saying she is 45 not 58 and her fiancé is 35 not 28. She notes her debut came in 1875 and quips about age at that time, asserting her current age firmly.
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New York
May Irwin
French smuggling arrest shocks peasants class figure
A heavily built peasant woman was arrested in France for smuggling. An examination showed she was packed with tobacco cigarets and matches, and the supposed baby was a cardboard figure also filled with tobacco.
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France
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