Anonymous letter shocks Fond du Lac society
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin an anonymous letter writer orders prominent socialites to stay home and perform kitchen chores as a remedy after a man kills horses in the area. Elmer Smith finds a valuable brood mare dead in his barn with head injuries deemed from an axe. A farmer named Huxley loses two draft horses whose tongues were cut. A separate report notes a deal to buy the largest ranch in the intermountain region for one million dollars in cash, spanning 100 miles.
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Fond DU Lac, Wis
Fond du Lac
Elmer Smith
Appleton
Huxley
Menasha
Maniac Is Maiming Horse Near Neenah
Farmers west of Neenah report a horse maimed by a maniac. In Ogden Utah David Eccles and other capitalists are completing plans for a major industrial project.
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Neenah, Wis
Neenah
Ogden
Utah
David Eccles
Bryan points to labor position in reply to Roosevelt letter
Bryan declared here that the Roosevelt Knox letter attacks his labor views and said if the President wanted information he should read his Chicago Labor Day speech. He will reply at length later.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Bryan
Chicago
Strenuous Japanese Campaign Aims to Eradicate Microbe Rats
Kobe authorities lead a mass effort to prevent plague spread by thoroughly cleaning houses twice yearly. Workers remove contents to street, burn dust, and sanction zinc-grounded fences to trap rats. A bounty offers rewards for rat delivery and free rat poison is supplied.
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Kobe
City Department
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Chinatown
America
Japan
Growth of Normal Schools Drives $100000 Tax Hike Request
Madison dispatch reports President Thomas Morris of the normal school board urges an extra 100000 yearly levy atop 230000 for state normal schools. Growth includes seven campuses, summer sessions, new facilities at La Crosse Platteville Milwaukee Superior Oshkosh and rising enrollments across seven schools.
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Fred L. Holmes
Madison
Wis
la Crosse
Thomas Morris
River Falls
Superior
Oshkosh
Platteville
Milwaukee
Contests and Pony Naming Opener at Tribune
No standings today as thousands of votes are counted for the Shetland Pony Outfit contest. Saturday's issue will publish all votes up to Friday 9 a.m. and reveal standings with the new naming contest results and extra votes for selected names.
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Tribune
the Tribune
The
la Crosse
Cubs Schedule Spring Trip Postseason Plans Revealed
Chicago October 23. Cubs president Charles W. Murphy outlines spring arrangements including a two day series at Dayton on April 11 and 12 and Indianapolis on April 9 and 10. An exhibition game is planned before the Chicago opener between veterans and rookies or champs against the University of Illinois. Murphy also comments on Kling managing Kansas City with limited information.
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Chicago
Charles W. Murphy
Cubs
Dayton
Indianapolis
Murphy
Ted Cubs
University of Illinois
Kling
Kansas City
Normal schools report graduates and staff for 1908
The excerpt notes 320 graduates from elementary courses and 1,044 from advanced courses in two years, totaling 1,364. Seven schools employed 70 male and 69 female teachers in normal departments, with total staff at 2vu7.
Naphtha Soap Color Clarifies Brand Varieties
Ordinary Naphtha Soap is yellow while P. & G. Naphtha Soap is white. The note contrasts two brands and their typical hues.
Rival Cornetist Scores Big Buy In Troubled Deal
Riggs recalls urging his son to practice the cornet Griggs confirms the boy has played two months Today he bought the house next door for half its value in a startling transaction affecting neighbors and the local scene
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Riggs
Griggs
Family members meet in the street sparking disagreement
Two relatives encounter in a street scene and quickly fall into a dispute about a recognizable family matter, prompting tense exchanged remarks and a sharp disagreement in public.
Married life comforts by preventing past mistakes
The remark notes that being married offers reassurance because it avoids repeating earlier errors in the present, framing marriage as a stabilizing factor. It focuses on personal reflection rather than broader events or external entities.
The Average Man Admits Error Over Another’s Right
A terse proverb notes the average man prefers admitting fault to conceding that another is right, highlighting pride and humility in dispute resolution.
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Bae
Altman
Letters Shock Society
Inter-Mountain Region
Maniac
Wisconsin News
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Pense OF Schools
Mayor Rose
Sherman Brown
Joseph J. Komoreski
Fire and Police Commission
Clancy
Thomas A. Clancy
Herman Meminger
David S. Rose
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Rose
Brown
Omoroe
New York Giants
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Tomer
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