First Formal Fall Opening Promises Low Prices
Opening on Saturday September 19 features new merchandise selected by Syndicate Trading Co. of New York with buyers in Manchester Paris Chemnitz and St Gall. Store offers better goods at lower prices than anywhere outside Chicago and New York. Money cheerfully refunded.
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Syndicate Trading Co
New York
Manchester
Eng
Paris
France
Chemnitz
Germany
St. Gall
Switzerland
Chicago
Mayor Rose backs Clancy amid charges as flimsy
Milwaukee Mayor Rose refused to suspend Fire Chief Thomas Clancy or send charges filed by James P. Davern to the fire commissioners. He released a lengthy statement saying improper allegations waste time and funds, and pledged to protect the department from unjust assaults while promising punishment for improper practices.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Rose
Thomas Clancy
Fire Department
James P. Davern
Sycamore Street
Board of Fire Commissioners
Pulp Wood Reserves Declared Ample for Midwest Mills
A congressional panel probing pulp wood needs heard clear testimony that Midwest supplies are ample for years to come. William S. Taylor of Pulp Wood Supply Co noted 225 900 cords used annually, with half spruce from Minnesota and half hemlock from Wisconsin, and prices likely to drop as lumber demand softens.
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Appleton
Wis
Congressional
Middle West
Williams. Taylor
Pulp Wood Supply Company of
Fox River Valley
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
Duluth
Minn
Mann
Charles Smith
Menasha Woodenware Company
Menasha
Smith
John Strange
Oshkasa
Grand Rapids
Wisconsin River Valley
Seaweed as World Food Idea Promoted at Banquet
Waukesha Wisconsin September 18 Judge M S Griswold spoke at a banquet hosted by Louis Muench of the American Dehydrating Co at its plant. The theory proposed that dehydration could solve future food shortages by turning seaweed from the Saragossa Sea into a nutritious staple.
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Waukesha
Wis
Saragossa Sea
M. S. Griswold
Louis Muench
American Dehydrating Company
M. E. Preachers Are Dying Out in East Wisconsin
In Neenah Wisconsin on September 18 the East Wisconsin Methodist conference faced a shortage of young ministers. For the first time no applicants sought admission, risking a lack of qualified candidates for three to four years. Six will pass the fourth yearly exam at this meeting. District superintendents reported through the session. Carrie Berge of China spoke at the Woman's Home Missionary society anniversary. The board of home missions and church extension observed its anniversary this evening.
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Neenah
Wis
East Wisconsin Methodist Conference
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Carrie Berge
China
Board of Home Missions and Church Extension
Quits His Job Because Low Pay
Kenosha Wisconsin September 18 Professor M B Gilman principal of Durkee school resigns to take a job with Thomas B Jeffery company He accuses teaching of having no future and says ambitious men must leave the profession to earn a living.
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Kenosha
Wis
Spet
M. B. Gillman
Durkee
Wisconsin
Thomas B. Jeffery Company
Gilman
Dogs to pay fare on Sheboygan streetcars
Sheboygan Wisconsin will begin charging a 25 cent fare for each dog carried on street cars. The change marks a shift from a previous policy of no charge for canine riders.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Dogs Carried Free Baggage On Sundays and Noons
The practice carried dogs as free baggage, with numbers nearly matching passengers, especially during afternoons and Sundays, reflecting lax enforcement and strong demand for pet transport.
Cabinet maker takes own life at Marathon County Fair
Joseph Zimmer a cabinet maker committed suicide at the Marathon county fair grounds. His body was found by Mrs. Theresa A. Werick with two empty whisky flasks at the scene. Officials believe his wife’s death a year earlier drove the act.
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Wausau
Wis
Joseph Zimmer
Marathon County Fair Grounds
Theresa A. Werick
Tyrrell Named Receiver for Delavan Electric Plant
Bondholders secure W H Tyrrell as receiver for the Delavan electric light plant in Delavan Wisconsin in a proceeding initiated by bondholders. The company was formed about ten years ago by local capitalists.
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Delavan, Wis
W. H. Tyrrell
Delavan
State News In Briefs From Wisconsin Towns
Antigo reports an Orthodox reverend was lightly injured after colliding with a fire engine while riding a bicycle. Antigo also notes bricklayer Frank Klein fell thirty feet at the Polish school site, injuring his back. Barron board members discuss asylum feasibility with a county committee, yielding a favorable report. Beloit appoints John T. Needham to fire and police commissioners. Chippewa Falls police seek 15 year old John Nessett believed kidnapped or missing. Houghton Michigan court will naturalize 317 aliens next week. Kimberly lad William Rockon accidentally shot his foot while hunting squirrels. Manitowoc values its gas plant at 159000 dollars with rebuild cost 172000. Oshkosh receives 12000 black bass fry for Lake Winnebago from the Wisconsin fish hatchery. Madison begins noting Levi Bookhout as a resident.
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Antigo
A. C. Watts
Frank Klein
New Polish
Barron
State Board of Control
C. S. Taylor
J. H. Johnson
K. E. Johnson
Barron County
Beloit
John T. Needham
Fire and Police Commissioners
Chippewa Falls
John Nessett
Bloomer
Houghton
Mich
Houghton County
Kimberly
William Rockon
Manitowoc
State Railroad Commission
Manitowoc Gas Company
Oshkosh
Lake Winnebago
John Maag
Wisconsin Fish Hatchery
Adison
Levi Bookhout
Fitchburg man hurt after horse kick at farm home
In Fitchburg a man on his farm is in serious condition after being kicked in the stomach by a horse. He also suffers hiccoughs due to the injury. In Marshfield efforts begin to form a Municipal court with Circuit court criminal jurisdiction. In Manitowoc the Royal Arcanium council marks its 25th anniversary on Oct 31. In Neenah the Wisconsin district of the United Danish Lutheran church of America holds its annual meeting from Oct 8 to 11.
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Mer
Fitchburg
Marshfield
Manitowoc
Royal Arcanium
Neenah
Wisconsin
United Danish Lutheran Church In America
Clerk Disappears as Wisconsin Village Votes on License
In Lone Rock Wisconsin a special election to raise liquor license from 200 to 500 faced a delay when the village clerk was missing at the opening. The ballot box was broken open and new tickets printed before voting could begin at 11 o clock. Low license won. Question remains on the election's legality.
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Lone Rock
Wis
Yale First Football Lineup Varies With Absences
New Haven Conn Sept Yale football practice assigns two elevens under Head Coach Bigelow due to a cool wave. Captain Dutch resumes at right end as missing players Wheaton Cooney and Brides are urged to report. lineup lists Logan Lilly Parks Hyde Goebel Hobbs Burch Brigham Murphy Phila Coy at standard positions.
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New Haven
Conn
Bigelow
Dutch
Tad Jones
Wheaton
Cooney
Brides
Yale
Logan
Tagl Lilly
Parks
Hyde
Goebel
Hobbs
Burch
Brigham
Murphy
Phila
Coy
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Panama
A- Faris
Main ST. Lacrosse
Ecru
Wisconsin News
Clancy
C. A. Lyford
State Normal University of Bloomington
Ill
Munech
A. J. Frame
Waukesha National Bank
Hugo Philler
E. B. Hutchins
Carroll College
Admiral Evans
DR. Watterson
South Fourth Street
M. E
Yam
la France
J. S. Arenz & CO
Pearl St
la Crosse, Wis
Rance
LaFrance
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