Wisconsin Dairy Herd Demonstrates Profit with Farm Feeds
The University of Wisconsin dairy herd study shows an annual profit per cow of 54.07 dollars with 7135.4 pounds of milk and 4.29 percent butter fat using farm grown feeds. Bulletin 167 outlines the management and records, noting winter grain rations and summer pasture. Five top cows named Johanna, Macella, Marsearet, Muriel, and Christina report high production and fat yields, excluding labor and barn costs.
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Wisconsin Agricultural
College of Agriculture
The
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Experiment Station
University Dairy Herd
C. C. Humphrey
F. W. Woll
Wisconsin
Johanna
Macella
Jersey
Marsearet
Guernsey
Muriel
Christina
Ayrshire
Comrades Urged: faculty student ties should resemble equals
President Van Hise urges closer relations between students and faculty at the university convocation. He emphasizes comradeship across generations, mutual respect, and leadership over authority, urging cooperation to align minor disputes with the university and state’s best interests.
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van Hise
Wisconsin Visit Highlights State's Agricultural Excellence
A Arkansan delegation led by Gov elect C W Donaghy along with Dr Wallace Butterick and John Tillman toured the University of Wisconsin college of agriculture. Butterick praised UW for aiding farmers while Arkansas seeks funds for extension and improvement of its state university. Also, Scottish educators from Marischal College and West of Scotland Agricultural College examined UW as a model for agricultural education.
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Wallace Butterick
Donoghy
General Education Board of New York
Arkansans
C. W. Donoghy
Arkansas
John Tillman
University of Arkansas
George B. Cook
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Agricultural Department
Middle West
State University of
Arkansas City
Erecr Donaghy
Department of Agronomy
Wisconsin
R. B. Grieg
Marischal College
Aberdeen
R. P. Wright
West of Scotland Agricultural College
Glasgow
Enrollment Boom At College Of Agriculture
The college of agriculture reports a sharp enrollment rise across all classes. Freshmen jump in number and the new two year middle course attracts about twenty five participants, with total student count rivaling leading American institutions.
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College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
America
Episcopal official declines Maryland bishop coadjutor post
In New York Rev. Dr. S. Lloyd, general secretary of the board of missions, informed the Maryland diocese convention committee that he will not accept his recent election as bishop coadjutor. The announcement underscores ongoing leadership questions within the Maryland Episcopal Diocese.
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New York
S. Lloyd
Board of Missions of the
Episcopal Church
Diocese of
Maryland
J Q Wellington Killed by Car in Colorado Springs
J Q Wellington a well known druggist in Colorado Springs was struck down by a car and killed instantly. The driver fled the scene and his identity is unknown.
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J. Q. Wellington
Colorado Springs
Sella
Bear Attacks Crowd at Tucson Park Killing Infants
A black bear escaped at Elysian Grove in Tucson Arizona and charged visitors. It snatched a baby from a carriage and killed the child before bystanders killed the animal.
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Elysian Grove
Tucson
Ariz
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Considers Veil After Convent Retreat
Grand Duchess Elizabeth widow of Sergius who was assassinated in 1905 has retired to a Russian convent and may decide to take the veil. Her move signals a possible shift in royal roles following tragedy.
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Elizabeth
Sergius
Graduates of Wisconsin Bac teriology Take Positions Across States
Graduates of the University of Wisconsin college of agriculture bacteriology department have won faculty and adjunct posts in Kansas Minnesota Georgia and Missouri. R K Thompson of Milwaukee joins Georgia agricultural college. Charles Knight in Kansas. Christ Schroeder in Minnesota. Edwin Trowbridge in Missouri. Other alumni remain at the state university in bacteriology agronomy horticulture soils agricultural chemistry and related disciplines.
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University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Kansas
Minnesota
Georgia
Missouri
R. K. Thompson
Milwaukee
Georgia Agricultural College
Charles Knight
Mineral Point
Kansas Agricultural College of Manhattan
Christ Schroeder
Kewaunee
College
Wisconsin graduate named assistant professor in Leyte agriculture
A. M. Sevilla, graduate of Wisconsin in 1908 with a long course in agriculture, has been appointed assistant professor of agriculture in the agricultural school at Leyte, Philippines.
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Philippines
A. M. Sevilla
University of Wisconsin
Leyte
Arbitration treaty signed by China and United States
The proposed arbitration treaty between China and the United States was signed at the State Department. Wu Ting-fang, Chinese minister, acted for China and Secretary Root represented the United States.
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China
United States
State Department
Wu Ting-fang
Root
Kaufman Beats Bradley In Four at New York Card
Al Kaufman of San Francisco knocked out Fred Bradley of Boston in the fourth round of a bout scheduled for six at the National Athletic Club in New York. The fighters met at catchweights with Kaufman about twenty pounds heavier.
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al Kaufman
San Francisco
Fred Bradley
Boston
National Athletic Club
New York
Kaufman
British cruiser Inflexible sets speed record in trials
The British cruiser Inflexible achieved 2714 knots during official trials, breaking records. Reported speed would have been higher if not for fog delaying performance.
University of Wisconsin shows strong early enrollment gains
Attendance records indicate 331 more students than last year after the first week, with totals across colleges rising in letters and science 1,754. engineering 847. agriculture 205. law 137. pharmacy 30. Combined with a 1,025 student summer session and a projected annual total near 4,500, the university anticipates about 50 more students than last year.
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University of Wisconsin
College of Letters and Science
College of Engineering
College of Agriculture
College of Law
School of Pharmacy
Madison seeks water connection for fire protection
Mayor Schubert asks the Capitol Building Commission to allow Madison to connect its water mains with the large intake pipe from the Capitol heating plant to Lake Monona. The aim is improved fire protection as current mains lack lake connections and could fall short in a major blaze. The request will be considered at the next commission meeting.
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Schubert
Madison
Capitol Building Commission
Capitol
Lake Monona
Capitol Commission
State board seeks funds to expand Wales sanatorium
The state board of control plans to borrow 20 000 dollars from the general fund for Wales tuberculosis sanatorium maintenance. Although provisions allow sixty patients, eighty nine are housed now. They also seek a higher maintenance appropriation and funds for new buildings from the next legislature.
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Board of Control
State Board of Control
Wales
Cabbage Crop Failure Warns of Winter Shortage
F W Gunther, a major Racine cabbage grower and dealer, declares the late crop a failure with a projected yield of about 1,000 tons short of the expected 20,000 tons. He notes little stock in storehouses and predicts famine for the region through the winter.
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F. W. Gunther
Racine
Pittsburgh Attorney John Green Seriously Ill in Wisconsin Hospital
John Green of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania an attorney in the Westinghouse legal department is seriously ill at St Nicholas hospital in Sheboygan Wisconsin from an infection in his hand contracted while golfing at the country club links he is receiving medical care there.
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John Green
Pittsburg
Westinghouse Company
St. Nicholas Hospital
Sheboygan
Wandering Freeman Man Dies En Route to Ferryville
Henry Iverson of Freeman died in the road while traveling toward Ferryville. He was about seventy, had no home, and had wandered for several years.
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Lynxville
Henry Iverson
Freeman
Ferryville
Burlington Limited Leaps Gap in Genoa Area Track
The Burlington limited jumped a missing rail section about two and a half feet long twenty miles south of La Crosse near Genoa. No injuries reported and service resumed after the incident.
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la Crosse
The
Burlington Limited
Genoa
Poison Scattering Kills Dozens of Tomah Dogs
Police report a man dispersing poison across Tomah has caused the death of about forty dogs including several valued pets. Investigations aim to locate the suspect and prevent further harm to animals and residents.
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Tomah
Servians Retake Islands Amid Hostilities Tensions Rise
Belgrade reports Servian gendarmes recaptured river Drina islands seized days earlier by Austrian customs guards. Shahatz residents seized and burned an Austrian steamer flag. Milovanovic dismisses mobilization fears and seeks Britain's guidance ahead of a powers conference. Constantinople says Germany will align with Britain's stance on Bosnia annexation, leaving Austria-Hungary isolated.
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Belgrade
Pravada
Drina
Shahatz
M. Milovanevics
Great Britain
Conference of the Powers
Europe
Servia
Paris
Constantinople
Tewfik Pasha
Germany
Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria-Hungary
Not His Wife in Winthrop Hotel Fire
Mrs. Henry Dumont of New York claims the victim in the Crest Hall blaze at Winthrop on October 2 was not her husband’s wife. She alleges separation years ago and ties him to a Cincinnati manicurist named Annie Campbell who she says used the name Mrs. Dumont and died in the fire.
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Boston
Henry Dumont
New York
Crest Hall
Winthrop
Cincinnati
Winthrop Hotel
Dumont
Prairie aflame as school superintendent residence burns
Sisseton S D Oct 14 word from the Goodwill Mission Indian school eight miles west of Sisseton says the superintendent's residence burned while other buildings were saved. A gale spread the fire across the prairie threatening farm property with about 200 people responding to aid the blaze.
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Sisseton
S. D
Goodwill Mission Indian School
Here
Inebriacy Costs Job in Huron Despondent Suicide
Huron South Dakota October 14 Frank Bassford son of the State Insurance Commissioner Bassford ended his life by shooting himself after losing his printer job due to inebriacy. He placed the shotgun muzzle over his heart and pulled the trigger with his foot.
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Huron
S. D
Frank Bassford
Bassford
Markets Report from Various Cities on Oct 14
Grain and livestock prices across St Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Chicago, Milwaukee, Sioux City and South St Paul. Wheat leads with No 1 hard around 1.03 to 1.07 dollars per bushel. corn No 2 yellow near 75 cents. Cattle hogs and lambs quoted with mixed ranges across multiple markets.
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St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Ferry Collision Strikes 100 Girls in Fog City
In Detroit on October 14 a ferry steamer Ariel collided with the freighter Energy in fog between Walkerville Ontario and Detroit. About 100 factory workers aboard the Ariel were involved with several slightly injured and a large group narrowly escaping death amid pandemonium.
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Detroit
Mich
Ariel
Walkerville
Ont
Youth fatally stabbed by umbrella accident
Freeport Illinois reports Clemens Meiley, a youth, died yesterday when he fell onto an umbrella point that pierced his abdomen for six inches causing internal hemorrhage. The incident occurred as he stumbled and the umbrella caused the fatal injury.
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Freeport
Ill
Clemens Meiley
Vandals Sink Barge in Clinton Harbor
Vandals bored a hole in the bottom of a barge heavily loaded with buckwheat, moored at Clinton waterfront, causing it to sink in twenty feet of water on October 9.
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Clinton
Iowa
Clinton Water
Richland county farm sold and regional notices
A 200 acre Richland county farm near Vircqua sold for 25000 dollars. The region reports multiple local items including church calls, new pastor appointments, school bids, legal cases, thefts, accidents and civic meetings across towns like Edgar La Crosse Viroqua Green Bay Beloit and Fond du Lac with various public figures and organizations named.
Numerous Wisconsin items mark bustling 1910s region news
The record lists incidents across Wisconsin including a Soo road project at Connor's Point, a Milwaukee line transfer to Wausau, and the Wisconsin Poultry association show in Stoughton starting Jan 26. It notes crimes in Sheboygan Fox river valley and Oshkosh, church leadership changes in Superior, utility and street lighting deals, highway work in Rock county, and upcoming fairs and music clubs in Janesville Fond du Lac and Beloit.
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Soo Road
Connor’s Point
Superior
Fred Zimmermann
Milwaukee Road
Monroe
Wausau
Wisconsin Poultry Association
Stoughton
F. Soll
Mich
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Burlington
G. A. Kroeff
Sheboygan
J. E. Linner
Swedish Lutheran Church At
Superior Ministerial Association
State Railroad Rate Commission
Fond du Lac
Irene Dawson
Oshkosh
Will Johnson
Pine River
Charles Kimball
Wautoma
Washington
Henry Stokes
Brodhead
Eau Claire
United States Sugar Feed Company
Dairy School Opens at University of Wisconsin
The winter dairy course for cheese and butter makers at the Wisconsin dairy school opens November 5 with 105 men already enrolled for twelve weeks. Prior experience in a creamery or cheese factory is preferred. Prof. E H Farrington returns after study in Europe to share new methods. Students may participate in monthly product scoring exhibits.
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University of Wisconsin Dairy School
E. H. Farrington
Ew Pe
Dusky Sugar Camp Maid Charged by Tribesmen
Agnes Buckskin, a dusky Indian maiden, is jailed in Oneida county awaiting a hearing after tribesmen accused her of stealing watches money and valuables from an Indian policeman at Sugar Camp Rhinelander and the Flambeau reservation party alleged misdeeds during a celebration and the missing handcuffs were found.
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Agnes Buckskin
Rhinelander
Clayton Vaughan
Sugar Camp
Flambeau
Agnes’ Buckskin
Oneida
Prosperity Returns in Wisconsin Banks Says Report
A Wisconsin banking compilation from 448 state banks to Banking Commissioner M C Bergh shows a July 14 to Sept 23 rise of over 1.5 million in bank business. Time certificates and savings deposits up more than 1.3 million point to increased small depositor activity, while loans and discounts fell 123 thousand as businesses use funds. Cash reserves stand at about 24 to 25 percent, signaling a recovery in conditions.
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Wisconsin
M. C. Bergh
Beedle’s Name Goes On In Wisconsin Court Ruling
In Madison circuit court Judge M L Lueck denied James KR Abbott’s bid to block Secretary Frear from placing George E Beedle’s name on the Republican ballot for state commissioner of insurance. The court ruled Abbott failed to show a strong case for an injunction and noted ballots would not be recounted in multiple counties. The state canvassers had Beedle ahead by 48 votes with no sufficient reason to doubt that result.
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J. A. Abbott
Circuit Court
Madison
M. L. Lueck
Juneau
James KR. Abbott
Secretary of State
Frear
George E. Beedle
State Board of Election
Beedle
Abbott
Rescue at Washburn: Girl Saved After Dock Drowning Attempt
A ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Tony Swanson of Washburn fell from docks into icy water. Fireman from the tug Arthur jumped in and after minutes of struggle brought her to the docks safe and sound.
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Tony Swanson
Washburn
Arthur
Charlevoix Man Killed in Kenosha Auto Crash
William Allard of Charlevoix Michigan was struck by a motor vehicle in Kenosha and died from injuries. Police said the incident occurred at the intersection, and investigation is ongoing.
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William Allard
Charlevoix
Mich
Kenosha
Lenid and Crosse Lead in Gary Public Cemetery Venture
T. C. Lenid and C. S. Crosse of Stoughton are heavy stockholders in the first public cemetery planned in Gary Indiana near Chicago. The company is organized and incorporated under Indiana law.
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T. C. Lenid
C. S. Crosse
Stoughton
Gary
Ind
Chicago
Indiana
Milwaukee Road completes double tracking to Red Wing
The river division double tracking on the Milwaukee Road railway has been completed up to Red Wing.
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Milwaukee Road
Red Wing
Sports Quarter staff fading from modern games
The article notes that quarter staff and bowls once shared prominence with cricket and football. Bowls remain among gentler greensward recreations, while quarter staff has long since become an antiquarian interest.
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Badger Briefs
Richland County
Vircqua
Andrew Kizamereck
Edgar
Lincoln Shute of
Winds
First Church
Westby
Viola
Viroqua
Vernon County Normal School
Beloit
Congregational Church
A. E. Hartwell
la Port
Clyde Sawyer
Marinette
Leon Ralph Quinette
Appleton
Young Men’s Christian Association
Ashland
F. H. Rogers
Grand Rapids
Bayfield
Lake Superior
Bayfield County
Hudson
Laura Chandler
Louis C. Tatroe
Wisconsin Central Line
Broadway
Felix McCabe
Knell
Gov. Davidson
Devine
John Brockway
Spooner
B. Royal Cheney
Florence
Italy
Second Congregational Church of
Frank Smith
Downsville
Dunn County
Omaha
Rice Lake
State Railroad Commission
Watertown
Michael Carroll
Joseph Leschinger
Edgeley
Lamoure County
N. D
Trousseau
Cecilia Mroz
State Liquor Dealers’ Association
C. S. Snyder
National Liquor Dealers
J. F. Fitzgibbons
Gustav Jansen
Beloit Water Works Company
Home For the Friendless
Thorp
Thomas Hetland
Sam Moen
Amherst
Elizabeth Boucher
Wisconsin Central
David Boucher
North Fond du Lac
John Merrity
Apple Creek
A. F. Peterson
Henry Dutton
Chippewa County
Caryville
Canada
Bloomer
Burlington Electric Light and Power Company
George C. Jones
Market Street
H. L. Skavelem
Rock County
Janesville
J. A. W. van Pool
F. W. Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Berkshire
Institute
Robert Gregory
Thomas Rabb
la Valle
Duluth Limited
Wabeno
J. Checola
E. Smith
R. Douyettes
Louis A. Brookes
London
St. Paul’s Cathedral
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