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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1919
Page
8
Detroit readers report on Michigan ballot measure asking whether to permit beer wine sales and the role of women in deciding the outcome. Campaigns race from Detroit to rural towns with wets predicting victory and drys aiming to restrict access. Government officials and hotel trade groups loom large as voters weigh constitutional amendments and potential penalties.
American planners outline feeding the Rhine front with semiliquid rations and prepared measures. An unnamed minister notes past shortfalls and pledges efficiency, with daily ration targets and replenishment to end gaps in supply lines.
In Chicago in April deportation actions were moved against several inmates including J W W and seven others tied to a Workers World conviction. Pending appeals could delay removal as they await U S review while Haywood remains bonded and not yet departed.
Dispatches report a Bolshevik backed government toppled in Vienna with new regime forces entering. Gen. Tan Chet and Santis arrive in unspecified location amid ongoing fighting as Holshovist front in the north presses. Large units reportedly clash, while authorities announce shifts in control and strategic moves.
Fragmented OCR text describes flour purchases from mills in New York and relates to a marine sector trade. It mentions the Verona tin and a Verona context, with unclear names and dates. The passage references public authorities and a ship or mill operation with uncertain details.
The April per capita spending in the United States shows a minor increase over March and a larger rise year over year. The report estimates total spending at about 107.16 million, marking a decline from the previous period.
Fragmentary OCR describes a mass meeting in New York with representatives from many divisions marching and pledging support for a patriotic cause. The text is garbled but suggests a demonstration of American unity and commitment at a public assembly.
The report records Liberty Motor producing at full capacity with a weekly completion total of 20 478 units. Final deliveries were made by the twenty manufacturers during the week ending March 21. The total value of materials on hand up to March 22 stood at £400 000 000.
Investor 22 true bills handed down by the federal grand jury, indicting officers of the Indigo Motors Co in Chicago. The charges arise from alleged misuse of funds and irregularities connected to Pan American operations. Names and exact actions are withheld in this fragment.
The Prince of Wales appears in two forthcoming productions titled The Power of Right and The Warrior Strain. Princes interest in the cadet movement spurred his film cameo as a principal character in the upcoming release, with a reviewing march by about a thousand cadets. The role yielded no salary for the prince, who stated he would work.
Reporters record Lloyd George urging patience as peace talks push toward a decision by early April. British delegates in Paris outline a plan for unity, with major questions on the Monroe Doctrine and postwar arrangements to be settled by week’s end.
Berlin on Monday faces a significant strike as workers from a large manufacturing plant prepare to walk out. Government troops in Berka have been reinforced as employees demand better pay and conditions amid rising tensions.
St Louis votes 25 to 1 in favor of a nationwide prohibition stance as April discussions denounce the era of drinking. A copy of the resolution is wired to President Wilson, marking a telegraphed action on temperance policy.
The document lists balances on hand for School District No. 1 Bal. City and State treasuries, various tuition payments from towns, and numerous supplier warrants. It notes a balance on hand of 0.00 with detailed line items for books, supplies, salaries, and services. The entry closes with a clerk’s signature P. J. Kraus and the date April 1, 1819, followed by a brief note on destroyers reaching New York.
London alarms as King Albert vanishes en route from Paris to Brussels in a slow plane. Reports say the monarch, famed for aviation feats during World War I, departed Saturday with his queen and entourage amid Belgian concerns. Officials in Brussels, Paris, and London await word on his safety and the purpose of the trip.
A ten week course to train Americanization teachers began in Racine with coordination from the university extension division and Don D. Lescphier. About fifty residents from Racine Kenosha Cudahy and South Milwaukee enrolled. The Waidhoute county dairy show at Waukesha drew over 4,000 attendees and featured experts from across the county. Pearl demand outpaces supply as Wisconsin pearl and clam fishermen plan earlier campaigns for the southwest Wisconsin crop. Andrew Baetz a nine year old from Two Rivers died. he emigrated from Stockholm and served as village board chair and twice mayor. Mrs. C C Rasmussen of Neenah knit over 300 Red Cross items for soldiers.
The Marshfield Times publishes a 1919 ownership statement listing publisher Michael Berg Jr and Leo H Berg Marshfield Wis editor Leo H Berg managing editor Leo H Berg business manager Michael Berg Jr owners P A Williams and R R Williams both of Marshfield Wis and E B Bary of Duluth Minn no bondholders or security holders owning 1 percent or more.
An OCR fragment lists commodity prices including potatoes per bushel and varied dairy eggs beef pork veal and hides. Several entries are garbled with missing units and misspellings such as per dozen and live weight. The readable items point to a historical price table for farm products and livestock.
A price list for flour feed and grain items from Sparr Cereal Company appears with rates for wheat oats barley rye corn bulk feed bulk bran red dog hominy and related products. The OCR text is fragmented but shows unit prices per bushel and ton, including best flour middlings pig feed and ground cow feed.
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