Tax plans target breakfast items and luxuries nationwide
Washington reports on proposed consumption taxes to fund war needs. The Ways and Means Committee may tax sugar coffee and tea at set rates and raise alcohol tobacco and luxury taxes while expanding income taxes with altered exemptions. Separate concert events featuring the Second Wisconsin band will visit Armory K on April 16 and 17 with Beaver Dam musicians among the performers.
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Washington, D. C
House
Ways and Micans
Meet to Discuss Organized Methods in Wisconsin
Milwaukee April 22 The Northern Hemlock and Hardwood Lumber Manufacturers association with eighty Michigan mills will meet in Milwaukee next Friday to discuss organized methods to aid the government during the crisis. The group has prepared regulations on stock availability and output of hemlock maple birch ash and other woods for barracks planes ships and war equipment. Adresses will be given by R R Goodman Marinette A L Osborn Oshkosh Edward Hiner Chicago and K S Kellogg secretary of the National Lumber Manufacturers association Chicago. Large delegations from Michigan Wisconsin and Chicago are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Hemlock & Harwood Lumber Manufacturers
Wisconsin
R.R. Goodman
Marinette
A. L. Osorn
Oshkosh
Edward Hiner
Chicago
K. 8. Kelleg
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Michigan
State Reports 29 837 Deaths in Year 1816
The state board of health notes 29 837 deaths in 1816 with a rate of 12.2 per thousand. 1910 shows the highest rate since 1908, driven by more deaths from monia and constitutional diseases like heart disease and Bright's disease. About a thousand more deaths occurred among those 65 and older than the 1908- year average.
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Avere
State Board of Health Office
Jeumonia
Bright
Draft the Loafer Is Plea of Farmer
Fond du Lac April 18 Federal conscription should hit non-producers first says an Oakfield farmer who wants his name kept secret He urges drafting the idle rich loafers amusement place employees and other non-producers He notes he left hay unharvested last year for lack of help and the country needs trained producers to boost wartime output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lac
Oakfield
Tramp said to have fallen from Soo freight train
A westbound Soo Line freight train at Irvine yards found a leg still attached to a box car with a booted print. A stray body fragments lay along the track, scattered for miles. Coroner saw the remains. identity unknown. Believed to be a tramp who fell while stealing a ride.
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Soo Line
Irvine
James Patience
Oid Dumara
Bateman
Lalayvette
Bus Jy
Soo
Stevens Point
Changes in Hotel Regulations Rules Enforcement
The state board of health issued hotel regulation changes including required in-house lavatories and sinks linked to public sewer and water systems for eateries near utilities, prohibition of common roller towels, properly sized bed linens with 96 inch after laundering, ban on quilts on transient beds after 1919, and bubbling drinking fountains by mid 1918 with disposable cups if fountains unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Invention patent for Marshfield milk aerator
A Marhfield Wis firm promotes a milk aerator that cools and ventilates milk fresh from the cow before shipment to cheese factories and stations. It deodorizes and prevents fermentation, offering a guaranteed money return for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshfield
Rator CO
Wis
Enrollment of Company A Reaches 179 As Recruits Join
Twelve new recruits joined Company A this week raising total enrollment to 179 along with three officers. Names include William Popp Stratford Russell Darling Rib Lake John Sorlin Curtiss John Schank Rib Lake Roland Prehn Spencer Frank W Smith Chelsea James Palmer Greenwood Ole Fleming Fairchild Lorence Bart City Percy Merrill Atwood Karl Gilbertson Rib Lake Raymond Mauch Rib Lake The roster now lists 38 veterans making a fifty fifty balance with new members An incident involved a Rib Lake recruit who bet a dollar he could enlist but balked near the doctors office in the Thiel building amid jokes from Rib Lake men about his town safety
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Company A
William Popp
Stratford
Russell Darling
Rib Lake
John Sorlin
Curtiss
John Schank
Roland Prehn
Spencer
Frank W. Smith
Chelsea
James Palmer
Greenwood
Ole Fleming
Fairchild
Lorence Bart
City
Percy Merrill
Atwood
Karl Gilbertson
Raymond Mauch
Cormnany
Edward 0. Witt
Thiel
Rik Lake
Tong
Get Busy and Join Calf Club to Stage Exhibition Drill
Notice calls for Marshfield 1917 bids for printing city documents and lists a calf club drive. Three Company A squads with First Lieut Edward Witt travel to Pittsville for an exhibition drill then to Abbotsford for a loyalty parade. City printing bids due April 28 1917. campaign urges residents to join, raise calves, and discuss with bankers.
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Company A
Edward ©. Witt
Pittsville
R. P. Potter
Priyar
Abbotsford
Palm Garden Cafe Co Saloon License Request Marshfield
Application to the Mayor and Common Council of Marshfield Wisconsin requests a license to sell strong intoxicating liquors at 107 109 East Second Street. Bondsmen National Surety Company of New York dated Marshfield Wisconsin April 24 1917. Palm Garden Café Co.
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Marshfield
Wisconsin
East Secondstreet
National Surety Company of
New York
Wis
Palm Garden Cafe CO
Wisconsin Civilian Training Camps Seek 1200 Men for Fort Sheridan
The Wisconsin division of the Civilian Training Camps association has been asked by the Central war department to recruit 1200 Wisconsin men for the officers training camp opening at Fort Sheridan on May 6. The Marshfield chairman is Leo H. Schoenhofen. After a three month camp, these men will be appointed officers of the 500000 man force to be raised if they prove capable during training.
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Armory K
San Antonio
Secon Wisconsin
Lone Star
Marshfield
Beaver Dam
J. Arnold Schauer
Roy Kelso
Company K
Wisconsin
Civilian Training Camps Association
Central War Department
Chicago
Helyy
Fort Sheridan
Training Camps Association
Leo H. Schoenhofen
Company A
Fair official 15 dead at home in Stevens Point
William Gething 52 longtime Portage County Fair speed events superintendent and Central Wisconsin Fairy circuit secretary treasurer died of apoplexy at his Stevens Point home Saturday. He is survived by his wife and four daughters. Gething was well known in this city.
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William Gething
Portage County Fair Association
Stevens Point
Gething
Sealed bids sought for new Milladore schoolhouse plan
Sealed bids are invited for building a new schoolhouse with specified room sizes and full-basement. The district will furnish building materials. Plans and specifications available on request. May 18 deadline at 2 p.m. The board reserves right to reject any or all bids. Louis Biermann, district clerk, Milladore Wisconsin.
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Prick Center
Three Wisconsin Residents Arrested for Treasonable Acts
Three locals in LaCrosse report as under arrest for treasonable acts. R. L. Hill is accused of threatening President Wilson by claiming to be a secret service agent, and Charles Zunck faces charges of incendiarism for attempting to set fire to the Neillsville armory.
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Wisconsin
LaCrosse
R. L. Hill
Wilsons William
Secret Service
Charles Zunck
Neillsville
Sherry Wis Community Notes Highlight Society Meeting and Local News
The Sherry Missionary Society held its regular meeting at Mrs. Herman Jantz's home with Mrs. Henry Whitney leading the literary program. Other items include local happenings: Brice Dille’s accident at Fond du Lac, Miss Ethel Mair's canceled wedding plans, and family losses. Several residents, including Miss Clara Farrell and Miss Nettie Powell, were noted for visits and travels. Spring prices report pigs at $10 to $15 per pair, and local farming activity includes cows sold, silos ordered, and a barn-raising invitation.
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Sherry Wis
The
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Herman Jantz
Henry Whitney
Carries Leroux
Nora
Stevens Pains
Hugh
Sones
Oshkosh
Brice Dille
Fond du Lac
Ethel Mair
Pond du Lac
Jeorge Weatherly
Clara Farrell
Stevens Point
Oliver Iverson
Sherry
Hos
David Davis
Green Bay
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Winnebago Presbytery
George Powell
Arpin
Nettie Powell
Ruth Parks
Alex Krohn
Spencer
Billie Hauptman
Charles Haslow
George Butcher
August Kibbel
Veerkind
Fred Fisher
Joe Zahn
Tillie Frey
Mrs Boehm and son visit daughter in critical condition
Mrs Joseph Boehm and her son Conrad traveled from Mann to Union Center Wisconsin to see her daughter Mrs Fredrickson who remains critically ill. Conrad returned home Friday and Mrs Boehm brought her daughter back Monday.
Residents and Visitors Reported in Milladore Area
Milladore April 23. Mrs J M Kavanagh and son Giles visit Barrow. Mrs Ed Schmidt and children return from Auburndale. Dr Swan of Stevens Point made a call. Henry Herman very ill with pneumonia. Miss Elizabeth Skinner spent weekend in Stevens Point. Mrs W C Dyer visits relatives at Oxford. Mrs E Myers was in Stevens Point Thursday.
Local Notes From Marshfield and Nearby Areas
Mohle Mohle of Marshfield and April visit noted. Mrs West contacted Mrs Will Hansen of Klondike on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Gottlieb Schmidt returned from an extended visit with their daughter at Eau Claire. Miss Tzell Loper edited with Miss Lydia.
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Mohle
Marshfield Schulz
West
Will Hansen
Klondike
Gottlieb Schmidt
Exau Claire
Tzell
Lydia
Constipation And Its Effects On The Body
Constipation blocks the bowels the body’s natural sewerage system. Poisonous matter is absorbed into the system making you feel dull and stupid and interfering with digestion. This condition is quickly relieved by Chamberlains Tablets. Obtainable everywhere.
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SOO Freight
MR. Dairyman
W. L. Pet
Ay. Seubert
Vedder
Anderson
Mack
Dickof
Zeimel
Gilberts
Meehler
Leitner
H, Vedder
Fr. Stehling
R. Kre
Veh Barnard
Tal Hollman
Connor
C, Kraus
Leitner U Tad Thussi
Hasselbalch Lis
Dagles Kraus Oe
Gilber
Warnecke
Zeimet
Vedder Vate
Stehling
Kettlesen
Spahting
Bot Clinics ' Ik
Qi Kuethe Mechler
Vis Knnlans
Wood H. Vedder
Lutevisks
Arnold
Dickoff
FOTAL
Common Council
Awes
John Seubert
Granton
Clark County
Mond du Lag
W. W. Clark
Louis Biermann
Dist
Milladore, Wis
Castoria
le Liler i
the Hat Shop
Hat Shop
Miss Via Davis
Mann
Farmers’ Co-Operative Produce Co, Telephone
Marshfield, Wis
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