Central Wisconsin Fair proposed to unite towns in river valley
Citizens propose forming a Central Wisconsin Fair association with headquarters in Wausau. The plan envisions a yearly fair attracting exhibitors from Antigo Marshfield Grand Rapids Stevens Point Merrill Rhinelander and other centers, using Wausau as a central point with strong local business support. The article notes current county fairs are modestly successful but distant state fairs deter farmers and highlights Wausau’s fair grounds as ideal with improvements.
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Wisconsin
Wausau
Mibwaukee
Antigo
Marshfield
Grand Rapids
Stevens Point
Merrill
Rhinelander
SERVE MARSHFIELD TOO POWER QUESTION AGITATED
Marshfield discusses new electricity options as Wisconsin Valley Electric proposes linking to its Mosinee to Stevens Point line at Junction City. No firm proposal was given at the meeting. Wisconsin Minnesota Light and Power vows to submit a plan soon as Marshfield faces outgrowing its aging power plant.
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Marshfield
Wisconsin Valley Electric Company
Wisconsin Valley Company
Junction City
Mosinee
Stevens Point
Wisconsin-Minnesota Light and Power Company
Wisconsin to license beauty parlors under new law
State law authored by Senator A. J. Pullen requires managers and operators of beauty parlors in Wisconsin to obtain licenses by January 1. A waiver allows those active since January 1, 1919 to be licensed without examination if a petition is filed before January 1, 1920. Initial fees are 15 dollars for managers and 2 dollars for operators, with annual renewals of 10 dollars and 2 dollars respectively.
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Wisconsin
A. J. Pullen
Imperial Pekineese troupe to perform at Marsh field fair
The Imperial Pekineese Troupe of six Chinese acrobats will headline the Marsh field fair from September 2 to 5 direct from the big circuit. It calls the act the most sensational and highest class booking at the fair. For entry blanks and information contact R. Williams, Secretary, 4414.
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Marsh Field Fair
I R. Williams
Ordnance Depot at Port Bliss to Bolster U S Warfare
An enormous ordnance facility will be built at Port Bliss as the largest depot in the United States. Two weeks of arrivals show heavy tanks, 117 model 75mm guns, aerial fuel equipment, and new transport and repair trucks. Steel warehouses, magazines, and storage space are planned at Fort Bliss and Brownsville while a second depot nears completion.
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Swift & Company
United States Bureau of Markets
Department of Justice
el Pago
Tex
Ang
United States
Port Bliss
Europe
Fort Gliss
Mabils Ominance
Argan
Brownsythe
Arty
Ito Grande
Chinese buy 10 000 gods in Peking
A garbled terse report notes Chinese actions involving 10,000 brass images of Bodiland. The Wisjnsitina claim a long march across 400 miles from Thinssia for refining on a sound basis and free purchase of items. The majority of funds targeted Hasshin manufacturers to cover costs.
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Peking
Thinssia
Frozen hoe found in cold storage tied to 29 years
Detroit agents of the justice department report a cold storage plant search uncovered a frozen hoe claimed to have been stored 29 years. Officials doubt the long duration and say the matter will be investigated further and clarified.
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Detroit
Mich
Department of Justice
Labor backs actors strike vote unified by Chicago Federation of Labor
Chicago on August 18 delegates of the Chicago Federation of Labor endorsed the actors strike. Edward N. Nockels secretary spoke for the federation and urged approval of the strike actions with a unanimous vote backing the effort and its options for connection.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Edward N. Nockels
Federathon
F Actos
Cribe
Seven Die in Collision Between Express and Troop Trains
Paris reports seven killed and 34 injured in a wreck where an express train from Wars to Nancy and Strassburg collided with a troop train. Details indicate multiple casualties and disrupted rail service. Authorities investigate cause and assess damage to rolling stock and tracks.
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Paris
Wars
Nancy
Strassburg
Provisions Governing Issuance of Road Bonds
The county may issue non taxable semi annual interest bonds up to 800000 or more in units as needed for road construction. Bonds run no more than twenty years and bear interest not over 5 percent semi annually. Bonds may be sold in increments and are issued by a county board resolution naming totals, annual taxes, and sale terms. Funds spent per road project are set by the board with state and federal aid rules. Local units may be assessed up to 24 percent of the total road cost.
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Wisconsin Highway Commission
County Board
County Special Assessments and Road Bond Tax Policy
The county adds annual charges against local units to keep special assessment tax at half mill or less, directing yearly receipts to retire bonds. When a county builds a high type road system, excess funds from the state trunk highway maintenance fund flow to the county and must be used to retire bonds or pay interest on them as ordered by the Wisconsin Highway Commission.
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Courty Board
Wisconsin Highway Commission
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