Progress of Wis consin highways 1918 and 1919 plans
Wisconsin's 1918 highway progress saw reduced construction but better upkeep through a new patrol maintenance system across 5000 miles of state trunk highways. 560 patrolmen maintained sections, spending 1.2 million dollars, with marking upgrades and limited construction. 1919 foresees about 7 million in highway work plus continued maintenance and state aid efforts, emphasizing maintenance over new builds.
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Wisconsin
traMic
Carinu
Hirst
Chicago
Wisconia
Death of Joseph Streigl Shocks Auburndale Community
AUBURNDALE mourns Joseph Streigl eight, a lifelong resident loved by all. He died after illness with influenza, leaving a wife Elizabeth Bacer and three children. The community shares in the Christmas season sorrow as his family endures illness and loss.
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Joseph Steelg
Elizabeth Bacer
Joseph Streigl
Miss Road Muth
Hewitt
O. Fy Pring
Myrtle Markee
St. Paul
Mere
George Jackering
Lunetor
Wis
Pradlee
Wood County
Vesper
J.C. Rigifor
Chas. Templorde
Art Bean
Cewsurer
W. W. Clark
Inez Stacker
Thorps
Christiina
McPherson
Radwin Grube
Fred Grate
Minneapolis
L. Grube
August Nowlow
France
Fb. Snelling
Soth Root
Arnold Krings
Rudolph Anderson
K. Bendickson
Otto Rogney
Ole Johnson
K. Olson
Elen Kennedy
Optimistic Thought: A Wise Man Pays Homage to Worth
A short reflective line contrasts wisdom and wealth, noting that true value comes from worth rather than riches. It frames prudent thinking as paying respect to meaningful assets over material gain.
former resident recalls brutal chateau thierry battle
A wartime letter describes marching toward Paris and the Chateau Thierry front, enduring deadly shellfire near La Channel, Arett Le Ponsard, and Verdun. The writer recalls gas masks, narrow escapes, the Pershing recommendation, and the enduring memory of the dead and the smell of battle. He notes six sectors credited and three mentions by the corps commander, with a promise of more tales when home.
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Chateau Thierry
Paris
la Channel
Praasian
Germany
Pershing
Nanusi
Les Terribles
Arett le Ponsard
Hirzy
St. Mihiel
Verdun
Sth A. C. Corps
Hurry
Cenmany
Senator Knocks Wilson Over Seas Impression in Paris
Grand Rapids Tribune reports Sen Kageks charges President Wilson is alone in Europe and that Americans may feel unrepresented. The piece notes Wilson's reception abroad implying others would stand with him or beyond Woodrow Wilson.
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Kageks
Paris
Wilson
Europe
Gonebody
Woodrow Wilson
Citizen Grand Rapids Tribune
Edge of the Lake Hotel Meeting Sparks Fateful Romance
A man and a mysterious blue-eyed girl meet by the Lakeside hotel dining room where they discuss ideals and marriage while a second woman, Graves’ confidante, lurks nearby. When fire breaks out later, a rescuer arrives as the lovers reunite, pledging to face danger together.
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Saratas
Min County
Lakeside
Row
Ate
Richard Grayed
Desch
Graves
Robert
Elizabeth
Elizaerh
Richard Graves
Trobert
Cry Hotel
Jess
Peculiar Tax Case Challenges Personal Property Assessment
The Bayford county suit alleges DuPont Powder Company conspired with the Washburn assessor to fix a 10,000 personal property valuation. It argues high property taxes were used to overstate income tax obligations, with the dispute tied to Wisconsin income tax law and local fiscal allocation between city county and state.
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Washburn
DuPont
Powder Company
Big Corporation
Bayford County
Rusk County Journal
The Eleventh Hour and the Archvillain
The narrative notes Wilhelm Hohenzollern as religious and superstitious. It suggests Dutch interests may draw him to the significance of the number eleven in a historic arc from hero to arch villain as the war ends on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
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Wilhem Hohenzollern
Holland
Number Eleven
Herorand
Bible Verse Echoes in Hohenzollern Doom Commentary
The New York Tribune contrasts a Bible verse from Kings with Wilhelm II, imagining a prophetic fulfillment as he obsesses over ruin, the loss of his kingdom, and the chorus of starving women and distressed children as his world crumbles.
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Solomon
Wilhelm Hohens Zollern
New York Tribune
Arpin Reopens After Ten Weeks Sickness Closure
Selvei will reopen Monday January 7 after a ten week shutdown due to illness. Local residents traveled to Auburndale and Grand Rapids for errands and dental visits. Several Arpin callers and students returned home for Christmas. Mildred Sweinberg and Velva Kaufman were among those visiting relatives and family.
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Selvei
L. Back
P. Roelse
Auburmdale
Helen Strauss
Mary
Martha Schultz
Mary Schultz
Pittsville
Mildred Sweinberg
Rockford
Velva Kaufman
Marshfield
E A
Kaulman
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Albert Vanden Bergan
Grand Rapids
Gusta Vanden Bergun
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