Gossip of Washington on Wilson and War Policy
The Times Washington correspondent recalls six years of Republican and Taft era politics from Roosevelt to Taft and Wilson. It notes Wilson’s early tariff and currency moves, pacifies Wall Street fears, and cites Lane and public health efforts, with a glance at timber giveaways and military preparedness debates. Continues on Page 7.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Wiliam Howard Taft
Payne-Aldrich
Canada
William Howard
Hansomever
Bill
Chicago
Teddy
the Times
Taft
Republican Congressional Committee
William Howard Tait
Washington
Wil Son
Princeton
Grover Cleveland
Burgard’s Bay
Woodrow Wilson
Wall Street
Wilson
Hungry Five Triumphs In Alumni Versus High School Game
A crowded armory double-header featured a high school team facing Alumni veterans in a thriller where the High School five prevailed. The Hungry Five, led by Fleckenstein, stirred the crowd with a tie at 11–11 before the night-school side edged ahead with a final basket by Carl Thom. Supt. W. Otto officiated.
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Armory
High School Five
Fleckenstein
Hungry Five
Mother Fleck
Carl Thom
Fleckenstein Chorus
Isléy
Campbell
Pierson
Fries
Braem
Weber
Kalbskopf
Leitner
Thom
Williams
W. Otto
Spencer
Marshfield
Holch
Weiland
Seehafer
Sweeting
Eckel
Pickett
Damon
Fenhaus
Swan
Graves
Edgar
Highs
Delmore
Berdan
Reynolds
Whitney
Wendt
Connor
Weilach
Wharfield
Leahy
Witt
Faber
Masten
Woman May Lose All Four Limbs From Exposure
Mrs. Fred Reinke of Whittlesey, found unconscious on a county road after six hours in freezing weather, faces possible amputation of both hands and feet. Doctors at St Joseph's Hospital are weighing whether to proceed, with a decision expected soon. The case, one of Marshfield Hospital's most remarkable, followed a church meeting night that left her exposed until a search party found her.
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Fred Reinke
Whittlesey
St. Joseph's Hospital
Marshfield Hospital
Prohibition Journal Denounces Local Controversy Figures
A Madison based Prohibition Journal publishes a harsh piece targeting Marshfield figures in a municipal dispute. It claims the Clarions temperance group will visit Marshfield for a Presbyterian church meeting. Pastor F Halsey Ambrose denies any plan and says the church session would decide. Ambrose notes an attempted written reply was rejected for sounding too harsh.
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Prohibition Journal
Madison
Marshfield
Clarions
Presbyterian Church
F. Halsey Ambrose
Ambrose
Marshfield Men Plan Diocesan Club Dinner
A group from Marshfield will travel to Grand Rapids for a St John s parish laymen dinner where a diocesan club is likely to form Invitations were issued by George K Gibson following a letter from Rev August C Flied ner rector to Father Davis and other diocese clergymen Laymen from Wausau Merrill Stevens Point Amherst and Waupaca were invited Bishop R H Weller of Fond du Lac is expected to attend.
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Grand Rapids
St. John's
George K. Gibson
August C. Fliedner
Father Davis
Edison Talking Pictures to Play One Night At Adier
At the New Adier Opera House on Thursday January 22 Edison’s own company returns for a rare engagement. The program promises many new and marvelous subjects and a full change of program.
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Edison
Adier Opera House
Marshfield inquiry on Carl case probes special prosecutor
The Marshfield Times reports persistent questions in Wood County about bringing the State of Wisconsin vs. L. B. Carl to trial for alleged defalcation, with chatter of a special prosecutor and delays until March. An official letter from District Attorney Chas. E. Briere denies appointing any assistant, stating he prosecutes all cases personally.
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Wood County
State of
Wisconsin
L. B. Carl
Connor
Judiciary Committee
Grand Rapids
Marshfield
Carl
Brieve
Yeport
Chas E. Briere
Circuit Court
State
Grall
Marshfield Times
Wis
Chas. E. Briere
Lexington
Sanitary Mattress & Hammock Company
H. Stuck
Wheel
Grall Is Fined 75 in Grand Rapids Shooting Case
Joseph Grall, former saloon owner at north Central Avenue and B Streets, pleaded guilty to assault in circuit court. He was fined 75 dollars plus costs totaling 118.62 dollars after admitting firing a revolver during a row in his saloon last April, which wounded Tom Krieg but caused no permanent damage. The anticipated sensational details about two prominent parties in an upper room likely will never be published.
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Joseph Grall
North Central Avenue
B Streets
Grand Rapids
Briere
Grall
E. ©. Pors
B. B. Park
Tom Krieg
Krieg
Richfield Wedding Unites Alma Mattson and Arvid Backstrom
Alma Mattson daughter of John and Mrs Mattson of Richfield married Arvid Backstrom at Richfield Lutheran Church. Ceremony by Rev G A Lunde followed by a supper for 36 at the Mattson home and a Klondike hall wedding dance. groom Swedish-born in the country eight years. couple plan to live with John Mattson this winter and move to a new home in spring.
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Alma Mattson
John Mattson
Richfield
Arvid Backstrom
Richfield Lutheran Church
G. A. Lunde
Mattson
Jennie Mattson
Grace Hazel
Erwin Bruhn
Klondike Hall
Klondike
Sweden
William Hansen
Richfeld
Plan to Produce Dynamite Near Marshfield
A southern state businessman plans to form a cooperative stock company with farmers and business people to manufacture dynamite near Marshfield. Thirty expert workers would be hired, with 10 acre home tracts offered on easy terms. The project targets steady local demand, good management, and a suitable land area to yield profits.
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Marshfeld
Marshfield
New Corliss Engine Begins Service in Marshfield
The Marshfield Water Electric Light and Power Company has placed its new Corliss engine on duty this week. Consumers may experience brief lighting outages as the new machinery settles in and the governor tightens. Superintendent Thayer Young expects the engine to run smoothly within a week.
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Corliss
Marshfield Water, Electric Light & Power Company
Thayer Young
Death of Peter Kieffer in Barnesville Minn
Peter Kieffer 38, brother of Mark E. Kieffer Auburndale and J C Kieffer Rozelville, died in Barnesville Minnesota. Mark Kieffer went to Barnesville Monday night to bring the body to Auburndale where Kieffer had grown up and spent most of his life. He was unmarried.
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Barnesville
Minn
Peter Kieffer
Mark E. Kieffer
J. C. Kieffer
Auburndale
Adem Kieffer
Rozelville
Mark Kieffer
Mr. Kieffer
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Gaxe
Times Bureau
Washington, D.C
J. BE. Jones
Lane
Public Health Service
New Mexico
Wood
Oregon
Chamberlain
Robert Edeson
Adler Opera House
Primrose
Henry B. Harris
Uary
Diocesan Club
Grand Rapids Episcopalians
Carl Gale
Cuit Court
Backstrom-Mattson
Plan Company
Downstate
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