City Festival Promises Day of Races Chautauqua and Circus
Citizens prepare for a one day festival featuring a fake circus, auto races, and a big Armory fight. Highlights include Camp 49 girls, a minstrel show, flag raising, speeches by Mayor Volker, sham battle, pie eating, greased pole, grand band concert, and a major auto race program with prizes up to 300 dollars.
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Armory Hall
Second Street
Central Avenue
A. G. Volker
Blodget
Third Street
Motorists To Face New Road Law Provisions In Coming Sessions
The legislature has agreed on nearly all road regulation bills with penalties adjusted. Fines stay at $100 for most offenses while county jail terms may rise to six months. theft of vehicle parts incurs up to six months imprisonment or fine. A garage lien allows seizure of parts if bills go unpaid. A safety campaign will distribute warnings to motorists about grade crossings.
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Joy Ritlers
Bennett
What the Flag Says Excerpt by A T Brewer
The American flag speaks of liberty equality and justice condemns tyranny and graft and upholds fair dealing. It rejects insults on land or sea remains patient yet inflexible and supports war when necessary for peace. It values life but bows to patriotic duty and treats heroism for public welfare as Americanism regardless of nationality
The Inspired Compositor Misplaced Comma Disaster
A printer’s mispunctuated line shows how a misplaced comma can alter meaning. The passage reads that two young men spent the evening with two young ladies and after they left the girls got drunk, illustrating the fragile nature of punctuation in storytelling.
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Nyo
Regulations Call for Fair Exemption Boards in Draft
President declares new draft rules and exemption board duties. Brigadier General Crowder to set meeting for boards and registration, aiming to call the 25 to 35 age group for the second Officers Training Camp starting August 11 with no acceptances after July 15. Captain Schoenhofen urges younger men to apply, stressing leadership potential for the National Army.
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Washington
Crowder
Cforts
Europe
Wha
Leo M. Schoenhofen
Military Training Camps Association
National Army
Fta
Mr. Schoenhofen
Second National Army
L. H. Schoenhofen
D. A. Knilans
Resigns as High School Math Instructor Parmenter Leaves Marshfield
R E Parmenter resigns from his two year post as mathematics instructor at the high school to join military service. He previously served under Don Miller and was valued for improving departments. Parmenter, from Neenah, is a member of the Fourth Wisconsin regiment and leaves Marshfield amid regret from students and friends.
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R. E. Parmenter
Igh
J. A. Evans
Parmenter
Yunerpal
Don Miller
Stanley
Lin
Thas
Neenah
Marshfield
Hotel Juneau Closes Doors Amid Slump in Business
Allen Hall, longtime manager, shut the Juneau hotel to travelers due to weak business. He received an offer to return to Milwaukee but declined. The Hall family may move to Grand Rapids to start in real estate. Plans for the hotel’s future remain undecided.
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Juneau
Allen Hall
Hall
Milwaukee
Grand Rapids
Telephone Us at Any Time Delivering the Goods
Winterburn Drug Co presents a brief notice urging customers to call anytime for deliveries. The ad emphasizes prompt service and reliable delivery of goods.
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Winterburn Drug Ca
Boxing Show at Armory Tonight in Marshfield
Marshfield Athletic association presents a Fourth of July boxing program at the Armory hall with a 10 round main event pitting Kid Blaettler of Marshfield against Young Galet of Montreal at 133 pounds. Co features include Jack Rose of Milwaukee vs Kid Carter of St. Paul at 124 pounds, and Charles Martin of Owen against Young Meade of Eau Claire at 128 pounds. Curtain raiser Char Hraem of Marshfield faces Joseph Kwashigroc of Grand Rapids at 140 pounds. Walter Houlehan of Milwaukee presides as referee. Tickets $2 reserved, $1.25 for unreserved. show begins at eight.
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Marshfield Athletic Association
Kid Blaettler
Young Galet
Montreal
Meade
Char Hraem
Joseph Kwashigroc
Grand Rapids
Walter Houlehan
Milwaukee
ID. A. Kailans
Armory Hall
U. S. Guards to Be Trained in South
Secretary Baker announced that National Guard units will be mustered into federal service and immediately dispatched to southern concentration corps. No home stay or state mobilization camp time is planned, with recommendations to bring unmustered regiments in as a body by August 5.
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National Guard
Southern Concentration Corps
Baker
Mories
General Staff
Military Bureau
Edral
Wild Baseball Innings Chronicle of Curious Names
A quirky ball game recount features oddball players and phrases as Molasses, Cigar, and Cabbage star in a 1 to 0 score. Lightning pitched six strikeouts in the ninth as Soap closes the game with a clean sweep.
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Cigar
Huyrn
Riddle
Applie
Retten
Brick
Dullaan
Cherry
Tee
Cras
Spider
Organ
Hammer
Tree
Knife
Lightning
Apple
Fiddle
Oats
Trombone
Mest
Soap
Marehfield Dairy Enters Ice Cream Field with Domino Brand
The Marehfield Dairy company installed a modern ice cream plant and now supplies several customers daily with their product named Domino. The new venture shows splendid business after a week of operation. See Zweck's line of Bracelet Watches Batt.
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Marehfield Dairy Company
Zweck
Batt
Mosinee Team Dethrones Visiting Nine 7 to 0
The Mosinee home squad delivered a commanding 7 to 0 shutout over a highly touted visiting team before the largest crowd of the season. Johnson pitched well while the locals started strong in the first inning and maintained the pressure throughout the game, reclaiming pride after a prior defeat.
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Mosinee
Home Team Edges Mosinee With Early Lead
The home team opened scoring in the first inning and added intermittent runs through the game. Heavy hitting and Mosinee errors fueled the scoring as the home defense held firm behind their pitcher. Continued on Page Torr
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Wisiors
Mosinee
Wisconsin Firm Enters Oakland Car in Oakland Race
The Wisconsin Motor and Machinery company and Ragan Auto Sales of Grand Rapids, agents for the Oakland car, arrange to enter two stock Oakland cars in this afternoon’s races at the Fairgrounds. Their slogan “Watch the little gray mouse” touts the Oakland, which they also promote with Hudson Super Six entries in the speed events.
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Wisconsin Motor and Machinery Company
Ragan Auto Sales Company
Grand Rapids
Oakland
Fairgrounds
Red Sox Defeated at Owen in Sunday Gate
The Red Sox of this city led 2 to 0 after seven innings but collapsed in the last two frames, losing 6 to 2 to Owen. They are slated to play Neillsville here next, while the city team is in Grand Rapids for the day. On July Fourth they travel to Humbird to face the Tomah Indians.
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Owen
Red Sox
Reading
Owen Boys
Neillsville
Grand Rapids
Humbird
Tomah Indians
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