Fourth of July Festivities Draw Crowds to Marshfield
Reports from Stevens Point Wausau and Pittsville describe visitors enjoying Marshfield’s Fourth of July events. Races with prizes $75 to $200 attracted regional attendance while a large Yuke circus entertained Wausau revelers. Pittsville sent residents to Marshfield for a Red Cross celebration and auto races amid crowding and some petty theft incidents.
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Stevens Point
Marshfield
Allen
LeGrove
Woodbury
Strickler
Soules
Waldo
Kelly
Wausau
America
Red Cross
Grand Rapids 15 Defeat Mosinee Clintonville in Big Match
Contests feature Grand Rapids domination as Marshfield targets an upset in a high note clash. Stars and crowds anticipate a noisy show with Clintonville’s Dariel Delmore now guiding the semi pro outfit. Box scores list Marshfield and Grand Rapids with multiple hits and runs.
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Clintonville
Dariel Delmore
Marshfield
A. G. Joungon
Leitner
O. Johnson
Delmore
H. Johnson
Cronin
Kruhn
Wright
Ji Ial O Berg
Grand Rapids
R. A
AL E. Wittenberg
By Crowns
Wachs
Fahrner
Oo Nelson
Ef & P
Huber
Meyers
Oo Miller
Meteoric fall near town sparks wild excitement
A massive meteor weighing about 800 pounds struck near the town late yesterday, with a large fragment buried five feet underground west of the lion's Lutheran church and a smaller piece found nearby. Observers reported loud explosions and a smoky trail, with many interpreting the event as an omen or a celebration of the Fourth.
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Lion’s Lutheran Church
Joseph Jordan
Noole
Lutheran Church
Williams
Wisconsin
Smithsonian Institute
Hawovid
Greenland
Jane
Beast
Providence
Peter Tausheck Dies At Age 80 In City
Peter Tausheck longtime resident of West street dies at 80. Funeral held Tuesday at nine from St John s Catholic church with Rev Walher Jacek officiating. Interment in Hillside cemetery.
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Peter Tausheck
West Street
Tausheck
St. John's Catholic Church
Walher Jacek
Hillside Cemetery
Death of George Toupalik at 41 After Stomach Cancer Operation
George Toupalik aged 41 died at St. Joseph's hospital following stomach cancer surgery. He had been ill for some time and only recently became seriously ill. Funeral held Monday from St. John's Catholic church at 9 40. He is survived by his mother five sisters and four brothers.
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George Toupalik
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. John's Catholic Church
Biliousness and Stomach Trouble Solve by Tablets
Miss Emma Wem bryke of Lima Ohio suffered frequent stomach trouble and biliousness for two years. She could hardly keep food down and felt dizzy and faint. After reading an advertisement for Chamberlains Tablets she tried them and improved rapidly. Obtainable everywhere.
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Emma Wembryke
Lima
Ohio
Chamberlain
Central Wisconsin State Fair offers 2300 in prizes for racers
The Central Wisconsin State Fair circuit announces a total of 2300 in prizes for speed events at the fair in the city from August 21 to 24. Races include a 2 15 and a 2 12 pace with purses totaling 2200 across week races. Distances between Marshfield Wausau Stevens Point Stanley Chippewa Falls and La Crosse are described as short hauls to attract entrants.
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Fair Grounds
Wisconsin
Marshfeld
Wausau
Stevens Point
St. Paul Road
Stanley
SOO Line
Chippewa Falls
Chippewa Falls Falls
la Crosse
Omaha
Green Bay
Information to hunters 1917 Wisconsin deer tag rules
Wisconsin conservation circular outlines deer hunting tag fee of 1 01 and inked tagging with license number. No duplicates and age 16 required for licenses. Applications must be affidavits. only U S citizens may receive licenses. aliens face $800 fine. Fish and Game booklets available August 20. SAM CHURCH, County Clerk, Wood County.
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United States
Sam Church
Wood County
Miss Peterson to Sing in Grand Opera Next Season
Wisconsin soprano Misa Esther May Peterson of Oshkosh, who has appeared in Marshfield recently, has been engaged by the Metropolitan Opera company in New York for leading roles next season and will tour the country. She studied seven years with Jean de Deszke and has impressed audiences in Paris and at Adler theater.
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Wisconsin
Misa Esther May Peterson
Oshkosh
Metropolitan Opera Company
New York
Miss Peterson
Adler Theater
Paris
Theater de la Galle Lyrique
Jean de Deszke
Marshfield
Dry Wisconsin towns shift with June 80 deadline
Local notes report that Madison and over forty Wisconsin towns moved to dry status at midnight June 30. Baraboo Bayfield Delavan Fort Atkinson Iron River Mellen Ladysmith Neenah Phillips Park Falls Waupon Whitewater Winneconne and Wither joined the dry list, while Superior later returned to wet on July 1 after a year without saloons. Rev. Volz and Rev. Jeuck traveled. captions note a Chautauqua lecture and a funeral.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Baraboo
Bayfield
Delavan
Fort Atkinson
Iron River
Mellen
Ladysmith
Neenah
Phillips
Park Falls
Waupur
Whitewater
Winnecanne
Wither
Superior
Superstitions for Girl About to Wed
Old nursery style notes give warnings and omens for brides to be. Mentions names changing, telepathy drills, pigeons overhead as good luck, a rabbit crossing paths, same birth day luck, a ring falling signaling fast marriage, and robins at the window signaling thoughts of a loved one.
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Jack
Richey
Rome
Amusements at Adler Theater Opens First Week
The benehiment policy marks the week as film and stage programs begin. Max Linder stars in The Man in the Taxi at Adler Theater, with Constance Talmadge in The Girl of the Timber Claim on Friday. Fox feature night brings June Caprice in A Child of the Wild. Sunday offers Blood Will Tell about Sampson Oakley, youngest of wealths in a mountain family.
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Adler Theater
Max Linder
Constance Talmadge
Fox
June Caprice
Sampson Oakley $d
Badgers Set July 20 for Food Containers
On July 20 Wisconsin women through the State Council of Defense and the agricultural extension service urge an inventory of cans jars cups and bottles. Collect surplus for household use and aid others starting in housekeeping.
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Wisconsin
State Council of Defense
Agricultural Extension Service, College of
Saving Fruit and Vegetables by Reusing Containers
Agriculture advocates in Wisconsin call for a concerted effort to fix a date for a statewide stocktake of containers to curb waste. Citizens are urged to save tin cans and jars, dry some foods, reuse glass bottles, and seal containers with cork or paraffin to store fruits vegetables and preserves.
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Wisconsin
Daylight Saving Law Passed by Senate in 1918
The senate approved a daylight saving bill stating that starting in April 1918 clocks will be advanced one hour for five months, and the same five month period will apply each year thereafter.
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Senate
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