Wisconsin Interscholastic Meet at Madison Highlights
The Wisconsin interscholastic meet faced very cold wind and rough track conditions. Williamson of Milwaukee East Side set a hammer throw record at 158 feet 1 inch, with a potential 162 feet 10 1/2 inches in a record attempt, while Olson of Menomonie took second and Boeller of Wausau third. The day featured multiple events, including fast sprints, relays, and field events, with medals awarded and a school trophy going to East Side for most points.
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Wil
Cam Tanviall
Ellison
South Side
Chapman
East Side
Smith
Wausau
Brown
Berlin
Silverthorn
Wausat
Waller
Meuromonio
Schentzky
Milwaukee
West Side
Toot
Kent
Serond
Steendah
Menomoale
Menomonee
McEv
Wilimson
Fubry
Devine
Evansjille
Keegan
Evansville
Williawson
Tech
Walbridge
Cat Side
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Eilison
Erdman
Green Bay
Dana
Oud du Lac
Williamson
Peer
United States
California
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Menomonile
Boeller
van Derzer
Tallmauge
Brduan
Greet Bay
Williams
Racine
Kirwan
Kaukauna
van Holsex
Menomonie
Vanhefn
Oshkosh
Hyslof
Thle
Board of Control
Interscholastic Association
Manomonie
Hair Color Shifts in Berlin Insane Asylum Patient
A Berlin asylum reports a patient whose hair color changes with body temperature. When calm, her hair is light yellow. when agitated, it turns auburn. Elsewhere, Ainu women in North Japan admire beardlike facial features and tattoo their faces to appear whiskered.
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Berlin
Ainu
Japan
Balfour Urges Abandonment of Free Trade Policy
Premier Balfour in the British commons urges abandoning England's free trade. He notes neutral markets are rapidly disappearing and warns that reciprocity with Canada holds doubtful value. He criticizes three raw material tariffs as unwise.
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England
Balfour
Canada
Mental images as motive for all human action
A compact reflection asserts that mental imagery drives behavior and decisions. It argues thoughts are the underlying spark behind every action, shaping motives and choices across contexts.
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Acton
Thriving Beebe Run youth farms forty acres
Elmer Mixner of Beebe Run New Jersey, eight years old, manages a growing forty acre farm with Jersey cattle, apples, peaches, pears, corn and vegetables. He runs a milk route with two helpers, markets dairy and produce in Philadelphia, and plans doubling crops while winning farm prizes. He started with a single Jersey cow and calf, built a modern barn, and balances school with strenuous farming life.
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Elmer Mixner
Geebe Run
Shilon
N. J
Yize Jorgeys
Mixter
Elmer's
Mr. Mixner
Yoong Mixner
Emer
Shiloh
Mixner
Secon
Beebe Run
Shiich
Beebe
Philadelphia
Addison
Ring Trick Stuns Guests At A Party
A boy astonishes guests by borrowing a ring and attempting to pull it from a bowl of water with his hand dry. He promises not to spill or mess, while a crowd doubts the feat and a girl hands him a ring for demonstration.
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Menter
Walt
Patent antiwet trick with lycopodium powder
A boy demonstrates a waterproofing trick by dumping lycopodium powder on water and pulling a ring from the surface without wetting his hand. He claims the powder forms a waterproof layer due to water's non affinity, allowing his hand to stay dry.
White House silver and china through presidents prior to Roosevelt
The article details White House silverware and china acquisitions from Presidents Grant to Roosevelt, noting trunks like the Jarmee Monroe and DeTagli trunks, vast numbers of forks knives and spoons, ornate pieces such as a Pilgrim Fathers ship, a Mayflower silverbound mirror, and a French gilt plateau. It also describes the new Roosevelt china set by Wedgewood with 1256 pieces, simple colonial design, and references Lincoln and Johnson and the state of the silver collection.
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White House
Roosevelt
Jarmee Monroe
Tunis
Arthur
Wedgewoods
Stoke On Trent
England
Lincoln
Johnson
Grant
Presidential China Collections Through the Ages
A historical survey of White House china shows how each president shaped the collection. It notes Lincoln and Hayes sets, Cleveland’s large orders, Harrison’s extra pieces, McKinley’s selective additions, and the Roosevelts keeping historic pieces intact while using the new Roosevelt service for daily dinners.
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China
Roosevelt
Avenue of Cryptomera Trees Extends 50 Miles
In Japan an avenue of trees called cryptomera stretches 50 miles from Nameda to Nikko. Each tree is a perfect specimen, straight, and ranges from 130 to 150 feet tall with a circumference of 12 to 16 feet.
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Japan
Nameda
Nikko
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Menomonte
Inlarseh Castle
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Robert E. Titus
James Hutton
R. B. Gudgeon
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