1907 08 High School Basketball Season Review
The 1907 08 season at Marshfield High School opened with strong prospects led by Patterson Krahn and Captain Witt. The team faced mixed results against Stevens Point and Weyauwega, finishing with praise for sportsmanship and strong support from students and citizens. four veterans depart next spring, leaving Faber as the only regular, with promise from David Pors and others to rebuild for 1908.
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Patterson
Krahn
Faber
Stevens Point
Witt
Wharheld
Competi
Easant
Hee
Steves Lut
M. IH. S
Ore
Normalites
Oni
Stevens “Coop
Warriors
Wey
Weyaurim
M. Ih
Vanwega
Ayere
Wausau AL
Wausau
Weyauwega
Wegauwega
Stevens Point High School
M. Hi. S
Weyauwega Republican
Wayne Deming
Chas Pors
Frank David
Henry Shapiro
Reuben Uthmeier
Capt. Witt
Alo
Wharfeld
Deming
David
C. Pors
Central
Wisconsin
Everybody Works But Wharfield Jests In School
A collage of classroom jokes and misread lines from students and teachers. The piece parodies German lessons, biology jokes, and social rules with a tone of light, old time school humor. It features comments by Miss Latta, Miss Lindee, and Professor Gile, along with student quips and mispronunciations.
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Jove
Miss Latta
Fisch
Miss Linde
R. G
Track Athletics at Local High School Meet
Captain Edward Witt notes the 1906 class won the field meet the first in years since revival. He praises current material and potential to improve records, naming Patterson Wharfield Pors Uthmeier Deming Faber Krahn and Pors as promising in weights sprints and middle distances.
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Edward Witt
Patterson
Wharfield
Pors
Uthmeier
Deming
Faber
Krahn
Students urged to boost school track honor and effort
The article credits the faculty and Mr. Gile for starting a large six lap mile running track on campus and calls for students at M. H. S. to rise to improve athletic standards. It argues that the school can rival neighboring programs and achieve state meet representation with shared sacrifice and pride.
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Gile
Medford High School Baseball Looks Ahead to Strong Season
Last year marked the first regular baseball season at Medford High School with five games, a solid start given the sport’s novelty. Captain Raymond Kraus and Elmer Krahn lead a promising lineup including Wharfield, Patterson, Deming, and David, under coach Otto. The team recalls a notable 17–2 win over Alumni and a tight 2–1 loss to Marshfield, and calls for renewed local support to field an even stronger squad this year.
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Krahn
Fabher
M. H
Wharfield
Patterson
Deming
David
Otto
Medford High School
Marsh
Jaggt
Craig F. Connor
Raymond Kraus
Elmer Krahn
Ernest Wharfield
Ed Kalsched
Ray Brooks
Ted Baker
Charley Faber
Warren Bulman
Robert Heath
Edward Witt
Football begins with hopeful promise for next season
Last fall an attempt to organize a football team under Prof. C. W. Otte and captain Frank David produced no games but showed potential for future success. Financial troubles, lack of material, and restrictions on players hindered progress, yet the raw talent and team spirit were developed despite limited support and Roosevelt’s cited emphasis on the sport.
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C. W. Otte
Frank David
Roosevelt
M. H
R. G—E. Kohl
L. G—W. Connor
R.t—J. Glassner
L. T—D. Connor
R. E—W. Tack
J. E—M. Kraus
Center
J. Whittet
Q. B—E. Wright
F. B
J. Kohl
R. H. BC. Faber
L. H. BF. David
SITUATION WANTED AND FOR SALE NOTICE CARD
A humorous old notice lists a situation wanted for a mental telepathist traveling hippodrome and requests calls to an office for Egyptian trance, plus a stump speaker for any political party. It also includes a bragging political line from Senator Kohi and a boarding arrangement mention by M. H. 8. Tiger.
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Peter Miller
Eall
Kohi
N. B
M. H
Tiger
Expensive City Buildings Prompt Rent Shift in Chicago
The Des Moines or Galveston commission plan is referenced as a potential remedy as Chicago departments face high costs for city hall upkeep. Private owners offer cheaper, larger office space with better efficiency, while city operations incur taxes, insurance, wages, and maintenance that inflate public building costs. The piece argues officials lack incentive for cost-saving and calls for reform.
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Chicago
Old City Hall
Iim
City Hall
Pallfielams
Anul
Des Moines
Minnerpalia Journal
Public Service and Private Ownership in City Utilities
The Buffalo News editorial argues for public control of essential city services while retaining private ownership. It emphasizes fair rates, reliable quality, and avoiding taxation-loaded property values. It claims public service yields discipline, efficiency, and revenue from franchise taxes, pleasing most while critiquing advocates of public ownership.
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The
Buffalo News
Dallas Voters Reject Municipal Power Plant Bid
In Dallas on April 7 residents voted down using 50 000 from the general fund to build a municipal power plant by 1519 to 2318. Voters simultaneously approved a 28 000 bond for an industrial home for boys and girls and a one tenth of one percent tax for schools. The outcome shows discernment between municipal ownership and other proposals.
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Dallas
Tex
Gas interests and public service in gas appliance sales
The text argues that gas companies should operate like merchants, manufacturing and selling good articles. It stresses providing maximum light heat and power for the least gas and money, urging salesmen to recommend appliances that use the least gas. J H Eustace, President, Inoly Gas Association.
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J. H. Eustace
Inoly Gan Association
Fighting Committee Opposes Municipal Street Fighting Plant
The Civile League of St. Louis reports against a municipal street fighting plant due to dangers from partisan policies that could reduce efficiency and increase costs, warning against policy-driven risks in the project.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fighting Committee
the Civile League
Hich
Fragmentary Utontt and Utopias Mention Charge Eliot Relix Holt
Fragmentary text mentions Utontt Uke or Utopias with phrases about independent processes and a charge against Eliot in Relix Holt. Names and places are unclear, yielding a partial, non-coherent item suitable as a terse diary-like note rather than a full summary.
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van Gied
Eliot
Relix Holt
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U. S
Stonewall Tackson
McLaughlin
McLaughlin’s
H.C. Koenig
W. L. Little
G. R., Gustafson, Tiffault & Kamps
R. Connor Co
Stratford, Wisconsin
Iron Works
South Depot Street
E. F. Mechler
Marshfield
Wis
North Side
Louis Balmann
Herman Buchmiller
Dray Line
Promir
Anid
Johnson
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