Marshfield water main project seeks bids in 1919
The Board of Public Works in Marshfield Wisconsin invites sealed proposals by June 28 1919 for excavating calking and back filling to install about 12849 feet of 6 inch water main 590 feet of 4 inch main 22 hydrants 36 valves and fittings. Plans and specs available at City Clerk office with a 5 percent certified check and corporate security bond required.
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Board of Public Works
Marshfield
Wis
City Hall
John Seubert
Triumph Pills Advertising Claim Promotes Relief
An advertisement urges irregular or delayed use of Triumph Pills as safe and dependable, not sold in drug stores, and invites readers to write for "Relief" and particulars from the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The notice is dated 10-11-19.
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National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wis
The Doctor Away From Home When Most Needed
People are often disappointed to find their family physician away from home when needed. Stomach pains colic and diarrhoea require prompt treatment and can prove fatal before a physician is summoned. The right way is to keep Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand.
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Chamberlain
Colin
U S Officials Thwart Big Plot In Munition Sale Scam
Detroit reports department of justice officials led by Arthur L. Burkey exposed a scheme to defraud the government of 30 million dollars in munitions to be sold abroad. Arrests in Detroit included Capt Soterius Nicholson and Browne a race track owner, with others tied to the Merchants Realty Co and a Greek vice consul. The plan aimed to ship stock to Mexico and Germany via a Detroit salvage bid, with profits split among conspirators. Arrests followed two months of undercover work by army officers and DOJ agents.
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Detroit
Mich
Department of Justice
Arthur L. Burkey
Bureau
Germany
United States
Grand Jury
Soterius Nicholson
Washington
Ardnance Department
U.S
AL Grant Rugh Browne
Devonshire
Windsor
Fred ©. Collins
Greece
Merchants’ Realty Company
United States Army
France
Army Fort
Fort
Army
Sleuth
Ordnance Department
Barkey
Browne
Tt Wis
Ils
Mexico
Nicholson
Rochester
N. C
Harria
Collins
Mae
Statler
Mexico City
Kiiger
Republic
Chicago
Hest Sten
Army Intelligence Service
Muritiona
Pittsburgh
Boston
Drive Out Chicago Crooks Raids Continue
Unprecedented raids Saturday night and Sunday morning netted more arrests. Police chief Garrity said the crooks fled town or laid low after the raids. Eight hundred fifty officers and detectives again combed the city in automobiles used the night prior. Suspects were questioned all day. crime did not cease.
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Chicago
Garrity
Pope names Ratt nuncio to Poland and Rome
The pope has appointed Monsignor Ratt as nuncio to Poland and to Rome. The move places the church diplomat in key liaison roles with Polish and Vatican authorities, reflecting ongoing Vatican diplomatic priorities.
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Ratt
Poland
Rome
Monsignor
United Telegraphers Union Calls Western US Strike
Sixty thousand Commercial Telegraphers' Union members ordered out on strike June 11 by international president S J Konenkamp. Western Union crews in the Southeast already halted. Chicago about 4,000 may join. Conflicting reports on scope as Konenkamp travels toward Chicago to direct actions.
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Chicago
United States
Commercial Telegraphers' Union of
Ameriga
S. J. Konen- Kamp
Atlanta
Konenkamp
Campibell
Western Union
Newcomb Carlton
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Irildly
Pittsburgh
Wants More Cash for Ships
Washington June. Chairman Hurley of the shipping board asks Congress for a final appropriation of about 600 million dollars to complete ship building operations. He argues the sum will cement the United States as a world shipbuilding nation and boost the mercantile marine fleet, noting total expenditures would reach about 2.86 billion and result in roughly 18.9 million tons of ships on the seas.
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Washington
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Forstag
United States
Congress
Chaiirman
Good
House Appropriations Committee
Long Skirts Declared For Next Fall By Fashion Association
At the National Cloth Suits and Skirt Manufacturers meeting in Cleveland the forecast features long skirts with ample room to stride, straight nes for women, bright reds and browns, rolling collars, multiple buttons, and practical pockets. Coats grow longer with large armholes and fur or shirred collars.
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Cleveland
Oduno
Sinn Fein Chief Jailed in Mullingar Speech Case
Laurence Ginnell Sinn Fein MP for West Meath jailed for four months in Mullingar for inciting disaffection and boycotting police. He was arrested May 30 over a forbidden Athlone meeting on May 5, disrupted by British troops.
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Dublin
Laurence Ginnell
Sinn Fein
House of Commons
West Meath
Mullingar
Laurence Gunnell
Athlone
Socialists rounded up in Cleveland raids
Six squads of police with 50 members of the Loyal American Legion conducted 21 raids in Cleveland on June 9. They swept socialist meeting halls and boarding houses on the West Side and detained 192 men and ten women. Of the first 25 questioned at police headquarters, 15 were held for federal authorities.
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Cleveland, O
Loyal American Legion
West Side
Berlin cabinet approves indemnity payment to end Adriatic dispute
Berlin reports 100 billion marks in indemnity to be paid by Germany with part in raw goods. Dernberg says Germany can pay and taxes will be raised. Alsace Lorraine urged to share, Peace terms under cabinet review. Orlande to Rome to announce Adriatic solution. Italian premier leaves Paris for frontier talks.
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Berlin
Pl Nes
Dr. Dernberg
Germany
Dernberg
Alsace-Lorraine
Resuhtstag
Entente
Rome
Eppen
Orlinde
Orlando
Italy
Paris
Jone
Vittorio Orlando
Cosimo
Terms Too Severe Austria Rejects Peace But Desires Plebs
Vienna June 9 President Seite condemns terms as impossible and starvation risk. Foreign Minister Bauer reports on Feldkirch talks with Dr Reuter. He attacks Czechs over sugar and industry losses, warns German Austria's fate including Bohemia. Pleibiscites under neutral control proposed for Carinthia and Styria. Austria seeks direct commercial ties with Italy.
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Vienna
Ftr
Austria
Seite
Maftional Assembly
Bauer
Feldkirch
Reuter
Auskrie
Bohemia
Tyrol
Sestern Bunrary
Carinthia
Styria
Italy
Hungarians Defeat Czech Forces at Kaschau Capture
A Budapest dispatch reports Hungarian communist troops captured Kaschau in northern Hungary after two days of fighting, defeating Czech forces decisively northeast of Budapest. The victory clears the town as Hungarian troops push toward regional gains.
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Kaschau
Copenhagen
Hungary
Budapest
Wilson to Return Home From France Soon
Paris reports President Wilson likely to leave France for the United States within ten days to two weeks as plans are considered probable.
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Wilson
France
Sayn Parle
Paris
United States
Take Your Home Paper for Local News Value
The passage laments readers chasing larger city papers while neglecting local journals. It argues home papers cover climate, water, health, soil, stock, schools, churches, roads, and town news freely, urging support to foster immigration and local wealth. It notes some insist on equal reading space, risking loss of focus on local interests.
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Focal Journal
Lame Back Relieved with Liniment Massage
A notice advises relief for a lame back by applying Chamberlain's Liniment twice daily and massaging the back muscles thoroughly at each application to ease the seat of pain.
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Chamberlain
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U. S
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Versailles
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