Yellow Trail Run Reaches City Today
The Yellowstone Trail relay from Plymouth Massachusetts to Seattle Washington begins Monday in Wisconsin. The 3 500 mile coast to coast run aims to prove cross continental travel is practical with a five day pace. Harle Whipple directs the Wisconsin leg with drivers and sub managers listed for each 58 to 68 mile segment in routes from Milwaukee to Marshfield and beyond.
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Plymouth
Mass
Seattle
Wash
Wisconsin
Harle Whipple
Waup
Schedied Ie
Stanley
C. EL Blodgett
Milwaukee
Mond du Lac
By Ir
Sanger
Farming pays son as well as father
A fragmented article notes that farming success enhances both generations. It highlights Wisconsin figures and argues that fertility and soil management boost agricultural prosperity across families, with emphasis on shared expertise and enduring farming practices.
Mill Creek Notes District School Opens and Local Happenings
Mill Creek district school in No 2 opened Monday with Miss Flower Kassitka as teacher. Miss Alice Minor returns to Webster school. Miss Agnes Sewiel to marry Anton Neuman announced. William Ohm buys a new manure spreader. Miss Jonnie Schill hosts visitors. Clarence Wondrow back from Boyd last Tuesday. Gypsies pass through. Eleavor Noonan travels to Grand Rapids for Normal arrival. Schiffer Bros. of Pittsville market Shreshine to farmers. hydrant walls completed. Elmer Ohm does cement work for Megner's.
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Mill Creek
Flower Kassitka
Alice Minor
Webster
Eleavor Noonan
Grand Rapids
Schiffer Bros
Pittsville
Elmer Ohm
Pd. Megner
Uneven Legs Keep Mormons From War Recruitment
Sixteen applicants for enlistment at the Salt Lake City Marine recruiting station were rejected in August due to leg length discrepancies. Marine Sergeant Frank R. Busch rejects hereditary theories and notes many local men have longer right legs, joking about their forebears and the spring bonnet season.
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Salt Lake City
United States Marine Seas
Salt Lake
Frank R. Busch
Border Duty Shapes Young Guardsmen on the Texas Line
The article portrays soldiers learning discipline and physical training on the Texas border. It notes heat and hard work forging stronger, more worldly guardsmen and stresses that the experience broadens their view beyond their home regions.
Congress Adjourns After Warm Session at Kington
Congress ended a lively session with major legislation. The body approved a large revenue bill totaling about 205 million dollars and a tariff measure, plus private acts authorizing river and harbor projects, rural credits, and Philippines self government steps. It confirmed Louis D. Brandeis and J. F. B. Cravath for the Supreme Court and took actions on labor, education, and munitions revenue.
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Kington
Congress
Iniany Ye
Pri
Philippines
Rivera
Louis de Tyandeis
Jorn FB. Cistke
Supreme Court
Vallywads
Conflicting U S Tariff and Treaty Actions Reported
Fragmentary notes describe tariff adjustments and preferences, adoption of workers compensation principles for U S employees, and changes to bank deposit limits. Mentions Danish treaty confirmation, Colombian treaty rejection related to damages over Panama events, and a large implied payment for Colombia's sentiments.
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United States
Colombia
Panama
Minnesota schemes to halt mail order catalog sales
A local merchant in Minnesota launched a contest offering a phonograph to readers who delivered the most catalog coupons. The scheme sought to curb rival mail order houses by directing shoppers to his drugstore. The plan quickly drew widespread participation, drawing dozens of catalogs and coupons from a single supplier.
horse enjoys bologna and onions scandal in town store
A bay horse left a store with a bundle of bologna pies and onion leftovers. Report notes the animal requested more food and wax remained on the lunch, but readers learn only fragmentary details from the Point Journal.
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Apuke
Baloget
Gens Point Journal
Jury List Drawn for October Term by Wood County
The Wood County jury commission led by A B Sutor of Grand Rapids and Judge Hugo Wegener met with Clerk A B Boyer to draw jurors for the October term. Names include George Schmidt Auburndale, Ole Sivertson Auburndale, Robert Morris Arpin, H F Roehrig Arpin, Llewellyn Roland Cameron, and many from Grand Rapids Marshfield Port Edwards and Nekoma among others.
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Wood County Jury Commission
A.B. Sutor
Grand Rapids
Nash Mitchell
Pittsville
Hugo Wegener
A.B. Boyer
George Schmidt
Auburndale
Ole Sivertson
Robert Morris
Arnin
H. F. Roehrig
Arpin
Llewellyn Roland
Cameron
Aeuss Eron
R. F. Matthews
Moore
Heirship Report From German Estate In Grand Rapids Area
Notice records that the Tiviere family northeast of Grand Rapids will inherit from an estate valued at 20 000 marks. Each American heir is allotted about 5 000 marks. The deceased heiress, Horberg, started as a dressmaker in Fe lin Germany and later bought a store there before her death.
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Tiviere
Grand Rapids
América
Horberg
Felin
Germany
Hur
Ginseng Load Sets Antigo Record Haul
A ton of ginseng root drawn by one horse sold for 8000 dollars in Antigo. John Fairservice of Chicago brought the shipment Thursday, averaging 34 dollars per pound. He farms several ginseng gardens in Langlade county and is related to the Sargent brothers.
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John Fairservice
Chicago
Fairservice
Sargent Brothers
Langlade
Antigo
Antigo Journal
Petition Letters Urge Road Repairs in Marshfield Area
A series of 1916 letters from Marshfield business leaders and the Wood County State Aid Highway Committee request urgent repair and maintenance of northern Wood County highways. They accuse misused funds and note a roller repair crew would visit Marshfield, with concrete steps to restore roads to proper condition.
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Wood County
Marshfield
Wis
City of
Board of Commerce
A, M. Chase
State Aid Highway Committee of
Marshfield Board of Commerce
Marshfield Bank of Commerce
Birby
Grand Rapids
J. B. Tifault
Wisconsin
Wehway
Rolley
Arpin
Andy
Ubut
Mayshfield
Woal County State Aid Highway Committee
Pittsville
Winconein
W Brown
Gentlemorz
Marshfield Board of Comer
A. M. Chase
Srey
LOW, Brown
Tay Charman
FL Righstoalt
Impersonator Poses as Federal Tax Officer in Grand Rapids
A man claiming to be a United States Federal Tax Deputy Collector swindled victims in Grand Rapids using the names C. J. Willums and J. A Strent Be. Described as five feet ten, 25, with dark hair and complexion, he wore dark clothes and a wide rim hat while using a rubber stamp bearing the title.
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United States Federal
Grand Rapids
Child Dies After Strychnine Pills Found
In Wood county a five year old, Gladys Turbin, died after eating pills on a table. The pills contained strychnine and a physician arrived too late. This marks a second child death in the county within a fortnight due to mistaken ingestion.
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Wood County
Yo'sén
Grand Rapids
Gladys
John Turbin
Vesnar
Adventurous Night Ends in Accident for Frank Hierlmeier
The Medford Sun reports Frank Hierlmeier fell from a boat after catching a 6 pound bass and, while driving toward home, was struck by a car in the dark. His eyes saw a pennant with the name Appleton, but the car’s identity remained unknown.
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Frank Hierlmeier
Frank
Appleton
Science Helps to Succeed on Farm Says Gov Hoard
Ex governor W D Hoard recalls early farmer resistance to science in farming. He cites Babcock test, cabbage disease resistance, and sauerkraut cabbage breeding at the college of agriculture. Hoard argues science boosts yields and cements trust among Wisconsin farmers despite lingering skeptics.
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Gov. Hoard
W. D. Hoard
Babcock
Wisconsin
College of Agriculture
Lake Shore
Jour
Mexican land investor reports smooth western Mexico with rights secure
Mathew Burg, a Chicago resident and investor, recently inspected 1000 acres of ranch and irrigating works in western Mexico near the Wasite qvcan area. He says climate and soil support crops, a large ditch is completed, and little disturbance exists despite occasional skirmishes. he escaped a Mexican troop encounter while traveling by rail.
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Math
Geraul MM
Harbert
Chicago
Widges
Mims
J.T. Wendling
Ernest Rau
Our Country
le Su
Ehaire
Wasite
Old Mexico
Trainies
California
Montana
Burg
Mexico
Yaile Road Bridge
Altnough
Borg
Moseico
Chiiten Times
Wisconsin Raises School Age to Seventeen
The Wisconsin law increases the exemption age to seventeen and requires all children from fourteen to seventeen to be registered and accounted for. Attendance at continuation school becomes compulsory up to age seventeen, and permits for employment may be revoked if the required hours are not met.
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Industrial Boards
Building Depot At Rapids Advances Toward Completion
Agent W. L. Atwood of the Soo line in Grand Rapids is in temporary quarters but expects to have offices in a handsome new building within months. Ground was broken Saturday for the new depot a combined freight and passenger station, timely for the community.
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W. L. Atwood
Soo Line
Grand Rapids
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