Golden Age lecture by Dr Sweeney draws large audience
Dr T Sweeney spoke at Wells Opera house on The Golden Age drawing a huge crowd. He argued Americas lags in war prep and arts but leads in general intelligence, praising schooling and low illiteracy. He predicted future inventions and a brighter era, urging support for La Follette and Republican principles.
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T. Sweeney
Wells Opera House
Sweeney
Jin
Americas
Red Shool
United States
Dr. Sweeney
Christian Society
Green County Republicans Convene at Court House in 1898
The Green county Republican convention convened at the courthouse with R A Etter presiding. Andrew Lewis elected temporary chairman Edward Blumer temporary secretary and committees on credentials and permanent organization named Teis Haiberson South with Sharron Stevenson Wright on two other committees. Afternoon sessions adopted reports endorsing McKinley and the war policies and retaining temporary officers.
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Green County
R. A. Etter
Court House
Andrew Lewis
Edward Blnmer
Fred Teis
Dr. Haiberson
New Glarus
Evan South
Jefferson
J. L. Sharron
Monroe
Owen Stevenson
Brodhead
Edwin Wright
Monticello
Committee On
J. L. Shervon
Wis
Republican Party
Wml
Moukinley
Philippine Islands
McKinley
Veterans Road Race Featured At G A R Encampment
The National Grand Army encampment in Chicago in late August will include a road race on August 20 under Associated Cycling clubs. Entry blanks go to G A R posts nationwide, with details on post, age, regiment, and address certified by the post commander. The route starts west of Halsted on Washington boulevard, around Garfield Park, and finishes after looping Madison Street. Open to IG ALR members, prizes include medals and bicycles. time prize from The Rivord of Chicago. Further information from FA Alden, West Huron Street. Blanchardville boasts wide improvements, drains, and crushed stone paving benefiting summer street work.
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Chicago
G. A. Ri
United States
Halsted Street
Washington Boulevard
Garfield Park
Park
Madison Street
IG. Alr
Riv Ord
Ahioago
FA. Alden
Huron Street
Daned marriage rumor sparks Janesville stir
A Janesville telegram to Evening Wisconsin reports Ada Thoroughgood denying a Chicago wedding to D S Conger. The Edgerton Reporter quoted Edgerton friends and a hotel stopover in Michigan as the scene, but Thoroughgood calls it a fabrication. Her family and friends denied the story as a joke that spiraled.
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Janesville
Wisconsin
Ada Thoroughgood
John Thoroughigood
Edgerton
D.S. Conger
Chicago
St. Joseph
Mich
Find Marx
Conger
Carlton
Carlton. Miss Thoroughgood
Mr. Conger
Sonté
Ujri Ton
Robbers Loot Milian Kes Road Depot Agent
Two masked men entered a Lone Roulk depot forty five miles west of Madison and bound agent T. H. Hartwick. They looted 87 dollars and 27 cents, found another dollar, locked Hartwick in a refrigerator car, and fled after he spent an hour and a half in confinement until an express train halted.
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Milian Kes
Lone Roulk
Madison
T. H. Hartwick
Hartwick
Fire destroys Mazomanie electric plant in lightning strike
A lightning hit at Mazomanie Friday morning destroyed the village electric lighting plant and much of its contents after part of the fire protection equipment was saved. The plant, costing about 85 000, served about 1 000 residents west of Madison. Separately, Alex McCauley’s Rockbridge home burned incendiary fire. a powder keg exploded while he escaped, damaging town funds and causing an estimated total loss of 7 000
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Faures
Monchavail
Mazomanie
Madison
Prairie du Chien
Milwaukee Rail
Oleateight and Power Plant
Alex McCauley
Rockbridge
Richland Centre
McCauley
Art McCauley
Fast Atlantic Crossing Sets New Record
Lananur Knoor completed a rapid transatlantic crossing from Europe to New York arriving Thursday. Covering SAC miles at an average of 22.13 knots, the voyage beat the prior record by six knots, surpassing the Saiser Wilhela’s November 1894 run. It marks the fastest opening crossing in history.
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Lananur Knoor
Europe
Pasdenogers
New York
Thursley
Tanta
Saiser Wilhela
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Albany
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Twin Grove
Edward Nelson
Browntown
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B. T. Watkins
Brooklyn
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Mount Pleasant
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