Board to elect new school head after Swartz release
The board of education released superintendent George W. Swartz from his contract at a special meeting. It will elect his successor on Tuesday August 6. Several applicants have emerged, including Chas H Dietz and F A Harrison, as the city seeks a top education leader for its new high school and four grade buildings. Swartz plans to move to Chippewa Falls late August.
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Board of Education
George W. Swartz
Chas. H. Dietz
F. A Harrison
White Shirt Waist Sale Opens Three Day Pickings
Three days only sale of white shirt waists with deep discounts on numerous lots. Lot 1 offers about one hundred India linen waists trimmed with lace for 88c. Lot 2 features French lawn and Bastiste waists with Swiss embroidery for 1.58. Lot 3 includes waists up to 3.50 for 2.25. Also summer wash goods at 19c per yard and rugs at 69c a yard.
Bennett Residence for Sale at Corner West Russell and West
Bargain sale of a 11 room brick house on 70 feet of Russell street and 120 feet of West street frontage. Property offers a residence for Mrs S J Bennett. Enquiries to Mrs S J Bennett at J C Bakers residence, telephone 447.
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Bennett
West Russell
West Streets
Russell Street
West Street
S. J. Bennett
J. C. Baker
Bank of England praised for lack of telephones in post
The Saturday Evening Post extols the Bank of England as superior to modern conveniences noting it has no telephones. The piece contrasts old fashioned simplicity with contemporary tech.
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Bank of England
Saturday Evening Post
Fisherman’s Luck Quip Sparks Witty Telegraph Response
A Minnesota fisherman at Rush Lake bragged of a seven pound catch via telegraph. His wife replied with a sharp retort claiming she also had a ten pounder but said her catch isn’t a beauty and looks like him.
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Rush Lake
Minn
Argonaut
Lost All by Fire at Rathburn Home Near Oneco
The Rathburn home one mile north of Oneco burned Tuesday night about 10 from an exploding kerosene heater. The structure and nearly all furniture were destroyed, piano saved. Loss over $2,000 with partial insurance. Rathburn ill with appendicitis, carried to a neighbor, later to Orangeville and Freeport for surgery.
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E. G. Rathburn
Oneco
Rathburn
Buckeye Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Rathbun
Bridge Collapse Near Monticello Rears Freight Damage
An Illinois Central freight train narrowly avoided disaster when the north abutment of a bridge rotted and failed, dumping a loaded coal car and caboose from four feet into the track. The incident delayed passenger service as crews transferred passengers and awaited repairs. No injuries were reported among crew aboard the caboose.
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Illinois Central
Madison
Monroe
Monticello
Farnum
Gleason
Freeport
Weather Forecast for Chicago Tonight and Tomorrow
The official forecast expects fair conditions tonight with showers in the southeast. Thursday should be clear overall, while Friday turns partly cloudy with potential showers in the western portion.
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Chicago
He Doesn't Look It Greyhound Dialogues with Dachshund
A whimsical tale features a greyhound asking a dachshund if a dog can truly sit. The exchange blends curiosity with playful humor, delivering a lighthearted canine conversation.
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Dachshund
Committee to Get Busy on City Street Lighting Plan
A special city committee of A F Rote Jack Karlen Jr and Frank A Shriner from the city council and water board will meet soon to consider installing a street lighting plant at the water works. They favor arc and modern incandescent service with balance by district and will seek estimates from electrical firms and Monroe Electric Light and Power. The move aims to trim shade tree issues and provide better lighting at lower cost, with a two month-old committee.
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A. F. Rote
Jack Karlen, Jr
Frank A. Shriner
Board of Water Commissioners
Monroe Electric Light and Power Company
Ninety Days on Bread and Water for Tramps
A quartet of can-rushing tramps appeared before Municipal Judge Donovan at Madison yesterday who sentenced each to ninety days in the county jail on a diet of bread and water. The judge vowed to apply the same punishment to every tramp brought before him to deter vagrancy in Madison.
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Donovan
Madison
Meaning of Babylon in Nemesis of Nations
A quotation from W. R. Patterson’s Nemesis of Nations contrasts Babylon’s achievements with its moral failings. It notes Babylon’s advances in science and art alongside justice failures in labor, warning of wasteful human life and ruin marked as a vast autograph across the desert.
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Babylon
W. R. Paterson
Dr Knowit Billed Big Fee for Talkative Patient
A witty remark recalls Dr Knowit charging a large fee after diagnosing Mrs Talkative with an acute nervous trouble. He advised absolute quiet to prevent paroxysms of loquacious speech, leaving her frightened and speechless.
London Smog Cure By External Electric Power Proposal
Hope rises that London’s smoke may end as plans propose using electric power generated elsewhere for heating and related needs. The idea envisions shifting energy to reduce air pollution by replacing local combustion with distant electricity.
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London
Seasick Passenger Bets on Harbor Arrival Time
A maritime anecdote from the Marine Journal describes a passenger fearing seasickness as a steward estimates an hour and a half to harbor. The steward reassures she will feel better after ten minutes on shore.
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Marine Journal
Partial lunar eclipse draws hundreds to view
A partial moon eclipse occurred last evening around 10 o'clock, with five eights of the moon shadowed at 10 22. The sky was clear and the sight attracted interest across the region, described as pretty and well worth seeing.
Freeport Cubs Visit Monticello In Sunday Baseball Bout
Monticello fans await a warm clash as the Freeport Cubs invade to play the local team next Sunday. The report also notes brickwork on Breylinger's hardware store led by J. H. Barlow, a string of lightning-caused livestock losses, and a Monticello rifle club trip to Milwaukee for the Wisconsin Sharpshooters tournament. A Wheaton Illinois wedding ties Miss Music Persons to Dr. B. L. Clarke, and a P. I. G. club gathering near Monticello hosts a playful hog rack departure for Monroe friends. An alert at a woolen mill railroad crossing near Monticello averts disaster as a wagon stops short of an oncoming train.
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Freeport Cubs
Monticello
F. J. Breylinger
J. H. Barlow
Barlow
Leslie Moore
Exeter Township
Otto Loveland
Gottlieb Zum Brunnen
Washington Township
Peter Johnson
York
Monticello Rifle Club
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Sharpshooters Association
H. L. Babler
Edw. Wittwer
J. H. Theiler
Christ Theiler
Fred Zweifel
Henry Klassy
Jacob Figi
Monticello and Vicinity
J. E
William Masgaier
M. E
Sylvia Elmer
Monroe
Marie Stauffacher
Emma Elmer
Lena Faeser
Tena Odegaard
Mabel Swartz
Alaina Elmer
P. I. G. Club
Ben Elmer
Schultz Union Depot
Elmer
Woolen Mills
Walter Broughton
Jas. Lewis
St. Paul
New Glarus
Mr. Broughton
Wasps Prey on Flies Observed in Tuscany
In Italian Tuscan countryside during summer and early autumn, wasps hunt flies at open windows. A wasp enters, selects a fly, secures it, and carries it into the sun, returning for another meal as the luncheon table swarms with flies.
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Ituly
Milk licenses renewed or expired for all parties
City Clerk M. T. Getting announces that all milk licenses should be renewed if valid and renewed. licenses that have expired must be renewed to continue operation.
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M. T. Gettings
Rock County Leads Good Roads Effort With Federal Aid Sample
Rock County initiates a good roads program under state law enabling dollar for dollar county matching up to 1000 per town for eight townships Beloit and Clinton lead with 1000 each. Government engineers and machinery will build two miles as a sample while Beloit and Clinton prepare plans supervised by local officials. District Attorney Fisher seeks a straight program to secure federal aid and material for crushed gravel experiments to judge cost effective road construction.
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Rock County
Beloit
Clinton
Samuel C. Lancaster
Department of Good Roads
Bureau of Agriculture
Madison
Janesville
Lancaster
Good Roads Bureau
Center
Fisher
Rock County to Build Nine Mile Road Stretch Next Summer
A planned nine mile road from Janesville to Beloit with future links toward Madison aims to boost farmers and merchants. Farmers currently haul tobacco and sugar beets to Janesville to avoid warehouse delivery bonuses, while auto owners and merchants back the project under government engineering plans.
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Janesville
Beloit
Madison
Rock County
Miss Martha Hogan Weds R F O'Brien in Mobile
Miss Martha Hogan of this city married Mr. R F O'Brien of Citronelle Ala in Mobile on Saturday July 20. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Hogans and will reside in Citronelle after the ceremony. The Hogans formerly lived in Citronelle and returned to this city last fall. Monroe friends extend best wishes to the couple.
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Martha Hogan
R. F. O’brien
Citronelle
Ala
Mobile
J. F. Hogans
Hogans
Monroe
Magician’s excuse for desertion in duck trick tale
The English wife of a Chinese magician summoned him for desertion. He explained that she had gained 80 pounds, making it impossible to perform his trick of turning her into a duck.
Be a Booster Reflects on Silent Virtue and Gossip
A commentator argues that a man who says nothing harmful about others is likelier to be trustworthy than one who habitually tattles. The piece warns that careless words can return to hurt the speaker, even when he is not ready to face them at home.
Use of Rubber Restricted
Discussion notes rubber's limited supply and high cost limit its many uses. Rubber paving at a London railway station in 1881 wore down to five eighths of an inch by 1902. Despite scarcity, rubber cost under three times wood and lasted over 20 years versus wood or asphalt four-year life.
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London
New York Reservoirs Cover City Water Needs
New York City's water reservoirs hold a supply sufficient to meet the usual city needs for fourteen weeks.
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New York
New York City
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