Milk Plant Water Meter To Curb Noisy Pounding Situation
City water board considers costly upgrades to handle milk plant demand and reduce pipe pounding. A new rotary meter at Borden's Condensed Milk would cost about 250 dollars, with plant expansion near 20 thousand dollars and a long term contract sought for profitability and city return.
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Board of Water Commissioners
Water Board
Borden's Condensed Milk Company
Gettings
Water Works
Weather Forecast for Chicago Tonight and Tomorrow
Chicago forecast shows showers and thunder storms tonight with cooler air in the southwest. Tuesday is expected to be fair.
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Chicago
Taft Addresses Madison University Audience
Secretary of War William H. Taft spoke to about 5 000 at the University of Wisconsin gymnasium in Madison. President Van Hise presided and Governor Davidson escorted him as the crowd praised coeducation and higher learning for women. Taft was warmly received despite a cold.
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Madison
Wis
William H. Taft
University
van Hise
Davidson
John C. Spooner
Taft
John Connery Veteran Blacksmith and Former City Official Dies
John Connery died at his home 702 West Washington at 4 30 yesterday after five weeks with heart trouble. Born January 29 1838 in Wiota Wisconsin he lived in the city since 1880 except for stints in Iowa Missouri and back. A longtime fire chief and ten year city council member he left a wife Lydia A Trickle and four children Ida J. Smith Alma Connery Emmet J. Connery and Frank Connery with two sisters and two brothers surviving. Funeral is set for Wednesday at 1 30 from the home.
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John Connery
West
Washington Street
Mr. Connery
Wiota
Lafayette County
Wis
Iowa
Missouri
South Jackson Street
John Harper
Lydia A. Trickle
Ida J. Smith
Alma Connery
Emmet J. Connery
Frank Connery
S. E. Wood
Durand, Ill
Sarah Ryckmoon
Woonsocket
S. C
Joseph Connery
Toronto
Kas
Charles Connery
Rockford
Connery
Masonic Lodge
Summer Institute For Teachers Held In Monroe
The annual teachers institute and examination starts Monday July 8 in Monroe high school for ten days. Courses cover arithmetic library reading geography history grammar agriculture and school management. Conductors are Asa M Royce Platteville F E Converse Beloit and F A Harrison Brodhead under County Superintendent J De Penn. Examinations follow July 22 23 Monroe July 22 23 Albany July 24 25 Dayton July 26 27.
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Monroea High School
Asa M. Royce
Platteville
F. E. Converse
Beloit
F. A. Harrison
Brodhead
J. de Penn
Monroe
Albany
Dayton
Notice to Settle Debt at Bennett and Rust Firm
Notice to settle. Parties owing Bennett and Rust dental firm are urged to call and pay accounts promptly to close the business. C. W. Bennett.
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Bennett & Rust
C. W. Bennett
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Promoted As Strengthener
Advertisers tout Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as the greatest strengthener for vitality and health. Sold as tea or tablets at 35 cents per package by A F Lichtenwalner.
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Hollister
A. F. Lichtenwalner
Sermon to Graduates Inspires Local Class at Methodist Church
The annual commencement sermon for the high school class was delivered by Rev. E. C. Dixon of the M. E. Church. He urged graduates to view opportunities as duties, emphasized will and faith, and cited Lincoln, Columbus, and Bishop Schereschewsky as examples of steadfast resolve.
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Methodist Church
Dixon
M. E. Church
Winifred Gardner
Darwin
Lord Kelvin
Burns
Byron
First Order
Abraham Lincoln
Will
Columbus
Bishop Schereschewsky
Balmaceda
Jesus
Governor Signs Wisconsin Saloon Restriction Bill
Gov. Davidson signs the district option bill limiting saloons to one per 250 residents. In districts of 100 to 750, a petition of a majority of residents can bar saloons, and once barred cannot be removed without another majority petition.
Postmaster General Orders Tight Economy on Postal Twine
To meet the jute twine price emergency Postmaster General Meyer orders postal workers to use minimal string for packing and to reclaim twine at destinations. Clerks must secure packages with just enough twine and recover it for reuse. The postal service used about two million pounds or 900 million yards of twine in the current fiscal year.
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Meyer
Real Estate Transfers From Albany Listings
Real estate sales include Mark Thomas to 8 L Gothompson for intiact block 19 in the village of Albany valued at 1000 dollars. Miles T Gettings sells to Charles H Schneider lot 10 in Gettings addition for 250 dollars.
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Mark Thomas
L Gothompson
Village of
Albany
Miles T. Gettings
Charles H. Schneider
Gettings
Indigestion Crime Promised Relief from Mi o na Tablets
An advertisement touts Mi o na stomach tablets as a cure for indigestion and related pains. It claims the product strengthens all digestive organs and improves nourishment, urging readers to ask Trukenbrod's Pharmacy for their guarantee with each 50 cent box.
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Trukenbrod
Frogs Supplant Monkeys as Society Pets
A London dispatch notes frogs rise as fashionable companions for society ladies with exotic varieties such as the Amazon river frog selling for $100 or more each. The trend marks a change in pet tastes among the social elite.
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London
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Promoted Locally
Advertisement offering Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for 35 cents in tea or tablet form promoted by A. F. Lichtenwalner. It markets improved physical and mental power through a medicinal product.
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Hollister
A. F. Lichtenwalner
Wisconsin Assembly Debates Insurance and Law Bills
Madison reports two insurance bills advance in the Wisconsin Assembly including requires campaign fund disclosures and detailed policy holder statements. A co-employe negligence rule passes, setting state liability standards for railway workers, with Gov Davidson expected to sign.
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Madison
Wis
J. M. Becker
Brodhead
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Ties
Assembly
C. A. Ingram
Judiciary Committee
Ingram
Illinois
United States
Ekern
Thompson
Hudnall
Durley and
Nye
Hannan
Hager
Senate
Davidson
Milwaukee Merchants Train Stop in Monroe
The Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers association will halt for one hour and forty five minutes in Monroe on Thursday afternoon June 20. The special from Shullsburg is due at 3 15 and at 5 00 the train departs for Platteville. Monroe business leaders will greet the delegation at the depot and the visit will focus on calls to local firms.
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Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Monroe
Shullsburg
Platteville
Monroe Business Men’s Association
Tight as a drum as city notes saloon orders
Marshal Blunt reports on Sunday June 9 that city streets were quiet and liquor dealers largely comply with council orders. He commends dealers for cooperation, notes a few troublemakers earlier but now none remain, and mentions a few in the Illinois Central train crowd')).
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Blunt
Illinois Central
Faith in Corn Crop Despite Cold Start
Professor R A Moore of the university college of agriculture reassures farmers that the corn crop will recover with a good summer and fall. He notes most corn is planted, cold weather caused little serious setback, seed rots are minimal except possibly in heavy clay soils, and acreage may rise up to ten percent as farmers adopt Wisconsin standard varieties.
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R. A. Moore
University College of Agriculture
Murderer Herbert Spring Faces Trial Next Tuesday
Herbert Spring, accused of shooting Edna Rummel hagen on Stephenson street in Freeport, will stand trial at 11 o clock Tuesday morning. Spring is silent and shows no remorse as A B Knight of Rockford represents the defense, Knight among the region's top attorneys.
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Herbert Spring
Edna Rummelhagen
Stephenson Street
Freeport
Spring
A. B. Knight
Rockford
Knight
Northwest
Remarkable Funeral in Adamsville York County Pa
A large funeral for Mrs. Rebecca Godling Gayfelter of Adamsville York County Pa drew many descendants including 40 grandchildren and 45 great grandchildren plus five children of a first husband all mourners were present. The minister Rev Adam Stump noted the vast family presence and connections.
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Adamsville
York County
Rebecca Godling Gayfelter
Gadfelter
Adam Stump
Arms Tax Brings 350000 A Year From UK Patrons
England and Scotland raise 350000 annually from inland revenue taxes on heraldic bearings. Most pay the tax for status or ornament, not family pride, while ancient families use arms more sparingly for decoration on notes, silver, and carriage panels.
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England
Scotland
Inland Revenue
Force and Righteousness Proverb Reflection
A brief proverb remark contrasts force with right, noting that justice follows strength when force governs. It emphasizes enduring moral order over coercion in judgment and conduct.
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God
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Bill
Becker
Milwaukee
Marshal Blunt
Prof. Moore
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