Two-Cent Fare Favored and Senate Votes on Key Measures
In Madison on June 20 the assembly approved the two-cent fare bill 40 to 39 after a two hour debate. The senate killed the woman suffrage bill 15 to 14 while passing a joint resolution for direct election of U S senators. Other actions include education funding, normal schools appropriations, and a La Follette social at Maple Bluff with legislators attending.
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TIMES
Madison
Wis
Assembly
Railroad Commission
Senate
Assemblyman Ties
Green County
United States
Hasting
Wisconsin
Congress
Stout
Green
Rock County
Senat Judiciary Committee
Becker Brodhead
Assembly Committee On Education
University of Wisconsin
Morris
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Superior
River Falls
la Follette
Maple Bluff
Lake Mendota
Senate judiciary committee delays Brod head court bill
Madison Wis June 20 The senate judiciary committee at a late hour this afternoon reported bill 102-a the Brod head court bill for indefinite postponement.
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Brodhead
the Times
Madison
Wis
Senate Judiciary Committee
Milwaukee merchants excursion visits city in brief call
Seventy five Milwaukee merchants and manufacturers arrived on a special Milwaukee Road train from Shullsburg for a 90 minute stay. They planned calls on local business partners and were to tour the city before departing for Platteville shortly before six.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Road
Shullsburg
Platteville
Alone at Armory as Rose Deal Held for Mental Exam
Miss Rose Deal of the east side was taken into custody by officers and will be taken before the county court at 4 for examination of her mental condition. Found in the armory officers' room she said she awaited evangelist Scoville from last summer's meetings. She previously suffered mind derangement, suggesting a recurrence of her old trouble.
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Rose Deal
Scoville
Court House Park
Chicago Weather Forecast Tonight and Tomorrow
The official forecast calls for generally fair weather with local showers in the western portion tonight or Friday. Temperatures rise.
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Chicago
French Misapplied Language In France Word Meanings Misread
A Travel Magazine note complains that Americans misapply French terms in France misusing depots as freight warehouses and modistes as dressmakers dessert as pudding, noting translations differ from common English usage. It highlights how wafers with butter or cheese define dessert there.
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France
Travel Magazine
Mock Turtle Soup Prompted Mock Trial Joke
A waiter offers deviled eggs after a table requests deviled crabs. The diner retorts with mock oranges and mock trial as a calm reply. Harper's Weekly uses witty dialogue to lampoon substitutes and improvised repartee.
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Harper’s Weekly
Dangers of aconit and bank note splitting noted
The piece warns children about aconit or monkshood leaves and describes its deadly effects. It explains splitting a bank note as dividing it into face and back halves, a known secret method. It also reports Frank C. Rogers leaving Freeport for Fond du Lac for vacation and rumors of a marriage upon his return with Nellie McGuire.
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Secret Service
Freeport Standard
Frank C. Rogers
Freeport Y. M.C. A
Fond du Lac
Nellie McGuire
Rogers
Dr. Arnold
Hearing on Brodhead county court bill continued
Madison dated report on senate judiciary committee hour long hearing for assembly bill 102 granting Judge Becker authority to hold county court at Brodhead. supporters Dr J L Fleck S A Moore Lou Stair argued convenience while opponent C W Wright cited Monroe impact and state wide risks.
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Madison
Wis
Senate Judiciary Committee
Becker
Brodhead
J. L. Fleck
S. A. Moore
Lou Stair
Colin W. Wright
H. C. Martin
Fred Ties
Fleek
Moore
Monroe
Wright
Green County
Martin
Legislature likely adjourns in a week after next Saturday
The legislature may adjourn sine die a week from next Saturday. A joint committee investigating business conditions introduced a resolution to end all public hearings before committees and require reports on all bills by next Saturday. The measure passed as the committee noted about 400 bills unsettled, though most likely to be killed.
Passengers Miss Connection On Dill Route Delays
More than thirty travelers bound for the Dodgeville branch failed to connect when the Milwaukee trains arrived in Dill. The Milwaukee train arrived at 8 40 while the Illinois Central express had already left at 8 30, forcing some passengers to detour to Mineral Point or wait for the Dodgeville freight. Officials urge action to secure a timely Dill connection for evening travelers.
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Milwaukee Road
Dodgeville
Illinois Central
Dill
Milwaukee
T. A. Leahy
Janesville
F. W. Zimmerman
Central
Mineral Point
Matrimonial Union for Carrie Payne and A J Hoehn in Chicago
Mrs Carrie Payne and Mr A J Hoehn married at Woodlawn Presbyterian Church in Chicago on Sunday June 16. After the ceremony they left for a wedding trip to Southern Illinois and Indiana, with Mr and Mrs O J Dietz accompanying to Joliet. The couple will reside at 215 East 68th Street Chicago in a fully furnished flat. Hoehn serves as manager of the Imperial Shirt and Hat company, which runs seven stores citywide and he has been with the firm for six years.
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Carrie Payne
A. J. Hoehn
Chicago
Woodlawn Presbyterian Church
Curtis
Illinois
Indiana
Joliet
O. J. Dietz
Hoehn
Mortuary Record for Charles Wickersham in Juda
Charles Wickersham died at his sister's home in Juda after a ten week illness from grip. Born March 28 1850 in Chester County Pennsylvania he moved to Juda 1867 and later to Platteville in 1898. Survived by daughters Jessie and Flossie and sisters Mrs McNaight and Mrs Amos Smith. funeral held Wednesday at 2 pm. An infant daughter of Otto Schneider died at 6 am Tuesday. funeral at 2 pm from the Schneider home.
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Charles Wickersham
J. C. McNaight
Juda
Mr. Wickersham
Chester County
Penn
Juta
Platteville
State Normal School
Matilda McElwee
Jessie
Flossie Wickersham
McNaight
Amos Smith
Otto Schneider
Real estate and land brokers in Platteville Wisconsin
A. J. MacGranahan & Son operate as real estate mining and land brokers dealing with improved farms city property and rentals. They offer negotiable loans on real estate and advertise no charge for showing property. Senior member is a practice farmer and judge of land and values with offices in Room 17 Bailey block Platteville Wis.
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A. J. MacGranahan & Son
Baily Block
Platteville
Wis
Cordwood and Stove Wood for Sale by W B Saafer
Cordwood and stove wood of all kinds for sale by J W B Saafer. Phone 282 for orders and delivery details.
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Saafer Phone
New Broadhead department store to rise on Center Exchange site
A fire-swept corner at Center and Exchange streets in Brodhead will host a large department store. Terry & Amerpohl and H. M Shorb settled three months of negotiations, with Beloit architect Dr. Kemp set to prepare plans. The 44 by 110 foot brick building will have dual entrances, a high first floor with galleries, a basement sales area, and a full second floor for store use. Construction may start in early 1908 after plan completion.
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Center and
Exchange Streets
Brodhead
Terry & Amerpohl
H. M
Kemp
Center Street
Exchange Street
Miss May Dunn Named English History Teacher in Brodhead
Miss May Dunn of Madison will teach English and history replacing Miss St John who declined. Miss Bowers plans another year. Harry Gardner quits teaching to start civil engineering practice in Chicago. Daisy Burns arrives in town for summer with sister Mrs Virgil Fleck. Avon drainage project unloads over eighty tons of machinery and will cost 22000 to 25000 dollars with work starting soon and finishing by spring 1908. James W Spencer pioneer of Spring Valley died at his homestead aged 81. funeral Thursday morning. Water department clears maple roots choking sewer from square to race, requiring block removal to free the pipe.
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May Dunn
Madison
Board of Education
Miss St. John
Miss Bowers
Harry Gardner
E. van Buren Street
Chicago
Daisy Burns
Long Beach
California
Virgil Fleck
Avon
James W. Spencer
Spring Valley
Homestead Farm
O. L. Woodling
Taxing Heraldry: Coat of Arms Revenue in Britain
The inland revenue collects about 350000 dollars yearly from England and Scotland for the use of armorial bearings. Most taxpayers pay the tax for appearances tied to carriages or plate rather than family loyalty, while the oldest families use arms mainly as decoration on note paper, silver, and carriage panels.
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England
Scotland
Inland Revenue
How the Pendulum Was Found
A Sun day Magazine piece notes Galileo as a youth observing a lamp swing in Pisa. The nearly perfect regularity of the lamp's motion inspired him to conceive time measurement by a swinging pendulum and later develop a lasting system.
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Galileo
Pisa
Getting Converts at Janesville Meeting
Evangelist Scoville began calling for converts at the Janesville meetings with seventy one forward and thirteen confessions recorded last evening.
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Evangelist Scoville
Janesville
Real Estate Transfers In Albany And Cadiz
Mark Thomas transfers parcel in Albany village to S L Gothompsen for 100 dollars. Jacob Huffman sells 80 acres in Cadiz section 26 to Christian Sanders for 4 thousand dollars.
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Mark Thomas
S. L. Gothompsen
Albany
Jacob Huffman
Christian Sanders
Cadiz
Monticello Messenger Local Social Notes
C S Dodge and family visited from Monroe on Sunday and fished near the woolen mills. Fred K Hefty of Washington township installs a steam heating system at his home. Dick and Wittwer families enjoyed a day at the old Dick homestead in Washington township now the Wittner home. William W Hyde, rural mail carrier on route No 5, owns the Walter Grinnell property near the woolen mill. He bought it from C L Wackman of Brooklyn as part payment on a farm. The property includes a house, barn, and nearly three acres. Purchase price was 1600 dollars.
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C. S. Dodge
Monroe
Fred K. Hefty
Washington Township
Dick and Wittwer
Samuel Wittner
William W. Hyde
Walter Grinnell
C. L. Wackman
Brooklyn
Poor Honey Harvest Due to Late Spring Then Dandelion Drop
Local pianists report very little honey this season as bees suffer from poor weather and late spring. Clover yields are scarce and dandelions yield no honey, a phenomenon that often recurs every few years without explained cause.
Excursion Train To Janesville For Scoville Meetings
An excursion from Monroe to Janesville will run next Wednesday evening for Scoville meetings. Round trip tickets cost 1.05 and are valid on any train Wednesday with return all day Thursday. A special return train will be arranged if 100 tickets sell. tickets available at Citizens Bank Wells Edelman's and C I Chambers' grocery. About 150 are expected to attend.
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Monroe
Janesville
Scoville
Citizens Bank
Wells & Edelman’s
C. I. Chambers
The Life That Uplifts Quote by J H Edwards
A brief quotation stresses choosing the good to lift life toward beauty and purity as a guiding principle attributed to J H Edwards.
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J. H. Edwards
Marcus Aurelius Quote on Living Like It Is Your Last
A motto from Marcus Aurelius urges performing each act as if final. The text emphasizes restraint from vanity and pursuing virtue in daily duties.
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Marcus Aurelius Antonius
Prolific Lake Erie Claims Rich Fish Yield
Report asserts Lake Erie produces more fish per square mile than any other body of water, highlighting extraordinary aquatic productivity and abundant catches.
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Lake Erie
Beloit College Secures One Million Endowment After Eighteen Years
Beloit College has secured a one million endowment fund after eighteen years of effort. The final $200000 pledge was made this week, completing the substantial pool. Mr and Mrs W W Young of Chicago are visiting Madison and will travel to Beloit to see relatives Saturday.
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Beloit College
W. W. Young
Chicago
Madison
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