La Follette Speaks Free After Allegheny Teachers Backlash
United States Senator R. M. La Follette faced a partisan clash with Allegheny County teachers and officials who tried to limit his remarks. After a disrupted start, the senator addressed about 1,500 people on the Carnegie Music Hall steps for two hours, receiving wild audience approval.
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Pittsburg
United States
R. M. La _ Follette
Wisconsin
Allegheny County Teachers’ Institute
la Follette
Samuel Hamilton
Hamilton
Pennsylvania
Carnegie Music Hall
Postal card dealers to be investigated nationwide
Uncle Sam to have postal officials investigate dealers in postal cards and confiscate ob jectional cards if within the postal department power. Washington reports this crusade aims to curb objectionable cards, with city councils urged to investigate stores handling them. The Stephenson county fair opens this week at Taylor's park Freeport. Friday will be children’s day.
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Uncle Sam
Postal Department
Washington
Taylor’s Park
Freeport
Mayor Becker to Speak at Green County Fair on Good Roads
Milwaukee's boy mayor Sherburn M Becker will address the Green County fair on Friday afternoon speaking on good roads. He has toured sixteen states in his touring car this year and cites Wisconsin opportunities for road improvements. The event includes a potential Brodhead Footville vs Shullsbury ball game and special rail connections from Warren to Monroe with Milwaukee road plans to run from Janesville to the fair.
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Sherburn M. Becker
Milwaukee
White
Gove
Becker
Wisconsin
Brodhead-Footville
Shullsbury
Illinois Central
Warren
Monroe
Dolgeville
Red Oak
Milwaukee Road
Janesville
Brodhead
New Tlarus
Dill
Monoe
Points West
Obituary of George Figi Green County resident
George Figi died Sunday at 8 30 am at Green County House where he lived. Born April 25 1828 in Haslen Switzerland he immigrated in 1858 worked as a cheesemaker and later farmed in Iowa before returning to Green County. He never married and had no relatives in the U S. He was a Citizens Bank stockholder and his funeral is set for tomorrow at 1 30 pm at the Green County House.
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George Figi
Green County
Mr. Figi
Haslen
Canton Glarus
Switzerland
America
Iowa
Citizens Bank
Estate sale transfers in New Glarus area
Property records show Marcus Hloesly transferring to Mrs Barbara Marty and John Marty receiving 150 acres in sections 2 and 26 Washington and New Glarus. The total value listed is $5 100. Record notes parish names New Glarus and village area with multiple party names.
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Marcus Hloesly
Barbara Marty Pare
New Glaus
John Marty
John C. Marty
Washington and
New Glarus
Weather forecast for Chicago fair tonight and Tuesday
The official forecast for Chicago indicates fair weather tonight and tomorrow. No precipitation is expected and temperatures will remain mild as the two-day outlook continues.
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Chicago
False Teeth Used by Ancient People Found
Discovery reveals that people living around 1000 B C used ivory false teeth tied to an ivory plate with a fine gold wire. The finding sheds light on early dental practice and material use in ancient cultures.
Planing Mill Co Receives Car Load of Cedar Posts
A local mill reports a fresh shipment of cedar posts delivered by railcar to Planing Mill Co. Workers note the timber is suitable for fencing and construction, with expectant demand from farmers and builders in the area.
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Planing Mill Co
Monroe Brewery Expands Bottling Plant With Fireproof Brick Building
Ground was broken today for a large two story brick and steel bottling plant at the Monroe brewery. The 125 by 42 foot structure will have asphalt floors and modern bottling equipment to handle a growing bottle trade. Miss Minnie Brynelson returns from Chicago to take charge of the millinery department at J. H. Miller's.
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Monroe
Minnie Brynelson
Chicago
J. H. Miller’s
Horse Handles Runaway Ride Through Clarno Area
A horse hitched to a buggy escaped Otto Pinnow's control south of Clarno on Spring Square Sunday. The animal pulled the buggy to a watering tank, then dashed into a scale house and slid on a cement walk near the Kelly laundry. It toppled boards at C S Dodge residence, before being halted after tangling in harness at the Clarno town house.
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Otto Pinnow
Clarno
Kelly Laundry
C.S. Dodge
Jackson Street
Suspect Arrested for Attempted Rail Money Drawer Burglary
Janesville Wisconsin September 2 A Milwaukee Road call boy was arrested Sunday noon on charges of attempting to break into the passenger ticket money drawer containing over 500 dollars last Thursday. It is alleged the suspect has spent a year in the state reform school.
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Janesville
Wis
Milwaukee Road
State Reform School
C. A. Goddard’s Cattle Pass Tuberculosis Test
The herd was tested for TB yesterday and completed at 2 AM. All cows showed no reaction and passed the test. City Veterinarian J. F. Rouch reported a clean result. Milwaukee’s government weather bureau notes Sunday as the hottest day of the year with a high of 92 degrees in the shade.
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C. A. Goddard
J. F. Rouch
Government Weather Bureau
Milwaukee
Law Tightens Secrecy Rules for Marriages in 1907
A new state law taking effect October 1, 1907, bans secret weddings by requiring filing of a filled certificate of marriage within ten days after return to the state. It mandates detailed data on each spouse and witnesses, and applies to licenses issued by county clerks or judges. The act aims to prevent hidden nuptials and increases reporting requirements.
Length of Eternity and a Marriage Quip
Chicago justice of the peace Mrs. C. W. McCulloch says she will drop the word obey from nuptial rites as outdated and meaningless. A reporter notes her view that obedience is unnecessary in marriage and ends with a boorish husband joke about eternal love.
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C. W. McCulloch
Chicago
Justice of the Peace
Farms for Sale in Monroe Wisconsin
A few choice farms of varying sizes offered for sale at reasonable prices. Contact Wm. Harper, route four, Monroe, Wisconsin, for details.
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Wm. Harper
R. F
Monroe
Wis
New 40 Cent Local Freight Rate Faces Shipper Backlash
Shippers across the nation plan formal complaints to the interstate commerce commission and state railroad commissions if the 40 cent minimum on local package freight remains. Milwaukee merchants press for restoration or modification after a 60 percent rise announced with little warning.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Milwaukee Shippers
Wisconsin State Railroad Commission
Quincey Adams Sawyer to Play at Turner Opera House
Turner opera house hosts a Wednesday evening performance of Quincey Adams Sawyer. The New England tale follows a wealthy Boston lawyer who seeks health in the country, finds a blind woman, and pursues a heartfelt romance amid elaborate scenery.
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Quincey Adams Sawyer
Turner Opera House
New England
Boston
The Diet of Consumptives
Boston writer Herbert C. Clapp emphasizes diet as crucial in tuberculosis treatment. He argues consumptives eat too little and need systematic overfeeding with easily digested foods. Three solid meals daily with milk and eggs between meals, about three quarts of milk and six eggs daily, plus fresh meats, meat juice, and a mixed best diet. Avoid pastry candy fried foods and cabbage. alcohol discouraged. coffee tea and chocolate in moderation. outdoor air aids digestion and assimilation.
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Herbert C. Clapp
Boston
Medical Record
Busy Girls of Italy Knit While Walking
A portrait of Italian women, especially Roman girls, shown as industrious and hardworking as they go about daily life knitting even during street walks. The snippet highlights persistent domestic craft and communal spirit.
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Italy
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup Aids Digestion and Liver
A promotion notes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup improves complexion by aiding digestion and stimulating the liver and bowels. It claims not to nauseate or grip, describing the syrup as mild and pleasant to take. Refuse substitutes. West Side drug store.
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West Side Drug Store
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