Mayors New Ulm appointments blocked by filibusters
City officials clash as three holdover council members refuse to confirm new appointments. Mayor Bobleter asks for reconsideration while the tied council stalls key posts including city attorney and assessor. The state of politics delays college work and Easter observances continue amid the stalemate.
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New Ulm
Gen
Bobleter
Adolph Krause
Joseph A. Taverina
Joseph Weissenborn
Park Police
Joseph Kunz
P. H. Blomquist
Albert Steinhouser
Albert Pfaender
John Bartl
Jos. I. Groebner
Henry Herman
John Henle
Chas. Clements
Ptaender
Nagel
Wicherski
Graff
Former NFW Ulmite Passes Away
Herman Schlichting dies at his St. Paul home after a weeklong illness pneumonia from bath relief. He was 25 years in St. Paul active in St. Wau Yarnverein Capitol Bowling club and St. Paul Field and Gun club and several German societies. Funeral from Lutheran church tomorrow.
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Herman Schlichting
St. Paul
Schlichting
St. Wau Yarnverein
Capitol
Milwaukee Merchants to Visit New Ulm in June
About eighty Milwaukee business leaders will travel through Minnesota and South Dakota starting June 7. They will visit New Ulm and other cities, deliver addresses, and publicize the trip in Milwaukee papers. The itinerary includes concerts by the Merchants and Manufacturers' Association Detette and on board meals with three diners on the train.
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Milwaukee
Cream City
Minnesota
South Dakota
New Ulm
Addi Lion
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Detette
Elevator Fire Threatens Tracy Delivers Citywide Sparks
The Tracy elevator owned by Bingham Bros. was destroyed last Wednesday evening. A southeast wind and scarce water left the city at risk as flames spread to nearby elevators and stores. Firemen failed to save the building and sparks from a switch engine caused several fires across blocks, driving residents to evacuate roofs and homes.
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Tracy
Bingham Bros
Mankato Alderman Sparks Mayor Row Over Street Plans
Alderman Geo Atchison denounces Mayor Andrews as autocratic likening him to the czar of Russia. The council quarrel centers on street improvements and control of the engineering department. The mayor warns of vetoes while the gallery cheers, signaling a protracted clash ahead.
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Andrews
Russia
Geo. Atchison
Mankato
Atchison
Osten
Board of Public Works
Atehison
Accus
State Board Adopts Tough Smallpox Vaccination Rules
At a St Paul state board of health meeting new smallpox regulations require vaccination within three days after exposure for those lacking evidence of prior vaccination or prior smallpox. Unvaccinated teachers and pupils must be excluded from school or classes for three weeks, with closures if noncompliant. Ill individuals must disinfect clothing and take a disinfecting bath before quarantine release.
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State Board of Health
St. Paul
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
Fireman Elliott Killed in Bridge Train Crash Near Cambria
A fireman named Arthur Elliott of Byron was killed when an extra eastbound freight train struck a bridge near Cambria early Monday morning. The body was mangled, and the exact cause remains unknown. The incident occurred as the train was light with four empties and a caboose. Elliott seemingly leaned from the platform and struck the bridge. Elliott, about thirty and single, died instantly. A Lutheran teachers conference will convene in St Paul this week with local attendees from the area universities and parochial schools.
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Arthur Elliott
Byron
New Ulm
Cambria
Mankato
Brooks
Elliot
Mr. Elliott
Elliott
Engineer Brooks
St. Paul
Sperling
Montgomery
Reuter
Blauert
Sievert
Muessing
Ida Sperling
Vomhof
Beussmann
Courtland
Mrs Leslie Carter in Du Barry at Mankato Friday
Mrs Leslie Carter appears in David Belasco’s Du Barry in Mankato on Friday May 1 with the greatest emotional actress status noted. The performance promises a premier Zara and Adres portrayal with Carter’s Du Barry praised as her best. Prices for the engagement range from 50 cents to $2 with reserved seats at Lamm’s drug store on May 11.
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Mankato
Leslie Carter
David Belasco
du Barry
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah
Zara
Adres
Mrs. Carter
Lamm’s
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Darfur
R. Golden
Milroy
Plath
Northwastern
Dodge Center
Klause
Broadway
Nicholas Spoo
Jos. Metzen
Milford
Order de Molay
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Masonic Hall
Christ
Maennerehor
C. G. Reim
H. N. Samsen
A. F. Reim
Prof. Reuter
NFW
H Herman Schlichting
Sibilla Custor
Brown County
Custor
Rodt
Germany
America
Chicago
John B. Castor
Jim
Mr. Castor
Mathilda Jahnke
Castor
Undisputed
Lianuza
Inter Qoean
Alderman Atchison
Northwestern Employe
ER Dui
Palmer
Paulmer
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Crone Bros
Mrs
Leslie Carterin“Du Barry
Mankato Theatre
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