Burnquist ousts New Ulm officials over antiwar meeting
Governor Burnquist removes Mayor Fritsche and City Attorney Pfaender of New Ulm for malfeasance tied to the July 25 meeting. Albert Pfaender cited for disloyal speeches and opposition to the draft. City Auditor Vogel reinstated after serving in the war. Behnke becomes Acting Mayor amid council action.
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Gageedik Burnquist
Dr. L
Albert Pfaender
City of New Ulm
City of
New Ulm
Louis G. Vogel
Brown County
Gov
Burnquist
William Backer
Fred Behnke
Behnke
H. D Beuremann
Fritsche
Pfaender
Mueller
Vogel
New New Ulm
Friteche and
Save
Minjot
America
Europe
United States
Dr. Fritsche
Gibbon
Hamburg
Wall Street
National Guard
Altho
Camp Dodge Readies Next Recruits After Southward Dispatch
Thousands of recruits have departed Camp Dodge for Cantonments in the south, leaving perhaps 10,000 to 12,000 behind. Barracks are cleaned, straw replaced, and uniforms issued as about 25,000 men are expected in the next draft. An abandoned pioneer barn near the government trail with walnut joinery and no nails illustrates early frontier construction. A dramatic parade moment shows a “down and outer” soldier finding respect among bankers, lawyers, and professors, changing his view of self.
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Camp
Pike
Little Rock
Ark
Bags
Fort Des Moines
Fort Dodge
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Des Moines
Government Trail
Longmore
Burnquist
Minnesota
Harding
Iowa
Army
Commercial Club Names Committees and Opposes City Hall Site
Chas A Stolz newly elected Commercial Club President presided at the Monday meeting. He praised the outgoing leader and the club's past work, urged continued effort to improve New Ulm, and noted plans to oppose the City Hall site with a committee to present the protest to the City Council.
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Chas. “A. Stolz
Commercial Club
Club Tooms
G. A. Ottomeyer
New Ulm
F. W. Johnson
Vogtel
J. A. Ochs
Ottomeyer
Liesch
Poultry Men To Organize In Sleepy Eye Meeting
Poultry breeders of the city plan to join the Brown County Poultry Association formed at Sleepy Eye. A meeting is set for tonight at Vedder's Barber Shop at 7 30 P M. The new association aims to secure state backing for poultry shows with premiums reimbursed up to 400 dollars. The first annual show is scheduled for Sleepy Eye January 18 19 20 and 21, with future shows rotating among New Ulm Sleepy Eye and Springfield.
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Brown County Poultry Association
Sleepy Eye
Vedder
Altho
Smalley Hotel
A. Berkner
Thomas Mason
Henry Teitschuh
Joseph Karl
New Ulm
Poultry Association
Springfield
Henry Vedder
Minneapolis council backs union in streetcar row
Amid a tense public gathering on a Minneapolis city council special meeting, a 24 to 1 vote endorsed a resolution urging the National Council of Defense to order the street railway company to reinstate workers dismissed for not removing their union emblems. The move signals a broad union support during wartime tensions and warns of a potential general strike.
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Twin Cities
Minne ‘Apolis
Traction Company
State Public Safety Commission
Trades & Labor
Embly
Minneapolis
Council of National Defense
Street Railway Company
Minnesota Public Safety Commission
The
and Labor Assembly
Bastis
Lynn Thompson
It Board
Comesp Sabie Stags Stena
G. Robb
Minneapolis Street Railway Company
Public Safety Commission of
Minnesota
National Council of Defense
Alderitn Kean
Krook Elected City Council President After Behnke Becomes Mayor
Louis B. Krook was selected president of the city council at a special Monday night meeting to fill the vacancy left by Behnke who ascended to the mayoralty.
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Louis B. Krook
Behnke
Blisworth Campaign Stirs as Ellsworth Faces Battle
Twin City deposters claim Franklin F Ellsworth will endure a stiff race for reelection. Haycraft of Fairmont pledges not to interfere while Ellsworth supporters press for a decisive war stance. Pioneer Press speculates Ellsworth may abandon hopes for Nelson seat, while Davis is expected to clash on war policy. Voters poised for election day choices.
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Twin City
Franklin F. Eileworth
Suifi Haycraft
Fairmont
Mankato
Haycraft
Ellsworth
Pioneer Press
Nelson
Senate
America
Davis
Sleepy Eye Rejoices Over Opening of the Big Mill
Sleepy Eye celebrates the imminent reopening of a large flouring mill shut for 20 months. Promoters expect wheels turning by the 15th with a large workforce. Managers and chemists hail from Kansas, with local hires anticipated. offices sit on the Berknet Building's second floor as plans unfold for workers to move from Kansas to Minnesota.
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Sleepy Eye
Kansas
G. W. Marillet
Richard Schwartz
Berknet
Oa Comiars. Gre
Bonis
Minnesote
Soldiers and Sailors Share War Duties on Leave
Two of New Ulm's military men Lieut Elmer Cordes and Assistant Paymaster Jos Wheeler returned home on short furloughs. Cordes, back from Camp Dodge, recalled Mexican border service and training at Fort Snelling, noting quotas and transfers that complicate staffing. Wheeler, formerly on the U S S North Dakota, described naval pay duties and the shift of negro recruits to northern camps, foreseeing active service ahead as he awaits assignment aboard a ship.
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New Ulem
Elmer Cordes
Wheeler
Camp Dodge
Cordes
Fort Snelling
Fort Dodge
Camp Pike
Elmer
Cleritemes
Lieut
Gil-thete
North
Jos. Wheeler
College of Chicago
North Dakota
Naval Pay Officers School
Washington, D. C
Army
Navy
United States
Christmas Cantata in Preparation at Congregational Church
Members of the Congregational Church prepare a Christmas Cantata to be presented December 16 replacing the morning service. Directed by Mrs Schrammel wife of the high school principal. Some participants may be absent at Christmas time.
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Congregational Church
Schrammel
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