New Ulm Review examines politics and rail woes from 1916
The New Ulm Review reports on editorials from the Mankato Free Press criticizing Pershing era polo remarks, plus Minneapolis reactions to the war effort and a harsh railway embargo. It notes Morrill's book success, travel plans, and the shifting stance of Wilson and Lansing on peace mediation. The piece details car shortages, demurrage rules, and railway delays affecting shippers in Minneapolis.
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Mankato Free Press
Pershing
Mexico
Samuel
Joe
Wisconsin Congressman Freer Opposes Public Buildings Bill
Congressman James A. Freer of Wisconsin spoke against the Public Buildings Bill in the lower house. He opposes the 35 million dollar appropriation, saying half funds go to small town government buildings and are often wasted. He supports meritorious projects but condemns promiscuous spending for political rewards, noting partisan bias in the debate.
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James A. Freer
Wisconsin
Congress
Free R
Freer
Mr. Freer
Wilson Refutes Mediation Claim Amid War Peace Push
President Wilson has not offered mediation but urged belligerents to discuss peace terms. The note seeks an early opportunity for each side to outline views on termination, guarantees against future conflict, and acceptable arrangements. Secretary Lansing warns the note may edge toward peace moves and provoke European misinterpretation.
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Wilson
United States
Robert Lansing
Wansing
Lloyd-George
Washington
Germany
Boston Stays Wet in Refutation of Prohibition Drive
Reedy's Mirror recalls Boston’s December 22 special election result that rejected the drys led by Billy Sunday. The piece decries prohibition as coercive morality, calls for regulation over abstinence, and urges churches to fight poverty instead of enforcing liquor bans. The editorial cautions against mob rule and predicts reform-minded policy over prohibition.
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Boston
Reedy's Mirror
Ita Rssue
Drys
Billy Sunday
United States
Diocletian
Queen Bess
Bloody Mary
Uncle Sam Is Kind On Sugar Dividend News
The Great Western Sugar Company declares a 42 percent stock dividend totaling 4 428 000 to common stockholders plus a 50 percent cash dividend this month. J Rex Allen of Western Federal Brokerage notes current common stock bids at 450 and asks at 475, while testimony from the Hardwick investigation cites tariff profits from repeal of the free sugar law as over 1 dollar per bag, projecting substantial yearly gains from this industry.
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Uncle Sam
Chicago
Great Western Sugar Company
J. Rex Allen
Western Federal Brokerage Company
Hardwick Investigation Committee
Sugar tariff debate frames profits against consumer cost
A fragment voices anger at continued sugar tariffs benefiting a favored few. It argues the sugar industry, led by companies like Great Western Sugar, profits from a world's calamity and raises living costs as domestic supply covers about 65 percent of consumption while prices rise 10 percent. The speaker mocks Uncle Sam and urges reform to curb alleged dishonest profits.
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Sam
Great Western Sugar Company
Metropolitan papers waste print not needed says country press
A Minnesota excerpt argues major city dailies waste one third of Sunday papers while country papers struggle with high prices and shortages. It calls for reducing metropolitan editions to actual needs and notes big papers pay roughly half the price for paper compared to rural papers.
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St. Paul
Twin Cities
Pioneer Press
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Tteir Metropolitan Brothers
Editors' Brain Throbs in Flour City Newsroom Spillover
A patchwork of satirical quotes from Minnesota papers comments on crime, police orders, war brides, trust busting, peace, carnival promotion, dental prices, railway postal shake ups, and a proposed county agent election in Murray County. The clippings reflect regional opinions and editorial tones about public affairs and social issues of the era.
Mail Service Struggles Amid Winter Rush In 1900s
The post office reports a Christmas rush and cold weather delaying trains, but staff cared for patrons well. The Martin County Independent in Fairmont will move from semi weekly to tri weekly on January 15, keeping the $24 yearly subscription. Milk prices rose in Minneapolis, causing demand dips before prices returned. turkey prices at Thanksgiving mirrored harsh market lessons as merchants faced unsold stock and customer pushback.
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Post Office
Martin County
Fairmont
Minneapolis
Value of good roads boosts land values across Minnesota
The Winn Leoapolis Tribune reports that good roads raise land values and rents, citing an economic survey from eight counties between 1910 and 1915. In areas within one mile of improved roads, increases ranged from 25 to 194 percent, with farms rising from 13s to over 100 percent in some cases, and average farm value per acre increasing from 17.21 to 28.26 after road improvements. The piece notes not all gains stem from roads, but salability rose, and federal aid remains limited. local effort is essential for Minnesota’s road program.
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Office of Good Roads and Rural Engineering
Washington
Minnesota
Winnneapolis Tribune
Rural Carrier Examinations in Sibley County Minnesota
The Civil Service Commission announces a rural carrier examination for Sibley County to be held in Saint Peter at 10 30 A M and New Ulm at 9 20 A M on January 13 1917. Open to male citizens domiciled in the county post offices Gaylord Henderson and other routes may be assigned. Applications on Form No 1977 obtainable from local offices or Washington and should be sent to Washington promptly.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Sibley
Minnesota
Saint Peter
New Ulm
Gaylord
Henderson
Turel
Washington, D. C
Commission
Washington
Mysterious Key Quest Sparks Local Action
No digging for the Mysterious Key. Laverne plans to profit from New Ulm experience and build a municipal heating plant. Keights of Pythias lodge in Wadens provided a Christmas tree for the town youngsters. Christmas night 4. M. Peterson of St. Peter recently received 3500 from the government for the land where St. Peter’s new post office will be located. The trial of Martin Wieman for the Arlington wife murder last July is underway in Sibley County District Court at Gaylord after his Brown County jail stay.
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Laverne
Ulm
Keights of
Pythias
Wadens
M. Peterson
St. Peter
St. Peter’s
Martin Wieman
Arlington
District Court
Sibley County
Gaylord
Wieman
Brown County
Education in 1916 United States Shows Large Attendance and Women as Teachers
The United States Bureau of Education reports about 23.5 million people attended some form of schooling in 1916, roughly 24 percent of the population, with higher attendance by nations like Britain and Germany but less regularity and shorter years. Public kinder and elementary enrollment rose, high schools reached 2.5 million across 14,000 schools, and women teachers outnumber men by a wide margin though salaries vary by region. Expenditures approach a billion dollars, with detailed state by state spending and gifts to education totaling over 31 million in 1914.
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United States
East
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
Mississippi
California
New York
North Central States
Pennsylvania
Tllinois
Ohio
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Vermont
Delaware
Wyoming
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
North Dakota
Montana
Arizona
Washington
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Educational Movements and Practical Focus in Education
A report notes most new contributions are in practice rather than theory. It cites a clearer vision of educational aims, widespread surveys, and the use of scientific measurements. The health movement gains momentum from preparedness and military training demands.
Rural education as public concern and finance issue
Rural education has drawn growing public interest beyond professionals, becoming an administration and financing problem rather than promotion. Vocational education advances slowly but steadily, offering the best guarantee of permanence.
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Ing
Work of County Agent in North and West Areas
The Weekly News Letter reports on the Office of Extension Work progress including better organization and project systems, stronger farmer involvement, and expansion of farm women’s programs. Demonstration yields rose for corn 12.8 bushels per acre, wheat 8.4, oats 11.7, alfalfa was introduced, and many registered animals moved to improve breeding. Over 143 county associations and 90 livestock groups formed, 142 hog cholera controls established, more than 200,000 hogs vaccinated, and farmer cooperatives and marketing exchanges created to cut costs and boost efficiency.
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United States Agricultural Department
States Relations Service
Department
Cheaper Woolens May Vanish With Australia Supply
New York importer 4 F Douglass warns that Britain has contracted all Australian wool and now calls on New Zealand for full output. He predicts prices could jump and a suit may cost 50 dollars instead of 25 as US wool imports rise to meet demand. Domestic prices depend on manufactured costs and consumer retrenchment.
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4. F. Douglass
New York
England
Australia
New Zealand
Mr. Douglass
United States
South Sea
St Paul Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Marriage Licenses Reported in Cottonwood Area
Meinhard Werner of Cottonwood County and Sophia Jeske are issued a marriage license. Frederick Bathem listed with Watonwan connections. Attention to additional names Hannah Lée and Waton’ erick Bathem appears in the record fragment.
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Meinhard Werner
Cottonwood County
Sophia Jeske
Cottonwood
Frederick Bathem
Waton'erick Bathem
Watonwan
Hannah Lée
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Morrill
Lansing
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Northern Pacific
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Minneapolis Tribune
Railway and Warehouse Commission
Mill City
Blue Earth County Enterprise
Pesce
Trac» Herald
Mankulo Ledger
State of
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Twine Trust
Martin County Sentinel
le Sueur News
Waseca Herald
Minneapolis Journal
Murray County
Lake Wilson Pilot
Rural Carrier Examinations
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