Vogel Beats Editor Erickson In Courthouse Altercation
County Auditor Louis G. Vogel clashed with Springfield Free Press publisher Aug G. Erickson in the courthouse on Lincoln's Birthday eve. After a preliminary hearing for assault and battery, Vogel faces a Friday court date with bail set at 100 dollars amid widespread community support for the auditor and offers to cover his bail.
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J. J. Ray
Springfield
Vogel
Justice Court
Free Press
J. B. Christiansen
Alfred W. Mueller
Yu the Bay
Schuck Farm Sold To Ramsen Iowa Buyer For 210 Per Acre
Wm P Schuck sells farm south of city on Cottonwood river known as old Jacob Brust farm to Nick Thill of Ramsen Iowa for 210 dollars per acre. The 146.60 acre property will transfer March 1. A public auction of the dairy herd and personal effects is planned on the farm on March 2 with posters to provide details. Miss Olga Mayer returns to New Prague as high school principal after recovering from influenza.
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Wm. P. Schuck
Cottonwood
Nick, 'Thill
Ramsen
Iowa
Jacob Brust
Schuck
Olga Mayer
New Prague
Faithful Worker Celebrates Forty Years at local store
The community honors Christ Sprenger for forty years of service at Theo Crone’s general store later Crone Bros. He began in the dry goods department on February 17, 1887 and rose to head that division. Sprenger, born at sea, has deep roots in New Ulm and Cottonwood township, with a long career in farming and retail.
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New Ulm
Crone Bros
Christ. Sprenger
Theo. Crone
Sprenger
Crane Bros.” General Store
Mr. Sprenger
Cottonwood Township
St. Peter
Delaware County
Towa
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Austria
Behnke Bros
Theo. Crone, Sr
Lansing Resigns Secretary Post at White House Clash
Secretary of State Robert Lansing resigns after a public feud with President Wilson over Cabinet meetings during the president’s illness. The dispute centers on Lansing’s authority, with Wilson stating disappointment in Lansing’s letter about cabinet meetings. The resignation follows months of friction dating to the Paris peace conference and Mexican policy incidents.
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Robert Lansing
Wilson
Washington
Lansing
White House
Jong
Paris
Mexico
Cabnet
State Department
Polk
Langing
Frank L. Polk
Jenkins
Carranza
United States
Puebla
Spreme
Minnesota to aid German starving children movement
Former Governor John Lind and other Minnesota leaders launched a statewide drive under the American Friends Service Committee to fund relief for undernourished German children. Hoover proposed the effort in 1919, with German cooperation, food and clothing distribution supervised to prevent fund diversion, and a United States purchasing agent coordinating.
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Minnesota
Germany
American Friends Service Committee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Young Men’s Christian Association
Herbert Hoover
Friends Committee
Hoover
Purdy
John Lind
Lind
Notable Titles of Fireworks Pieces in Early 20th Century Fair
An array of notable titles appears in the fair program, including Fountain of Venus Niagara Falls Liberty Bree John Barleycorn in 1920 Bombardment of Verdun and The World in Rotation. These pieces reflect the era's thematic scope and creative naming trends at public exhibitions.
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Niagara Falls
Bree
John Barleycorn
Verdun
Vogel 10 Enter State Politics For Secretary of State Bid
County Auditor Louis G. Vogel of Brown county announces a Republican bid for Secretary of State to follow Julius A. Schmahl, amid strong local support. Vogel, a 24 year Brown county auditor, lauds his record, military service and loyalty, and supporters predict a good chance at the nomination and November election.
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Louis G. Vogel
Brown County
Julius A. Schmahl
Vogel
United States
Minnesota National Guard
Allied note shifts stance on ex-Kaiser extradition
The Hague reports allies back a plan to intern the ex-Kaiser rather than render him for trial and suggest sending him to an island in the Dutch East Indies. A Paris dispatch notes Germany could try war guilt in her own courts if desired, with no objection from allies. Springfield Advance hardship follows editor Mahler’s absence due to a nephew’s death, influenza illness in the Eng lish household, and ailing wife and infant.
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Holland
Dutch East Indies
Hague
Germany
Paris
Springfield
W. F. Mahler
le Sueur
E.E. English
Intertype
Atance
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L. G. Vogel
Sleepy Eye
Schuck Farm
Christ Sprenger
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Coriel
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Chicago Company
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