New Ulm Notes New Year Events and Social Rounds
Special correspondence from New Ulm reports a festive season with numerous visits among locals. A masquerade ball is set for January 11 1902 at Essig Hall under Milford Brass Band sponsorship, inviting broad local attendance. Several families and business figures are noted traveling, visiting, or hosting gatherings, with reports of holiday travel and community happenings.
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Dee
Essig Hall
Milford Brass Band
Springfield News Briefs From The Advance
Springfield notes from The Advance report Frick J. Stefield travels to Chicago and southeastern Wisconsin for the holidays. J. C. Leahey drives Dr. Rothenburg to Collen. a stove on the road caused a minor collision. A. C. Ochs gifts a polished steel paper knife engraved Compliments of A. C. Ochs. A Santa helper at Newdall's hall suffers facial and hand burns from candle flames. Rev Augustine Wirth C. S. B. dies after a period of dropsy, with last rites and prayers observed.
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Springfield
Frick J. Stefield
Chicago
Wisconsin
J. C. Leahey Wus
Dr. Rotheoburg
Collen
A. C. Ochi
Lisa
A. C. Ochs
Springfield Brick Yards
Minn
Newdall
Cobden
Fred Schutt
Santa Claus
Rothenburg
Augustine Wirth
Vigil by bedside of the dying priest
Vigil by the bedside of the dying priest included Reverends Havorka Leuthner and Sma lien. Five Sisters of St Francis and seven other friends were present from Lafayette. Galaxy of local names mention visits and Christmas travel, with social notes on a dance, church festival, and Uncle Tom’s Cabin promotions in Winthrop.
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Havorka
Leuthner
Smalien
St Francis
Sleepy Eye Gossip Highlights Local Movements
Mr and Mrs Geo F Carroll of Lambert spent Christmas with L A Glatigny and H A DeVaux as they discuss purchasing Toomey residence on North Sixth Street. Miss Beasie Reehr of Minneapolis visits Sleepy Eye. Herman Flemming of Vyncy vacations with Sleepy Eye friends and is a Freshman Pharmacist at The State D. Gust Stromberg rents Arveson property on North Sixth Street and will reside there. his wife visits Courtland. George W Somerville received six cans of Luss and crosses from St Paul hatchery, released in Cottonwood waters to change the season’s luck. Relatives gather at A U Von Hagen’s with Meliig, Edog and Kirk Burnside, Eva Bowen, Arthur Bowen, John White and daughters Vern and Blossom White. C Salkowske of Salkowake Glotzbash Clausen plans a Southern California trip for January 16 with wife.
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Herman Flemming
Vyncy
Gust Stromberg
Arveson
North Sixth Street
Mr. Stromberg
Courtland
Sop
Geo. W. Somerville
St. Paul
Chelsherman
A. U. von Hagen
Meliig
Edog
Kirk Burnside
Eva Bowen
Minneapolis
Arthur Bowen
Chicago
John Whites
Vern
Blossom
White
Mankato
C. Salkowske
Salkowake, Glotzbash & Clausen
California
Los Angeles
Silkowske
Golden Gate State
Primary Election Law Signals New Direct Voting System
The new primary law abolishes caucuses conventions and delegates, replacing them with direct majority voting for officials. Candidates file affidavits with a ten dollar fee in single counties or twenty dollars with the secretary of state for multi county offices. Defeated candidates are excluded from the final ballot. The primary is held on the seventh Tuesday before the general election.
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Secretary of State
New Election Law Aims At People Control
A brief note on a new creation law describes it as an experiment by the Republican party to let the people shape candidate selection. The law, printed as a book of primary and general election provisions, seeks to empower voters before ballots. The piece notes the law’s aim to curb political influence and place control in citizens’ hands.
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Rsa Ani
Ste
Republican Party
Marshall News ‘Messenger
Midwest extension plan eyed from Fond du Lac
An Evening Wisconsin special reports Fond de Lac Wisconsin detailing Chicago and North Western Railway plans to start work next spring on extending the line from Princeton toward Elroggia town about 40 miles west. The report mentions a fatal shooting in Orrell West Virginia as an arrest attempt ends with Michael West, a Norfolk and Western engineer, killed by a deputy.
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Briend Road
Milwaukee
Fond de Lac
Wisneys
Chicago &Northwestern Railway Company
Frinceton
Elroggia
Princeton
Orrell. W. Va
Michael West
Norfolk d& Western
William Freeman
West
Shaw to head the Treasury while Wilson stays at Agriculture
Washington reports Gov Leslie Shaw of Iowa will be appointed secretary of the treasury to succeed Lyman Gage. Secretary Wilson remains in charge of agriculture. Transfer timing depends on mutual convenience, possibly mid January. Shaw, a lawyer and banker, is praised as a strong financier and widely supported by Iowans.
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Shaw
Wilson
Des Moines
Gov. Shaw
Iowa
Lyman J. Gage
Secretary of
the Treasury
Washington
Leslie M. Shaw
Laws
Secretary of the Treasury
Gage
Gov
Allison
Treasury Department
Cummins
Towa
Fama Jim" Wilson
Senate
Henderson
Crane
Gov. Crane
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
White House
Senator Lodge
Boston
Letters From John Brown Prisoners Unearthed In Rubbish Lot
The fate library yields two types of letters related to John Brown including messages to Brown and prisoners from the north. Some letters are signed by initials and mostly from New England Ohio and Indiana. Elizabeth Brown letters are sweet yet unaware of the fate. A supposed Brown diary in a capitol roof is doubtful.
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Fate
John Brown
Vir- Ginis
Brown
Benid Leters
New England
Ohio
Indiana
Elizabeth
Andrew Hunter
Gov
Wise
Capitol
New Fifth Avenue Hotel Planned With Million Dollar Sparkle
A prominent syndicate plans a grand hotel at Fifth Avenue and Forty fourth Street in New York. Advertised as the most beautiful and complete on the continent, it will be built near Delmonico's and Sherry's with up to date appliances and a cost rumored to run into millions. The venture emphasizes lavish spend without a fixed price yet.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Forty-fourth Street
Delmonico's
Sherry’s
New York Hotel Proposed by Dr William Seward Webb
Yorkers, headed by Dr William Sew ard Webb, son-in-law of the late William H Vanderbilt, propose a 90 by 150 foot Fifth Avenue and Forty-fourth Street site for a new hotel estate. The plan foresees a skyscraper with at least 400 rooms, a picturesque base with loggias balconies and gables, possibly the tallest in New York, with onyx mosaic and marble in the main hall and lavish private dining and banquet rooms.
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New York
Algor
War on Women Journalists in London Press
London Chronicle staff men demand pay cuts for women writers causing a wave of similar threats elsewhere. The push targets American women as bright contributors while editors fear a broader purge. a panic grips journalism as the industry eyes reduced roles and potential dismissals.
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London
Metropolitan Daily Press
London Chronicle
Daily
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NEW Ulm Review
Essig and Milford
H. Behhoeder
O Christiana
Senforti
Tony and
Christ Schmite
Fred Guetschow
Benforth
J.toberer
Emil Mueller
New Ulm
Martin Muller
Exsig Bow
Mr. J. Reardon
Searles
Sreanandenre
A. C
Iowa and Minnesot Land and Townsite
Werner
Werner Bros
Lamberton
Fr. J. Werner
M. C. Werner
Waseea
H. W. Wendland
New
Hanska
The
Herald
T. V. Anderson
H. F. Meese
Wmn. Unske
August Botehe
Roock
Emerson Lake
School Lake
MW. A
Hansoa
C. C. Thorson
New Us
LE. Chambard
Lafayette
Rd W. Gag
Bembme
University
Geo
Martin.Gustafson
Gibbon
Rover
Clear Lake
Sheriff McMillan
St. Peter
Attorney Eckstein
Frank Guggisberg
Klosaner
Axel Glaon
Hopkins
Mr. Olaon
Andrew Gobbrech
New Ulma
Ida Abrahamson
G. J
Winthrop
Jos. Hasker
Jos. Hatelka
Bessie Oleon
Uncle Tom
Sleepy Eye
God
Geo. F. Carroll
L. A. Glatigny
H. A. DeVaux
Toomey
Beasie Reehr
L. M. Olsen
Harrieburg
DirLomaric Gawe
An Haverne
Senator Beveridge
Saturday Evening Post
Manchuria
Bevator Beveridge
Philadelphia
Beveridge
Philppine
Europe
Siberia
Manchurian
Mr. Beveride
Jan
Tella
Russia
England
France
Japan
China
Hilden
JieWitt
de Witt
Jane
James Mack
N. Webster
Ind
Eugene AL Pfefferle
Martin
County
Madelin
D. G. D'Evelyn
State Central Committee
Wichita
Democratic State Committee
Seattle
Wash
North Pacific
Clallam Bay
Aelvetion
Towans
Agritulture
Gov. Crame
Progreso
Goy. Selaw
Joer Brown Papers
Rees
New York City
WAR ON
Odessa
London Times
New York Times
Cress Novosti
Saya
Mars Te Pointe
Calyforum
Andeen
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Ager
Burlington
Globe
Tatlaemasin
Paesez
Denha Neb
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