Aviation Prize Fund Drive Prompts American Effort
A 1908 circular from the American Aviation Prize Fund committee urges subscriptions to back a $25,000 prize fund to accelerate aviation progress in the United States. Promoters cite Wright brothers’ advances and argue rapid backing will spur invention, with national prestige at stake and broad benefits to commerce and defense.
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Towns test direct vote on senatorial nomination plan
A distant primary test measures support for direct peoples vote on senatorial nomination. Polls show close results between Senator Alison and Governor Cummins. statewide tariff revision sentiment weighs in. Balloon from Quincy plots to New York lands in South Dakota. Wisconsin postmasters gain raises. Chicago event looms in two weeks.
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Various 1910s News Bits Include Personal Appointments and Oddities
A miscellany notes Dr AVItinm TR Smith near fifty years as Washington Botanical Garden superintendent, Grand Duchess Olga praising Americans, Milan funds for workers housing, a tobacco testing device used by university students, Milwaukee judges named as deans and lecturers, English Bible and Dickens popularity, a king offering his realm for sale with thirty wives, Malcom C. Douglas resigning as Mrs. Milwaukee Sentinel editor succeeded by Job Poppinow, and a remark that the man who amounts to the most took the least time.
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Marquette University
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Milwaukee Press Club
Georgia Gubernatorial Endorsement Battle Heats Up
Atlanta notes the heated race as Georgia votes loom for the governor’s endorsement amid Reconstruction backlash. Hoke Smith, swept into office two years ago on reform support, faces a pivotal contest with opposition across counties. The campaign trades rival claims as it nears Thursday's denouement.
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Governor Race Heats Over Railroad Regulation
Hoke Smith faces a pivotal primary battle as voters decide party nominees for governor. Joseph M. Brown of Marietta leads a strong opposition centered on railroad regulation, challenging Smith after Brown was dismissed from the railroad board. The争 lines split over regulation and the unusual political moment shakes the state.
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Fragmented Chronicle Briefs on Elections and Weather
A garbled report notes a medical congress, vivisection debate, and a U S Senate race with Cummins and Alkanans mentioned. It cites John Hays Hammond as a Republican vice presidential candidate prospect and Chanstermin carrying Oregon. Balloon Chicago drifted to earth after a rain storm near five. New Orleans is referenced amid scattered items.
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They Ham Tree at Grand Opera House Monday Evening
A reviewer notes the acting company’s vivid realism in Pictures That Talk while introducing 2% Mclntyre ae Heath presenting They Ham Tree at the Grand Opera House Monday evening. The piece praises the show and its appeal across venues.
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Fragmented Victorian dialogue from a station scene
A clipped dramatic passage depicts a station arrival and a tense exchange between characters named Norton Henry and Thade. Voices reference a train leaving and a failed plan, with emotional responses and a hint of romantic tension amid a crowd and a distant sermon context.
Disjointed Wisconsin News Mix Shows Local Crime and Social Tangles
Fragmentary Wisconsin items report a mayoral clash in Milwaukee and disparate incidents in Chippewa Falls Appleton Fond du Lac and La Crosse. Notes include a missing Waukesha farmer a murder-like poultry incident and a health board response to a rotting rooster display.
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Wisconsin political chatter stirs Wisconsin papers
A recap of Wisconsin political debate notes. Mentions Taft era factions La Follette Stephenson and opposition to steam in municipal affairs. References to rail stockholders, currency bill coverage, a Bristol creosote wood paving case, and a Lake Region state park idea.
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Bar Iron Price Cut Sparks Mixed Steel Market View
The Associated Press reports Cleveland manufacturers cut bar iron by 3 to 4 dollars per ton after a recent decline. Bar iron now sells at 27 dollars per ton, down from 30, with dealer sentiment split on whether the reduction will boost consumption or merely affect profits.
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Railway Officials Withheld Information Spark Debate
Fragmentary OCR notes show officials discussing railway use and withholding details. The garbled text references railway matters and skepticism about transparency, with unclear placement and attribution.
Diseases of Children Session At American Medical Assn Meet
Chicago June 13 Associated Press reports the American Medical Association held department meetings for the general session of delegates. Dr Edwin Grabant of Philadelphia lectured on the use of butter in feeding infants and the development of the infantile stomach. Dr English of Mípourn spoke on feeding and other papers were read.
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Denial Filed Against Union Oil Officers in Receivership Suit
Jacob Wallace stockholder asserts suit seeks 1,000,000 damages against Union Oil officers. President Crawford Hill denies charges and claims no reason for the suit. He says United Oil Company affairs have been run to the best of his ability for eight years. Standard Oil buys the company’s oils but there is no other business agreement with Standard Oil.
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Flood threat looms over St Louis riverfront levee
Report notes Misissippi River rising toward flood stage along St Louis Missouri with water encroaching on the levee near railway tracks. The item mentions imminent danger and crests, while unrelated medical ad copy and garbled lines appear in the same clipping.
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