Panama Canal Progress Report From The Northwestern Era
The article reviews five years of Panama Canal work since U S possession, noting initial delays and later gains. It cites dirt excavation totals by year, projections of future removal, and engineers changes, with estimates of remaining work and the potential pace toward completion.
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Panama
United States
Panama Canal
Culebra
Uuay
Belo
Fucreaue
A& Tie
Tmenth
Utne
Baals
Wisconsin Legislature Faces Internal Strife and Deadlock
The piece condemns factional plotting within Wisconsin's legislature as it contends the senate and assembly push for special committees and delayed action. It warns the public that infighting damages Republican prospects and calls for an end to petty maneuvers before the next session.
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Widslature
Wisconsin
State Senate
Senate
Rosbra
Bperleer Thurcraft
Madigan
Republcan
Wayne
What Is Whisky A Rumor Fueled By Legal Seesaw
An official report discusses whisky definitions under the pure food law. The solicitor general asserts whisky remains whisky even when adulterated or colored, complicating labeling and enforcement. The piece also notes public incidents in New York and comments on policing and graft while poking at weather and sports quips.
Navy regulates midshipman marriages after graduation
The navy rules forbid midshipmen from marrying within two years of graduation. Critics cite low pay and temptations to supplement income. Three ’19 graduates allegedly sought permission after graduating. if true, it shows respect for authority. The issue sparks debate on discipline and policy. Taft curbs Alaska trip. MacVeagh notes president will have last say on tariff. Kentucky papers supply fresh news regardless of others.
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Navy Department
Lim
Munti
Blake
Toa
Order
Elsa
Secretary of the Navy
Annapolis
Taft
Alaska
Owever
MacVeagh
Lane's Family Medicine promises rapid relief from digestion issues
An old classified style ad touts Lane's Family Medicine as removing stomach distress constipation headaches and backaches quickly. It urges readers to obtain a pack from druggists or dealers, claiming immediate improvement and satisfaction.
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Lane
Pay Doctors Monthly Plan Attracts Medical Advocates In Atlanta
Prominent physicians at the American Academy of Medicine session in Atlanta push monthly physician retainers. They argue this acts as insurance against bills, providing constant access, reducing delaying care, and easing family finances while offering doctors a steady income. Other notes comment on burglar arrests, Wall Street investments, whisky labeling, Madison summer plans, baseball rainouts, balloon races, and lenient state legislature relations.
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American Academy of Medicine
Seswion
Atlanta City
How to Tell If a Skin Ailment Signals a Serious Disorder
An old edition advises using pure opium offered by B A Horns or a druggist to test skin conditions. Apply a 50 cent dose of possam to observe if symptoms clear in days, claiming cures for eczema acne herpes blotches and other surface skin afflictions. It also notes Emergency Laboratories in New York can mail a free supply for quick relief.
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B. A. Horn
West Twenty-fifth Street
New York
Charley Gunther Retires After Forty One Years in Trade
The Chicago tandy man Charley FP Gunther retires after a forty one year career. The article notes various brief items on taxes, wireless experiments, legal damages, and European politics. It mentions a wireless link from the Eiffel Tower to Glace Bay, Canada, a potential use of Philadelphia City Hall tower for wireless telegraphy, and other topics.
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Charley FP. Gunther
Chicago
Tolland
Eiffel Tower
Glace Bay
Canada
Philadelphia City Hall
Muntel
New York Supreme Court
Germany
England
Allen
Ireland
Alaska
Lord Northcliff
Alfred Warmsworth
London Daily Mall
Miscellaneous World Notes and Tragedies From Early Reports
A Paris millionaire merchant left $5,000 to his clerks. Mayor McClellan of New York reconsidered amid charges against Inspector Binghim. The senate revived the Dingley cotton tariff. the house rate may prevail in conference. Lina Schoonmatter, eighteen, of Kingston, was crushed to death by an elevator in New York. Rabies quarantine covers 25 Pennsylvania areas. Reports say Democrats capitalize on GOP tariff delays. Mrs. Elizabeth Sharp of Salem shot her mentally weak son and then killed herself. President Taft commuted a Russian’s death sentence to life imprisonment in Alaska. A theater incident inspired a boy to reenact a hanging on screen. Six-year-old Gideon Williams lay critically ill in Atlanta after a crowd photo incident. Brigadier General Fred Funston fought a burglar at Leavenworth. William Willette was found dead after a quarrel, suspected suicide by poison. In New York a fight on a roof left Thomas Smith wounded and John McNally beaten as others intervened.
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A. Chauchard
Paris
McClellan
New York
Binghim
Senate
Lina Schoonmatter
Kingston
New York City
Pennsylvania
Washington
Elizabeth Sharp
Salem
Taft
Ufe
Perovich
Fairbanks
Alaska
Gidard Willtima
Atlanta
Fred Funston
Leavenworth
Kaw
Wiliam Willette
Wartford
Allveramith
Fiest
Thomas Smith
John McNally
How to Patch a Canoe
Guidance for repairing cracks in canoes with varnish patches and silk or patch covers. If temporary repairs are needed on a trip use spruce gum heated with grease, then apply over the crack to keep it flexible.
Unusual Medicine Offer Promises Refund At Horn Store
E A Horn promotes Dr Howard's specific for curing constipation dyspepsia with a half price introductory sale. The Dr Howard Company backs a money back guarantee, selling fully fifty cent bottles for 25 cents, with sixty doses per vial and portable packaging.
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E. A. Horn
Northwestern
Dr. Howard
Humorous Fragments from London Ti-Bits Mixes Advice and Wit
The clipped notes present a collage of jokes and quips from a London Ti-Bits style page. Voices mock suffragette wages debates, family scenes, a boy with a donkey offering a ride, and a banker’s daughter contemplating a life companion. A miner and boot repair tale closes the gag line.
Night in the Wood Poem by W. H. Hayne
A fragment from Scribner features a nocturnal woodland scene. Birds are quiet as a whippoorwill sings for vengeance while a somber owl broods, the setting shaded by a pale sunset and dreamlike blue-tinged night.
Wisconsin State News Briefs Report Tragedies and Local Events
Roy Emerson’s six year old son dies from vaccination effects near New Richmond. Higbee La Crosse attorney to succeed late Judge Wrath Charles Hall. Otto Berg of Fond du Lac drowns after stroke while fishing at Calumet Harbor. John Kron’s wife dies after shooting incident near Darien. Verstrate-Fife Company carries eighty percent insured loss after January fire. Tug Emity burned at Ellison Bay. crew survives. Herman Karlowski beaten in Sheboygan fight. two Greeks suspected. Dr. G P. Schnetzke acquitted of gun threat at Ettrh Lake over interurban rail issue. William Kersell injured at Marathon City mill. arm torn, legs broken. Mrs Joseph Weeks Babcock thanks governor after death of husband. Copper wire theft from Southern Wisconsin Power line near Kilbourn to Mt Waukee. Horicon marsh duck hunting area discussed for dam to form a large lake. A R Boerner postmaster of Cedarburg dies at fifty one. prominent Ozaukee businessman. Armenian John Jacobs dies after 70 foot fall at Racing Manufacturing. wife and children in Europe.
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Roy
Martin Emerson
Deer Park
New Richmond
Higbee
la Crosse
Davidson Bhreuit
Wrath Charles Hall
Geonto
Assembly
Green Bay
Calumet Harbor
Otto Berg
Fond du Lac
John Kron
Darien
Verstrate-Fife Company
Burlington
Emity
Ellison Bay
Herman Karlowski
Sheboygan
G P. Schnetzke
Etkhart Lake
Jacob Scuester
William Kersell
Menzer
Marathon City
Joseph Weeks Babcock
Southern Wisconsin Power Company
Kilbourn
Mt. Waukee
Hilo
Portage
Horicon Marsh
United States
Horicon
A. R. Boerner
Cedarburg
Ozaukee County
Boerner Brothers’ Company
Five Corners’ Creamery Company
Gilson Manufacturing Company
Port Washington
Racing Manufacturing Company
John Jacobs
Ite
America
Europe
Wildfire at Grand Opera House stars Tillian Russell
Tillian Russell appears in the racing comedy Wildfire at the Grand Opera House on Wednesday. The show, written by George Broadhurst and George Hobart, follows a widow who must expose a crooked racing setup while maintaining her identity. It ran long at the Liberty Theater New York with Russell acclaimed.
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Tillian Russell
Grand Opera House
Joseph Hrooka
George Broadhurst
George
Hobart
Liberty Theater
New York
Misa Russell
Tnek
Will Archie
Thurston Hill
Sydney Booth
Joseph Tuohy
Gilbert Douglas
Franklin Roberts
Birnes J .Truex
J. Hayes Hunter
Ellen Mortimer
Mary Elizsbeth Forbes
Annie Buckley
Bauman’s
Sherman Brown Stock Company
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Arthur Wing Pinero
Daniel Frohman
Charles Frehman
John Drew
Margaretlington
Wlington
Kyrle Bellew
Thief
Adelaide Keim
Miss Keim
Qualiy
Guy Johnson
Bijou
Anna Y Woodward
Actress Prefers Home Life Over Stage in Divorce Bid
Margaret Tilington, wife of Daniel Frohman, seeks a six months residence rule to file suit for divorce. She says she loathes the stage and longs for domestic felicity, preferring to be a wife at home darning her husband’s socks. Frohman is described as devoted to theater.
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Rend
Nev
Daniel Frohman
Margaret Tilington
Frohman
Vaudeville bill features skilled pianist and singer
The program showcases a top vaudeville entertainer who excels as both pianist and vocalist. Patton and his company close the bill before the feature films, then present a comedy playlet titled Mister Stranger written by Oliver White, praised for its fresh plot and surprising finale.
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Gokdwin Patton
Moving Pictures
Mister Stranger
Oliver White
Markham
Nonsense chatter across Wisconsin papers on politics and society
Digest of editorial quips and opinions from multiple papers. Jabs at politicians like La Follette and Quakies, remarks on fires and balloons, jokes about milk and beer, plus a note on a mood twine binder plant and reformatory paper supply. Ends with a satirical line on state beer for all.
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Attis
Green Bay Ganette
Green Bay Reformatory
Stanley Republican
Central Park In A. TD 1980 A Harpers Weekly Poem
A poem reflects on Central Park as it becomes a space for art and politics. It mentions an academy of arts of politics built by Richard Croker Hicks, the Clyie Riding School, and a City Brotherhood. The piece contrasts past trees and birds with modern urban development and urban uplift through artistry.
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Central Park
A. TD
Tom Py
Academy of the “Arts of Politics
Richard Croker Hicks
Tammany
Clyie
Woot
Thosa
Packing linen strips for travel and storage tips
The article offers quick methods to prepare linen strips and accessories for travel. It describes color coded bind strips with tape hems, folding linen waistbands, storing stockings belts veils, and labeling cases for easy access on arrival. It also notes a raid at dental offices in Tomah and Courts with golf equipment stolen.
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Delmester
Tomah
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Stampe
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Whirowain Telephone Company
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Middipmen
la Follette
Bu Tauch
Tne
Kentucky
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Wallstreet
Wall Street
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Ecoema
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Ferg
London
Ted
Sita
Wiliam HH. Hayne
Scribnen
State News
Nowsparers
Tll
Madigon Democrat
Japan
Madigan Journal
Fond du Lac Commonwealth
Quakies
Beloit Free Press
Wausau Record-Herald
la Folletts
Milwaukes Journal
Milwaukes Sentinel
United States Senate
Antigo Journal
Racine Journal
Janesville Gasette
Harper's Weekly
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