Secretary Wilson May Leave Cabinet This Year
The Daily Northwestern discusses a Washington report that Secretary James Wilson of Agriculture may retire from the cabinet at year’s end. It notes support from colleagues, potential successors, and the impact on farm policy amid strong praise for Wilson’s tenure and the department’s progress under his leadership.
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Washington
James Wilson
Toews
McKinley
Mgr
Charles F. Scntt
House of Regeives
Beran Kineas
Althowgh
Omaunie
Yotian
Tiave
Fine
Che
Mer. Wilson Hais
Chinege
Agricul
Credit Hing
Wgcicultural
Hin
Apgvienamel Departaivat
Serviers al Thi
Secresary
Wilker Thais Khowtt
Johlohy
Tia Ward
Creviculture
Unjust Criticism of Pana Workmen and American Rule
An analysis argues such criticisms are unfounded, citing government data from 1964 showing fewer drinking places, lower licensing fees, and stronger enforcement under American rule. It highlights educational gains, temperance actions, and public reforms including prohibition of gambling, with broader social improvements noted alongside commentary on contemporary affairs and society.
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Vuoi von
Wttle Stelp
Wits
Ardin
Ehorgel Wiley Colomibken
Verdaunudis
Doyar Quiand
Sue Perlotundent
Lane's Family Medicine Promotes Health Finally
A garbled health ad touts a product called Lane's Family Medicine and a tonic claimed to cleanse the bowels and preserve health and strength. The text urges purchase at any druggist, promising benefits beyond prior remedies.
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Lane
Itching palm cures skin ills via poslam discovery
An advertisement claims poslam offers instant itching relief and cures eczema and related skin problems within days. It markets two dollar jars, but a fifty cent trial sample is offered by Emergency Laboratories of New York City sent free by mail to any requester.
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West Twenty-fifth Street
New York City
Calhoun Case Ends With Jury Deadlock In San Francisco
The jury failed to reach a verdict in Patrick Calhoun's trial in San Francisco, delaying proceedings against the United Railways president amid graft probes into city officials. The outcome preserves momentum for ongoing efforts to purge corru ption, with a long and costly retrial likely.
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Patrick Calhoun
San Francisco
Culhoun
United Hailways Corporation
Yhe
San Ernncisco
Calhoun
Fragmented report of crimes and trials across New York and Massachusetts
A garbled recap cites William Boley punished for auto theft from Judson Todd, and Agnes Ruiz linked to alleged violence in New York. It notes Mrs Thad Dickinson’s case over a $0,000 judgment, Dr Carter on hay fever, Kearsarge crew survivors gathering in Massachusetts, and a man hiding in a Cleveland car shipment.
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Pala
Byio Kindowner
Willian Boley
Eliviffenr
Judson Todd
New York
Agnes Ruiz
Mra
Miury Low Dickinson
Khis
Dawnshters
Lawault
United State
Wlow. Carter
Betloyue Hospital
Tirty
Witch
Kearsarge
Alabama
France
Waltham
Maass
California
Thomas
Ans
Nan
Cleveland
Cure claimed by Cuticura Remedies in one month
A testimonial from W. Harrison Smith of Mt. Kisco New York dated February 3 08 describes severe eczema and scalp itching lasting six months healed in a month after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent with hot water. The letter praises the products and notes their availability through Potter Drug.
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W. Harrison Smith
R.F.D
Mt. Kisco
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Wisconsin News Briefs Reflect Legislature and Society
Wisconsin newspapers report adjourned legislature with expectations to interpret new laws. Governors, universities, and industry figures spark opinions on state policy, education costs, and economic growth amid calls for reform and public debate.
Notable medical meet in Detroit and global dispatches
Nearly 1,000 physicians attend the sixty fifth annual meeting of the American Institute of Homeopathy in Detroit. Reports detail Russian jurist Frederick Martens’s sudden protest at Valk station, cargo disruptions on the Seattle Nome line, a Meats price surge due to corn and cattle costs, a Benton Harbor farmer Ferdinand Tiley fatally shot in a family quarrel, the National Bank of Tronwood closing with $50,000 capital, and political graft cases involving Patrick Calhoun over trolley franchise approvals.
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American Institute of Homeopathy
Frederick Martens
Son International Law
Valk
Russia
Wirelesa
Seattle
Nome
Alaska
Ora Trust
Ferdinand Tiley
Emilattia
Benton ‘Herter
Mich
Pirat Nattortal ‘Bank of
Tronwood
Cura
Patrick Calhoun
San
Francisco
Atott Powers
Huilding
Pittsburg
Argihisers Ami
George Burnam Foster
University ‘of Chicago
Chicago
Washington
James Wilson
Agricwture
Charles
Frederick Scott
Kansas
Plenty of Room for Playgrounds in the City
Denis A. McCarthy argues in the Journal of Education that the city prioritizes Mammon and courts over youth. He laments the lack of affordable playgrounds, schools, trees, and stages, urging immediate action to provide safe, innocent sport and leisure before future costs rise.
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Bara
Dina
Denis A. McCarthy
Journal of Baurcatian
Wisconsin News Roundup From Antigo to Manitowoc
Antigo Episcopalians settle a $3000 vicarage. Fond du Lac forms a new Presbyterian organization. Ja nesville Salvation Army raises 1700 toward headquarters. Eau Claire Masons set 50th anniversary. Barker of Sparta seeks governor nomination. La Crosse street railway warns non union work or none. Ashland plans three miles of extensions this season toward Washington. Carmen Bidler of Madison dies from lockjaw after foot wound. Mrs Vollendorf's Man stowe home robbed of a gold watch and chain. Bryan draws 1500 at Racine for The Price of a Soul under Tris. Manitowoc to lay reel for Alabama Goodrich steamer. Soo Line renews Wisconsin Central lease toward ownership. Wisconsin Day at Alaska Yukon Paddle exposition. Wisconsin Club aids visitors in Seattle. Gainey and Menzel marry at Fond du Lac. Green Bay jury awards 2000 to Wallace Duchateau. Kewaunee railroad accident costs a foot. Marinette saloon keeper Henry Petersen injured on hosewagon. Rigkeman of Racine and Fiasiam of Appleton linked to forthcoming state fish and game warden post. Ward crushed to death at Wisconsin River Paper mill. Otto Riebe killed in Merrill mill. Georgiana Bergeron fatally burned at Chippewa Falls. Engineer Thomas McDonwild remembered after Northwestern wreck at Fond du Lac. State Fire Purtell warns to observe Fourth of July. urges rubbish cleared and Independence Day safety.
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Church of the Covenant Ta
Fond du Lac
Janesville Salvation Army Hs
Purc
Eau Claire Masons
Friends
H. W. Barker
Sparta
la Crosse Street Railway Company
Dte
Ashdland Street Car Company
Washburn
Carmen
Wiliam R. Bidler
Madison
M. Vollendorf
Manstowoe
William Jennings Bryan
Racine
Tris
Manitowoc
Alabama
Goodrich
Great Lakes
Soo
Cleveland
St. Louisa
Esther Menzel
J. G. Menzel
Freen Bay
Wallace, Duchateau
Kewaunee
Greet Bay & Western Railroad
Duchateau
Ofdis
The
State University
Patrick Ward
Wisconsin River
Stevens Point
Otto Riebe
Merrill
Georgiana
Peter Bergeron
Thomas McDonwild
Fond du Tuite
Fond du Lag
McDoniil
Purtell
Wisconsin
NOTES BY THE FUNNY MEN AND FRAGMENTS OF CONVERSATION
A chaotic humor column parodies banter among guests and hosts with misheard lines about a plane, a chaperone, and awkward repartee. The dialogue blends names like Copperfield and Micawber with school life and misread receipts, ending on a quizzical exchange about money from an old lady.
Fragmentary Tit-Bita Quip In London Humor Column
A scrambled London Tit-Bita line ponders sovereigns and gold with a wry quip about seeing King Fulward in a carriage. The snippet reflects a brittle, playful tone typical of gossip pages and quick witticisms.
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Lence
Fulward
London
Bijou Oshkosh Week Amusements Feature Varied Acts
The Bijou offers a tight program in warm weather with Edward Gillespie’s troupe canceling Wise Mike for not meeting standards. New acts include Tuscamo brothers juggling with axes, Guy Jonson’s I Love My Wife but Oh You Kid, Gordon and Marx’s witty silence routine, Gilroy Haynes Montgomery nautical burletin The Good Ship Nancy Lee, and a final round of motion pictures.
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Wise Mike
Bijou
Whitcomb
Tuscamo
Agen
Oshkosh
Guy Jonson
Gordon and Marx
Dra
Parddox
Gilroy, Haynes and Montgomery
Nancy Lee
Mr. Gilroy
Funeral Flowers Pour In For Louis Tenner Rites
The funeral service for the late Louis Tenner drew an unusually large floral display from many friends and colleagues. Notables sending arrangements included John Tenner, Schmidt Bros. Trunk Co. employees, the Weideman and Zentner families, J. D. Lewis and others, with numerous other relatives and acquaintances listed in the floral tribute.
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John Tenner
Yiegenhagen
Jordan
Lehhigh
A. Reinke
Frank Doemel
John Weidig
Peter Zentner
Fiddler
Lizzie Johnson
Louis. Derieder
Charles Doemel
Perrin
Luelle Martin
Isabel ‘Witzel
Robert Eulrich
Martha Reinich
Walter Strahsendorf
Pagel
Miss Hines
Charles Davis
Emma Luhm
Albert Peterman
Division of Insular Affairs of the War Department
Brig. Gen. C. R. Edwards praises the Division of Insular Affairs of the War Department as a model for colonial administration. He notes its efficient handling of duties that in other countries would resemble a colonial office, performed by a larger body. The excerpt appears in the National Magazine.
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Dutica
Colonial Office
R Edwards
The
National Magazine
Senate Twins: Crane and Knox as Twin Senators
The article recalls Senators Crane and Knox as two men of distinct temperaments united as brothers in politics. In their shared chancellery they spent every moment together, earning the nickname The Senate Twins in a feature by Joe Mitchell Chapple in The National Magazine.
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Knox
Senate
Joe
Mitchell Chapple
Human Steam Roller Turns Toward Brokerage Life
New York cotton men nicknamed Sterling Beardsley of Hutton & Co "The Human Steam Troller" though he aids cotton trading toward eleven cents. Beardsley, with Shakespeare, favors stage ambitions as he shifts from marine hero image to a theatre life.
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New York Cotton Exchange
Sterling
Beardsley
Hutton &Co
Hia
Abr Beardsley Said to Be Largest Cotton Exchange Member
The item notes Abr Beardsley as the biggest member of the Cotton exchange and recalls his influence during Harvard years. It also mentions his notable appearance as Fatima in a Hasty Pudding club amateur theatrical production.
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Abr. Beardsley
Cotton Exchange
Fatima
Hasty, Pudding Club
Tips and Etiquette Abroad Near Sierra Madres
Dillion Wallace recounts a lesson from The Outing Magazine about tipping in Mexican establishments. He notes tipping caused waiters to become too familiar, lowering service standards and leading to firings by the proprietor. He reflects that his kindness backfired and made him uncomfortable.
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Sierra, Madres
Dillion Wallace
the Outing
Toward Philippines Policy Outlined by American Officials
Brig. Gen. C. Wardy, writing in National Magazine, describes the policy framework for the governance of the Philippines. The approach seeks to appoint capable insular officers, define their powers, and hold them accountable with minimal direct Washington interference.
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America
Washington
Co. R. Wardy
The
National Magazine
Eskimo Graves Belief on Spirits in Labrador Graves
Wilfred T Grenteil notes in Century that Eskimo cherish animist beliefs. Graves are upright stones with flat slabs to deter wolves and allow spirits to pass in and out. Burial space is scarce in Labrador due to frost, shaping grave designs and the idea that animate and inanimate carry souls for the departed.
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Labrador
Wilfred T.grenteil
Bear in hollow log yields winter food treasure
A foggy discovery tells of a hunter finding a bear inside a hollow log. Unable to shoot, he cuts four holes near the bear's feet and retrieves enough food for the winter, as recounted in The Outing Magazine.
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Wwe
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