Taft favored as Republican convention nears
The article argues Taft will be nominated at the Republican national convention in Chicago next month. It notes divisions within parties and possible shifts to support Taft, while warning against business halting during the campaign. It emphasizes strong Republican prospects and future prosperity regardless of convention maneuvering.
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Chicago
States
dWisteleta
Twain
Calhow
Gand
Patt
Democrata
Akhieh
Massachusetts
Aldriets
Theca Aeiil
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Nemient
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Neiher
Ile Nox
Faibanks
Hughes
Cannon
Adom
Campelon
Edest
Cours
House of Representatives
Senate
Plentinad
Vigor
Walter Wellman
Roosevelt
Walter
Davidson
Wisconsin
One Man's View on Taft Nomination and Markets
The writer discusses Adolphus Huach's view that nine times will end if Taft is nominated by the Republicans. He argues times aren’t as bad as claimed, predicts Taft’s nomination will revive business, and notes Illinois and Chicago political wagers, including a strike threat and Con Bor. participation.
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Adolphus Huach
St. Louis
Patt
Republican Party
Burch
Taft
Futeh Conledes
Brian
Tare
Powderly’s bureau of hired help proves a failure
The division of Information in the Commerce and Labor Department, led by Terrence V. Powderly, aimed to aid housewives by matching supply and demand for hired help. Months of effort yielded no tangible results, as Powderly concluded private initiative outperforms paternal government schemes. The report cites little impact on increasing or shifting the workforce.
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Sam
Rod
Unete Sas
Commerte Uni Jabor
Branul
Division of
Wil
Terrence V. Powderly
Theos
Powderiy
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Powder
Department
Electricity powers trains and industry in the United States
The piece argues electricity will supplant steam locomotion within ten years and spread from railroads to factories and cities. It cites plans for central plants near coal mines, gas engines using blast-furnace gas, and widespread electrification including Chicago, Pittsburgh, and beyond, with potential fuel savings and smoke reduction.
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Connecticut
New York
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Chicago
Great Central
United States
North Dakota
Texas
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Will Not Resign:Russian minister denies report
St Petersburg May 11 M Kokovtzeff minister of finance denied resigning saying the report is unfounded He notes the duma is not a parliament as in Europe and the conflict ends with Stolypin's decisive intervention.
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St. Petersburg
M. Kokovtzeff
Tiance
M . Kokovtzeff
Duma
M. Stolypin
Vast Ocean of Data in One Era’s News
The passage surveys varied facts from theater attendance in New York to astronomical notes about the Lick telescope, liquor presumptions in Charlotte, and rising UK augur consumption. It cites cremation legalization in Isamburg and a church tower’s ivy causing costly repairs, then discusses New York cattle tuberculus disease and a projected $10 million bill with a $310 thousand annual appropriation.
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New York
Great Lick
North Carolina
Charlotte
United Kingdom
China
Superior Court of
Isamburg
Germonny
John
Yarborough
Lincolnshire
England
Y. Morse
New York State Veterinary College
Cornell U University
Political and social notes from early 1900s dispatches
Reports include Taft nomination prospects and Wellman claims on opposition, mine workers returning after coalfield suspensions, a Wyoming mining disaster with several dead, Governor Hughes denying vice presidential nomination, and a Sarpy county tornado with fatalities and injuries. Remarks on Roosevelt dinner, San Francisco socialites with sailors, a lantern lecture in Chicago, and university professor Heath Bawden defending views on marriage.
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North Dakota
Michigin
Tait
Wifteen
Minols
Walter Wellman
Taft
John Norris
Congressional Committee
Wyoming
Wilkesbarre
Hughes Dan
Sarpy County
Web
White House
Roosevelt
National Resources Conservation Conference
San Francisco
California Club
Feet
Shippy
Chicago
Trof
Heath Bawden
University of Cincinnati
Nag
Witch
Wavorce
Curious Echoes of Youth in a Green Bay Optimist Note
Frank M. Taylor Jr. writes in The Green Bay Optimist about youth and wonder, portraying the heart’s dreams and silent longing as stories carried by the day’s light and hidden vows. The verse hints at nostalgia, beauty, and the mystery that curiosity holds over the soul.
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Wonder
Bie
Frank M. Taylor Jr
Green Bay
Wisconsin News Roundup Mixed Crimes and Rural Plans
A Wisconsin roundup notes 30 acres to be planted in strawberries on Madeline Island near Ashland, 30 immigrant families arriving in Racine for sugar beet work, and Kenosha Polish societies funding a Kosciuszko statue in a park. Other items report a two year old daughter killed by a horse near Chippewa Falls, disreputable women on La Crosse houseboats, and a switch from telegraph to telephone on the Northwestern division. Also listed are medical license arrest near Mountain, a Civil War veteran dying in Manitowoc, shootings near Kenosha with likely recovery, accidental shooting in Galesville, a man held for trial in Grand Rapids, a storm wrecking a Medina Lutheran church, and 150 feet of horse sheds blown away. Additional notes cover Sheboygan Hebrews leaving for Hawkins, a Fox River Valley Presbyterian Brotherhood organized in Fond du Lac, rural postmaster changes, a Beloit marriage planned for next Saturday with a voyage to the Orient, Oneida reservation land sales, and Mayor Chase of Viroqua rescuing a drowning man.
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Ashland
Racine
Kenosha
Kosciusco
Richard Heck
Chippewa Falls
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Northwestern Road
Charles A. Smith
Mountain
Oconto
Peter Stoker
Manitowoc
Terman Koehler
Martin Enleyer
John Fieud
Galesville
Michael Stankovitch
Grand Rapids
Stanislas Zdunek
Medina
Hawkins
Israel
Presbyterian Brotherhood of the
Fox River
Fond du Lac
F. W. Peterson
Green Bay
August Meronk
Fancher
Lucius Ctapin “Porter
Lillah Dudley
West Salem
Beloit
Orient
Oneida Reservation
Joseph
Hart
Frank Chase
Viroqua
Harry Fitzsimmons
Burlington Road
Stoddard
Fitzsimmons
H. A. Baldwin
Frank Walman
Woodsman
Denmark
Mantowoe
Anton Efterson
Wisconsin Delegation Plans Chicago Convention Rooms
The Wisconsin delegation to the Republican convention meets in Chicago on June 15 and has engaged rooms at the Grand Pacific and Palmer House. They secured a first floor suite at the former hotel for La Follette headquarters.
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Standard Oil Company
Seling Oil
Wisconsin
Chicago
Grand Pacific
Palmer House
la Follette
Stockton
Stevens Point
Rose Tovey Doyle
Van Dyke & Eaton Company Thrills Oshkosh Audiences
Grand Opera house hosts Van Dyke and Eaton for a second crowded week. Miss Eaton captivates ladies with new gown each night while Ethel May dazzles with mystic readings. The Great Diamond Robbery and Little Dimples headline, with Grace Cameron starring Monday in Kerr’s musical.
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Oshkosh
Grand Opera House
Han Mies Lis
Oate Eaton
Misa Ethel May
Dainty Grace Cameron
G. Herbert Kerr
New York
Hl. Kerr
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Kerr
Notes by the Funny Mex and Missives in Jest
A collage of humorous vignettes and quick exchanges. Jokes range from hunting luck in Africa to marriage concessions and a railway station quip about a married porter. A Scottish-tinged anecdote about fly tying and a schoolroom tale ends with a playful note about tomorrow’s bouquet.
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Africa
Jenny
Jack
Nellie
Marys
Mary
Aidlands
Donald Macdougal
Donald
London
Exquisite Pineapple Salad for a Company Meal
A June pineapple salad uses two pineapples one large and one small. Peel and dice the large pineapple then scoop the small pineapple, mix with grapes or grapefruit pulp if desired, remove the core, and fill the shell with mayonnaise. Serve on a flat dish. The brightest feathered bird does not always sing sweetest.
The Baseball Reporter and the Night Ride
A New York Amer ica poem tells of a baseball reporter walking home through Harlem when a robber taps him with a sandbag. The reporter asks about the game as a motorman dies after an express passes him. The work plays on sports and urban danger with ironic humor.
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Harlem
Oll
James J. Montague
New York
Wisconsin Blends: Candidacy Rumors and Press Quips
A mosaic of editorials and notices comments on Becker and La Follette ambitions and primary critiques. The collection cites Milwaukee and Green Bay outlets, notes increases in freight rates and local civic plans, and ends with humorous quips on manners and storytelling, reflecting press tone of era.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Reference Letter Ad
One Hundred Dollars rewarded for any catarrh cure that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co Toledo pronounced honest by Walding, Man & Marvin Toledo wholesale druggists. Bad spelling. Bat's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding
MAN
Marvin
Bat
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