Renwick Team Takes Second in County Meet
The second annual Humboldt County Athletic Association field and track meet was held in Humboldt with strong turnout from Renwick and other towns. Humboldt won first. Renwick placed second overall with athletes winning in events such as the half mile relay and several sprint and field contests. A Declamatory Contest followed at the Congregational church with LaVerne winning the Dramatic class and Humboldt claiming the Oratorical class.
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Humboldt County Athletic Association
Humboldt
Renwick
Yuard
Henderson
Bradgate
Cady
Thompson
Lovrien
Doeringsfield
Gilmore City
Nelson
Fitch
Weir
Eggerth
Christianson
Townsend
Bennett
Winters
Corzett
Leland
Jaqua
Hamersley
Chapman
Austin
Miller
LaVerne
Raid at Glen Springs and Boquilas Spurs Calls to Change Policy
A new border raid yields casualties among nine American border patrolmen with five killed and four wounded. Glen Springs Texas endures looting while a 10 year old boy is killed. Boquilas is raided and a merchant is carried across the border. The report urges a shift away from current Mexico policy, arguing patience has ended.
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United States
Glen Springs
Texas
Boquilas
Mexico
Town Still Raises Bone-heads Says Washington Dispatch
May dispatch notes a provision to reimburse farmers for wattle losses during the foot and mouth epidemic was stricken from the agricultural appropriation bill after Rep Hall of Town objected. The item could impact Juli’s upcoming campaign as he seeks another term.
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Washington
Uncle Tom's Cabin To Appear in Renwick May Day Event
A touring company led by Dickey and Terry presents Uncle Tom's Cabin by G L Aiken in Renwick on May 12. The canvas theatre seats nearly 2000 and features elaborate scenery, a top cast, the Cuban bloodhounds, ponies and donkeys, plus a main street concert and a News Boys Colored Quartett parade. Also included are public-safety notes on gasoline handling and a glimpse of wartime shipping and India’s 1915 16 rice crop gains.
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Harriet Ward Beecher Stown
G. L. Aiken
Renwick
Dickey and Terry
Canvasa
Terry
Farmers Prepare for Planting as Seed Corn Verdict Soon
The text notes planting corn is next and awaits the seed corn verdict from the rews on the seed corn. The final test is in the hill with farmers expected to pull out extra stalks if needed.
McKinley Pressed Spain Over Cuba 18 Years Ago
The note recalls President McKinley giving Spain a 24 hour deadline to leave Cuba as part of a watchful waiting policy. The mention marks a Republican stance in that era and hints at tensions in Cuban affairs.
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McKinley
Spain
Cuba
Ambiguity Over Roosevelt Name Sparks Lighthearted Debate
Readers weigh in on the pronunciation and spelling of Roosevelt with various spellings cited. The discussion highlights informal variation and local insistence on one form.
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First National Bank
Farmer's Exchange
V. Lindstrom
WIV
Nissen
Weeny
Humboldt Laundry
Allinson & Gole
Uncle Tom
Government
India
Hoosevelt
Roisevelt
L. A, McMurray, Pres
L. M, Smith
Heggen
State Bank of
the People’s Bank
Ss. I. Gillespie, Conrad Eimer
Homer A. Miller
Schumacher
Timothy
Geo. Bell, Ag’t
the Times
Wisconsin Lumber CO
G.S. Peters, Mer
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