Beauty winner Edith May Leven in Wisconsin tale
In DNROE Wisconsin on September 27 Edith May Leven learns she has won the Ziegfeld national beauty contest. A cousin, mother, and friends fill the room with excitement as May envisions Broadway roles and a movie career. Her fondness for acting grows as she recalls her Swiss farmer family and her father's smith shop.
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Zoe Beckley
Dnroe
Wis
Edith May Levenie
Edith’ May
America
Mother
Rae
Edith May
Edith
May
Broadway
Bron
Wisconsin
Diack
Voina
Fire Prevention push aims to save U S timber resources
The American Forestry association urges five minutes daily of fire prevention in every school to cut national losses. Fire Prevention Day is proclaimed for October 9, with October 8 proposed as a lead in day. President Wileen backs efforts to curb the yearly burns and rising costs to forest products.
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Washington
American Forestry Association
Wileen
Charles Lathrop Pack
United States
Buainesa
National
Edith May's Chance at Fame in Harrowing Photo Contest
A fragmented scene shows Edith May preparing to travel to New York from Milwaukee. Her mother fears the journey while the artist and Edith’s friend push her toward a national beauty contest linked with the Mayflower Film and Flo Ziegfeld’s stage doors.
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Edith
Edith May
Chance For Fame and Tortune
Milwaukee
Broadway
Mayflower Film Corporatief Béeckeriing
Flo Ziegfeld
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Receives Reader Testimony
Casco Wisconsin reader Mia Jures Beno reports relief after childbirth and suggests others try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter promotes the remedy and invites further correspondence to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential advice.
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Casco
Wis
Alt Atteck
le Trane
Mia
Jures Beno, Jr
Lydia FE
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Socialist predicts Harding victory with three to four million votes
Seymour Stedman, Chicago lawyer and socialist candidate for vice president, predicts Harding will win in November while socialists poll three to four million. He faults major parties reliance on campaign funds and alliances, argues private management harms key industries, and urges federal action to seize railroads and mines to avert economic disaster. He cites West Virginia Gary Denver and Galveston as unable to meet the problem.
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Seymour Stedman
Chicago
Alzea of Mele
Leagtie of Nations
Stedman
America
West Virginia
Gary
Denver
Galves
Candidate expense list for county offices disclosed
The Resume't expense list shows affidavits filed with the county auditor. Starwich spent 92526.75 for sheriff, Warren 1768.06, D B Ferguson 1098.55, D M Spear 1756.54, A Lincoln Smith 1008.02, Malcolm Douglas 1467.61, Antiflu remedies 2.08. Herb Medlemme Mfg Co P O Box 661 Seattle Advertisement.
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Starwich
Warren
D. B. Ferguson
D. M Spear
A. Lincoln Smith
Malcolm Douglas
Herb Medlemme Mfg. Co. P. O
Seattle
Too Proud to Fight Him Yamato Aru Misconduct Case
In a Milwaukee hotel Saturday night, tension erupted as HL Yamadqw refused to fight. Murry Mao was slashed on both arms, Mutau was arrested amid the disturbance involving roommates and local authorities.
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Murry Mao
Mutau
Milwaukee
Recruiting records fall in Seattle district in September push
AN recruiting records were broken as 6 men were accepted for the army in the Seattle recruiting district during the week just ended. The district total for the month to date reaches 146 acceptances with efforts to hit 100 in September. In the first 10 days of September the Seattle district rose 10 places in the list of 66 districts nationwide per New York offices.
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Seattle
Army
Yor
Missing Child Report From Pike Place Market Incident
A terse notice describes a Saturday incident at Pike Place Market involving a child named Maliie and her mother. Mee is reported as the child’s age. W. W. Johstom of Howe Station is noted as the home contact.
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Los
Pike Place
Maliie
Mee
W. W. Johstom
Howe Station
Political party central committee selections in Moonehall area
Robert M. Jones was chosen chairman of the county Republican central committee and M. W. Taylor was elected head of the Democratic county central committee at meetings held in Moonehall and the Press club respectively. On the Republican ballot Jones led Morr by a small margin after a contested end vote, while Democrats elected Robert Coadthorn vice chairman and William H. Merritt won a state committeeman post among other local appointments.
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Robert M. Jones
Republican, Central Committee
M. W. Taylor
Democratic County Central Committee
Moonehall
thePreas
Horr
Jones
Mre
Estella G. Mendenhan Chas
Allen
Roy Lyle
Henry Odom
J. ¥. C. Kellogg
Robert Coad
Thorn
H. G. Dahlby
William H. Merritt
Geo. B. Starr
Wealthy for an Hour Edward Bowen Charged in Tacoma Larceny
Edward Bowen a bookkeeper at the People store in Tacoma added 5000 dollars to his income by minutes of work on Saturday. He took the money from the cashier while absent, tailed to Seattle, bought a ticket to Chicago and planned to ride east until detectives nabbed him at Milwaukee station. He faced grand larceny charges in Tacoma on Monday.
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Edward Bowen
People’ Store
Tacoma
Seattle
Chicago
East
Milwaukee
Alderwood Fair Attracts Hundreds Of Seattleites
Seattle residents flocked to Alderwood Manor for the third annual fair showing vegetables fruit poultry and rabbits. The highlight was the 16000 champion egg layer Babe Ruth. W A Irwin spoke on agricultural land development.
Dance for Jewish War Sufferers at Masonic Temple
A dance for the benefit of Jewish war sufferers will be held Tuesday evening September 24 at the Masonic temple. The event is hosted by the Jewish People's Relief committee and aims to raise funds for relief efforts.
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Masonic Temple
Jewish People's Relief Committee
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