Highway Improvements Proposed by County Board Amid Budget Clauses
A lengthy county board meeting reviewed state and county highway funds for 1926. The State Highway Commission estimated 113,919 dollars for system improvements, with 22,784 to be set aside for the County Trunk Highway System. The board authorized expenditure of these funds on maintenance and improvements, including grading, relocation, and travel-safety work along State Public Highway No. 57 from Tyoint to the county line. Additional state and county allocations totaling 91,185 and 67,390 dollars were allocated to enhance trunk and state highway systems within the county, with further appropriations proposed for maintenance and road construction projects across several towns and villages.
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thorel ater
Louth SWATLON
State
Tloway commission
dune BO
Lodhi
amd
Haid
county highway committee
State Highway commission
aint
toopssiey
Tymoith
WILERMAS
HEGTOON TV
WITEREAS
ptitutes
Scottan
crantedy
Verdict on Damages in Portart Case Reveals Movant Requests
Trial discusses changes to the special verdict and motions for judgment on the verdict and new trial. Plaintiffs seek eighteen thousand dollars in damages with costs, while counsel note the current demand is twelve thousand dollars plus costs. The defendants push for altering verdict answers, striking and inserting, and dismissing the action or ordering a new trial for alleged evidence weight and bias.
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speeink
planity
Clubber Suspect Held After Toledo Attacks
A man who claimed the name Robert August and matched the description of Toledo's club wielder who struck nine women, two fatally, was captured near Holland. He carried a blood stained hammer and sack of newspapers, resisted arrest, and was spotted by hunters Stanley Novak and Charles Pizzony before alerting authorities.
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United Press
Toledo
Robert August
Holland
August
Stanley Novak
Charles Pizzony
Roadhouse Meeting Sets Tax Valuation Debate in County
A county board hearing on the Wenlink incomes report and the one year valuation basis triggered a dispute over a proposed nine million dollar cut to Sheboygan city property values. The minority and majority reports highlight the county’s struggle to balance bank and city valuations with rural burdens.
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J. B. Wenluink
gosestur
ingomec
Spoboygan
John Olson
W. H. Burhop
Charles 4einemann
Joseph Flath
A. Droppers
Theron Meyer
L. H. Pieper
equalization committee
Sheboygan county board
court house
ILB Wonsink
city oleh
Wensink
Edward Fy
Ovhler
yieh
L. J. Larson
edward
Olson
Werpsink
chack
Burhop
Ye olbina
county board
Kenosha county
Ochler
N. Eighth street
Eighth streat
clty
county board of
Hindenburg Signs Locarno Pact for Germany
Germany’s Locarno peace pact binding as President Von Hindenburg signs the act with Reichstag approval. Lizenz passes, London ceremony pending. Nationalists vow court challenge, claiming unconstitutionality, though legal experts backed two thirds vote.
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FREDERICK KUIL
iess
Reilly
Germany
Von Strydenburs
Reichstag
London
Trandenburg
supreme cour
Ma Takes A Rap At Texas High Brows
Gov Miriam Ferguson denounces Texas high brow violators in a statement calling prohibition law unfair to the poor. She offers a $500 reward for arrests of anyone worth over $5,000 violating the prohibition law and blasts rich offenders boasting about it while poorer offenders suffer penalties.
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United Press
Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas
Daredevil Joe Smith Missing After Thanksgiving Flight
A telephone report from Manitowoc at 3 45 p m said Daredevil Smith planned to fly to Sheboygan but landed in Manitowoc amid low clouds over Lake Michigan. He has not been seen since and may be over the lake. local officials urge any wreckage sighting be reported to the Press.
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Rosa
tax commission
Joe Smith
Anton Brotz
Kohler
Smith
Manitowoc
alace
Lake Michigan
Nicolz
Mr. Smith
Daredevil Smith
Sheboygan
Preay and Knows Motor company
Madison
Fond du Lac
Little Rock
Arkansas
Manitowo
Brotz
Urota
Mr. Brotz
Mr. Broz
Mr. Brots
tim
Tapd
Inks
Bold murder shocks Wisconsin Rapids roadhouse crowd
Two masked gunmen killed Ray Davis and seriously wounded William Bauer at the Frank Flatoff roadhouse near Wisconsin Rapids. Davis died on the sofa. Bauer, shot in the abdomen, was reported in critical condition but improving. Police seek two men in white masks after the ambush and car flight.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
Ray Davis
William Bauer
Frank Pinto
here
Wood county
Bauer
Frank
Flatoff
Davis
Nekoosa
Payne
Wisconsin
Davin
Baueay
Tatoff
Rural County Normal School Receives 6300 Appropriation
The county board approved a 6300 appropriation for further equipment and improvements at Rural County Normal School. A sanatorium land purchase and county highway equipment for road work were discussed. Salaries for county officials were proposed, and several budgets including a county nurse emergency fund were adopted while others failed. The actions followed urging from Mian Smith to increase funding for effective ongoing programs.
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Normal school
normal school board
highway commission
KLepA
Mian Smith
Bandits operate in northern Illinois in payroll robberies
United Press reports three raids across northern Illinois with roughly $18,000 taken. In Chicago two robbers posing as workers seized $7,000 from Edwards and Deutsch Lithographing Co payroll. in Riverside Wisconsin three men robbed the First National Bank of about $5,200. at Peoria the Evening Star courier and chauffeur lost $6,000 to a hold up. all bandits escaped by automobile.
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United Prean
Chicago
United
Edwards: Deutach Lithographing Co
Seymour
United Press
Peoria
M. BR. Talbott
garsintant
Pearis Evening Star
Mich’ al Lloyd
Ty United Prawa
Riverside
First National bank
J. NR. Osterbers, rankler
lelaure
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