DuPont Powder Line Satisfies Two-Year Accident Free Run
At the Barksdale Plant a safety party celebrated two years of operation without a lost time accident in the Powder Department. The event featured a festive program with music, speeches by Du Pont officials, safety banners, and a dynamite themed display, attended by nearly 200 employees and their wives.
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Powder Line Department
Barksdale Plant
du Pont Club
Barksdale
Powder Department
Powder Line
Powder
National Safety Council
Plant
Dunc Arseneau
Dunk
Joe Grant
Mike Carlson
Mr. Beers
Gus Pearson
J. W. McCoy
The
du Pont Company
McCoy
Wilmington
McCoys
Hughie
Knights of Pythias install officers at Odd Fellows hall
The Knights of Pythias held an installation of newly elected officers at the Odd Fellows hall on Tuesday evening. C Wm Lumsden and others were installed. dancing followed with refreshments served and a late-night luncheon as the crowd enjoyed the event. Notable attendees included Dan Maxcy and Ike Berman amid a large turnout.
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Knights of Pythias Order
Odd Fellows Hall
Cc. C—Wm
Joe Johnson
Larry Robinson
Clarence Kinstler
Lumsdone
Dan, Maxcy
Ike Berman
Ike
Knights
Dan Maxcy
Crushed at Lumber Camp in Tragic Woodlot Accident
John Stemic a Croatian worker at Wachsmuth Lumber camp north of Salmo died after a dray load of logs trapped him between the logs and a tree. He sustained hip fractures and internal injuries while on Monday morning duty. He died at Bayfield depot while awaiting transport to Ashland hospital. He left a wife and children in Croatia with a brother in Wyandott Michigan. The body rests at Amos M Hansen undertakers awaiting relatives' word.
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John Stemic
Wachsmuth
Salmo
Bayfield
Ashland
Stemnic
Wachsmuth Lumber Company
Doctor Pickett
Stemic
Crotin
Wyandott
Mich
Amos M. Hansen
Wisconsin Road School Set for January Madison Meeting
The 11th Annual Road School of the Wisconsin Highway Commission will run January 23 to 27 in Madison with special rail fare rates for attendees. Gov. John J. Blaine will give the welcome address, followed by sessions on maintenance, marketing, signing, and future road policies.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Highway Commission
Capitol
Madison
United States
John J. Blaine
Joe Caffrey
St. Croix County
Highway Commissioners’ Association
K. L. Hatch
Agricultural Extension Service
University of Wisconsin
John G. D. Mack
A. R. Hirst
Milwaukee Journal
Frank A. Cannon
H. J. Kuelling
E. O. Hathaway
Federal District Engineer
Sorrowful death tribute to Robert Wallace Nye
The Northsider in Minneapolis printed a tribute to Robert Wallace Nye son of Mr and Mrs Marshall Nye. While on a hunting trip he was accidentally shot in the brain during a scuffle with a boyfriend and died instantly. He was grandson of former Minneapolis mayors Robert Pratt and Wade G Nye.
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Northsider
Minneapolis
Irvin R. Nye
Bayfield Progress
Robert Wallace Nye
Marshall Nye
Nye
Minnepolis
Robert Pratt
Wale G. Nye
Knight doings draw lively crowds on Tuesday night
The event drew patrons present throughout the evening enjoying activities and companionship, with attendees reporting a robust turnout and a festive mood.
Letter Describes Summer Visit Plans to Memorial Park Region
A Joliet visitor writes to Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Henderson from Washburn Wisconsin dated November 10, 1922. She outlines summer plans to visit with family including five cars, bringing relatives from Port Washington, and notes pleasant climate, absence of mosquitoes, good health, and prior stays with well wishes to the Hendersons.
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L. B. Henderson
Memorial Park
Joilet
Indiana
Van
L. H. Henderson
Washburn
Wis
Joliet
Port
Washington
Mrs. Boree
America's Best Business Shows Neglect of School Pupils
A critique of the U.S. school system as a business with vast assets and stockholders. It asks why only 15 of 100 students graduate high school, highlights illiteracy, teacher shortages, and underfunded facilities. It contrasts investor attention to schools with real needs and cites 1920 spending on candy and cigarettes and school opera.
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United States
America
Neenah Civic Association
Scouts Sweep Woods Hall 60 to 16 in Basketball Clash
The Scouts defeated Woods Hall of Northland 60 to 16 behind Haglund with 21 floor goals and Sheridan adding 10. Robinson and Sheridan filled in for injured players and La Flambeau made a late impact for Ashland’s A B C member, while Northland was unable to slow the fast passing attack throughout.
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Woods ‘Hall
Northland
Aston
Robinson
Sheridan
Haglund
Washburn
Sashea
Shoresman
Morgan
Bratz
la Flambeau
A. B.C
Ashland
Woods’ Hall Sheridan
R. F
Beers Haglund
L. F
Congress Gets Canal Reports Seeks St Lawrence Waterway
The International Joint Commission reports to Congress that a St Lawrence waterway linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic should be ratified by Canada and the United States. It estimates $252 million for a 25 foot channel, $17 million more for 30 feet, plus $60 million for Welland canal improvements. Canadian dialogue begins in Toronto with expected opposition from Montreal power interests. Public opinion may block American participation in Welland.
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Washington
International Joint Commission
Congress
Harding
Canada
United States
Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
St. Lawrence River
Welland Canal
Lake Ontario
Montreal
Windsor
Ontario
Canadian Deep Waterways and Power Association
Toronto
International Joint Waterways Commission
O. E. Fleming
Fleming
W. W. Chambers
Ohio
Pioneer school PTA Meeting On Friday Afternoon
The Parent-Teacher Association of Pioneer school will meet Friday at 3 o clock in the afternoon. Main business discussed at the session.
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Parent-Teacher Association of the Pioneer School
Health habits and mystery man highlight county notes
County nurse notes praise Health Club work in schools and a teacher's letter about Health Chores. Mystery man from Grandview, 80, ending his life with a rifle shot, leaving a note and ashes in the furnace, with coroner seeking relatives.
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Longfellow
Mystery Man
Grandview
Mike Welch
Welch
Bowers
East
Amos
M. Hansen
Do You Attend Prohibition Trial Sessions
Federal Prohibition Commissioner Haynes urges citizen attendance at bootlegger trials to influence public officials. A Chicago white ribboner recalls a packed Federal courtroom where ex-saloonkeepers and supporters filled front rows, highlighting how visible civic engagement can aid law enforcement and justice.
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Haynes
Friends of
Friends of the
Law
Chicago
Call for Bedding Aid Through Red Cross Rooms
Red Cross rooms in the city need bedding and persons willing to donate should notify Miss Edna Estabrook. calls will be made for the surplus items.
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Red Cross
Edna Estabrook
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Annual Meeting of
Moniey
Knight
Lake Shore
Klar-O
Mexico
Woods Hall
Northland College
Spears
Stanley
Ed. Moore
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