Roy Wilcox Secures Nomination for Governor in Close Race
Roy Wilcox of Eau Claire wins the Republican nomination for governor over Emanuel Philipp and James Tittemore according to returns up to 2 pm. A. P. Nelson leads in the 11th district congressional race over Sanborn with Gillette third. The county ticket sees W. E. Tripp as County Surveyor nominee and Frank Downs ahead of Walter Duffy for the Assembly nomination. National notes report yarn stocks, Red Cross knitted goods totals, and War Industries Board yarn distribution guidance.
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Roy Wilcox
Eau Claire
Emanuel Philipp
James Tittemore
Philipp
Tittemore
A. P. Nelson
Grantsburg
San
Gasoline order kept cars off Washburn streets Sunday
Government requested curtailment of gasoline use to assure supply. Usually hundreds of cars fill Washburn streets on Sundays, but few were seen and many were on short trips. The order was broadly obeyed and officials saw gratifying results, with no further drastic action needed at this time.
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Washburn
City council approves sewer and water extensions in east city
The council last night ordered extending the sewer system from Omaha Street and Third Avenue to Superior Avenue to serve new residences built by the DuPont company. It also ordered water mains extended to this east section where many new buildings are rising.
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Omaha Street
Third Avenue
Superior Avenue
The
DuPont Company
No Celebration in Washburn on Labor Day
Labor Day passed quietly in Washburn with no events or observance as most activities paused for rest. The paragraph notes workers had been busy the past year, while Miss Hingrams of Duluth visited the city for several days to see relatives and friends.
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Washburn
John Muself
Duluth
Minn
Kaiser's Lament in Verse as Yankees Fight On
A patriotic wartime poem laments German prowess, praising American troops. It envisions the Kaiser’s defeat, celebrates U S soldiers in trench warfare, and vows the end of German arrogance and Prussian rule. The verse casts the United States as the decisive force driving Berlin toward downfall.
Yankee Reply Rave Against Kaiser in Wartime Verse
A wartime poem proclaims American resolve to defeat Kaiser Wilhelm II with fierce rhetoric. Composed by Oswald Thrune of Wisconsin Telephone Co includes lines about marching to Berlin and punishing the foe. The piece appears alongside a note about Mr. and Mrs. Godfred Johnson visiting Ashlind.
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Oswald Thrune
Combination Man, Wisconsin Telephone Co
Washburn, Wis
Must Register on September 12 for Military Draft
The City of Washburn and Barksdale facilities set September 12 as the registration day for all men ages 18 to 46 who have not previously registered. Registrants must appear at the county courthouse or the Y M C A building in Barksdale. notices are posted countywide. Registration is mandatory and noncompliance risks desertion penalties and potential imprisonment, with about 18 million men expected to register nationwide. The act signals support for the war effort and national duty.
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Washburn
Court House
Barksdale
Belgium
France
Fine Display Shows French Relics At Olson Store
Captain H. H. Peavey returned to the city for a brief visit and brought French relics displayed at Einer Olson’s store. The exhibit included two .75 French shell cases turned into vases a French gas mask an English gas mask several French coins and other notable items attracting considerable attention.
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H. H. Peavey
France
Einer Olson
Norwegian Lutheran Church announces Sunday services and classes
Pastor Christiansen presides at 10 30 service next Sunday with noon Sunday school and 7 45 English service. Vikings meet at Parsonage Wednesday evening, prayer meeting Thursday, Norwegian Confirmation Saturday 10 00, English class 11 00. John Muself of Duluth Minnesota visited the city last week with relatives.
DuPont Crew Opens Y M C A Building Construction
DuPont's workforce completed concrete work on the new Y M C A building this week. A large carpentry crew will frame the 50 by 104 foot two story structure with basement bowling alleys showers offices and a billiard hall. The slate roof stucco finish will suit the plant workers and city residents once handed to the national Y M C A for management.
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DuPont Company
National Organization of the Y. M. C. A
Y.M.C. A
City Schools Crowded Awaiting Relief After Opening
City schools opened with enlarged attendance and a full teaching staff as population growth keeps classrooms at capacity. Crowded rooms lack enough seats, but changes are planned as schools settle into the new term. Erick Anderson and family left on a trip to the Twin Cities. Clayton Robinson heads to Louisville for U.S. Army medical corps duties and overseas deployment. Mrs. Lester Gessell visits from Thief River Falls for her father’s illness. John Hanson spent Labor Day in South Range Superior with kin.
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Clayton Robinson
Louisville
United States Army
Clayton
Lester Gessell
Thief River Falls
Minn
Tim Kearns
John Hanson
South Range Superior
Sewer outlet construction hampered by boulders and rock
Contractors Gray Robinson of Manitowoe face delays on the Omaha Street and Third Avenue sewer outlet as a field of boulders wrecked a machine and a sandstone layer at five feet requires blasting. A new machine arrived and workers will use laborers to push completion in a few weeks, with the outlet serving eastern city areas and the new DuPont houses.
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Gray - Robinson Company
Manitdwoe
Omaha Street
Third Avenue
Central Avenue
1St Avenue
1St Avenue East
Ers
DuPont
Music of Marvelous Power in Russian Cathedral Choirs
A reviewer praises Russian sacred music for its male-voice choirs, rich tones, and emotional range. The piece is described as moving, majestic, and deeply expressive of a nation’s soul, evoking vast skies and Sinai-like awe.
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Mount Sinai
A Very Live Tree
A California giant redwood core survives a devastating storm and forest fire as a young sapling sprouts inside its hollow trunk. The old tree, over 11 feet in diameter, stood tall for years and may produce a new lofty successor after the old trunk decays.
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St. Nicholas
California
Sep primaries marked by service flag dedication at church
Exercises at the Catholic church last Sunday honored a service flag with sixty four stars two for Red Cross service workers and one for a member killed in France. Rev Charron led the program and Fr John M Costello gave an address.
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Red Cross
France
Charron
John M. Costello
Peavey Returns From Overseas on Illness and Recuperation
Captain H H Peavey of the Bayfield county company of Volunteers returns to the United States after malaria fever. discharged from a Des Moines hospital he awaits a few weeks of treatment to resume active service. He praises his Bayfield men near the firing line in France and notes German atrocities. First Lieutenant R W Smith commands in his absence.
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Bayfield County Company of Volunteers
France
Peavey
Des Moines
Iowa
Pervey
107Th Military Police
Bayfield County
Bayfield County Company
R. W. Smith
United States Army
Captain Peavey
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