Wisconsin Faction Clashes Over Babcock Nominatio n
Madison March 22 La Follette Republicans oppose the appointment of Representative Babcock as Wisconsin national committeeman replacing the late Henry Payne. Governor Lafollette may decline the U.S. Senate race to stay in state and fight the stalwarts. The fight is framed as a test of party power with plans to root out the opposing faction.
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la Pallette
Republicans of
Wisconsin
Babcock
Henry C. Payne
Goveernor Lafollette
United States
J. W. Quartes
LaFollette
Spooner
Supreme Court
Saat
Silver Treasure Found Near Silver Lake
Akron historians report a discovery near Silver lake where George Lodge and brothers unearthed twenty six large billets of silver, each about 106 pounds, totaling over a ton. The cache is linked to a legend of an encampment of TOC Indians who departed the lake in a single night before Tippecanoe, allegedly concealing the treasure in the waters for safekeeping.
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Hils Brothers
Hirge
Henry Wetshore
Swanson
M. V. Burnett
Dexter
Ind
Zora
Sallie Barry
LaFollette
Tenn
Drugatete
Swanson Pill.” @ sure cure for constipation, Price, 25 cts
Swanson Rheumatic Cure CO
Igo Lake Street
Ghicagl
Neon Editor Half a Century
Paducah Kentucky March 22 James P Thompson aged 61 editor of the Paducah Evening News for nearly fifty years is dead from heart disease He was a native of Louisville and a prominent local journalist.
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Paducah, Ky
James P. Thompson
Paducah Evening News
Louisvile
Titus Remarries Maud Lillian Rice Stage Name Maud Harlow
Iren J Titus formerly married to Edna May has wed Maud Lillian Rice known as Maud Harlow. The event is noted in Edna May's divorce suit against Titus.
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New York
Iren J. Titus
Edna May
Maud Lillian Rice
Maud Harlow
Titus
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana and neighboring states
The forecast notes mostly cloudy conditions in Illinois and Indiana with warmth and winds turning southeast. Lower Michigan should see partly cloudy skies and warmer temps with variable to brisk southeast winds. Wisconsin may experience showers and rise in temperature with southeast winds. Iowa expects possible showers and warmth in the east with brisk south winds.
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Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Market Quotations From Chicago Board of Trade
The Chicago Board of Trade quotes are reported for March 21. Prices for grains and commodities are listed, showing changes from the previous session. Trade activity centers on wheat corn oats and related futures with notable shifts in prices.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
The Hog and the Market analysis by Dietrich
In 1901 to 1903 high hog prices spurred production until a price drop signaled to farmers to sell surplus stock. This response reduced hog numbers, potentially keeping markets high under various conditions. The piece notes shifting market dynamics and counts market weights in different cities, including Chicago.
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William Dietrich
Chicago
Handy In the Berry Bushes Garden Hint
In early spring raspberry and blackberry clearing is needed as the canes are biennial. Remove old winter killed diseased and excess suckers. The pruning hook shown in the cut helps cut canes and doubles as a brush hook or small spud tool. Sow asparagus seeds in the open.
Heart of a Steady Horse and a Patient Policeman
In uptown New York a mounted patrolman calmed a frightened horse by coaxing it toward a steam roller. The horse tapped the wheel, then relaxed and walked away as the officer, joking about nerve, remounted. The episode ends with the horse unlikely to fear rollers again.
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New York Post
Blimkins Warns on True Friends in Need
In Brooklyn Life a character declares most friends are uncertain and seeks steadfast friends. Hodges retorts with blunt irony advising to seek true friends before needing them.
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Blimkins
Hodges
Brooklyn
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