Relief effort intensifies as Ohio flood aid planned
Governor Cox and the state relief committee map immediate tours of flood districts with Red Cross leader Miss Mabel Boardman. Funds near a million dollars with Dayton needing half a million, as hunger and famine threats loom and field hospital facilities are prepared across the Kentucky river. Typhoid germs are found in 25 of 60 wells in flooded West Indianapolis prompting rapid shutdown. 1,000 wells remain to be tested.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cox
State Relief Committee
Mabel Boardman
National
Red Cross
Dayton
Marietta
Portsmouth
Ironton
Ohio River
Zanesville
J. B. C. Eckstorm
Kentucky
Relief Committee
Patterson
Gov. Cox
Indianapolis
Ind
No Axe to Grind Says Bachelor Sorensen Wins La Crosse Mayor Seat
Norris Bachellor, Sorensen campaign manager, says the people of La Crosse know what they want and that Sorensen will make a clean, capable mayor. Fred Hartwell, Dengler campaign chair, trusts Sorensen’s executive ability and urges united citizen support, noting past campaign dynamics and lingering issues.
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Sorensen
la Crosse
Ori Sorensen
Norris Bachellor
The
Tribune Today
John Denglers
Democrats
Democratic Committee
Fred H
Mr. Dengler
Dengler
Harry Palmer
Mr. Sorensen
Joint Jurisdiction Pacts I River and Lake Fish Rules Set
Minnesota and Wisconsin agreed on joint authority for game wardens on the Mississippi and Lake Superior. Wardens will share jurisdiction on the river, with state shores assigned. seasonal limits set for fish, migratory birds, and nets. six year whitefish limit. October trout closure. mesh size raised to protect small fish. Legislation expected to pass.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
la Crosse
Superior
Duluth
Lake Superior
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Weather summary for La Crosse and Midwest region
High 60 and low 42 with .44 inch precipitation. Showers and colder tonight. Thursday partly to mostly fair and colder. Wisconsin: showers tonight, possible thunderstorm south, warmer east, colder Thursday afternoon. Minnesota: rain tonight, colder north and west, Thursday cloudy and colder. Iowa: showers or thunderstorms this afternoon or tonight, colder, cloudy Thursday. A high pressure off the Atlantic and a central Plains storm bring unsettled lake region weather with showers and cooler conditions through Thursday.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Middle
South Atlantic States
Central Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Utah
Montana
Atlantic
Lake Region
Officials Watch Practice On Board Wyoming Flagship
The Wyoming with six members of President Wilsons cabinet aboard joins Florida and North Dakota in battle practice at the Southern Drill Grounds. The signal cease firing tore canvas screens 21 by 22 feet as the fleet drilled, wires report from Hampton Roads.
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UU. S
Wyoming
Atlantic Fleet
Southern
Wireles
Hampton Roads
Sam
Wilson
Florida
North Dakota
New King to Greece Brindisi
April 2. The French Duc de Montpensier announced king of Albania by the provisional government left Brindisi today in his private yacht Mekong for Corfu in Greece. The purpose of the voyage was not learned.
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Brindisi
Duc de Montpensier
Albania
Cayth
Mekong
Corfu
Greece
Fear of mob action surrounds Leola jail scene in murder case
Aberdeen reports Sheriff Young moved prisoner Mrs George Giffin from Leola to Ipswich for safekeeping amid crowd hostility. Authorities feared an attempt to lynch the suspect in the cold blooded murder of her husband, Sheriff Young stated.
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Aberdeen
S. D
George Giffin
Leola
Young
Ipswich
Morgan Remains in France as Funeral Plans Change
In Cherbourg outruns of legal formalities halted a special Morgan body train. J. P. Morgan’s body likely sails to New York on the Isle of France, leaving Havre on Saturday. Funeral services were held today in the Grand hotel suite where he died.
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Rome
Olympic
Cherbourg
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
New York
Isle of France
Havre
Grand Hotel
Chippewa River Flood Dams Form Near Chippewa Falls
Chippewa Falls reports the Chippewa river on a rampage with two large ice gorges creating natural dams one mile above the city and fifteen miles above at Cobban. Heavy morning rain swells the flood and backs up water over the bottom lands.
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Chippewa Falls
Wis
Chippewa River
Cobban
Strikers clash with police near Draper mills in Milford
In Hopkinton Mass on April 2 police and about 600 Draper textile workers clashed as they tried to march from Milford to the mills. The confrontation involved clubs and hand to hand fighting as authorities attempted to disperse the crowd.
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Hopedale
Mass
Draper Textile Machinery Mills
Milford
Special Council Meeting Called to Canvas Election Results
Mayor John Dengler called a special common council meeting for Friday evening to canvass the results of yesterday’s election.
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Common Council
John Dengler
Mayoralty Vote By Wards in 1911 and 1913 Pluralities
The record notes Dengler's 1911 mayoral plurality of 2 875 votes to 2 444 and 2 87 to 2 645 in ward tallies, with Sorensen's 1913 plurality listed as 1 298.
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Dengler
Sorensen
Oo Dengler
Ward Sorensen Dengler
Cary Re elected Kittle Wins Here
Cary is reported to have been reelected with Kittle winning in Cary. At noon Kittle is said to have conceded that Cary is reelected.
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Cary
Kittle
Kittle Seeks State Superintendent Win In La Crosse County
La Crosse County results show William Kittle leading Cary in the city by about 1 500 votes with varying margins in countryside towns. Partial returns indicate Cary ahead overall, with Oltman and Bratberg competing for county superintendent, while county judge and supreme court races show tight splits and coin toss decisions in some towns.
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Kittle
la Crosse
B. F. Oltman
William Kittle
Washington
Onalaska
E. H. Bratberg
Bratberg
Holland
Mr. Bratberg
Oltman
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kittile
Neck
la Crosse County
Brindley
John Brindley
Robert George Siebecker
Supreme Court
Racine Votes to Reject City Commission Plan
In Racine on April 1 the public voted by an overwhelming margin to keep the existing city government and reject the proposed commission form. The result preserved the current framework and halted any shift to a commission system.
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Racine
Wis
Oltnman Wins by Large Margin in Bratberg Re election
Oltnman secures a sweeping victory as Bratberg loses support in the election. The contest centers on Bratberg's bid for reelection with Oltman leading by a wide margin. The outcome shapes local political leadership and future policy direction.
Supreme Court Denies Rehearing in See Abduction Case
Springfield April 2 the supreme court denied the motion for a rehearing in Evelyn Arthur See leader of the Absolute Life cult in Chicago now under sentence for the abduction of Mildred Bridges. See has a petition for pardon before the pardon board his last hope to escape the penitentiary.
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Springfield
All
Supreme Court
Evelyn Arthur See
Absolute Life Cult
Chicago
Mildred Bridges
See
Free Pass Scandal Twists Colorado Politics and Rail Lines
Interstate Commerce Commission exposes an orgy of graft involving judges state and local officials and legislators who took passes on Colorado railroads. It cites 7000 passes in 1912 with 2200 issued to public officials Jan-Jun 1912 and marks the political use of free transportation, while pending prosecutions are considered. In La Crosse, Ori J. Sorensen wins mayoralty by about 1,300 votes, defeating John Dengler amid a celebratory parade and re elections across city offices with several aldermanic upsets noted.
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Washington
Colorado
Interstate Commerce Commission
Denver
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Victor American Fuel Company
Colorado Portland Cement Company
U. S. Portland Cement Company
Great Western Sugar Company
Harlan
Ori J. Sorensen
la Crosse
Tribune
Sorensen
John Dengler
Dengler
Frank Kohn
Chers
Harry Palmer
John Vollmar
Fred Schnell
Board of Public Works
E. H. Hoffman
Edwin McFarlin
William J. Fries
Oscar Houck
George Young
Louis Lavaque
Joseph J. Frisch
George Will
Edward Cronon Wags
Wm. Powell
William Rewey
North Side
William Tarbox
C. A. Worth
John Schneeberger
Ernest Hodous
Otto Granke
J. M. Knox
Woman Found Slain. Husband Missing in Minnesota
The body of Mrs. John Fontana was found at her home in Chisholm with a heavy head wound and an axe on the floor. Fontana, arrested last week on a charge of beating his wife, was released on promise to reform. her husband is missing.
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Chisholm
Minn
John Fontana
Fontana
Sorensen Wins Mayoral Election by 1300 Vote Margin
Ori J. Sorensen elected mayor by a 1300 vote majority. Dengler’s tally drops 1068 from 1911. Three aldermen, Tarbox Franke and Frank Roth, are defeated. New supervisors elected Vrehota defeats Lehnen by one vote, a socialist candidate gains seat.
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Ori J. Sorensen
Vrehota
Lehnen
Local Officials Named in City and County Roll Call
The mayor and city officials including Ori J. Sorensen and E. H. Hoffman are listed along with the comptroller, treasurer, tax commissioner, police justice and the board of public works. Aldermen and supervisors are named, with Johnson Brindley noted as county judge and B. F. Oltman as county superintendent of schools. William Kittie carried the county by about 1090 votes for state superintendent of schools.
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John Dengler
Oo I Sorensen
McFarlin
EB Lavaque
I Geo
Geo. Will, Sr
Police Justice
Iw. A. Powel
Ed. Cronon
Board Public Works
John Volimar
Fred Schnell
A. McMullen
Vm. Rewey
Ori J. Sorensen
E. H. Hoffman
William J. Fries
George W. Young
Joseph J. Frisch
Edward Cron
Board of Public Works
John Vollmar
B. C. Smith
Frank Kohn
Joseph C. Houska
C. A. Worth
Robert Schulze
Adam Kroner
William F. Strauss
John Schneeberger
A.R. Kempter
William Grover
John Ash
John Timp
Joseph J. Verdhota
Leonard Kleeber
Jos. Gale
Robert C. Whelpley
B. F. Oltman
William Kittie
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Hartwell
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Crosse
Pr. du Chien
Chippewa
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Mr. Kittle
Charles P. Cary
State Board of Normal School
Appleton
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Viroqua
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Spooner
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Oconto
Merrill
Buffalo County
Barron County
Walworth County
Florence County
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Dane, Green, Taylor
Outagamie
Jackson
West Salem Bratberg
J. H. Moran
Hamilton Bratberg
Adolph Nuttleman
Barre Oltman
W. D. Stratman
Holland Bratberg
W. D. Sandman
Burns Cary
R. Meinking
Farmington
Alfred Hanson
Banger
Town Kittle
John
Hatz
Shelby Bratberg
Herman Pammel
City Kittle
Supervisors
F. D. Shane
A. N. Moore
L. B. Cox
Bangor
Village
Campbell Bratberg
Greenfield Bratberg
Commerce Commission
Tarbox, Franke and
Frank Roth
Lame
Dueck
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