La Crosse Gas Case Brings Testimony Of Poor Service
Madison April 21 Three witnesses testify before the state railway commission in La Crosse Gas and Electric case Mayor Anderson says distrust surrounds the company though conditions may be overstated Ex inspector Martin testifies to dim street lights and constant meter readings Alderman Rose notes rising bills and weak store lighting during the hearing
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LA Grosse
Madison
Wis
Martin
la Crosse
Williams
Wisconsin Light & Power Company
Rose
Old Figgers Forecast Taft Grosvenor Victory in Ohio
Washington April 21 General Chas H Grosvenor of Ohio is predicted to be president next March and Is senator Foraker to succeed himself. The forecast cites Democrat factionalism and Ohio party brutality for Harmon’s rejection as doom for the Democrats and a Republican win in the state.
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Washington, D. C
Chas. H. Grosvenor
Ohio
Taft
Senate
Foraker
Grosvenor
Democrat Organization of
Judson Harmon
Bryan
Esther Burns Dies of Tuberculosis at 60
Miss Esther Burns of 916 Tyler Street dies at home from tuberculosis. She is survived by a mother. The body will be buried at the Catholic cemetery tomorrow morning at 8 oclock, with Tank Tillman in charge.
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Esther Burns
Tyler Street
Tank Tillman
BilLek Saved Read Palm Sees Escape From Gallows
Herman Billek, condemned for seven Vizal family murders, gains a reprieve from Gov. Deneen and the pardons board. He cites a palm line and new anonymous evidence naming a man and four women as alleged conspirators, seeking a supplementary hearing. Father O Callaghan supports the new evidence and petitions for review are planned.
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Billek
Chicago
Herman Billek
Vizal
Father O'Callaghan
State Pardon Board
Panzlau Calls Press a Mighty Moral Power
Rev Panzlau argues the press shapes public sentiment along with the home and church. He cites Guttenberg Woolsey and modern editors to show journalism’s mercantile drive and potential for good or harm, noting editors influence vast audiences and must wield responsibility.
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Union
Panzlau
the Times
Guttenberg
St. Abersgot
Cardinal Woolsey
Modern Moses at Orpheum orders hat checks coast to coast
Martin Beck of the Orpheum circuit reports a general order allowing women wearing the latest Merry Widow hats to have them properly checked outside the auditorium after a church incident left him with a stiff neck.
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New York
Martin Beck
Orpheum
Moses
Bryan Forget Politics for Family Welcome at Pier
New York April 21 Bryan greeted wife daughter and grandchildren upon the Minnehaha’s docking at the Atlantic Transport line pier. He held grandson Bryan Leavitt for a posed photo before the party moved to the Hoffman house and planned a trip to Lincoln in a few days.
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New York
Bryan
Atlantic Transport Line
Grace
Bryan Leavitt
Hoffman House
Lincoln
Taft Loses in Concord Fight at New Hampshire Convention
In Concord New Hampshire April 21 Taft delegates are decisively defeated at the Republican state convention The Taft preference resolution failed to pass the platform and was buried amid a floor debate Delegates favored sending an uninstructed delegation to Chicago The convention shows sentiment largely in favor of Senator La Follette
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Concord
N. H
Taft
Chicago
la Follette
Tragic Bay Brook Junction Wreck Claims Forty-Two Lives
In Melbourne on April 21 forty two bodies were recovered from the debris of the Bay Brook Junction wreck and several more are feared beneath burned cars. Eighty eight injured are reported. An engineer says the Bandigo train brakes failed to operate.
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Melbourne
Australia
Bay Brook Junction
Bandigo
Chinese Fear Japanese Warship Visit Stirs China
In Pekin officials view a Japanese squadron of fifteen ships headed to Foo Chow Smog and Canton as a hostile Mikado move. The government calls it unsolicited and insists it signals danger to Chinese and could provoke sabotage of the visiting warships.
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Pekin
Foo Chow
Smog
Canton
China
Erlich Arrested for Out of Season Fish Shipment
Russian fish vendor M Erlich of Buffalo was arrested and fined 54.40 dollars for attempting to ship game fish out of season to Chicago. He claimed the load consisted of 50 pounds of Buffalo and 86 pounds of Pickerel.
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M. Erlich
Chicago
Onalaska Hosts Site Tour For New Agricultural College
A county committee toured two prime Onalaska sites for the proposed agricultural college. Mayor Shane offered a choice of ten acres or two tracts totaling 20 to 24 acres each with river views. Cadets under E. T. Berg showcased drill routines before a carriage tour and a Woodmen hall supper hosted by Mayor Shane. Prominent Onalaska women acted as lobbyists during the afternoon.
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New County Agricultural School
Onalaska
Shane
Mississippi
la Crosse
E. T. Berg
Woodmen Hall
Hope Williams
M. M. Buttles
J. M. Pierce
W. H. Keene
T. G. Aiken
G. C. Hagenbaugh
Edward T. Berg
Rawlinson
W. A. Lester
Dutch Soldiers Killed in Bali Battle
In Bali, Malay Archipelago, fifteen Dutch soldiers and about a hundred natives were killed in a battle. The report outlines heavy fighting and casualties on both sides.
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Amsterdam
Bali
Malay Archipelago
Salem Displays Her Charms Today
West Salem hosts a reception for La Crosse county agricultural school site tour as committee members view ten acres near an insane asylum and a model farm cluster. Bangor shows four possible sites with a civic delegation and car tours.
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West Salem
Wis
Northwestern
Salem
la Crosse County
Fair Grounds
H. D.griswold Fruit Farm
Insane Asylum
University Agricultural School
State Bank
la Crosse
George Dudley
Hotel May
Onalaska
Bangor
W. A. Bradley
R. R. Bowles
G. W. Dudley
Ray Lewis
B. F. Oltman
A. J. Philipps
P. H. Sheldon
N. M. Elson
E. J. Kneen
Burns
Green Bay work train crashes into trolley
Miss Alta Hemphill stepped from a Market street car to her Jensvold cigar factory job as Motorman Frank Werner failed to notice an oncoming Green Bay work train at a crossing. The collision derailed two box cars. Werner survived uninjured while witnesses blamed distraction from the woman.
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Altha Hemphill
Jénsvold Cigar Factory
Frank Werner
Market Street
Green Bay
Arthur Coppin
Miss Hemphill
Alta Hemphill
Seventeenth Street
Jensvold Cigar Factory
Market
Werner
New Normal School
Tribune Story Confirms Players and Releases List
The Tribune notes yesterday’s releases are correct though unsigned. Pigeon and Chalsma have departed the city, with inside corroboration of the full list including Nutting McDonald Wolford Wands Freckman first sackers Whitewings and outfielder.
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the Tribune
Pigeon
Chalsma
Nutting
McDonald
Wolford
Wands
Freckman
Whitewings
Funeral for John Geiwitz Tomorrow
The body of John Geiwitz will be buried tomorrow at 2 PM in Hokah after a death by self action deemed a plain case by the coroner. No inquest will be held.
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John Geiwitz
Hokah
Weather Report Highlights Coldest and Warm Areas Across States
The report lists La Crosse at 38 degrees as the coolest and 70 degrees as the warmest in the region with wind speeds noted. Extremes include Houghton 26 and Jacksonville 90. The river remains near stationary at stage six feet with a tenth foot rise. Wisconsin and Minnesota forecasts call for partly cloudy skies, with warmer conditions tonight and on Wednesday, cooler in western Minnesota.
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la Crosse
United States
Houghton
Williston
Miles City
Jacksonville
Wisconsin
Minnesota
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