Petition Seeks More C M and St P Rail Service from La Crosse
A Wisconsin petition to the State Railway Commission requests three service changes for the C M and St P line. It urges a 6 a.m. La Crosse to Milwaukee departure, an evening Milwaukee to La Crosse return with stops, and adding passengers to train No. 58 to serve La Crosse riders. Backers include W F Hurtgen and C A Calkins of the Unit ed Commercial Travelers and the Manufacturers and Jobbers union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
St. Paul Ry
W. F. Hurtgen
Advance Bedding Company
C. A. Calkins
United Commercial Travelers
State Railway Commission
Milwaukee
Sparta
Viroqua
St. Paul
Wisconsin
Portage
Tanner City
Lynden
Anarchists to Be Deported This Year
London reports the death of former Prime Minister Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman from heart disease. In Washington, officials say naturalization efforts against anarchists are advancing, with thousands possibly to be deported within the year and papers revoked for those proven anarchists.
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London
Henry Campbell Bannerman
Bannerman
Lord Roseberry
Washington
Cooley
New Naturalization Bureau
Schenectady
N. Y
Chicago
United States
Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman
England
Guatemala Plot Big Guards Shot
Washington, April 22. An official account to the state department from United States Minister Heimke reports five cadets of Guatemala's military academy bodyguard who attempted to assassinate President Cabrera have been shot. No information yet on the plot's ramifications, though the cadets likely acted independently.
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Washington, D. C
Cabrera
Guatemala
State Department
United States
Heimke
Miliary Academy
Railroads Summoned by Grand Jury for Rebating Inquiry
Subpoenas have been issued to high officials of the Wabash Missouri Pacific Frisco and M E T to appear before the federal grand jury on April 30. The inquiry is believed to cover alleged rebating practices by the railroads and related firms.
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Kansas City
Wabash
Missouri Pacific
Frisco
Federal Grand Jury
Son of Standard Oil magnate jailed as vagrant
Livingstone Roe Jr., son of a Standard Oil director, was arrested as a vagrant after wandering Pittsburg streets for three nights. He faced a ten day sentence before potential aid from his father arrives. Roe had once earned a $25,000 salary at the London agency. He shared a cell with an Italian fellow vagrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Brady
Livingstone Roe, Jr
Standard Oil
Livingstone Roe
Morristown
N. J
Standard Oil Company
London
Roe
Tom Johnson Wins 3 Cent Fare Fight in Cleveland
The Cleveland mayor wins an eight year battle for 3 cent fares as the city accepts 55 dollars per share for Cleveland Electric Railway stock to form a holding company. Ward meetings will vote on the settlement amid strong public support. The 3 cent line now operates forty miles of track as 5 cent franchises expire. The council plans formal ratification next Monday.
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Cleveland
Tom Johnson
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
F. H. Goff
Icy baptisms of the Eldons end in Lisbon Falls
In Lisbon Falls Maine on April 22 police appeal to halt ice baptisms by the Eldons of the Holy Ghost and Us society. On Easter with near zero temperatures and a 25 mile wind, twenty five Shilohites were immersed in the Androscoggin river. Their clothing froze as they emerged, and a repeat ceremony is planned for this week.
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Lisbon Falls
Maine
Tawney Hurts Trolley Smash on Pennsylvania Ave
Representatives Tawney of Minnesota and John C. Chaney of Indiana were shaken when a trolley car collided with a trailer on Pennsylvania Avenue. Tawney was uninjured and Chaney sustained a slight hip bruise. The representative was taken to the Capitol and then to a hospital for observation.
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Washington
Capitol
Tawney
Minnesota
John C. Chaney
Indiana
Chaney
Tawney Injured. May Be Sent to Hospital for Treatment
Tawney was found to be injured and confined to a lounge in a committee room suffering back pains. A second examination by his physicians this afternoon will determine whether he is sent to the hospital.
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Tawney
President to Gain Battleship Fight
The president wins a partial victory in the battleship program. Chairman Hale will offer an amendment to the naval bill providing seven million dollars for the construction of two battleships destroyers and submarines, provided for.
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Washington, D. C
Hale
Naval Committee
Senate
Judge bars passes for express companies in Hepburn act case
Federal Judge C C Kohlsaat issued a temporary injunction restricting express firms from issuing franks for carrying merchandise. The order applies to their own staff and to employees of other companies. It targets the National United States Adams American Wells Fargo and bars freight passes under Hepburn act provisions. District Attorney Sims expects permanence. Maxwell led company defense.
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Chicago
C. C. Kohlsaat
United States
National
Adams
American
Wells- Fargo
Sims
J. H. Wilkerson
Lawrence Maxwell
Cincinnati
Edward Deininger Dies of Apoplexy at 43
Edward Deininger died at 12 15 this morning at La Crosse hospital from apoplexy. He was 43, survived by a widow and four children Mamie Joseph Lalie and Bertha Deininger of Minneapolis, a sister Mrs Frank Lieben of Seattle, who travels to attend the funeral. He was a plumber at Thill and Lapitz's shop until illness began 10 days ago. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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Edward Deininger
la Crosse Hospital
Mamie
Joseph
Lalie
Bertha Deininger
Minneapolis
Frank Lieben
Seattle
Wash
Deininger
Thill & Lapitz
Fight to Free Thaw Has Begun in White Plains
In White Plains New York on April 22 Supreme Court Justice Morchaser will hear Attorney James G Graham of Newburgh on his habeas corpus writ for Harry Thaw. If granted the writ would require the Matteawan State Hospital superintendent to show cause why Thaw should not be released. The proceedings are expected to be formal and an order will direct Thaw to be produced later for the main hearing.
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White Plains
N. Y
Supreme Court
Morchaser
James G. Graham
Newburgh
Harry Thaw
State Hospital For
Matteawan
Graham
C H Williams to Manage Eighteen Big Power Plants
C H Williams, former La Crosse Gas & Electric manager, signs five year contract to run Northern Colorado Power Company. This Denver based firm operates 18 plants across Colorado and Wyoming, with 245 miles of high tension lines and an electric railway from Denver to Boulder. Williams moves to Denver. family to join by June 1.
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C.H. Williams
Colorado CO
C. H. Williams
la Crosse Gas & Electric Company
Northern Colorado Power Company
Denver
Col
Longmont
Berthaud
Ault
Brighton
Eaton
Erie
Evans
Ft. Collins
Greeley
Lyons
Lafayette
Louisville
Loveland
Superior
Windsor
Colorado
Ft. Russel
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Boulder
Central Power
Williams
Johnson Men to Make Hot Fight in Illinois Convention
Springfield April 22 The Johnson supporters led by John P Hopkins plan to push an indorsement for Gov Johnson of Minnesota and oppose any resolution binding Illinois Democrats to a single candidate Their aim is to keep the delegates free of commitments while Sullivan Bryanites anticipate a floor clash as the advance guard arrives with Sullivan and other leaders present
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Springfield
Ill
Roger Sullivan
Illinois
Bryan
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Johnson
John P. Hopkins
Sullivan
Arbor Day Observed Across Nebraska Schools Plant Trees
Arbor day in Lincoln and across Nebraska honored the founder J Sterling Morton. Schools closed for children to plant trees, reflecting statewide observance led by the agriculture secretary during Cleveland’s era.
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Lincoln, Neb
J. Sterling Morton
Agriculture
Cleveland
Coney Island Five-Cent Fare Bill Senate Passed
Albany N Y April 22 The Coney Island five cent fare bill passed the senate by 36 to 9 after clearing the assembly and now goes to the governor for action.
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Albany
N. Y
Coney Island
Senate
Assembly
Commission delays action amid probe findings
Article reports the commission will not act immediately as inquiries show poor service. AJ-50 admitted, but no probe into affairs conducted. Investigation described as purely technical with no broader scrutiny of conduct or governance.
La Crosse Gas & Electric hearing ends with partial relief
The state railroad commission closed its hearing on the La Crosse Gas and Electric affair with a resolution to withhold drastic action. President D C McMillan proposed to fix conditions locally, while tests by McMillan matched Burgess findings of fluctuating voltage and excessive current. R B Gelatt attended as a reporter and advisor, noting the grilling of Alderman Rose and the lengthy inquiry into the company’s lamp conditions.
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la Crosse Gas & Electric Company
Commission For Relief
la Crosse
Burgess
Madison
Wis
D. C. McMillan
State Railroad Commission
McMillan
R. B. Gelatt
Central Electric Company of
Weather and Water Outlook Across States
Weather and water data summary reports cool conditions in Wisconsin with partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday. Minnesota follows with cooler northeast portions. Iowa may see showers tonight or Thursday. River stage remains around six feet in the upper reaches and stationary for 36 hours. Extremes listed include Buffalo 32 and Moorhead 90.
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la Crosse
United States
Buffalo
Moorhead
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Messrs, Hurtgen and Calkins Act
State Board
Herbert Asquith
Forfarshire
Scotland
James Campbell
Stracathro
Glasgow University
Trinity College
Cambridge
Sam
Par
U.S
Green Bay
Market Street
Frank Werner
Winona
Tribune
Chicago Court
Rys
Trans
Light Company
GAS
Coney
M’millan
Clou
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