Romance of stage struck girl may disrupt family
La Crosse girl Lizzie Bachman 17 elopes with actor Edward Gilmore after father bans marriage at home. The Bachman clan splits with arrests, threatened divorce, and a stricken mother awaiting return as Lizzie and Gilmore plan a Chicago wedding despite town unrest and family rift.
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la Crosse
William Bachman
Adams Street
Elizabeth Bachman
Adolph Bachman
Edward Gilmore
Milwaukee
Chicago
Gilmore
Bachman
Lizzie
Move to City Ends Term for Noted Counsel Leader
Mr Roe mer has long served as counsel for major New York security firms and will close his current practice before starting new duties. He attended a commission session and filed his oath of office with Secretary Frear on Tuesday, with further details continued on page six.
Brewery Explosion Kills and Wounds Forty in Chile
A carbonic acid pipe rupture at a brewery in Cantiago Chile on August 8 destroyed the building and left forty people dead or dying, including spectators police and firefighters.
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Cantiago
Chili
Roemer to Begin on Traction Hearing Schedule
J H Roemer the new Milwaukee based member of the railroad rate commission will not start active duties until about September 1 He is currently settling private affairs and arranging his workload for the upcoming term in Madison Wisconsin where the commission operates
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Madison, Wis
J. H. Roemer
Milwaukee
Railroad Rate Commission
Readi
Exhumed body of Willy Barney and scab ties stir Colorado mining case
In Telluride Colorado the body of W J Barney a timber man from the Smuggler Union mine disappeared in June 196 and was exhumed near the Alta mill and brought to Telluride by General Wells. Steve Adams located the burial site and Barney’s clothes were stripped before burial. In Denver President Moyer weighs which attorney to hire in a Darrow linked defense.
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Telluride
Colo
W. J. Barney
Alta Mill
General Wells
Steve Adams
Barney
Adams
Moyer
Darrow
Denver
Clara Young Seeks Bellhop Job in Chicago
Clara Young fourteen from Freeport Illinois, wearing her brother's suit, applied today for a bellboy position at a Chicago hotel. She said she wants to see the world and will be returned home after the prospective employment inquiry.
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Chicago
Clara Young
Freeport
Ill
Clara
New Venezuelan Envoy Guzman Arrives in Washington
Senor R. Garbiras Guzman, Castro's new representative in Washington, arrives to straighten Venezuela's financial and diplomatic tangles. He is well educated, fluent in French, German, Spanish and English, and has taken a prominent house in the diplomatic quarter. He is noted as a leading entertainer in foreign diplomatic circles.
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Cipriano Castro
Washington
Venezuela
Decisions on Duchien and Knolls unsettled in Wisconsin league
Secretary Farrell of the National Association of Minor Leagues sent two key rulings to Wisconsin league President Charles Moll. Duchien is declared Madison’s property, risking forfeiture of games won against Madison. Knolls, a Brooklyn-signed pitcher, was deemed ineligible, with Moll to decide if the La Crosse protest over a Madison game stands or is overturned. Jules Burke remains with the champions as Eau Claire’s former player.
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Charles Moll
J. H. Farrell
National Association of Minor Leagues
Farrell
Duchien
la Crosse
Madison
Dubhien
Moll
Hawley
Knolls
Brooklyn
Jules Burke
Eau Claire
Owa Senatorial Fight To Be Fierce
Cummins will wage a hard fought campaign as many old school Republicans express interest in running. The contest signals a sharpening battle among key figures and factions within the party ahead of the primary season.
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OWA
Cummins
Monsoor Fined for Assault in County Court
In county court this morning Alex Monsoor a Syrian fruit peddler was fined 10 dollars and costs for assault and battery on a charge brought by Mike Abraham. Abraham also fined 10 dollars and costs for a similar charge after Monsoor claimed he started the fight at the Burlington depot on July 190. Monsoor filed notice of appeal following the sentence by Judge Brindley.
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Alex Monsoor
Mike Abraham
Monsoor
Abraham
Burlington
Brindley
Southern road ready to give up on charter dispute
Montgomery Ala Aug 8 The railroad companies offer to take a 2 percent rate and withdraw all suits if the state withdraws the order revoking the state charter. Governor Comer is expected to respond by nightfall and is unlikely to compromise while he believes the people deserve a wart centrate. A recent legislative resolution backing the governor in the fight appears to have tempered the railroad stance.
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Montgomery
Ala
Comer
Adjourns Federal Court for Month in Wisconsin
Judge Sanborn of the United States district court for the western district of Wisconsin adjourned the term from Sept 11 to Oct 1 due to a large number of indictments to be reviewed by the grand jury. Referee in Bankruptcy C L Baldwin learned of the decision this morning. Indictments likely involve liquor sales to Indians and minor federal violations.
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Sanborn
United States District Court For
Western District of
Wisconsin
C. L. Baldwin
Government vows to jail Standard Oil leaders
Attorney General Bona parte stated on the eve of departing for Washington that the justice department will prosecute those truly responsible for anti trust law violations. It will not pursue mere underlings but will seek cases against superiors where a reasonable chance of personal punishment exists.
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Lenox
Mass
Bonaparte
Washington
Department of Justice
Allison Regains Steam in Iowa Senate Battle
Washington report notes Senator William B Allison at seventy nine and the oldest serving member aside from Maryland’s White. Once seen as stepping aside for Cummins, Allison now campaigns vigorously for a seventh term despite fragile health and advancing age.
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Washington
Aug
J. C. Welliver
Iowa
William B. Allison
A. B. Cummins
Allison
Senate
White
Maryland
Capitol
Cummins
Standard Oil Gang Hits Market
Heavy selling by William Rockefeller H H Rogers and associates stunned Wall Street on August 8 and threatened to break the market. They dumped blocks of Union Pacific Southern Pacific Amalgamated Copper and St Paul before buying in again as the day closed.
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New York
William Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
Wall Street
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
St. Paul
Rockefeller
New Entrance Planned to County Courthouse Backup Entrance
The ground and buildings committee of the county board of supervisors plans a basement level entrance at the southeast corner of the county building to access the Sheriff Burns office, eliminating stairs to the first floor. Construction will start shortly.
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County Board of Supervisors
Burns
Lady Godiva Mystery Parade in Coventry
In Coventry a modern vaudeville star La Mila rode a gauze bundle exalting the Lady Godiva tale. A crowd of thousands watched as a pale face wore a pink stocking toe and rode atop a white palfrey, while an aldermanic committee supervised the procession.
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Coventry
Leofric
Earl of
Leicester
la Milo
la Mila
Body of Oscar Oakes Arrives in La Crosse
The remains of Oscar Oakes son of W A Oakes rail agent arrived in La Crosse from Dubuque where he drowned Tuesday evening. Funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 30 PM from the residence Rev Hurd officiating with interment at Oak Grove cemetery.
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Oscar Oakes
W. A. Oakes
Green Bay Railroad
la Crosse
Dubuque
Rev
Hurd
Oak Grove Cemetery
Tarkington Censured Over Reflections In Play
In Logansport Indiana Booth Tarkington the author and playwright returning from two years in Europe faces censure for reflections about northern Indiana lawyers in his new play The Man from Home The lead character Daniel Voorhees Pike is described as a plain untraveled lawyer likely met on an interurban car between Logansport and Kokomo on a long day.
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Logansport
Ind
Booth Tarkington
United States
Europe
Indiana
Tarkington
Harry L. Wilson
Daniel Voorhees Pike
Death by own action ends a tragic life
Pittsburg August 8 George Wallace Delameter once a political and financial power in Pennsylvania ended his life today in his Diamond National Bank office. His life spanned great ambitions and disappointments, worsened by the deaths of his father on May 6 in Meadville and his son James Scott Delameter in June at Connellsville. His friends had long feared he would seek release from his grief.
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Pittsburg
George Wallace Delameter
Pennsylvania
Diamond National Bank
Delameter
George B. Delameter
Meadville
James Scott Delameter
Connellsville
Standard to Appeal New Fight Is On
Chicago Aug 8 The Standard Oil attorneys filed notice of appeal from Judge Landis decision fining the trust 29 million dollars Indictments are being drawn by government experts against the railroads alleged to have granted rebates and concessions to the Standard people
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Chicago
Standard Oil
Landis
Standard
Immigration Tension as Asiatics Step Into British Columbia
Vancouver report notes a rising issue over admitting Asiatics in British Columbia. Jeremiah Jenks, US immigration commissioner, is in on a secret commission for Washington to study problems from American presence in western Canada and the coast’s Asiatic influx.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Jeremiah Jenks
United States
Washington
Canada
Anglesam Orders Mobilization of Big Pacific Fleet
Guardian movement of war vessels signals government fears covert hostility. Rear Admiral Dayton to lead four heavy cruisers from Manila as most Asiatic squadron ships sail to the Pacific. Fleet aims to defend the Pacific coast against Japan while Evans may move from Atlantic. By December California will host four divisions totaling about 159,336 tons.
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Dayton
Manila
Navy
Pacific
Japan
Admiral Evans
Evans
Atlantic
Suez Canal
California
Olga Moliter Arrested In Murder Case Fallout
Berlin August 8 Olga Moliter youngest daughter of the murdered Frau Moliter and sister in law of Carl Hau is arrested for murder in the case in which Hau is sentenced to be beheaded Baron Von Lindenau who tried the case accuses Olga of killing her mother instead of Hau Von Lindenau is in prison She had been linked to the trial amid unsavory suggestions of complicity during the proceedings.
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Berlin
Hau
Olga Moliter
Frau Moliter
Carl Haul
Baron von Lindenau
von Lindenau
Operator Strike Started On Coast
In Los Angeles on August 8, Western Union operators walked out except one, turning a recent peace into war. Officials were surprised by the strike as they had just received an ultimatum. Operators cited company bias toward a strike breaker over a union man as a key cause.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Western Union
John D. Long Relapses After Brief Improvement
John D. Long former secretary of the navy was brought to alert status after a sudden relapse in Portland Maine on Aug 8. Doctors summoned a specialist and held a conference reporting his condition not immediately dangerous but less favorable than hoped.
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Portland
John D. Long
Gilbert M. Elliott
Alfred Mitchell
Leader of Terror Gang Sentenced to Sing Sing
NEW YORK Aug 8 August Van Fahrig the convicted leader of a gang of burglars who terrorized Nassau county for nearly six months was sentenced to Sing Sing prison for forty years at hard labor. Christian Schlang another member who turned state evidence got twenty five years and his mother Mrs Alma Schlang who pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods was sent to Auburn for five years.
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New York
van Fahrig
Nausau County
Sing Sing
Christian Schlang
Alma Schlang
Auburn
Casablanca Still Scene of Carnage
Tangier Aug 8 Two thousand additional French soldiers and marines have landed at Casablanca. Street fighting continues. The Jewish section of Casablanca has been sacked and many people massacred with streets filled with bodies. Warships shells set fire to the Moorish quarter and distress grows as stores close.
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Tangier
Casablanca
Fordyce Mob Riots Shake Illinois Town
In Fordyce, Illinois, a riot by Italian laborers employed by the Iron Mountain railroad erupted after Foreman Robert House was dismissed. Roadmaster Carey refused the demand, leading to a violent clash. Mayor Crain and most residents armed themselves to quell the mob. seventeen suspects were arrested as others fled.
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Murphysboro
Ill
Fordyce
Here
Iron Mountain Railroad
Robert House
Carey
House
Crain
Boston Council Bribe Scandal Expands to All Councilors
Boston officials report that seventy five common council members face summons to testify in a bribery inquiry tied to a $1,559,600 loan bill. District Attorney Moran questioned Councilman Charles T. Harding after a bid to influence his vote surfaced, while Councilman George C. McCabe and reporter William Holden were also drawn into the probe. McCabe faces a grand jury as Holden's testimony is anticipated.
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Boston
Mass
Common Council
Charles T. Harding
Moran
Harding
Pierce
George C. McCabe
William Holden
Holden
McCabe
Revivals Move to City Mission Hall on South Side
Revival services led by Evangelist Dooley under Supt Ivey will shift from Rose Street to the City Mission hall on the south side tonight due to the north side hall being allocated for other uses.
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Rose Street
Evangelist Dooley
Supt. Ivey
City Mission
City Mission Hall
Weather outlook and river forecast update
Wisconsin sees showers tonight and Friday with cooler air in the west. Minnesota reports showers tonight and cooler conditions in the west with Friday fair weather. Iowa anticipates showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight with river levels expected to fall slowly over the next 36 hours.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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la Crosse Tribune
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