Allied 12,000 Men to Pursue Modrish Fanatics Into Morocco
At Tangier a conference of the powers agreed to invade the interior of Morocco to rescue captives. An allied army of about twelve thousand soldiers from France Spain Germany and Italy is available. Reports say at least one hundred captives have been taken inland, with many women among them and torture reported as motivation for the mission.
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Heart OF
Morocco
Tangier
Casablanca
France
Spain
Ge_r y
Itayl
Chicago Outlay Local Manager Report Delays
Western Union and North American officials announced readiness for most services except Chicago. North American accepts Chicago business with delay, Western Union not accepting Chicago. Managers Keegan and BeVier cited Chicago as the sole trouble point affecting outside communication.
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Chicago
la Crosse
Western Union
Keegan
Bevier
Tennis Play On At Country Club
The Schaghti coke Country club hosted a second series of tennis games today and yesterday. Results from yesterday show Misses El anore Marston and Gertrude Smith losing to Mary and Agnes Anderson 2 6 4 6. Henrietta Martin Dale and Gertrude Tanche defeated Katherine Martindale and Louise Easton 6 4 9 5. This morning Agnes Anderson beat Louise Easton 5 2 6 0. The tournament winner will receive a cup donated by club members.
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Schaghticoke Country Club
Elanore Marston
Gertrude Smith
Mary
Agnes Anderson
Mises Henrietta Martindale
Gertrude Tanche
Katherine Martindale
Louise Easton
City Employes Outing Planned for Schalier's Grove
City employes will hold an outing tomorrow at Schalier's Grove. Arrangements are set with the hacks leaving Market Square at 7:30 in the morning. Practically all city workers are expected to attend.
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Schalier’s Grove
Market Square
Knights of Pythias to Attend Wisconsin State Convention
Local Knights of Pythias members will join the state convention in Wausau on August 20 and 21. C. C. Hamilton serves as inner guard and Ray S. Reid is a grand trustee. Wisconsin has 111 lodges with 10,332 members. The event is expected to draw a large attendance and organizers are preparing to accommodate many delegates.
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Knights of Pythias
Order
Wausau
C. C. Mamilton
Ray S. Reid
Wisconsin
Merchants death and a string of dynamite blasts
In Chicago a clothing merchant L Loeberger was assassinated inside his State street store as three unknown men opened fire. Police chased one wounded attacker while the other two escaped amid a crowded street. Essex Ontario reports a dynamite explosion wrecking the town’s railway station killing a station agent and eight others. Boulder Colorado blasts injure about one hundred as a freight car explodes. Williamsport Pennsylvania a tramp detonates nitroglycerin under a parked train killing five crew members and demolishing the coach. Police hunt suspects as the violent spree shocks multiple cities.
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Chicago
Essex
Ont
Michigan Central Road
Detroit
Boulder
Colo
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
Ridgeway
Harriman Plans Tour of His Lines This Fall
President Edward H. Harriman will tour the Hariman lines for two or three weeks, staying in touch with business. He refutes talk of a coming recession, saying reports from the west, southwest and northwest indicate strong activity and a big fall work ahead.
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New York
Edward H. Harriman
Harriman
Japanese financiers seek $50 million loan in Berlin
A party of Japanese financiers arrive in Berlin to float a $50,000,000 loan for the purchase of the Philippines. The proposal excludes war purposes. The report notes the exchange as a nonmilitary deal amid informal talks and market interest.
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Berlin
Germany
Philippines
Standard Oil Indicted Again in Western New York
Jamestown N Y Aug 10 four large corporations face federal grand jury indictments in a partial report to Judge Hazell. The Standard Oil of New York and Vacuum Oil of Rochester are charged in counts of 188 and 40 for illegal concessions in oil shipments. The New York Central and Pennsylvania Railway companies are named in similar counts.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Federal
Western District
New York
Hazell
Standard Oil Company of
Vacuum Oil Company of
Rochester
New York Central
Pennsylvania Railway
Local Grocers Leader Harry Taggart Aims State Post
Harry Taggart, secretary of La Crosse Retail Grocers, launched a bid for secretary of the Wisconsin Grocers and Businessmen’s Association. He emphasizes his work record, pledging continued effort and a strong local following. Generating notable support, his candidacy has drawn attention to the state organization.
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Harry Taggart
la Crosse Retail Grocers’ Association
Wisconsin Grocers’ and Businessmen’s Association
Taggart
the Tribune
New Vaudeville House Underway at 318 Main Street
Contractor F. R. Schwalbe began remodeling the former Wisconsin Light & Power building at 318 Main Street into an up-to-date vaudeville theater. A Milwaukee company will occupy the venue once work is completed.
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F. R. Schwalbe
Main Street
Wisconsin Light & Power Company
Milwaukee
Spark Sets Roof of John Son House ablaze at noon
A spark from a passing engine set the roof of Mr John Son's house at Prospect and Sill Street on fire at noon. Fire departments No 4 and No 2 responded. Estimated damage about 500 dollars.
Boiler makers threaten strike on Southern Pacific lines
Aug 10 threat warns that if boiler makers demands are not met within 24 hours a general strike will be declared across all Harriman lines. The ultimatum centers on Southern Pacific negotiations and boiler room workers. The article notes the scope and immediacy of the potential walkout and its impact on railway operations.
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Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Harriman
Attorney General Bonaparte Meets Roosevelt in Oyster Bay
Attorney General Bonaparte arrived at Oyster Bay for a consultation with President Roosevelt and stayed for luncheon. Other guests included William Allen White C T Connell y and John W Yerkes of Washington. Later the president hosted Speaker Jose de Diego of Porto Rico and Balz the house of delegates interpreter.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Bonaparte
Roosevelt
William Allen White
C. T. Connelly
John W. Yerkes
Washington
Jose de Diego
Porto Rico
Mr. Balz
House of Delegates
Dooley to Lead Revival Meetings This Weekend
Rev. A. M. Ivey of the City Mission announced revival meetings led by J. A. Dooley and his wife of St. Paul. Services will be in the hall at 221 Main Street this evening and an open air gathering on the streets. Tomorrow afternoon Dooley speaks at the commission hall and another open air meeting closes the revival.
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A. M. Ivey
Misssion
J. A. Dooley
St. Paul
Main Street
Mr. Dooley
Commission Hall
Confectioner Fined for Kiss Incident in St Louis
James Skarnos proprietor of a candy shop at 77 North Vandeventer avenue was fined 250 dollars by Judge Pollard for kissing Blossom Squires aged 12 of 776 West Bell Place as she entered the store to buy candy.
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ST. Louis
James Skarnos
Sisters and Retreat at St Rose Conservatory
The third and final retreat for sisters of the La Crosse and nearby dioceses was held this week at the St Rose conservatory on Ninta and Market streets. To accommodate the large number of sisters the sessions were divided into three divisions. The exercises were standard and the retreats aided sisters under heavy teaching strains this past season.
Prince Borghese Leads Peking Paris Car Rally to Paris
Prince Borghese, leader of the Peking Paris automobile race, arrived in Meaux near Paris from Liege escorted by local automobilists. He received a hearty reception at Reims and other towns on his route and is due in Paris tomorrow.
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Meaux
France
Prince Borghese
Liege
Reims
Paris
Fairbanks May Speak at La Crosse Booster Day
Vice-President Charles Fairbanks is likely to headline La Crosse Booster Day on August 21. Booster committee chair W. E. Barber received a letter from Fairbanks saying he will try to arrange his schedule to attend, though many engagements may delay definite word for a day or two.
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Charles Fairbanks
W. E. Barber
Committee On
Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Barber
Roosevelt
la Crosse
Rejected recruit reappears with nude Eve tattoo
JOPLIN Mo August 10 Frank Ritchie 21 was rejected by the army recruiting office for a Paradise Eve tattoo on his arm. He returned with a decal dress tattooed over the nude figure and was accepted without question in a surprising reversal reflecting a shifting standard.
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Joplin
Frank Ritchie
United States Army
Paradise
Wisconsin candidate Taggart seeks state association influence
The statement outlines Harry Taggart's bid for statewide influence in Wisconsin politics. Born in St Clair Pennsylvania thirty seven years ago he has built a campaign organized across the state with support from prominent men. Announcement has been sent to state trade papers and local secretaries. Continued on page six.
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Wisconsin
Taggart
Harry Taggart
St. Clair
la Crosse
No Bare Wading Girls At Cleveland Picnic
The Republican league picnic in Cleveland Ohio on August 24 drops the women’s wading contest after protests from women’s groups ministers and religious bodies. The change disappoints the girls in training and the expected 50 000 spectators.
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Cleveland
Republican League
Cars With Side Doors Order for Subway Cars
New York Aug 10 The public service commission led by William M Ives will order the Interborough Metropolitan to switch to cars with side doors in the subway to reduce platform crashes. The change, costing about 1 million dollars or more, follows an ongoing railroad investigation.
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New York
Public Service Commission
William M. Ives
Interborough Metropolitan Company
Womanly Woman Repudiates A Ladies Man
A woman asserts independence and rejects the idea of needing a so called ladies man. She emphasizes self sufficiency and individual agency in a concise statement reflecting social attitudes of the time.
Engagement announced for Florence Saupe and Edward Bart
Saupe and Bart announce their engagement. The brief note notes a Franklin adage about a price and a Penn quip about a five cent cigar as a light aside. The items appear as a compact notice within a reading page.
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Florence M. Saupe
Edward C. Bart
Franklin
Penn
Doherty Re elected Trustee After National Convention
Attorney John F. Doherty returned from St Paul after attending the Catholic Order of Foresters national convention where he was re elected high trustee for the coming year.
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John F. Doherty
St. Paul
Catholic Order of Foresters
Doherty
Mother’s devotion frees son in assault case
Adolph Bachman, 22, was discharged after his mother testified in his defense in county court. Neighbors supported his claim that he protected his mother from an enraged father, who had alleged he assaulted him. The family, living at 1430 Adams Street, had turmoil after Elizabeth Bachman’s engagement to Chicago actor Edward Gilmore.
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Adolph Bachman
William Bachman
Adams Street
Elizabeth Bachman
Edward Gilmore
Chicago
Brindley
Bachman, Sr
Lizzie Cunningham
Adolph
Anna Giewitz
Adelph
Denies Jail Delivery Attempt at County Jail
A report claimed an attempted jail delivery occurred at the county jail this morning. Sheriff Burns denied an escape attempt, while Undersheriff Mohr said nothing unusual occurred beyond the monthly cell inspection.
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Burns
Mohr
Unions Press Demand for Govt Takeover of W U Lines
Chicago August reports a national union push for an eight hour day a 15 percent wage raise and employer funded typewriters with a threat to strike nationwide by Monday. they also propose appealing to President Roosevelt for the government to seize and operate the lines claiming public need. Other notes include New York to Chicago arrivals aboard the Twentieth Century Limited and sympathy strikes by Chicago messengers.
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Chicago
United States
Russell
Roosevelt
Seabs
New York
Twentieth Century Limited
Messenger Boys
National Telegraphers' Union
National Treasury
Small
New York City
Unon
New Orleans
Postal
St. Louis
San Francisco
Small’sonsent
Ten Die In Tunnel Collision Near Hendaye
Ten people are dead and a score injured when a fast Paris to Madrid express crashed into a freight train inside a dark tunnel near Hendaye France. The wreck was unusually severe due to confined tunnel space and close quarters.
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Hendays
France
Paris
Madrid
Crazed man kills woman and self in New Albany
In New Albany Indiana on August 10 David Hawkins killed Mrs. Nettie Zurschneide and then shot himself. The incident stemmed from jealousy as police investigated the double tragedy.
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New Albany
Ind
David Hawkins
Nettie Zurschneide
Hidden Gold Found In Old Workshop
Hagerstown Indiana on August 10 Jacob More uncovered a concealed cavity beneath a derelict workshop containing five thousand dollars in gold coins.
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Hagerstown
Ind
Jacob More
Girl kills sweetheart over failed date in St Louis
Theresa Landers, 20, cut the throat of her lover Michael Landers after he failed to keep a date and take her to a city park. Landers died from his wounds. Theresa is jailed on murder charges.
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ST. Louis
Michael Landers
Theresa Landers
Landers
Weather and Water Forecast for La Crosse and region
Weather outlook shows showers and cooler conditions tonight across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with fair skies in eastern Wisconsin and eastern Iowa. Sunday also brings showers and cooler temperatures. River levels are forecast to fall gradually with minor declines at Red Wing Reed's Landing Crestka and Prairie du Chien as readings ease.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Harry Taggert
Secretary OF State Grocers
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Sisters and Retreat
Crosseman
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