La Crosse Women Urge Commutation in Wakefield Case
The La Crosse Woman's club and allied groups circulated petitions at a 1913 meeting urging Governor Baldwin to commute the sentence of Mrs. Bessie Wakefield, under death by hanging for complicity in her husband’s murder. The petitions, signed by club members and other local figures, request clemency and reform of criminal punishment policies.
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Bessie Wakefield
Connecticut
Baldwin
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Simeon E. Baldwin
City of
Clements
Crowd packs First German Methodist for series meeting
A large audience attended the meeting at the First German Methodist Church last night. Rev. John Mayer spoke on Christ a Reason for Our Salvation. The series continues with the final meetings scheduled for tomorrow.
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First
Weather outlook and temperature summary for multiple states
Yesterday high 53. Low 324. Precipitation 0. La Crosse area fair tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Wisconsin fair tonight and Friday. Minnesota fair tonight and Friday. Iowa fair north with possible rain south tonight and Friday. Pressure steady, depressions in north Atlantic and western Texas. Colder in this section and central states. Snow in Colorado. No major temperature change expected.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
North Atlantic States
Montana
Texas
Rocky Mountain
Central States
Missouri
Mississippi
Colorado
Pankhurst Rearrested As Militant Guard Foiled
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst leader of the militant suffragists was rearrested at Devonport two miles from Plymouth as the Majestic neared port. Scotland Yard detectives seized her with a swift ruse while Flora Drummond's bodyguard was outwitted. Police boarded the Majestic and she was taken to London guarded by officers.
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Plymouth
Eng
Emmeline Pankhurst
Devonport
Majestic
America
Pankhurst
Flora Drummond
Scotland Yard
Mrs. Pankhurst
Women to stump for 500 oppose Wisconsin governor
Washington reports reveal 500 women will campaign against Gov. Francis E. McGovern of Wisconsin as he seeks re nomination next spring led by Nora Perkins Jeanson of Oshkosh a convention delegate. McGovern vetoed a referendum on women suffrage triggering protests and urgent political action. The national suffragist convention adjourns soon and President Wilson’s cold improves with rest.
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Washington
Francis E. McGovern
Wisconsin
Nora Perkins Jeanson
Oshkosh
National Convention of
Woman's
North La Crosse Masons elect new officers
Masons of North La Crosse lodge No. 199 F and A M held last night’s meeting to elect officers. Longtime treasurer C L Lien was re‑elected. New selections include W M W W Cameron S W F Franz J W E Halseth secretary S Burdick treasurer C L Lein and trustee E Frey.
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North la Crosse
A. M
C. L. Lien
W. M
W. W. Cameron
S. W
J. W
E. Halseth
S. Burdick
C. L. Lein
E. Frey
Cardinal Oreglia in Rome Deteriorates as Death Looms
The condition of Cardinal Oreglia, dean of the Sacred College, ill with pneumonia, remained unimproved today. If he dies, Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore would become dean. Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, 85, is the last cardinal created by Pope Pius IX.
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Rome
Cardinal Oreglia
Sacred College
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano
Pius IX
Texas Flood Devastates State With Heavy Losses
The Texas floods kill twenty, leave 18,000 homeless, and cause about $6 million in damage. Railroads crippled, many towns flooded, and communications cut to numerous villages. The Brazos River runs five miles wide in Falls County, Leon River near Temple doubles in width, and cotton losses total 500 bales at Waco. Troops guard property and threaten looters on sight.
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Dallas
Texas
Falls County
Leon
Temple
Waxahachie
Waco
Man Found Unconscious After Fall By Brick Pile
Police respond to a report near Funds Brewery about a man acting strangely. He was found unconscious near a brick pile with a severe head wound and identified himself as William Stair, 72, before being taken to Central Station for care.
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Funds Brewery
R. E. Flynn
Central Station
William Stair
Uniform Fees To Be Chief Topic At La Crosse Banquet
The La Crosse County Bar association will discuss uniform prices for legal services at a private banquet and meeting at 6:30 this evening at the La Crosse club. No press will be admitted.
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la Crosse County Bar Association
la Crosse Club
Producer Goes Bankrupt in Chicago Musical Theaters
William Cullen theatrical manager filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Chicago. His liabilities total 95,600 with assets of 186 in personal property. Unpaid salaries exceed 26,900 to actors and actresses. the rest covers scene painters costuming firms and others who aided his musical comedies.
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Chicago
William Culen
Bankrulcy
Identity Lost Falls On Central Police Desk Loot Of Pennyhacker
Scores of people visited Columbus police central station to identify valuables seized from T. C. Pennyhacker, a confessed fence who shipped stolen goods to the city to be melted down and disposed of.
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Columbus
Ohio
Central Police Station
T. C. Pennyhacker
Socialist lecturer challenges governor to debate on Wall Street funding
R C Mcale b challenged Gov F B McGovern to a public debate after accusing the Wisconsin Railroad commission of favoring eastern capital. Records show La Crosse Gas and Electric properties valued at 975000. buyers paid 606000 cash plus 1600000 in bonds, about 600000 over the commission valuation. The La Crosse city assessed value exceeds the commission figure.
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R. CC. McCaleb
McGovern
Society of Equity
Railroad Commission
McCale
la Crosse Gas and Electric Company
McCaleb
Wall Street
Wisconsin
F. BE. McGovern
Madison
Wis
American Society of Equity
Wisconsin Railroad Commission
la Crosse
Lachman Sentenced Fifteen Days for Abuse Charge
Edward Lachman was today sentenced to fifteen days in the county jail by Judge John Brindley. Lachman allegedly mistreated his wife while under the influence of liquor.
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Edward Lachman
John Brindley
Lachman
First Head of State Union At The Meet
Thomas Emmerton of Bloomer Wisconsin emerges as the leading figure at the equity convention. At 77 he is president emeritus of the Wisconsin union and has attended every Equity Society session since Indianapolis. Emmerton has farmed Chippewa county for 54 years and came from England to Ontario Canada in 1848 before settling in Wisconsin.
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Thomas Emmerton
Bloomer
Chippewa County
Wisconsin
State Union
The
American Society of Equity
Emmerton
Equity Cause
Indianapolis
Wisconsin Union
England
Ontario
Canada
Boyd Explains Trust Control of Local Packing Plant
Local packing plant manager testifies before Equity delegates about meat market concentration. He describes how a few entities hold power over pricing and supply, outlining the mechanics of trust controls within the industry.
Be Beef Barons Face Public Scrutiny
Andrew Boyd of Langdon Boyd Packing argues that meat questions dominate American concerns as he outlines how the Beef Barons with vast capital shape global meat markets. A committee report is announced with unanimous endorsement of the plan.
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Andrew Boyd
Langdon-Boyd Packing Company
la Crosse
The Meat Question and the Beef Trust Critique
The speaker denounces the meat price crisis and claims five large packers, the beef trust, dominate prices for producers and consumers. He cites a dramatic fall in hog prices between September and November, arguing the decline is engineered, harming farmers and households. The convention plans action this afternoon amid calls for cooperative packing reforms.
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Beef Trust
South America
Age
Chicago
Rebels hurry toward capital in Christmas in Mexico slogan
In Mexico City and El Paso reports describe Pancho Villa advancing from Montezuma toward Chihuahua and then Mexico City with 7,000 troops and up to 18,000 supporters. Rebels threaten Tampico lines as Huerta’s government relies on oil and rail access amid negotiations with Britain and the United States.
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Mexico
Villa
Mexico City
Huerta
United States
Great Britain
Lord Cowdray
National Railways of
Tuxpam
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
O’shaughnessy
Oil Companie
Huertas
America
Tampico
Barbosa Ghoste
Aviles
Ghoste
EL Paso
Texas
Pancho” Villa
Montezuma
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Chihuahua
Man Threatens Suicide After Drinking Spree
Charles Fritz warned at his rooming house on Third and Jay streets that he could not stay sober and would take something to put him to sleep for good. Police arrested him, and he has prior drunkenness records before Police Judge Cronon. A short county jail term is likely.
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Third and
Jay Streets
Charles Fritz
Fritz
Cronon
Convention Aims to Settle Question This Afternoon
Trempealeau man urges union of all farmers to unite under one head to achieve results, stressing the need for coordinated action and collective leadership at today’s convention.
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Trempealeau
President in Annual Address Pushes Dairy Coop Plan
D O Mahoney outlined the Wisconsin branch of the American Society of Equity backing a Langdon Boyd packing plant purchase and cooperative facility in La Crosse. J H Carnahan announced the committee’s unanimous approval, though the convention later favored other program items. The plan would create Wisconsin’s first cooperative packing plant in La Crosse, if endorsed.
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Wisconsin
American Society of Equity
O. K
Langdon-Boyd Packing Plant
J. H. Carnahan
Black River Falls
Wisconsin Union
Co-Operative
Northwest
la Crosse
Federation urged to unite farmers under American Farmers Federation
A Wisconsin Society of Equity resolution proposes a national federation uniting farmers soil owners and others to secure stable fair remuneration and productive labor. A. R. Carhart Trempealeau Wisconsin leads the push with invitations to join and form a central convention to establish the federation. Andrew Boyd of Langdon Boyd Packing Co. explains the cooperative plan to delegates.
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American Federation of Farmers
A. R. Carhart
Trempealeau
Wis
Wisconsin Society of Equity
Wisconsin State Union of the American Society of
Andrew Boyd
Langdon-Boyd Packing Company
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