Persian crisis report signals troop moves near Tehran
A late afternoon dispatch indicates a Persian crisis with troops less than three from Teheran and state voices suggesting Britain and Russia may arbitrate. The report notes the shah denies plans to permanently occupy Shab’s domain and mentions negotiations involving England Russia and Anglo actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bon
Persia
Teheran
W. Mor
Sena
Great Britain
Shuster
England
Shus
Ali
Man Found Guilty in Second Degree Murder Case in Minn
A Minnesota defendant alias Charles Robin, described as a youth, was found guilty of second degree murder and faces a possible life sentence. He also faced first degree charges related to the same crime. The Italian victim’s headwear and a rough iron tool were cited, with stated theft of $2 and a pocket mirror as related items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minn
Dec
Charles Robin
Joseph Brozveich
Worth League Elects Officers
Wing officers were elected with Epworth Methodist group naming president E. Ice vice president Mrs. B aa, secretary Helen Jr, and Mrs. P. T. Scheil. officers include D. W., Will, and other posts.
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Worth League
Epwort
Methodist Ag
E. Ht
B. Aa
D. W
Will
Helen Jr
P. T. Scheil
Minnesota Renews Coach H Ly Grotbull for Three Years
The Minnesota athletic department signs H Ly Grotbull to a three year contract as head basketball coach with a salary of 3500 dollars per year. The agreement mirrors prior terms and spans a duration of three seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mnn
Minnesota Ath
Dr. H. Ly Grotball
Woman Dies After Dress Fire in Brooklyn
Mrs. Rachel Leibowitz aged 20, of Brooklyn, was burned when her dress caught fire. Doctors declared her dead from fright, with later twitching noted, and despite attempts by Dr. Eckert to restart life, she remains deceased. The husband Moses Liebowitz keeps vigil beside the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rachel Leibowitz
Brooklyn
Jacob Alich
Greenwald
Moses Liebowitz
Eckert
Dogs and Shrubs Only Provisions Threaten Lives
A daring proposal restricts land use to dogs and shrubs only, triggering warnings that hundreds of lives could be at risk if implemented. Officials debate feasibility and safety measures amid sweeping regulatory language and public concern.
Russia faces famine as 50 million tons crop short
In St Petersburg on December 8, Russia endures a severe famine with a 50 million ton crop shortfall. Children in Ufa subsist on acorns while Samara residents eat dogs and shrubs. officials bar private relief groups and funds, and zemstvo orders restrict aid amid political critique of government actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Russia
Free Economic Society
Ufa
Samara
Zemstvo
Kansas City Man Shoots Wife Then Kills Himself
John A. Baker a 64 year old farmer of Oak Grove Missouri shot and killed his wife 56 then died by suicide in their home yesterday Anger over his wife’s refusal to reconcile after a year apart The shooting occurred after he had returned from Memphis Tennessee to the couple’s home
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Kansas City
John A. Baker
Oak Grove
Baker
Memphis
Tenn
Police clash with strikers ends in deputy marshal death
Memphis police called reserves to guard Illinois Central yards after a clash between officers and strikers. Deputy U S Marshal Victor C Benner was killed and two strikers wounded in the overnight confrontation. Several arrests reported with no charges yet filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Dec
Nonacanah
Illinois Central Road
U. S
Victor C. Benner
Benner
Tory Leader Denounced Dublin Desires
Leaders in the home rule movement denounce Bonar Law after he said the home rule bill could not pass now and that Ireland’s drive for self government would fade in ten years. The remark was made at Bootle, Lancashire.
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Dublin
Dec
Bonar Law
Ireland
Bootle
Lancashire
Law
William Hubbard Paralyzed Lungs Given Forced Respiration
Tulsa Oklahoma December report notes William Hubbard, afflicted with lung paralysis, kept alive for twenty four hours by forced respiration. Relays of men work at the pumps but doctors say there is little chance he will live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Dec
William Hubbard
I O F Election At La Crosse Valley Lodge Officers Elected
La Crosse Valley lodge No. 149 I O F held its annual election Thursday evening. Elected were W R Owen N G Herman A Wittland V G J Gutman secretary Charles Werner treasurer C F Klein trustee for three years.
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la Crosse Valley Lodge
Oo. O. F
W. R. Owen
N. G
Herman A. Wittland
Vv. G
J. Gutman
Charles, Werner
C. F. Klein
Packers to Fight to Last Ditch
A legal or jury proceeding phrase appears in the clipping with phrases about fighting to the last ditch and veniremen. The readable text centers on defense action, potential jury selection, and courtroom proceedings. No clear names, dates, or organizations are present in the legible fragments.
Long drawn out jury selection in beef trust trial
In Chicago a lengthy voir dire unfolds as defense lawyers scrutinize veniremen for the ten millionaire packers charged with criminal conspiracy in restraint of trade. Juror Oleson is rejected over English proficiency, while farmer Edward Behen is seated as the twelfth tentative juror after government qualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Miller
Clem Oleson
Dundee
Beef Trust
Oleson
Carpenter
Edward Behen
North Crystal Lake
Ill
John Barton Payne
Jayne
Behen
Oscar Scott
Malta
Payne
Doctors Choose Officers for 1911 La Crosse Medical Society
At a La Crosse County Medical Society meeting at the La Crosse club last night the officers for the coming year were selected. President Dr C H Marquardt was re elected. Vice president Dr Smedal. Secretary and treasurer Dr G W Lueck. Censor Dr P D S McArthur elected for a three year term. Dr A Gunderson elected as delegate to represent La Crosse at the state medical convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Crippen Identified as Burns Detective in La Crosse Visit
The so called Burns detective proved to be W. H. Crippen of the Thiel agency, formerly with Pinkerton. He will stay in La Crosse through Saturday and his purpose in visiting could not be determined.
United States pursues Reyes across Texas and St Louis
U S and Mexican investigators seek General Bernardo Reyes who is not at his San Antonio home nor in Mexico. Reports place him in three Texas cities and St Louis while he remains on $10,000 bond for inciting a revolution on neutral soil.
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San Antonnio
Texas
Bernardo Reyes
United States
Reyes
Mexico
St. Louis
Drought Triggers Haircut For Hardin Resident
In Hardin Illinois on December 8 A D Fowler shaved and had his hair cut after declaring himself dry from the oath his hometown had long enforced. The event marks a rare break in local abstinence practices as the community observes a drought influenced change in habit.
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Hardin
Ill
A. D. Fowler
Fowler
Oceanic carries record mail shipment from Queenstown
Six thousand bags of mail mainly Christmas presents are loaded for America aboard the Oceanic in Queenstown. It is the largest mail consignment ever carried by a steamer and signals a busy holiday mail season.
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Queenstown
America
Oceanic
Ten Years Served for Another's Crime in Ohio
Geo Ury, aged nearly sixty, was pardoned after ten years in Ohio's prison for a murder he did not commit. The pardon board found he had a perfect alibi and recommended immediate clemency to Governor Harmon. He denied knowing the victim and spoke of his family's support during the ordeal.
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Columbus
Ohio
Geo. Ury
Ury
Harmon
William Johnson
Wyandot
Pardon Board
Ice Crash Kills Up to Two Hundred Workers at Kazan Bridge
Reports say 150 to 200 workers were lost when a Volga bridge under construction collapsed after ice pressure cracked weakened supports. A few bodies recovered. authorities fear most others perished. Troops search banks and ice for survivors and remains.
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Volga River
Kazan
Jack the Snipper Strikes Fifth Avenue Crowds
New York police hunt a thief nicknamed Jack the Snipper who is snipping the hair of many women amid Fifth Avenue holiday crowds. Police have orders to detain the suspect.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Jack the Snipper
Weather Outlook for La Crosse and Upper Midwest
Fair conditions prevail tonight and Saturday in La Crosse and nearby areas with moderate temperatures. Wisconsin and Minnesota experience unsettled weather with light rain possible and slight temperature rises in the north. Overall pressure patterns show high over Atlantic states and a northwest low near Manitoba with minimal precipitation reported today.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Atlantic States
North Pacific
Plateau
Canadian Northwest
North Pacific States
Mississippi Valley
Manitoba
Girl Tells of Stokes Perfidy in Prison Plot
Lillian Graham testifies that Stokes betrayed her and schemes to send her to prison were attempted. The testimony aims to prove her innocence and reveal the alleged plot to involve the state authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stokes
Stokes Exoneration Claim Ties to Witness Graham
Lillian Graham testifies she was threatened by W E D Stokes to write a letter exonerating him or risk disgrace. She recounts meeting Stokes at the Ansonia and being invited to his Lexington stock farm, where he allegedly dictated a compromising letter and pressured her to stay silent.
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Stokes
Ansonia
Mr. Stokes
Jordan
Memphis
Tenn
Miss Graham
New York
Lexington
W. E. D. Stokes
Europe
Miss Conrad
Locked In Cell For Trying To Obey Law
New York reporter notes Patrick Fanning a songwriter carrying an unloaded revolver to a police station to surrender under Sullivan law. He is jailed and tells officers he did his duty to obey the law, joking about an electric chair.
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New York
Patrick Fanning
Fanning
Dynamiting Probe Expands to Taft Train Attempt
Federal grand jury probing a dynamiting conspiracy will also review an alleged attempt to dynamite President Taft's train near Santa Barbara last October. A bundle of dynamite was found under a trestle expected to be used by the president's special. Defense detective Browne notes a $5,000 reward offered by unions for conviction of dynamiters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Los Angeles
Cal
Federal Grand Jury
Santa Barbara
Federal grand jury to probe McNamara defense fund mails
The grand jury revisits alleged dynamiting links and possible mail fraud in the McNamara defense fund. Inspectors hold letters to Darrow and associates, seeking violations. Ortie McManigal testimony continues while prosecutors verify details with laborers in multiple cities. Detective Browne plans to claim a reward tied to bribery disclosures. Bordwell signals potential action against Fredericks.
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Darrow
Ortie McManigal
McManigal
Burns
Lawler
Regan
San Francisco
Seattle
Sam Browne
Bordwell
Fredericks
North Side Girl Wins a Cowboy Bride
Clare W. Evans formerly of North La Crosse, now in Williams Montana, married Earl A. Aiken, tying the knot after proving up a western claim and establishing a grocery store, becoming postmistress and acquiring a husband in one public celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Clare W. Evans
North la Crosse
Williams, Mont
Earl A. Aiken
Hattie Bowker Tries Getaway and Confesses to Police
Hattie Bowker attempts escape but confesses to the authorities. Bartel plays a sensational role in the capture of a runaway resort keeper at the depot, mobilizing forces and securing important evidence through a clever coup despite difficulties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Bowker
Nic
Bartel
Graft Suspect Bowker Arrested After Faked Escape
Hattie Bowker resort keeper at 128 Jay street was seized at 10:31 PM after a staged flight from a 10:26 Burlington train to Chicago. She later gave a full statement on money paid to police, corroborating prior affidavits, in a hospital setting under guard.
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Hattie Bowker
Jay Street
Burlington
Chicago
Miss Bowker
Bowker
Frank Scott
St. Francis Hospital
Schubert
Paul W. Mahoney
Larry Dugan
Scott Brothers
Bowsker
Faust
Donots
Mr. Schubert
Dugan
Chauncy Dennison
Fitzsimmons
Milwaukee
Denison
Nic” Bartel
Jackson Street
Walter Beach
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