Senate Opens Debate on Reed Smoot Seating
Senator Burrows opened arguments against seating Reed Smoot, arguing the Mormon hierarchy interferes with state functions and demands oaths of hostility to the U S government. The piece also covers Perkins defending inheritance taxes and a Porto Rico message from the president.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Washington, D. C
Burrows
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Reed Smoot
Smoot
United States
Witness Identifies Gun in Sussman Murder Trial
N C Strout of 316 Pearl Street testifies in Minneapolis murder trial. Sussman bought a cheap 2.25 revolver used to kill his wife days earlier. Prosecution portrays a planned, deliberate murder with failed flight to La Crosse and attempted suicide.
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Strout
Sussman
Dahl
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Schulze Possibly Seeks City Treasurer Seat
Alderman Robert Schulze president of the common council and ten-year member may run for city treasurer in the spring election. Support from North side friends and prominent politicians pushes his candidacy against the current treasurer George W. Young. announcement expected soon.
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Robert Schulze
Common Council
North Side
Schulze
George W. Young
Workmen Drown Crossing Neva in Ice Break
St. Petersburg December 11. Fifty workers from the Thoyton plants in Nevsky district attempted to cross the Neva on ice. The ice broke and sixty reached shore while others were swept away.
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Scripps-McRae
ST. Petersburg
Thoyton
Nevsky Dist
Th Neva
Former State Treasurer Grimes Reimburses State
Topeka Kas December 11 Former State Treasurer Grimes reimbursed the state in a case noting a shortage during his administration. The exact amount is unclear in the record but the action targets restitution for public funds.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Topeka
Kas
Grimes
Secret 7 Month Las La Crosse Marriage Couples
Edward J. Conway bookkeeper for La Crosse Gas and Electric and Maud Funkhauser of 1833 Kane Street kept a secret wedding for seven months. They wed in April 1906 at St James Church with Rev Am brose Murphy officiating. Conway is active in amateur theatricals and has produced plays. Mrs Conway lived with her parents and worked in the cloak department of the local store.
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Edward J. Conway
la Crosse
Conway
W. Funkhauser
Kane Street
Ex Governor Franklin J. Moses Found Dead in Massachusetts
ex Governor Franklin J. Moses of South Carolina was found asphyxiated at a Winthrop Beach boarding house. The 63 year old, a Confederate veteran who later faced corruption accusations, had recently resided in Massachusetts and served time in a state penitentiary. The death is being investigated to determine whether it was an accident or self inflicted.
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Boston
Mass
Franklin J. Moses
South Carolina
Winthrop Beach
Moses
Confederacy
Fort Sumter
Massachusetts
Five Inquests Held Over Steel Plant Victims
Five coroner s inquests were conducted today in Chicago over five foreign born workers killed within forty eight hours at the Illinois Steel plant in South Chicago.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Chicago
Illinois Steel
Forger Dan Raum Surrenders in Peoria Case
Dan F. Raum, attorney and son of Green B. Raum, surrendered to Sts Attorney Scholes in Peoria, charged with forgery for using signatures of officials and residents of Knox county to misuse the county seat. He was locked up as a warrant was prepared seeking a $10,000 bond.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Peoria
Ill
Dan F. Raum
Green _B. Raum
Sts
Scholes
Knox County
Raum
Joseph B Funke Elected Commander of La Crosse Knights Templar
Joseph B Funke was elected commander of the La Crosse commandery No. 9 Knights Templar. Installation announced later with officers listed: Co officer W S Woods, C G William Torrance, S W B Keeler, J W C H Williams, P Fred Ring, Treasurer Joseph Miller, Recorder F L Page, Trustee T A Lavake for three years.
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Funke
Joseph B. Funke
la Crosse
Knights Templar
FE. C
W. S. Woods
C. G
William Torrance
S. W
F. Keeler
J. W
C. H. Williams
Fred Ring
Joseph Miller
F. L. Page
T. A. Lavake
Wreck on Rock Island Not Serious in Omaha
It is reported the wreck on the Rock Island last night was of no consequence. None was hurt, and the train was little damaged.
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Scripps-McRae
Omaha, Neb
Rock Island
Eliza Magee Dies at Two Months of Age
Eliza Magee aged two months daughter of Mr and Mrs William Magee of 1002 Badger Street has died. The remains were shipped to Buena Vista Iowa for interment today.
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Eliza Magee
William Magee
Badger Street
Buena Vista
Cloudy and Warmer Tonight and Wednesday Forecast
Weather forecast notes cloudy skies and rising temperatures tonight and Wednesday. Forecaster records a low around 24 and a high near 28 with light to moderate winds around 12 mph. The earlier expected cold wave dissipated before reaching the area.
Strange Grime Mysteries Police Examine Living
Police in Chicago examine Mrs Emma Nieman and Jerry Vizal amid a series of deaths in a family. Five relatives including a husband died under mysterious circumstances leading to the arrest of clairvoyant Herman Billek. Doctors suspect poison may have caused the deaths and that living members were examined to uncover evidence.
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Chicago
Ill
Emma Nieman
Jerry Vizal
Rose Vizal
Herman Billek
Sister of Dona Gilman Arrested for Aiding Girl Murder
Dayton Ohio December 11 Miss Fayne Gilman was arrested this morning charged with being an accessory to the murder of her sister. She was released in the custody of an attorney to appear Friday. The brother remains in his custody with no attorney offered to secure his appearance. The Gilman case has taken a strange turn and the mystery around the arrest of Mrs Gilman and the two children has caused a big sensation here.
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Dayton, O
Fayne Gilman
Sis
Iilihit
Gilman
St. Francis Hospital
Joseph Grajowski
Green Bay Street
Brindley
Grajowski
Byrne
Bonds Called In Invades Hospital In City Notice
Fifteen thousand dollars of water bonds from the 1885 issue will be called on January 1, 1907, with payment from the reserve fund. The total bonds amount to sixty thousand dollars issued January 1, 1885 for twenty or thirty years. twenty-one thousand dollars had been paid by 1906. A remaining twenty four thousand dollars will likely be paid January 1, 1908. Last year some subscribers delayed investment returns until July when called.
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Sieger
Torrance
Childers Mortgage Satisfaction Noted in Milwaukee
Satisfaction of a $250 mortgage from J. M. Childers to secure bail was filed. N C Bacheller, Twelfth Ward alderman, issued the satisfaction for J. M. Childers and Minnie B. Childers dated December 8, 1906. Mortgage given March 15, 1905, on Lot 3, Block 16, Metzger and Funk's addition. Mortgage to be paid in three years. Childers previously served time for taking bribes related to jail safe blowers.
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J. M. Childers
N. C. Bacheller
Minnie B. Childers
Metzger & Funk
Childers
Milwaukee House of Correction
WANTS A MINING SCHOOL IN PLATTEVILLE WIS
Assemblyman Duncan McGregor of Platteville plans to introduce a bill to establish a mining school in the city. He says the normal school building will soon be vacated and a $15 000 appropriation would equip the facility, aiding youths interested in mining in Wisconsin’s mining district.
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Duncan McGregor
Platteville
Wis
McGregor
Wisconsin
Plattsville
Dog Case Continues for Albert Smith over Unmuzzled Pet
Albert Smith of 1611 Badger Street faced charges for letting his dog run unmuzzled and received a continuance to December 18 at 2 PM due to illness. The dog reportedly bit Mrs. Albert Goehm of 512 Oakland Street, prompting the complaint.
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Albert Smith
Badger Street
Hunt
Smith
Albert Goehm
Oakland Street
Elks Decide Date for New Clubhouse Opening
At tonight’s adjourned meeting the Elks will set the date for the official opening of their new clubhouse. December 28 is likely, with events scheduled around December 26 and December 30. The house committee awarded lighting contract to Wisconsin Light & Power and adopted rules modeled on the Madison Elks Club.
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Elks
Assembly
House
Wisconsin Light & Power Company
Madison Elks
Leopold labeled greatest unchanged European criminal
European papers publish the Leopold interview from the Scripps McRae agency. English outlets keep his anti Congo stance despite denials. French coverage is more conservative. A German paper declares Leopold the greatest unchanged criminal in Europe.
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London
Leopold
Scripps- McRae Press Association
Geramn
Europe
Bishop McCabe Stricken With Apoplexy In Street
New York December 11 Methodist Bishop McCabe was stricken with apoplexy in the street today and may recover. The incident prompted medical attention and concern from onlookers as authorities evaluated his condition.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
New York
McCabe Washestricken
Liquidate church property and conscript priests in France
Paris reports the cabinet ordered immediate liquidation of church property and drafted fifty five hundred students for the priesthood. The move values church property at about 200 million francs and follows protests by Cardinal Richard who vows passive resistance and no violence. Mass attendance showed strong female participation as men reportedly stay indifferent to the church clash.
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Scripps-McRae
Paris
France
Richard
Cold Wave Fails to Chill La Crosse Area
La Crosse did not reach a twenty degree drop or near zero temperatures as the cold wave passed to the north. Brisk southerly winds and a rising temperature are forecast for tomorrow.
Crowbar Causes Gash in Employee at Grand Crossing
J. J. Meyers of the Burlington road car department at Grand Crossing received a bad lip wound when a dropped crowbar struck a piece of iron and rebounded. Dr Fischer sewed the gash and Meyers was sent home to Hagét and Charles streets. authorities note the injury will impede eating.
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J. J. Meyers
Car Department
Burlington Road
Grand Crossing
Surgdéon
Fischer
Hagét and
Charles Streets
Red Seat Muskrat Blowout at Coren's Hall
The La Crosse Redmen announce a blowout event at Coren's Hall tomorrow night featuring roast muskrat. Attendees will play cards with several handsome prizes to be awarded to winners.
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la Crosse Redmen
Coren’s
License to Wed Granted to Omoth and Olson
Albert Omoth and Clara B Olson of Onalaska have secured a license to wed from the county clerk. The filing marks the couple’s intent to marry and formalizes their upcoming nuptials.
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Albert Omoth
Clara B. Olson
Onalaska
Swarthouts Celebrate Birthdays With Social Evening
Messrs H. M. Swarthout and son A. M. Swarthout hosted a novel gathering at their home 1329 Caledonia Street in honor of their shared birthdate December 10. H. M. Swarthout, 64, and A. M. Swarthout, 30, welcomed seventeen guests who enjoyed a general social evening and refreshments while receiving many gifts.
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Messrs
H. M. Swarthout
A. M. Swarthout
Caledonia Street
Mrs John Wheeler Returns Home From Milwaukee Visit
Mrs John Wheeler of West La Crosse returned home after spending several weeks visiting relatives and friends in Milwaukee.
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John Wheeler
West la Crosse
Milwaukee
Prominent Latrosse Girl Would be Free
Mrs Jennie Lee Ebert formerly Jennie Lee of La Crosse has filed for divorce from Walter E Ebert a Milwaukee chauffeur after a secret marriage eight een months ago at Winona Minnesota. She was known as the Gretna Green of western Wisconsin and inspired two ballads while linked to a bachelor club in Waukegan Illinois. The suit cites nonsupport and other grounds.
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Jennie Lee Ebert
Jennie Lee
Berlin Street
Walter E. Ebert
Milwaukee
Ibert
Miss Lee
Winona
Minn
Jenn: Lee
Gretna Green
Wisconsin
Jennie Dear
Arthur J. Lamb
Bachelors’ Club
Waukegan
Lamb
Ebert
W. W. Cargill
Lee
la Crosse
Meeting of Trip Winners and Prize Correction
Winners of trips to the coast in The Tribune popularity contest must meet at The Tribune office Thursday after noon at 3 30 p m to arrange the tour. Contestants may call during business hours for prizes. Due to a transcription error Miss Millie Blashek of Stoddard was replaced. seven watches will be awarded with both Blashek and the mislisted contestant receiving one watch.
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Tribune
The
Millie Blashek
Stoddard
Miss Blashek
Mrs Mary Southern Dies at 75 in Minnesota Links
Mrs. Mary Southern widow of William Southern of 812 South Fourth Street died this morning at age 75. She leaves one sister Mrs James Thomason a husband and two daughters in northern Minnesota. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Mary Southern
William Southern
South Fourtenth Street
James Thomason
Minnesota
Kaiser Money Refusal Halts War Funding Debate
Berlin report says a committee refused to recommend funds to wage the war against South African rebels. The Kaiser warned that without funds he may dissolve the Reichstag and risk losing the colony.
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Scripps-McRae
Berlin
South Africa
Reichstag
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