New York Life Heads Arrested for Forgery Indictments
George W. Perkins and Charles S. Fairchild were indicted for forgery in the third degree in the New York Life Insurance company investigation. Perkins pleaded not guilty and was arraigned with a $10,000 bond. Fairchild, director of New York Life, faces six forgery counts. he is in Europe. Indictments arise from a Chicago and Northwestern railroad transaction.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
New York
George W. Perkins
Charles S. Fairchild
New York Life Insurance Company
Perkins
Jerome
Goff
Secretary of the Treasury
New York Life
New York Trust & Security Company
Fairchild
Europe
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Plan to rid army of all Negro soldiers sparks debate
Washington dispatch reports officers and lawmakers plan to release all black troops after the Brownsville affair. Four regiments targeted include the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry and the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Infantry. Protests rise at postings and in the Philippines as plans gain traction, with Representative Layden pledging a discharge resolution after holidays.
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Scripps-McRae
Washington, D. C
Congress
Brownsville
Macklin
Clifford
Oklahoma
Fort Leavenworth
War Department
Philippines
Layden
Texas
Sheriff-elect Burns Announces County Appointments
The sheriff’s office fills 41 posts under Sheriff-elect C. J. Burns with Fred Haum named turnkey at the La Crosse County jail and John M. Mohr as undersheriff. Johnny La Crosse John Russell Morgan Evans and others named deputies and court officers. Haum moves from the insane asylum to assume duties by Jan. 7.
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Fred
West Salem
Johnny la Crosse
John M
Salem
Morgan Evans
C. J. Burns
Burns
Fred Haum
la Crosse County
Haum
la Crosse
Mississippi Governor Posts Rewards for Mob Leaders
Jackson Mississippi December twenty eighth governor offers five hundred dollars each for the capture dead or alive of Hal bird Ernest Brown and Dan Kerr the white men accused of shooting Clint Nicholson an innocent negro farmer and burning him while dying He also offers a one hundred dollar reward for the capture of Tom Simpson a negro alleged to have murdered John O'Brien a railroad detective
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Scripps-McRae
Jackson, Miss
Halbird
Ernest Brown
Dan Kerr
Clint Nicholson
Tom Simpson
John O’brien
Married Christmas Day Couples Tie nuptials in La Crosse area
Raymond B. Maxson of South Bend Indiana wed Irene Bell of La Crosse county on Christmas Day in a ceremony by Rev. John Wellington Hoag at the First Baptist church. The marriage certificate was filed with the deeds office. Later on December 26 Charles Dachow of Rochester Minnesota married Anna Bennett of La Crosse with the same officiant.
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Raymond B. Maxson
South Bend
Ind
Irene Bell
la Crosse County
John Wellington Hoag
First Baptist Church
Register of Deeds
Charles Dachow
Rochester
Minn
Anna Bennett
la Crosse
Hoag
Child shoots young brother while playing in Indiana
In La Porte Indiana on December 28 a 7 year old girl daughter of farmer Samuel Huely shot and killed her 4 year old brother with a rifle while they played.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
LA Porte
Ind
Samuel Huely
Weather Outlook With Mild Weekend Rise in Temperatures
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Saturday with temperatures rising from a cold low around 24 to a high near 35. Winds will be around 8 miles per hour.
Double Tragedies Reported in Two Cities
In South Bend Carrie Vincent 22 was stabbed to death by ex sweetheart Ray Armstrong who failed to win her return to respectability and then attempted suicide. Armstrong is dying. In Boston Fred L. Clark shot his wife and killed himself this morning.
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South Bend
Ind
Carrie Vincent
Ray Armstrong
Armstrong
Boston
Mass
Fred L. Clark
Park Store Opens for Orphan Christmas Playtime
On Christmas Day 152 boys and girls from St. Ann and St. Michael orphanages enjoyed access to the Park store on the second floor. Santa Claus distributed cheer, ice cream, cake, and sacks of presents while boys received watches and toys and girls received pouches and dolls. A pole climbing contest awarded timepieces to the winners.
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St. Ann
St. Michael
William Doerflinger
Park
Santa Claus
St. Ann’s
Doerflinger
Thief Sentenced in Wisconsin For Coat Theft
Martin Erickson of Viroqua Wisconsin pleaded guilty to stealing an overcoat from Coffland and Britton at La Crosse. He had recently been released from county jail after a six month term for stealing shoes. Sheriff C E Ward transported him to Waupun for imprisonment.
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Martin Erickson
Virot
Wis
Sheriff Ward
Waupun
Local YMCA Basketball Tilt Sets Baraboo and La Crosse Clash
The Baraboo and La Crosse YMCA basketball teams meet tonight in the local gymnasium in a key pre championship game. La Crosse fields Ralph Bradish Edward Stavrum as forwards O Johnson at center R Gilbertson M Peterson as backs with Paul Esch as substitute.
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la Crosse
Ralph Bradish
Edward Stavrum
O. Johnson
R. Gilbertson
M., Peterson
Paul Esch
Losching Girl Ill at Jail in Baby Murder Case
Lillian Losching, jailed on a left murder charge, is critically ill prompting a one week delay of her preliminary hearing. Attorney George W. Bunge is hired to defend, with a plea of not guilty likely and a contention of temporary insanity at the time of the act.
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Lillian Losching
George W. Bunge
Primrose Founders off Baronna Coast with One Survivor
The Spanish steamer Primrose foundered off the coast near Baronna on December 28. Only one person was saved, with the fate of the remaining crew unclear.
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Scripps-McRae
Baronna
Spain
Primrose
Cassatt Dies in New York End of Railroad Era
President Cassatt of the Pennsylvania Railroad dies in New York this afternoon after a long leadership in American railroading. Adolphus Busch of St. Louis is critically ill with pneumonia, sparking concern for the brewing industry leader.
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New York
Cassatt
Pennsylvania Road
ST. Louis
Adolphus Busch
$20 For His Dog in Justice Court Loss of Pedigreed Hound
Ben Medinger sued Frank Roellig for 50 dollars over the shooting of an English hound that trespassed on Roellig’s field. Medinger was awarded 25 dollars as damages while Roellig offered no testimony. The dog, valued for hunting, was said to be owned by the duke of Wellington in England. The case will be appealed to the circuit court. Both men reside in Shelby.
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Justice Court
Ben Medinger
Frank Roellig
Medinger
Duke of Wellington
England
Edward
Roellis
Roellig
Shelby
School 13 Moves Illegally Without Board Approval
La Crosse officials dispute superintendent John P. Bird's move of La Crosse High School to the new building before the board of public works and common council accept it. The heating plant test may be delayed due to weather, as the city risks contractor disputes until official acceptance.
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Board of Public Works
Common Council
John P. Bird
la Crosse
Board of Education
Thomas & Smith
Bird
President Roosevelts Turkey Hunt Hears Pine Knot Forest
President Roosevelt and sons with Gen. Rixey and others hunted turkeys in Pine Knot forest near Albany County while Mrs Roosevelt and others rode horseback. The party stayed at the Wilmers home near the president's lodge with many Roosevelts present except Mrs Longworth.
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Norfolk
Gen. Rixey
Pine Knot Forest
Albemarunty
Osevelt
Ethel
Miss Langdon
Wilmers
Roosevelts
Longworth
Shelby Mutual Fire Insurance losses rise in 1906 report
The Shelby Mutual Fire Insurance company nearly doubled losses in 1906 to 9100 while new insurance written reached 931000, boosting risks to 3950000. Destructive weather and the Stoddard cyclone affected farms, though only unins ured houses burned. Officers: President Herman Roessler Secretary Peter Kienholtz Treasurer Leslie J. Dawson. directors listed. Annual meeting set for January 8 to release the treasurer’s report.
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Shelby Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Herman Roessler
Shelby
The
Peter Kienholtz
Leslie J. Dawson
Oscar Newton
John Bedessem
Joseph Folme
D. F. Miller
Fred Hemker
James Wilson
Open House Gala at YMC A Annual New Year Event
The Christian Association announces its New Year open house at the Y M C A hall next Tuesday with an afternoon and evening program. Highlights include gym class exhibition, a Cardinals versus Braves basketball match, marching, flag drills, calisthenics, high jump, and a calendar display. Light refreshments run 3 to 10 pm plus violin, vocal, recitation, and piano solos by local performers.
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Cardinals
Braves
Avis Russes
Wieniawski
Jacob Reuter
The
Old Navy
Stanford
J. R. Kerr
Blanche
Devon
Scott
Leone Eleanor Dunn
Saraste
Vera van Wormer
Maud Collier
Charity Ball at Germania Tonight Delights La Crosse
Tonight the annual charity ball of the La Crosse Hospital society will be held at Germania hall Fifth and Market streets under auspices the most promising. The interior has been decorated, the mural art and music promise a fine event. Ticket sales are large and profits fund the hospital's free ward.
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The
la Crosse Hospital Society
Germania Hall
Market Streets
la Crosse Hospital
EJ Tull Leaves La Crosse Under Cloud of Mystery
E J Tull a Cargill book keeper at 413 North Thirteenth street has left La Crosse likely forever. He is no longer employed by Cargill and it is unclear when he departed possibly Sunday or Monday. Neighbors were shocked to learn he sold his furniture including costly cut glass bric a brac and a library of about 1000 volumes. Purchasers were seen taking items from his home as word spread he planned to spend the winter in the south or Chicago. Cargill offices confirmed his departure.
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E. J. Tull
W. W. Cargill Company
North Thirteenth Street
la Crosse
Tull
Cargill
Cargills
South
Chicago
Cargill Company
Illinois teachers push for fares suffrage and school law overhaul
Springfield report says the Illinois teachers association passed resolutions backing 2 cent fares, women's suffrage, and a complete revision of school laws. D. B. Parkinson of Carbondale elected president. In South Dakota, the Educational Association chose W. L. Cochran as president with next year’s meeting set for Watertown in Sioux Falls.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Springfield
Ill
Teachers’ Association
D. B. Parkinson
Carbondale
Dakotans
Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota Educational Association
W. L. Cochran
Watertown
Boni de Castellane Confirmed in Parliament Vote
Paris dispatch reports a chamber of deputies confirming Count Boni de Castellane’s election and rejecting corruption charges. The item notes a witty remark about science solving only one problem, attributed to a woman, in a concise Paris–wire style.
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Scripps-McRae
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Boni de Castellane
Woman Joins Niagara River Leap At Prospect Point
A woman believed to be Mary Hagen of Buffalo leapt into the Niagara River and was swept over the American Falls as onlookers watched from Prospect Point. A lost English setter described as black and white is to be returned to Mr. Fix at 317 Jay Street.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Mary Hagen
Buffalo
Prospect Point
Lack and White
Mr. Fix
Jay Street
Millionaire's wife quits for divorce in South Dakota
The wife of Davis Dunlap, a Norfolk clubman and yachtsman, left for South Dakota to establish residency for a divorce.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Norfolk
Davis Dunlap
South Dakota
Russian Governor Slain in St Petersburg Region
The governor of Osk capital of Aknolinsk province was killed by an assassin today in St Petersburg.
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Scripps-McRate
ST. Petersburg
Osk
Aknolinsk
Chicago Livestock Market and Grain Prices Summary
Hogs receipts 26 000 with a steady market. Light hogs 6 10 to 6 30 heavy 5 95 to 6 35 mixed 6 10 to 6 35. Cattle receipts 3 000 strong. Sheep receipts 12 000 weak. Minneapolis grain closes wit No 1 hard 79 to sac No 1 northern 78 to 80c No 2 76 to 77 4c Corn No 1 36 to 36 4c No 2 35 to 35 4c Barley 41 to 49c Rye 58 to 60c Oats 33c The furnaces remark ends description.
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Wis. Grain & Stock Co
Minneapolis
Sac
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