Donation of Washington papers enriches local museum collection
The Normal Museum receives two 18th century indentures bearing George Washington’s early signature from G M Woodward. The documents, from 1749 duplicates, were found in a cellar with other papers tied to the Mount Vernon estate and the Brooks' Station area. A second item reports a La Crosse fire underwriters meeting to consider reducing exposure rates after a legislative inquiry found city rates too high.
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G. M. Woodward
George Washington
Washington
Wisconsin
Brooks
Creek
Fredericksburg
Stafford County
Run
George
Mount Vernon
Pete
Falmouth
Rappahannock
Ricksburg
Brooks’ Station
Akkokee Run
la Crosse
Board of Fire Insurance Underwriters
Legislative Investigation Committee
Pastors oppose New Year's Eve orgy in Chicago
In Chicago on December 30, about 500 ministers planned to march on Mayor Harrison to press a ban on New Year’s Eve violations of the closing ordinance and to stop rowdy cafe scenes. A mass meeting would precede the parade to discuss legal steps to close saloons at 1 a.m. if the mayor does not rescind the 3 a.m. closing order. Clergymen preached against New Year celebrations from pulits citywide.
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Hicago
Harrison
McWeeny
Joy riders crash bridge in Racine humbler night drive
Fred C. Henney of Kenosha and three Racine friends sped about 25 mph on Sunday night and struck the State street bridge, sending the touring car six feet up the steel girders. The car was badly damaged and blocked street car traffic for over an hour before they were fined and charged with bridge damage.
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Racine, Wis
Racine
Fred C. Henney
Kenosha
State Street Bridge
Auto racer Halver Shain killed in Venice track crash
Halver Shain, an auto racer, dies after his car plummets from the Venice track into the crowd on Sunday afternoon. Several spectators are injured, three seriously, including M. W. Johnson of Madison Wisconsin. The accident triggers a chaotic panic as the car shoots over the track and back onto the course.
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Los Angeles
Halver Shain
Venice
Shain
M. W. Johnson
Madison, Wis
Editor Ferris assaulted in Joliet amid prior threats
James M. Ferris editor of the Joliet News was attacked by Ben E. Moore a local garage owner recently target of an article. Moore was overpowered by newsroom staff after knocking out several teeth a loaded revolver was taken from him police said
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Joliet, IL
James M. Ferris
Joliet
Ben E. Moore
Moore
Ferris
New York Garment Workers Strike Widens Across City
Thousands of workers in New York and nearby cities walk out backed by society leaders. They seek 8 hour days 20 percent wage hikes sanitary shops and end to sweatshops and child labor. Employers warn of plant shutdowns as labor and factory leaders caution Cleveland unlikely to join.
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New York
O. H. P. Belmont
Rose Pastor Stokes
Bertha Mailey
Women
Garment Workers
United Garment Workers
American Federation of Labor
State Department of Labor
Cleveland
Ohio
New York Garment Workers
German Foreign Minister Von Kiderlen-Waechter Dies in Stuttgart
Berlin reports the sudden death of German Foreign Minister von Kiderlen-Waechter in Stuttgart after two days of indisposition during Christmas holidays. He shaped the triple alliance and steered Germany through the Moroccan crisis, earning high regard from the Kaiser and officials. The cause is heart failure. successors discussed include Count Bernstorff and Wangenheim.
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Berlin
Herr. von Kiderlen-Waechter
Stuttgart
Foreign Office
Herr von Kiderlen-Waechter
Germany
Europe
Triple Alliance
League of Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
France
von Bethmann-Hollweg
von Bulow
von Eiderlen
J. H. von Bernstorff
United States
Wangenheim
Constantinople
von Kiderlen-Waechter
Stuttfart
Graft Case Dismissal Reported Today
A graft case is dismissed today as reported by the local press. Officials provided no further details on the ruling or involved parties.
Town of Washington graft case dismissed for lack of evidence
After a trial of under an hour Judge John Brindley dismissed the Washington graft case against farmer and road boss John Ritter for lack of evidence. Town officials testified the seven dollar bill was approved and cashed. Zimmerman claimed the work was done as part payment of a debt.
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Washington
John Brindley
John Ritter
Ritter
Fritz Zimmerman
Wenzel Hintgen
Ole Lunde
Marcus
W. F. Wolfe
Yen Yut Promoted as Chinese Ambassador to Germany
Pekin reports Yens Yui Ching under-secretary of state for foreign affairs has left for Berlin to assume the Chinese ambassadorship to Germany succeeding Liang Cheng who was recalled to China.
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Yen Yut
Pekin
Yens Yui Ching
Berlin
Germany
Liang Cheng
China
Burglars Loot La Crosse Fur Warehouse on Weekend Night
M. Rosenstein reports $2,500 to $4,000 in martin ermine and mink furs stolen from the La Crosse Fur and Hide company at 202 South Front street. Burglars entered from a rear window with a ladder, but left no clues and are believed to be skilled, seasoned thieves. Night watchmen saw no one. no insurance covers the loss, which Rosenstein may bear if not recovered.
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la Crosse Fur and Hide Company
South Front Street
M. Rosenstein
Martin
Rosenstein
Yale
William McKibbon
Martin Haley
Boy's prank ends in fatal electric accident
In Danville Illinois a 50 year old man, Charles Welcome formerly of Springfield, was killed and about a dozen people were seriously burned when a child threw a wire onto live lines. The wire bridged a high tension 7000 volt line with telephone and lighting wires as Welcome switched on a light at his home.
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Danville
Ill
Charles Welcome
Springfield
Welcome
Fire destroys Imperial Oil warehouse in Winnipeg
A blaze in Winnipeg this morning leveled Imperial Oil warehouse No. 1 on Logan Avenue West, consuming large quantities of oil. Loss estimated at $100,000.
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Winnwbprg
Man
Imperial Oil Company
Logan Avenue West
Maiden Rock Hotel Destroyed in Sixth Fire of Year
The St. Louis hotel at Maiden Rock Wisconsin burned to the ground Saturday morning with $5,000 damage. Six fires have caused nearly $100,000 in losses, with no suspicion of arson. Guests escaped as smoke filled the building after hours of battling by volunteers.
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Maiden Rock
Wis
St. Louis
Circuit Court Opens January Session Under New Clerk
Beginning Thursday January 2 1913 Judge C C Higbee announced the regular sessions of the circuit court will be resumed. No personal notices were sent to attorneys due to the change in clerk of the court administration.
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C. Higbee
Black Hope Found In Straight Jacket
Wallie Simms a six-foot-three man who escaped from a Brooklyn hospital in a torn straight jacket led a three mile dash through busy streets before being recaptured and placed in observation at Kings County Hospital. A large police pursuit followed with guards injured and Deward men involved.
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New York
Wallie Simms
King’s County Hospital
Wallie
Brooklyn
Houdin
Baby dealer in New York faces scrutiny over infant trade
New York reports reveal Dora Remmlin a German widow running a baby business from a three room tenement. She claims babies cost from 10 to 30 dollars and are sold to order with no need for references. Health department and Children's Society investigate the practice as public concern grows.
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New York
Post
Dora Remmlin
Children’s Society
Chicago Police Quit Over Pay Withholding
Twenty eight policemen resigned after the city announced salary withholdings of twenty percent until funds improve. Thirty firemen also signaled intent to resign as the state supreme court decision cut about 3.5 million dollars in annual city revenue.
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Chicago
State Supreme Court
Boy Rescued From Mill Race Near Death in Neenah
Clarence McDowell aged 12 nearly drowned after being shoved into a mill race. Frank, a millhand, pulled him from the water. The incident occurred during a scuffle with a playmate.
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Neenah
Wis
Clarence McDowell
Frank
Penalty Loudly Meted for Dynamiters in Lynch Case
President Lynch leads a harsh verdict list with seven year terms for dynamiters while several convicts receive six years. The judge shocks by reviewing multiple defendants and suspending sentences where cases were weak, drawing attention to the proceedings.
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Lynch
Motion for New Trial Denied in Court Ruling
The court denied the defendant's motion for a new trial and overruled the defense request for a stay of judgment. The ruling concludes the latest phase of the case, with no immediate postponement of the original judgment.
Sentences Handed Down in Trial Echoes Across Jury
Judge Anderson imposed varied terms for the thirty eight found guilty. One man got seven years while eight received six years each and two received four years. Twelve drew three years, four got two years, six received one year and one day, and sentence was suspended on six. Edward Clark had a suspended sentence and was not counted among the guilty.
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Anderson
Edward Clark
Seven labor leaders sentenced in dynamite case at Leavenworth
In Indianapolis Judge Albert B. Anderson imposes seven years hard labor on Frank M. Ryan president of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers. Other leaders receive six years or suspended sentences with penalties ranging from one year and one day to six years for notable figures in Buffalo San Francisco Detroit Boston and Salt Lake.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Leavenworth
Kan
Albert B. Anderson
Frank M. Ryan
International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers
Ryan
American Bridge Company
John T. Butler
Buffalo
Eugene A. Clancy
San Francisco
Olaf A. Treitmoe
California Building Trades Council
Asiatic Exclusion League
Herbert S. Hockin
The
Iron Workers
Unsettled Midwest Weather With Rain Likely This Week
Weather outlook across Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and La Crosse region shows unsettled conditions with rain or rain and snow possible tonight or Tuesday. A northwestern low pressure area tracking from the north platte to the Atlantic coast influences conditions while a central Pacific high moves in. Temperatures near or above normal with a warming trend tonight followed by cooler conditions Tuesday.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
East
Iowa
North Dakota
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast
West Gulf States
Rocky Mountain Districts
Lake Region
Atlantic
East Gulf States
Canadian Territory
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Sormal
Washisoto
la Crosse Board of Insurance
JOY Riders
Gotham Garment Workers
Valentine
House Probers
Robert G. Valentine
U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs
House
Congress
Th E
Indian Service
Town of Washington
Zimmerman
Sues Road
Danville, Ill
Wright
Western Union Telegraph Company
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Louisville & Nashville
Western Union
St. Claire County
New York City
ANY &Ge
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