Eloped minister and girl flee pursuit in San Francisco
Rev Jere Cooke and 17 year old Floretta Whaley eloped eight months ago and fled again after authorities were alerted. Grandmother Kaziah Whaley of Nassau County may drop prosecution for abduction. father in law Rienzie Clarke vows to push case if needed as missing couple’s trail continues.
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Hempstead
L. I
Kaziah Whaley
Conn
Cooke
Rienzie A. Clarke
Clarke
Frisco
San Francisco
Cal
Jere Knode Cooke
St. George's Church
Long Island
Floretta Whaley
Minerva
Green Street
Police Conclude Roraff Died By Drowning After Drinking
Hudson Avenue Chicago police reported no violence marks on the body of Jos J Roraff found in Chicago waters. Coroner's inquest on Saturday returned a verdict that he died by drowning or other means. Evidence indicated he had been drinking before his death.
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la Crosse
Jos. J. Roraff
Chicago
Hudson Avenue
Roraff
New Year Celebrations In La Crosse Tonight
La Crosse glows with parties dances and fetes as old year ends and new year begins. Churches schedule watch services from late evening into midnight with revivals and musical programs. Local lodges and the Gate City Pleasure club plan events including a Sylvester ball at Woodmen hall with a midnight feature to welcome 1900- style transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Choir
Christ Episcopal Church
C. N. Moller
Watc
West Avenue Methodist Church
Cunningham
la Crosse Club
Gate City Pleasure Club
Woodmen Hall
Linker Building
Dividend for La Crosse Engraving creditors set at 10 to 15 percent
At a creditors meeting for La Crosse Engraving Co two addresses in La Crosse Wisconsin the panel voted a dividend of 10 to 15 percent the first since the firm assignment a year ago John M Holley Jr trustee and receiver H L Holley filed a temporary report Several claims were allowed including 400 to John Redfuss and fees to Morris Hartwell and others Otto Munz was named trustee for Joseph Fischer of 815 South Fifteenth Street after Fischer filed bankruptcy and Olson discharged for lack of assets
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Engraving Company
South Second Street
Main Stre T
Judge Fruit
John M. Holley, Jr
A. J. Stephenson
John Redfuss
Morris & Hartwell
Holley
Olson
George Olson
la Crosse
Otto Munz
Security Savings Bank
Joseph Fischer
South Fifteenth Street
Fischer
Baldwin
Munz
Gambling outfits to feed New Year fires in New Mexico
Albuquerque December 31 thousands of dollars worth of gambling paraphernalia will be burned in New Mexico fires tonight marking the end of gambling in the territory. Gamblers had planned to move to Colorado but the lid remains on there and Nevada is the only state now open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Colorado
Nevada
Old Maids Parade Sparks Midwest Wedding
In Plainfield Indiana the Old Maids club staged a wedding event after a parade of twenty women bearing flirtatious banners. Wealthy Chicago contractor R G Gephart married Miss Cyrena Stanley with many friends present, including the club members. Remaining club members plan another entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
Ind
R. G. Gephart
Chicago
Cyrena Stanley
Gephart
Miss Stanley
J. J. Wilson
Old Maids
Wisconsin Men Not Yet Out of Woods
The government plans to appeal to the U S Supreme Court on behalf of nineteen wealthy capitalists from Colorado Iowa Missouri and Wisconsin after federal indictments for timber and coal land frauds were dismissed in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Colorado
Iowa
Missouri
Wisconsin
Federal Court
Denver
Bryan Heads List of Honey-Hakers on the Platform Today
William Jennings Bryan reportedly earns about 50 000 dollars yearly from lectures and spoke at 175 dates in 1907. He commands audiences and high box office receipts with contracts limiting general admission to 50 cents and profits not going to individuals.
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Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Lyceum Bureau
Chautauquas
Tures
America
Seattle
Chautauqua
Carthage
La Follette Backers July Meeting Report in Milwaukee
Wisconsin State Senator Thomas Morris said at a Milwaukee regents meeting that La Follette has broad support in the area and that special interests may back Taft. He warned the Taft nomination could lead to a tight race with Bryan and urged La Follette to push Roosevelt era progressive policies forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Follette
la Crosse
Thomas Morris
Normal Regents
Milwaukee
Taft
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Bryan
West
la Fcette
Strike Call Issued For Kentucky Mine District
The United Mine Workers national and district officers issued a strike call for union miners in Hopkins, Union, Webster, and Christian counties Kentucky to come out January 1. Preparations are complete with miners shipped into the district and companies ready to guard the mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madisonville
National
United Mine Workers
Hopkins
Union
Webster
Christia
Nude corpse turns up alive today in Newark area
A woman identified as Agnes Young by Mrs. Frank Hull in connection with a corpse found in a pond at Harrison claims the alibi. She works in a New York realty office and says she knew Mrs. Hull, who alleged the recovered body belonged to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Agnes Young
Frank Hull
Harrison
Hull
Funston Seeks Small Troop Detachment at Goldfield
A Funston telegram to the War Department says two companies totaling 130 men will suffice for Goldfield if needed. He notes that even a small detach ment can deter trouble and prevent escalation in any likely situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Funston
War Department
Explosive Plant Found Near Sevastopol Farm
Police uncovered a facility in a farmhouse near Sevastopol containing 27 finished bombs and 120 partly completed devices. Three men were arrested on the premises as investigators label the site a bomb manufacturing plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevastopol
Surprise marriage ties Tausche and Pfafflin in Chicago
Herman A. Tausche 24 and Hattie Pfafflin 21 obtained a Chicago marriage license triggering surprise among friends and families in La Crosse and Ladysmith. Pfafflin’s father denies engagement. parents, though, hint the couple may have wed or plan a brief honeymoon before returning.
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Chicago
Herman A. Tausche
Hattie Pfafflin
la Crosse
The
Tribune
Tausche
Christina Tausche
Raymond Tausche
Vincent Tausche
Minnesota
Burlington
Miss Pfafflin
William Pfafflin
Jackson Street
Pfafflin and Manke
Caledonia
South Fourth Street
William F. Strauss
Hom
V. Tausche
Niec.ee
Orhe
State Experts Inspect Local Light Properties
State railroad commission electro chemical expert Prof Burgess and electrical specialist W F Sloan visited La Crosse for three days from December 27 to 30 to test and inspect local lighting and power plants and services. They toured city buildings McMillan building residences and other businesses in a bid for statewide efficiency uniformity. The visit was not publicly announced and no conclusions were shared.
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State Railroad Commission
Dc. F. Burgess
University of Wisconsin
W. F. Sloan
McMillan
Anderson
la Crosse Gas & Electric Company
Commisson
la Crosse
Demonstration for Powers Blocks Courtroom
In Georgetown Kentucky at noon today, after Powers closing argument Judge J C Sims, scores of men and women surrounded the bar to greet Powers and hope for acquittal. The jailer was forced to wait a quarter hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Powers
J. C. Sims
Greek professor dies at Yale in New Haven area
Professor Thomas Day Seymour, Greek language and literature instructor at Yale, died in New York today after returning to Connecticut. He was a prominent classical scholar and longtime faculty member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iwcraven
Conn
Thomas Day Seymour
Yale
Death of Justice Minister Dessaign in Paris
Paris reports Justice Minister Dessaign died in Paris on December 31 from apoplexy. He had long been a prominent figure in French public life and legal affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Justice Dessaign
Mali
Congress to plunge into naval war over resigning admiral
A row erupts after Rear Admiral Brownson resigns as chief of the bureau of navigation triggering a likely congressional inquiry. The White House says nothing further while Surgeon General Rixey defends medical officers commanding hospital ships. The dispute pits line against staff officers as Congress convenes.
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Navy Department
Brownson
Bureau of Navigation
Congress
White House
Rixey
Western Union Incorporates in Wisconsin After Refusals
The Western Union Telegraph Company filed articles of incorporation in Wisconsin paying a 603 dollar fee. The firm had operated in the state for years while refusing to incorporate, prompting the state to pursue a 560 dollar forfeiture under a new act. The pending suit may still be dismissed despite the capitulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Western Union Telegraph Company
Wisconsin
Autoists Hold Up Street Car In Rich Robbery
Two men in an auto stopped a trolley car at about 6 am and took the company treasure chest containing 2859 dollars. They dumped the chest into their car and fled beyond the city as alarms sounded. Police say the thieves led pursuers by telegraph along the chase line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Rasuli Frees Sir Harry McLean at Tangier
In Tangier on December 31 Sir Har ry McLean, held by Bandit Rasuli since July 3, is expected to be released. The British government guarantees the $100,000 ransom for his protection, and that Rasuli will also release imprisoned tribesmen.
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Tangier
Caid
Harry McLean
Rasuli
Tolstoi Thrown From Horse Dislocates Shoulder
St Petersburg dispatch reports Count Leo Tolstoi was thrown from a horse at his country estate and suffered a dislocated shoulder. The accident adds concern for the renowned writer amid ongoing duties and health concerns.
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Count Tolstoi
ST. Petersburg
Leo Tolstoi
Taft Secures Massachusetts Support at Convention
Secretary of War Taft arrives in Boston and wins united Massachusetts delegation backing at the national convention. He visits Millbury, defends Roosevelt’s policies, and blames trusts for the panic while urging restraint on trust promoters and warning against repealing the Sherman act. The Somerset hotel banquet drew strong cheers for him as “the next president.”
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Boston
Taft
United Massachusetts
Crane
Lodge
Hughes
Millbury
Washington
Mass
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Roosevelt
Foraker
Somerset Hotel
Dora McDonald Trial Planned for Slaying Case
In Chicago on December 31, Mrs. Dora McDonald widow of the late gambler Mike McDonald is under indictment for killing artist Webster Guerin last February. Judge Brentano set the trial for next week and prosecutors will not seek the death penalty due to her weakened mental and physical state.
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Chicago
Dora McDonald
Mike’’ McDonald
Webster Guerin
Brentano
Grip Fatal to Methodist Bishop in Brookslyn
Edward C. Andrews of New York, a bishop of the Methodist church, died in Brooklyn today from grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward C. Andrews
Methodist Church
Brookslyn
Grip
Torpedo Flotilla Arrives at Para Brazil
A cablegram to the Navy Department confirms the torpedo flotilla has arrived at Para in Brazil dated December 21. The movement reflects ongoing naval deployments in South Atlantic waters.
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Washington
Navy Department
Para
Brazil
Weather forecast and recent temperatures across regions
Yesterday coldest in Williston and Edmonton at 14 below, warmest in New Orleans at 72. Snow flurries and light rain were general. Forecasts: Wisconsin and Minnesota partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with slight or little temperature change, Iowa warmer in the east. A storm moved to the St Lawrence valley bringing rain or snow to middle and north Atlantic states. Temperature falls east of the lake region while the west remains central in Oregon with cooler northwest weather overall.
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Williston
Edmondton
New Orleans
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Lower
Lake Region
St. Lawrence
North Atlantic
Lake
Gulf and Atlantic States
Oregon
Wyoming
South Dakota
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Engraving CO
Bartruptcy
Morris
Herman Tausche
Hattie
Praffelin
Ladysmith, Wis
Willard Brownson
Western Union
Corporation
ST. Car
Caid McLean
Massachusetts
Flottilla
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