Dynamics of Dynamite Plot Convicts Begin Leavenworth Journey
In Indianapolis sixty three convicts from a dynamite conspiracy start toward Leavenworth Kansas at 12:30 PM as writs of superseders and error delay further action. Wives cheer, deputies guard the secretive train, and parole rules promise lighter terms for good behavior in a case spanning multiple cities and dates.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Leavenworth
Kan
Albert Anderson
United States
Schmidt
Federal
Kaiser’s Hunting Feats Add Up to 67228 Animals Slain
A Berlin sporting journal claims Emperor William has slain 67 228 animals in his shooting career. The tally lists 24 game varieties with 38 578 pheasants 17 950 hares 3 442 wild boar and continues with 2 068 stags 867 partridges three turkeys and one whale.
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Berlin
William
Sporting Journal
Continental Clothing House Announces Parcel Post Delivery
Beginning January 1 1913 Continental Clothing House offers parcel post delivery for orders up to eleven pounds and seventy two inches total. Customers may call or card in sizes and items and receive next main carrier delivery with free postage on purchases over one dollar. Henry N. Boehm manager.
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Uncle Sam
Waiters Plan Strike Across Eastern Cities At New Year
The Hotel Workers' union says a general waiter strike is planned in about a dozen eastern cities including New York as a prelude to New Year festivities. Employers may be asked to sign a new agreement on higher pay shorter hours and better conditions. Some kitchens were reportedly shut down in several hotels though union and hotel executives dispute the disruption.
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New York
Hotel Workers’ Union
Archambault
Hoffman
Breslin
Holland
Imperial
Sweeney
Hotelmen’s Association
Council Tackles Quarrel Over Board Vacancy
The council fills the vacancy from Mr Ritter’s resignation. Mayor Dengler says the well fund near 400000 is about 13000 short but engineers Burdick and Alvord expect cuttings in specifications can fit the budget with the special water bonds. The street committee recommends abandoning West Avenue paving, delaying Sixteenth Street paving, and denying a cement curb project on Main Street. Caledonia and Gould streets have been paved. no current need to pave St Andrew Street.
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Ritter
John Dengler
Alvord and
Burdick
Special Street Improvement Committee
West Avenue
Mormon Coule
Indictments Handed Down in Irvington Railroad Wreck Case
Indianapolis grand jury returns indictments against several members of the Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton board in connection with the Irvington wreck that killed sixteen last month.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Board of Directors
Marion County Grand Jury
Irvington
Tennessee Central Railroad Receiver Sought In Federal Court
Samuel W. Fordyce Jr of St Louis, vice president, filed in Knoxville federal court to seek a receiver for the Tennessee Central railroad. Fordyce described the suit as friendly and part of a plan to reorganize the company.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee Central Railroad
Samuel W. Fordyce, Jr
St. Louis
S. W. Fordyce, Jr
Thoughtful caution echoed in Birmingham Age Herald
A quotation from the Birmingham Age Herald warns that people should think twice before speaking. The retort suggests overthinking leaves one too exhausted to speak, reflecting a humorous exchange on restraint and communication.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Golden Wedding Day Observed in Iron River and West Salem
A golden wedding anniversary reception and banquet honoring Mrs. McEldowney and Mr. John A. Pettingill was held at Robert's hall with 250 guests from Iron River La Crosse and Minneapolis. A West Salem orchestra provided music and speeches followed a program of solos duets and addresses.
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W. F. McEldowney
Pettingill
J. A. Pettingill
George L. Pettingill
Iron River
J. L. Pettingill
la Crosse
Dyson Daggett
Minneapolis
James A. Hogan
Gladys
Rachel McEldowney
Mills Gullickson
Elmer Kuehn
Gus Tossen
Julian Brown
West Salem Orchestra
Leila McKee
S. L. McKee
Ida Tilson
P. M. Nicholson
H. J. Griswold
Lee Gilfillan
Guy Wakefield
Holley Oakes
Lynn Gullickson
John A. Pettingill
Rev. S. L. McKee
Temporary injunction blocks Shelby road through Oehler mill area
John and Gust Oehler secured a temporary injunction preventing the town of Shelby from laying a new highway near the Oehler mill. Judge E C Higbee will hear the matter Thursday.
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Shelby
John and
Gust Oehler
Oehler
E. C. Higbee
John Hintgen
Highway Commission
John
Judge Higbee
Duncan Estate Probate Awards Large Shares to Heirs
The estate of former Sheriff William Duncan, who died on 1 April, was probated in county court today by attorney John A. Daniels for the heirs. Judge John Brindleys division ordered Nellie Duncan, his daughter, to receive the largest share, including real estate worth 5255 and personal property valued at 151. The sheriff’s widow gets 749 in real estate and 151 in personal property.
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William Duncan
John A. Daniels
Parcels Post Opens Tomorrow at La Crosse Office
The La Crosse post office will begin the parcels post service tomorrow with a new department. Packages up to eleven pounds can be mailed at lower rates using parcels post stamps. All fourth class merchandise will go under the new system and delivery will be quicker, with staffing to expand as the service grows.
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la Crosse
United States
William B. Tscharner
Postoffice Department
New Trial Sought in Runge Murder Case
Milwaukee court filings raise prospect of a new trial for Wenzel Runge after defense affidavits claim Mrs. Runge was seen at home shortly before a fatal fire. The state contends Runge started the blaze to conceal the killing.
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Milwaukee
Wenzel Runge
City Morals Supervisor Added in Chicago Police Reform
A supervisor of public morals will join the Chicago police department as the link between the police and the public, part of the radical reorganizaton approved by the city council last night.
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Chicago
Hoppe Relative Ties Link La Crosse to Slain Butcher
Carl Hoppe, formerly of La Crosse and killed in Morris Illinois last Friday, has relatives near La Crosse. Mrs. Zimmerman of St. Josephs Ridge, his sister, said the body would be sent for burial here. No specifics on the killing have been learned.
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Carl Hoppe
la Crosse
Morris
Ill
Zimmerman
St. Joseph’s Ridge
Hoppe
Schubert
Rioting Flare During New York Garment Strike
Rioting marked the garment strike in Manhattan and Brooklyn as 60,000 workers halted work. In Manhattan protesters attacked strikers and non-strikers while in Brooklyn 500 strikers raided Smith, Gray & Company, driving about 400 workers from machines. Police reserves contained the disorder and mediation talks began amid disputed strike totals.
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New York
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Smith, Gray & Company
Brownsville
Woman Survives Panic After Bargain Sale Trading
A stock market scare following a bargain sale appears to have unsettled a woman as fears of a broader downturn emerge. Investors monitor prices and news for signs of recovery.
Classification Primer Issued by Interstate Commerce Commission
The ICC released a 200 plus page primer laying out a general plan to standardize western classifications for thousands of commodities. It stresses public handling of classification, explains broad industry opposition, and notes 1500 to 2000 proposed changes, with about half lowering and half raising rates.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railway Commissions
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade and Merchants
Local vaudeville stars dazzle Majestic crowd
Miss Vera Anderson wowed Majestic patrons with violin numbers displaying superb technique and tone. Aubrey Richmond Lucinda Mourning and Emil Niemeyer impressed a first time audience with singing dancing and piano. The Civil War drama Winchester features love and espionage amid tense scenes.
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Vera Anderson
Majestic
Miss Anderson
Aubrey Richmond
Lucinda Mourning
Emil Niemeyer
Mr. Niemeyer
Mr. Richmond
Miss Mourning
Winchester
East
Windstorm Causes Wide Damage Across Colorado and Wyoming
Reports from Colorado and Wyoming describe a 79 mile per hour wind that damaged ranch property and blew three freight cars off a track into a 20 foot embankment. No fatalities reported. In Cody a new Masonic temple toppled. Northwest dispatches note continued blizzard conditions in the Cascade mountains.
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Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Cody
Cascade Mountains
Robbery at LaVaque's Grocery on Main Street
Police hunt a burglar who shattered the rear window of LaVaque's grocery last night. The thief rifled the cash drawer and escaped with fifty cents and a few cigars, as reported by owner Louis LaVaque. Night watchman Martin Haley found the break at nine o'clock.
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LaVaque
Main Street
Louis LaVaque
Martin Haley
Cave Dwellers in Southern Tunis with Cave Homes
A brief note describes Cave Dwellers in Southern Tunis who boast a town built into caves with about 5000 residents. It notes that troglodyte families have long inhabited similar cave dwellings and traces generations of cave living.
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Tunis
Telegraph Poles Grown To Suit Speed Of Use
The article notes cedar poles require about 190 years to reach 30 feet for telegraph lines, while there exist faster growing alternatives that meet the same purpose. It discusses timber options and their growth rates for utility poles.
Russian treaty abrogated today ends US Russia trade links
After eighty years the 1832 commercial treaty with Russia is terminated. A tariff war threatens as no new treaty is ready. Payne Aldrich law may have prompted Russia toward a new agreement while U.S. losses from Russia trade are discussed. American goods market shifts involve European rebranding in Russia.
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Washington
United States
Russia
St. Petersburg
U. S
State Department
Taft
Bureau of Statistics
U.S
Road Officials in Hatburg Express Wreck Charged
Bench warrants charging manslaughter were served on Harry J. Horn NYNH&H vice president Benjamin R. Pollock general manager and Charles N Woodward general superintendent over the Springfield express wreck at Hatguck on October 3 causing seven deaths.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Harry J. Horn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Benjamin R. Pollock
Charles N. Woodward
Hatguck
Health Board Mandates Vaccination for La Crosse Normal Students
The state board of health will require all La Crosse normal school students who have not been vaccinated to complete the process before sessions begin next Tuesday. Many students live outside the city and may be unaware of the ruling, so they will likely be vaccinated on arrival.
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State Board of Health
la Crosse Normal School
Four Generations Attend Reunion At Tabbert Home
Mr and Mrs A D Tabbert hosted a six o clock dinner in honor of Mrs Jacob Myers eighty seven birthday with eighteen guests. Four generations attended including five great grandchildren and members of the Stortz and Walter families.
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A. D. Tabbert
South Tenth Street
Tabbert
Jacob Myers
Bangor
Andrey Stortz
Albert Stortz
Will Stortz
Baraboo
Bertha Miller
Emily
Jud
Stortz
Ethel
Ruth
Jennin
Walter Stortz
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Market Report from Union Stock Yards
Hogs receipts 40 000 market strong with prices from 5 to 10 cents higher. Mixed and butcher grades 7.10 to 7.55 dollars, good heavy 7.30 to 7.60, rough heavy 7.15 to 7.30, light 7.15 to 7.50, pigs 5.40 to 7.20. Cattle receipts 23 000 market steady with beeves 5.10 to 9.50, cows and heifers 2.75 to 7.50, stockers and feeders 4.25 to 7.40, Texans 4.60 to 7.50, calves 6.50 to 10.50. Sheep receipts 32 000 market strong native 4.24 to 5.50, western 4.25 to 5.50, lambs 6.10 to 8.75, western 6.45 to 8.75.
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Union Stock Yards
Livestock Market Summary and Grain Prices
Market strong with mixed and butchered livestock up to 5 cents higher. Cattle receipts 10 500, beeves to 9 80, cows and heifers to 7 60, stockers to 7 60, Texans to 5 75, calves to 10 00. Sheep receipts 24 000, lambs to 7 95, native and western prices 4 00 to 5 25. Grain yesterday and today Wheat Dec 86 notional, May 91 , Corn Dec 47 , May 48 , Oats Dec 32 , May 34.
Voice of the Charmed One and Supplicant Dialogue
Visitors in a hall hear a suffragette deliver a speech with audience questions asked aloud by a man. A judge nearby comments, prompting a light exchange about returning home after the event.
Self Cure for Insomnia from Regstaff Notes
A brief self help note suggests waking thoughts can ease sleeplessness. The author reports waking at night and repeating phrases to oneself to induce sleep and fall asleep quickly. The tone resembles a casual household remedy column.
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Regstaff
Georgia Synta Delays Paper Rollout This Week
Readers face late edition as production and power issues bog down printing. The delay stems from unavailable copy and read presentments, affecting the schedule for the week.
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Georgia
Synta
Getting the Best of It Make 3 Go
A terse aphorism notes the wisest man gains by trading what he knows for what he does not know. The idea emphasizes prudent bargaining and knowledge gaps as strategic leverage.
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