City Railway Co Changes Owners Officers Resign
Frank B. Desmond of Milwaukee elected president to fill B. E. Edwards place. All property deeded over La Crosse Utilities Property of Wisconsin Railway, Light and Power Company.
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Frank B. Desmond
Milwaukee
B. E. Edwards
Wisconsin Railway, Light and Power Company
Office of
Register of Deeds
Andrew Thompson
la Crosse City Railway Company
la Crosse City Railway
la Crosse
Aloys G. Casper
Peter Reugger
Frank P. Hixon
R. C. Whelpley
Peter Walier
$10,000,000 Mortgage Filed For Wisconsin Railway Merger
The La Crosse City Railway changes hands as a $10 million mortgage is filed and a merger plan with Wisconsin Railway Light and Power advances. Frank B. Desmond elected president and Aloys G. Casper named secretary while bondholders’ committee completes reorganization.
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Chicago Company
First Savings Trust Company of
Chicago
Wisconsin Railway
Lichtang Power Company
First Savings and Trust Company of Chicago
la Crosse
Fire destroys Manhattan garage in Milwaukee blaze
A Milwaukee fire destroyed the Manhattan garage causing seventy five thousand dollars in damage. En route to the fire a fire engine collided with a street car, narrowly avoiding a fatal crash that could have worsened casualties.
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Milwaukee
Manhattan
Thurston Owens Rises at La Crosse Gas and Electric
Thurston Owens, new manager, outlines immediate rebuilding of both gas and electric plants and a “people be pleased” policy. He brings twelve years of New York experience and aims to boost service, efficiency, and community benefit in La Crosse as former president D G MacMillan takes a vacation.
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la Crosse
Thurston Owens
D. G. McMillan
Kelsey Brewer Properties
Owen
New Yorker
Broadway
Owens
Gas and Electric Company
la Crosse Company
New York
United States
Gas Meeters
Philadelphia
Boston
Cleveland
D. G. MacMillan
la Crosse Gas and Electric Company
Cochran Sentenced in Viroqua Theft Case
William Cochran was arraigned on a vagrancy charge after being arrested for stealing an overcoat four pairs of shoes and $15 from Scott Lake of Viroqua. Judge John k sentenced him to 30 days in the county jail after recovery of the clothing from a hotel.
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William Cochran
Scott Lake
Viroqua
John K
Missouri Supreme Court Appoints Timonds in Contempt Case
The Missouri Supreme Court yesterday named Judge Harry C. Timonds of Kansas City to take the testimony in the contempt proceedings against Colonel William R. Nelson editor of the Kansas City Star. He must report to the court within twenty days.
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Jefferson City, Mo
Supreme Court of Missouri Today
Harry C. Timmonds
Kansas City
William R. Nelson
Kansas City Star
La Crosse Dental Society Opens Fourth Annual Meeting
The La Crosse District Dental Association began its fourth annual meeting in Travelers' Hall with discussion on methods and experiences. A business session at 5, a banquet at Stoddard Hotel with Dr. James H. Prothero of Northwestern University Dental School speaking, followed by a public discussion. The program lists clinics on prosthesis bridgework vulcanite repairs implants orthodontia and more by local and visiting dentists. Officers to be elected during the gathering.
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la Crosse District Dental Association
Travelers’ Hall
Linker
Stoddard Hotel
James H. Prothero
Northwestern University Dental School
Chicago
Northwestern Dental School
O. R. Brandenberg
la Crosse
Wis
R. M. Baldwin
Viroqua
G. F. Hauser
C. B. Peterson
Cashton
A. T. Rasmussen
T. M. Mills
Wilton
Cc. L. Anderson
Tomah
Young
E. A. Gotterdam
J. W. Greene
Chillicothe
Greene Bros
Canners' Convention elects ex governor Fernald president
Louisville Ky February 12 The National Canners association in convention here today elected as president Ex Goveror Fernald of Maine.
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Louisville
National Canners’ Association
Fernald
Maine
Mothers Pension Bill Introduced in Wisconsin Assembly
Madison Wis Feb 12 The Mothers Pension bill aims to keep children entirely dependent on mothers at home rather than in institutions. It creates state and county child protection agents, a state board of control oversight, and unpaid local protection committees funded for expenses.
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Madison, Wis
Assembly
John Schnitzler
DePere
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Child Protection Committee
Veteran Soldier Stamps Lincoln Tribute In Iowa House
In Des Moines on Lincoln's Birthday a house session continued despite it being a legal holiday. Democrat George W. Crozier, the only veteran member, delivered a eulogy of Lincoln and urged the Gettysburg Address be read. The motion was amended for Crozier to read the speech, then the house adjourned.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa House of Representatives
Lincoln
George W. Crozier
House
Crozier
Ferry car narrowly escapes wreck near Kewaunee
In a heavy sea on the Pere Marquette car ferry No. 5 en route from Kewaunee to Ann Arbor a coal car broke loose and overturned but was believed to have prevented a disastrous catastrophe. Wireless reports from Kewaunee describe the near-miss as a serious disaster narrowly averted.
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Kewaunee
Wis
Ann Arbor
Victor Hugo
Burglar Accusations Pivot Around Kramer Case
James Goff testified in Watertown county court that Moritz Kramer directed the La Crosse Fur and Hide warehouse burglary, detailing entry time and fur sources. Goff said Kramer bought part of the goods, sold fur at Fox Lake for 595.50, and that Miller will also testify unfavorably. Kramer, a Watertown fur dealer, was arrested after Goff’s confession and likely to face circuit court trial. another suspect was released.
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James Goff
Watertown
Wis
la Crosse
Moritz Kramer
Goff
Kramer
William Miller
Fox Lake
Chicago
M. Rosenstein
la Crosse Fur Company
Miller
Sears President Leads Chicago Businessmen to Tuskegee Visit
February 12 report notes Julius Rosenwald of Sears, Roebuck & Co., plans a special train for forty Chicago businessmen to Tuskegee Alabama to inspect the institute for Negroes run by Booker T. Washington.
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Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Tuskegee, Ala
Institute For Negroes
Booker T. Washington
Epidemic of Grip Ravages Minneapolis
Minneapolis battles a grip epidemic with cases in about half of its homes. Health department records show four deaths attributed to the illness. Physicians warn the outbreak is widespread across the city as authorities track patient counts and seek containment.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Health Department
Dreadnaughts Ordered to Vera Cruz Harbor in Warning
Heavy artillery battle devastates Mexico City as 1,000 die yesterday. Army warning issued directing dreadnoughts to Vera Cruz harbor amid intense fighting and widespread damage.
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Vera Cruz Harbor
Diaz forces pound Mexico City as battle rages on
The third day of fighting in Mexico City pits Diaz revolutionists against the federal army. Cannons and machine guns fire from high buildings, with Madero loyalists firing from rooftops and windows. Prisoners are freed as anarchy spreads across districts while shelling damages key offices and the arsenal.
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Mexico City
Madero
Diaz
Belem
Flance
Felix Diaz
Lyin
Ynez Salazar
Mexico
Assencion
Sonora
United States Army
Navy
Taft
Republic of Mexico
Army Prepares For Intervention In Mexican Crisis
Secretary of War Stimson and Chief of Staff Wood would lead American troops if Congress ordered a quelling of Mexican revolutionary troubles, outlining the chain of command for potential intervention.
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Stimson
Wood
Congress
Two Battleships to Mexico Headed to Vera Cruz
Vermont and Nebraska sail at once to Vera Cruz as Mexican hostilities intensify The confrontation between Madero forces and Diaz loyalists rages through central Mexico City with heavy machine gun fire. Federal strongholds on high buildings shelled and hundreds killed or injured amid prisons being opened and rebels spreading chaos nationwide.
U S War Dept Orders Troops Ready for Mexico Transport
Washington reports rapid buildup as regular troops nationwide are ordered to mobilize for possible shipment to Mexico. Three New York regiments to sail from Newport News. Vermont and Nebraska battleships dispatched to Vera Cruz. Taft presses forward with non intervention stance but prepares decisive action as crisis sharpens.
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Washington
War Department
Mexico
New York
Newport News
Stimson
Philadelphia
Bedger
Guantanamo
Navy Department
Vermont
Nebraska
Department
Vera Club
Mexican
Georgia
Virginia
Gulf of Mexico
Taft
White House
Weather Brief for Midwest and Great Lakes Regions
For La Crosse and vicinity fair tonight and Thursday with warmer Thursday. Wisconsin fair with continuing cold tonight and rising temperatures Thursday. Minnesota fair tonight and Thursday with rising temperature. Iowa fair tonight and Thursday with increasing temperatures especially west. A high pressure area lies over the Mississippi valley bringing cooler air east to the north Atlantic coast. light rain or snow is general east of the valley while the west remains fair.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Mississippi Valley
North Atlantic Coast
Michigan
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la Crosse County
la Crosse Water Power Company
Office of Register of Deeds
Miller, Mack and Fairchild
Bondholders’ Committee
Winona Street Railway Company
Winona
Hatfield
Clement C. Smith
Thurston Owen
Macmillan
Cochran
Jatl
Abraham Lincoln
Dental Society
Assemblyman
Schnitzler
Veteran Stampedes
Solons
Tuskegee
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