Bryan Delegates Favor Bryan at State Convention
The Wisconsin state Democratic convention instructed delegates to vote for Bryan at the Denver national meeting. H. Manson defeated National Committeeman Ryan, with four delegates at large chosen as Weise, Manson, Aylward, and Hoyt. Brady attacked Aylward accusing him of not being a Bryan man, which Aylward denied, affirming support for Bryan.
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Denver
Bryan
Hr. H. Manson
Ryan
Manson
Timothy Ryan
Aylward
Deneen Lawyer Faces Committee Clash in Illinois
William E. Moulton the chairman of the state civil service league and legal representative for Governor Deneen clashed with Chairman Hill and lawmakers Manny and McLaughlin of the asylum inquiry committee. Moulton was accused of acting as an accessory to the governor in a false and slanderous attack on the committee. The exchange grew bitter and adjournment ended the session.
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Chicago
William E. Moulton
State Civil Service League
Deneen
Hill
Manny and McLaughlin
Legislative Committee
Illinois
Moulton
80 Million Fine For Tobacco Trust
Lexington reports that the American Tobacco company faces antitrust action with each buyer indicted separately. Prosecutions seek fines potentially totaling up to 80 million dollars, with minimums near 8 million, plus possible prison terms for agents based on weekly purchase activity.
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Tobacco Trust
Lexington
Elments
American Tobacco Company
Attorney General Seeks Mutual Reserve Receiver
New York Attorney General filed for a receiver for the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Co. stating it is hopelessly insolvent. The move follows months of state examiners investigation by the New York department and the Colorado insurance commissioner teams.
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Albany
WN. Yy
Jackson
New York
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
State Department
Colorado Insurance Commissioner
Bangor farmer collapses on stand amid court case
Anton Hesselberg, a Bangor farmer, raved and contorted on the witness stand under cross examination over a judgment for his son's operation. He feared losing his two hundred acre farm to pay the hospital and doctors, and was restrained by lawyers and a physician as the trial continued after a rest.
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Anton Hesselberg
Bangor
Skaar
Alfred
Rowles
William
Wolfe
Hesselberg
Lutheran Hospital
Christiansen
Gunderson
Witzhoff says he had only 32 wives and lies told
Arthur Byne the arrested bigamist was sentenced to seven years in prison after confessing in an autobiography that he sought the Witzhoff moniker and claimed 32 wives. He admits using 28 names and denies vast numbers of wives, despite Chicago reports of 500.
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London
Arthur Byne
Bigamist
Witzhoff
F. A. Schotz
Chicago
City considers municipal and juvenile court proposal
County officials and attorneys back a plan to establish municipal and juvenile courts in La Crosse. Judge J J Fruit supports relief from crowded dockets. the bill would abolish the police court and shift civil cases under $2000 and some criminal matters to the new tribunal. County Judge John Brindley also favors the reform as a way to streamline justice.
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la Crosse
Fruit and Brindley
W. S. Keppel
Mindoro
Keppel
Brinadley
Fruit
J. J. Fruit
Ercruit
John Brindley
Funeral of Mathias Saxer Held Today
The funeral of the late Mathias Saxer was held at 2:30 this afternoon from the German Methodist church with Rev. J. L. Panzlau conducting. Interment followed at Oak Grove cemetery. Out of town relatives attending included Mr. and Mrs. Schumacher of Bangor Wisconsin Mrs. Latseh of Winona Minnesota Mrs. Wettstein of Hastings Nebraska Mrs. Molden of Alma Wisconsin Mrs. Nedvedeck of Mongera Michigan Mrs. Williams of Custer Minnesota Edward Saxer of Basco Washington and Peter Saxer of Pierre South Dakota.
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Mathias Saxer
J. L. Panzlau
Oak Grove
Schumacher
Bangor
Wis
Latseh
Winona
Minn
Wettstein
Hastings
Neb
Molden
Alma
Nedvedeck
Mongera
Mich
Williams
Custer, Minn
Edward Saxer
Basco
Wash
Peter Saxer
Pierre
Clay Denounces Aldrich Bill in Favor of Bailey Plan
Senator Clay of Georgia denounces the Aldrich bill as vicious and argues for Senator Bailey's treasury notes plan. He says the bill favors the rich and powerful, allows a treasury surplus, and discriminates against the South and West in bond classifications used for circulation.
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Washington
Aldrich
Bailey
Treasury
Clay
Georgia
Congress Hr
Secretary of the Treasury
Noted For Matrimonial Fraud Schemes And Deceptive Romance
The account portrays a man renowned for matrimonial frauds and a keen knowledge of women. It contrasts his smooth methods with the awkward efforts of Johann Hock who wasted years building a large, escalating list of wives, allegedly fifty by some estimates, with another contemporary boasting even faster increases.
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Johann Hock
Hock
Forty-Two Men Die In Natal Coal Mine Disaster
An explosion in a Durban coal mine at Giencee entombed 42 workers, twelve Europeans and thirty natives, with belief that all perished in the disaster. Rescue efforts and official inquiries underway as authorities confirm the tragedy.
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Durban
Natal
Giencee
New York Fire Chief Drowns in Mirror Factory Blaze
Deputy Fire Chief Charles Kruger was drowned early today in a sub basement of the Pischler Company's mirror factory while leading a rescue inside. Six others were injured and thirty overcome as fire crews fought the blaze from outside after Chief Croker ordered containment. Kruger, a renowned firefighter, had pressed for interior action.
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New York
Charles Kruger
Pischler Company
Croker
Kruger
Suffragettes to Parade in New York on Sunday
New York suffragette leaders say a march of 25 000 will defy a parade ban and mass at Union Square before moving northward. Police Commissioner Bingham vows to deploy all available officers to prevent the demonstration.
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New York
Union Square
Bingham
Doud, C. G. Dies in Winona After Illness
Charles Giles Doud, 86, father of C. A. Doud of this city, died at his Winona home after a brief pneumonia illness. Born in Jefferson County New York he once ran a Chicago general store before retiring. Funeral Saturday at Winona with interment in Winona cemetery. C. A. Doud family travels to attend.
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Charles Giles Doud
C. A. Doud
Winona
Jefferson County
New York
Chicago
BOB Steals March in First District
La Follette Republicans of the First district meet in Janesville to organize the campaign to head off Taft supporters as they position for the 1924 nomination and party influence.
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Bob
Janesville
Wis
la Follette
Edmunds in hot reply to Riley on Mormonism faiths
Elder D G Edmunds of the Wisconsin conference challenged Dr Riley’s arraignment of Mormonism at the First Baptist church. He accused Riley of using stereotyped arguments and argued that belief in God, the Bible, and the Book of Mormon rests on faith like other Christian tenets. The discourse continued with similar themes at Trav elers' hall.
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Riley
First Baptist Church
D. G. Edmunds
Wisconsin Conference
Travelers’ Hall
Elder Edmunds
Dr. Riley
Lamb
Campbell
God
Edmunds
Tawney urged jail for Teddy questioned by colleagues
Representative Tawney fought the inland waterways commission's expenses in a Roosevelt era case. Critics say he evaded naming Roosevelt's impeachment risk, while colleagues press him to back fining or jailing the president over the disputed expenditures.
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Washington
Tawney
Inland Waterways Commission
Roosevelt
Robbery Suspect Paliwoda Hunted at Indian Hill Chapel
Officers raid a shabby Indian Hill dwelling described as a robber roost and find evidence linking John Paliwoda to multiple grocery store thefts. Police recover groceries from Schmidt and Schultze cases and promise further proceedings as Undersheriff Mohr leads the investigation.
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Indian Hill
John Paliwoda
Paliwoda
Central Police Station
Christ Schmidt
Schmidt
BE. W. Schultze
Schmidt Place
la Crosse
John Mohr
Fred Haun
Man Returns Pocketbook With $108 After Dance Mystery
Bert Hudson found a pocketbook containing 108 dollars after a leap year dance and returned it to the owner yesterday. The pocketbook was lost Wednesday evening by a party returning from the dance who flashed the cash before misplacing it.
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Bert Hudson
Saloon Keeper Is Freed of Blame
Brownsville Minn February 14 The coroner s jury verdict on the inquest into Charles Hackett s death from a saloon brawl finds death accidental due to falling on the floor A post mortem shows a fractured skull and a blood clot Coroner Dr D C Rhines Sheriff K Blexrud and County Attorney Q H Dahl accompanied the inquest
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Brownsville
Minn
Charles Hackett
Gottlieb John
D. C. Rhines
Caledonia
K. Blexrud
Q. H. Dahl
Weather forecast summaries and temperature extremes
Yesterday's temperature extremes ranged from Santa Fe two above to New Orleans 78. Today's outlook includes Wisconsin snow this afternoon with colder conditions tonight and across the east and south, Saturday fair. Minnesota and Iowa show fair to partly cloudy skies with colder nights, snow in the southeast portion, and warmer Saturday.
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New Orleans
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Corvention
Brady
Mutual Reserve
Nesses
Iim
Wizthroff
Raw Syndicate
de Otis
Bill
Lish
W. S. Kep
Pel
G. A. Witzhoff
Ethel Barrymore
Burning Mirror Factory
C.G. Doud
Winona, Minn
Teddy
Wierd Andian Hill Chapel-House
John Paltwoda
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