Memorial service for Scott explorers moves London crowd
King George V and 299 relatives attended a St Pauls memorial for Captain Robert F. Scott and five Antarctica explorers. London’s vast audience wept as choir music and solemn prayers honored the dead, with scenes echoed in Christchurch where Evans and survivors recalled the polar tragedy fuel loss mystery remains unresolved.
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London
King George
England
Admiralty
Diplomatic Corps
Robert Falson Scott
St. Paul’s
Edward VII
Edward VIII
George V
Mary
Archbishop of Canterbury
Church of England
Coldstream Guards
Saul
Capt
Scott
Jesus
Christchurch
Lyttleton
N. Z
E. R. G. R. Evans
Capt. Scott
Wilson
Bowers
Pr. Atkinson
Oates
Evans
Amundsens
South Pole
Dhar Bowers
leM @aries
Urges Farmers to Form Union at Ona Laska Farm School
Professor J A Hibbard of Madison urges farmers to form an organization to control prices and eliminate middlemen, arguing profits would rise and consumer costs drop. He cites multiple middlemen and harvest cycles as factors depressing farmer income even when production rises. Clara Binzel urges training for farm wives and shared cooking to ease farm life burdens. W C Taylor urges farmers to stay green and study farm problems. L M Wilcox outlines cabbage disease treatments. La Crosse County Order of State Experiment association elects officers: Merkle president Moos VP Balmer secretary-treasurer.
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J. A. Hibbard
Madison
Country Agricultural School
Onalaska
Hibbard
Clara Binzel
Binzel
W. C. Taylor
la Crosse County
Order of the State Experiment Association
S Pp. Merkle
William Moos
F. E. Balmer
Bark ship Dumfrieshire Ashore Near Nehalem Bay
at Bark Bay Oregon Garibaldi life saving crew responded to a four masted bark ashore at the north entrance of Nehalem bay. By 7:30 am they had not returned amid heavy seas and the vessel was expected to break up. The crew likely to be rescued unless they land in the bark's own boats.
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Bay City
Ore
Garibaldi
Dumfrieshire
Nehalem Bay
Democratic fears of splits in Springfield toga
Gov Dunne and Democratic leaders press for peace as family quarrels threaten Senate control. They warn another week could widen rifts, risking the loss of a United States senator and potentially allowing a progressive and a Republican to be sent to the Senate.
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Springfield
Capitol urged miners to end strike after fiery speech
Mother Jones is arrested following a heated address to striking West Virginians as tensions rise over mining confrontations. Local authorities allege incitement amid the labor dispute.
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Mother Jones
West
Militia Expanded as Charleston Strife Rages
Mother Jones, arrested on conspiracy charges, slept in a box car as the state house and Governor Glasscock’s person were guarded. Four more militia companies were sent to the Cabin and Paint Creek strike zone while speakers urged miners to arm and threaten officials. Police arrested hundreds of strikers after marches in Charleston. Governor Glasscock refused to meet the protesters amid alleged threats. The governor ordered additional troops from Parkersburg Morgantown and Sutton to the area and officials sought a proclaimed strike decree.
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Charleston
W. Va
Mother Jones
State House
Glasscock
Cabin
Paint Creek
Parkersburg
Morgantown
Sutton
Eastern firemen to strike if arbitrate fails
Headquarter sources in New York report 35 090 locomotive firemen on eastern railroads will strike at a set hour Sunday night if arbitration under the Erdman act fails. The call to strike, to be sent to locals tonight, follows failed mediation by Judge Knapp and Commissioner Neill.
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New York
Eastern Railroads
Judge Knapp
Neill
La Crosse Board of Trade Urges Quick Decision on Fence Dispute
The La Crosse board of trade committee of manufacturers pledged support for 20000 of stock to build a National Gauge and Register Company building while urging arbitration to resolve the fence dispute between the city and Wisconsin Pearl Button company along the La Crosse river. The annual banquet on February 27 at the Masonic Temple will be led by younger members with J. E. Higbee as toastmaster. twelve director nominees will be chosen with nominations by twenty members or the secretary three days before the election.
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Committee of Manufacturers of the Board of Trade
National Gauge and Register Company
W. F. Hurtgen
B. C. Smith
J. J. Felber
Peter Newburg
John A. Elliott
John M. Holley
Wisconsin Pearl Button Company
la Crosse River
A. H. Schubert
Arbitration Commission
la Crosse Board of Trade
Masonic Temple
Board of Directors
Board of Trade
William Doerflinger
J. E. Higbee
Intervention Not Required In Mexico Crisis
Washington reports U S forces poised but not ordered to intervene as battleships Georgia and other ships head to Mexican ports. Ambassador Wilson confirms readiness and warns against anti American sentiment potentially more dangerous than the fighting in Mexico City. Military warehousing holds food and housing for 50,000 troops if action is ordered.
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Washington
United States
Georgia
Vera Cruz
Guantanamo
Mexico City
Taft
Diaz
Madero
Mexico
Henry Lane Wilson
State Department
Quartermaster’s Department
Army
Newport News
Navy
Virginia
Colorado
Mazatlan
Pacific
Nebraska
Wilson
Suffrage Referendum Bills Introduced in Wisconsin Senate and Assembly
Senator Robert Glenn and Assemblyman Axel Johnson introduced identical bills seeking another referendum on woman suffrage at the 1914 general election. The measures, duplicates of a bill passed two years prior, aim to place the issue before voters again in November.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Robert Glenn
Grant County
Assembly
Axel Johnson
Polk County
Fire at Michigan reformatory factory sparks inmate panic
A fire destroyed the Ypsilanti Reed Furniture plant inside Michigan reformatory walls in Sonia causing a widespread alarm among six thousand three hundred fifty five inmates. No injuries reported as crews fought flames through the night.
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Sonia, Mich
Michigan Reformatory
Ypsilanti Reed Furniture Company
Darrow Opens Defense in Bribery Trial
In Los Angeles on February 14 Clarence Darrow began the defense opening statement after the prosecution closed its case. Darrow vigorously denied attempting to corrupt anyone as he spoke to the jury.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Darrow
Clarence Darrow
Henry Arrested in Washington Contempt Case
George G. Henry, a broker indicted by the federal grand jury for refusing to answer questions of the money trust committee, was arrested in New York and held on $2,000 bail for a hearing next Thursday.
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New York
George G. Henry
Federal Grand Jury
Washington
Money Trust Committee
Release Orders For Shupe And Morris From Leavenworth
United States circuit court of appeals issued orders directing the release of William Shupe and R Morris of St Louis, dynamite defendants, who have been imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
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Chicago
William Shupe
R. Morris
St. Louis
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Bluffton Murderer Dies in Cell in Apoplexy
Bluffton Indiana February 14 Yon Lee confessed murderer of Samuel Purdy killed January 9 in his cell from apoplexy.
1000 Fatally Hurt in Yesterday's Contest Bomb Barrage
A clash near the consulate left 1000 dead and 1000 wounded as a munition strike shielded the area. Diaz avoided firing, and a battery position protected the front of the building amid the exchange.
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Diaz
Firing Edges Mexico City as Diaz Holds Advantage
In Mexico City on February 14, fighting leaves little change. Federal forces total about 7,000 and, despite reinforcement, Diaz’s position favors him against the larger rebel force. Ammunition runs short for the federals, while rebels seem to hold ample stock. Zapata’s expected arrival fails to occur as foreigners evacuate to safer areas. The cable office remains active amid bombardment, with shells and bullets threatening as guards seal roads from the rebel front.
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Mexico City
Diaz
Zapata
President Madero Wounded Amid Mexican Siege Fire
Report on the streets says President Madero was wounded in the thigh by shell fragments this afternoon. National police could not confirm the injury. Diaz’s forces reportedly supply lines and may hold out until Sunday night. Bugles called for a cease fire and a temporary truce to clear streets of dead and wounded.
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Mexico City
Madero
Diaz
Battle resumes in Mexico City as artillery roars
After a quiet night the fighting resumes at 6:50 in the morning with heavy guns and bursting shells. Red Cross tallies put yesterday’s casualties at about 1,000 killed and 2,000 wounded, a conservative estimate as bodies are seen in the daylight and Madero’s administration forces maneuver.
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Mexico City
Red Cross
Weather Summary for La Crosse and Midwest Regions
Weather map notes generally fair conditions for La Crosse tonight and Saturday with moderate temperatures. Wisconsin shows snow possible north, warmer southeast. Minnesota unsettled with light snow likely tonight or Saturday, colder north. Iowa fair tonight and Saturday, warmer east. Northwest remains cloudy with well above seasonal temperatures from the upper lakes to Montana. Atlantic and southern states fair with near frost south to Corpus Christi.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Northwest
Upper Lakes
Montana
Canadian Northwest
Atlantic
Corpus Christi
Pacific
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