Taft Anger Over Clark Speech Rocks Reciprocity Fight
President Taft vents anger at Speaker-elect Champ Clark over his Canada annexation remarks and vows to roast Clark at a Chicago reciprocity dinner. Senate opposition looms as Bailey Cummins and other leaders warn of possible filibuster and delayed passage. England frets over potential American acquisition of Canada if reciprocity is ratified.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Clark
Canada
McCall
Mass
Senate
Knox
Champ Clark
Chicago
Great Britain
United States
House
Bailey
Texas
Cummins
Iowa
Capitol
Cary and Cooper
Wisconsin
Hinshaw
Nebraska
Hubbard
Poindexter
Washington
Madison
Kansas
Hanna
North Dakota
Kopp
Len- Toot
Morse
Nelson
Davis
Lindbergh
Volstead
Minnesota
Norris
Good
Haughen
Kendall
Pickett
Woods
London
England
North America
William Doerflinger Re-elected Leader of Board of Trade
William Doerflinger is re-elected president of the Board of Trade at the annual meeting held at the Masonic temple. E. S. Hebberd is re-elected vice president as the board reviews a year of efforts, notes a $245.62 treasury start, and acknowledges committees and local press support.
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Board of Trade
Masonic Temple
Caledonia Street Methodist Church
Commission
William Doerflinger
E. S. Hebberd
Treasury
Doerflinger
Industrial Association
Merchants’ Protective Association
Benezet Promotes La Crosse Concert by St Paul Symphony
Prof L P Benezet superintendent of schools and Prof Harry Ross raise funds and organize free phonograph recitals to introduce La Crosse audiences to the St Paul Symphony Orchestra set to play Friday Feb 17 at the La Crosse theatre. The program includes Mendelssohn Wedding March Carmen suite Harp solo by Attl Kubelik’s cousin Offenbach Barcarolle from Les contes d Hoffman Meyerbeer Coronation March and Rubinstein Melody in F with orchestration by Vincent d Indy.
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la Crosse
L. P. Benezet
St. Paul
Mendelssohn
Alcala
Halt
Bizet
Att
Kubelik
Enrico Tramonti
Thomas Orchestra
Offenbach
Hoffman
Offen
Bach
Planks Give Way and Falls Into Well Injures Woman
Last night at 4:30 Mrs. B McWilliams of 324 North Seventh Street stepped on planks around a backyard pump and fell ten feet into a well. Her neighbor Mrs. F D Miller and husband aided her rescue. she suffered a cut on the leg and bruises but was otherwise unhurt.
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B. McWilliams
North Seventh Street
F. D. Miller
Taft Signs the Frisco Expo Bill With Gold Pen
President Taft signed the Panama Pacific Exposition bill at 10 59 am in San Francisco using a California gold pen. The instrument was presented to acting President R B Hale of the Exposition company and will be shown at the fair.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
San Francisco
Taft
California
R. B. Hale
Exposition Company
Senate Receives Reciprocity Bill in Finance Committee
Washington Feb 15 The reciprocity with Canada bill passed by the house was received by the senate and referred to the finance committee with the president’s message and all related papers.
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Washington, D. C
House
Canada
Senate
Committee On Finance
Fahy Excluded From House and Press Gallery
Walter J. Fahy, a newspaper correspondent, was barred from the House and its press gallery for ten days after a Feb 4 adjournment incident with Representative Macon of Arkansas. The action stems from Fahy’s near encounter with the lawmaker as the chamber adjourned.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Press Gallery
Walter J. Fahy
House Today
Macon
Slashed Man Dies After Gospel Meeting Fight
Link Dasher of Bowling Green Kentucky dies in Omaha Nebraska hospital after a throat slash during a gospel meeting dispute with Ortner Parcell of Russell Kentucky who mocked the sermon.
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Omaha
Neb
Link Dasher
Bowling Green
Ortner Parcell
Russell
American Boy Slain in Mexico Revolution Crush
Federal government likely to be asked to probe the murder of Ralph Reynolds of Cleveland Ohio and the capture of two other American youths by revolutionists and Indians in Mexico.
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Kansas City
Ralph Reynolds
Cleveland
Ohio
Mexico
Minnesota teachers hold 24th southern convention
Minnesotan school teachers gather in Mankato for the twenty fourth annual southern Minnesota convention starting today and continuing through Friday and Saturday, with sessions planned across multiple days.
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Minnesota
Mankato
Minn
Miller defeats Burns to retain welterweight world title
Young Miller of St Paul defended his welterweight world championship against Billy Burns of Milwaukee in Winona last night. The match drew a record crowd and featured two straight falls, 46 minutes 19 seconds and 16 minutes 17 seconds, with Miller executing a toe and scissors then a toe hold and wind lock to secure victory.
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Young Miller
Billy Burns
Milwaukee
Winona
Burns
St. Paul
Miller
Hammer and Tongs
Miss Leneve Not on Royal Edward
Halifax Nova Scotia February 15 immigration authorities boarded the Royal liner Edward with a hundred English Scotch and Irish girls headed to the northwest to seek husbands while searching for Ethel Leneve but they are certain she was not among the applicants.
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Halifax
N. S
Ethel Leneve
Miss Leneve
Doctors stop duel between Flers and Rip in Paris
Doctors halted the duel in the 14th round as Rip, worn from a wrist injury suffered in the third round, could not continue. The combatants were reconciled and Robert Flers, author of Love Watches, served as one of Rip’s seconds.
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Paris
P.L. Flers
M. Rip
Rip
Robert Flers
Building collapse in Winnipeg injures six. one dead
In central Winnipeg, the five story Nares building collapsed during nearby construction. Six people were shaken up and injured, one fatally, as the structure settled with a roaring crash and no warning. The incident stemmed from adjoining building operations.
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Winnipeg
Man
Nares
Blackmailers' Bombs Wound Woman and Baby in Rockford
Mrs Rena Vitoli wife of a wealthy Sicilian is dying and her one year old baby critically injured after a bomb exploded at their Rockford home early today. Police suspect blackmailers.
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Rockford, Il
Rena Vitoli
Winona Carmen Settle Trouble Run Today
Winona Carmen faces a trouble run today as the event unfolds with participants likely to vie for a swift resolution. Local organizers expect a competitive showcase of effort and perseverance.
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Winona Carmen
Open shop agreed for Winona Railway workers
After a conference between officials and the employer, the Winona Railway and Light Company reaches an open shop agreement. All cars run regularly and all workers are at work. President Ferris notes some employees had unions but supports harmony with or without union membership.
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Winona
Postal Advance Taft's Vengeance Battle of Bluff Growth
A heated dispute over a postal advance plan and a taft era trust probe triggers a public fight. Critics mock the probe while publishers call it a bluff as supporters press claims of accountability and rapid political maneuvering.
Taft commission member urges personal guilt for corporate misdeeds
F N Judson, Taft railway securities commissioner, argues that personal responsibility should fall on actual managers of corporations under federal supervision. He says guilt is personal and aims to protect innocent stockholders and inactive directors from the acts of managing chiefs.
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ST. Louis
F. N. Judson
Taft
Railway Securities Commission
Judson
Aggie School Team Elects Officials
At a meeting of the baseball squad of the La Crosse County Agricultural school Elmer Freng was elected captain of the 1911 team and Alonzo Briggs manager. Prospects for the 1911 team are bright, say members.
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la Crosse County
Weston Funeral This Afternoon
The funeral of R. F. Weston former contractor was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the residence at 991 West Avenue North. Rev. Henry Faville pastor of the Congregational church conducted the services and interment was made in Oak Grove cemetery.
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R. F. Weston
West Avenue North
Henry Faville
Congregational Church
Oak Grove Cemetery
Farmer jailed after refusal to remove hat in court
Missouri town records say David Farmer, a prominent citizen, cursed Judge A V Walker and refused to remove his hat in the courtroom, prompting his jailing on February 15.
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Moberly. Mo
A. V. Walker
David Farmer
Lyons May Be Named New Tax Commissioner
Madison Wisconsin February 15 Governor McGovern declined to confirm if Thomas Lyons of Superior will replace N H Gilson who resigned Lyons was in Madison yesterday and his appointment is anticipated soon with aides signaling progress in the process.
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Lyons
Madison, Wis
McGovern
Thomas Lyons
N. H. Gilson
House action raises chief and associate justices salaries
On motion by Representative Mann the house increased the chief justice salary from 13000 to 15000 and the associate justices salaries from 12500 to 14500, effective this session.
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Washington, D. C
Mann
House
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Cambria Steel Starts Mills Covering 25 Acres in Johnstown
Independent Cambria Steel plant in Johnstown Pennsylvania opened mills spanning 25 acres to produce barbed and fence wire nails and related products. Two thousand workers will be employed.
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Johnstown
Cambria Steel Company
Standard Oil of New Jersey declares dividend
The board of directors of Standard Oil company of New Jersey today declares a dividend of 15 dollars for the quarter. This matches the dividend level from a year ago, with the previous quarterly dividend reported as 10 dollars per share.
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New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Plague Spreads to Kirkhiz Steppes in European Russia
Advices report pneumonic plague has reached the Kirkhiz steppes northwest of the Caspian Sea in European Russia. The notice flags a new outbreak area and public health concern for the region.
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London
Kirkhiz Steppes
Caspian Sea
European
Russia
California racing shifts as Walker-Young bills take effect
State racing in California moves into the also ran class as midnight marks the start of the Walker-Young anti-race and track bills. No further details provided on enforcement or immediate impacts.
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San Francisco
Cal
California
Walker-Young
Magazine Postage Fight Sparks Senate Filibuster Push
Periodical publishers mobilize against a postal rate hike, aiming to block it by filibuster while Taft signals support if he serves as president. Postmaster General Hitchcock argues the rise is needed to end annual deficits. Publishers call the move politically punitive toward critics and deride a trust inquiry.
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Senate
Taft
Hitchcock
Taft Hitchcock plan sparks fierce congress clash over magazines
A heated battle in Congress pits Taft and Postmaster General Hitchcock against magazines that accuse the administration of punishing them. Supporters from progressive Republicans and Democrats scheme a filibuster to delay the post office bill, risking an extra session. Deputy calls claim the mail loss bounds exceed 62 million dollars while backdrop rumors of a district attorney probe swirl.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Nearby Snow and Cold Forecast Through Thursday
Light snow tonight or Thursday for La Crosse and vicinity with colder conditions. Wisconsin faces unsettled weather with rain or snow and colder Thursday. Minnesota expects snow tonight or Thursday with colder conditions, especially in the southeast portion.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Unsettled Plains Weather Brings Light Snow Likely
Cold air grips the plains and upper Mississippi Valley while high pressure builds from the Pacific coast to the Rockies. Rain and snow blanket the lake region to New England with light snow and lower temperatures forecast tonight and Thursday.
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Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Kansas
North Dakota
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain Region
Mississipi
Lake Region
New England States
Dakotas
Rocky Mountain
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Vincent d’ Indy
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