Stephenson funds under scrutiny as Wisconsin inquiry nears end
Madison reports reveal two key results from the senatorial investigation. Some backers still resist, while Stephenson’s campaign allegedly built a large fund hidden from the start by a bank. Organize Six-Club League shifts baseball plans in Wisconsin with six teams and potential conflict with the American Association.
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Madison, Wis
Senatorial Investigation Committee
Stephenson
Duluth
Superior
Winona
Wausau
Eau Claire
la Crosse
Twin Cities
American Association
Minneapolis
St. Paul
John Elliott
Henry Rooney
Elliott
Hotel Ryan
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules on Lehr Injunction Bid
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered action on Senator Lehr's request for an injunction to stop the state treasurer from paying Stephenson investigation expenses. The ruling came this morning with the attorney general notified to present the state's position. The decision followed the current assignment and is set for Tuesday.
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Madison
Wis
Supreme Court
Lehr
Stephenson
Investigation reveals unaccounted funds and cloaked transactions
A testimony-packed scene shows an unaccounted fund estimated at about 53 percent of 111 000 tied to cloaked transactions. Edmonds Will expected to reveal all after Dr Blaine testimony. bankers and political actors face scrutiny over primaries funding and nontransparent channels.
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Blaine
Edmonds
H. J. Pne
Stephenson
Puelicher
Morris
Pastor Friedrich may lose Ironton pulpit over officiating game
Rev. R E Friedrich once a Madison resident and UW graduate officiated a Madison versus Reedsburg baseball game in Reedsburg. The Ironton Methodist church board protests while Friedrich defends his action and notes willingness to officiate again. He previously umpired Ironton's team last summer and is described as the youngest minister in the West Wisconsin Conference.
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Madison, Wis
R. E. Friedrich
Madison
University of Wisconsin
Reedsburg
Methodist
Ironton
Wis
Friedrich
West Wisconsin
Methodist Church
Will dispute continues after state supreme court ruling
Clinton Illinois. February 20. Renewal of the Snell will fight is expected as the state supreme court ruled Col Thomas Snell's will valid and the lower court erred. Richard Snell, son of the colonel, will continue his efforts to contest the will.
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Clinton, IH
Snell
State Supreme Court
Col
Thos. Snell
Richard Snell
Murder in Chicago Lodging House Leaves Bride Dead
Ida Cooper a 24 year old newlywed is found strangled and shot in her South Side lodging house. Six suspects are detained as police pursue a motive, with a possible former lover cited. The case widens as attorney P H O'Donnell predicts arrests involving a prominent woman and another man in connection with Miss Ella Gingles' assault case.
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Chicago
Ida Cooper
South Side
Thos. Cooper
Union Stock Yards Company
Cooper
P. H. O'Donnell
Ella Gingles
Wellington
O'Donnell
Miss Gingles
la Salle Street
Gilbertson Ready to Serve His Term
Louis Gilbertson of La Crosse surrendered in Madison to begin a 21 month sentence in Fort Leavenworth Kansas. Convicted in 1908 of concealing goods from a trustee during bankruptcy, the sentence was affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals. He is jailed in Madison and will be transported to federal prison next week by U S Marshall due to his workload.
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Louis Gilbertson
la Crosse
Madison
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
United States Court of Appeals
Gilbertson
U. S. Marshall
Bryan Undaunted Would Run Again for President
Denver February 20 William Jennings Bryan said he would not be an outright candidate but if the people and his party demanded it he could not refuse a fourth presidential race. He planned to address Colorado legislators in the assembly chamber that evening.
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Denver
Colo
Fed
Wm. J. Bryan
Bryan
Colorado Legislature
Assembly
Hatch of first chickens announced by La Crescent farmer
W. B. Corlett of La Crescent reports the earliest chickens of the year. A hen set 13 eggs at the end of January and the brood hatched last Sunday. Eleven eggs produced chickens all thriving.
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W. B. Corlett
la Crescent
Advertising Shortcuts vs Real Education Timelines
The text contrasts quick results in advertising with the long, steady process of education. It argues that businesses invest in ads expecting fast returns but should not expect rapid education, likening it to paying for college that takes years. It questions the logic of demanding instant outcomes in learning versus investments in growth.
Cooper Defense Highlights Self Defense in Carmack Killing
Robin Cooper testified in Nashville that Carmack held a revolver before he drew his own, aiming to prove the shooting was necessary to save his father Col. Duncan Cooper. An X ray was taken to locate a bullet in Robin's shoulder as prosecutors argue the shot came from Carmack's gun.
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Nashville
Tenn
Robin Cooper
Col
Duncan Cooper
United States
Edward W. Carmack
Hart
Carmack
Robin
Senator Carmack
E. B. Craig
Attorney Bradford
Father
Bradford
Tennessee
Cooper
Carmarck
Anderson
McCain
Borum
Col. Cooper
Bob Taylor
Open Market in Steel Means War Accusations Rise
A report notes open market conditions in steel causing price shading accusations. Rival groups accuse others of undercutting. Major players consider drastic moves as market tensions escalate and officials weigh interventions.
Open Market War in Steel Sparks Independent Battle
New York reports a 25 dollar per ton steel rail price cut sparking a price war. In Pittsburgh the U S Steel open market move is seen as an assault on small independents, with fears of mass layoffs and payroll reductions across mills. Chicago independents vow to meet the price cuts, signaling a nationwide steel war.
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New York
Wall Street
Pittsburg
U. S. Steel Corporation
Gary
Chicago
Steel Trust
Weather forecast for La Crosse area and surroundings
For La Crosse and vicinity, generally fair tonight and Sunday with no major temperature change. Wisconsin towns mostly partly cloudy with possible snow north, Minnesota partly cloudy with snow flurries east, colder northwest tonight, Ilona region partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with warmer east portions tonight and Sunday.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ilona
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