Morris Declares Candidacy for Lieutenant Governor
State Senator Thomas Morris announces his Republican bid for lieutenant governor in the 1910 primaries. The move aims to unify progressive forces, influence the gubernatorial race, and impact legislative control amid rival factions including McGovern, Hatton, and Marsh.
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Wisconsin
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Hazzard
la Follette
Senate
Notall
Tom
Pioneer Limited Goes Into Ditch
The Pioneer Limited train derailed and plunged into a ditch near One Life station. Authorities report no serious injuries among passengers as crews begin inspection and investigation into the cause.
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Pioneer Limited
Is Day's Labor Entirely Wasted
Water Waste controversy prompts questions about labor and resource management. Officials explore impact on infrastructure projects and municipal water systems. Community groups urge accountability while engineers cite efficiency goals and environmental safeguards.
Pioneer Limited Wreck Near Hastings Kills One
The Pioneer Limited on the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul line derailed two miles east of Hastings Minnesota at 745 AM. Electrician John Willis was killed while the baggage car and five Pullman coaches left the rails. Most passengers were in the dining car and suffer only minor injuries. A wrecking train was sent from St Paul to clear the track. Hastings lies twenty miles east of St Paul. Willis had worked the Pioneer Limited for 25 years locally.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
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Hastings
John Willis
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Taft to Attend Cincinnatians Dinner in New Jersey
President Taft will spend Washington's birthday in New York to attend the dinner of the Society of the Cincinnatians of New Jersey, according to an announcement from Washington.
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Taft
Washington
New York
Society of the Cincinnatians of
New Jersey
Water Waste Sparks Taxpayer Letter At La Crosse Board
A taxpayer letter to President James T. Day of La Crosse public works accuses water waste and calls for action. The anonymous writer claims the city owns the water works and should halt spending, suggesting sand on icy walks and injunctions to keep funds inside city limits. Day suspects the writer is a water thief angered by past rentals.
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James T. Day
Board of Public Works
Day
la Crosse
Slander Suit in Milwaukee Over Letters From Townsend
In Milwaukee on February 21 Mrs. Kate Townsend sues four society women for slander. The morning session centered on admitting three letters sent to Dr. Kempster by Townsend. Kempster testified to being shadowed by a woman detective before Townsend sued for divorce.
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Wis
Kate Townsend
Milwaukee Society
Kempster
Townsend
Supreme Court Reverses Tax Rulings on Corporations
The U S Supreme Court holds Arkansas corporate tax law unconstitutional in the Western Union case. It also declares Alabama franchise tax unconstitutional in test suits by Southern Railway and Louisville and Nashville in a related ruling.
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Alabama
United States Supreme Court
Southern
Louisville & Nashville
Minnesota Supreme Court ruling upholds railroad tax law
The state of Minnesota wins a U S Supreme Court decision over the Great Northern and other railroads to test the 1903 gross earnings tax law. Justice Harlan delivered the ruling today.
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Great Northern
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Harlan
Auctioned Judg eship in New York
The report that William J. Connors chairman of the Democratic State Committee would trigger a legislative probe of Tammany Hall has drawn strong interest. It alleges the Supreme Court bench was auctioned to the highest bidder.
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Salzer May Take Up Storey Offer
Salzer considers accepting a Storey offer as reported by Clark in local coverage. The article notes negotiations and potential terms pending board approval.
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Settlement in Sight in Salzer Storey Land Suit
J Ole Storey may settle a suit brought by Henry A Salzer over western lands obtained by fraud. Salzer’s attorney A E Clark reports a possible settlement as Storey offers to restore 4000 of 6800 acres after already paying 5200. Co-defendant Fd Flueck is blameless. Clark notes Horace G McKinley’s efforts to rectify the matter. If tried in Portland, case could be heard late April or early May.
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Henry A. Salzer
Salzer
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la Crosse
Flueck
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Horace G. McKinley
Salter
Swope slander case yields witness access proposal
Kansas City observers report that Paxton attorneys drop injunctions and offer to produce Hyde witnesses if depositions continue to Wednesday. Hyde’s team agrees to call Mrs Logan O Swope Lucy Swope and Margaret Swope plus others as needed. Mrs Logan O Swope and Margaret were not summoned before the special grand jury today.
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Supreme Court Refers Three Named to Cotton Leak Trial
The U S Supreme Court ordered Frederick A. Peckham Moses Haas and Theodore H Price to stand trial in Washington DC district court over their alleged roles in the 1905 cotton leak scandal. They were indicted for conspiring to defraud the United States by obtaining advance crop data through Edward S Holmes, then associate statistician at the Agriculture Department.
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Moses Haas
Theodore H. Price
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Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Edward S. Holmes
Department of Agriculture
Madriz Bottled in Extreme Peril
Bluefields dispatch says Madriz forces under General Vasquez are surrounded by Estrada armies led by Generals Chamorro Mena and Matuty. The Madriz troops are well supplied while Vasquez troops face ration shortages and dwindling magazines. The situation is described as nearly inescapable.
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Illinois Miners Vote to Resume Talks with Operators
In Peoria Illinois on February 21 the state convention of the Mine Workers of America heard International President T L Lewis defend his actions. The Illinois miners voted unanimously to rescind last Thursday or action and to meet the operators in a joint state conference.
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Mine Workers of America
Illinois Miners Today
Rioting Resumes in Kensington After Lynch Attempt
A mob attack on a motor man in Kensington led to police injuring forty rioters as officers, including augmented regulars, answered riot calls. The city reported a siege like atmosphere with all police on duty after yesterday’s street fighting as the street car company resumed service during a strike.
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Kensington
Strike breakers leave New York for Philadelphia to join
About 400 motormen employed by Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company agents quit New York today and will head to Philadelphia. By day’s end 400 more are expected to follow, with a total of about 2,000 strike breakers anticipated to be shipped to Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Philadelphia
Quaker City
Rioting and violence as city streetcar strike escalates
Workers resume regular jobs but clashes persist with 20 policemen and over 30 citizens injured and more than 100 arrests. Dynamite exploded under a street car at Tenth and Lehigh, derailing cars and injuring a motorman. Police reserve reinforcements fend off crowds as cars are ordered off streets at night.
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Reyburn
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Weather Summary for La Crosse Area
The coldest reading was 0 at La Crosse with a high of 22 and a 4 mile wind. Precipitation totaled .10 inch. Forecast through Tuesday evening calls for fair, continued cold in La Crosse and vicinity with partly cloudy conditions and colder north east Wisconsin. Minnesota may see snowfall south and west, Iowa expects snow tonight or Tuesday with warmer portions in the extreme west.
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