Boyd Exposes Risks in Co op Packing If Mad Plunge Continues
Andrew Boyd, manager of the American Society of Equity’s La Crosse packing plant, warns of failure and a scandal in cooperative packing as stock markets plunge. He cites $3.5 million in investment across multiple Wisconsin plants and urges due consideration of success essentials to avoid a nationwide setback.
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Boyd
American Society of Equity
Beef Trust
Andrew Boyd
la Crosse
Manager Boyd
Equity Organ
Wantay
H. G. Tank
Uae
Grocers Challenge Bakers Five Cent Bread Price Claim
Bakers defend nickel loaf against grocers who say a barrel of flour yields 325 loaves and a $15 return at top prices. Grocers argue $1 per barrel covers manufacturing costs, with only a few bakers selling at five cents to dealers. Flour dropped to 7.70 a barrel, fueling calls to restore the nickel loaf.
Barber's Name Soon to Join Wisconsin Board of Control
Madison Wis Feb 25 It is learned that Governor Philipp will send to the senate shortly the name of W E Barber of La Crosse to be a member of the board of control. The plan is for him to take office April 1. Senator Otto Bosshard will move for unanimous approval. Barber is described as a stalwart with strong humanity and studious habits that should aid his service on the board.
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Madison
Wis
Philipp
Senate
W. E. Barber
la Crosse
Board of Control
Barber
Austro Army Presses Northward Toward Lemburg Front
Petrograd reports a major Austro Hungarian drive along the Stanislau sector and toward the Dneister. Austrian forces under Franz Joseph move to Halitz with intent to cross and threaten Lemburg as Russian regiments resist along a five mile front. Russians claim to be retreating in places while fortifications at Halitz and the Dneister area shape the battle.
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Petrograd
Lemburg
Stanislau
Carpathians
Poland
Franz Joseph
Dneister
Halitz
Tysmienica
Frank's Fight For Life
Timeline of Leo Frank case from 1913 to 1915 in Atlanta Georgia. Mary Phagan 14 was killed on Confederate Memorial Day. Leo Frank factory superintendent and James Conley arrested then indicted and tried. Multiple appeals and re Sentencings followed including U.S. Supreme Court reviews and writs.
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Mary Phagan
National Pencil
Atlanta
Leo Frank
James Conley
Conley
Frank
Georgia Supreme Court
Justice Lamar
U. S. Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
U. S
Newman
Georgia
Supreme Court
Thiehoff Promoted to General Superintendent of Nebraska West
William F. Thiehoff, longtime La Crosse division superintendent for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, is named general superintendent of the Nebraska district lines west with Lincoln offices. FE Flynn will move from McCook to La Crosse to fill Thiehoff’s post as La Crosse superintendent. Promotion takes effect March 1 and continues a year's rise for Thiehoff.
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William F. Thiehoff
la Crosse
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Flynn
McCook
Thiehoff
Daniel Cunningham
Beardstown
Cunningham
Grand Crossing
W. T. Sadler
H. W. Maxwell
Minneapolis
B. B. Greer
Chicago
Omaha
L. B. Allen
Last Ditch Plea To Save Leo Frank Before Court
Attorneys for Leo M. Frank asked the U S Supreme Court to halt his death sentence for Mary Phagan’s murder in Atlanta. Georgia’s top prosecutors led by Attorney General Warren Grice opposed the motion citing admissible conduct and timing, while Frank’s team argued absence from the verdict and alleged mob influence violated constitutional rights. Continued on Page B6.
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Washington
Leo M. Frank
Atlanta
Mary Phagan
United States Supreme Court
Frank
State of Georgia
Warren Grice
Hugh M. Dorsey
Georgia
Louis Marshall
Marshall, Guggenheim & Untermyer
New York
Henry C. Peoples
Henry A. Alexander
Fulton Brylawski
University man speaks on corn at farmers meet and expo
At Onalaska Wisconsin a large crowd attends the annual farmers course and home makers conference. Professor R A Moore of the University of Wisconsin speaks on recent results in corn breeding as students guide visitors through exhibits from fruits grains and workshop rooms.
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Wisconsin
Moore
University of Wisconsin
la Crosse
T. H. Campion
Hunger as ally to force consideration in war news
A wartime list details ships admitted to torpedoing or mining since the German zone decree began. Vessels include the Belridge Dinorah Cambank Downshire Regin Branksomachine Oakby Harpalion Rio Parana Deptford and others in channel, Irish Sea, and North Sea. Unofficial reports note three German subs sunk and several more losses.
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Belridge
Channel
Dinorah
Cambank
Irish Sea
Downshire
Trish Sea
Regin
Carib
Evelyn
North Sea
Embargo Talk on Food Restrictions and War Ending Hopes
The hint suggests an embargo on all foodstuffs may be used to force alliance terms. Critics say such sanctions could aid war efforts by pressuring enemies, while supporters argue it may not be necessary if England accepts the U.S. proposal.
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England
U.S
America
Europe
Germany
Ships Sunk in British Waters As War Zone Tightens
Eleven British waters vessels damaged or sunk since Germany’s new war zone decree took effect a week ago. Neutrals Belridge and Regin were lost in British seas, Dinorah sank off Dieppe, and Deptford, Western Coast, Harpalion, and Rio Parano also reported sunk. US war food shipment talks and potential hunger war effects feature in broader coverage of Atlantic losses and diplomacy.
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London
Germany
Bertin
English Channel
Kaiser’s
Intersea Bootes
Irish Sea
Admiralty
Deptford
North Sea
Scarborough
Beachy Head
Rio Parano
Dover
Portsmouth
Fear Effect on U S Commerce in War Risk Insurance Rates
Fear of a German blockade raises war risk insurance costs and could push the United States toward an embargo. An unconfirmed official hint suggests hunger as a lever in submarine warfare threatening U S commerce, with sponsors urging decisive action.
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The
United States
Washington
America
England
Germany
German safety lanes defined for ships to German ports
The German embassy defined safety lanes for American ships to reach German ports. Senator Smith of Georgia was informed at the embassy, in connection with the destruction of the steamship Carib off the German coast.
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Washington
Senator Smith
Georgia
Carib
German Reserves Storm Przasynsz Capture 10000 Slavs
East Prussian reserves stormed the fortress of Przasynsz and took more than 10,000 prisoners. Twenty large guns and many machine guns were captured. German gains extend along the Vistula toward Novo Georgievsk as Russians retreat with losses. In Flanders the French efforts around Perthes are repulsed.
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Przasynsz
Berlin
Sayville
Przasnysz
Vistula
Novo Georgievsk
War Office
Mogily
Belymom
Perthes
Champagne
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U.S. High Court
L. 8S. Roan
J. W. Coleman
Will
St. Paul
Minn
Wausau
Montoeno
Inielel
Wauson
Tank
William Thiehoff
Burlington
Last Ditch
Iowa
Des Moines
Clarke
Luther Burbank
Farmer
Burbank
R. A. Moore
College of Agriculture
British
Wight
Harpalion
Mitchel
Elyn
U. S. Commerce
Surance
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