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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1909
Page
7
River water level fell by 11 inches on Thursday and again by 10 inches Friday morning, delaying pier work. Ice centered on the pier must be cleared and water frozen before heavy piling can resume. south of the bridge the pier is rebuilt, while north of the bridge the east side is torn down and repairs begin.
Deputy Marshal Peter D. Helms of Philadelphia with three Pinkerton detectives captured William Ignatius a Prussian accused of murdering three men for robbery in Rawitsch Germany in 1906. He had been tracked from New York through Illinois and was found at Willow Glen farm where a standoff occurred on the second floor with a barricade and firearms.
The detectives kept the suspect occupied this morning until Helms forced a rear-window entry and overpowered Ignatius, ending the immediate threat.
The body of a man killed Wednesday by a Southern Minnesota train remains unidentified in the morgue. Investigators have found only a scrap of paper bearing the word Kindhammer, which may hold the key to his identity.
A fragment notes the burial of an unidentified person as rites are spoken over the grave, with language describing the time for identification and final burial in the paupers' field.
The temperature last night fell to 4 below zero marking the coldest spell of the winter. The day before saw 2 below and on Dec 7 it was 1 below. Cooler weather is forecast to continue through the month.
Marshall Henry Waddell captain of the Somerset National Guard was attacked by three masked highwaymen in Stearns Kentucky. He was struck on the head with a pistol, ten shots were fired, he returned fire and the assailants fled before guard reinforcements arrived. He suffered head bruising and seven bullets pierced his clothing.
Wil lis Smith, missing from the University of Kentucky since September, reappeared claiming fear of hazing prompted his departure. He described threats to haze in Wisconsin lumber camps and noted a renewed fear of being harmed. Authorities report no current case of related illness.
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