St Paul to Take on Saengerfest Amid Auditorium Fight
St Paul leaders consider taking over the 1908 Saengerfest from La Crosse if La Crosse cannot provide an auditorium. Officials in St Paul show enthusiasm after a successful local Saengerfest, while city hall moves spark indignation among singers and German societies. Delegations meet the mayor as talks of repraisals and a hastened plan circulate amid questions about causes and legality.
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ST. Paul, Minn
St. Paul
la Crosse
Wis
Singing Society
Saengerfe
Anderson
Alhhough
Petiioners
Ent
Boni and Sagan in church brawl ends with police discharge
Count Boni de Castellane and Prince Helie de Sagan dueled verbally after an insult at a church mass involving Mme Anna Gould. Both fought with canes and blows. bystanders and friends joined the melee before police intervened.
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Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
Prince Helie de Sagan
Mme
Anna Gould
Boni
Prince de Sagan
Count Boni
de Sagan
Count Boni Hotfoot
Mme. Gould
Riots Resume In Muncie Street Car Strike
Rioting in the Muncie street car strike resumed at 10 am. The first two cars were demolished and strikebreakers were driven off. Six injured by gunfire and stones as cars were damaged and service halted. Police and militia kept on standby after the mob disrupted the business district.
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Muncie
Iind
Rced
Mrs W R Montague Injured In Street Collision
Mrs Wallace R Montague was injured when a horse drawn buggy driven by Dr Oscar Houck struck her on Maine Street near Third Street. She was helped to her feet by a bystander and taken home suffering pain and shock.
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Oscar Houck
Wallace R. Montague
Scandal Promised at State Asylum Over Heustad Case
Madison report outlines a dispute over Ole Heustad a New Glarus farmer sent to Mendota asylum after a mania linked to land losses and religion Heustad suffered injuries in a scuffle attributed by his brothers to inhuman treatment hospital staff deny release citing erysipelas conflicting medical opinions ensue with habeas corpus anticipated to move him to Dewey sanitarium Milwaukee
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Madison
Wis
State
Mendota
Ole Heustad
New Glarus
Dewey Sanitarium
Milwaukee
Heustad
Gapen
M. P. Ravenel
Ravenel
C. A. Harper
Heydad
Senators Fight For Re Election In Roosevelts Era
From Washington there is a warning that 31 Senate seats will expire March 5 1909. Many incumbents face tough contests in primaries or state legislatures this year. Notable names include Thomas P Gore of Oklahoma and Thomas C Platt of New York with speculation on Roosevelt’s possible successor.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Gore
Oklahoma
Thomas P. Gore
Haskell
Platt
Thomas C. Platt
New York
White House
Taft
Night Riders Sack Russellville Factories in $40,000 Blaze
One hundred night riders overpowered three police officers in Russellville Kentucky, dynamited two independent tobacco plants and set them ablaze. Merchants J R McLean and J Henry Mosely were shot with birdshot. Chief Bruce was overpowered as he tried to raise the alarm.
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Russellville
J. R. McLean
J. Henry Mosely
Bruce
Mississippi River at La Crosse Recedes After New Year Rise
The Mississippi River at the La Crosse wagon bridge shows a gradual decline after an initial New Year surge. Over the last 24 hours the level fell about 0.2 feet, following a 2.0 foot rise in 24 hours on New Year’s Day. Readings over the past three days: Dec 31 minus 2.7, Jan 1 plus 4.5, Jan 2 plus 4.0, Jan 3 today plus 3.8.
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Mississippi
la Crosse Wagon Bridge
Secretary Coleman to Announce Names of Promoted Firemen
Police and fire commission secretary L C Coleman says the regular board meeting will be next Wednesday evening. Police and fire department position committees will report and the names of admitted officers and firemen will be announced. Fireman exam results will be announced after Col Woodward returns to sign papers.
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L. C. Coleman
Police and Fire Commission
Police and Fire Departments
Coleman
Col. Woodward
Jeffries Wife Forces Exit From San Francisco Cafe Party
James J. Jeffries, world heavyweight champion, was dragged from a gay restaurant party by his wife in San Francisco. He was escorted to a waiting car and taken to his hotel with $1,000 in his possession. The incident left Jeffries simply observing the sights as his wife demanded both him and the money.
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San, Francisco
James J. Jeffries
Jeffries
Countess of Yarmouth Files Nullification of Marriage
London report says the Countess of Yarmouth has begun proceedings to nullify her marriage to the Earl, signaling a formal legal move to dissolve the union.
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London
Countess of Yarmouth
New York World Out for Johnson
Editorial praises Minnesota Governor Johnson as a Democrat with strong cross‑state appeal. It argues he could win New York and New Jersey, boosting his party’s chances and challenging Bryan’s standing in key states.
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New York
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Bryan
New Jersey
Harden Guilty Sentenced Four Months in Jail
Berlin report says Editor Harden was found guilty of criminal libel for charging German nobility with moral perversion. He received four months imprisonment. The trial concluded this afternoon.
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Berlin
Harden
Oak Grove Cemetery Association to Meet Next Week
Secretary R Calvert said the Oak Grove Cemetery association will hold its annual meeting sometime next week with the exact date undecided. He noted no major business is expected and only a few small accounts will be settled.
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Oak Grove Cemetery Association
R. Calvert
Woodmen Meet Tonight at Hall on Min Street
Woodmen Camp No. 360 will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening at the Woodmen hall on Min street. General routine business will be taken up and several new members admitted.
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Woodman
La Follette Gains Nebraska Press Support For Delegates
Nebraska editors and newspapers unite behind Robert M. La Follette for the Republican national convention. Lawmakers may seek direct delegate elections, aiming to mirror Wisconsin practice and back La Follette’s nomination, with a reformist press driving honest officials and policy.
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Omaha
Neb
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Bob
Robert M. la Follette
United States
la Follette
Wreck Survivors Tell Tale of Woe in Sea Wreck
Seven men rescued after eight days adrift, starved and thirsting, arrived aboard the Hotham Newton from Middlesborough. They recounted the sinking of the bark Germanic and the captain's death as a second small boat disappeared. The Germanic sailed from Weymouth to Fleetwood on November 23, when a storm ripped the vessel apart.
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New York
Middlesborough
England
Weymouth
N. S
Fleetwood
Mrs. J. J. Clemens Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. J J Clemens wife of the English Lutheran church pastor died last night at the parsonage 1534 Ferry street after a ten and a half month illness She was born December 17 1872 in Red Wing Minnesota educated in Red Wing public schools and Winona normal school She taught in Red Wing and served as organist and Ladies Aid president at the English Lutheran church in La Crosse Survived by husband daughter Alice mother father and two brothers Funeral at the house Monday at 2 pm and church at 2 30 pm with Reichert of Red Wing Trabert of Minneapolis and Rev R Anderson assisting
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Ferry Street
J. J. Clemens
Red Wing
Winona
la Crosse
Ellsworth
Wis
Alice
J. C. Pfeiffer
H. J. Pfeiffer
Havana
Minn
Cc. E. Pfeiffer
Chicago
Mee
Reichert
Trabert
Minneapolis
Rev. R. Anderson
Plan to nominate Higbee for Supreme Court judge
A La Crosse backed movement to nominate E. C. Higbee for the Supreme Court seat to succeed Chief Justice Cassaday began today without his knowledge as he is absent from the city. Higbee has not yet given his sanction and has declined to become a candidate.
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E. C. Higbee
Solid Bar of
la Crosse
Supreme Court
Cassaday
Madison Pressure Shapes Judicial Appointment Plan
The report notes cautious moves in selecting a judge or Bashford for a judicial post as Senator Morris learns of the process. Bashford leads among candidates but faces opposition over the number of Madison offices held. Late word suggests the plan may be dropped if Higbee cannot be reached and the matter stays within state administration circles.
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Madison
Morris
R. M. Bashford
Bashford
Higbee
Jerome Will Cling To Old Line In Thaw Prosecution
New York Jan 3 District Attorney Jerome said he would use the same method as in Harry Thaw’s last trial. Garvin will again assist. Hypothetical questions will be posed. Thaw defense outline to be completed after an afternoon conference with Littleton Peabody and Oreilly.
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New York
Jerome
Harry Thaw
Garvin
Littleton
Peabody
Oreilly
Thaw
Weather Forecast: Coldest in Wisconsin and Rain Likely
The report lists Green Bay Wisconsin as 20 degrees and the warmest in the nation Jacksonville Florida at 72. Forecasts indicate light rain or snow possible in Wisconsin on Saturday with warmer temperatures tonight. Minnesota and Illinois show partly cloudy skies with varying rain or snow and colder temperatures Saturday. A moving low from British Columbia brings higher temperatures east of the Mississippi and will dominate the region tonight into Saturday with light precip expected in the south and plains.
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Green Bay
Wis
Jacksonville
Fla
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Ilowa
British Columbia
Dakotas
Texas
Mississippi River
Gulf States
Kansas
Oklahoma
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