Urge Council for Street Improvement at St Andrew
The La Crosse board of trade resolves to press the city council for immediate action on improving St Andrew street from Avon to the rubber mills with concrete sidewalk and paving, plus a steel and concrete bridge, to protect major local industries.
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la Crosse
F. W
San
Andrew Lees
John C. Burrus
W. Goodrich
P. Cooper
Ueil
Ta Crosse Board of Trad2
St. Andrew Street
Avon Street
Rubber Mills
St. Andre
Ofer
Minneapolis
A. B
Funke
Lin Minneapolisy
A. Hirshheimer
la Crosse Rubber Company
Albert , Funk
Indus Committee
Givie and Comneres Association
le Crosse Rubber Company
North la Crosse
Hirshheimer
Batavian National Bangle of
Lac la Crosse Implement Company
la Crosse Plow Company
Wind River Lumber Company
Oregon
Impany
Fer
Wihi- Hamboorthinteract
Trame
J. L. Atermoni
la Grosse
Powers to Reopen Peace Conference in London
Rechid Pasha announced the Turks would stay in London until Saturday at the request of Sir Edward Grey and no departure was definite. Allied envoys showed no move to leave. negotiations resumed at the foreign office. Diplomats hoped informal proposals would soon revive the St James Palace talks. Bulgaria reportedly arranged a 28 million dollar loan to aid recovery or continue warfare. Turkish cabinet reportedly ready to resign. Roumania and Bulgaria eyed new territorial understandings as Roumanian envoy De Danetf met Ionosev.
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London
Rechid Pasha
Foreign Office
Edward Grey
St. James Palace
Bulgaria
Turkey
Constantinole
Roumaniata
de Danetf
Oxford
M. Ionosev
Indictment Dismissed Over Juror Eligibility
A plea in abatement was filed in U S district court by defendants in the Meilen Cham berlain and Smithers indictments. The ground is that one grand juror was not identified to the district and thus not eligible for jury service. The action targets the New York New Haven Hartford railway figures and the Grand Trunk official.
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Nine York
Mack
United States District Court
Charles S. Meilen
New York, New Haven&Hartford Railway
E. J. Chamberlain
Grand Trank
A. W. Smithers
Two Aviators Drown in Thames During Test Flight
Two aviators, possibly McDonald and Ingles, perished when their aircraft became unmanageable over the Thames this afternoon and plunged into the river during a test flight from the Long Beach aerodrome. Authorities have not yet confirmed identities.
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London
McDonald
Ingles
Thames
Long Beach
Aerdrome
Garment Shops Reopen Under Open Shop Policy
New York January 13 garment manufacturers reopened their shops to end the strike, announcing they would operate on the open shop principle and would not discuss with the striking workers.
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New York
Garment Workers of Fonc
Thennign
Pioneer Merchant Dies of Old Age in La Crosse
William Strauss an early La Crosse shoe merchant died at his home 1700 Jackson at 2 30 a m aged eighty born in Wittenberg Germany he came to the country in 1857 and opened the first shoe store in La Crosse now run by his son William F P Strauss he leaves a son and three daughters funeral Wednesday at 3 p m from the home and 2 20 p m from the German Lutheran Church interment Oak Grove cemetery
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William Straute
la Crosse
Jackson Street
Mr. Strauss
Wittenbure
Germany
Pearl Street
William FP. Strauss
Rosina Strauss
Oscar Schoenfeldt
Max Drefeldt
Oak Grove Cemetery
Woman Confesses Killing Husband in Wisconsin Jail
In Vaupaca County Wisconsin on January 18 55 year old Mrs Albert Patzer mother of thirteen admitted in court to murdering her husband last Tuesday. She described drunken abuse and outlined a staged confession with the district attorney present and her children as witnesses.
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Vaupaca
Wis
Albert Patter
Patter
Patzer
Syimee
Cole
Onse
Hearst letters on Standard Oil secrets revealed in testimony
Gilchrist Stewart, a colored lawyer and investigator, recounts how William Randolph Hearst obtained a list of 200 public figures whose letters to or from Standard Oil would be valuable. The tale traces Winkfield, Stump, and Oldredge connecting to Hearst papers and the World, with letters photographed at the New York American office.
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Washington
William H. Hearst
Standard Oil
Clapp
Gilchrist Stewart
Foraker
Willam Winkfield
Charles Stump
Winkfield
Stump
Stewart
Hearst
New York World
Fred Oldredge
Wijugheld
New York American
Commission picks appraisers for condemned land value
Judge John Brindley appointed William Luening John Mulder and St Auberger to an appraisal commission to set values on land condemned for street purposes. The panel will meet at the courthouse January 15 and view the property.
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John Brindley
William Luening
John Mulder
St. Auberger
Frederick Jarhoff Dies in Stoddard Wisconsin
Frederick Jarhoff of Stoddard Wisconsin died Saturday morning at the home of Mrs. J Wodzinski after a brief illness. Born in Germany in 1836 he came to Wisconsin as a young man and died of old age. Funeral services were held at the Wodzinski home in Stoddard and interment will be in Stoddard cemetery.
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Frederick Jarhof
Stoddard
Wis
J. Wodzinski
Germany
Wisconsin
Jarhoff
Wodzinski
Inter- Iiert
Wilson Given His Big Degree Today
Halifax Nova Scotia reports a stormy voyage as the liner Uranium runs aground near Chebucto cove. Passengers are moved to immigration buildings while rescue ships transfer 789 steerage passengers to safety. In Washington, Wilson receives what is described as his highest college honor as the electoral college is to meet today. North Dakota’s electors arrive in Bismarck to cast five votes for Wilson. In Trenton New Jersey President elect Wilson jokes about his future tally as electors gather.
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Halifax
Fan
Craniam
Sheal Cor2
Chebucto Cove
S52
New York
Rotterdam
Big City
Eustace
Dlis
Washington
Wondrow Wilson
Wilson
Bismarck
Frederick Bently
Seattle
A. B. Kerlin
Devil's Lake
XN. D
North Dakota
Woodrow Wilson
Trenton
N. J
Electoral College
New Jersey
Gov. Wilson
State House
Buster Valley Farmer Ole Olsen Dies at 3:50 PM
Ole Olsen, a Bus ter Valley farmer born in Norway in 1829, died Saturday afternoon at his home from a complication of diseases. Survived by three sons John Edward and Martin Olsen. Funeral arrangements to be announced later. Legislature set to convene for short session tonight with bills to be introduced tomorrow morning.
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Ole Olsen
Buster Valley
State Road
Mr. Olsen
Norway
John
Edward
Martin Olsen
Rebels Execute Mexican General Near Bahicora
Gen Jose De Luz Blanco of the Mexican federal army and his secretary were kidnapped by rebels near the federal camp on Friday and executed at the Hearst trench in Bahicora Chihuahua. Blanco was court martialed and hanged after a volley, having defeated rebels in prior engagements before his capture.
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EL Paso
Texas
Jose de Luz Blanco
Mexican Federal Army
Hearst Tranch
Bahicora
Chihuahua
Juares
Blanco
Wag
Weather Outlook For Regions With Cold Fronts
Weather summary reports fair and colder conditions across La Crosse Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa tonight and Tuesday. High pressure over the Dakotas and Montana brings clearing skies and low temperatures. light snow flurries occur in Wisconsin and northern regions while eastern portions stay colder. Overall, a calm pattern with rising temperatures in Minnesota and warmer west Iowa Tuesday.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Montana
North Pacific
Atlantic States
Mississippi Valley
Thespaar
Ohio flood drives thousands from homes in Cincinnati area
With the river at 61 feet and forecast to reach 62 or 63 in Cincinnati, over 1,000 families in Cincinnati and Kentucky have fled to public buildings. A relief bond issue of 20 000 dollars is to be sought and free soup houses planned. Refugees fill second story rooms as rains worsen the flood along the lower Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Olio
Jat
Devereaux
Ohio
Cincinnnati
Kentucky
Evansville
Nnd
Associated Charities
Ohio River
Leg Murder Club Mystery Prompts SuspectIdentifications
Chicago January 13 police identify suspects after finding two legs in a suitcase, tied to a sale by luggage dealer L Y Herseh who picked Haasan Sina as one buyer. Sina is held for questioning.
Mrs Ol a Swennes Dies Of Old Age In LeCrosse
Mrs Olaf Swennes mother of Olaf Swennes died at her son’s home 414 North Fourteenth street at 1 05 pm after 54 years in La Crosse county. The 76 year old resident of Barre Mills had been ill for three weeks and came to Le Crosse for care before passing away this afternoon.
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Olaf Swennes
North Fourteenth Street
Swennes
Barre Mills
la Crosse County
Conviction of Archbald by Senate on Multiple Articles
The Senate convicted Judge Robert Archbald on five of thirteen articles of impeachment, with mixed votes on others, ending a long process begun after charges of misbehavior. The verdicts ranged from guilty on several articles to not guilty on others, and the body then prepared to decide removal and disqualification from federal office.
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Archbald
Washington
Stouldoers of Commerce Court
Robert W. Archbald
Senate
Archibald
Ciary
Archhbald
Ashurst
Guilety
Arizona
Stone
United States
Capitol
House of Representatives
Jude
First Inquest On Railroad Victims In Tomah Death
Coroner Langstadt held the first inquest this afternoon on the death of Weibert Swarts who died after being thrown from a wagon when struck by a Burlington train near Grand Crossing on South Salem road. Witnesses testified the wagon was destroyed, the horses injured, and Swarts aged 45 died from a fractured skull after the impact. Swarts, of Tomah, had worked on a La Crosse area farm. he leaves a widow and six children. Funeral plans point to burial in Tomah.
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Langstadt
Court House
Weibert Swarts
Burlington
South Salem Road
Grand Crossing
Syagon
Swarts
Booth Junction
Fred A. Morley
Charles Stress
William E. Callins
Alamo
William Dwyer
Tomah
Neumeister
la Crosse
North la Crosse
Rvailead
Pujo Suppresses Rockefeller Health Report
Washington dispatch reports Chairman Pujo withheld medical details on William Rockefeller from the money trust inquiry. A telegraphic report from Dr. Charles W Richardson, the committee medical expert, questions the magnate’s condition after a Miami examination. The doctor will testify Wednesday to detail the diagnosis.
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Washington
William Rockefeller
Pufjo
Money Trust
Mitter
Pujo
Rockefel Hell
Trust
Rockefelter
Charles W. Richardson
Miami
Fla
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Lirschheimer
Funk
Committee On Railroads
Milwaukee
South la Crosse
North Side
State Railroad Commission
Umittee
Roumania
William Strauss
Cuy
Albert Potter
Steve Wood
Gil
Stimp
Frederick Jarhoff
Orth Dakotan
Buster Valley Farmer
Madison
Assembly
Chico
LEG Murder Club
Haven
Langstadt Halds
Delbert Swarts
Rockefeller
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