Tragic Red Wing Shooting of Police Chief Daily
Insane barber August Bloom shot Red Wing Chief of Police James Daily and Officer John Peterson at the Sibley hotel. Daily was fatally wounded. Peterson seriously hurt. Bloom fled, was later captured at St. Cloud and to be returned for trial.
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Milwaukee Road
Red Wing
Minn
Bloom
James Daily
John Peterson
Daily
Peterson
Byrne
St. Cloud
Minneapolis
Hastings Asylum For
Rochester Asylum
J. W. Anderson
Rochester
Dr. Anderson
Sibley Hotel
Chief Daily
Twin Cities
John H. Peterson
Doctors Cremer, Claydon & Johnson
Catholic Conclave Sets Three Day Reform Session
In Paris on January 15 the Catholic conclave convened at the pope's request to reorganize religious services and finances. Seventy eight French cardinals and archbishops attended as Cardinal Lecot of Bordeaux presided. The three day meeting will frame rules for public services provisions of houses for displaced priests and new schools for priests in training. The Vatican offered no directives.
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Scripps-McRae Cabiegram
Paris
Lecot Bordeaux
Vatican
Hutchins Captured Near River Falls After Escape
Local police report W. J. Hutchins, a 19 year old burglar previously sentenced in La Crosse for the Lovde tailoring shop robbery on State Street, escaped from Green Bay reformatory last week and was captured near River Falls Wisconsin. He had been sent to Waupun for three years but was taken to the reformatory due to youth.
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W. J. Hutchins
la Crosse
Lovde
State Street
Green Bay Reformatory
River Falls
Wis
Hutchins
Green Bay
Waupun
Kingston Jamaica Destroyed by Earthquake Report
New York January 15 Kingston Jamaica was destroyed by an earthquake with great loss of life according to a report here this afternoon.
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New York
Kingston
Jamaica
Cold Wave Expected In La Crosse Tonight
A sharp drop in temperatures is forecast for La Crosse tonight and Wednesday with 5 to 8 below zero possible in the morning. The weather observer notes a fall from last night as the thermometer dropped rapidly, and signals a slow rise only after morning.
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la Crosse
Thomp
Dakotas
Reform Legislation Bills Keep Coming In
J C Peterson fortune dispute stirs La Crosse case as Judge Brindley holds about 350 dollars in postal money orders. Peterson fled to Whalen Minnesota after jail time for boarding bill, garnishments swirl from creditors, sheriff and county judge fight over pending payments.
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J. Christ Peterson
Wisconsin
Judge Brindley
Peterson
la Crosse
Brindley
Mendota
Wis
Hougen
Whalen, Minn
Christianson & Gunderson
Daniels
Wisconsin legislature weighs taxes on insurers and utilities
The Wisconsin Legislature considers taxing insurance and trust companies like banks, with profits from net income or capitalization. Bills also push municipal ownership of street railways and gas plants, plus a bonded twine plant for the state prison. Senator Standall departs for health. La Follette’s ad valorem approach shapes debate.
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Wilcox
Senate
Standall
Madison
Mexico
Stondall
Wisconsin
Northwest
Isle of Pines
St. Paul
Northwestern Mutual Life Insuranc Company
Milwaukee
la Follette
Senator la Folette
Herman L. Ekern
Star
5S la Follette
Judge Appoints Referee Sells Lavalee Farm in Wisconsin
Don C. Lewis, referee in the partition of the Lavalee estate heirs, sold the 180 acre Lavalee farm near Kendalls Wisconsin to James B. Gallagher for 8010. The farm valued at least 10000 but Gallagher’s bid was the best. Judge Fruit will divide the proceeds.
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Don C. Lewis
Kendalls
Wis
James B. Gallagher
Gallagher
Judge Fruit
Lewis
A T Clinton Reported Seriously Ill In La Crosse Home
A. T. Clinton pioneer resident of La Crosse and former United States Express agent is critically ill at his home 217 South Seventh Street. He was reported dying yesterday but remained alive at 4 PM. Heart weakness and breathing trouble caused the illness, ongoing for two months. Brother Dewitt Clinton of Minneapolis arrived. niece Mrs. Clinton Carter of Milwaukee plans to be at the bedside.
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A. T. Clinton
la Crosse
United States Express Company
South Seventh Street
Clinton
Dewitt Clinton
Minneapolis
Clinton Carter
Milwaukee
Chicago livestock and Minneapolis grain prices report
Chicago livestock receipts show hogs 28 000 with 2 812 left over and prices up five cents. light to mixed and butchers 6 30 to 6 60, heavy 6 25 to 6 62. Cattle receipts 4 500 dull. sheep 14 000 steady. Minneapolis cash grain lists wheat No 1 hard 81 2 to 81 5 cents, No 1 northern 79 5 to 80. corn No 3 yellow 36 34 to 34 0, oats No 3 white 37 to 32 34, barley 42 to 49, rye 65 4 to 58 34.
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Wis. Grain & Stock Co
Minneapolis
Weather forecast shows cool, clear stretch ahead
Fair and colder tonight then Wednesday mostly fair with rising temperatures. Expect a coldest reading around 2 and a warmest near 18 with winds about 12 miles per hour.
Ages Charge of Wife Desertion in Minnesota Case
Henry Fackler was arrested in Thief River Falls Minnesota for deserting his wife and five minor children. He, with his wife filing the complaint, left Oct 1 1906 for four children. Judge Brindley to hear the case as the Undersheriff returned him to stand trial.
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Henry Fackler
Wfe
River Falls
Minn
John Mohr
Brindley
Fackler
Printing Plant Burns With Loss of 500000
Fire of unknown origin destroys the printing plant of M. A. Donahue & Co on Dearborn Street Chicago with a loss of 500000.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Chicago, Ill
M. A. Donahue & Co
Dearborn Street
Equitable Fraternal Union Holds Court Tonight
The Equitable Fraternal Union installs officers at Woodman hall tonight with a banquet and dancing to follow. Members and friends are invited. Officials to be initiated include President J. B. Murray Vice President Louis Omerberg Secretary W. B. Batchelder Treasurer W. H. Lueth.
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The
Equitable Fraternal Union
Woodman Hall
Order
J. B. Murray
Louis Omerberg
W. B. Batchelder
W. H. Lueth
Palmer's Case Continues In Circuit Court Trial
The Courtland Wagon Company suit against John V. Palmer proceeded in circuit court with wagon buyers testifying in the morning and Palmer recalled. Each side claims about $100 is due. Attorneys Mills Tourtellotte for the plaintiff and Frank Winter and Frank Withrow for the defense appeared.
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Courtland Wagon Company
John V. Palmer
Palmer
Mills Tourtellotte
Frank Winter
Frank Withrow
Mrs Blaine Remarries In Philadelphia Ceremony
Mrs James G Blaine Jr daughter of Admiral Hichborn wed Lieutenant Paul Stafford Pearsall at noon in Philadelphia. The couple will reside in New York and take no wedding trip.
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Philadelphia
James G. Blaine Jr
Admiral Hichborn
Paul Stafford Pearsall
New York
Judge C W Hunt Takes Leaves for Detroit and New York
Judge C W Hunt departed for a trip to Detroit Michigan and New York City. The visit aims to attend meetings and observe court practices in the two cities.
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C. W. Hunt
Detroit
Mich
New York City
Brownsville Affair Approved and Political Moves Noted
Missouri House approves a resolution endorsing Roosevelt amid partisan division, while Washington reports favorable Senate Finance Committee action on Cortelyou for treasury secretary and Garfield for interior. Officials deny charges against Pierce minister to Norway as 1908 campaign planning begins with Republican clubs.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Finance
Cortelyou
League of Republican Clubs
Blizzard disrupts Chicago transit after deadly crash
Lillian Dehlke, 19, is fatally crushed between an elevated car and the platform in Chicago causing a shutdown. About 30,000 pedestrians walk miles through a snow storm as traffic, phones, and wires fail across a wide area. In Kentucky, Lexington reports four days of rain with rivers at flood tide and several railroad bridges washed out.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Chicago
Lillian Dehlke
Kentucky
Lexington
National Board of Trade Delegates Meet Congress Plan
Delegates from across the United States assemble to urge Congress on policy. Fire loss at Wausau in 1906 reached 8049 dollars with insurance 7053 dollars.
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Board OF Trade
Scripps-McRae
Washington, D. C
National Board of Trade
United States
Congress
Wausau
Syrians Seek Child Marriage License Blocked by County Clerk
County Clerk Rawlinson refused a marriage license for Adella Fluty claiming she is over 15, despite conflicting age claims from her father George Fluty and brothers of Abraham Assfoor. Deputation, threats, and a deposition were filed as District Attorney Bosshard and Judge Brindley declined jurisdiction. The case may lead to perjury prosecutions if warranted.
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Rawlinson
Adella Fluty
Abraham Assfoor
Bosshard
Elias Assfoor
George Fluty
Mill Street
George
Mary Fluty
Miners Convention Opens in Indianapolis on Safety Devices
The eighteenth convention of miners convened in Indianapolis led by President John Mitchell. The event will hear a report Wednesday focusing on safety devices for mines, with socialistic members examining the Moyer-Hay ward case. Several locals are in arrears on a defense fund of 50 cents per capita. two congressmen‑elect attend.
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Scripps-McRae
Indianapolis
Ind
John Mitchell
Moyer-Hayward
Italian murderer hanged in Winnipeg sentence
Salvatore Matri an Italian murderer was hanged this morning in Winnipeg Manitoba according to dispatch reports noting his execution occurred on January 15 with authorities saying the sentence was carried out as scheduled.
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Scripps-Mcakze Dispatch
Winnipeg
Man
Salvatore Matri
Unusually Large Coal Black Rat Captured at Wausau
A coal black rat with long silky hair and notable size was captured in Wausau, marking a rare specimen observed by local observers. The capture details describe its distinctive fur and extraordinary dimensions.
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Wausau
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