General Charter Moves to Dismiss Public Works Board
La Crosse officials favor eliminating the board of public works by adopting a clause in the general charter law. Authority would shift to the mayor or city engineer, with the mayor directly responsible to the public for the department. A three fourths council vote is required to adopt the change and set salaries for mayor and aldermen.
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Board of Public Works
McConnell
la Crosse
Board of Works
Assemblyman
McCarty
Madison
Doherty
Supreme Court
City of la Crosse
Paul W. Mahoney
Ed Marshall Jury Hangs Fire in Rankin Murder Case
Marshall jury unable to reach verdict in Rankin murder case after a fatal raid night last October. Reported 10 for acquittal and 2 for first degree murder conviction. jurors discharged in Union City Tennessee.
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Union City
Tenn
Ed Marshall
Rankin
City Council Considers Salary Method Change
City council may settle how to fix salaries by adopting a general charter clause. No new statute needed. action can proceed under Sec 925 30 of the act.
Wireless system controls airship in daring demonstration
New York observers watched Mark O, an engineer, conduct a wireless dirigible test. From a compact electrical keyboard, he steered a small airship, achieving evolutions and moments of perfect control, reportedly proving the secret of propelling airships by wireless electricity.
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York
Mark O
Lorg
Alligator Steaks Planned for Taft Welcome in New Orleans
New Orleans organizers prepare alligator steaks as the centerpiece for President elect Taft's Canal Zone return visit. Special cooks are sought to ensure B rer Gater draws crowd, likened to Wag Brer Possum in Georgia.
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New Orleans
Georgia
Taft
Canal Zone
False alarm at Sixteen and Market streets
Fire department was dispatched to Sixteen and Market streets for a pull box alarm with no fire found. Police have been notified.
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Fire Department No. 1
Market Streets
Mother From Germany Dies After Final Kiss in Chicago
Mrs. Johanna Weisbacher arrived from Europe to see her two year old baby one last time. She died in a Lake Shore Station waiting room five minutes after the eastbound train halted. Her husband and two sons mourn, while the baby remains with relatives after the farewell kiss.
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Chicago
Johanna Weisbacher
Germany
Lake Shore
Love's Love of Pretty Wife Caused Retirement
Chicago report states Sidney C. Love retired to marry his wife and delay a Europe honeymoon yet financial insiders say market losses drove the move. Associates cite large wheat short and stock positions especially Consolidated Gas as key factors. Some place Love's prior losses at about 1.5 million dollars.
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Chicago
Sidney C. Love
Europe
Love
Ported
Consolidated Gas
New York Exchange
Rookery Building
Amendment Would Hurt Sherman Anti-Trust Law
A Senate Commerce Committee report urges rejection of the civic federation bill to amend the Sherman act. It argues the proposal would emasculate the law by removing criminal prosecutions and creating discretionary immunity for railroad and corporate contracts, undermining public rights as combines grow.
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Washington, D. C
Civic Federation
Senate Committee On Commerce Today
Nelson
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Federation
Corporation
Caruso Digs Up For His Children
Mme Julia Giachetti traveled from Europe for a ten minute interview with Enrico Caruso at the Metropolitan Opera. The famed tenor, earning about $2000 weekly, is said to have paid dearly in time and expense for the brief talk, as friends claim.
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New York
Mme
Giulia Giachetti
Europe
Enrico Caruso
Metropolitan Opera House
Caruso
Suit over auto and policy in bankruptcy case
A. O. Brown head of defunct brokerage firm is defendant in suit for accounting of a $7500 automobile and a $25000 life insurance policy. Edna Wallace Hopper, given the car two days after Brown filed bankruptcy, is named a party by trustee Charles E. Littlefield.
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New York
A. O. Brown
A. O. Brown & Co
Edna Wallace Hopper
Brown
Charles E. Littlefield
Rockefeller Details Early Struggles and Wealth Path
In World’s Work Rockefeller recounts his youth, early jobs, and debts to his father. He describes selling turkeys, Islanding a church fund, borrowing to start M B Clark venture loading and unloading produce, and learning the hard art of getting rich.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Tarbell
Rockefeller
William
Cleveland
Hewitt and Tuttle
M. B. Clark
Assembly votes to probe primary and disarm it
Madison Wis Jan 28 the assembly adopted a substitute resolution for a full investigation of the senatorial primary by three senators and five assemblymen reporting by March contention centered on constraining inquiry to alleged cahrece in the original complaint Bradford charged former lobbyist M C Ring offered campaign help and money to influence elections Ring allegedly paid for preferred coverage and silenced critics while Stephenson allies would gain control if senate agrees Marsh backed county option Barker sought to repeal a primary endorsement clause for U S senators
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Bancroft
Senate
Stephenson
Cahrece
Assemblyman
Bradford
The
M. C. Ring
Northwestern Road
Ring
Neillsville
Republican and
Press
Neilleville
Culbertson
Hughes
Humbrecht
Marsh
Barker
United States
Coldest in U S Houghton to Jupiter warmest forecast
Forecasts today show Wisconsin rain or snow tonight and Friday with warmer northeast portion and colder Friday. Minnesota expects snow tonight and Friday with colder west portion, while Iowa predicts rain or snow tonight and a clearing, colder Friday. La Crosse records 28 to 42 with 4 mph wind at 7 am and no rainfall.
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la Crosse
U. S
Houghton
Mich
Jupiter
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Esch Named Probable Candidate in Wisconsin Senate Fight
In Madison Wisconsin January 28 the joint ballot shows Senator Morris backing John J Esch and Assemblyman McConnell backing Senator Sanborn fueling a deadlock risk. The Stephenson probe gains traction as progressives align with allied forces amid ongoing U S Senate battle and warnings against meddling by Edmonds and Overbeck.
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Madison
Wis
Morris
John J. Esch
McConnell
Senator Sanborn
Ike
United States
Stephenson Falls Short in Wisconsin Senate Ballot
In Madison on January 28, United States Senator Stephenson again came one vote short on a joint ballot in the Wisconsin legislature, failing to reach the 67 needed with 132 members present. The session saw dramatic voting moments and protests from both supporters and opponents, with adjournment called amid floor interference.
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Madison
Wis
United States
Stephenson
Senate
Cooper
Esch
Owen
Cook
Hatton
Heard
Strange
Stout
Isaac Stephenson
Hasting
Edmonds
Leroy
Overbeck
Husting
Henry J Overbeck
Cleary
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