Fire destroys Hersh Bear Store in Sparta Wisconsin
A morning blaze in Sam Hersh’s Bear Store caused about 29 000 dollars in stock and 10 000 dollars in the building loss amid 10 below zero and strong winds. Fire alarms failed due to frozen batteries delaying response to the big Sparta blaze.
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BIG Sparta
Sparta
Wis
Spe
Sam Hersh
Hersh
Lewis House
Andrew Schloss
Milwaukee
Blie
Hersh General
Bear
Baldwin Hardware
Kuhn Bakers
Westby Brothers
Westby
Hull Amendment for War Balloons Enacted
In a heated session on January 20 Hull pressed to raise six corps appropriations from 250000 to 750000 to fund aerial navigation. He claimed the total government effort plus citizen subscriptions total one million dollars supporting balloon development. The House adopted the Hull amendment after debate.
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Ee Noton
Ark
Army
Hull
House
White House department store destroyed by ferocious wind
A massive fire driven by a forty mile wind gutted the White House department store at East Seventh and Cedar streets in St. Paul. The flames jumped to adjacent buildings including the California Wine House and a hotel, destroying both. Loss is estimated between 600000 and 750000 dollars with insurance around 590069 to 600000.
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ST. Paul, Minn
White House
East Seventh
Cedar Streets
Seventh
California Wine House
Stephenson campaign presses for Tuesday vote amid probe talk
In Madison Wisconsin on January 30 Senator Stephenson faces a pivotal Tuesday vote as speculation grows over a possible expense account investigation. Newspapers report mounting opposition from assembly members and a push to form a committee to scrutinize about 107000 dollars in expenses.
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Fred L. Holmes
Madison
Wis
Stephenson
Assembly
Senate
Assemblymen
Towers
Leech
Simon Smith
Progressives
Edmonds
J. H. Puelicher
Milwaukee
Washington
Hull
Threats Loom In Cooper Carmack Case In Tennessee
A flood of threatening letters to both sides in the Cooper Carmack murder trial in Nashville Tennessee heightens tensions and prompts a plan for a statewide meeting of leaders to prevent a feud. Juror panels continue as Judge Hart investigates a stolen letter and health concerns are raised for juror Whitworth.
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New Court House
Coopers
John D. Sharp
T. W. Carmack
William M. Hart
Nashville
Tenn
Cooper-Carmack
Duncan Cooper
Robin Cooper
Carmack
Tennessee
Whitworth
Murder charge in infant killed by hogs in Illinois
State's Attorney sworn murder warrant for F. M. Clark in Leansboro Illinois after he allegedly killed a baby by tossing it to a herd of swine. Ollie Lane, said to be involved, is dying per doctors while a preliminary hearing is set for next Wednesday. Jessie Clark, a daughter, claims the hogs consumed the infant.
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Leansboro
Ill
Lane
F. M. Clark
Ollie Lane
Clark
Jessie Clark
Mexican Postal Frauds Are Found
Secret service men discovered gigantic postal frauds across Mexico with wholesale arrests ongoing. Details are sparse but authorities indicate clever schemes used to defraud the government.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Mexican Republic
Mulai Hafid Recognized by U S Sailors in Morocco
Sultan Mulai Hafid was officially recognized by the United States as battleships Georgia and Nebraska saluted his flag at Tangier. The ships on their way to the western Mediterranean exchanged salutes with shore batteries and with French and Spanish warships in the harbor.
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Sultan Tangier
Mulai Hafid
Morocco
United States
Georgia
Nebraska
Mediterranean
Fire 600 Officials in Havana Administrative Shakeup
Havana officials report six hundred government employees have been discharged by the new administration for incompetence or supernumerary status, signaling a major bureaucratic revamp.
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Havana
La Follette Targets Congress In Editorial
In Madison Wisconsin this week La Follette's magazine opens with a keynote editorial. It accuses Congress as an indictment of the hired men in the house and senate while noting the president faces attack yet finds public support.
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Madison, Wis
la Follette
Congress
House
Senate
Dinner at the Rose residence entertains guests
George and Walter Rose hosted a dinner last evening at 520 South Fourth Street. Attending were Do W Hunt, Harry Hollway, Emil Ruprecht, Jule Freas, John Williams, Otto Dumke, Erick DeGraff, Frank Kopelberger, Manuel Rosenstein, Gus, George Rose, and Walter Rose. Afterward the guests enjoyed various musical selections.
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George
Walter Rose
Rose
South Fourth Street
Do. W. Hunt
Harry Hollway
Emil Ruprecht
Jule Freas
John Wiilliams
Otto Dumke
Erick DeGraff
Frank Kopelberger
Manuel Rosenstein
Gus
Officials Trapped Amid Snow Drift Near Jackson
Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul officials returning from the coast are trapped in a snow drift west of Jackson Minnesota. The eastbound train carrying Wilburt Irwin A S Willoughby H E Pierpont P H Powell J H Foster is immobilized while wire contact is lost and no messages have come since last night.
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Palace
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Southern Minnesota
Jackson
Minn
C. L. V. Craft
Milwaukee Road
Pacific Coast Extension
Chicago
la Crosse
Wilburt Irwin
Southern
Garfield Exits Politics to Practice Law in Cleveland
Secretary Garfield declares no future political ambitions and will not join the Taft cabinet. He plans to move to Cleveland to practice law, with speculation that George Von L. Meyer may become secretary of war, possibly displacing Luke E. Wright from the post.
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Washington
Garfield
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Taft
Geo. von. L. Meyer
Luke E. Wright
Augusta
Dr Reed Returns After Father’s Death in Montclair
Dr. E N Reed returned from Montclair New Jersey where he was summoned on the 18th by his father’s illness. The elder Reed died four days after arrival from pneumonia. He leaves a wife and four children including Dr Reed of La Crosse. He was 62 and served as pastor of the Montclair Presbyterian Church until illness.
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E. N. Reed
Mont Clair
N. J
Funeral of William Blair Sunday
The funeral of William Blair who died at Mendota last Tuesday will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 15 from the old home in Fibners coulee and at 2 o'clock from the German Lutheran church. Rev Gamm will officiate with Miller Brothers in charge.
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William Blair
Mendota
Fibners Coulee
German Lutheran Church
Gamm
Miller Brothers
Crum Nomination For Charleston Collector Faces Fight
Senate discussion centers on Dr William D Crum a Black candidate for Charleston South Carolina collector of customs. Reported that Taft pressed Commerce Committee to act before Roosevelt left office to avoid a race based nominee showdown. Southern senators led by Tillman pledge a bitter confirmation battle if the nomination proceeds.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Committee On Commerce
William D .Crum
Charleston
S. C
Crum
Commerce Commission
Taft
Roosevelt
Mr. Taft
Dr. Crum
Tillman
Panther Collides With Maria Theresa in Gibraltar Collision
American auxiliary cruiser Panther collided with Uruguayan battleship Maria Teresa near Gibraltar. Panther sustained minor damage while Maria Theresa suffered serious damage in the incident reported January 30.
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Gibraltar
Panther
Union supports Gompers and Morrison defense at miners convention
In Indianapolis on January 30 1920 the carpenters and joiners union voted $2000 to aid Samuel Gompers John Mitchel and Frank Morrison and to counter Judge Wright action. A Pasco of Illinois speech highlighted intra union tension as Lewis supporters faced opposition.
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Indianapolis, Inc
The
Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Union of America
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchel
Frank Morrison
Frank Duffy
American Miners’ Convention
Judge Wright
Lewis
Pasco
Illinois
Committee On Officers
Weather forecast reports coldest in La Crosse and national warm spots
The forecast lists La Crosse as the coldest at six below and Jupiter as the warmest at 78 above, with an early wind of 16 miles per hour and precipitation of .24 inch. It notes a storm off the New England coast and a high pressure system over the plains and Mississippi Valley bringing a temperature drop of 20 to 40 degrees before a warming trend Sunday.
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la Crosse
United States
Duluth
Jupiter
Wisconsin
Minnesota
West
Iowa
Central States
New England
Mississippi Valley
North Atlantic States
Plains States
North Pacific Coast
St. Louis
New Orleans
Sorensen Buys Open Town vs Closed Town Park Plan
Ori Sorensen announces mayoral candidacy and backs ongoing park improvements. He supports extending park programs, improving the levee park and waterfront, and distributing the $150000 budget beyond an automobile race track. He avoids opposing Mayor Anderson’s initiatives, seeking a broad, nonpartisan park agenda.
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Anderson
Sorensen
Maye
Mn Sorensen
New Park Commission
Losey Boulevard
City Park Commission
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Cooper
F. T. Beirman
E. M. Burke
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Robert McPherson
G. A. Lane
Caspar Schauff
J. H. Vaughan
S. M. Hyde
Gus Kuipfer
Woman
Word
Tem
DR. Reed
WM. Blair
MR. Gompers
Walker
J. H. Walker
W. D. van Horn
Miners’ Federation
Soren
Sen
Orie
Outlook
Ori Sorensen
Dr. Anderson
Mr. Sorenson
Fama
Sorenesen
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