West Salem Fire Devastates Suburban Town Near La Crosse
A massive fire in West Salem Wis destroys yards, lumber firms, and the Rhodes and Sanders properties as winds drive flames toward main street. La Crosse Bangor Tomah Sparta departments rush aid with especial trains, while villagers fight to save residences and phone offices. Origin unknown.
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la Crosse
Tomah
Sparta
Lumier
Bolles Lumber Yard
St the OM
St. P
Sanders & Colman
la Crosse Telephone Company
Sanders, Bolles and Colman
Rhodes
Johnson Restaurant
la Crosse Telephone Co
Bangorde Arrives as Village Fire Ravages Main Street
Bulletin reports Bangorde arrival at 3 95 p m but efforts to save La Crosse village failed. Main street consumed by flames. Residents evacuate to safety as men from nearby districts assist.
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la Crosse
Ople
Fire Threatens West Salem as Four Buildings Burn
A West Salem dispatch reports at 2 40 p m a blaze razing four structures and the town facing doom without aid within thirty minutes. The La Crosse County Insane Asylum two blocks away saves the town as inmates form bucket brigades on roofs. La Crosse hose companies and engines raced to the village in a special from Milwaukee yards then to West Salem.
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West Salem
Insane Asylum
Wisconsin
la Crosse County
la Crosse Hose Co. No. 2
No. 1
Milwaukee Yards
Nebraska Progs Not For Taft Warn Nebraska League
Lincoln Neb July 1 Members of the Nebraska Progressive Republican league endorsed the executive committee action to pursue reform goals over personal loyalties. They rebuked Franklin A Shotwell for visiting Washington and pledging Nebraska for Taft. The committee wired Congressman Norris that the interview did not reflect state views.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Progressive Republican League
Franklin A. Shotwell
Omaha
League
Washington
Taft
Nebraska
Norris
Nebraska League
Fire Destroys Wooded Fire After Milwan News
A small fire broke out amid dry wood and fuels near Milwan, catching flames quickly and threatening nearby structures. Fire crews responded but containment remained challenging as winds spread embers to surrounding trees and debris. No injuries reported, authorities investigating source.
Boaters urged to secure Mississippi River regatta badges
La Crosse invites participants for the Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association races at Dubuque Iowa July 4 5 and 6. Free badges available at Fay Lewis & Bros Co Adam Forschler's Freas & Dumpke cigar stores and at C M St P Co B & Q ticket offices. La Crosse aims to capitalize on the 1912 races and regatta.
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la Crosse
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Dubuque
Fay Lewis & Bros. Co
Adam Forschler’s
Freas & Dumpke’s
Gate City
La Grosse Boat May Win at Dubuque Races
A stormy launch and test of the La Crosse hydroplane unfolds on the Mississippi near Winona. Charlie Gardiner and Schneider work under crowd pressure as the engine roars, clutch trouble delays a timed run, and engineers race to lock the clutch before today’s Dubuque big race.
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la Crosse
Dubuque
Charlie Gardiner
Winona
Mississippi Valley
Schneider
la Crosse Motor Boat Club
George Rose
Mr. Rose
Rose
Gardiner
Blood Trail May Capture Robbers
Erie investigators chase a bold hold up on a local train. masked bandits wounded six crew members, fled toward the forest after a night of gunfire. Conductor Rooney crawled to summon aid and authorities hope arrests within a day. Suspects James Carroll and Walter Mooney held on suspicion.
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C. F. Bemis
Abe Carey
H. D. Rooney
Rooney
Erie
Conductor Rooney
Brakeman
Wagner
Eagle Curve
Eric
Railroad and Express
James Carroll
Montana
Walter Mooney
Indian Princess to Unveil Statue in Oregon Illinois
Lorado Taft created a colossal statue near Rock River. Miss Laura Miriam Cornelius of Seymour Wisconsin, granddaughter of Daniel Bread, unveiled the sculpture once presented by the Oneida princess. Dr. Charles Eastman, a full blooded Indian, delivered an address at the ceremony.
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Laura Miriam
Lorado Taft
Oregon
Ill
Chicago
Rock River
Prosecutor Threatened in Evelyn Arthur See Case
Assistant State's Attorney Fred Burnham, leading the Evelyn Arthur See prosecution, received a death threat via a black hand letter claiming a bomb would explode in the courtroom. Police guard Burnham. officials assess the note as likely a crank letter though fear persists of a possible bomb attack tied to See's case.
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Chicago
Fred Burnham
Evelyn Arthur Lee
Prince Charmer
Burnham
See
Evelyn Arthur See
God Man
John F. Rosen
Felicia Rees
Mona Rees
Cantwell
Higher Thought
Hold Decision In Levee Park Case
A La Crosse Plumbing Supply Co vs City of La Crosse seeks to halt park work on land condemned for park use. Judge Higbee will rule next Saturday. if injunction stands the riverfront parcel between Pearl and Mt Vernon must be replanned. Proceedings hinge on lis pendens filing and charter compliance cited by both sides.
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la Crosse Plumbing Supply Co
City of
la Crosse
Levee Front
Higbee
Pearl and
Mt. Vernon
Frank Strupp
la Crosse Plumbing Supply Company
A. H. Schubert
Mrs Shonts seeks divorce in Paris
Mrs Theodore P. Shonts wife of the Interborough Transit head has filed for separation under New York law. Attorney S G Archibald confirms the divorce action in Paris where Mrs Shonts resides with her daughter the Duchess Du Chaulness and is described as prostrated by marital troubles.
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Paris
Theodore P. Shonts
New York
Interborough Rapid Transit Company of
Late Personal Mrs Voigt Improves After Fall
Mrs. Gus Voigt of 1410 State Street is improving slowly after falling four weeks ago, which broke her arm and injured her hip.
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Gus Voigt
State Street
Typhoid Rosie Quarantined In Chicago Hospital
A healthy looking 20 year old girl named Rosie Booersma is quarantined at the county hospital as doctors search for typhoid germs after an Englewood outbreak linked to ice and milk sales. Authorities label her a potential disease spreader pending tests.
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Chicago
Rosie
New York
Rosie Booersma
Englewood
Sam
Hethoyeh
City Swelters in Awful Heat Across La Crosse
Weather bureau reports record heat in La Crosse with 99 degrees in shade at the observatory. Citizens abandon fancy lingerie and decollete attire while the city endures a severe heat wave. Ice dealers and fan sellers profit as residents seek relief. Weather forecasters warn of continuing hot conditions with a brief breeze from Boreas.
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Weather Bureau
United States Observatory
la Crosse
Cours
Board of Trade
Mercury
Boreas
Taft Nominates Gilbert for Wisconsin Internal Revenue Post
President Taft announces Frank L. Gilbert as internal revenue collector for Wisconsin s second district in Washington. Gilbert sails a steady path through nomination on July 1 as he joins the federal tax administration.
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Washington, D. C
Pres. Taft Today
Frank L. Gilbert
Internal Revenue
Wisconsin
Weather Summary for Midwest Plains and Upper Midwest
Weather outlook shows generally fair and warm conditions across the plains and central valleys. Record highs reached 100 in Huron and 102 in Pierre with cooler trends near Red River Valley and along the Canadian border. River levels indicate a gradual fall over the next 36 hours with minor changes at St Paul Red Wing and La Crosse locations.
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Plains States
Lake Region
Huron
Pierre
Red River Valley
North Dakota
Washington
West
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
South Atlantic
Canadian
Manitoba
Alberta
North Pacific Slope
St. Paul
Red Wing
Reeds Landing
la Crosse
Pr. du Chien
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Save Town
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Bangor
Con
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Colman
Touth
Pennsylvania
W. J. Hart
C. H. Block
City
Mrs. Shonts
Gilbert
la Grosse
Minnesota
Iowa
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