Navy disputes and Pacific fleet movement stir talk
News from Seattle and Tokyo reports orders to rush work on the battleships Oregon and Wisconsin in Bremerton Navy Yard. Tokyos Hochi prints Admiral Sakamotos warning of indeterminate war impact and doubts American crews would fight. Oyster Bay sources link Bronson visit and fleet movements to possible war signals with Japan.
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Wash
Oregon
Wisconsin
Tokio
Hochi
Sakamoto
Japan
America
Pescadores
Cavite
Manila
Washington
Oyster Bay
Bronson
Pacific
Des Moines Aristocrats Face Public Indecency Case
A Valley Junction case reports a July Fourth gathering of Des Moines west end society members who allegedly disrobed under hot weather and wore leaf skirts. Judge De Ford presided as the jury found not guilty, though several defendants vow to counter the airing of the event.
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Des Moines
Justice de Ford
Valley Junction
Walnut Creek
A. E. Stephens
Stephens
Largest Pearl Found on Upper Mississippi Recovered
The largest pearl of the season was found at a dam near Harper's Ferry by Richard Ishmael a poor fisherman. It weighs forty four and one half grains is globe shaped bluish white and of superior quality valued at 3000 dollars and purchased by John Peacock a Prairie du Chien buyer.
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Upper
Mississippi
Harper's Ferry
Richard Ishmael
John Peacock
Prairie du Chien
Olson raves for lack of warrant over Higbee arrest
Geo Olson accuses District Attorney Otto Bossard of failing to act and vows to impeach him. He says Higbee & Higbee lawyers advised his wife to shoot him, recounting a tense confrontation at the New York Dye Works where he sought possession with a judge’s order.
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Olson
New York Dye Works
Geo. Olson
Madison
Otto Bossard
Higbee & Higbee
Judge Fruit
Five Years for Mayor Schmitz
San Francisco July 8 Judge Dunne sentenced Mayor Schmitz to five years in the penitentiary after a period of advisement He plans to appeal and seek a new trial and says he will run again for mayor to seek vindication and likely release on bond plans.
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San Francisco
Cal
Dunne
Schmitz
Moulton Reelected President Of La Crosse Telephone
The La Crosse Telephone company held its regular meeting at the La Crosse club on Saturday and re elected the same officers for another term. I H Moulton remains president with W W Cargill as vice president and W F Goodrich as secretary treasurer and manager. Directors I H Moulton W W Cargill F P Hixon Henry Gund and George H Gordon will serve until May 28 when the annual meeting will be held. No other matters were brought before the meeting.
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la Crosse Telephone Company
la Crosse Club
I. H. Moulton
W. W. Cargill
F. P. Hixon
Henry Gund
George H. Gordon
Harriman to be indicted for railroad fraud charges
Information from Denver reports that E. H. Harriman, president of the Southern Pacific, faces indictment by the next federal grand jury in Oregon. The charges include fraudulent transactions involving mineral and timber lands and the retention of government land grants that should have been disposed of.
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Denver
Colo
E. H. Harriman
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Billick Accused of Vizal Family Murders
In Chicago on July 8 Jere Vizal testified in the murder trial of Herman Billick that Billick boasted he could kill without doctors knowing it and was seen handling arsenic, the poison linked to six Vizal family deaths.
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Chicago
Ill
Jere Vizal
Herman Billick
Vizal
Billick
Vizals
Standard Oil
Falcon
Union Tank Line
Landis
Four Delegates at The Hague Peace Conference
A biographical sketch of U S delegates Uriah M Rose Horace Porter George B Davis and Charles S Sperry born in Kentucky Pennsylvania Massachusetts New York and Connecticut. Details cover education marriages military service and public roles including Rose and Porter in diplomacy and Davis as judge advocate general and Sperry Navy officer with long careers.
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Uriah M. Rose
Marion County
Transylvania University
Kentucky
Margaret T. Gibbs
Rose
Little Rock
Arkansas
Democratic National Committee
American Bar Association
Horace Porter
Paris
Huntingdon
Porter
Harvard
West Point
Sophie K., McHare
Grant
France
Legion of Honor
Local Wisconsin Grain & Stock unit in St Paul closed
Federal action in St Paul against Wisconsin Grain & Stock Co for mail misuse led to the local branch in the McMillan building ceasing operations. No reports or messages were received from head office. a receiver is appointed to take over the business, ensuring the local offices remain silent and inactive.
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St. Paul
Wisconsin Grain & Stock Company
McMillan Building
Walker
Millionaire Balloonist in Late Night Auto Crash
New York July 8 Dr Julian Thomas a wealthy amateur aeronaut and balloonist was injured in a midnight auto crash hitting a trolley pole. His right leg was amputated and he is barely alive. Two women companions were injured Frances Hess lost a leg while Alzyle Weissman escaped serious injury.
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New York
Julian Thomas
Thomas
Frances Hess
Alzyle Weissman
Pope Proves A Keen Humorist In Rome
Rome July 7 The pope famed for good nature was asked to approve a painted portrait and inscribe it. He wrote John 6-20 It is I Be not afraid. The inscription amused friends and reflected his humor.
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Rome
Dreyfus to retire from army in coming pension plan
Paris July 8 It is stated in military circles that Maj Alfred Dreyfus former captain of artillery sentenced for treason to imprisonment on Devil's Island is shortly to retire from the army accepting a pension.
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Dreyfus
Paris
Maj
Alfred Dreyfus
Devil's Island
Atlantic coast to stay guarded as battleships move west
Spanish American War report notes that when Admiral Evans departs for the Pacific with sixteen to nineteen battleships and several cruisers, the Atlantic will still host a stronger force than at war’s start. The Oregon remains on the Pacific coast under repair, while new armored cruisers and newer warships near completion will bolster Atlantic defenses for expected service alongside the departing fleet.
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Washington
The
le Crosse Tribune
Washington, D. C
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Admiral Evans
Spain
Massachusets
Indiana
Iowa
Texas
New York
Brooklyn
Oregon
Cape
Seattle
Santiago
North Carolina
Montana
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company
Hampton Roads
Booster Day Plans In La Crosse To Be Set At Myrick Park
Plans to hold a booster event for Greater La Crosse at Myrick Park are being finalized by a committee chaired by W E Barber. A meeting at Barber’s office will decide the entertainment and the venue, with Myrick Park the likely site. The campaign aims to start a booster effort that would mark a new era for the city.
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Asyrick Park
W. E. Barber
Greater la Crosse
Grocers Plan Expanded Picnic At Galesville
The Retail rovers' association committee outlined plans for the annual picnic at Galesville on July 17. A morning program features a welcome address by the mayor and speeches, followed by contests and a baseball game against a La Crosse team in the afternoon. Grocers will attend with baskets and coffee and drinks are provided on site.
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Retail Rovers’ Association
Galesville
la Crosse
Consolidation Talks Set by Bijou Owners in Chicago
J. M. Nash the former Bijou owner and current owners Sullivan and Considine will meet in Chicago next week to further discuss consolidation. Plans for improving the circuit will also be reviewed.
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J. M. Nash
Bijou
Messrs. Sullivan
Considine
Chicago
Spanking and Fireworks Burn Boy In St Paul
In St Paul on July 8, Henry Johnson seven year old son of H Johnson a brakeman on the Omaha railway living at 466 Hopkins street suffered serious burns from fire crackers potash matches and a violent spanking by his mother who used shoe leather Clothing caught fire and neighbor aided by throwing a carpet over the boy and helping remove his clothes The mother’s hand was badly burned but the boy’s injuries were the focus of the incident.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Henry Johnson
H. Johnson
Omaha
Hopkins Street
Phrase and Button Chosen for La Crosse Booster Drive
The La Crosse board of trade booster committee selected the phrase Keep Your Eye on La Crosse for a booster button to be worn by patriots interested in La Crosse. The design features a human eye at center and won the $10 prize split between phrase and design. Jule Hoff submitted the winning entry. O T Erhart also had a notable design under consideration. Other proposed phrases include Getting Better All the Time and Boost La Crosse.
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la Crosse
Jule Hoff
Park
O. T. Erehart
W. B. Batchel
Maria Thomas
J. H. Johnson
George E. Powell
H. E. Wheaton
Moyer Eager to Take the Stand
Boise July 8. Attorneys on both sides promised to hurry final preparations. Rumor says Steve Adams to be taken to Telluride for trial on murder of Arthur Collins, manager of the Smuggler mine. Moyer and Haywood optimistic about testifying today or tomorrow. Moyer not on verge of collapse as some reports claimed.
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Boise
Idaho
Steve Adams
Telluride
Arthur Collins
Moyer
Haywood
Naganking reports governor and police director assassinated
A Naganking dispatch says the governor of Ngan haei province and the police director were assassinated by students. The director tried to rescue the governor as troops move to arrest the alleged attackers.
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Pekin
Naganking
Nganhaei Province
Weather and River Updates for Midwest Regions
Wisconsin reports local rains tonight with cooler air in the south and Tuesday fair in the north with showery conditions and fresh westerly to variable winds. Minnesota expects fair weather tonight and Tuesday with cooler conditions. Iowa anticipates showers and possible thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday with cooler air. River forecast indicates the river will remain near stationary or fall slightly over the next 36 hours with stage of water remaining around current levels.
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Minnesota
Iowa
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