Train crash in Utah kills three railroad workers
Early reports say a Rio Grande freight and a convention special collided. Three trainmen died and five La Crosse people were aboard the wrecked train. Passengers were reportedly saved. officials deny an initial death toll of fifteen. Dr E A Gotterdam and accompanying relatives aboard were noted among aboard passengers.
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AAS
LA Crosse
Utah
The
Rio Grande Railroad
Winona
House Votes To Confer On Tariff Bill
The House voted 178 to 151 to confer with the Senate on the tariff bill yesterday, despite a sharp insurgent challenge to the rule. Conference committee members named include Payne New York Dalzell Pennsylvania McCall Massachusetts Boutell Illinois Calderhead Kansas Fordney Michigan Clark Missouri Underwood Alabama Griggs Georgia.
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Senate
Payne
Cannon
New York
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
McCall
Massachusetts
Boutell
Illinois
Calderhead
Kansas
Fordney
Michigan
Clark
Missouri
Underwood
Alabama
Griggs
Georgia
Townsend
Mich
Fitzgerald
Davidson
Messrs
Wisconsin
Douglass
Ohio
Conference Cobwebs Cloud Cannon Payne Conference
At the Capitol gossip centers on a clash between Speaker Cannon and Ways and Means Chair Payne over who joins the house conference. Payne favored Republicans Hill Needham for the conference, but Hill was bypassed. Fordney and Calderhead were seated, both strong tariff advocates on lumber and hides, signaling sharp tariff stances in the talks.
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Washington, D. C
Capitol
Cannon
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
House
Ways and Means
Hill
Connecticut
Needham
California
Fordney
Elks train wreck near Cisco Utah causes confusion over casualties
Reports from Grand Junction and Salt Lake City indicate no passengers were injured, though early wires suggested up to fifteen deaths. Denver and Rio Grande officials dispute casualties while later dispatches list eight dead passengers and three missing trainmen after a collision near Cisco Utah.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Los Angeles
Cisco
Utah
Here
Denver and
Rio Grande
Salt Lake City
Rio
Wrecked train party travels from La Crosse to St Paul
Exalted rulers and supporters from Madison Winona and Omaha join a party that left La Crosse Monday night for St Paul and later connected with the wrecked train at Omaha. They reported an enjoyable trip and that the accident was caused by a switch. three trainmen died and cars were smashed.
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E. A. Gatterdam
Elks’ Lodge
Omaha
J.D. Becker
C. J. Burns
Burns
Jer
Winona
John C. Burns
Wee Tribune
John
Denver and
Rio Grande
Omaha Elks and Daughters Leave for Los Angeles
A party of twenty Omaha Elks and their young daughters departed Omaha on Wednesday for Los Angeles to arrive there by 6 o clock. District Deputy Wm Canfield and other prominent Omaha lodge members accompanied the group. Continued on page 6.
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Omaha, Neb
Omaha Elks
Omaha
Los Angeles
Taft pushes for substantial tariff reductions and free raw materials
President Taft has shifted to a downward revision of tariff schedules aiming for general reductions and free iron ore lumber coal and hides. He discusses a substantial downward revision with Senator Aldrich and insurgent leaders, arguing political stakes may hinge on the next election. He notes close results in several states where insurgent senators prevailed.
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Taft
Washington, D. C
Aldrich
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Indiana
South Dakota
Kansas
Judge Grants New Trial After Verdict in Assault Case
Judge Higbee set aside the $16 verdict for Alderman George Marvin Jr. against Ray Hiscox, ruling the jury ignored instructions on damages. He ordered a new trial and called the original result a travesty to justice. Attorneys for the defendant said they would appeal to the supreme court.
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Higbee
Marvin
Hiscox
Supreme Court
George Marvin, Jr
Ray Hiscox
A. C. Wolfe
F. H. Hartwell
Arbitrators Hope for Compromise in La Crosse Rail Dispute
Messrs. Fred H. Hartwell and J. W. Ferris met at the Batavian bank building to settle differences between the La Crosse City Railway and its employees. They anticipate a compromise without a third arbiter or testimony. A further meeting is planned Monday morning after Ferris returns from Chicago.
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Fred H. Hartwell
J. W. Ferris
la Crosse City Railway Company
Ferris
Batavian Bank
Chicago
Million Dollar Flood Hits Sioux City Area
A cloudburst above Sioux City caused the worst flood in the city’s history. By noon one death was reported and property losses reached about 1,000,000 dollars.
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Sioux City
Child loses both feet in yard mowing accident
In Duluth Minnesota on July 10 a 9 year old girl, daughter of John Gunderson, a farmer near Gary, Minnesota, had both feet severed by a mowing machine while playing in a field where her brother operated the mower.
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Duluth
Minn
John Gunderson
Gary
Labor unrest in Chicago over Altman bomb accusation
In Chicago on July 19 labor leaders protest police effort to implicate Vincent Altman, assistant business agent of the carpenters union, in a series of recent bomb explosions.
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Chicago
Vincent Altman
Carpenters’ Union
Milwaukee Counterfeiting Ring Revealed in Hidden Plant
Police and a Secret Service agent say Hajdukovich’s claims against accomplices lack credibility after detectives Rooney and Kruse found a counterfeit operation in his Milwaukee home. A second, more complete plant was uncovered beneath the second floor.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Hajdukovich
Michael Regan
Rooney and
Kruse
Secret Service
McManus
Hajdukovich
Minnesota
Otto Reimer
Street Car Strike Costs La Crosse County
La Crosse County faces a payout of at least two hundred dollars following a street car strike settlement with the Amalgamated Association of Street Car Electric Employes. Sheriff William Duncan deputized thirty-five county supervisors to secure time and mileage, a move that avoided militia costs. The claims committee convened to review the bill, with no obvious reduction possible.
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la Crosse County
Amalgamated Association of Street Anilectric
la Crosse City Railway Company
William Duncan
la Crosse County Board
Forest Fires Alarm In Gilberts Iron Range
Small fires break out across the Mesaba iron range with Gilbert town under special menace. Firemen continuously sprinkling streets and buildings helped avert a worst day yesterday.
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Duluth
Minn
Mesaba Iron Range
Gilbert
Young People’s Society Meeting Postponed By Storm
The annual meeting and election of officers for the West Avenue Norwegian Lutheran church Young People’s society was postponed last night due to a storm causing no quorum to be secured.
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Young People’s Society of the
West Avenue
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Water Plant Plan Could Change City Supply Source
Aldermen consider revision of the water system and a new Riverside Park pumping station with intake pipes past the river mouth. A special committee and city engineer to study best methods for ensuring a good water supply and suitable facilities.
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Kohn
Committee On Water
Riverside Park
la Crosse
Black Rivers
Pettibone Park
Wagon Bridge
Wells and Reservoir Plan Renounced in La Crosse
The La Crosse waterworks plan faces abandonment with a shift from parkland site to wells near Granddad bluff and a reservoir on the heights. Park commissioners oppose building on park grounds, urging planners to revise the location to preserve park plans while Mayor Sorensen seeks harmony and a quick committee review.
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la Crosse River
Granddad Bluff
Sorensen
Park Commissioners
Park Commission
Joseph M. Hixon
the Tribune
Endeavorers Debate Labor Problem at Convention Session
The labor problem was the main topic at the Christian Endeavor convention in St. Paul. Rev. Chas Stelzlo of New York gave the leading address on church relations to labor and capital. Other speakers included Ged. W. Coleman of Boston and Rev. A. A. Shaw of Winnipeg. No sessions are planned for the afternoon. a missions camp fire and program at the Auditorium Elijah are scheduled for tonight.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Christian Endeavor Convention
Chas. Stelzlo
New York
Church
Ged. W. Coleman
Soston
E. W. van Aken
Winnebago
A. A. Shaw
Winnipeg
Man
Elijah
Exiles Battle Cossacks in Siberia Fight
Seven Cossacks and several political exiles died in a clash between Russian soldiers and thirty exiles in Siberia. Advices via John W. Kelly report the survivors are en route toward Alaska, with the latest dispatches from Alaska dated today.
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Seatle
Wash
Siberia
Weather regional forecast for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa
Coolest in La Crosse at 66 and warmest at 86 with winds near 6 mph and rainfall of .56 inches. Wisconsin forecast calls for generally fair weather with possible local thunderstorms in eastern and southern areas tonight or Sunday. Minnesota remains generally fair tonight and Sunday. Iowa is partly cloudy with likely showers and thunderstorms.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Nelson
Morris
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oMrse
Cooper
Lenroot
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Stafford
Kustermann
Orul
Conference Committee
Bingham
William F. Barker
New York City
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Tion
River Side Park
Copeland
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Fallot la Crosse
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