Troops Ordered in Readiness to Quell Kenosha Strike
Governor Davidson faced a split decision on deploying units to Kenosha as a tannery strike sparked clashes with deputies. Troop A of the First Cavalry from Milwaukee was ordered into readiness. no Third Regiment forces were summoned, and La Crosse militia may be advised to assist. Local officers at Camp Douglas could be deployed if needed.
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la Crosse
Kenosha
Ovel
Davidson
Milwaukee
Camp Dougal
Governor Davidson orders ready call for Milwaukee troops
CAMP DOUGLAS Wis July 22 Governor Davidson said the matter was taken up with General Boardman who ordered Col Otto Falk of Milwaukee to Kenosha to be ready at a moment's notice to call four companies from Milwaukee. Boardman has been in constant communication with Falk since morning. Contrary to earlier plans the La Crosse companies Srany of Third regiment will not be ordered out.
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E. H. Hoffmann
Camp Douglas
Wis
Snecia
Perilous Moment as Jail Crowd Confronts Deputies
In Kenosha Wisconsin a mob of about 1000 striking workers gathered at the county jail to demand releases of rioters. The sheriff, after negotiating, opened the jail door as deputies levelled sawed off shotguns and ordered the crowd to disperse.
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Kenosha
Wis
Wisconsin commander orders units to Kenosha readiness
In Wis consular reports Col announced at 2:80 this after that in addition to Troop A he ordered three companies of in from Milwaukee to be f readiness to come to Kenosha. He then began a lone distance confer with the governor at Camp.
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Nrenosha
Wis
Milwaukee
Kenoshe
Milwaukee National Guard mobilizes for Kansas emergency
Milwaukee troops from the National Guard are being assembled to head to a distant crisis area in Kansas. The date is noted as July 22 and the action involves every infantry company in the Milwaukee unit.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Infantry
National Guard
Keno
Milwaukee Cavalry Ordered to Guard Kenosha Tannery
First Wisconsin cavalry units ordered to report to the armory for duty to guard the N. R. Allen tannery property in Kenosha amid striker activity. Governor issued orders from Camp Douglas. Captain Mueller directed men to be ready with horses. Troop A comprises wealthy Milwaukee businessmen with owned horses and armory.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin Cavalry
Kenosha
N. R. Allen
Camp Douglas
Mueller
Tts
Wisconsin National Aid
Troops Ready for Call as 24 Hour Duty Ends
Reports indicate soldiers have served 24 hours and must rest before likely orders to deploy. If activated, the First regiment at Milwaukee along with Milwaukee cavalry units are expected to be called out this afternoon.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Cavalry
Governor orders Kenosha riot investigation by Col Falk
Governor J O Davidson orders Col Otto Falk retired commander of the First regiment of Milwaukee to investigate the Kenosha strike riots and report. Falk is the nearest high guard officer to the scene as the governor contacts active First regiment officers. Decision on sending troops from First or Third regiments remains undecided.
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Camp Douglas
Wis
J. O. Davidson
Kenosha
Otto Falk
Milwaukee
Falk
Rioting at Kenosha tannery leaves three shot in strike
In Kenosha Wisconsin today three men were shot during a tannery strike riot. Sheriff seeks federal troops while Governor Dodges amid Camp Douglas parade. Injured foreigners were treated at Kenosha hospital as conference with striker committee collapsed and settlement prospects faded.
La Crosse Militia Leaders at Camp Douglas Wisconsin
Governor James Davidson reviewed the Third Regiment at Camp Douglas July 22 in front of nearly 3,000 onlookers. He praised the regiment as the best firing unit in the state and planned to stay until Thursday afternoon. Col. Kirche in charge noted strong dress parade, with prominent attendees including Frear and several state and National Guard officers.
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E. H. Hoffman
Camp
Douglas
Wis
James Davidson
la Crosse
Davidson
Madison
Col. Kirche
Orlando Holway
J. E. Kircheis
Kircheis
Frear
Munson
Viroqua
Greutchmacher
Ripon
General King
Wisconsin National Guard
Cloudburst Floods Duluth Streets and Drops Lives
Duluth rattled by a cloudburst that dumped nearly three inches of rain in less than two hours. Downtown streets became streams as streetcar traffic halted, with $1,500,000 in damage and three lives lost including two boys on First Street. Train schedules were disrupted as authorities assess the disaster.
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Duluth
Romana
First Street
Keens Creek
Mrs Sayler Weeps In Crescent City Murder Indictment
Mrs J B Sayler appears in Watseka Illinois court charged with the July 11 Crescent City murder of her husband J B Sayler. Indictments also name Dr Miller and brothers John and Ira Grunden. A motion to delay to the November term was granted, avoiding a special session.
Naval court hears Willing urged kick head off incident
Lieut Edward S Willing testified that he urged Lieut Adams to strike Lieut Sutton during a fight that led to Suttons death at the Naval Academy The cross examination included admissions of his awareness of duty as officer of the day and prior statements about leaving them alone The Sutton family attorney questioned the severity of the punishment while a surgeon doubted the revolver shot could have been fired by Sutton as he lay wounded
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Annapolis
Edward S. Willing
Naval Academy
Adams
Sutton
Davis
Naval Court of Inquiry
Bevan
Willing
Hood
Navy
George Prickell
Glidden to Fly 1500 Miles Omaha to Boston
Charles J. Glidden announced plans to fly from Omaha to Boston this fall in a racing balloon. The 1500 mile distance aims to set a long distance record for balloon flights in America.
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Omaha, Neb
Charles J. Glidden
Omaha
Boston
America
Typhoid Strikes Atlantic Fleet Sailors in Chelsea Hospital
Fourteen sailors are hospitalized in Chelsea after contracting typhoid believed caused by spoiled potatoes aboard battleships of the Atlantic fleet. One seaman, Simonton of the Vermont, is in critical condition and may die.
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Boston
Mass
Chelsea Hospital
Simonton
Vermont
Brian Succeeds Clemenceau as French Premier
Paris July 22 Aristide Briand socialist deputy named by President Fallieres to succeed Premier Clemenceau. Briand accepts the portfolio and says cabinet will remain largely unchanged. Clemenceau departs Saturday for Carlsbad to take the cure.
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Paris
M. Aristide E Brian
Fallieres
Clemenceau
Carlsbad
Austria
Spanish Riots In Madrid Leave Dozens Injured
At least ten people were injured in Madrid during July 22 rioting linked to Moroccan troubles. Troops were ordered to relieve militia garrison amid family demonstrations. police charged with swords and revolvers.
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Madrid
The Circular Staircase Serial Debuts in Tribune
The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart will begin in The Tribune on Monday July 26 with exclusive rights secured for this section. Readers are promised the cream of the year’s fiction as the first installment appears on the editorial page.
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
THE
Tribune
Death and Havoc in Second Texas Storm
Ten are dead in Galveston and Palacios reports heavy loss of life. The encampment of the Baptist Young People is affected as a special train moves to storm areas. Winds blew with hurricane force. Velasco and Blessing also report fatalities and widespread damage.
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Texas
Galveston
Houston
Palacios
Velasco
Bay City
San Antonio
Bernard
Eagle Lake
Rosenberg
Tarpon
Gulf
Yacht wreck near Galveston sinks with ten Houstonians
A Galveston report states a pleasure yacht cruising the coast yesterday was wrecked and all on board drowned. Ten persons from Houston were aboard. Efforts are under way to confirm the report.
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Houston
Texas
Galveston
Taft Defeated At Tariff Dinner In Washington
President Taft hosts the house and senate conferees but no tariff agreement emerges. Debates center on free raw materials and a potential compromise on iron ore oil coal hides lumber and reciprocal Canada arrangements. Senate counts doubt passage of a fully free program with a mix of duties and rates expected.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
House
Senate
Canada
Payne
Aldrich
Wisconsin Civil Service Targets Wardens in Political Probe
The Wisconsin civil service commission begins a probe of sixty deputy wardens as it enforces non political civil service standards. Attorney General Gilbert rules the commission may require answers about past political activity and other state funded political work. One hundred seven wardens will face questions and potential dismissal if they fail to meet the standards.
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Madison
Wis
State Civil Service Commission
Warickman
Gilbert
Wisconsin Civil Service
Beefore
Game Warden Department
Roy Bigham Injured in Route to Arcadia
Attorney R E Bigham formerly with George H Gordon now with Stevenson and Bigham Ta coma Washington is hospitalized in Winona City in a darkened room after a hot cinder injures his eye en route from Kansas City to Arcadia for a visit. Doctors call his condition serious and cannot predict confinement length.
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R. E. Bigham
George H. Gordon
Stevenson and Bigham
Tacoma
Washington
Winona City Hospital
Kansas City
Arcadia
Bigham
Two Men Killed in Wagon Train Collision Near Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Mich July 22 Samuel King was instantly killed and Tony Vitz fatally hurt when a westbound Michigan Central train collided with a wagon two miles east of the city. The men were hurled fifty feet in the crash.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Samuel King
Tony Vitz
Michigan Central
Weather and River Forecast for the Midwest States
Wisconsin parts cloudy and cooler tonight with 66 degrees, 90 degree highs elsewhere. Minnesota and Iowa forecast fair and cooler tonight and Friday, light southwest winds. River stages expected to fall with rivers dropping in the near term.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Chas. H. Rawlinson
Kenosha. Wis
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Mrs. Sayler
Prostrate Sutton
Glidden
Brian
Charles J. Holman
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
State Civil Service Commis
Sion
Wariekman
Torney
Roy Bigham
Winona Hospital
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