Dietz and armed family in stand at Cameron dam clash
In Wisconsin at Cameron dam on Thornapple river a battle between sheriff militia and John Dietz and six family members left one soldier dead and Dietz's son Clark mortally wounded. Dietz retains dam control as officers fail to capture him. Public sympathy favors Dietz against the logging company over log removal and damages.
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Dietz
New Richmond
Wis
Cameron Dam
Thornapple River
John Dietz
Mississippi Boom Company
Clark
Wisconsin
Ditz
Public brawl after Alamo saloon dispute ends in assault
Fred Raper, a Burlington car tapper, claims to have met his love at the Alamo saloon run by Jack Landis on the West Salem road. His wife appeared, a scuffle followed, Landis allegedly struck Raper, leaving him with a battered face. Raper and his wife rode away, their horse bolted, he dislocated a shoulder and was taken to hospital for treatment under chloroform. Police expect a warrant for assault.
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Fred Raper
Burlington
Alamo
Klondike
Jack Landis
West Salem Road
Reaper
Landis
Raper
Noor
German Insurance Won’t Pay Frisco Claims
Berlin July 26 The German Phoenix Insurance company states it will not pay its liabilities in San Francisco citing the earthquake caused the fire It withholds 3 000 000 dollars in claims to be paid by the insurer due to the disaster and the resulting fire.
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Berlin
German Phoenix Insurance Company
San Francisco
Edwards-Wood Blocked from Using Chamber Quotes
District court grants permanent injunction prohibiting Edwards-Wood from using quotations of the chamber of commerce. The firm had been expelled and resisted. quotations declared exclusive property of the chamber.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
ST. Paul
District
Edwards-Wood Company
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Loss of Brass Injectors Triggers Rail Shop Theft Trial
Burlington shop theft leads to arrest of John Mack from Portage after a chase. Detectives recovered most brass injectors and two blowoff cocks missing from rushed production. Mack faces grand larceny trial with potential penitentiary sentence if convicted. Thief’s route through shop and wheelbarrow used are noted.
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Burlington Shops
John Mack
Portage
John Taylor
North Side
Mack
Wood Street
New Commanders Take Charge as Odessa Reform Spreads
General Kaul bars asserts control in Odessa as commanders push reforms to curb officer misrule. Soldiers express approval and obedience. In St Petersburg the czar plans a Jewish cabinet to move toward constitutional government amid ongoing agrarian unrest and Jewish fears.
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Scripps-McRae
Odessa
Kaulbars
ST. Petersburg
Troops Move Toward Mexican Frontier Through Fort Worth
Twenty one army cars moved through Fort Worth today bound for posts on the Mexican border. The convoy proceeds as troops are dispatched to the frontier amid ongoing border tensions.
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Scripps-McRae
Fort Worth
Tex
Cleveland Mayor Faces Contempt Citation Over Rail Work
Mayor Johnson appeared to answer a contempt citation for not obeying an injunction to stop tearing up Consolidated railway tracks. The court withheld ruling until Friday as the three for 3-cent fares project continued track laying. The judge also ordered a suspension of Fulton Street work pending decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Cleveland
Johnson
Consolidated Railways
Municipal Company
Fulton Street
Bryan A King Among Kings At Court
London July 26 W J Bryan Bartholdt and other American delegates to the interparliamentary union were received at the court at the king's request They were presented by Ambassador Reid The king had a private audience with Bryan earlier in the day
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London
W. J. Bryan
Bartholdt
Interparliamentary Union
Reid
Bryan
Prosecution of Standard Oil Moves Forward in Chicago
Plans for the prosecution of Standard Oil in Chicago will be completed by week end. The government will again test the immunity plea before Judge Betha to counter the Humphrey decision. Attorneys Morrison Sullivan and Pagin continue conferences and review evidence Sullivan gathered at Cleveland.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Betha
Humphrey
Morrison
Sullivan
Pagin
Cleveland
Dreyfus Allegedly Insulted Denied by Military Club
Paris officials deny that Captain Dreyfus was slapped or insulted by an officer at the military club last night. The denial clarifies no honor offense occurred and no charges were filed.
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Dreyfus
Paris
Military Club
Amerika reports Rockefeller safe at sea
The steamship Amerika carrying John D. Rockefeller was spoken by wireless today about 770 miles east of Sandy Hook. She reports all well and on course.
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New York
Amerika
John D. Rockefeller
Sandy Hook
King Edward Hosts Delegates at Interparliamentary Union
The king received delegates to the Interparliamentary Union in London on July 26, continuing a tradition of royal engagement with international parliamentary bodies.
Indictment for Abduction Stands in Supreme Court Ruling
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds the abduction indictment against Edwin N. Sager of Martin County for attempting to wed 15 year old Bertha Anderson in La Crosse and Winona. The ruling confirms the lower court decision that the charges are legally valid and the Sagers must stand trial.
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la Crosse
Minnesota Supreme Court
Edwin N. Sager
Martin County
Bertha Anderson
Sager
Supreme Court
Anderson
Edwin Sager
Andersa
Winona
Martin County Court
Move GallowS and Black Person To Island By Night
In Crisfield Maryland on July 26 William Lee a Black man was hanged today at Smith's Island for an incident involving two white women. He was removed by sheriff to the island to escape lynchers as the gallows and prisoner were loaded onto a vessel overnight.
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Crisfield, Md
William Lee
Smith’s Island
Jewish Children Flee to America from Vienna Route
A convoy passes through Lenberg carrying 108 Jewish children whose parents were killed in Bialystok. They travel toward safety in America amid wartime evacuations and displacement.
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America
Vienna
Bialystok
Lenberg
Former football star charged with dynamiting fish
George Mueller, a former University of Minnesota football star, faced Judge Brindsey this afternoon on charges of dynamiting fish in Campbell. He pleaded not guilty and the case was postponed to 2 p.m. Tuesday.
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George Mueller
Brindsey
Campbell
Mueller
University of Minnesota
Mystery Grave Registry of White Beaver on Big Horn Peak
Cody residents uncover claims of Col. D. Frank Powell alias White Beaver buried at the apex of the Big Horn mountain amid a pact with Buffalo Bill to lie side by side. Dr W D Thomas confirms visiting the site and a Powell letter supports the burial story long spread in Cody.
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Big Horn Basin
Wyoming
Cody
Col
D. Frank Powell
White Beaver
la Crosse
Buffalo Bill
Col. Powell
Hugh M Irwin
Burlington
the Beaver
Big Horn Mountain
William F. Cody
W.D. Thomas
Mr. Irwin
Mrrs. Powell
The
Tribune
California
Buffal Bill
Big Horn
Thomas
Powell
J. J. Durland Statement Backs 1906 Platform
Legislative representative J. J. Durland of the First La Crosse district publishes a statement declaring support for the 1906 platform and all forthcoming Republican measures.
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J. J. Durland
la Crosse
Chinese Government Plans Reforms to Men and Women
BERLIN July 26 The Chinese government plans reforms to remove cues from men and to stop women from foot mutilation.
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Scrinns-McRae
Berlin
Weather and river outlook for Friday and weekend
City chart shows afternoon and tonight periods with fair Friday. Temperatures range from a cool 64 to a warm 86 with light winds. The river is falling steadily with stage at .7 feet, down .2 feet.
Prosecution Planned Against La Crosse Ice Trust
Bosshard to move immediately to prosecute alleged La Crosse ice trust members. He says public cooperation, signed complaints, and valuable information are essential. He cites Attorney General Stourdevant’s opinion and will publish abridged parts, omitting defense-protective details.
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Otto Bosshard
la Crosse Ice Trust
Bosshard
Stourdevant
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Special Tribune Dispatch
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Frisco
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