Wrecked Milwaukee Line Triggers Split No 18 Sections
Due to the derailment of the Columbian special No 18 on the Milwaukee road passengers were moved onto a first section running from Minneapolis to Chicago. The derailed train halted six hours and will pass through La Crosse later than scheduled as the second section of No 18. Miss Effie Hoag of Waukon Iowa visits the Dwyers on Mill Street before continuing home from a coast trip.
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Milwaukee Road
Washington
Minneapolis
Chicago
la Crosse
Twin Cities
Effie Hoag
Waukon
William Dwyer
Mill Street
Miss Hoag
Milwauk ee coast line completes vast transcontinental route
The Milwaukee road’s coast service trains mark the final step of a line described as one of the country’s longest and fastest built. It runs from Mobridge South Dakota to the Pacific coast, 1400 miles, with two bridges costing over 3 million and a total project cost near 100 million.
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Milwaukee Road
Coast Service
Coast
Mobridge
S. C
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Pacific Coast
Missoula
Mont
Chicago
Milwaukee
Puget Sound
Sound
Great Northern Railway
Northern Pacific
S. D
United States
Columbia River
North Side in Brief Local notes and visits
North Side items list residents visiting relatives and friends, trips to Winona and Ban gor, and local movements. People include L A Sundway 1610 Kane street, Rev Wm J Turner former North Presbyterian pastor, Mrs S Coster 711 Hagar street, and Mrs M Vogel who left for Aberdeen South Dakota. Several locals travel for visits and work and return home with minor illnesses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Sundway
Kane Street
Wesley
Caledonia Street
M. E
Mattie Taylor
Loomis Street
Winona
Wm. J. Turner
North Presbyterian Church
Merrill, Wis
F. A. Halbert
Logan Street
L. R. Sundway
Kan
St. Paul
S. Coster
Hagar Street
Bangor
John Brand
A. E. Peterson
E. G. Ludovic
Sparta
Wis
Walter Asselin
Joe Brabant
Iowa
Fred Schweigert
Gillette Street
Cora Mekvold
Clinton Street
Valley City
S. D
Ambrose Smith
Dubuque
F. A. Melin
la Crosse
Milwaukee Road
Gilbert Marco
Iron River
M. Larkin
R. Bonner
L. Emery
Bud Hanson
Andrew Hayes
Jack Craigen
George Peterson
Ole J Rogers
Summer normal school enrollment and staff needs noted
Large anticipated enrollment for the six week summer term beginning June 26 at the normal school. Citizens may offer room and board by calling the president’s office. Multiple senior plans include classes for credit, some for college credit only, and special grades for younger students. A commencement week notice will follow, and many seniors have already secured positions for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton
Lulu Bucklin
Amund Olson
Glenwood City
Jessie Caldwell
Westby
Wis
Elizabeth Carter
Prairie du Chien
Pearl Cook
West Salem
Stella Cranston
Richland Center
Alice Crowley
Durand
Nina Dano
Young Child Dies After Scalding Accident
In Viroqua Wisconsin on June 1 a fourteen month old child of Mr and Mrs Theodore Hanson fell into a pail of scalding water left on the floor while playing at home in Jefferson. Despite medical care the child died about twenty four hours later at the grandparents home in this city Memorial Day observances noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viroqua
Wis
Theodore Hanson
Jefferson
H. M. Hanson
Norwegian convention contingent visits La Crosse on route to Madison
Rice Lake in Rogers' launch the Viking. They brought with them eleven pike. Nels Eithun and Sever Ramsey of Whalen Minn and A Bramer of Rushford Minn visited friends in La Crosse today. They are on their way to Madison to attend a Norwegian convention. Edgar Bilman of Minneapolis is the guest of friends in the city today.
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Rice Lake
Rogers
Nels Eithun
Sever Ramsey
Whalen
Minn
A. Bramer
Rushford
la Crosse
Madison
Edgar Bilman
Minneapolis
Former Local Girl Married in Chicago
Miss Magdalen Pfeiffer, born and raised in La Crosse and sister of Valentine Pfeiffer of Schmohl & Pfeiffer, married Andrew Whiteman a chemist in Chicago yesterday morning. The couple will reside in Muskegon Michigan.
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Magdalen Pfeiffer
North la Crosse
Chicago
Andrew Whiteman
Miss Pfeiffer
Valentine Pfeiffer
Schmohl
Muskegon, Mich
Viroqua Honors Veterans With Memorial Day Observances
A Tuesday procession of G A R veterans W A C ladies schools and Spanish American veterans marched to the cemetery for decoration of graves. Oscar Espeseth delivered Lincoln Gettysburg address and District Attorney Bennett spoke. The W R C ladies laid flowers on the unknown dead monument and the juvenile band performed. Other items note local visits and events around town.
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Viroqua
Third Regiment
Lincoln
Oscar Espeseth
Dist
J. Henry Bennett
Stocks Fall Under Bear Drive On Opens On Wall Street
A coordinated bear attack dragged the market downward across most active issues after American Tobacco stock and bonds fell early. Heavy selling in Steel and Copper shares followed rumors of government actions, with a minor midday suspension and a general dip then partial recovery led by Union Pacific, Steel, Reading, and Tobacco issues. London strength aided the rebound.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Standard Oil and Tobacco
American Tobacco
Union Pacific, Steel and
Reading
London
Congressmen Hear Tales of Peonage in Pennsylvania Fields
Washington June 1 Congressmen heard tales of peonage graft bloodshed and murder in the Westmoreland Coal fields of Pennsylvania at a Rules Committee hearing on Representative Wilsons call for an investigation into strike conditions. Twenty miners have been shot to death by deputies during the conflict.
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Washington
Westmoreland
Pennsylvania
House Committee On Rules
Wilson
Dem
Westmoreland Strike Tactics and Sheriff Controversy
Francis Feehan, president of the Mine Workers' union, asserts a yearlong strike with eighteen deputies jailed for shooting. He claims 18,000 miners walked out, 10,000 left company houses, and reports of forced labor, beatings, and shootings as workers tried to escape to freedom. European immigrants are allegedly lured to Westmoreland by company agents and escorted by special deputies.
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Francis Feehan
Mine Workers’ Union
Representative Madison
Feehan
Westmoreland
Europe
Westmoreland County
Cubs to Have Electric Sign Across City
Chicago reports the Cubs will install an 168 by 40 foot electric sign atop the ball park area and bleachers on nearby houses may lose business. The court refused to enjoin President Murphy from erecting the sign, despite neighbor objections.
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Chicago
Cubs
Murphy
Murky claim on cutting light and air from bleachers
The quote describes cutting off light and air while Murphy asserts the action would merely block the view from their bleachers. The exchange frames a dispute over what would be restricted and the impact on spectators.
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Murphy
Players Sent to Jail for Fighting in St Paul
In St Paul on June 1 manager Joe Cantillon and catcher Dawson of the Minneapolis team were bailed after a brawl at a game yesterday. Dawson reportedly attacked a black fan who provoked him, and Cantillon intervened.
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ST. Paul
Joe Cantillon
Dawson
Minneapolis
Cantillon
Teamster Killed as Wagon Runs Over Abdomen
Archie Wilson a 55 year old teamster was killed when his wagon ran away in Bayfield Wisconsin. He was thrown from the wagon and his abdomen was struck by the vehicle in a grisly accident on Tuesday.
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Bayfield
Wis
Archie Wilson
Turtle shot injures boy loses eye in Wisconsin hunt
A hunter’s rifle bullet rebounded from a turtle shell and penetrated the eye of Frank Sluga’s young son on his first hunting trip in Independence Wisconsin. Doctors say he will lose the sight of the eye.
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Independence
Wis
Frank Sluga
Titanic Launch Event Marks White Star Line Milestone
Belfast June 1 report says the 45 000 ton liner Titanic, sister to the Olympic, built for White Star Line, was successfully launched. The ceremony drew attention to the ship's size and the program surrounding its debut.
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Belfast
Olympic
White Star Line
Launch of massive ship garners national interest in New York
Yesterday a large crowd witnessed the launch of a new vessel associated with J. Pont Morgan of New York. The ship is described as 45,000 tons with dimensions 882 feet by 92 feet and is planned for service late this year.
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J._ pont Morgan
New York
Brigade Hikes Fifty Miles From League City
First brigade of troops under Gen. A. L. Mills began a long hike from League City toward Galveston. Forty six men collapsed from the heat during yesterday’s march and were left behind as the unit pressed on toward Dumond tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
A. L. Mills
League City
Galv
Houston
Dumond
Milwaukee man dies in fall from capitol dome
Madison coroner's inquest rules E. Smith of Milwaukee died in an accident after falling 285 feet from the top of the new state capitol on Tuesday while unfurling a flag. The verdict was delivered Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
E. Smith
Milwaukee
Unknown steamer ashore near Ocean City
Unidentified steamer, believed to be a carrier, reported ashore a half mile north of Ocean City. Local life saving crews stand by for possible assistance as authorities assess the vessel's condition and status.
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Lewes
Del
Ocean
Woman’s Speech Reveals Hidden Character Beyond Looks
A quote about judging a woman by her voice suggests character lies in how she speaks. The line argues external appearance hides true nature, emphasizing listening over first impressions.
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la Crosse & Southeastern Ry. Co
Main Street
Coldwell
Fred Kroner
C. M
St. P
Rolla J. McMahon
Wilton
Florence Merrill
Celia Massey
Emma Olson
Delia Olson
Ethel Oltman
Galesville
Mary Pflueger
George E. Sanford
Lillian Showers
Hudson
Mary Taylor
Elroy
Lillian Thompson
Edgar
Lillian M. Waters
Gertrude Wiebrecht
Lancaster
Jessie Wright
College of Agriculture
Fargo
N. D
W. T. Irvine
Toronto
the Shredded ‘Wheat Company
Niagara Falls, N
C. I. Powell
Ros
Zora Fish
Onalaska
W. P. Shilling
Viola
Kickapoo
la Farge
F. P. Bean
Madison University
Roy
Julia Jennings
Cashton
Gus Hook
Iva Powell
Genoa
Mace Powell
Ashor
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