Milwaukee Mayor Becker May Become Stage Star
Chicago reports reveal Milwaukee mayor Sherbie Becker courted for the lead role in The Man of the Hour with offers up to 1500 dollars weekly. He demands a personal press agent and the right to lecture en route, while producer William Brady negotiates details and cautions against public lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherbie
Becker
Chicago
Ijl
Milwaukee
William A. Brady
Mediterranean
Brady
Mayor Becker
Mr. Brady
Formalism and Deceit in Church Discussed at Norweg ian Synod
Rev H Halverson of Westby Wis condemns formalism in church life urging opposition to lax observance of gospel laws to foster living faith and love. The East ern Synod of the Norwegian Lutheran Church held sessions with multiple speakers and nominates Halvorson for synod president and a slate of officers.
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H. Halverson
Westby
Wis
James
Eastern Synod
Norwegian Lutheran Church
God
Man
H. G. Stub
D. D
V. Koren
P. A. Kittlsby
Chicago
L. Larson
J. Reque
Frenchville
D. Krause
Menomonie
E. P. Halstad
New Hope
O. J. Kvale
Orfordville
Home Mission Fund
P. Moen
Spring Valley
Nordth
D. S. Rygg
Eau Claire
J. Tinevold
Edgerton
Prince Albert of Monaco Inherited Ruler With Vast Wealth
Prince Albert of Monaco born November 13 1848 in Paris. He has been twice married to Duchess Alice de Richelieu and spends most time amuseing himself. He is extremely wealthy with minor ruling duties and owns properties in Monaco Paris and France. The heir is Prince Louis who will be 37 on July 12. He studies the ocean as a hobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert Honore Charles of
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Paris
Alice de Richelieu
Prince Louis of
Prince Albert
Aisne
France
Big La Crosse Trade Board to Action Tomorrow
A La Crosse board of trade meeting tomorrow evening will consider advertising the city to attract growth and the establishment of a market place. Committees will report investigations and aim for broad attendance to shape plans. The transient merchant committee will meet tonight to prepare a report for Tuesday’s session.
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la Crosse
M Adams Settles Case and Pays Fine
Hetzenecker pays a $150 fee to permit action as M Adams settles the matter and covers the required fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’adams
Hetzenecker
Saloonkeeper Pleads Guilty and Pays Civil Settlement
Frank MacAdams pleaded guilty to assault and paid 825 dollars to Circuit Judge Fruit ending the case. He settled with Michael Hetzenecker for 150 dollars covering medical bills and lost time from injuries suffered when shot at Billy LaMay's saloon. County Attorney Otto Bosshard sought permission to pay the fine due to the settlement. Joan F. Woherty and L. W. Gosnell appeared for the respective parties.
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Frank MacAdams
Michael Hetzenecker
Billy LaMay
McAdaimns
Circuit Judge Fruit
Hetzenecker
McAdams
Otto Bosshard
Fruit
Joan F. Woherty
L. W. Gosnell
He Zcenecker
Wisconsin Concessions Shift Costs in Public Utility Bill
Wisconsin lawmakers move a substitute public utility bill 9333A to the calendar with telephones regulation a feature. The measure allows state funding of operations and authorizes timely property valuations by the commission at no expense to companies, with costs shared in proportion to asset value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Committee On Transportation
C. E. Schaffer
Assembly
Legislators Pace Return for Rekindled Session
The legislature resumes work this afternoon and plans to adjourn only after June. Observers expect delays as controversial bills remain. Tuesday the Senate will act on the Assembly resolution to close public hearings by Friday, but many senators oppose fixing adjournment time until major bills pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Senate
Assembly
Haywood Jury Is At Last Complete
Boise Idaho June 3 The Haywood jury is completed and ready for the sensational trial in the long running case. Judge Wood announced two jurors must be secured before adjournment today as the defense finished its last challenge. The ten jurors chosen are described as intelligent farmers and both sides express satisfaction with the panel.
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Boise
Idaho
Haywood
West
Wood
Veniremen
J. A. Robertson
Steuenberg
Holmes Goes On Trial In Cotton Bulletin Leak Case
Edwin S. Holmes Jr former assistant statistician at the agriculture department is on trial in Washington DC. He was indicted in 1905 with Frederick A Peckham and Moses Haas of New York for conspiracy in the cotton leak scandal. The trio allegedly obtained advance cotton bulletin information for New York speculators.
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Washington, D. C
Edwin S. Holmes, Jr
Agricultural Department
Frederick A. Peckham
Moses Haas
New York
Helms
Coton
Government halts Glen Echo autoist blackmail scheme
The department of justice stated that Glen Echo Maryland must stop holding up foreign ambassadors and ministers for speeding or dinance violations. The confrontational practice taxed motorists as if taxes, challenging international law and the freedoms of movement for diplomats.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Glen Echo
Maryland
Missile in Knee Puzzles Surgeons After Frog Hunt
Arthur Gautsch 1544 La Crosse street shot himself in the knee while frog hunting with neighborhood boys. A toy pistol used with blank cartridges discharged a 22 caliber ball that lodged under the knee cap and cannot be reached, threatening the limb as surgeons hunt for the bullet.
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Arthur Gautsch
F. J. Gautsch
la Crosse Street
Young Gautsch
Gautsch
Prosecute Holmes Cotton Leak Statistician on Trial
Attorney General Stead states Western United Gas and Electric Co. an eleven million dollar firm serving Joliet Aurora Elgin and other Illinois cities is guilty of conspiracy in restraint of trade under the anti trust act Local proceedings against the concern will be instituted.
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Joliet
Stead
Heise
Western United Gas & Electric Company
Aurora
Elgin
Illinois
Danish Actress Shot by Husband in Hotel Tragedy
Danish actress Cerda Kruma Nathansen was shot and mortally wounded by her husband at Hotel Aalberg in Jutland. He then killed himself, reportedly driven by jealousy. The news item also notes a boards of education meeting this evening at the new high school for routine business.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Cerda Kruma Nathansen
Hotel Aalberg
Jutland
Board OF Education
George Westinghouse Inventor of Air Brakes and Electric Control
George Westinghouse born October 6 1846 at Central Bridge Schoharie County New York. He invented a practical rotary engine at 15 and the Westinghouse air brake in 1868 followed by many patented electrical control inventions. He married Marguerite E Walker on August 8 1867 and has been honored by France Berlin and Italy. The Westinghouse residence is in Pittsburgh.
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George Westinghouse
Westinghouse
Central Bridge Schoharie County
N. Y
Marguerite E. Walker
France
Berlin
Italy
Pittsburg
Cleveland machinists walk out over nine hour day demand
Three thousand Cleveland machinists struck after failing to win the nine hour day. A riot at the American Shipbuilding yard left one man shot and several strikebreakers seriously injured as attackers clashed with strike sympathizers at the stockade.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
International Union
American Shipbuilding Company
Gift of Georgian Gold Plate for Roosevelt Visit
W. N. Mitchell, head of the Georgia commission overseeing a Jamestown visit next week, presented President Roosevelt with a plate of 22 ounces of pure Georgian gold worth $406. The plate bears a portrait of the president's mother.
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Washington, D. C
Three Die in Fire at Newark Turnverein Hall
A Newark fire at the Turnverein hall killed Joseph Hoenecke the janitor and his wife and child were burned to death. Four others are missing and property loss runs into thousands of dollars as the blaze started about 2 AM.
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Turn Hall
Newark
N. J
Newark Turnverein
Joseph Hoenecke
No Autumn Session Announced by Premier Campbell-Bannerman
In London the premier said in the house of commons there will be no autumn session of parliament. Consequently the Irish council plan for home rule is to be dropped.
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London
Campbell-Bannerman
House of Commons
Irish Council
Ireland
Madison and La Crosse Game Postponed Amid Rain
The Madison vs La Crosse ball game was postponed due to rain flooding League park. Madison will depart at 6 PM for Eau Claire where they play tomorrow.
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Madison
la Crosse
Eau Claire
League Park
Cantinieres Abolished: Women Liquor Suppliers to French Army
A historical notice reports the abolition of cantinieres, the women who supplied soldiers with liquor to the French army, marking a shift in wartime provisioning and social roles within the military supply chain.
Wisconsin La Follette Movement Gains National Attention
The Wisconsin push for La Follette as a Roosevelt successor draws Washington interest with talk of federal railroad capitalization limits and valuation. Support for La Follette rises in the East and West, while old leaders fear losing credit and face a likely heated national campaign.
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Washington
D. C
Wisconsin
Indiana
Taft
Ohio
Cannon
Illinois
Knox
Pennsylvania
Hughes
New York
Roosevelt
la Follette
Indianapolis
White House
Congress
Dolliver
Iowa
West
Oklahoma
Kansas
Dakotas
Pacific Coast
Maryland
New Jersey
President appoints Wagner as U S district attorney for South Dakota
The president announced the appointment of BH. RB. Wagner to serve as United States district attorney for South Dakota, filling a key federal prosecutor post. Wagner succeeds prior appointee and will oversee federal prosecutions in the state.
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Washington, D. C
BH. RB. Wagner
United States
South Dakota
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Prince OF
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PHONE
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Haywood Jury
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Arthur Gatusch
Pistol
Georgia Commission
Bob
Roose
Velt Program
J. C. Welliver
Wagner
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