Nameless Vag Caught by Cops at Central Station
A vagrant nicknamed Smith faced police at central station after failing to provide a real name. He said he had no first name and claimed to be ten when adopted, with no family records beyond the surname Smith. He later said Curley Smith was his nickname and noted a hand loss in a sawmill accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Tom McDonough
Central Police Station
Tom
Jones
McDonough
Sarge
Tommy
Union
Curley Smith
Council committee to inspect bridge and discuss repairs
The common council bridges committee will inspect the Black River bridge linking North La Crosse and French Island this afternoon to review proposed repairs. The ordinance and finance committee will meet tomorrow at city hall to consider a theater license and related safety inspections for theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Black River
North la Crosse
French Island
Local Foresters Court Delegates Attend Three Day Convention
Judge Leonard Kleeber Sol Burdick and B F Collins depart for Madison to represent La Crosse and Onalaska lodges at a three day Independent Order of Foresters high court convention. Kleeber from South side lodge Burdick from North side Collins from Onalaska society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Kleeber
Sol Burdick
B. F. Collins
Madison
High Court of the Independent Order of Foresters
Two la Crosse
Onalaska
Order
Kleeber
South Side
Mr. Burdick
North Side
Mr. Collins
Onalaska Society
Wagners Ossian Merges In Ossian Wedding
Announcements report the marriage of Miss Helen Elizabeth Wagener of Ossian Iowa to Joseph W Dockendorf of this city. The ceremony occurred this morning in Ossian. Mr and Mrs Dockendorf will reside at 1002 Mississippi Street after July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Elizabeth Wagener
Ossian
Iowa
Joseph W. Dockendorf
Dockendorf
Mississippi Street
Wife Believed Slain by Harbor Pirates Near Sheepshead Bay
Alonzo Houseman Brooklyn blank book maker believes his wife was attacked and slain by harbor pirates or drowned near Barren Island after a skiff matched the couple’s boat was found. She carried 300 dollars and wore green silk. a prior disappearance in Sheepshead Bay is linked as possible murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harbor
Sheepshead Bay
Alonzo Houseman
Blank Book Manufacturer
Brooklyn
Barren Island
Houseman
Alfred Shearndale
Blaze in Smoke House at Haller Meat Market
A small blaze started in the smoke house at Albert C. Hallers meat market on the corner of Third and Cameron Avenue this afternoon. Fire department No. 1 responded. The fire caused minor damage insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert C. Haller
Third and
Cameron Avenue
Noted Fire Destroys Boat House and Boats
London June 3. Fred Roughs boat house at Oxford burned today with about fifty boats. Suspected militant suffragettes left scattered literature and a placard reading a birthday reminder for King George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boat House
London
Fred Rough
Oxford
King George
Aviator Perryon Sets Altitude Record in Monoplane
At Versailles June 3 Perryon with a woman passenger ascended a monoplane to 16 832 feet, establishing a new world altitude record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Versailles
Perryon
No Pools After Birth of Trust
E H Gary head of United States Steel testified in a government suit that no steel pools formed after the 1901 formation and any remaining in 1904 were holdovers. He ordered all illegal pooling abandoned in 1904 except the steel wire pool later dropped in 1908. He said steel prices have not been fixed by manufacturers since the corporation's founding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
E. H. Gary
Gary
Steel Wire Pool
American Stel & Wire Company
Steel Corporation
Hull Fights McGovern Over Direct Marketing Bill
Speaker Merlin Hull challenged Governor McGovern on the direct marketing bill, arguing it serves a public purpose and is constitutional. The assembly failed to override the veto 49 to 32, needing two thirds. Hull urged removing the imprisonment for debt provision while preserving the rest of the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Merlin Hull
McGovern
House
Hull
Industrial Commission
Wisconsin
Dixon
Boy Slayer Given a Life Sentence
Fourteen year old Herman Coppes was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Mrs. Anna Sleep and her two children. He pleaded guilty and confessed that after quarreling with the Sleep husband about chores he shot Mrs. Sleep and killed the children with an axe. He expressed a wish to go fishing and cried as deputies moved him. He spoke from Kane county jail about the day’s nice weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Herman Coppes
Kane County
Coppes
C. F. Irwin
Anna Sleep
Sleep
Witty maxims on gender roles and wealth
The excerpt mocks misers and argues about women’s passions for money status and discretion. It suggests women reveal secrets, endure more pain, and value personal image over taxes, while men are less privileged in expressing virtue and generosity.
Senate tariff shift frees wheat and cattle from duty
President Wilson urged the senate to place wheat and cattle on the free list and keep wheat flour and meat duty free. Senator Simmons met at the White House and the senate tariff committee extended the free list, reversing prior plans for duties on flour and meats. Democrats argued wheat and cattle protection for American farmers against Canadian competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Simmons
White House
Capitol
Wisconsin Senate Advances Fire Insurance and Law Bills
Madison June 3. Senate advances a standard fire insurance policy bill and a new anti lobbying measure. Other actions include tax collection changes by attachment or garnishment and a 30 day residence eligibility rule for voting. The assembly acts on a one day rest law and the drainage reform bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
L. L. Johnson
Senate
George E. Scott
Legislative Fire Insurance Committee
Assembly
H. C. Martin
Secretary of State
Committee On Labor
Industrial Commission
O’connor
State Agricultural College
Milwaukee
Superior
Miss Gantert Buried After Morning Funeral Service
The funeral of Miss Mary Gantert was held this morning at 8:30 at the residence 12304 Main Street and at 9:00 at St. Joseph's Cathedral. Interment followed in the Catholic cemetery.
Packers Strike Expands In Sioux City Labor Row
Sioux City Iowa June 3 butchers and laborers at Armour Packing walked out joining Cudahy Packing workers out since last week bringing total on strike to between 1690 and 1800 demanding higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siout City
Iowa
Armour Packing Company
Cudahy Packing Company
Common Council to Visit School Boards and Meet Teachers
The common council will visit the local school board at the high school tonight and Thursday to review five year progress charts prepared by Supt. Benezet and compare with other state cities. New teachers hired include Owen E. Horne and Raymond B. Carmicheal. instructors for iron work, mathematics and various Ham ilton school classes were announced. J. B. Murray began his first board meeting and will serve on all committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
L. P. Benezet
Hick
Continuation Industrial School
Owen E. Horne
Springfield Training School
Springfield
Mass
Horne
Raymond B. Carmicheal
Dartmouth
H. W. Leach
F. H. Thomas
Ruth Cotten
Ethel Elliott
Lillian Showers
Anne Kinnear
Barbara Paul
Hamilton
Lucretia Mulock
Sparta
Murray
J. B. Murray
A. H. Schubert
Jefferson School
Hixon Annex
Parkinson
Dockindorf
Percy Bentley
Hamilton School
Suit Seeks 99 Million Damages in Texas Oil Case
Texas sues Standard Oil of New Jersey and others over anti trust violations seeking ouster of Magnolia Petroleum and Corsicana Petroleum. Sixteen individuals named. Fines totaling 24 million against three defendants and listed individuals. Damages of 1 million to Magnolia and 1 175 000 to nine others plus 800 000 against three named individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corsicana
Texas
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Magnolia Petroleum
Corsicana Petroleum
John D. Archbald
John D. Rockefeller
L. O. Ledyard
Charles W. Harkness
Chas. H. Pratt
H. C. Folger, Jr
C. N. Payne
Magnolia Petroleum Company
O. C. Edwards
Norwalk, Conn
E. R. Brown
John Sealy
Galveston
State Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Convention Opens in Fond du Lac
More than a thousand people attend the Wisconsin state convention of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in Fond du Lac. The event begins with an informal reception and a degree-exemplifying program by contesting teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ODD Fellows Meert
Fond DU Lac
Wis
The
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Tariff Debate Reveals Lobbyist Questions And Senatorial Digs
Senator Fletcher of Florida defends constituents against Havana cigar tariff while denying business interests. Senator Fall of New Mexico cites cattle and lead mine contacts as tariff protest, and Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania lists 175 callers claiming broad lobby influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Florida
Havana
C. E. Berriman
Chicago
G. Harold Cowell
California Fruit Growers’ Association
Overman
New Mexico
Senator Fall
Senator Catron
Fall
Charles Slaughterer
J. H. Nation
Cowan
Texas
Lead and Iron Mines
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Senate
Miss Anne Morgan rejects minimum wage for women
Miss Anne Morgan answers the minimum wage question by saying no working girl on six dollars a week will lead a virtuous life on eight dollars. She explains the vacation savings fund association, led by herself and Mrs Belmont, helps girls save pennies weekly for a summer vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anne Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Two Badger Middies in Midshipmen Graduation List
Fond du Lac resident RE P Zemke is among midshipmen to graduate from Annapolis this year. L R Agrell of Superior also set to graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac
Wis
RE. P. Zemke
Annapolis
L. R. Agrell
Superior
Juror Discovers Flaw in Evidence in Woolen Case
Boston June 3 The prosecution rested against William M Wood and Atteaux & on trial for conspiracy to plant dynamite to discredit Lawrence strikers. Juror John Enos uncovered a timing error in a key record, prompting a recess to verify January 1911 records and taxicab charge books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jahn Edwin Nevin
Unite Press
Boston
William M. Wood
American Woolen Company
Frederick E. Atteg
Atteaux
Imm
John Enos
Arthur Pira
Breen
Finang
Pira
Enos
Pelletier
Hurlbut
Powers
Wood
Crotby
Former Policeman Weds In Caledonia Ceremony
Former La Crosse patrolman Nic Bissen married Miss Sophia Graf of Brownsville at St Patrick's church in Caledonia performed by Rev McTeague. The couple will live in Brownsville where Bissen runs a business. Another wedding of Mike Clifford of Caledonia and Miss Jane McDon of Brownsville set for tomorrow in Brownsville.
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Nic Bissen
Sophia Grif
Brownsville
Minn
Caledonia
Ret McTeague
St.Patrick’s
Joseph Graf
Bissen
la Crosse
Mike Clifford
Anes McDon
Steal Wagon Load Robs Coal Wagon of Valet Cleaning
In Minneapolis on June 3 a thief hit the Valet Cleaning and Dyeing Co car, backing into the wagon to unload heavy horses and a coal wagon, then loaded imported gowns and garments valued at about 1500 dollars into the wagon and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Glass
Auto Smash Fatal in Minneapolis
Verne Perkins 38 is dead after a delivery car overturned yesterday when a wheel axle broke. His son Eldred 9 and Fay Perkins, the dead man’s brother, were injured with Eldred in critical condition as the machine collapsed on them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Verne Perkins
Eldred Perkins
Fay Perkins
Infant William Lee Hanks Funeral Held
The funeral services for infant William Lee Hanks, son of Mr and Mrs C D Hanks of a city, were held this afternoon at 3 o clock in Miller Brothers chapel. Interment followed at Oak Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanks
William Lee Hanks
C. D. Hanks
Miller Brothers Undertaking
Oak Grove Cemetery
Bell Molded by Time Echoes in Quiet Hall
A fragment notes a bell and its aging process, hinting at a small moment of value found in a simple object. The text suggests a quiet appreciation for ordinary things amid scattered thoughts.
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Wanderer
J. W. Dockendorf
MR. M’govern
Bill
Boy Slayer
Board of Education
WEW
Schubert
State of Texas
Mack
Billy Quirk
Burges
H. H. Brown
Winthrop L. Marvin
Wittie Allen
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
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