Sleepy director testifies at New Haven hearings
James S. Elton, New Haven director, testifies at the interstate commerce commission reopening of the New Haven hearing. He says Mellen dominated directorate meetings while Morgan controlled them and recalls directors scolding after Morgan’s departure. Elton notes many mistakes were errors of judgment, not malice, and admits not understanding the Billard company.
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Washington
James S. Elton
New Haven
Mellen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Elton
Morgan
New England Navigation Company
Billard Company
Suffrage School Held at Madison
Beginning June 18 a state school for suffrage will be conducted in Madison for a week with expert teachers and prominent speakers. La Crosse women show interest and are likely to attend. Lectures cover laws governing women and children, suffrage history, organization, and public speaking. Send requests to Mrs. Alice B. Curtis, secretary, Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association, 431 432 Washington Building, Madison.
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Madison
la Crosse
Alice B. Curtis
Wisconsin Woman Suffrage Association
Washington Building
Stalwart Republicans Plan Special Train to Madison
At a council chamber meeting last night stalwart Republicans arranged a special train to the regular convention in Madison on June 23. Mr. B Barber reports nearly every ward in the city was represented and a large delegation will attend.
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Council Chamber
Madison
B Barber
Schmauch Opens New Drug Store in Town
H. D. Schmauch, after fifteen years as assistant at the Kindley pharmacy, today opened a new drug store at Fleventh and Market streets. The building features white woodwork marble shelves and counters tile floor and blue walls.
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H. D. Schmauch
Kindley Pharmacy
Fleventh
Market Streets
Toots Garder Sets High School Track Record with Four LC’s
Toots Garder earned four high school LC letters in one year and was a standout in football and basketball as one of the state's fastest athletes. He also starred in baseball as center fielder and, though late to track season, tied for first in pole vault and placed well in other events, a record seldom equalled by local high school athletes.
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Toots’ Garder
Plumbers at City Hall Tonight To Hear King
Frank R. King state inspector of plumbing will address local journeymen and master plumbers on the provisions of the new state plumbing code. La Crosse is to name a plumbing inspector and King will explain fees and provisions of the new law. City officials and citizens are invited to attend.
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Frank R. King
la Crosse
Mr. King
Decrease Seen in Permits to Wed in 1914
May 1913 saw forty marriage licenses issued at the La Crosse County courthouse while 1914 records show only 21 permits. County Clerk Bert Jolivette cites no definite cause, noting many local couples marry in Winona or elsewhere in Minnesota. Through the year the pattern shows a sharp annual drop with only one permit issued so far this month.
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Bert Jolivette
la Crosse County
Winona
Minnesota
Hiesar Tforguehfi
Gretaland
Sormaes
Odd Fellows Rebekah session closes with officer elections
Grand Master Scheerin praised community sympathy in a session led by P W Mahoney. Rebekah assembly officers elected include Bertha Noble president Oliver Schroeder vice president Anna Terrell war den Emory Perry secretary Jennie Howe treasurer Elsie Lauterbach Milwaukee trustee N North Fox Lake director in IL O O F home. Evening ball at Linker hall and river excursion planned for tomorrow.
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Scheerin
Odd Fellows
la Crosse
Odd Fellowship
Elsie Lauterbach
Rebekah Assembly
Grand Lodge of the
Rebekahs
Bertha Noble
Stevens Point
Oliver Schroeder
Marshfield
Anna Terrell
Madison
Emory Perry
Rosendale
Jennie Howe
Black River Falls
Milwaukee
N. North
Fox Lake
IL. O. O. F. Home
Moon Schedule Lights Fail Citywide Darkness
La Crosse faced widespread darkness last night as the moon schedule failed due to cloudy skies. The city had only night lights on moons with clear skies, but heavy clouds prevented any illumination and the utility was not at fault.
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la Crosse
Light Company
Leum will contest settled as hospital aid on will
The Leum will case at Vernon county Wisconsin is postponed as James Thompson represents Lutheran Hospital of La Crosse in a bid to prove Martin Leum was of sound mind when he left all his property valued at $9 000 to the church trust The case will likely be decided in mid July with depositions underway in St Paul The will dated April 10 1905 leaves the Lutheran hospital all real and personal estate including a Christiania farm farm machinery and household furnishings as witnesses Bertha Molstad Katherine Leum and Melvina are named
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Leum
Viroqua
Lutheran Hospital
Martin Leum
Westby
la Crosse
Kate Olson
James Thompson
Vernon County
St. Paul
Thompson
Christiania
Wis
Maptin Leum
Bertha Molstad
Monroe County
Katherine Leum
Judge Upholds Ten Day Clause In Johnson Case
Chicago June 3 Judge Foell of the superior court granted a permanent injunction preventing Pitcher George Chief Johnson from playing with the Kansas City Federal team within Illinois. The Reds had contended Johnson's ten day clause invalidates the contract but the court upheld the Reds as possessing a protectable property right and noted Johnson's special skill. Cincinnati plans similar injunctions in other states where the Federal league operates.
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Chicago
Foell
George
Chief) Johnson
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Johnson
Reds
Kansas City Federals
Federals
Illinois
Cincinnati Club
Federal League
Morris Strong Senate Candidate J. Mohlenpah Optimistic
J. Mohlenpah asserts Morris as a strong Senate hopeful and Wisconsin as a thriving state. He notes the dairy industry, agriculture, and returning residents as signs of prosperity. He avoids committing to a Democratic gubernatorial bid.
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Moehlenpah
Morris
Senate
Oklahoma harvest help call seeks thousands of workers
Oklahoma officials urge the public and federal labor authorities to mobilize twelve to fifteen thousand men for wheat harvest and threshing. Wages run two to two and a half dollars daily with board. Most workers are expected to remain in state for four to six months of steady work, aided by free employment bureaus in Oklahoma City Enid Alva Woodward Frederick and other points.
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Oklahoma
W. B. Wilson
Charles L. Dougherty
Oklahoma City
Enid
Alva
Woodward
Frederick
Affinity Tangle Divides New Thought Leaders in New York
In New York on June 3 a Supreme Court trial for divorce exposed discord in the Rev. Frank W. Sears and his wife Mrs. Julia Seton Sears. Testimony contrasted harmonizing witnesses from Mrs. Sears church with supporters from Sears’ Harmony club, a rival group. The case centers on alleged frictions between Sears and Miss Pauline Lang don, dubbed the prettiest girl in the church, and the impact of these relations on their marriage.
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New York
Frank W. Sears
Julia Seton Sears
New Thought
Concord
Sears
Pauline Langdon
Supreme Court
Giegerich
Bankers Urge Chicago District at Wisconsin Group Meet
Wisconsin bankers, nearly united, oppose the proposed upper state division and favor inclusion in the Chicago district for banking. The river excursion was canceled as the Frontenac and barge failed to appear. Attendees were driven to the Country Club from city hall for a banquet at 6:30 followed by a dance.
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Minneapolis
Chicago
Wisconsin
Country Club
Frontenac
New Banking Act lauded by Wing
Wing praises a new banking act for removing weaknesses and preserving stability. Officials say the reform strengthens regulatory oversight and protects depositors while supporting financial growth.
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Wing
Suffragette Attacks and Federal Reserve Talk Staged
June reports note two suffragists whip Dr F E Forward outside Holloway jail and injure a Bore Gallery attendant who smashed paintings. In Belfast, two militant suffragettes badly beat Editor Anderson and Managing Editor Stewart at the News-Letter and Telegraph offices. E M Wing of Batavian National Bank addressed Group 7 on the Federal Reserve Act, detailing reserve requirements, currency supply, and the impact on Wisconsin banks with both member and non member banks seeking clarity on exchange and clearing rules.
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London
F. E. Forward
Holloway
Forward
Belfast
Anderson
News-Letter
Stewart
E. M. Wing
Batavian National Bank
Wisconsin Bankers’ Association
Federal Reserve Act
Country Bank
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
New York
Approach vote on canal tolls intensifies senate debate
Washington June 3 The Panama tolls dispute moves toward a final roll call after speeches by Senator Simmons of North Carolina for the administration and Senator Vardaman of Mississippi attacking the perceived un American surrender to Britain. Leaders push for a vote by Saturday with no other business to interrupt.
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Washington
Panama
Simmons
North Carolina
Wilson
Senate
Vardaman
Mississippi
O'Gorman
La Crosse High School Honors Eleven With L C Emblems
The La Crosse high school season closed as eleven players received L C emblems for playing in more than three baseball games. Captains and squad members named include King Roche Weisse Meinert Roeder Becker Smevoy Garder Hackner Tobias and manager Harold Beisel. Track emblems were awarded to eight athletes Harold Taylor Toots Garder Russell Weeks Leonard Adair Monty Stupka Walter Reget and Louis Kulcynski for placing in the inter-scholastic meet or Madison state meet, with a few disqualified for poor grades.
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L.c.’S
King
Roche
Weisse
Meinert
Roeder
Becker
Smevoy
Garder
Hackner
Tobias
Harold Beisel
la Crosse School
L. C.s
Madison
L.C
Harold Taylor
Toots” Garder
Russell Weeks
Leonard Adair
Monty” Stupka
Walter Reget
Louis Kulcynski
Telephone link ordered between state exchanges in Wisconsin
Madison June 3 The state railroad commission ordered the Wisconsin Telephone Company and the Rock County Telephone Company of Janesville to establish a physical connection for toll local and rural service marking the first such order for inter exchange linkage in the state.
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Madison
Wis
State Railroad Commission
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Rock County Telephone Company
Janesville
Sunday deposition shows Rodeheaver paid $100 weekly
In Chicago on June 3 the plaintiff in a $50,000 breach of promise suit against choir leader Homer Rodeheaver entered Billy Sunday’s deposition stating he paid Rodeheaver $100 a week to direct his choir. The aim was to prove Rodeheaver’s financial ability to pay damages.
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Chicago
Billy Sunday
Homer Rodeheaver
Georgia W. Jay
Rodeheaver
Townsfolk and fences referenced in a quip about vanity
A wry saying contrasts men who paint the town with those who would not whitewash their own fence, humorously commending practical restraint over showy displays.
Federal reserve implications for state banks in membership
The text weighs advantages and disadvantages of state banks joining the national banking system. It notes eligibility as a postal savings depository and currency issuing privilege for members, while non members face stock subscriptions, limited dividends, capital increases, altered loan limits, and farm loan restrictions. Rulings may shift benefits, and many state banks seem cautious but ready to join.
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Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Act
Federal Reserve System
Postal Savings Depository
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P. W. Mahoney
Rebekahs Elect
Melvina
Chief Johnson
Gressive
Mohlenpahh
Affinity
Federal Reserve Bank
Reserve Bank
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Eserese VG
E&.w. Parker Jeweler
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