Hundreds Watch Kindergarten Fete at Myrick Park
Crowds gather for a large outdoor kindergarten fete in La Crosse at Myrick Park. Five hundred children aged five to seven perform dances and drills including Dutch Swedish Bohemian and logan styles, with Maypole dances as the highlight. Names of schools and instructors cited. program lists and participant rosters begin.
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la Crosse
Myrick Park
Webster School
Marguerite Fey
Hamilton School
Ruth Bristol
Lincoln and
Hogan School
Agnes Baker
Emily Hull
Franklin School
Gwendolyn Fenton
Laura Warren
Logan and
Jefferson School
Webber
Jessie Lichtenberger
Elizabeth Witherbdee
Clara D. Hitchcock
Wasnburn
Linth
Kindergartner
Hogan
Webster
Hamilton
Dunkirk
Franklin Hool
Colars
Bohemian Dance
Lozan
Weber
Jefferson
Colrs
Sss
Sewing Sonz
Washington
Betty Jones
Washturn
Dergartner
Elizabeth
Normal
Bernice Andrews
Eleanor Bennett
Harvey Cristenson
William Cross
Orville Benson
Alta Forss
Charlotte Graf
Margery Hayden
Elsie Kjarsgaard
Fred Kjarsgaard
Lawrence Larson
N Lockwood
George Lougham
Ruud
Frieda Schnick
Jeanette Temte
Ralph White
Engler
Logan
Edward Berg
Rembert Butterfield
John Desmand
George Erickson
Donald Eve
Margaret Falk
Florence Limrt
Allen Mahoney
Levy Molstad
Kard Merrel
Lucy Spence
Lafentsen
Katherine Havelick
Ger Bendell
Howard Colvin
Seph Gegenfurtner
Jerome Gernd
Leonard Hanson
Harold Havel
Robert Hayek
Robert Kubal
John Sthal
Eddie Koula
Clarence Krause
President Urges Ideals On Navy At Annapolis
President Wilson told Annapolis naval academy graduates to serve humanity with the navy and army, not seek conquest. He warned against war and hoped U S occupation of Vera Cruz would not fuel aggression, praising Admiral Fletcher as cadets advanced to third class.
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Annapolis
Wilson
Annapolis Naval Academy
Vera Cruz
America
Fletcher
Admiral Fletcher
Home-Coming Week Seeks Oldest Indian Guest
Dr H Clay Evenson aims to bring the oldest Indian resident to La Crosse for Home Coming week. The potential guest, living in Minneapolis, has not replied yet but is hoped to attend. The decoration plan spreads as flower tops appear on White Way poles. Letters to the Home Coming committee include Frank M Noll from Sault Ste Marie and a note from Duluth indicating possible attendance unless drafted or unable to afford a substitute.
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H. Clay Evenson
Minneapolis
Evenson
Sault Ste Marie
Mich
la Crosse
Munitions Cargo May End Mediation Meeting
Carranza will demand landing after report that munitions arrived without obstacle. If blocked, he will be hostile. The mediation meeting faces a potential collapse as authorities weigh the cargo issue and its impact on negotiations.
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Huerta
Ritter to Fight Case Against Him Claims Innocence
A document filed affidavits accuse Ritter of wrongdoing while he proclaims innocence. Sensational charges stem from a woman’s statements now in the hands of the commission.
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Ritter
May Precipitate Another Fight Huerta May Order Blockade
Washington reports warn that war munitions shipments to Mexico threaten peace as President Wilson weighs action. Secretary Bryan says seizing customs is a wartime act, while Carranza, Huerta, and mediators debate embargoes and potential blockades off Tampico. Admiral Mayo awaits Azueta as Huerta gunboats may attempt a Tampico blockade, risking a U S cutoff of support.
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Huerta
Mayo
Tampico
John Edwin Nevin
United Press
Washington
Mexico
Republic
Bryan
Wilson
Puerto Mexico
Admiral Badger
Antilla
Carranza
Mexico City
United States
Niagara Falls
el Rio
New York
Admiral Mayo
Tampico Harbor
Azueta
Progreso
Bravo
Zaragoza
Woman held in incendiary fire at 504 Milwaukee Street
Nancy McCoey, tenant of 504 Milwaukee Street, is jailed on incendiarism charges after a fire at her house on April 25 morning. Deputy Fire Marshal E F Baker led the investigation with Chief McGlachlin and Sheriff Weber. a warrant was issued after a preliminary interview. McCoey pleaded not guilty and is held without bond pending a February 16 preliminary hearing. The fire was reported by Company No 2 and found three separate blazes with kerosene saturation in the woodwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy McCoey
Milwaukee Street
E. F. Baker
Madison
Coey
Baker
Fred C. MecGlachlin
Central Fire Station
Webber
Company No. 2
Progressives Seek Victory Over Ikey Karel in Tight Race
Madison Leader calls for sacrifice if state central committee advises. Karel’s supporters waver amid uncertainty about his renomination as progressives press for victory. The article notes no clear path for his election, signaling party factional tensions and the likelihood of further struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
State Central Committee
Patrolman Ritter Faces Commission Hearing on Alleged Misconduct
Patrolman William Ritter refuses to quit, declares innocence, as charges based on a woman's affidavit he will be tried at the next police and fire commission meeting on Wednesday July 1. Four commissioners may deadlock. witnesses, including a La Crosse officer, expected to testify on Ritter’s conduct since joining the force. Gunderson leaves for Norway Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ritter
L. C. Colman
Police and Fire Commission
Ritter
Gunderson
Norway
Messrs
Langdon
Martin
Coleman
Doerflinger
Colman
la Crosse
Water at Standstill as River Flood Threat Eases
At 3 pm officials reported water along Black River Falls was at a standstill. Residents say no damage occurred and the danger has passed as the situation stabilized.
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Black River Falls
Flood Threat Dukes Greenwood and Nearby Towns
Greenwood Wisconsin faces major flood danger as Black River rises past record levels. The river has eroded 250 feet of a concrete levee after two days of rain, washing out a dam and a steel bridge. Wreckage floats downstream and residents flee to higher ground. Damages extend to Hemlock and Owen as waves flood streets and mills are destroyed.
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Greenwood
Wis
Municipal Lighting Company
Hemlock
Owen
Visits Sweetheart Burglar Nabbed by Police
Roy Hill known as Biggs and Meyer, sought by Toledo Ohio and Boone Iowa authorities for burglary, entered La Cosse yesterday to see his fiancée employed at a local house. Capt. Larry Dugan seized him on North Eighth Street and he is held at central station. He denies the charges but admits escaping jail in Boone Iowa. authorities notified.
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la Cosse
Roy Hill
Biggs
Meyer
Toledo
Ohio
Boone
Larry Dugan
Central Police Station
Briggs
North Eighth Street
Central Station
Iowa
Six Thousand Sovreigns Placed For Jack Johnson Fight
In London six thousand gold sovreigns were deposited at the Sportsman for a Johnson versus Langford bout slated for September or October. The money, earmarked for Johnson win or lose, marks the largest cash stake ever posted to secure a prize fight. Johnson is reported ready to sign articles immediately.
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London
Sportsman
Jack Johnson
Sam Langford
Johnson
Suit filed against Health Commissioner over scarlet fever case
Milwaukee June 5 suit filed against Health Commissioner Ruhland for 5000 by Arthur Lawless who alleges his daughter contracted scarlet fever while confined at the isolation hospital.
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Milwaukee
Ruhland Today
Arthur Lawless
Westinghouse plants strike over pay and conditions
Several thousand workers at Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing and Westinghouse Machine in East Pittsburg walked out today. They demand abolition of the piecework and bonus system, a rotary layoff method during low demand periods, and improved ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Westinghouse Machine Company
East Pittsburg
Parkinson Gets Year in Prison
John Parkinson, an elderly man once flooded with job offers after appealing for work, was sentenced today to one year in the state penitentiary for a moral offense. He pleaded guilty before Judge Brindley and will be taken to the penitentiary tomorrow by Sheriff John B. Weber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parkinson
Parkinson
Brindley
John B. Weber
Des Moines men jailed for fraud scheme shipping goods Iowa
Three Des Moines merchants Morris Kipper Morris Bloomberg and Solomon Jacob were sentenced to five months in jail by Federal Judge McPherson for a scheme that moved goods on time and through back door shipments to Woodward Colfax Adel and other Iowa towns, then claimed their store was robbed and bankrupt.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George H. York
Colfax
McPherson
Leavenworth
Woodward
Adel
Morris Kipper
Morris Bloomberg
Solomon Jacob
Scouts Camp With Y M C A At Trempealeau Bay
The fifth annual summer camp for Y M C A and Boy Scouts will run June 17 to 27 at Trempealeau Bay near La Crosse. Seventy boys can attend, with extra equipment staged for the crowd. Scout Day is June 24 featuring a field meet and camp fire, plus music from scout units. Indoor baseball will form among tent tenants. games with Trempealeau, Galesville high schools, and Winona Y M C A are planned. Speakers include G H Willetts of Galesville and Rev C C Rowlison and H R Lee of La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Bearmore
Harry Spence
Boy Scouts of
Trempealeau Bay
la Crosse
Boy Scouts
Trempealeau
Galesville
Winona Y. M. C. A
G. H. Willetts
Rev. C. C. Rowlison
H. R. Lee
La‘Crosse
Unsettled Weather With Showers Across Midwest
Temperatures yesterday reached 81 high and 58 low with .08 inches of rain. Forecast calls for unsettled weather tonight and Saturday in La Crosse Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa with showers and rising temperatures, southeast winds, and periods of rain, as Davenport logged 4.16 inches and Huron 3.58 inches of rain in the past 24 hours.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Pacific
Atlantic
Davenport
Huron
Plan to unite followers sets Hoyt for governor bid
Wisconsin Democratic factions discuss Alyward Davies wing to back M A Hoyt for governor and drop John A Alyward from the senatorial race. Backers hope Hoyt draws Karel supporters, while Husting may trade the gubernatorial run for a Madison seat. O Connor and old feuds complicate a central committee approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Husting
Mayville
United States
M. A. Hoyt
Milwaukee
Alyward-Davies
Democratic Party
John Karel
John A. Aylward
Alyward
Hoyt
Karel
Milwaukee Jurist
E. J . Kneen
la Crosse
State Central Committee
James Q O’connor
O’connor
Aylward
Husting
Madison
Reporter Wins Suit As Millionaire Loses Attack Claim
Wheeler Morton, a Chicago salt magnate, failed in his bid against newspaper reporter Webb J. Miller after Miller visited Morton’s Monroe County estate to interview his daughter Helen. Judge Herrick dismissed the trespassing charge against Miller.
Funeral held for Miss Catherine Misna at St. Wenslaus
Miss Catherine Misna died Wednesday morning of heart trouble in Chaseburg. The funeral was conducted at 8:30 a.m. at Jacob Beznouz’s home 1504 South Tenth Street and at 9:00 a.m. at St. Wenslaus Church. Interment followed in the Catholic cemetery, officiated by Rev. X. Till.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Misna
Chaseburg
Jacob Beznouz
South Tenth Street
St. Wenslaus Church
Milwaukee man pleads not guilty to hatchet death of son
June 5 in Milwaukee John Polczynski charged with killing his son Joseph with a hatchet pleaded not guilty. A trial was set for June 17.
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Milwaukee
John Polcczynski
Joseph
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Duluth, Minn
Black River
Senate
Nancy MecCoey
Waukee Street
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IKEY
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Eavenens
Acalaile
Prairie du Chien Evenes
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Miss Misna
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