La Follette Denounces McCormick Speaking in Milwaukee
Senator La Follette dismissed Medill McCormick's Milwaukee speech as unworthy of notice and accused him of seeking personal advancement. The Wisconsin Bull Moose leaders, including John Strange, lashed La Follette at Espenhain's grill room banquet, while McCormick suggested broader state and county ticket plans.
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Washington
Medill Mc Cormick
la Follette
McCormick
Milwaukee
Bull Moose
Wisconsin
La _ Follette
Medill McCormick
Chicago
Henry F. Cochems
John Strange
Neenah
Espenhain
Strange
Fatal gas blast at Scott colliery leaves two dead two feared entombed
Pottsville Pa June 7 with two dead and only twenty miners rescued alive grave fears persist for the remaining thirty entombed in the Scott colliery of the Mineral Railroad and Mining company after a gas explosion wrecked the mine early today A fierce shaft fire burns as rescuers led by the US mine rescue car corps push to extinguish the blaze near Mount Carmel
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Pottsville
Scott
Mineral Railroad & Mining Company
Mount Carmel
United States Mine Rescue Car Corps
Taft Plans Golf Outing With Supreme Court Figures
Former president Taft, while serving as secretary of war, jokes about lobbying and expects to play at Chevy Chase this afternoon. He will face Justice Pitney and W J Boardman in the friendly match.
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Chevy Chase Golf Links
Justice Pitney
Supreme Court
W. J. Boardman
Tragic Fraser River Ice Break Claims Dozens Of Workers
Between 25 and 30 laborers are reported dead after the Fraser river ice gave way near Fort George and Tete Jaune cache. Contractors for the Grand Trunk Pacific railway said the victims were among crews working on the line and arrived from Fort George today.
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Edmonton
Alto
Frazer River
Fort George
Tete Jaune Cache
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Ovation Crowns Life of Actor Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson
London June 7 Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson knighted by King George for dramatic achievements rests after forty years on stage in England and America He and Lady Forbes-Robertson sail for New York after summer vacation to open American season in October He bids farewell at Drury Lane crowd cheers sobs and floods stage with flowers as he retires from the theater.
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London
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson
King George
England
America
Lady Forbes-Robertson
Gertrude Elliott
Maxine Elliott
New York
Drury Lane
Two U S Employes Drown In A Week In Iowa
Peter Walter 26 drowned while loading rock on a barge at a wing dam site near M\\'Gregor Iowa after stepping overboard in swift river currents His body recovered half an hour later He leaves a sister in Dubuque Albert Strand another government employee drowned Monday apparently when his rowing skiff tipped His body found Wednesday with no known relatives confirmed by workers near the quarter boat
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M’gregor
Iowa
Peter Walter
Wing Dam
Walter
Dubuque
Albert Strand
Speedy motorboats start Philadelphia Bermuda race
Three fast powerboats from New York and Philadelphia left Race Street wharf aboard the United States revenue cutter Onondo on the annual race to Bermuda and back. The start occurred promptly at 1 30 p m.
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Philadelphia
New York
United States Revenue Cutter
Onondo
Race Street
Bermuda
Y M C A Camp Opens Trempealeau With Sports
Construction on a running track baseball diamond and tennis court is underway for the Y M C A summer camp at Trempealeau bay. The camp runs June 17 to 28 with field events on June 20 and 21. C R Bearmore leads with adult supervision per tent and eight campers per tent.
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Trempealeau Bay
Trempealeau
C. R. Bearmore
Reciprocal fishing law enacted in Wisconsin and Minnesota
The new regional fishing statute limits set line gear to one line with twenty five hooks and bans live bait. Seiners and gill nets require licenses and bonds with tiered fees. certain lakes in La Crosse county are closed season. Mesh sizes, net types, and gear limits are specified with a grandfather clause until April 15, 1914. The state game warden is exempt.
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Rice Lake
French Lake
Mud Lake
Round Lake
French Slough
Spring Slough
Black River
la Crosse
Police Publish La Crosse Auto Rules for Drivers
The La Crosse police department distributed a motorists guide outlining arm signals for turns and stops and detailing other regulations adopted by the police.
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la Crosse
Plice
Police haul in nine grafters over false subscription schemes
Police jailed nine men after a flood of complaints about grafters posing as poor students collecting advance payments for subscriptions. Names include Milton Green Cincinnati and George E. Scott St. Louis. several claimed links to Pictorial Review or Home Life. Two suspects fled town before arraignment set for Monday.
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Central Station
North Side
South Side
la Crosse High School
Milton Green
Cincinnati
Streeter M. Cox
Springfield
Ill
Arthur Smith
Milwaukee
John Lutz
Arthur Karbe
Sheboygan
Wis
Abraham Daniels
Harry Johnson
George E. Scott
St. Louis
Arthur Carlson
Minneapolis
Scott
Carlson
Pictorial Review
Home Life Publishing Company
Eagles to Stage Street Carnival Week of June 23
The local Eagles chapter plans a street carnival the week of June 23 featuring Wortham and Allen shows. They travel on 35 double-length cars with three mammoth electric light plants. Attractions include Buckskin Ben's Wild West Water Circus and Carnival and Sahara among twenty acts. R. L. Lohman and the acts will be in the city for several days.
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Aerie of Eagles
Wortham and Allen
Sahara
Maxine
Pollitt
Big Coney Island
Whittaker
Pond Lily Passes Here On River Run
The hydroplane named Pondlily from Red Wing Minnesota with six aboard arrived at 11 20 am after leaving Red Wing at 5 am. The vessel can reach thirty miles per hour and carried 40 gallons of gasoline. G C Pond owner directed the boat which will be shown at Davenport Iowa and other river points.
Lumbermen Cleared as Criminal Actions Dismissed
M D Purdy attorney for the defendants in federal suits alleging a lumber trust was notified that the criminal actions have been dismissed in Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Minneapolis, Minn
M. D. Purdy
O Hara Proposes Maximum Profit Law To Curb Big Employers
Lieutenant Governor Barrett O Hara told Illinois senate wage probes in Chicago that a maximum profit law could supplement minimum wage. He cited witnesses including bankers and department store heads who warned employers would pass costs to consumers. John J Mitchell of Illinois Trust and Savings Bank suggested the idea as possibly more beneficial than minimum wage laws.
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Chicago
Barrett O'Hara
Illinois Senate Vice Commission
Illinois
O’hara
John J. Mitchell
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank
Mitchell
Grand jury probes bribery in Wood case
A grand jury convened to probe alleged bribery connections in the Wood case as Judge Crosby set Wednesday for a public hearing. Juror Shuman testified he was offered a $300 job and $1,000 or $500 bribe sums to influence votes, with a Washington mill executive named as a contact.
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Pelletier
Crosby
Wood
Shuman
Collins
Breen
Morris Shuman
Washington
American Woolen Company
New England
Tent Meetings On The Market Square Open Next Week
A large City Mission crowd heard Evangelist Holden speak at last night’s gathering with the First M E church male chorus and Prof Kerr’s chorus. Holden’s sermon on awake and call upon thy God led to three conversions. Superintendent Dewey plans a tent on Market square for two weeks beginning Monday with Miss Hazel Mason directing music and the Holdens assisting nightly.
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City Mission
M. KE
Evangelist Holden
Prof. Kerr
Dewey
Hazel Mason
Mrs. Holden
Mr. Holden
Wisconsin Democrats Weigh Walkout Over Assembly Adjournment
Intimations emerge that Wisconsin Democrats may abandon the assembly in protest over the senate push for a recess. The body fixed final adjournment for June 28, while senate leaders forecast mid July adjournment. A Democratic caucus is planned to decide whether to force an adjournment by leaving the chamber on June 28 and allow Republicans to finish the work.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
Senate
Assembly
Roessler
Jeferson County
Traveler Picnic Draws 3000 from Surrounding Towns
Three thousand people from La Crosse area towns are slated to attend the United Commercial Travelers picnic in Myrick Park next Saturday. A 10 o'clock parade starts the day with dancing and many new features. More than 500 prizes will be awarded, featuring Mayor Ori J. Sorensen and speakers Prof. W A G Ellis and John J Esch discussing Panama.
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Lansing
la Crosse
United Commercial Travelers
Myrick Park
Ori J. Sorensen
W. A. G. Ellis
Panama
John J. Esch
Offices to Close Early on Saturdays in City and County
Beginning today the first Saturday in June all city and county offices in city hall and the courthouse will close at 1 PM. The Saturday half holiday continues through the hot months as summer approaches. Patrolman Sam Johnson begins the vacation season in the police department.
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Court House
Sam Johnson
Murderer dies by own action in Pittsburg
W E Sage, a Pennsylvania railroad ticket office clerk, shot and killed his chief James A McNair over salary disputes yesterday. Officials believed Sage then killed himself today in Pittsburg following the shooting.
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Pittsburg
W. E. Sage
Pennsylvania Railroad
James A. McNair
Beers Issues G A R Encampment Orders at Chattanooga
Alfred E. Beers commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic issued general orders for the forty-seventh national encampment to be held in Chattanooga from September 15 to 20.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Alfred E. Beers
Grand Army of the Republic
Chattanooga
Wall Street Week Ends With Mixed Signals and Liquidation
The weekly bank statement shows surplus up 2.78 million and deposits down 11 thousand. loans drop 10.9 million. Market activity is muted with bear pressure in Americans stocks, Pacific falls, and broader stock liquidation discussed as a relief move amid financial unsettlements and tariff delays.
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New York
Pacific
Berlin
Stock Exchange
Wwashington
Senator Follette
Democrats Gain at Mr. To
Townsend charges appear indirect as he and allies dodge the committee. The White House cites ample proof of lobby charges tied to tariff prompts and letters received daily from supporters across the nation.
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Townsend
White House
Newlands
Ray Thompson
Senate
Double Header Set in City League Baseball
Tomorrow features a City League baseball double header at League Park. The W. B. U. Athletes meet the Clothiers at 2 PM, followed by the Nelsons versus the Summits. Captains report players are in good condition after several short practices.
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Clothiers
League Park
Nelsons
Summits
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