Burglar Melts Transit In Park Safe Theft Attempt
Police capture John Brown after he entered Pettibone Park tool house and tried to rob a safe at North La Crosse Lumber. He melted a park transit valued at 125 dollars to dispose of as old brass and held tools with another name. Brown is jailed on burglary and related charges.
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John Brown
New 1
Central Pole Station
Ferrer
Brown
Cnvineers
Park Department
Pettibone Park
North la Crosse Lumber Company
Frank Walfe
Divorce suits dismissed as May session ends
In circuit court this morning three divorce suits were dismissed ending a lengthy May session. Bella Frohock versus Frank Frohock and Katherine Senn versus Henry Senn were dismissed. Ida A. Dindiner versus Adolph Stindiner proceeded by default as parties failed to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bella Frohock
Frank Frohock
Katherine Senn
Henry Senn
Ida A. Dindiner
Adolph Stindiner
Arctic torpedoed in North Sea by German submarine
London dispatch reports the trawler Arctic was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine in the North Sea. The crew sighted the submarine and attempted to haul in their net as the sub opened fire, killing four crew members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Arctic
North Sea
Washington says German note will be sent tomorrow
State Department counselor Lansing announced that the note to Germany will not be sent tonight and is expected to be dispatched late tomorrow, with relief noting the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lansing
State Department
Germany
Elief
Ray Fitzsimmons Survives Narrow Rail Disaster Escape
The account details Ray Fitzsimmons clinging to the engine after a wreck on the fated No. 5 near Lake City. He describes. being thrown through the cab window, plunging into a rushing river, breaking his leg, and finally grabbing a tree before rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Fitzsimmons
Daniels knows no Jap ships here
Secretary of the Navy Daniels said no new reports had arrived from Admiral Howard regarding a Turtle Bay scare. He noted no fresh news and that Howard was in touch with the west coast command and would report any suspicious developments.
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Daniels
Washington
Los Angeles
Turtle Bay
Lower
California
Admiral Howard
Pacific Coast
Howard
West Coast
Death of Albert L. Ames of Ferryville Wis
Albert L. Ames 54 of Ferryville dies at 12 45 am in a local hospital after a long illness with multiple diseases. He leaves three sons Jesse C. Ames La Crosse David Dubuque Dennis Ferryville and three daughters Mrs Essie Kimkie Iron River Ala Mrs Ora Hicek Ferryville and Eula at home.
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Albert L. Ames
Ferryville
Wis
Jesse C. Ames
Mill Street
Jesse C
la Crosse
David
Dubuque
Dennis
Essie Kimkie
Iron River
Ala
Ora Hicek
Eula
Submarines Operate Off Irish Coast Sinking Two Ships
German submarines operate off the Irish coast near Lusitania site. The British bark Sunlight, tompedoed near Kinsale, had 1423 tons and sugar cargo from the West Indies to English ports. Sunlight owned by Lever Brothers, Liverpool port.
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Irish
Queenstown
Sunlight
Kinsale
West Indies
Lever Brothers
Liverpool
Star of the West crew lands after torpedo near Peterhead
The Star of the West steam trawler crew torpedoed off Peterhead on Saturday were landed at Aberdeen late last night joining survivors and awaiting reports on the attack.
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Aberdeens
Scotland
Peterhead
Miss Gladys Wicks Weds Glen Maupin at Home
The ceremony took place June 3 at the bride's parents home 1424 Pine Street with Rev. T. Stanley Cadams officiating. Attendants included bridesmaid Miss Lillian R B Smith and best man Lester B. Perkins. guests listed span local families and friends with several out of town attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Wicks
Glen Maupin
A. J. Wicks
Pine Street
T. Stanley Cadams
Lillian RB. Smith
Lester B. Perkins
Messrs. and Mesdames B. Embree
J. Reeves
J. C. Davis
W. L. Toney
J. R. Smith
N. Walden
J. A. Wicks
J. R. Thomas
KK. Smith
C. Douglas
Misses Lottie Prisce
Dresden
Canada
Amy Smith
Lillian Smith
Laura Wicks
Grace Wicks
Dorothy Smith
R. Keith
Pasadena
California
A Shivers
M. Curry
J. Goodbar
C. Smith
L. B. Perkins
W. Street
A. Wicks
Annapolis probe opens over Naval Academy exam irregularities
The official probe into alleged irregularities in the recent Naval Academy exams began in Annapolis Md It aimed to determine if only the ten known cases exist or if broader misconduct by instructors may be involved Cadets may delay cruises through the Panama Canal until testimonies are heard
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Anapolis
Naval Academy
Panama Canal
Ford Jumps Bank Four Men Escape
A Ford car carrying four Cashton residents plunged off a twenty foot embankment on South Salem road near La Crosse yesterday. The vehicle was badly damaged but all four men escaped uninjured. one passenger jumped from the car as it tore through a rail fence.
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Cashton
South Salem Road
la Crosse
Postoffice clerks plan moonlight excursion from Main Street dock
Postmaster Skaar announces that local mail men will host a moonlight trip for friends aboard the pala tial steamer G. W. Hill. The excursion, set for shortly after 8 o clock, marks the first post office outing of the season.
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Skaar
Wright
G. W. Hill
Main Street
Russians Foil Landing by German Transports at Courland
Russian submarines and destroyers repelled a German landing attempt off the Gulf of Riga while sinking several transports and an auxiliary vessel. A Yenisee transport was torpedoed and sunk. three enemy ships were damaged. German naval power and air support were active near the Gulf of Riga.
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Gulf of Riga
London
Cour Land
Petrograd
Kiel
Battic
Cesel
Gothland
Cour
Riga
Libau
The
Times
Stockholm
Russian naval mining ship The Amur sunk by German sub
Claims Petrograd dispatches admit a mine layer named The Amur was sunk by a German submarine, with Yenisee likely the ship torpedoed. The passage asserts The Amur is a mine layer of the same class as Yenisee.
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Berlin
Sayville
S. L
Amur
Baltic
Admiralty
Harwich
Petrograd
William Tesmer Found Dead at Nora House
Local man William Tesmer was found dead in bed at the Nora House between 5 PM yesterday and 6 AM today. An empty carbolic acid vial lay near him. he had appeared well yesterday morning at Peter Kreutz’s harness shop on South Third Street. Tesmer, from Winona, lived in La Crosse for three months and was single. He is believed to have a brother in St Charles Minnesota. He was last seen at 5 PM last night at the Nora House. The clerk Albert Erickson found him.
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William Tesmer
Nora House
Peter Kreutz
South Third Street
Tesmer
Kreutz
la Crosse
Winona
Twin Cities
Lake City
Burlington Road
Milwaukee
Burlington
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minn
James Hayes
Hayes
Maiden Rock
Wis
Canadian peace rumors pull July wheat lower in Minneapolis
July wheat fell seven cents on the Minneapolis market amid peace rumors from Canadian sources. It opened at 1444 and slid to 126 before rallying to close at 128.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Canadian pilot Barneford cited for zeppelin destruction
Flight Sub Lieutenant Barneford, a young Canadian, gained fame as a bold British aviator after a Belgium air battle that destroyed a German zeppelin. He began flying February 21 and quickly rose to prominence.
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London
Barneford
Belgium
Four Hoboes and Bridge Disaster on Lake Pepin
Rescue efforts followed a Milwaukee road wreck near Lake City Wisconsin on Lake Pepin after a cloudburst. An engine and mail car sank while passengers escaped. Detective Fitzsimmons and his son were among the injured as crews worked to recover bodies and divert floodwater.
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Lake City
Taber
Lake Pepin
Raymond W. Fitzsimmons
William J. Fitzsimmons
la Crosse
Fitzsimmons
Milwaukee
Red Wing
Brobert
Fitzsimons
Brooks
Minneapolis
Henry Hoffman
Wisconsin
Stockholm
Wis
Maiden Rock
Emery Creek
Trin- Une
General Pearson Receives Fresh War Film From Front
General Samuel Pearson today received more than three thousand feet of European war front film never shown in the United States. He will lecture and screen over five thousand feet of war movies at the La Crosse theater tonight, with footage taken at the German battle front direct from Berlin.
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Samuel Pearson
la Crosse Theater
Pearson
Berlin
United States
Mathewson Seeks Nerve Specialist For Shoulder Pain
Chicago June 7 Christy Mathewson famed Giant pitcher consulted a Chicago nerve specialist today. Club members report Matty unable to sleep due to pain in his shoulder.
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Chicago
Christy Matthewson
Matty
Zeppelin Airship Destroyed Crashes into Convent Roof
A Zeppelin airship, destroyed by a British airman between Ghent and Bruges, crashed through the roof of a convent at Monte St. Amand killing two nuns. The airship was on fire as it struck the building and the entire crew perished.
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Amsterdam
Ghent
Bruges
Monte St. Amand
Zeppelin Duel Over Europe Ends With Crumpled Dirigible
In a dramatic air battle over Belgium and northern France, British airmen destroyed a Zeppelin near Ghent and Bruges after a furious fight. Five people were killed and 32 wounded in a separate British raid on the east coast. A pilot regained control after a rough landing behind German lines as the Zeppelin exploded.
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London
Europe
Belgium
Swere
Brussels
Admiralty
Kraiser
Ghent
Bruges
Dove of Peace Steams Through Suffrage Conference
At the Hotel La Salle in Chicago on June 7 the white dove of peace appeared briefly during the mid year meeting of National American Women Suffrage Association leaders. President Anna Shaw led a forceful push for tabling a resolution to form an arbitration committee toward easing hostilities with the Congressional Union. Mrs. Henry M. Youmans protested the action but the measure was tabled on a 49 to 10 vote.
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Chicago
Hotel la Salle
Anna Shaw
National American Women’s Suffrage Association
Henry M. Youmans
Wisconsin
Congressional Union
Shaw
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Dirata Sai
Doerflingers
Ons
Premiun
Waiud
Premium
Eo Store
Dery Saris
William Fitzsimmons
Young Fitzsimmons
Charles Mountain
Omaha
A. Dorsey Shane
Hudson
Battle Line
Flanders
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