Joy ride ends in hospital after deadly crash
Daniel Cash, chauffeur for stock broker Albert McLane, is hospitalized with a fractured skull and internal injuries. Daniel Denison is jailed on attempted abduction charges after a high speed drive with two girls, Florence Jacobs and Belle Daley, who were injured. A furniture van collision near Dobbs Ferry left the car wrecked and the pair bruised.
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Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Daniel Cash
Albert McLane
Daniel Denison
Florence Jacobs
Belle Daley
Denison
Cash
Cush
Westchester County
Jacobs
New York
Hastings
Broad View Is Insult to Baptists
Chicago ministers move to expel Prof. George Barham Foster from the Baptist church and to bar him from the Chicago university faculty. They brand his book The Function of Religion in Man's Struggle for Existence as Unitarian heresy and an insult to fellow clergymen. Foster refuses to resign, calling himself a typical old fashioned Baptist.
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Chicago
George Barham Foster
Baptist Church
Chicago University
Foster
Strange death chain makes boy heir to six million
Chicago report details how five year old William McCormic inherits six million dollars after the death of his mother Emma Nelson of Topeka and the successive claims of his father and grandfather, linking fortunes through multiple deaths. The youth, now an orphan, may move to Topeka to live with his maternal relatives.
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Chicago
Wm. McCormic
William
Emma Nelson
Topeka
Kansas
Sarah Hickling
Mr. Hickling
Three Killed in Auto Accident Near Knights Landing
In Knights Landing California Mrs J H Dungan wife of the Woodlands Postmaster Miss Mary L Dungan and Mrs W F Mixon were drowned when their car went over a cliff into the Sacramento River. Driver Joseph Armstrong escaped after leaping from the vehicle.
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Knights Landing
Cal
J. H. Dungan
Dungan
Woodlands
Mary L. Dungan
W. F. Mixon
Sacramento River
Jos. Armstrong
Funston in pistol duel with burglar at Fort Leavenworth
Gen. Funston awoke to a moving closet door and a burglar who fired first. Funston fired three times but the intruder, possibly bulletproof, escaped after a pistol duel in the dark. Guards pursue the civilian thief, hoping for a capture.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
Fort Leavenworth
Sneax
Gen. Funston
Bagbag
Funston
College amateurs make him sick in Chicago meeting
Assistant Chief Schuettler denounces criminologists conference on abolishing sweating and the third degree. Police chiefs echo the sentiment as the event reveals mostly criminal lawyers and prison experts, with several noted criminologists not invited. Prominent attendees include DeLacey, Beecher, Hagerman, Mar, Randall, and Jastrow.
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Chicago
Schuettler
Shippy
Wm. H. DeLacey
Washington
Geo. A. Beecher
Trinity Cathedral
Omaha
James Hagerman
St. Louis
Robert H. Mar
New Orleans
Frank L. Randall
Minnesota State Reformatory
Joseph Jastrow
University of Wisconsin
Negroes Roam At Scene Of Fatality After River Accident
The St Paul arrives at the levee with passengers and cargo after the swinging stage fell during landing Sunday. A black roustabout died and another was hospitalized. crowd gathered as passengers were entertained despite the tragedy. No body recovery efforts reported. a potential damages suit may follow if the survivor lives.
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St. Paul
Line
la Crosse Hospital
A Big Gun in Sugar Frauds Opens Case
New York June 8 The government plans to start the trial of former Havemeyer refinery employee in a massive sugar fraud conspiracy case at the United States court next week The prosecutors aim to secure convictions against several defendants to implicate higher officials and a possible big politician through one of the defendants Oliver Spitzer is excluded from the charge but others face the same agenda The government views this as pivotal to unraveling the larger fraud network and recovering losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
United States
Oliver Spitzer
Ren
Sharpshooters Schedule Sunday Summer Shoots
At the La Crosse sharpshooters monthly meeting a shoot was set for every Sunday in summer. An excursion to Fountain City is planned for June with date pending. A match between Official Scorer Robert Bartschenfeld and Frank Mader will use a rifle Bartschenfeld bought in Europe arriving in time for the event.
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la Crosse
Fountain City
Robert Bartschenfeld
Frank Mader
Bartschenfeld
Europe
Forest fires drive lions into cities in Oaxaca
Dispatches report vast forest fires in Oaxaca driving mountain lions from forests into settlements. The animals have attacked residents in small towns near the forests and many lions have been shot on the outskirts of larger cities.
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Mexico City
Oaxaca
Philadelphia man attends La Crosse funeral of mother
J. M. Prentiss of Philadelphia, a regular city visitor, was summoned to La Crosse to attend his mother Mrs J Prentiss's funeral. She died in Chicago and interment will occur at Hokah cemetery.
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J. M. Prentiss
Philadelphia
la Crosse
J. Prent
Chicago
Hokah Cemetery
Neuralgia relief touted by Dr Williams' Pink Pills
A Beloit Wisconsin resident reports cure of neuralgia after five years of worsening pain using Dr Williams' Pink Pills. The ad-style testimonial claims significant relief and promotes the pills as a nourishing tonic, sold by druggists or via mail order from Schenectady New York with a guaranteed opiate free formula.
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Williams
Martha Decker
St. Paul Avenue
Beloit
Wis
Dr. Williams
Assembly Grants Tracy Higher Pay Amid Debate
Assembly debate centers on a $17,500 paving appropriation for university street work. An amendment tied the funds to completion of asphalt paving on State Street, a nine block corridor linking the capitol to the university grounds. Dr Frank Smith supported the amendment as Assemblyman Ingram secured the win.
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Smith
Simon Smith
Stack
Thomas
Urquhardt
Bancroft
Atwood
Bray
Brockhausen
Busacher
Chinnock
Comstock
Crowell
Daub
Disch
Domachowski
Farrell
Crosse
Haight
Ingram
Jones
Kay
Kull
Lentz
Nelson
Peterson Reynolds
Rotehe
Schwalbach
Stevens
Stewart
Towers
Wellensgard
Wells
Whitman
Whitter
Assembly
Affternoon
Mystic Shriners meet in Louisville imperial council
The Imperial order of the Mystic Shrine opened the first imperial council session at the first regiment armory in Louisville. The city address of welcome was given by Mayor Grinnell and the state address by Governor Willism. Imperial Potentate Wm. Alderman delivered the response.
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Mystic Shriners
Louisville
Imperial Order of the Mystic Shrine
Frst
Imperial Council
Grinnell
Willism
Imperial Potenate Wm. L
Irvine's Watch Bargains in State’s Largest Stock
Irvine offers a wide selection of Elgin Waltham Hamilton Hampden Geneva Patek Agassiz Longines and more with over 30 years in business. Weekly specials include ladies O size 20 year gold filled watches from 14.00 to 8.25 and men’s 12 or 16 size 20 year gold filled from 16.00 to 12.50 plus 12 size Howard watches. Call and inspect Irvine’s head quarters for real bargains.
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Elgin
Waltham
Howard
Hamilton
Hampden
Geneva
Patek Phillipps & Co
Agassiz
Longines
City Will Build Public Nursery in La Crosse
La Crosse plans a public nursery for flowers shrubs and trees to beautify parks and boulevards. Supt Richard Iverson advocates the project saying city grown plants will cut costs and may be given free to homeowners to improve homes and contrast with neglected yards.
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Supt
Iverson
la Crosse
County Picnic at Dakota Park on June 22
Annual county picnic set for Tuesday June 22 at Dakota Park. Supervisor Peter Lehnen to arrange venue with transport by launch or small steamer. Entertainment committee plans include baseball, city hall teams, a fat men marathon, field sports, and catered provisions for attending officials.
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Peter Lehnen
Lehnen
Dakota Park
Committee On Entertainment
VAG PANS COWBOY MAKEUP AND DRINKS
Dell Kendall alias George Kendall alias W Dell Kammel a vagrant and would be showman aspires to be a wild west broncho buster. He remains for thirty five days in Sheriff Dunnigan s hobo repository at the north end of Tenth Street. Kendall joined a wild west show carnival then stole spurs and a cow puncher s jacket and got drunk. He was arrested after vowing to shoot up a North side saloon.
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Dell Kendall
George Kendall
W. Dell Kammel
Sheriff Duncann
Tenth Street
Kendall
North Side
Miss Anne Morgan Displays Nerve at Brooklyn Navy Yard Event
Miss Anne Morgan daughter of J P Morgan earns praise for courage and presence of mind when she calmed a 6000 strong crowd at the opening of the navy yard restaurant in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She was the prime mover behind the project as earlier speakers faced jeers.
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New York
Anne Morgan
J. P. Morgan
Navy Yard
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Woman's Branch
National Civic Federation
Miss Morgan
Wife Slayer Found Fort Thomas Kentucky
Harvey Donnelly a private in the U S Army was found hiding in the basement storeroom of Company H at Fort Thomas after killing his common law wife Alice Donnelly on May 28. It was believed he drowned himself in the Ohio river but a quartermaster sergeant uncovered him when a foot protruded from behind a sack. Fellow soldiers had been supplying him.
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Fort Thomas
Harvey Donnelly
U. Gs. A
Alice Donnelly
Company H
John Holder
Donnelly
Ohio River
Great Audience to Great Prof Flynn
Flynn addresses a large audience on health topics. questions may be written or asked on stage. After the lecture his books sell for one dollar and toilet preparations are offered while supplies last. Flynn leaves for Oakland after La Crosse campaign and plans to lecture in larger cities only. Joining the Hundred Year Club offers continued Flynn instruction with local dues set by members.
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Flynn
Mr. Flynn
Oakland
la Crosse
California
Committees Meet at City Hall for Improvements Discussion
Several committees gather at city hall this evening to discuss matters for the upcoming Friday council. Alder man Lang's resolution to force the Street Car company to run cars on the Catholic cemetery line every ten minutes will be a key topic along with the need to repair the wagon bridge west approach. The $30,000 bond issue will not be addressed tonight.
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Lang
Street
Conrad Investment Co. hires young graduates for top positions
A Mont. company shuffles sixteen year old boys into first class jobs, saying the move offers opportunity and a chance to prove themselves across the country. The Wisconsin Business University catalog is cited as a training link in the placement push.
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Conrad Investmat Co
Conrad, Mont
Sendix
Conml Investment Company
W. B. U. Graduatend
Wisconsin Business University
la Crosse
WW. W. Excursion From Fin Baptist Church Set
The Ladies Society of Fin Baptist Church runs an excursion this afternoon aboard the steamer W. W. of the Acme Pad line. The boat departed the local pier around 2 o clock and will stop for supper at Nona. Return by moonlight. This marks the first city excursion this season by the W. W. but turnout was smaller than expected due to unpleasant conditions.
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Ladies’ Society of the Fin Baptist Church
W. W
Acme
Nona
Supreme court rules a hen is a chicken in theft case
In Columbus Ohio the state supreme court upheld chicken theft convictions of Harry Schlitz and Albert Hall. The defense argued the indictment wrongly charged stealing a pine and questioned whether a hen counts as a chicken. The court affirmed the verdict, clarifying that a hen is a chicken for the charge.
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Columbus
Supreme Court of OM
Harry Schlitz
Albert Hall
W. O. Werntz
Supreme Court
One Cent Letter Postage and Health Remedies Debate
A historical note outlines proposals to reduce letter postage to one cent per ounce and discusses health claims around Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Proponents argue higher mail volume would boost revenue, while health advocates tout its preventative use for stomach liver and bowel issues and general wellness.
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