City Hopes For Water Plans As Sprinkling Halts
Mayor Dengler announced a city water shortage worsened by damaged intake pipes and heat, stopping all street sprinkling indefinitely until supply improves. He backs Alderman Mahoney's Pettibone river wells plan and warns a hot council meeting will debate several water schemes and dust control.
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John Dengler
la Crosse
Paul W. Mahoney
Pettibone Park
Dengler
Mahoney
City Water Service
Collins
Chicago Brickmakers End Strike Resumed Work Citywide
Chicago workers returned to the bricks and building sites after a May 1 strike. The 2,500 brickmakers voted to accept terms set by their leaders and a brick manufacturers committee. Normal output of 4,590,000 common bricks daily expected within a week. About 20,000 building tradesmen who halted construction will resume duties.
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Chicago
Ards
Chiago
Computing and Recording firms merge to form $19 million firm
New York June 9 It was announced today that the Computing Lat ing Recording company with capital stock of 19,000,000 has formed to absorb the properties of the International Title Recording Company of Endicott New York the Tab ting Machine company of Washing ton the Computing Scale company of Dayton and the Bundy Manufacturing company of Endicott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Computing Lating Recording Company
International Title Recording Company of
Endicott
N. Y
Tabting Machine Company
Washin
Computing Scale Company
Dayton
Bundy Manufacturing Company
Egg thieves loot Pittsfield grocery, bonds and stock certificates stolen
In Pittsfield Massachusetts on June 9 1920 unknown thieves robbed William H Cooley’s grocery store during the night. They looted $ 5000 in negotiable bonds $14000 in stock certificates and $35 in cash then reportedly lunched inside the store after the theft.
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Pittsfield
Mass
William H. Cooley
Veges
Carnegie's role in forming U S Steel revealed by Gayley
James E. Gayley testified before the Stanley Steel trust committee in Washington about Andrew Carnegie's influence on early steel industry. He described ruinous price wars before the Steel trust and suggested Carnegie aimed to enter the steel tube business against National Tube Works. Gayley disputed the Frick Carnegie property valuation of 76 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Andrew Carnegie
United States Steel Corporation
Stanley Steel Trust
House
James E. Gayley
Carnegie
Gayley
The
Steel Trust
Carnegie Steel Company
Young
Rep
Mich
Gates
National Tube Works
J. P. Morgan
Frick-Carnegie
London Horse Show Opens With Fivet Prizes
The Richmond Horse show opened today in London with five prizes awarded. William H. Moore of New York won private coaching class and Alfred G. Vanderbilt took the road coaches class. Moore’s Memento Pride earned second in the novice harness horse race during the Hyde Park to show grounds marathon.
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London
William H. Moore
New York
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Richmond
Hyde Park
Show Grounds
Moore
Montenegro Prepares to Fight Turkey in Vienna
Open hostilities between Turkey and Montenegro are momentarily expected in Vienna. King Nicholas supervises frontier defenses as Austria guards against Russian or Italian intervention amid tensions over Montenegro's alleged aid to the Albanian revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Turkey
Montenegro
Nicholas
Austria
Russia
Italy
First Prostration From Heat Reported in La Crosse
The first heat prostration of the La Crosse summer occurred at 2 45 pm in 97 degree shade conditions when riverman Wm Riedel collapsed on Fourth and Jay streets. He received aid at the central police station and was treated by Dr H E Wolf. he regained consciousness but remained weak and will not likely suffer a serious illness.
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la Crosse
Wm. Riedel
Fourth
Jay Streets
Central
H. E. Wolf
Coastal Quake Leaves Towns Devastated and At Least Over Thousand Dead
A massive earthquake devastates coastal villages, with official counts reaching over a thousand deaths. Rescue teams rush to affected areas as aftershocks hinder recovery efforts and aid supplies struggle to reach stranded residents. Local authorities warn of further tremors and urge calm while coordinating relief.
Relief trains hurry to scene of Mexico earthquake
Reports from Jalisco and Colima say more than a thousand killed and many injured as towns such as Teolac, Seapotian, Tao ila, Platanar and Ocotlan are destroyed. Relief trains from Guadalajara carry doctors nurses medicines and food as officials assess the catastrophe.
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Mexico City
Colima
Pacific Coast
Seapotian
Taoila
Platanar
San Andres
Guadalajara
Betwen
Mexico
Jalisco
Mount Colima
Tonaya
Telan
Ocotlan
Jones and Hawley or Bond to lead local baseball club
The Outcasts face a Tuesday meeting at the County Clerk office to decide a manager. Directors favor immediate change with Bond or Hawley as top choices and a possible third candidate if both decline. Snyder reveals eye trouble may force retirement after consulting a specialist.
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Bumpus Jones
Charles Rawlinson
Jones
Duluth
the Tribune
Hawley
Bond
Snyder
Salary list demanded by president force
President Frank F E Force of the Wisconsin Minnesota League has officially demanded affidavits of the salary list of all clubs, in response to a request from the Red Wing and La Crosse clubs who claim Winona and other teams exceed the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank FE. Force
Wisconsin-Minnesota
Red Wing
la Crosse
Winona
Jinevtt
Baldwin Locomotive Works Hit by Large Scale Strike
Philadelphia reports show over 19,000 workers out on strike at Baldwin Locomotive Works crippling production with fewer than 3,000 employees reporting for duty. The strike affects a major locomotive plant and labor movement dynamics in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Two Die or Stricken by Heat in Milwaukee Heat Wave
Milwaukee records the tenth straight day of heat as two residents collapsed in 94 degree heat, the hottest day of the month. City records note rising temperatures as health officials issue warnings and urge hydration and cool shelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Brandeis Pleads Labor Insurance
Brandeis pleads for labor insurance in a Boston court case. The filing requests coverage and benefits for workers, citing statutory requirements and prior rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandeis
Brandeis Urges Wide Reform for Workingmen's Insurance
Louis D. Brandeis urges the National Conference of Charities and Correction to endorse a comprehensive system of workingmen's insurance. He argues that illness accident unemployment threaten wage earners and calls for a funded indemnity plan funded by wages with costs he estimates at a substantial but necessary share of income. Martin to Start Campaign for State Insurance Bill in America.
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Boston
Mass
Louis D. Brandeis
National Conference of Charities and Correction
Brandeis
Martin
Paris
Lloyd George
England
America
Frederick Townsend Martin
Lloyd-George
Foresters Convention to Draw 1000 Guests in Wausau
The Foresters annual convention arrives in Wausau June 12 to 14 drawing about a thousand guests. Wisconsin hosts 106 lodges with Milwaukee leading at 19, plus Maison La Crosse Janesville Fond du Lac Oshkosh and other towns contributing a grand regional turnout.
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Wausau
Wis
Foresters
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Maison
la Crosse
Janesville
Fond du Lac
Oshkosh
Man Shot by Mistaken Suspect in Huntington
Marion Adkins of Gentry Fayette County is arrested on murder charge after shooting John Willis White who was walking with his fiancée Miss Loupa Berry. Police say Adkins mistook White for his wife amid suspicions of infidelity.
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Huntington
W. Va
John Willis
Marion Adkins
Gentry
Fayette County
Willis White
Loupa Berry
Adkins
Heat Wave Hits La Crosse With Record Temperatures
The weather in La Crosse surged from 82 degrees in the shade at 7 a.m. to 97 degrees by 3 p.m. The day showed signs of the heat with wilted collars and crowded parks as residents sought relief.
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la Crosse
Minneapolis Swelters as Heat Wave Grips City
Minneapolis residents suffered through 93 degrees at 2 p m with high humidity and no breeze. Nearby towns reported hotter readings with New Ulm at 102, Montevideo at 102, and Winneconne at 100 degrees.
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Minneapolis
Minn
New Ulm
Montevideo
Winnehaga
Chicago Police Shake-Up Signals Grand Jury Probe
Chicago Police Superintendent McWeeney announced a preliminary finding of sufficient evidence for a grand jury investigation into wholesale graft and corruption in the police department. Lieutenant John Banfield faces suspension as the probe by the grand jury and civil service commission proceeds amid alleged protection money schemes.
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Chicago
McWeeney
John Banfield
Grand Jury
Civil Service Commission
Underworld
Banfield
Rich Glubman Shot by Maid in California Court Row
In San Francisco on June 9 Adele Verge a French maid fired at millionaire clubman C Frederick Kohl after quarreling with a hotel chauffeur. Kohl was hospitalized with a chest wound and fate of his recovery is doubtful. Verge had filed and faced suits of malicious persecution against Kohl and Frank Miller manager of a Riverside hotel.
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C. Frederick Kohl
Central Emergency Hospital
Adele Verge
Mrs. Kohl
Miss Verge
Kohl
Frank Miller
Riverside
Cal
Miller's
Appeal to Reason Editor Dies in Fatal Wreck
Mrs J A Wayland dies and her husband publisher of the socialist paper Appeal to Reason is seriously injured after a car crash near Girard Kansas. The steering gear failed and Mrs Wayland was thrown from the vehicle when it struck a telephone pole.
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Girard, Kas
J. A. Wayland
Appeal To Reason
Here
Wayland
Hunt for missing Hibbing girl continues in woods
HIBBING Minn June 9 Alice Graff 14 daughter of William Graff Bengal disappeared Sunday while taking her father's dinner to a gravel pit two miles from home. A Hibbing search party is tracking the timber 100 feet apart as efforts to locate her continue.
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Hibbing
Minn
Alice Graff
William Grac
Bengal
Graff
Woman to Run for Senate in Colorado Nomination
Mrs. Sarah Decker is to be nominated for United States senator as Colorado votes in state primaries. The article notes the women of Colorado will be urged to support her candidacy across parties as suffrage goals are vindicated.
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Denver
Colo
Sarah Decker
United States
Colorado
Engine Jumps Track Near Bangor During Mail Train
A Bangor area accident halted rail service when front drivers on mail train No. 57 derailed about 1.5 miles west of Bangor at 4 a.m. No cars left the tracks. Cause unknown. Service resumed in one hour.
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Bangor
King Unpopular Here New York Gift to King George
Americans raise money for King George as Queens Mary coronation tale circulates. Marys in England collected 62500 dollars for Queen Mary while English Georges in the United States gathered 13 dollars. Consul-general Bennett repudiates the plan but Rev. George Monroe Joyce Royce hopes for more gifts and will forward totals to Lord Northbrook. London reports Queen Mary will spend 62506 dollars on diamonds, unlike the American gift.
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New York
England
Mary
George
Co. W. Bennett
George Monroe Joyce Royce
Lord Northbrook
London
Georges
Three Hurt In Wreck Near Merrillville
Three men were seriously injured when a locomotive on the Elgin Joliet and Eastern railway derailed near Merrillville Indiana. The injured are Henry Larsen engineer John Magran fireman and C R Knight head brakeman all of Joliet Illinois.
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Merrillville
Ind
Elgin, Joliet
Stephenson Case to Come Up Soon in U S Senate
A report notes the Stephenson case is scheduled to be considered soon before the U S Senate. Details on the parties involved or charges are not provided in the readable text.
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Stephenson
Western senator push to probe Stephenson election
A Wisconsin election investigation resolution sits ready in the U S senate. Western progressive Senator La Follette may steer the action, avoiding discussion while Stephenson’s camp seeks a Lorimer style stance. The elections committee likely will be asked to study the Wisconsin case and report back.
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Washington
D. C
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
United States Senate
Wisconsin Senate
la Follette
Stephenson
Senate
Cullom
Lorimer
Cullum
United States
Dillingham
Privileges and Elections Committee
State Senate
Weather summary for La Crosse and Midwest states
The forecast calls for generally fair weather with possible thunderstorms late tonight or Saturday and continued warm temperatures across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Temperatures reported Thursday ranged 90 to 102 degrees with 8 am readings 64 to 82 degrees and rivers likely to rise over the next 36 hours.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Plains States
South Dakota
Texas
Kansas City
Des Moines
Sioux City
Omaha
Huron
S. D
North Pacific
Montana
Colorado
Atlantic
Lower Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
Mississippi Valley
Rocky Mountains
Canada
Mexico
Arizona
British Columbia
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Mayor Dengler
Yeggs
CA. Ingram
Madison
Chas. A. Ingram
U. S. Steel
Combine
Mexican Pacific
National Charities Convention
Foresters’ Convention
Frances Kellor
Jane
Addams
Edward IT Devine
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Tremont Temple
Ford Hall
McWeeny
Vice Trust
Rich Glubman
Maid
San Francisco
U. S. Senate
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