Cyclone Devastates Wisconsin Ridge Areas Killing and Damaging
A deadly cyclone swept across Finley Ridge and surrounding towns felling trees and wrecking homes. In Ferryville area several deaths were reported including a Chicago man beheaded at a Conley job site. Cattle losses ran into thousands, with widespread barn and outbuilding destruction and improvised coffins used for burials. Rescue efforts and delayed communications hampered aid as residents sought safety in cellars and makeshift ambulances.
Commencement week begins for La Crosse High School seniors
The La Crosse High School commencement week opened with a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. D. C. Jones at the First Presbyterian Church. Activities run through Saturday with Class Day tomorrow and seat reservations starting at 7:40 AM.
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D. C. Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
Edward Vornholt
Jones
Cyclone Death Toll Rises Across Wisconsin Iowa Illinois
A severe storm across southwestern Wisconsin eastern Iowa and northern Illinois has left nineteen dead and sixty eight injured. Ferryville and Racine in Wisconsin Lansing and Reedsburg in Iowa and Illinois towns report fatalities and injuries with widespread property and crop damage and extensive downed wires severing many communities. Full details awaited as crews assess the devastation.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Ferryville
Wis
Lansing
Reedsburg
Racine
Patterson Beats Lu. S. Washington case ruling
The Supreme Court refused to review the acquittal of John H. Patterson in the National Cash Register case, announced in Washington on June 14.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
John H. Patterson
National Cash Register
Caminetti Appeal Denied in White Slavery Case
The Supreme Court denied the application for a review of the Caminetti verdict. F Wred Caminetti remained convicted of white slavery as upheld by lower courts.
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The
Supreme Court Today
F. Wred Caminetti
Tornado damages hit Postville Iowa and nearby areas
Electric wires down in Lansing and Postville Iowa suffers severe tornado damage with railroads and farm buildings carried into the river. Gilbert Leikgold and John Mullin farms destroyed. La Crosse woman travels to Ferryville to aid bereaved father.
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Sheehay
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la Crosse
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Mississippi
Lansing
Postville
Gilbert Leikgold
John Mullin
Frank Desmond
Caledonia Street
McManus
Wisconsin Cyclone Destruction Strikes Ferryville Area
A widespread Wisconsin storm accompanied the cyclone that devastated Ferryville. The path took the Kickapoo and Camp Creek valleys with barns wrecked and crops damaged. In Reedsburg one person died, two injured, and $100000 in damage. Readstown and Princeton suffered severe destruction, while Racine reported fatalities from wind related incidents.
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Soldiers Grove
Readstown
Kickapoo
Camp Creek
Reedsburg
William Schoeman
Valeria
Charles Wahoeltz
Delegation Heads to State G A R Meeting in Wausau
C L Hood commander of Wilson Colwell post No 38 G A R Theodore Hauser and T E Dalton from the post and Mrs Anna Hil bert president of the Women s Relief corps No 2 with members Mrs Marie Stingle Mrs A F Nekola and Mrs Cora Jenks left today for Wausau to attend the annual state encampment. The convention opens tomorrow for a three day session.
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Wilson Colwell
Theodore Hauser
T. E. Dalton
Anna Hilbert
Women’s Relief Corps
Marie Stingle
A. F. Nekola
Cora Jenks
Wausau
Grand Army of the Republic
Walk-Over Shoes Win Grand Prize
Panama exposition judge awards the Geo. R. Keith company makers of Walk Over shoes the grand prize the highest award. News cheers the low dealers of this well known shoe.
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Geo. R. Keith Company
Tornado Struck Without Warning Says T C Finley
The article recounts T C Finley describing a tornado hitting his residence without prior rain or warning. He notes a south wind and rising air before the event, with family not recognizing the signs until the destructive strike.
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T. C. Finley
Game of Tag Between Cyclone and Farms
Arthur Johnson of Johnson's Ridge recalls a Sunday cyclone carving a path near his farm. He reports his barn roof corner torn, a single tin fragment found a mile away, and the wind seemingly leaping between farms without striking his home direct.
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Arthur Johnson
Johnson's Ridge
Tribune
Johnson
Dark cyclone strikes ridge country and cuts memory
The narrator recalls eleven family members at supper when a dark sky and a green edged cloud signal a cyclone approaching unseen in time. The cyclone moved across the ridge country rapidly, leaving the house memory unclear as the storm unleashed its force.
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Mrs. Daley
Atlantic
Baby Snatched From Supper Table Killed After Wreck
LeRoy Finley, year and a half old son of Mrs. Margaret Finley, was carried over half a mile from the wrecked Finley home and died from injuries. A timber pierced his body, and the child bore numerous bruises when found about an hour later.
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William Tully
T. C. Finley
Tully Farm
Frank Tully
Mississippi
LeRoy Finley
Margaret Finley
Finley
Cyclone Tragedy Harms Family Near Home
A cyclone mowed through a rural area. a man recalls being shoved forward as the house collapsed. His seventy four year old mother was killed instantly, his sister Loretta blinded and badly hurt, and the baby of his sister found miles away. Others were scattered in the coulee near the home.
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Herbert Gardner
Dell Perry
Princeton
Martin Kreisel
Keen Lake
Coulee
Loretta
Avas
President Wilson Outlines Mission for America
President Wilson told about 5,000 people on the treasury building steps that America must interpret the heart of the world and live by its traditions. He spoke at a Flag Day gathering, noting audience applause before he began and avoiding direct reference to recent events.
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Washington
America
Wilson
Treasury Building
Family tragedy ends with death of wife slayer
Police say Julius Brabant, son of the victims, received an anonymous call telling him to hurry home where his mother lay dead. The husband, reportedly released last month from Mendota asylum, used an acid vial and killed his wife after years of abuse and threats to kill or himself.
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Graf
Clinton
Caledonia Streets
Excursion To Storm Area By German Methodist Group
Passengers on the German Methodist excursion train will travel to Crawford county to visit the tornado ruins of Saturday. The plan allows excursionists time to inspect the wreckage and scene of the disaster.
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Crawford County
Destruction at Finley Farm After Barnless Wreckage
Report describes a brutal ruin on the Finley farm with a collapsed house and scattered animal carcasses. Charred debris and a mass of mangled trees mark the scene. many chickens escaped while others were stripped of feathers amid the devastation.
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