La Crosse High School Commencement Ends Tonight
Graduation exercises at the La Crosse Theater feature 76 diplomas, six five minute addresses, musical performances by the high school orchestra and chorus, piano solos by Miss Vance and Miss Weimar, and remarks by President William Loening. The program includes valedictorian Irene Lien and speeches by Archie Skemp Jo Sephine Bangsberg and others, followed by the annual junior prom.
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Lera Weimar
Ruth Vance
William Loening
Board of Education
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Martha Rollins
Lois Halik
Paul Egbert
Malcolm Maine
George Barrett
Reedsburg
T. Powers
Locke
Irene Lien
Archie Skemp
Jo Sephine Bangsberg
Fuller
Edward M. McDowell
Max Voyrich
Lena Weimar
Fires Destroy Eight Buildings in Mobridge
At Mobridge South Dakota on June 16 a trio of fires destroyed eight buildings with an estimated $25,000 loss, mostly insured. Dan Sea bright, 22, of Java, was killed by burns. F F Tooley and Attin Smith, both Mobridge residents, suffered facial and bodily burns but are expected to recover.
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Mobridge
Milwanee Road
Dan Seabright
Java
S. D
F. F. Tooley
Ttin Smith
Bank closes in Macon after missing official
Macon Missouri bank shuts its doors amid a missing deputy bank commissioner Lon Hayner. The Citizens Bank of Macon reports deposits over 150000 while state officials place an officer in charge to handle the closure and investigations.
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Macon
Lon Hayner
Civens’ Bank of
Pardon Arrives After Execution of Col Morelos
Five minutes after Col Morelos faced a firing squad near Culiacan orders to spare him arrived from insurgent headquarters. Diego Redo says Morelos received the great cross of the First Military Order of Mexico days before his execution. Morelos declined mercy, spoke calmly, and died as insurgent commanders pledged protection.
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Cal
Culiacan
Morelos
Sinaloa
Diego Redo
Redo
Baseball Player Killed by Augusta Manager in Albany
John V. McStea of Augusta Ga the theatrical manager faces an arraignment in Albany police court after shooting Arthur a Albany State League first baseman found with McSteas wife Mildred Barry in Brown s case McStea claims self defense alleging Brown struck him first Brown regarded as one of the league s top players with prior stints with Detroit Montreal and Trenton.
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Albany
N. Y
Elfdefense
John V. McStea
Augusta
Arthur
Brown
McStea
Detroit
Montreal
Trenton
Labor leaders say police broke desks in Chicago
Labor leaders allege police agents forced open the desks of John R. Alpine AFL vice president and Plumbers' union president and Thomas E. Burke secretary treasurer of the International Plumbers' organization to seek evidence tying them to recent labor slugging cases in Chicago during jurisdictional fights.
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Chicago
John R. Alpine
American Federation of Labor
Plumbers’ Union
Thomas E. Burke
International Plumbers’ Organization
Direct primaries approved for Massachusetts offices
The direct nominations bill signed by Governor Foss changes Massachusetts to nominate state officers congressional and legislative candidates by direct primaries. It provides that conventions will only frame platforms and name presidential electors.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Foss
Progressives Back La Follette Nomination Amid Reports
Minnesota progressives say there is no opposition among insurgents to La Follette. Senator Miles Poindexter confirms insurgents would welcome La Follette and deny claims that the bid was spoiled by his group. The message arrives as Wisconsin plans to nominate its man before the Republican convention.
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Miles Poindexter
Washington
Works
California
Poindexter
la Follette
Movement For
Longworth urges science framing for tariff schedules
Representative Nicholas Longworth attacks the democratic wool revision bill as vague and ignorant. He argues for facts from a permanent tariff commission and criticizes Alabama's Underwood for relying on rumor over data in the House debate.
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Nicholas Longworth
Rep
Ohio
Aliabama
Underwood
Longworth
Permanent
Flood of silver gifts given Taft
Washington June 16 Invitations to the White House celebration of the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of President Taft and Mrs Taft have brought a flood of silver gifts. Senate members contributed about 1000 dollars and a House committee purchased a 2000 dollar silver set in New York. The Gridiron club and other clubs plan generous gifts. About 5000 invitations issued and overflow arrangements made from the east room to the gardens.
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White House
Taft
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Senate
House
New York
Gridiron Club
Wilson Addresses Democrats in Pennsylvania Rally
In Harrisburg a Democratic rally featured Speaker Champ Clark and Governor Woodrow Wilson, who urged reform and conservation while extending government use to aid the people. Wilson backed postal savings and parcels post as part of broader reform.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Champ Clark
National House of Representatives
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Wilson
Princeton University
Democratic Clubs
Court bans stock juggling in Standard Oil ouster suit
In a June 16 ruling from Topeka Kas the Kansas supreme court permits Standard Oil company of Kansas to sell its property and business to Standard of Indiana and forces the Kansas firm to relinquish its charter and cease operations. The court issues an absolute prohibition against the Standard of Indiana the Standard of Kansas and Prairie Oil and Gas company their officers agents and employees from stock juggling with contempt arrests possible for violations.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company of Kansas
Standard of Indiana
Standard of Kansas
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Innocent Man Sentenced as Sheriff Reads Final Cap
In Harrisburg Illinois on June 16 Alexander King said here goes an innocent man as the black cap was placed on the condemned murderer of John Mitchell by Sheriff Mooneyham.
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Harrisburg
Ill
Alexander King
John Mitchell
Mooneyham
Filipinos as Japanese Colony Plans Spurred by Tokyo
Washington reports from Tokyo indicate Japan is pushing emigration to its colonies in the Philippines and Brazil. Sixty ships may carry 150 Filipinos to Manila, while a Japanese colony is planned near Municipro Campo in the Amazon. Tokyo-backed efforts include three new 7,500 ton liners for US service to serve as transports.
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Municipro Campo
Amazon Valley
Tokio
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
American Oriental Trade
United States
Maine Wreck Shows Terrific Explosion
Havana June 16 Major Ferguson of the engineering force said the Maine wreck is more damaged than thought yet plans for removing the wreck will not change. Water in the cofferdam reaches over ten feet as pumps reduce the flooding and searchers expect to enter the officers' quarters in the after-superstructure tomorrow.
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Havana
Maine
Ferguson
McGovern Signs Commission Government Bill
Governor McGovern signed a bill on the commission form of city government for Wisconsin. The measure provides for initiative referendum and recall and fixes salaries for officials across city classes adopting the new system.
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Madison
Wis
McGovern
Police Chiefs Decide Next Convention Location
The International Association of Police Chiefs met in Rochester on June 16 and voted to hold the next convention in Toronto. Officers elected include President Major Richard Sylvester of Washington, first vice president Michael J. Regan of Buffalo, second vice president Joseph M. Quigley of Rochester, and secretary treasurer Harvey A. Carr of Grand Rapids.
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N. Y
International Association of Police Chiefs
Toronto
Richard Sylvester
Washington
Michael J. Regan
Buffalo
Joseph M. Quigley
Harvey A. Carr
Grand Rapids
Mich
Boy Bandit Melville Escapes Vallejo Chase Near Sacramento
Fred Melville, a youth fugitive from the Pres ton Reformatory, slipped through hundred strong posses on a hill-top near Vallejo. He wormed along a dry creek bed to Three Mile House and fled toward Sacramento, vowing to resist. Police Captain Sanford continues the search.
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Cal
Fred Melville
Preston Reformatory
Three Mile House
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Melville
Sanford
Wireless Saves Bankers After Lake Rescue Ordeal
The steamer Western States carrying 225 Michigan bankers was disabled forty-five miles from Detroit. Using wireless, the City of Cleveland located the ship and towed it to Buffalo while transferring the bankers to the Cleveland at midnight. The rescue marked the lakes first wireless assisted recovery.
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Mich
Western States
Cleveland
Michigan State Bankers’ Association
Buffalo
Ole Bull's Widow Targeted by Spooks Evidence in Will Fight
Alfred Me June 16 Mrs Ole Bull Vaughan continues to show how aged widow was influenced by eastern mysticism and spirit letters guiding the disposition of her wealth. Lawyers argue the will is the product of spooks and the victim of undue influence.
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Ole Bull
Boy Follows Ball Loses Fingers in Yard Accident
In Eau Claire Wisconsin on June 16 ten year old Oscar Johnson chased a fly ball into the Omaha road yards and reached for it under a box car. A switch engine jolted the car, catching the boy's fingers and severing three from one hand and removing a thumb and finger from the other. He is hospitalized.
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Wis
Omaha Road
Oscar Johnson
Omaha Yards
Thought Waves Influence Jury In Trial
Proceedings hinge on alleged mind activity as jurors weigh claims of mental influence. Defense cites noted tests while prosecutors assert ordinary perception suffices to judge credibility. Verdict remains pending as courtroom debate continues.
Jury Bias Claims Cloud Lee Trial Proceedings
Chicago reporters are urged to be punished after attorney Cantwell accused juror W F Yates of promising to string See up to a lamp post if given a chance. He argues such prejudicial remarks would inflame public opinion and affect the Lee trial in Hildred Bridges case. The matter followed court reassembly with continuation noted on Page Six.
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Augustus Thomas
Evelyn Arthur
Commonwealth
Hildred Bridges
Lee
Robert E. Cantwell
Honore
Cantwell
W. F. Yates
See
Yates
Unsettled Weather Across Regions With Showers
Forecasts for La Crosse Wisconsin and nearby areas call for unsettled conditions with showers and thunderstorms tonight and likely Saturday, with cooler temperatures. Minnesota is expected to stay generally fair tonight and Saturday apart from southeast showers, while Iowa maysee showers this afternoon into tonight and cooler conditions then. The Rocky Mountain to lake region shows widespread rain, with small temperature changes and a cooler trend in the northwest extending to the Dakotas. An eastward low will bring unsettled weather to the section tonight and Saturday, with cooler readings overall.
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