Farmer Advised Success Weds in June Bride Tale
West Salem reports Adolph G. Van der Ohe, famed Jersey cattle farmer, married Miss Clara Gade of Reedsburg last week. The couple will reside at Maple Shade Jersey farm as Mrs. Von der Ohe joins the prominent Wisconsin ranching circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Otis
Wisconsin University
West Salem
Adolph G. van der Ohe
Salem
von der Ohe
Clara Gade
Reedsburg
Maple Shade Jersey
Wisconsin
Attempt to Break Thurow Will Faces Undue Influence Claim
Robert Westphal challenges the will of Johanna Thurow, who died in La Crosse March 18 after drafting a will while in a hospital isolation annex with a contagious disease. The will left about $3,000 to Julius Thurow, a claimed nephew, while Westphal seeks to prove Julius is not a relative and that he is sole heir. Testimony from nurse Lena L. Coulam and the physician in charge continues as the case proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Westphal
Johanna Thurow
Miss Thurow
la Crosse
Julius Thurow
Vernon County
Lena L. Coulam
Boys to Leave for Encampment
Tomorrow morning at 7 o clock more than fifty Boy Scouts and juniors of the YMCA will depart in Otto Kutzke’s launch for Trempealeau Bay to camp for ten days. C R Bearmore James Peterson and Jack Brindley prepared the site this week and Bearmore will return tonight to lead the group tomorrow. At the camp Bearmore and Prof. Harry Spence lead the program with a field meet and monster campfire planned for Scout Day on June 24, with the fife and drum corps providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Kutzke
Trempealeau Bay
C. R. Bearmore
James Peterson
Jack Brindley
Bearmore
la Crosse
Prof
Harry Spence
Scouts
Deck Boom Collapse Endangers Alpena Crew in Racine
At 7:30 AM a large steel self unloading boom on the coal carrier Alpena collapsed onto the deck in Racine Wisconsin narrowly missing a deck hand by six inches. Several crew members escaped serious harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine, Wis
Alpena
RAPS TEASDALE AT CLERKS MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
Proceedings detail talks by county officials from Richland to St. Croix on topics including non-resident poor claims Eugenic marriage law county printing taxation and the commission form of government. Speakers include D S Law Louis G Widale W H Lippels O J Hohle Frank Pieper and H S Offerdahl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland County
Otto C. Wieganz
Shawano County
la Crosse County
Louis G. Widale
Milwaukee County
O. J. Hohle
Pierce County
Frank Pieper
Dunn County
Wisconsin
Minnesota
H. S. Offerdahl
St. Croix
Coun- 7
Rumblings Warn of Eruption at Lassen Peak
Settlers flee the Lassen region near Redding California as warnings rise of a possible major eruption. Forest Supervisor W J Rushing cautions visitors to keep away from crater areas while observers debate whether recent activity is explosive or steam. Two Sunday outbreaks cause concern with injuries including Lance Graham in critical condition and Lloyd Tipple slowly recovering from trauma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Calif
Lassen
W. J. Rushing
Lance Graham
Lloyd Tipple
Albanian Revolt May Fire Europe
Vienna reports the siege of Duztrazo the Albanian capital by Mohamedan insurgents continues. If Prince of Wied’s forces fail 27000 rebels could enter the city with pillage and massacre likely. International fleet marines guard legations as Austrian Italian rivalry over Albanian suzerainty raises danger of wider clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
du- Trazzo
Albania
Prince of
Prince of Weid
Italy
Austria
Majority Favor Railway Strike Call
First returns from 75 000 railroad workers west of Chicago show 90 percent favor a strike if wage demands are not met. The officers said results likely come Saturday and unions will seek a joint conference with railroad managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Players Thrown Overboard As Boat Capsizes on Lake Mendota
Madison report states Walter Bauman and Charles Chellgard Green Bay right fielder and second baseman were thrown into Lake Mendota when their boat capsized this morning. They clung to the capsized boat until assistance arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Walter Bauman
Charles Chellgard
Green Bay Club
Wisconsin-Illinois League
Lake Mendota
Wilson Nominates Washington Officials
The president nominated Grace B. Caukin of Sonoma California as receiver of public moneys at San Francisco and John B. Sanford of Ukiah California as register of the land office at San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
San Francisco
Grace B. Caukin
Sonoma
Cal
John B. Sanford
Ukiah
Storm Kills Many as Paris Floods Spark Cave-Ins
Paris search teams uncovered four bodies amid debris from sewer collapses after a storm. A taxi passenger and a man and woman in a street cave-in were crushed. Officials feared a higher death toll as debris and flooded conduits threaten more collapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Rue Trochet
Rue Auber
Boulevard Haussman
Saint Phillippe du Roule
Rue la Boetie
Rue du Faubourg Saint Honore
St. Phillippe du Roule
Choisy le Roi
Faculty Named for Summer Session at Normal School
The summer school will use most regular faculty plus Principal B E McCormick of the local high school and Miss Barbara Knothe with Prof E D Long as acting principal. All parents may enroll children in the grade model school starting Monday June 26 with no attendance charge. The listed faculty includes F A Cotton E D Long W H Sanders F W Weck A M Angell D O Coote B A Stickle J A Fairchild A J Lewis J R Moore H E Cotton B E McCormick Gertrude Dickens Mary Torrance Lillian Bettinger Barbara Knothe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. McCormick
Barbara Knothe
E. D. Long
F. A. Cotton
W. H. Sanders
F. W., Weck
A. M. Angell
D. O. Coote
B. A. Stickle
J. A. Fairchild
A. J. Lewis
J. R. Moore
H. E. Cotton
Gertrude Dickens
Mary Torrance
Lillian Bettinger
Seven Die In Milford Bunkhouse Fire At Mill
A Milford Massachusetts bunkhouse fire at the Peter Copalian boarding house killed seven men and wounded others, with three dying and many burned as workers fled through windows. Fire exits were lacking and wooden stairs hindered escape, as the blaze started at 2 39 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Mass
Peter Copalian
Draper Paper
Chiefs Debate Segregated Vice Districts at Police Chiefs Meet
In Grand Rapids Michigan the International Association of Police Chiefs opened with debate on the abolition of segregated vice districts and a probable decision against removal was forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
International Association of Police Chiefs
New York to Host 1916 General Federation Biennial
Delegates at the Chicago biennial vote to send the federation to New York for the 1916 meeting. Miss Margaret Wilson arrives to address attendees while resolutions urge federal sex hygiene leaflets and combat prostitution. The nomination slate led by Mrs Pennybacker faces no opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Gotham
Sorosis
Congress Hotel
Percy V. Pennybacker
Texas
Federation
Margaret Wilson
Union Station
Miss Wilson
Edward Markham
Brotherhood
Agnes Nestor
Trade Union League
Federal Children's Bureau
Y. W. C. A. Open House For Homecoming Week
La Crosse YWCA hosts open house at the association building Fourth and Cass streets during homecoming week. Bertha Shuman chairs activities with committees led by Mrs. Robert McDonald advertising Mrs. A. P. Hankerson rest room Mrs. A. Chubb supper Miss Florence Shuman decoration and Miss Alma Ruden entertainment. A public supper Wednesday and an entertainment Thursday are planned plus meals and rest facilities for visitors and former members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Alma Ruden
Man pays neighbor's taxes and sewer bill in error
Hubert VanBree, Racine, paid two years of another man's property taxes and a $227.60 sewer assessment, later realizing the mistake and seeking redress from the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racine, Wis
Hubert VanBree
Rumor Thaw Plans Flight From Country
New York officials fear escape by Harry K. Thaw and authorize a secret guard for him in Gorham New Hampshire after the supreme court refused bail and travel permission. Thaw reportedly communicates with friends by telephone as rumors spread of a coast dash and yacht voyage to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Gorham
N. H
Supreme Court
Thaw
Pittsburgh
France
Stalwart clash over reform bills in Wisconsin unfolds
Lieutenant Governor Tom Morris cites Emanuel Philipp in Platteville interview as backing claims of concerted stalwart opposition to tax, labor, and pure food laws. Philipp denies, while Morris provides La Follette Autobiography excerpts alleging meetings on primary bills and railroad taxation, and cites a seven day labor bill defeat amid stalwart, McGovern influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platteville
Wis
Emanuel Philipp
Wisconsin
Tom Morris
Philipp
Senator LaFollette
Emmanuel Philipp
Park Hotel
Phillipp
Senate
McGovern
Corn Products Company
Detroit Missing Minister Patmont Sought After Abduction
Police and private detectives search Detroit for Rev. Louis Patmont the Westville Illinois anti liquor worker abducted in March and held two months. His disappearance follows a night when he failed to appear for church talks at Plum Street Church of Christ. A battered derby hat with initials R J H was found near the last sighting, and detectives note trampled grass indicating a struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Louis R. Patment
Westville
Ill
Patmont
Plum Street Church of Christ
Illinois
Claude F. Witty
Plum Street
St. Louis
J. Lloyd
Chicago
Witty
Patment
Rev
Broadwood wins Ascot stakes in big field
J De Rothschild's Broadwood captured the Ascot stakes with 24 horses racing. Asparagus finished second and The Guller took third while betting favored Broadwood at 25 to 1 and Asparagus at the same odds. King George and Queen Mary attended under heavy police protection to prevent suffragette disturbances, with no major incidents reported.
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Ascot
Eng
J. de Rothschild
Broadwood
H. Brushwood
H. C. Rallan
Guller
King George
Queen Mary
Metropolitan Police
Berkshire Police
Windsor Castle
Labor Department Warns on Labor-Agency Fraud
Secretary of Labor Wilson threatened prosecutions of employment agencies for defrauding workers seeking harvest work. He cited charges of 1 to 2 dollars for information and schemes to sell tickets, noting many workers are foreigners unfamiliar with English. He mentioned Gary, Indiana, as an example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Gary
Ind
Progressive lawmakers and denatured law firm lobbying clash
The speaker accuses orange of sending a corn syrup representative to lobby a progressive group and cites the assembly journal to show the effort failed. He questions Philipp about withholding the law firm’s name and hints at a triple alliance over the one day rest bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly
Philipp
Western Federation miners split threat looms in Butte
In Butte Montana a rift in the Western Federation of Miners may drive seceders to form a local independent union. Governor Stewart asked Senator Walsh to seek White House word on federal troops while officials said no immediate trouble is expected. President Wilson will not be asked to deploy troops now. Regular troops may be kept in readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mont
Western Federation of Miners
Stewart
Walsh
Washington
Murphy
Driscoll
John C. Lowney
Western Federation Executive Committee
Federation
Western Federation
Wilson
Montana
Myers
Evans and
Stout
White House
Woodmen Leaders Claim Control At Toledo Convention
Administration forces of the Modern Woodmen of America assert full control on the eve of the annual convention in Toledo as delegates from Illinois Iowa and Nebraska back A R Talbot James McNamara and John Goltz for top posts. Insurgents clash on credentials and the opening session unfolds with calls for fairness and unity. The event features a grand forestier review by Talbot and eight U S army officers with 5 drill teams 12 bands and 5000 uniformed Woodmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Woodmen of America
A. R. Talbot
Lincoln
Neb
Will James McNamara
Rock Island
Ill
John Goltz
Indianapolis
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Talbot
Woodcraft
National Association of Camp Clerks
A. H. Mann
Kansas City
A. H. Hooper
St. Paul
E. T. Geist
Joliet, Ill
O. F. Busch
Perry
Okla
E. A Miller
Harrisburg
J. B. Cor Ken
W. S
Akron
Fargo
N D
Canton
South Omaha
Clinton
Portsmouth
Camp R. R. Smith
Foresters
Consul Talbot
United States Army
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Price County
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Score
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Local High
Y. W.C. A. Open House
Rumor Thaw
GLU
B. Rose
the Jeweler
Main Street
Cay
Morris
Tom
Bob
Ilinois
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Fife
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