Spring Grove Welcomes La Crosse Delegation On Excursion
La Crosse excursionists reach Spring Grove with about two hundred enthusiastic residents. Dana’s band plays as Caledonia crowds greet the visitors, renewing old friendships and enjoying a lively program. The special train proceeds through North La Crosse and Brownsville with a festive reception.
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Caledonia
Minn
la Crosse
Spring Grove
Dana
Vine Street
North Side
North la Crosse
Brownsville
Reno
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Council in Session on Bridge Bid at Pettibone Park
The adjourned common council meeting will convene at city hall tomorrow at 8 pm to consider the bid for a new bridge over the LaGoon in Pettibone Park. The session will also hear the bath committee report on a North Side bath petition, likely noting bath placement on that side is not feasible this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Council
Pettibone Park
Board of Public Works
Bridge
Bath Committee
Mrs Bridget Darling Dies After Lingering Illness
Mrs Bridget Darling wife of Fremont C Darling of 1708 West Avenue South died at home after a lengthy illness. The funeral is set for Saturday at 9 AM from St Marys Catholic Church with Rev W White officiating and burial in the Catholic cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget Darling
Fremont C. Darling
West Avenue South
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Wm. White
81 Degrees Heat Record For Today
The warmest weather recorded today reached 81 degrees at 2 pm while the coolest was 58 degrees at 5 am. Hourly temperatures appear in the scrambled text with numbers and letters indicating readings across different times of the day.
Steamer Roustabout Discharged Over Drunken Grievance
A roustabout from the steamer W. W. was discharged after drinking heavily. He attempted to attach the excursion boat due to unpaid wages upon being ashore. He appeared before Constable L. Omerberg to secure a writ, but the matter fell outside the constable's jurisdiction and no action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W
L. Omerberg
Henpeck’s Rise Hinted by Domestic Bluster
Comic exchange features Blobbs discussing Henpeck with a wife’s nagging described as a factor in any Social ascent. The light dialogue reflects domestic tension and humorous social dynamics.
Boosters Go 10 Visit Neighbors for Spring Grove Parade
La Crosse boosters with Dana Third Regiment band depart Milwaukee depot at 8 30 AM for Spring Grove to attend home-coming festivities. La Crosse crowds exceed 150 with women and men in bouquets and ribbons, parading streets and attracting merchants en route. The band plays a concert at the station before leaving and later stops at the North side for a brief ten minute port of call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Mhilwaukee
Spring Grove
Dana Third Regiment
Naked boys disrupt Lindell boulevard in shock town episode
Fifteen naked youths aged 12 to 16 ran through front and back yards along Lindell boulevard near Forest Park. Park Watchman Patrick Walsh chased them after finding them swimming at Murphy's lake, a government hatchery. He called for reinforcements and secured their clothing with assurances.
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ST. Louis
Lindell Boulevard
Forest Park
Patrick Walsh
Murphy's Lake
Officer Walsh
Mystery in Death at Sunset Lake Bridgeport NJ
Mary Vennell an 18 year old from Bridgeton was found drowned near Sunset Lake in the city park with facial bruises. George Evans a 23 year old grassblower must explain the death to the coroner's jury at an upcoming inquest. Evans says they were rowing when the craft sank during a struggle. authorities question the steel boat’s buoyancy and Evans’ account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeton
N. J
Mary Vennell
Sunset Lake
George Evans
Evans
River Pose Forgot Saint as Crisis Deepens
A terse note suggests that when the river is posed or shown, the saint is forgotten, hinting at a symbolic neglect of sacred figures amid flooding or rising waters. No further details are provided in the fragment.
Operators End Telegraph Strike After Wage Agreement
New York June 20 a deal ends the operators strike with a ten percent nationwide wage raise for all wires abolishment of the sliding scale and standard pay for all. The union waives the eight hour day and the demand for typewriters while grievances remain to a committee for arbitration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Western Union
Neill
Clowry
Farmers Back County Highway Plan At West Salem Meeting
West Salem hosts about 100 residents and county supervisors to inspect the proposed road from Matt Anderson’s farm, see reduced grades and a three quarter mile shorter route. Support grows as a business and farming coalition meets at Hotel May before a key board decision after lunch.
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West Salem
Farmington
Board Views Road
Matt Anderson
Hotel May
West Farmington
Northwestern
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Automobile Award Goes To Harry Worth Jr
Harry Worth son of R Henry Worth of 5099 South Sixteenth Street wins the handsome junior automobile from the Fred Heil Shoe Company. The machine is a fine piece of work and the boy is pleased with his good fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Worth
R. Henry Worth
South Sixteenth Street
Fred Heil Shoe Company
Daugher Weds, Dies During Ceremony in Little Rock
Otto Solf former Arkansas Echo staffer dies suddenly at home as daughter Mary prepares for her wedding. He urges postponement not, and the German Catholic church ceremony proceeds with his death occurring during the rites. Funeral set for St Edward's Catholic church tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Otto Solf
Arkanasas Echo
Mary
St. Edward's Catholic Church
Crowds Gather for Closing Argument in Kaufman Case
Spectators packed the Kaufman courtroom in Flandreau Minnesota at seven AM to secure seats for prosecutor Egans closing argument in the Kaufman case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flandreau
Minn
Egans
Kaufman
Judge Landis Delays Standard Oil Rebating Sentence
Federal Judge Landis postponed the Standard Oil rebating sentence in the Alton road case until Wednesday. The delay is the final postponement, and a multimillion dollar fine is anticipated for the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Landis
Federal Court
Standard Oil Company
Alton Road
Standard
State loses in suit for million against railroads
Wisconsin supreme court rules the statute of limitations bars collection of unreported railroad taxes and finds the Milwaukee grand jury panel legally drawn. The decision blocks back taxes alleged since 1883 against the M & St. P and C & N W railroads and sustains the jury system in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison, Wis
Supreme Court
Milwaukee
McGovern
Copper market swayed by Heinz consolidation plan
Boston June 20 copper market reacted to a report that F. Augustus Heinz and associates will consolidate their copper mining companies with the Bing ham Consolidated Mining Smelting company as the nucleus. The Ohio 4 company would join the Bing ham properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
F. Augustus Heinz
Bingham Consolidated Mining & Smelting Company
Ohio 4 Company
Bingham
Assembly Votes Narrowly to Engross Two-Cent Fare Plan
In a tight party-line vote of 40 to 39 the assembly ordered engrossment of the two-cent fare bill. The measure aims to set a uniform fare rate and proceeds to the next legislative stage amid partisan debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Assembly
Booster Meeting Sets La Crosse Campaign Plans
A board of trade committee reports a record crowd expected at the La Crosse boosting campaign meeting in the city hall small council chamber tomorrow evening. Plans for the Greater La Grosse will be announced and every merchant and business in the city is urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
la Crosse
Greater la Grosse
Gold vein found in Ballarat cemetery mining rush
Sydney reports miners rushing to Ballarat after a cemetery digger struck a gold bearing stone vein nineteen inches thick. Claims were staked in the cemetery as word spread. In Princeton Cleveland is described as sick but not seriously, in a separate dispatch.
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Sydney
Ballarat
Princeton
Cleveland
Petition Organizes Public Dock Protection Club
The La Crosse Motorboat club with 39 boats forms the Petition Council for Public Dock Protection and Benefit to safeguard members against theft, gain city dockage concessions, and promote motorboating. A petition will be presented to the city council tomorrow for a public motorboat landing at the levee to ease landings and supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Ellis’ Club
Visit Park Bridge Bid Review By City Council
The bridge committee toured Pettibone park to inspect conditions for a lagoon bridge project. A report for Friday's council meeting will outline the recommendation to award the contract to the Des Moines firm, citing bid-spec compliance and no grounds for dispute.
Colorado and Wyoming delegates clash at land convention
Denver June 20. The land convention confronts a near mob over delegate credentials. Colorado sends the most delegates, with Wyoming second, as states oppose the administration policy. Senator Smoot defends the administration and denounces the convention as unfair and exploiting western states. Pinchot then addressed the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Smoot
Pinchot
Aoki defies recall talk amid Japan US tensions
Ambassador Aoki in Washington says reports of his recall are untrue and that the progressive party in Japan lacks influence to compel action. He adds only impulsive figures would seek trouble between Japan and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Aoki
Progressive Party
Japan
United States
Plot to Assassinate King Emmanuel Revealed
Details of a Zurich anarchists meeting plot to kill King Emmanuel of Italy emerge. Two renowned European anarchists drew lots to carry out the act as authorities watch border traffic and guard the palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Zurich
King Emmanuel
Italy
Roosevelt says talk is wild on railroad valuation
In Washington on June 20 special correspondent J C Welliver reports that President Roosevelt urged control of railroad security issues and possible excess capitalization in his Indianapolis speech. Congress faces a heated debate over whether to value railroads and who should perform it with expert commissions and interstate commerce powers. Senator La Follette signals support for immediate physical valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Welliver
Washington, D. C
Congress
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Interstate Commerce Commission
la Follette
Wisconsin
Quorum Absence Stalls City Hall Meeting With Minor Cast
Mayor W A Anderson City Clerk Jos Sieger and Alderman Guts Keller held a one member quorum meeting at city hall last evening. No business was transacted as there was no quorum. The mayor adjourned once the roll was called. The janitor omitted passing water.
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City Hall
W. A. Anderson
Jos. Sieger
Guts Keller
Keller
Well Known Umpire Sweeney to officiate La Crosse Fond du Lac series
John A. Elliott, president of the local baseball club, announced that umpire Sweeney will be in La Crosse to officiate the series between La Crosse and Fond du Lac, per a telegram from State league VP J. L. Lake.
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John A. Elliott
J. L. Lake
Sweeney
la Crosse
Fond du Lac
Divorced woman from Chicago amid Elkhart case
Robert Rader files for divorce in Elkhart circuit court from Anna Rader of Chicago alleging she attended wine parties with other men and returned home intoxicated. The couple married in 1903 and have lived apart for about a year, with the wife said to prefer Chicago for its social scene.
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Goshen
Ind
Anna Rader
Chicago
Elkhart
Robert Rader
Rader
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Council
Mrs. Darling
Fremont Darling
Roustabout
Blobbs
Henpeckke
Mystery
John Dengler
Thomas S. Spence
William Tisce
Ald
Oferman
A. A. Bentley
Mindoro Highway
Fine Heil Shoe Co
Kaufin
GRAND
U. K
Milwau
Heinz and Associates
Bulletin
Petition Council For Public Dock
Park Bridge
Beckwith
Des Moines
Hir
Commission
Publican Convention
Ald. Keller
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