La Crosse Delegation Tours Southeastern Wisconsin Towns
About 250 La Crosse business leaders traveled by special train to visit Stoddard Chaseburg Coon Valley Westby and Viroqua. Mayor Mark welcomed them in Viroqua after which local receptions and band performances showcased regional prosperity and calls for home patronage and trade-area spending.
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la Crosse
Burlington
Viroqua
Stoddard
Board of Trade
Chaseburg
Russell Hoyt
Coon Valley
Westby
T. O. Mark
Hotel Fortney
Mark
Anne
Wiscon
Chicago
John Dengler
Dengler
Wm. Doerflinger
W. B. Tscharner
Joseph Boschert
Chicago Huckster Killed by Striker During Strike
In Chicago on June 20 George Metropolis a Greek huckster selling truck farm products was shot and killed by fellow Greek George Barbatos during a strike aimed at halting hucksters from selling wares. The strike aimed to pressure Mayor Harrison to revoke an anti huckster ordinance amid price increases by grocers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George Metropolis
George Barbatos
Harrison
Metropolis
Twenty Ducks Win Fight With Turtle At Lakewood Cemetery
Twenty white ducks fought a mud turtle in a Lily pond at Lakewood cemetery in Minneapolis. The turtle seized a duck’s foot and the group pulled for ten minutes until the attacker released the victim. Workmen assisted as the ducks freed their companion and saved him from death.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Lakewood Cemetery
Coronation Prep Sparks Jealousies Amid Royal Pageantry
London crowd swarms streets as 65 000 soldiers encamp for coronation. envoys clash over procession precedence while Buckingham Palace hosts a grand royal reception. Americans, notably John Hays Hammond, mingle with visiting royalties at a semi formal dinner.
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London
Buckingham Palace
England
George
Duke of Norfolk
Edward
John Hays Hammond
United States
Hammond
Alexander of
Teck
King George
Iowa People Injured in Buffalo Trolley Car Fire
Hospital surgeons treating Modern Woodmen delegates in Buffalo Niagara Falls session report recovery possible for all injured. Among the injured are Mr and Mrs Toft of Cherokee Iowa. The incident occurred when a trolley car caught fire early today.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Modern Woodmen of America
H. L. Toft
Cherokee
Iowa
Bandit Kills "Pal" to Escape in Idaho Incident
A bandit killed a man identified as "Pal" during an attempted escape in Idaho. The event is under investigation with authorities seeking suspects and motive. Local residents report fear after the violent confrontation.
Death trail of bandit Whitney with Idaho manhunt continues
One killed and four wounded as bandit Harry Whitney and an accomplice shot Oregon Short Line conductor William Kidd and deputy Samuel Milton on a train at High Bridge Idaho. A dozen posses pursue Whitney across eastern Idaho, with no arrest yet and the fugitive sighted between Blackfoot and Idaho Falls.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Harry Whitney
Pal
Oregon Short Line
High Bridge
Idaho
William Kidd
Oregon Short Mine
Samuel Milton
Edward McGill
Reuben Scott
Robert Oley
Whitney
Kidd
Milton
Blackfoot
Idaho Falls
Four Abmit Murder Valantine Lynching Case
Harry Heath Kenneth Murphy Geo Reed and Alma Reed confessed to lynching Charles Sellers a young ranchman from the Hutch ranch near Cody. They claim Sellers had threatened Murphy and his sister and Heath who loved the girl quarreled with Sellers. They took him from bed dragged him to a telegraph pole and hanged him fearing he would carry out threats. They were arrested in Cody and brought to town for safekeeping amid fears of further trouble.
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Valentine
Nep
Harry Heath
Kenneth Murphy
Geo. Reed
Alma Reed
Charles Sellers
Jack Hutch
Sellers
Murphy
Heath
Hutch Ranch
Cody
Police Clash in Cleveland Riot After Strike Action
Nine people are under arrest following a renewed riot between police, garment workers strikers, and guards at garment plants in Cleveland. Both men and women strikers were clubbed by officers, and female workers resisted disarming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Garment Workers
Garmet
Tuberculosis Experts Meet at Denver Convention
The seventh annual convention of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis opened in Denver today. World leading TB authorities attend as the gathering marks its first western location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
National Association For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
West
Normal Class Play to Be Given Tonight at Park
The La Crosse Normal School Senior Class presents As You Like It at Myrick Park tonight. An open air stage with electric footlights and a full theatre orchestra will feature twenty actors. Torches light the park approach and seating for about two thousand is roped off for the event.
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la Crosse Normal School
Myrick Park
Andre
Wisconsin Assembly Votes Bribery Probe and Other Actions
The Wisconsin Assembly concurred with the Senate on a resolution accusing Isaac Stephenson of bribery in his election and asked for a federal investigation. The Senate rejected the Boss poll tax, approved dairy tuberculin test opt out, and backed insurance and land tax measures for forest fire protection in northern counties.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Senate
United States
Isaac Stephenson
Washington
Bosshard
Bickler
Assembly
Office of State Insurances Commissioner
Doctor by day yegg by night in northwest robberies
Cass Lake mayor and physician Dr. D. T. Dumas faces charges of at least six incendiary fires including destroying 13 La Porte businesses and a $200,000 blaze at Superior. Pinkerton and officials allege a quarter million dollars in illicit gains and plan further arrests of prominent northwest business figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji
Minn
D. T. Dumas
Cass Lake
la Porte
Here
Superior
Wis
Joseph Fielding
St. Paul Pinkerton
Fullerton
Dr. Dumas
Dumas
Northwest
Federal convict in Rochester hospital
Bartlett Richards of Nebraska, a cattle baron under a one year sentence for land frauds, is reportedly spending summer in Rochester at the Kahler hotel preparing for gall stone surgery by the Mayo brothers. His term ends late August and a transfer order from Washington is cited. He is escorted by a U.S. marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
Richards
Washington
Department of Justice
United States Marshal
Typhoon Ravages Japan Coast Killing Dozens and Sinking Boats
A powerful typhoon devastates the Japanese coast with hundreds of fishing boats sunk and many lives lost. In Kochi Shikoku province 290 coral boats sink and 123 fishermen die, while Yamanashi prefecture reports thousands of homes destroyed.
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Tokio
Japan
Kochi Shikoku
Yamanashi
Merchants and Manufacturers Thank Milwaukee Mayor
The Merchants and Manufacturers Association of Milwaukee sends a letter of thanks to Mayor John Dengler for the cordial reception given during the association's annual tour to La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Association of Milwaukee
John Dengler
la Crosse
Lifesaver Receives Small Reward for Rescue
George Hagerland of New York credits Life Guard Charles Bassett with saving his life from drowning in Los Angeles. In gratitude he gives Bassett a dime, and Bassett returns five cents in change.
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Los Angeles
Cal
George Hagerland
New York
Charles Bassett
Bassett
Hagerland
Milwaukee Races Draw Record Crowd at State Fair Course
About eight thousand speed fans packed the Milwaukee state fair race course for the National Auto circuit meet. Police and state militia kept spectators back as Bob Burman attempted to lower Barney Oldfield’s one mile record in a Blitzen Benz. The opening five mile Class C race ended with Kulick winning in a Ford, time 4 59 18, ahead of Boursch and Mustain.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Bob Burman
Barney Oldfield
Kulick
Ford
Boursch
Warren
Detroit
Mustain
Prison Labor Profits Tied to Cincinnati Boss in Furnishings Trust
The Ford Johnson furniture trust controls prison labor across several states and facilities. About 1,500 inmates are hired at 34 cents daily, far below rivals' pay, with Cox cited as a key investor. The piece estimates annual losses and potential profits, noting Minnesota and Detroit corrections turn a small gain per inmate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George B. Cox
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ford-Johnson Company of
The
Furniture Trust
Ford-Johnson Company
Indiana
Michigan City
Kentucky
Frankfort
Minnesota
Detroit House
Great Cruise of Minnesota Men
Twenty five miles down Root river in a launch the Blumentritts pitched camp at 10 a m after navigating shallow water with many bends sand bars and snags. J L H C and W H Blumentritt Minnesota merchants encamped on Bates Island above La Crosse. They rose before daylight to push upstream in a shallow craft.
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Root River
J. L
H. C
W. H. Blumentritt
Minnesota
Bates Island
la Crosse
Weather Outlook For Four States Tonight Through Wednesday
La Crosse and vicinity expect fair skies tonight and Wednesday with warmer temperatures. Wisconsin sees fair conditions tonight and midweek with warmer readings in the west tonight and extreme east Wednesday. Minnesota forecast calls for generally fair skies south with a chance of showers in the north tonight or Wednesday and cooler in the north on Wednesday. Iowa remains generally fair tonight and Wednesday with continued warmth. The overall pattern shows high pressure over the plains and Mississippi valley with fair conditions in the vicinity and unsettled weather in the Rocky Mountains and Atlantic coast regions.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
North Pacific Coast
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Mildred Bridges
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Clara Jenney
Juliet
Mona Rees
Mildren Bridges
Stephen Bridges
Mr. Lee
Turtle
Desperado
Posse
Nebraska
Police Club
Universal Race Congress
Elmer E. Black
Carlton Hotel
American Peace and Arbitration League
Stephenson
Doctor
Yegg
Pinkerton
Cox
Cream City
House of Correction
St. Paul
Pr. du Chien
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