Underground Wires for New Lighting Company Promised
The Old Man fears a comical anxiety over Our Beautiful City streets as Wisconsin Light & Power plans underground wiring to meet city ordinance. Critics of the rival papers Saddled by old loyalties warn but the switch to underground conduits is hailed as safe and necessary. The Chronicle and Leader-Press, once against undergrounding, now oppose lessening street disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Light & Power Company
la Crosse Gas & Electric Company
Central Electric
Light Trust
Old Light Company
the Chronicle
Light Company
la Crosse
Morning Chronicle
Leader-Press
Bowen dismisses from diplomacy rails at Roosevelt critics
The piece recalls Bowen claiming Loomis is a rascal and that the Roosevelt administration tried to bribe him to stay silent after reporting charges against the assistant secretary of state. Bowen denounces the president, denies judicial temperament, and cites the Santa Fe rebate case as proof of hypocrisy. The report ends noting Wisconsin Light & Power completes underground work between Main, King, Sixth, and Seventh.
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Morton
Roosevelt
Santa Fe
Milwaukee News
Wisconsin Light & Power Company
Main
King
Janitor Turns Up Heat In Parboiled New York Flats
A New York janitor at the Cameron Apartments on St. Nicholas Avenue and One Hundred Twenty sixth Street flooded hallways with steam and hot water. Tenants fled as radiators hissed and safety valves burst. Police and superintendent calm the scene as the man is arrested for intoxication after refusing to shut off the boiler.
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New York
Cameron Apartments
St. Nicholas Avenue
One Hundred and
Cameron
Fitzgerald
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Grace
Jeremiah Barry
Wreck at Mentor Ohio Leaves 19 Dead in Rail Disaster
The 20th Century Limited service on the Lake Shore line restored to a twenty hour schedule after a fatal wreck at Mentor Ohio. Nineteen people prominent in business and professional circles in New York Chicago Cleveland and elsewhere perished. The list names many business leaders and executives and notes several injured aboard.
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New York
Twentieth Century Limited
New York Central Lake Shore
Cleveland
Lake Shore
Mentor
Chicago
Lake Shore Company
Child Labor Issues Highlight Jackson Inspection Findings
Jackson Michigan reports worse child labor conditions than elsewhere in the state though the share of workers under 14 is not larger. More children work without proper permits, while Jackson remains comparatively free of foreign labor, per state inspector Miss Luella Burton. In Chicago, the Typothetae refuse eight hour day proposals, warning of ruptured relations if the union persists. Milwaukee’s Register of Deeds Otto Seidel Jr. promises to expose boodle deals involving county board members dating back six years, with alleged sums from fourteen to twenty thousand dollars.
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Jackson
Mich
Luella Burton
Michigan
Bureau of Labor
Miss Burton
Chicago
Chicago Typothetae
Chicago Typographical Union
Typothetae
Milwaukee
Register of Deeds
Otto Seidel, Jr
Grand Jury
Abord
Traveling agent causes saloon scene in Royal Oak
H V Myles, a traveling agent for a safe maker and allegedly from Detroit, rode a horse and buggy into Gus Condero's saloon on Main Street Royal Oak June 23 tearing down part of the door jamb. He then fled and escaped on a Romeo streetcar.
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Royal Oak
Mich
H. V. Myles
Detroit
Gus Condero
Myles
Romeo
Heavy Rain Deluges Bicknell Area
A heavy rainfall drenched Bicknell Indiana on Tuesday afternoon between 3 and 4 PM. Authorities estimate about four inches of water fell, marking the heaviest rainfall in six years for the locality.
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Bicknell
Ind
Notable Akron Attorney Bradley Dies In Lake Shore Wreck
J A Bradley a leading Akron attorney of the Rogers Rowley Bradley Rockwell firm died in the Lake Shore limited wreck. His dying wish was to see his wife before death. A special trolley car was sent for Mrs Bradley who reached the hospital half an hour after his death.
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Akron
J. A. Bradley
Lake Shore Limited
Rogers, Rowley, Bradley & Rockwell
Michigan University Commencement Conives 776 Degrees
At the sixty first annual commencement in Ann Arbor degrees were conferred on 776 graduates across departments including Literary 340 Engineering 89 Medical 61 Law 217 Pharmacy 21 Dental 86 Homeopathic Medical 12.
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Michigan University
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Baseball scores from Chicago and surrounding cities
Scores from June 23 across leagues in Chicago and nearby cities. Philadelphia defeated Chicago 4 to 0. Boston beat St Louis 10 to 2. New York edged Cincinnati 2 to 1. Pittsburgh rain. Chicago tied Boston in a rain shortened game at one to one in ten innings. Washington beat St Louis 3 to 1 in eight innings. Philadelphia won 2 to 0 over Cleveland in six. Louisville defeated Kansas City 8 to 4. Milwaukee beat Toledo 6 to 3. St Paul lost to Columbus 1 to 5. Indianapolis crushed Minneapolis 11 to 0 with a second game 6 to 0. St Joseph beat Omaha 1 to 0. Sioux City routed Denver 12 to 1. Des Moines defeated Colorado Springs 8 to 2.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Chicagoe
St. Louis
Bostion
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburg
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Louisville
Kansas City
Toledo
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
St. Joseph
Omaha
Sioux City
Denver
Sioux
Des Moines
Colorado Springs
Attack on Pittsburg lumber merchant leaves man burned
An unknown assailant approached W R Scott a Pittsburg lumber merchant and dashed carbolic acid on his face neck and shoulders causing severe burns and probable blindness. The attacker fled the scene.
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Pittsburg
W. R. Scott
Scott
Nebraska supreme court strikes down biennial election law
Lincoln Nebraska June 23 The biennial election law passed by the last Nebraska legislature to end off year elections has been declared unconstitutional by the state supreme court All elections will be held this fall as before.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Sawmill boiler explosion kills four in Atlanta
A boiler at the Curtis Attalla lumber plant exploded in Atlanta on June 23 killing James Watts Will Rosson Gus Cash and Marion Maddox. C Smith was fatally hurt and Barney Works seriously injured.
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Atlanta, Ga
Curtis Attalla Lumber Plant
James Watts
Will Rosson
Gus Cash
Marion Maddox
C. Smith
Barney Works
Miss Mary Nelson Visiting Parents After Wisconsin Teaching Post
Miss Mary Nelson formerly taught German at Stanley high school in Wisconsin and is visiting her parents at 1403 Kane Street.
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Mary Nelson
Stanley, Wis
Kane Street
Pair Fined In Sioux City Police Court
Sioux City police court fined John Perrine and N. J. Randall of the Denver Western League $10 each for assaulting umpire Schuyter during a game.
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Sioux City
John Perrine
N. J. Randall
Denver
Schuyter
La Crosse Moves Forward In Conduit Projects
The article notes La Crosse rising to prominence with top underground conduit and equipment use. It cites local optimism to lead by week’s end and hints at political shifts as Governor La Follette nears broader local support amid ongoing conventions.
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la Crosse
la Follette
Wreck of the Twentieth Century train sparks mystery and theories
Railroad officials remain uncertain over the open switch as the cause of the wreck. Investigators and detectives pursue possible motives from a maniac to revenge. Crew doubts focus on a second white light beyond the switch misread at high speed. Passengers arriving in New York include William Daniels and Samuel Insull Jr. with others from Chicago and Columbus.
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W. H. Marshall
Lake Shore
Mentor
Marshall
New York
William P. Daniels
H. J. Kennedy
San Francisco
Very Low Rates to Baltimore for Endeavor Convention
Tickets to Baltimore via the North-Western Line go on sale July 1, 2 and 3 with favorable return limits on account of the International Christian Endeavor convention. Chicago to Baltimore routes available. Apply to agents Chicago and North-Western Ry.
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Baltimore
International Christian Endeavor
Atlas for One Dollar From the Great Northern
The Great Northern Railway offers an atlas of 56 pages with up to date maps of many states and regions including Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota North and South Dakota Montana Idaho Washington and more plus global maps and statistics. It is printed on high quality paper and shows railway lines. price one dollar post paid to F. I. Whitney passenger traffic manager Great Northern Railway St. Paul Minn.
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Great Northern Railway
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
British Columbia
Oregon
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Alaska
Hawaii
Japan
Philippine Islands
China
United States
F. I. Whitney
St. Paul
Minn
Attractive Low Fare Excursions From Chicago To Seashore
Chicago to Asbury Park and return 21.35 with travel June 29 to July 2 and return by August 31. Through Chicago to Asbury Park via New York and Baltimore 18.50 with travel July 2 to 4 and return by August 31. Stopovers at New York and Washington. only line with through trains to Baltimore. Request circulars from Haase or Austin via ticket agents.
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Chicago
New York
Baltimore
Asbury Park
Washington
Philadelphia
R. C. Haase
St. Paul
Minn
B. N. Austin
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THE
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Marquette
New York City
Potter Bildg
Oyama
Pink” Hawley
Busi
S. Y. Hydeworld
Iran
John R. Bennett
John A. Bradley
Rowley, Rogers, Bradley & Rockwell
T. R. Morgan
Wellman-Seavers-Morgan Company
C. H. Wellman
A. L. Rogers
Pratt Ironworks
Dayton
C. Beckwith
A. H. Head
London
England
Otis Steel Company
H. H. Wright
D. E. Arthur
J. H. Gibson
H. C. Mechling
L. M. Eirick
Keith's Theater
E. E. Naugle
L. A. Johnson
Comey & Johnson
Henry Trinz
Allan Tyler
Collinwood
F. J. Brant
Erie
N. B. Walters
Hamburg
N. Y
W. D. Mickey
Porter
J. H. Langdon
R. C. Cordeaugh
Highlands
N. J
M. J. Kennedy
Kate Trott
Hoch
Coren’s
Daily Store News
Shepard
Turday
J Gore
Batavian
Irvine
the National Bank
N. Fourth Street
State Bank OF
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J. E. Wheeler
Oriam Holway
Joseph P. Gohsres
Robt. B. Lowry
Kia Holway
W. B. Tscharner
W. Gohres
S&s. J. Wait
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