Arbiters Active in Street Car Lockout Crisis
Adj. Gen. Boardman reports under gubernatorial order as Cameron park mass meeting offers two bands. Secret arbitration conference with slim chance of settlement. car company pledges willingness to arbitrate. Union leader accuses falsity and threatens further disclosures. Militia ready, no North Side service, wires down, rioting ongoing. City hall session at 3 30 p m between Carmen's Union and car company directors marks first direct participation in talks.
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Adj
Boardman
Talon
Cameron Park
Car Company
Ion
North Side
Edwards
Carmen’s Union
City officials seek settlement as street car strike continues
The mayor and city attorney convened with the carmen union, company representatives, and the state board of arbitration at city hall to hammer out terms. The street railway firm renewed concessions but no agreement was reached between the two factions this morning session extended past noon. Only the company's attorney attended from the firm.
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Company
Carmen
Carmen’s
State Board of Arbitration
Street Mailway Company
Boardman to Enforce Order at Park Meeting
Adjutant General C R Boardman and Captain WW A Cope will patrol the field this evening as Wisconsin National Guard Companies B and M stand in readiness for an instant call. City Attorney John F Doherty says no law violations will be tolerated and that rioting will be prevented following the meeting at the park.
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Boardman
C. R. Boardman
Sorernor
Cpt
WW. A
Company offers to reinstate workers through city officials
Report notes a proposition to readmit all payroll employees from June 21 the shutdown date. Directors would restore payrolls but wage terms to a new committee with no new scale. Car men insist on union recognition and maintaining uniforms and union buttons. City officials and the company president hint at a meeting to discuss a settlement.
LaCrosse City Railway proposes wage arbitration plan
Reeves claims Edward’s accusation of lies are unfounded while union men say not all facts are told. The LaCrosse City Railway Company offers no policy concessions but backs returning June 21 employees regardless of union status and arbitration if wage talks fail. The plan promises a fair wage scale and equal treatment for all workers under public service duties.
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Reeves
Edward
Sorensen
Lacrosse City Railway Company
La Crosse City Railway talks hinge on reinstatement terms
Union leaders press for all reinstated workers including Dean Sprout and Louis Thrun, with wages fair and a non discriminatory grievance process. Directors reiterate June first return offer as a basis, while negotiations remain secret per city attorney advice.
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la Crosse City Railway Company
Dean Sprout
Louis Thrun
Mass Meeting Tonight for City Union Men at Second Ward Park
A mass meeting of all city union men is planned at Second Ward park this evening alongside a band concert by Kreutz and Andre. A strong program of speakers will explain the lockout situation thoroughly and invite broad attendance.
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Second Ward
Union
Kreutz
Andre
Jeff Davis Attacks Aldrich in Senate Speech
Washington June 28 Senator Jeff Davis of Arkansas flayed Aldrich and others in a picturesque floor speech. He charged Republicans misled voters to raise consumer taxes, called the tariff bill an increase, and criticized Smoot and the Rhode Island influence. He cited meat packers and praised La Follette for avoiding a vote on the schedule.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Aldrich
Republican Party
Republican
Rhode Island
Empire of
Texas
Union
Smoot
Finance Committee
Utah
Davis
la Follette
Agreement Terms Drawn Up in La Crosse Arbitration
A three member arbitration board is formed to decide wage scales reemployment of specific workers, representation during wage talks, and two year wage terms for La Crosse Street Railway Company. The plan requires immediate restoration of workers, removal of strike breakers, and open shop policy.
Bacon Amendment Defeated In Senate Vote
Washington June 26 Bacon's amendment to place agricultural implements on the free list was defeated in the senate this afternoon 46 to 25 Senators Clapp and La Follette were the only two Republicans to vote for it.
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Washington, D. C
Bacon
Senate
Clapp
la Yollette
Mysterious parties linked to Eastman case surface in Maryland
Police in Baltimore and Annapolis pursue leads in the Edith Woodill murder case noting Eastman letters may have concealed his escape from the country. Investigators seek two men and two women from Annapolis tied to a Chesapeake Bay party and possible head injuries.
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ST. Michaels
Robert Emmett Eastman
Edith May Thompson Woodill
Annapoli
Chesapeake Bay
Mastman
Annapolis
Eastman
Broad Creek
Mrs. Woodill
Los Angeles
Russian Reinforcements Rush to Tehran Amid Turmoil
Teheran dispatches report Russian reinforcements moving from northern Persia in response to Col. Liakhoff urgent summons as the capital stands believed to face an imminent revolutionist assault.
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Tehtran
Liakhoff
Persia
Is Leon Ling in Law's Clutches Mission With His Interpreter
The fragment hints at a possible legal or investigative pursuit involving Leon Ling and his interpreter. Details are sparse but imply a tense situation centered on Ling and associates navigating law and language barriers.
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Leon Ling
Law
Secret Chinatown search aims to locate Slayer in Ling case
New York reports Captain Michael J. Galvin bids to locate Leon Ling wanted for Elsie Sigel's murder. Galvin takes Quan Yick Nam on a secret trail through Chinatown while police reexamine rival Chu Gain and potential marriage plans as motive. Chung Sin alters stories. Sing Lee contradicts Chung's timeline about the fatal morning.
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New York
Leon Ling
Elsie Sigel
Michael J. Galvin
Chinatown
Quan Yick Nam
Galvin
Bingham
Woods
Elsie
Leon
Chu Gain
Sigel
Philadelphia
Elsie Sige
Oriental
Chung Sin
Chung
Chu
Sing Lee
Mrs. C. E. Dawson La Crosse Pioneer Dies
Mrs. C. E. Dawson aged 65 a longtime La Crosse county resident died at her French Island home yesterday after a heart attack. Her husband had died recently. She is survived by two sons Wesley J. and Sidney J. Dawson and a daughter Mrs. J. F. Hauser of Bayfield. The funeral will be Tuesday at 1:30 PM at the residence.
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C. E. Dawson
la Crosse County
French Island
Dawson
Wesley J
Sidney J. Dawson
J. F. Hauser
Bayfield
Wis
Redmen Attend Funeral Service for Martin Erickson
Members of the Order of Redmen will meet at their hall at Fourth and Jay streets Sunday afternoon at 1:30 for the funeral of the late Martin Erickson. The service at 2:30 will be officiated by Rev. J. J. Clem ens. Interment will follow at Oak Grove cemetery.
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Order of Redmen
Fourth and Jay Streets
Martin Erickson
J. J. Clemens
Oak Grove Cemetery
Taft’s Corporation Tax Plan Ready
Washington June 26. The finance committee with President Taft and cabinet lawyers reports a corporate tax plan to the Senate. It would tax every joint stock company and every insurance company two percent on net income over five thousand dollars.
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Washington, D. C
Finance Committee
Taft
Cabiet
Senate
Aldrich
Chautauqua in Heart of City Brings Downtown Event
Street car lockout halts transit as a major Chautauqua event anchors downtown activity in the lot beside the former high school. Organizers expect large crowds and local businesses anticipate economic impact.
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Old High School
Chautauqua Relocated To Main and Eighth Streets
The annual Chautauqua moves from the fairground to the corner of Main and Eighth due to street car disputes. A 2 500 seat tent will be erected on a vacant lot near the old high school, opposite Burns Park, with all features kept as advertised. Tickets cost 1 50 at merchants and banks, or 2 at the gate. season tickets are 1 50. Indian Seton activities begin daily at 9 o’clock for boys and girls.
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Main
Eighth Streets
Board of Education
Burns’ Park
Cole-Steele Company
Monroe Markley
Denver
Col
Tvening
Cole-Steele
Mob Hangs Prisoner After Wilburton Jail Storm
A mob stormed the Wilburton jail in Oklahoma, lynching Sylvester Stennien alias Alabama Ned, a Black man, early today after capturing him. Local authorities did not prevent the hanging.
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Oklahoma City
Sylvester Stennien
Alabama Ned
Wilburton
Okla
Weather and River Outlook Across Midwest States
Wisconsin reports partly cloudy skies with probable local thunderstorms tonight or Sunday and continued warmth. Minnesota portions show showers and thunderstorms with warmer conditions in the southeast. Iowa also sees partly cloudy skies with possible local storms and a warm trend. River forecast predicts a fall over the next 48 hours. Wind around 4 miles per hour with rainfall totaling 0. Forecasts cover today.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Thrun
Mr. Sprout
Arbitration Board
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Teheran
Chinatown Police
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Redmen
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