Supervisors Accused Of Plot At County Picnic Baseball Game
A chaotic county picnic in Dres sen Park led to claims of a deep plot to harm District Attorney Sid Law. The Gang defeated the Sups 22 to 7 as Judge Herman Langstad found the county magistrate guilty of contributory negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brindley
Dressen Park
Herman Langstad
Dick Davis
Sup
Sid Law
Singer's Dock
Ott
Singer
Charles Rawlinson
Andrew Thompson
West Salem
Edward Gautsch
Floyd
Furstmann
J. M. Furstmann
John J. Esch
Mr. Esch
George Ash
Marg Evans
Davis
Jolivette
Henry Palmer
Gautsch
Mr. Palmer
Sol Burdick
Unsettled Midwest Weather With Thunderstorms Forecast
Yesterday temperatures ranged high 8.4 and low 68 with .16 inches precipitation. Forecasts for La Crosse and vicinity call for unsettled weather with local thunderstorms tonight or Friday and cooler Friday. River readings show St Paul 14, Red Wing 14, La Crosse 12 to 3.3, with minor changes and a stationary river outlook for 48 hours.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Chanege
St. Paul
Red Wing
du Chien
Queen Bans Cross Riding for Women at Olympia Event
At London's Olympia show Queen Mary bans cross saddles for women in today's events. The edict sparks stir among society and American riders like Ruth Boyd who never learned to ride side saddle. King George Queen Mary and President Poincare attend. the ruling applies only to this one performance.
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London
Olympia
Queen Mary
Ruth Boyd
New York
King George
President Poincare
Husband Traces Wife Eloping Couple in La Crosse
Minneapolis businessman William Wren pursues his wife and a married man, William Wilcawe, who allegedly took her in June. The couple used the names Mr and Mrs Harry Cook and were last traced in La Crosse with four young children. Police report no further sightings despite mailed post office visits and a Canadian tip.
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William Wren
Minneapolis
la Crosse
William Wilcawe
Wren
Minnesota
Harry Cook
Wilcawe
Canada
Wileawe
Cook
Committee May Recommend Plant for High School
At a finance committee meeting the proposal to build a lighting and power plant for the high school and Hixon annex was passed upon. The committee favors a $5,000 appropriation based on current prices, with a reservation that manager Owens of La Crosse Gas & Electric be invited to submit a new rate proposal. The aim is to secure a better rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hixon
William Luenning
L. F. Easton
Board of Education
Owens
la Crosse Gas & Electric Company
Two Fined for Disorderly Conduct in Court
John Kelley a farm hand and Charles Johnson a painter were fined seven dollars and fifty cents each by Judge Edward Cronon for disorderly conduct today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kelley
Charles Johnson
Edward Cronon
Fall From Horse May Prove Fatal for Local Rancher
C F White of 1402 King Street lies paralyzed from the neck after a fall from a newly broken horse on his Forbes North Dakota ranch. He was brought to LaCrosse and then to St Francis hospital where doctors report his condition serious. White, long prominent in LaCrosse business circles, has extensive western real estate holdings and recently attended his son Glen's marriage to Elsa Newberg.
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C. F. White
King Street
St. Francis Hospital
Forbes
N. D
White
LaCrosse
St. Francis
Mr. White
A. J. Ames
Glen White
Elsa Newberg
la Crosse
Fallon
Mont
Philip Schnell Narrowly Escapes After Emery Wheel Breaks
Philip Schnell of 1503 Market Street, a member of Philip Schnell and Sons Brickyard and brother of City Weighmaster John Schnell, narrowly escapes serious injury when an emery wheel breaks, striking his arm and tearing a gash. A large fragment hit the roof. Schnell is recovering at home and will be out for weeks as arm ligaments heal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Schnell
Market Street
C. R. Bechman
Schnell
Lightning Strikes Farm Calf and Worker at Abbatoir Road
A calf on Herman Kepple’s farm near Abbatoir Road was killed by a lightning stroke while a hired man, Matt Bertha, was milking nearby. The bolt struck the barn top, followed a wire to the calf, stunning Bertha but leaving 28 cattle unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Kepple
Abbatoir Road
Matt Bertha
Kepple
Bertha
Mrs Mary Lieber Dies at Home in La Crosse
Mrs Mary Lieber aged 52 died at her home 933 Farnam street at 11 30 this morning after a brief illness heart trouble. She was born in Germany and lived in La Crosse about twenty years. She is survived by two daughters Lena and Mary and six sons Paul Joseph John Frank Creager and Peter all of La Crosse. Funeral services Sunday at 9 from St John s church. Interment in Catholic cemetery.
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Mary Lieber
Farnam Street
Lieber
Germany
la Crosse
Lena
Mary
Paul
Joseph
John
Frank
Creager
Peter
St. John’s Church
Unkissed Husband Seeks Divorce and Alimony Fight
Arthur S. Hoyt, linked to several firms and owning about 500 dollars in property says in New York he is an unkisser before Justice Giegerich while opposing his wife Estelle C. Hoyt's suit for 300 dollars weekly alimony and a 5000 dollar counsel fee. She counters by claiming he kissed but offered no warmth. He alleged her income includes 40 dollars weekly from a Chicago ex husband. she denies it.
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New York
Arthur S. Hoyt
Estelle C. Hoyt
Giegerich
Hoyt
Veterans Gather on Battlefield at Gettysburg Reunion
Nearly 12 000 Grand Army of the Republic veterans encamped on the Gettysburg battlefield open a three day Pennsylvania state encampment. Special trains arrive as 22 000 veterans from across states attend the jubilee and plans extend to a 15th anniversary reunion starting Monday. Major Normyle notes flexible arrangements and ample provisions to handle more men than expected.
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Gettysburg
Grand Army of the Republic
Pennsylvania
Normyle
Gettysburg veterans to travel on special Madison reunion train
Three hundred twenty three Gettysburg veterans will ride to the battlefield on a special train next week. Governor Francis E. McGovern and military officials join the trip with officers from Wisconsin units. The Madison departure is 1 p m Saturday June 28 with Milwaukee connections at 4 p m and other travelers from La Crosse including Ludwick Lockman and Wendell Anderson among the Second Wisconsin and Third Maryland groups.
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Madison
Wis
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
John G. Salsman
Francis E. McGovern
W. J. Cronyn
Milwaukee
Gilbert E. Seaman
Wisconsin National Guard
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
la Crosse
Gilbert M. Woodward
Wisconsin
Ludwick K. Lockman
Wendell A. Anderson
Maryland
Emmanuel Markle
Former Allies Clash in Balkans in Macedonia Fight
Vienna dispatches report fierce fighting between Servians and Bulgarians in Macedonia. War office dispatches claim a Servian victory in the previous day’s battle as Bulgarians cross the river and attack. Battles start around 1 a.m. and last through the day, with Belgrade and Sofia papers calling it the start of a real war.
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Vienna
Macedonia
Belgrade
War Office
Ratkovatz
Sofia
Bankers Death In Open Bridge Tragedy
Harry Daniels banker of Upper Sandusky drowned in the Portage river at Port Clinton when his auto drove through an open bridge early today. Local officials investigated the accident and the body was recovered from the river.
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Port Clinton
Harry Daniels
Upper Sandusky
Portage River
Political furor over McNab case probes scrutiny
Minority Leader Mann demanded a House inquiry into the McNab white slave case and criticized President Wilson and Attorney General McReynolds for firing McNab supporters and pressuring Caminetti. He called for public release of communications and warned of hypocrisy in the administration as Diggs Caminetti cases face delay.
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Washington
Wilson
McReynolds
Immigration
Caminetti
Mann
House
McNab
Diggs
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Illinois
Diggs-Caminetti
Calls
Wisconsin Vocational Reform Praised At Normal Commencement
Dr Nathaniel Butler of the University of Chicago praises Wisconsin as a leading state in vocational training and urges normal schools to include college courses. He says literature should be cultural and enduring while popular fiction fades. The program includes a Bach Prelude and Stabat Mater as part of the ceremony.
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Nathaniel Butler
University of Chicago
Butler
Milton
Longfellow
Whittier
Bryant
Power Eternal
Stabat Mater
Rossini
Miss Oltman
Miss Vandewater
Eight Hour Law Forces Crystal City Glass Plant Closure
St Louis June 26 The Pittsburgh Plate Glass company plant at Crystal City Missouri will close and not reopen after 600 of 1200 workers struck following the eight hour law taking effect. George Taylor company general superintendent says the plant will stay closed unless the law is not enforced.
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ST. Louis
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Crystal City
George Taylor
Taylor
Wool and Sugar Rates to Remain in Tariff Bill
Democratic senators move to keep free sugar and free wool provisions in the tariff bill. Resolution to bind most caucus members to support the bill is accepted. Focus shifts to coun tervailing duties on wheat silk labor issues and committee amendments with income tax timing pending. Simmons pushes for quick Senate report and a July 1 completion goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louisiana
Simmons
Senate
Committee returns from Capitol discussion on radical reform
Senator Bosshard and two other members return from a Capitol discussion viewed as potentially more radical. Louis D Brandeis and Secretary Lane are cited as participants or influences in the deliberations. The article frames the session as a turning point for reform debates in the capital.
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Bosshard
Louis D. Brandeis
Lane
Wisconsin Democrats Back Strong Conservation Policy
A Wisconsin legislative committee returning from Washington endorses a strong conservation stance and support for a water power bill. Senators Husting and Bosshard with A. P. Thompkins report officials like Brandeis and Interior Secretary Lane advised changes but kept core features, aiming for a bill stricter in some respects to protect public rights.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
Paul Husting
Otto Bosshard
A. P. Thompkins
Washington
Senator Husting
War Department
Louis D. Brandeis
Interior Lane
Interior
Forestry Departments
River Freight Business Report Seeks Shipper Input
J L Utermoehl secretary of the board of trade urges all shippers to report on Mississippi River freight activity. W A Thompson federal engineer will compile a general report and forward it to the government by July 1. La Crosse shippers have largely supplied data, suggesting potential development under proper conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Utermoehl
Board of Trade
Mississippi River
W. A. Thompson
Thompson
Fire Causes Small Damage at Ed Abrahams Home
Fire caused about 25 dollars in damage at the Ed Abraham residence 219 North Twenty first street about 10 oclock this morning. It burned through the kitchen floor indicating it started under the house. The cause is unknown.
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Ed Abraham
North Twenty-first Street
Auto tester killed at Indianapolis speedway
Harry Martin a Stutz mechanic died instantly in Indianapolis when the racing car he tested skidded into a cement wall after a tire blew out.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harry Martin
Stutz
Heat Kills Two in Chicago as Humidity Rises
June 26. General humidity pushed the thermometer to 87 at noon and caused two Chicagoans to die. Numerous prostrations were reported as the heat wave intensified.
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Chicago
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