La Crosse Urges 1912 Water Meet for City
The La Crosse Board of Trade seeks a $10,000 guarantee to bring the 1912 Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association regatta to Dubuque Iowa for July 4 5 and 6. Merchants and manufacturers urged to subscribe with promises of large city turnout and major economic boosts during three days of races.
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la Crosse
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
United States
la Board of Trade
William Inger
Dubuque
Treasury
Motor Bat
Man of Culture Heads Commission Lawson Purdy
New York notes Lawson Purdy heads a tax commission. He is described as New Yorks foremost tax expert and the father of a law that requires land values and improvements to be assessed separately in tax reports. The reform is hailed as a landmark in real estate taxation.
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Lawson Purdy
New York
New York City
United States
Fox
Mr. Purdy
State Restes Its Case Against See Asks for Acquittal
The prosecution closes its case and asks the judge to instruct the jury to return a verdict of acquittal. The defense may present closing arguments in response. The court will schedule final motions and jury instruction.
God man case nears verdict as defense seeks acquittal
The state rests against Evelyn Arthur Lee in a case tied to the cult led by Mildred Bridges and Mona Rees. Attorney Cantwell asks the judge to direct a verdict of acquittal, arguing evidence is insufficient beyond alleged confessions, which he says were coerced. Witnesses describe confessions and purifications while the defense notes coercion and immune status concerns.
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Chicago
Evelyn Arthur Lee
God Man
Robert E. Cantwell
Honore
Cantwell
Lee
Mildred Bridges
Mona Rees
Danner
Stephen Bridges
Mildred
Bridges
District Seven Cut to Pieces in La Crosse Delegation
A La Crosse delegation faces a decisive disruption as District Seven is splintered in a contentious restructuring move. Key figures remain unnamed while the plan prompts a public response and administrative friction.
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District Seven
Counties Map Redrawn Threatens Seventh District Boundaries
Congress may reallocate counties, leaving only La Crosse Jackson and Monroe in the Seventh district. The Owen bill would shift Buffalo Eau Claire Pepin Trempealeau from Seventh to Tenth and Clark to Eighth, risking reversals for Esch and Kopp. Local leaders vow amendments to preserve the district, arguing against radical changes.
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Senate
la Crosse
Seventh District
Owen
John J. Esch
Kopp
la Crossé
Bosshard
McConnell
Esch
Buffalo
Clark
Eau Claire
Jackson
Monroe
Pepin
Trempealeau
de Crosse
Vernon
Crawford
Richland
Sauk
Juneau
Adams
Rock
Walworth
Waukesha
Racine
Kenosha
Columbia
Dane
Iowa
Green
Lafayette
Grant
Dodge
Jefferson
Washington
Ozaukee
Sheboygan
Calumet
Milwaukee County
Outagamie
Winnebago
Fond du Lac
Green Lake
Marquette
Waushara
Clarke
Marathon
Shawano
Waupaca
Portage
Wood
Forest
Florence
Marinette
Oconto
Langlade
Brown
Manitowoc
Kewaunee
Door
Barron
St. Croix
Pierce
Dunn
Chippewa
Douglas
Wisconsin Senate approves income tax bill with narrow vote
The Wisconsin Senate, by 15 to 14, passes the assembly substitute to the income tax bill amid last minute lobbying. Reconsideration motion was deferred, with expected absentees and Lieutenant Governor Morris possible tie breaker. Governor McGovern is prone to sign without referendum. Exemptions set at 800 for singles and 1200 for married couples.
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Madison, Wis
Senate
Assembly
Randolph
Morris
McGovern
Love Letters Stir Breach Suit In Chicago
Sixty five love letters written by William G. Gilbert to Mrs. Lillian Hamer are set to be featured in a $100,000 breach of promise suit. Gilbert, a Neenah lumberman, was served during his honeymoon in Chicago. Attorneys say the letters are the warmest effusions yet read and anticipate details of dinners and yachting parties used to pressure Mrs. Hamer from her Congress Hotel cashier job.
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Chicago
Lillian Hamer
William G. Gilbert
Neenah
Wis
Scott
Milwaukee
Gilbert
Hamer
Congress Hotel
Henwood Faces Jury as Murder Trial Near Verdict
Denver jurors begin deliberations in the murder trial of Frank Henwood for the killing of George Copeland. District Attorney Elliott and defense counsel John T. Bottom urged a verdict of first degree murder or acquittal, with only three verdicts possible: first degree, second degree, or acquittal.
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Denver
Colo
Elliott
John T. Bottom
Frank Henwood
George Copeland
Woman May Be Hung In Chicago Murder Trial
A jury may sentence Mrs. Blanche Baker to death for the March 1 1906 murder of Constable Joseph Slais who was shot while serving a judgment writ. She faced a first degree murder trial as the jury retired to decide the verdict.
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Chicago
Blanche Baker
Joseph Slais
Sickler Denies Kissing Story in Gambier Case
New York date June 29. Harv ey C. Sickler bank cashier and Atlantic Fertilizer head testifies he never kissed Mrs Gambier and only helped transport Mrs Russell and her daughter with a friend. He asserts reports of his kissing are deliberate falsehoods and recalls limited, chaperoned outings.
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New York
Charles V. Gambier
Mrs. Gambier
Central Park
Special Train to Dubuque Regatta Offered from La Crosse
A special Milwaukee road train will depart La Crosse at 6 30 Tuesday morning July 4 for Dubuque Iowa to view the regatta. The La Crosse speedboat La Crosse will sail back at 7 pm. Attendance is expected to be large with many boats in the procession along the route. The Tribune plans to have a reporter on site.
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C. M
St. P
la Crosse
Dubuque
Milwaukee Road
Hundrpeds Nas
Tribune
Bribery Case Goes to Jury in Ohio Senate Inquiry
In Columbus on June 29 the second Ohio bribery case is ready for jury deliberation. Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Rodney Diegle faced charges of soliciting bribes for senators after all evidence wrapped up.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Rodney Diegle
Longstanding loan shark woes reveal staggering usury cases
In Boston on June 29 reports highlight century‑long debt traps. A man borrowed $15 twenty years ago and has paid $2,153 yet owes the original $15. Another man borrowed $4 five years ago and has paid $4,000 but still owes $8.
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Boston
Money to Spend Two Million for Forest Land Ends Tomorrow
The Appalachian Forest Reserve commission in Washington seeks ideas to spend $2,000,000 on forest land within two days before the fiscal year closes tomorrow. The fund expires unless obligated by tomorrow night, after which it reverts to the treasury.
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Washington
Appalachian Forest Reserve Commission
Uncle Sam
Stimson
Treasury
Giant carp snatches strawberries at Lee reservoir
Fred Vosen, a fisherman from Lee, Mass, reports seeing a giant carp reach from the water to pluck strawberries hanging ten inches above the surface.
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Lee, Mass
Fred Vosen
Lee Reservoir
Hasler Sentenced to Eleven Years for Brutal Crime
Fred Hasler 35, a Switzer land native living in Eau Claire, was sentenced to eleven years at Waupun by Judge Wickham after pleading guilty to a statutory charge. The victim, a 12 year old girl, remains in a local hospital in serious condition and is about to become a mother.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Fred Hasler
Switzerland
Waupun
Wickham
Hasler
U S Consul and Clerk Accused in Calcutta Portrait Scandal
Washington June 29 A house committee on expenditures in the State Department adopted a report urging dismissal of United States Consul Michael at Calcutta and Disbursing Clerk Morrison over a portrait payment scandal. The panel said 1600 was misappropriated, with 790 to the artist and 60 for a frame. 2450 was charged to the portrait.
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Washington
United States
Michael
Calcutta
India
Morrison
State Department
House Committee On
State Day
Michaels
La Crosse Hydroplane Set for Night Launch
The La Crosse hydroplane prepared for the Mississippi Valley Power Boat races at Dubuque will be launched tonight after officials announced in Winona this afternoon. The crew will work through the night to ready the craft for the trials. A large La Crosse delegation, including Motor Boat club officers, travels to Winona to witness the initial tryout.
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la Crosse
Mississippi Valley Power Boat Association
Dubuque
Winona
Motor Boat Club
Wisconsin Governor McGovern Signs Home Rule Bill
Wisconsin Governor McGovern signed the city home rule bill granting self-government powers to all cities. Charter making and amending authority are now provided and any charter or amendment will be decided by a direct vote at the polls.
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Madison
Wis
McGovern
Wisconsin
England Fages Strike Crisis Walkout
England Fages faces a strike crisis as workers walk out in protest actions causing disruption across multiple sectors and prompting government mediation efforts. Unions demand wage protections and safer conditions amid mounting tensions.
Seamen Strike Cripples UK Ports Asquith Seeks Settlement
London reports a nationwide seamen dock and allied trade strike crippling UK ports with prices up twenty five percent and coastwise traffic paralyzed. Liverpool and Hull harbor unrest grows as ships await tugs while shipowners demand protection for strikebreakers.
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Glasgow
Anchor
Allan Lines
Asquith
Boards of Trade
U. S
Canada
Liverpool
Southampton
United Kingdom
London
England
Seamen's Union
Red Star Line
Mersey
Shipping Federation
Hull
Eng
Board of Trade
Situa
Weather Outlook For La Crosse And Upper Midwest
Unsettled weather with local showers likely tonight or Friday across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Warmer conditions in parts of Missouri and Mississippi valleys while the west stays cooler. River stages show little change in 36 hours with modest variations at key gauge sites.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Lake Region
East
Gulf States
Montana
Missouri
Mississippi
Punk Osc
Cad la Crosse
Pr. du Chien
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Westmin
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