Mayor Orders Saner Fourth as Officers Tighten Firework Rules
Mayor Wendell A Anderson directs Chief Webber to curb explosive use near hospitals and sick homes from noon July 3 to noon July 4. Police to deploy extra officers, ban explosives in alleys and back yards, permit firing only in streets and vacant lots, and inform physicians of sick locations for protection.
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Webber
Wendell A. Anderson
John B. Webber
la Crosse
Wis
City Medical Society
Medical Association
Taft’s Final Day Turns Over Panama Cuba Details
In Washington on Taft’s last official day he explains Panama Canal and Cuba issues to Gen. Luke Wright as his successor. Taft will be plain Mr. Taft at midnight and Wright is to be formally installed tomorrow morning amid a reception with Wright’s future aides.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Department
Luke Wright
Panama Canal
Cuba
Gen. Wright
Wright
Roosevelt at Shore Picnic in Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt and family join a picnic on the Lloyds Neck shore as a heatwave bakes the area with temperatures near 90. Sagamore Hill plans no visitor arrivals today.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Sound
Lloyd's Neck
Sagamore Hill
Fatal heat grips New York as death toll rises
New York endures a severe heat wave with seven deaths in the last 24 hours and escalating hospital overcrowding. Authorities warn the list may grow as prostrations flood emergency rooms and relief remains uncertain.
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New York
Jhen
Bishop Potter Near Death in Heat Aids Oxygen
Episcopal Bishop Henry Potter of New York Diocese remains at his bedside in Cooperstown as his family watches a brave fight against a liver and stomach ailment intensified by extreme heat. Oxygen is administered to keep him alive. Potter was born in Schenectady, New York, on May 25.
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Philadelphia
Theological Seminary of
Virginia
New York
Christchurch
Greenburg
Cambridge
Oxord
Cooperstown
N. W
Henry Potter
Bishop Potter
Schenectady
New York State
Fireworks Ignite On Main Street During Accidental Firework Display
A man’s accidental cigar drop at the La Crosse News shop sparked a street wide fireworks burst on Main Street. A sky rocket cut a circle near Adam Forschler’s cigar store, triggering explosions and a spray of sparks that sent pedestrians into doorways. No injuries or building damage reported, only the fireworks were lost.
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Main Street
la Crosse News Company
Adam Forschler
Suffragettes Entertain London Before Big Demonstration
Ten thousand sightseers watched suffragists parade around the house of commons as Caxton Hall group names a thirteen member committee to seek an audience with Premier Asquith. He refused and crowds jeered while cabbages and eggs were thrown. Police were increased by ten thousand in anticipation of a larger protest tonight.
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London
House of Commons
Caxton Hall
Asquith
Mrs. Moore Heads Federation of Women's Clubs
Mrs Phillip N Moore of St Louis was elected president of the Federation of Women's Clubs defeating Mrs May Allen Ward of Boston by 516 to 390. The race was one of the hottest leadership contests in the organization of 800000 club women with regional blocs shaping the outcome. All New England and the middle states backed Mrs Ward except Delaware. The central west and most Pacific states supported Mrs Moore.
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Boston
Phillip N. Moore
St. Louis
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Moore
May Allen Ward
New England
Middle States
Ward
Delaware
Central West
Pacific States
Row in Teheran Causes 800 Deaths
In Teheran the shah cracked down on a revolt with heavy artillery and siege fighting. Estimates say at least 800 reformers died as a large portion of the city was demolished. England demanded humane treatment for political prisoners, averting a clash for now.
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Teheran
Caspian
England
Society poison murders tied to wealthy siblings
Philadelphia officials prep charges against a young brother and sister believed linked to the cyanide death of Dr Wilson. Police say the physician poisoned by a bottle sent by express sought revenge after a prior family death. The plot aimed to kill him, his wife, and his five year old daughter Vera.
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Philadelphia
Wm. H. Wilson
Express
Wilson
Withal
Vera
Pre-Election Strike Threat Looms From Rail Workers
Radical leaders push for a nationwide strike of 250000 rail workers across freight handlers warehousemen clerks switchmen firemen and engineers. They urge action if the Democratic convention ignores an anti injunction plank and accuse railroads of stalling until after November.
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Chicago
P. J. Flannery
Water Committee Meeting Called for Thursday Night
A special meeting of the water committee is set for Thursday night to address matters referred from the council’s last session.
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Committee On Water
La Crosse Boats to Race in Fourth of July Event
Two La Crosse boats will join the Lake City motor boat races on July 4. The Winona boat owned by Buel and Smale is at Winona for a powerful engine installation, and E. P. Gleason's Skip is at a factory for repairs with expectations of significant speed.
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la Crosse
Lake City
Here
Winona
Buel and Smale
E. P. Gleason
Red Wing
L. W. Abrams
Book Trust presses for N E A presidency amid contest
The Book Trust led fight to oust President W O Thompson of Ohio State from the N E A presidency. Other candidates include J H Phillips and L D Harvey. States Georgia Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois Kansas Nebraska Ohio Missouri back Thompson, a foe of trusts, as convention plans noon reports and floor motions. Proceedings feature papers on education by G Stanley Hall and Indian education methods.
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Cleveland
American Book Company
Book Trust
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Thompson
J. H. Phillips
Birmingham
L. D. Harvey
Menominee
Wis
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Nebraska
Ohio
Missouri
Trust
G. Stanley Hall
Clark University
Worcester
Mass
Department of Indian Education
Balloons Entering International Race Ready for Flight in Chicago
Six of eleven balloons entered in the international race are in Chicago and prepared for the start on Saturday. Chicago, Cincinnati, United States, America, Harding, and Villé de Dieppe are at Aero Park awaiting inflation. The French entry Villé de Dieppe is the last listed.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
United States
Minneapolis
America
St. Paul
Harding
San Antonio
Villé de Dieppe
Aero Park
Rebels Are But Bandit Bands Across the Border
Dallas businessmen dismiss reports of a large Mexican uprising as unfounded looting raids by border bandit bands. In Torreon state General Duran pursues 100 revolutionists near Galita with four captured. U S troops move from San Antonio to Del Rio to prevent cross border movement.
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Dallas
Tex
Mexico
Mexico City
Torreon
Juan N. Duran
Galita
U. S
San Antonio
Third Cavalry
Meyer
Texas
del Rio
Court Enjoins Interstate Board Over Terminal Charges
Federal circuit court grants a temporary injunction blocking the Interstate Commerce Commission from enforcing a ruling that cuts Chicago terminal charges from $2 to $1 per car. The court finds $1 is unreasonably low and the injunction supports Chicago roads handling livestock transfers at Chicago Union Stock Yards.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Federal Circuit Court
Interstate Commissionei
Chicago
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Fare Rise Triggers Track Blasts in Pittsburg
Dynamiters blew up the Joplin and Pittsburg Railway company tracks at Chicopee switch in Pittsburg following a fare increase angering riders. Local authorities investigate possible suspects as service disruption affects the region.
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Pittsburg
Joplin and Pittsburg Railway Company
Chicopee Switch
Lawrence Swimmer Plans 70 Mile Kaw River Race
Carl Kurtz of Lawrence travels to Kansas City to arrange a July 4 swimming race with Charles B. Harling. The course runs along the Kaw river from Lawrence to Kansas City covering seventy miles and is expected to take about 25 hours.
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Kansas City
Carl Kurtz
Lawrence
Charles B. Harling
Kaw River
Kurtz
Battle On Bryan Now Sparks Democratic Rift
The Bryan campaign heats up as Denver conservatives plan to block Bryan in the resolutions fight. Alton B. Parker arrives to back the opposition with New York and Illinois allies while Bryanites predict a short, sharp clash and rally delegates to Lincoln for last minute talks. Journal reports mention Gray and Johnson camps shaping strategy ahead of the convention.
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Lincoln
Neb
Traveling
Men’s Bryan Club
Bryan
Fairview
Resolutions Committee
Denver
Col
Alton B. Parker
New York
Democratic Committee On Resolutions
Harmony
Parker
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Colorado
Bryanites
Joshua Marvel
Delaware
J. R. Beamish
Philadelphia
Judge Gray
Gray
Johnson
Minnesota
Weather and Water Update Across Midwest Regions
Weather warnings indicate cool conditions in Wisconsin with showers this afternoon, light frost possible in cranberry marshes tonight, and fair, cooler weather Wednesday. Minnesota and Iowa expect fair conditions with slight warmth midweek, while rainfall extends from Texas to the Ohio valley and western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota continue this morning. The La Crosse river readings show a rise expected within 36 hours with La Crosse at 10.8 feet and Prairie du Chien at 13.2 feet, both down slightly by 0.1 foot.
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la Crosse
United States
Wallace
Idaho
Phoenix
Ariz
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Northwest
Texas
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Mississippi Valley
Canadian Northwest
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Teddy
Potter
Episcopal
Diocese of
Henry C. Potter
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Enty
Buel-Smale
Winona Boat
Skip
Corker
Harvey
N.ea Presidency
Interstate Board
Conservatives
Bryan Men
Bryan Si
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