Indiana Famous Man Got Money From American Manufacturers
Washington charges allege Mulhall helped the American Manufacturers Association place lawmakers in its pocket across the country. Overman expects documents backing the claim while Kirby and Parry deny the extents of influence and await congressional inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulhall
American Manufacturers’ Association
Congress
House
Atlantic
Pacific
Overman
National Association of Manufacturers
Washington
Dissolution Plan Before Judge in Southern Pacific Union Pacific Merger
Plan presented in St Paul with Wilson and McReynolds approval outlines sale of 38.29 million SP stock to the Pennsylvania railroad for 42.55 million B&O stock. A trust company holds the remaining 88.6 million SP stock under court direction with shareholder subscription rights and staggered sale options. McReynolds says the exchange separates merged roads and remedies competition concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Union Pacific
Trust Company
McReynolds
Pennsylvania
Alleged robber released in county court
Robert Carman of Rock Island Illinois arraigned on highway robbery charge tied to an alleged week ago attack on Frank Whitewater an Indian. Judge John Brindley released Carman for lack of evidence as Whitewater failed to positively identify him.
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Robert Carman
Rock Island
Ill
Frank Whitewater
John Brindley
Whitewater
Barron Island
Carman
Arkansas to Have New Governor Soon
Judge W. Hays of Camden won the Democratic primaries and is set to become Arkansas governor. The July 23 regular election is effectively the state contest. Since January 15, when Joe T. Robinson resigned to become governor, the line of chief executives has passed from Robinson to W. K. Oldham to J. M. Futrell, who now serves as acting governor.
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Judge W. Hays
Camden
Ark
Arkansas
Ays
Joe T. Robinson
Robinson
W. K. Oldham
State Senate
J. M. Futrell
Man Found Dead on Goose Island Describes Local Mystery
A badly decomposed man’s body was found in a shack on Goose Island by Herman Jackel and Frank Kreutz. The deceased is Henry Salzman known as Sweitzer Henry, 68, formerly a butcher on the north side, left by E G Wimmer to cut brush for haying. Coroner to inspect. burial planned in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Jackel
Redfield Street
Frank Kreutz
Denton
Goose Island
E. G. Wimmer
Mr. Wimmer
Henry Salzman
Sweitzer Henry
Salzman
Wimmer
Vernon County
Plan races for fourth of July by Motor Boat Club
Officials set two races at 6 30 and 7 30 p m on July 4. First race limited to boats with upstream speed not exceeding 12 miles. Second race open to all. Prizes offered. Entries to Horace Holley. Committee: Fairbairn Rose Theo Thompson W V Kidder Robert Henry D S Fairbairn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motor Boat Club
Horace Holley
State Bank
Commodore Fairbairn
George Rose, Jr
Theo. Thompson
W. V. Kidder
Robert Henry
D. S. Fairbairn
Rose
Kidder and Holley
Gatterdam's Son Joins The Firm
Dr. J. H. Gatterdam son of Dr. E F A Gatterdam joins his father in the dental practice at Third and Main streets. A 1913 Marquette University graduate, he hails from La Crosse High School class of 1910 and is well regarded locally. He will help assume much of the firm's workload.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Gatterdam
EF. A. Gatterdam
J. H. Gotterdam
Marquette University of Milwaukee
la Crosse
Marquette
Dr. Gotterdam
Girl's Body Floats 16 Miles After River Drowning
The body of twelve year old Clara Piekowsky, drowned near Winona after being swept by a steamboat wave, was found twelve miles above La Crosse by fisherman C A Pratt. Funeral held in Winona today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Piechowski
Winona
la Crosse
C. A. Pratt
Sidney
Nature favors some women with a figure hailed as achievement
The text notes that when women possess a desired figure, they often interpret it as a personal success. It emphasizes individual perception of body shape as a marker of achievement rather than external validation.
Blue meets Gray at Gettysburg fifty years later
At Gettysburg Pa veterans of both sides converge for a landmark anniversary. More than 30 000 arrive with expectations that 45 000 will be on the ground for a formal commemoration. Uniformed veterans recall the great clash as reunions begin.
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Gettysburg
Tragedy on the Mississippi sandbar claims two
Four adults and children visited the sandbar for a swim when two young brothers slipped under the water. Peter Stein and Warren Stein disappeared, while Mrs. Louisa Pierce and her two sons were pulled to safety by rescuers including Henry Stein and Mrs. Pierce. Mrs. Pierce survived after rescue, and Peter Stein perished.
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West Channel
la Crescent Road
Riverside
Theresa Stein
Peter Stein
Louisa Pierce
Warren and
Biford
Los Angeles
Cal
Stein
Mrs. Pierce
Henry Stein
Biford Stein
Warren Stein
John Webber
Mike Britton
Department
Albert Wickert
Kleeber Resigns as La Crosse Labor Bureau Chief
Judge Leonard Kleeber resigns after over two years as superintendent of the La Crosse branch of the Wisconsin Free Employment Bureau. Mrs. Clara Stathem will head the office with economy measures limiting staff, while Kleeber returns to his law practice in the Beck building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Kleeber
la Crosse
Wisconsin Free Employment Bureau
Clara Stathem
Kleeber
Stathem
Judge Kleeber
Labor Bureau
State Commission
Oshkosh
Beck Building
Main Streets
Two Drownings Reported as Milwaukee Heat Pushes Toll
A man named Warren Pierce and another boy died after drowning scenes near a La Crosse fishing area. Rescue attempts failed as surgeons, divers, and police worked to revive them and recover bodies. Meanwhile Milwaukee tallied thirteen heat related deaths with many prostrations reported in hospitals.
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Warren Pierce
Stein
Furstmann
Webber
Britton
W. J. Pillman
Dr. Firstman
Miller
la Crosse
South Sixth
Milwaukee
McCaleb to Speak to Yale Students This Week
R. W. McCaleb of La Crosse, organizer for the Social Democratic party, will deliver an address at Yale this week. He is also scheduled to speak at a socialist meeting for the Wallstreet crowd in August, with a letter from Naugatuck, Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. McCaleb
la Crosse
Social Democratic Party
Yale
Wallstreet
McCaleb
Naugatuck
Conn
He Knew What He Meant Deserts Question
A Chicago Tribune item recounts a small boy during a family visit asking after dessert at the end of a meal. The anecdote highlights a child’s humorous anticipation and politeness in a domestic setting.
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Chicago Tribune
Obituary Note Highlights Posthumous Job Prospects
A brief obituary remark observes that a man’s death arrives too late to secure him improved employment, reflecting on wasted opportunities and the timing of obituary notices in the job market.
Jenkins Campaign Cash Ties Probe in Lenroot Battle
A Chicago Tribune expose details alleged bribery linked to Judge Jenkins in Wisconsin’s Lenroot race. Edward Hines and M M Mulhall purportedly funneled money through the lumber group to influence support for Jenkins, with letters showing a $1,000 payment discussed and promised for campaign purposes.
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Judge Jenkins
Hines
Wisconsin
Lorimer
Association
Lenroot
Colonel Mulhall
Edward Hines
The
Chicago Tribune
Mulhall
Jenkins Campaign Fund
Edward Hines Lumber Company
Chicago
Ill
National Association of Manufacturers
Broadway
New York
West Superior
Wis
John J. Jenkins
Superior
Jenkins
M. M. Mulhall
Hotel English
Rioting Suffragists Attacks and Scotland Castle Fire
Glasgow reports Ballinkillrain Castle near Glasgow destroyed by a large fire believed incendiary. Leuchars railway station near St Andrews also burned with suffragette blame. London court sentences five protesters from the Downing Street demo led by Miss Sylvia Pankhurst.
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Glassgow
Ballinkiglrain Castle
Leuchars
St. Andrews
Ballinkinrain Castle
Gow
Scotland
London
Bow Street
Downing Street
Sylvia Pankhurst
Nelson Monument
Trafalgar Square
Bill
Whitehall
Mulhall claims bribery in labor lobbying and 1906 Maine campaign
Col Mulhall testifies he possesses letters and telegrams from his time with the association corroborating bribery charges. He says Gompers declined a $40,000 bribe, and Mitchell and Morrison were approached. Mulhall recounts the 1906-08 Maine campaign for Littlefield with alleged whiskey-boosted votes and a $60,900 campaign cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Mulhall
Association
Senate Committee
Gompers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Washington
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Maine
Charles E. Littlefield
Littlefield
Mulhard
Heat Take Toll Across Cities As Thermometer Rises
A heat wave pushes temperatures from the 40s to around 80 in 24 hours across Evansville Indiana Peoria and Springfield Illinois Nashville Tennessee and Duluth Minnesota where residents wore overcoats. Chicago highs reach 90 as city records a scorching day.
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Evansville
Ind
Peoria
Springfield
Ill
Nashville
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Indiana
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San Francisco
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van Cleave
N. A
Fenburg
Land van Cleave
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U. P
George W. Hays
Gatterdam
Main Street
Blue
Gray
Mississippi
Caleb
M. Mulhall
Indels
Knute Nelson
Minnesota
Ballinkrain Castle
Glasgow
Louis
Emily Davison
Emil Davison
St. George’s Church
Morpeth
England
Miss Davison
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