Wisconsin Legislature Debates Insurance Post and Milestones
Madison June 30 The Assembly reconsidered Grells skim milk cheese bill and ordered it engrossed. Debate revived on Ekern McGovern controversy over attorney fees. Cleary confirmed unanimously as insurance commissioner to succeed Ekern. Multiple bills discussed include railroad loitering ban and a 7000 annual appropriation for Wisconsin Livestock Breeders.
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Madison
Wis
Grell
Ekern-McGovern
Spoor
Hambrecht
Wisconsin Livestock Breeders’ Association
M. J. Cleary
Herman L. Ekern
Senate
Otto Bosshard
Frens
Wisconsin
United States
Tax Commission
Bennett
Burke
Larborn
United States Supreme Court
Seed in India Secures Order for Salter Seed
A Punjab, India order brings fifty dollars worth of John A Salter Seed Company seeds to the foreign account. The seed firm reports war has not ruined its export ties.
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John A. Salter Seed Company
Punjab
India
Andre Kreutz Band to Play Open Air Concert at Copeland Park
The Andre Kreutz band will perform an open air concert tomorrow night at Copeland Park on the north side. A social affair accompanies the event with a pleasing program arranged by Director John Andre.
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Andre Kreutz
Copeland Park
North Side
John Andre
Waiting List Empty Hires Police Candidates for La Crosse
The La Crosse chief seeks husky men of good moral character to join the police force at $75 a month. With no eligible applicants on the waiting list and Patrolman Ritter resigning, vacancies will increase. The fire and police commission normally keeps a list, but none are available now. The mayor wants two to three traffic policemen appointed.
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John B. Webber
la Crosse
Fire and Police Commission
William Ritter
Local quartet in ditch at Salem
Four occupants of an automobile from La Crosse to Sparta escaped serious injury when the steering gear failed near West Salem. Henry Rooney drove the car which rolled into a ditch. Joe Safford was slightly bruised and the others, including William Kelly and Peanuts Schieberl, were uninjured while en route to attend a Spar ta fight program.
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la Crosse
Sparta
Henry Rooney
Mr. Rooney
Joe Safford
William Kelly
Peanuts’ Schieberl
West Salem
Rooney
Mr. Safford
Beach Situation Triggers Inquiry in Chicago Tent Colony
Chicago police ordered two policewomen to probe complaints that teenage girls aged 15 and 16 are lured into the Manhattan Beach tent colony. Dr. John Dill Robertson raised concerns about alleged midnight orgies and continuous visitation by boys, girls, and men in flimsy bathing costumes.
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Chicago
Manhattan Beach
Healy
John Dill Robertson
Robertson
Arrest of George Galster on assault charge by sheriff
Sheriff George J. Ritter arrested George Galster on a complaint by Walter Dansburg of 223 Division Street charging assault and battery. Both men bore marks of a recent fight. Judge John Brindley scheduled a preliminary hearing for tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
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George Galster
George J. Ritter
Walter Dansburg
Division Street
John Brindley
Will McLean Play Again In Majors
Larry McLean Giants catcher faces an enforced vacation suspended until mid August by Manager McGraw for refusing to return to New York on time, drinking, threats to officials, assault in a St Louis hotel, and conduct unbecoming a ballplayer.
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Larry McLean
New York Giants
McGraw
New York
R. F. Kinsella
St. Louis
Submarine H-3 Runs Aground Off California Coast
The H-3 submersible ran ashore two miles south of Point Sur as heavy surf battered the coast. Officials at Mare Island warned the hull could pound on rocks while a rescue fleet including the Arizonian Cheyenne and McCulloch stood by. The crew of twenty one remained uninjured, and other subs H-1 and H-2 were en route from San Diego to assist.
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San Francisco
Mare Island Navy Yard
United States
Point Sur
Arizonian
Cheyenne
McCulloch
Golden Gate
Coast Guard
W. F. Newton
Bennett
San Diego
Monterey
Calif
Genevieve Clark Married Today in Bowling Green
Social page reports the wedding of Genevieve Clark in Bowling Green with Col and Mrs Harvey among guests. Notable figures like John R. Mann Norman Mack and Henry Watterson attended. Gifts included a Wilson silver set and a diamond necklace as relatives respond to the event. A train derailment near Curryville briefly concerns relatives but caused no injuries.
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Ginia
Bowling Green
Clark
Wilson
Louisiana
Congress
Missouri
Ozark Mountain
New Orleans
Mann
John R. Mann
Norman E. Mack
Buffalo
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
United States
Chicago & Alton
Joel
Grant Bennet
Genevieve
Champ Clark
Mexico
Curryville
Beloit Man Injured In Waukesha Auto Collision
J W Greenwood a Beloit traveling salesman is hospitalized with serious injuries after a car collision near Waukesha Wisconsin last night. His auto was struck by a machine driven by the Reverend Moody of Vernon Wisconsin.
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Waukesha
Wis
J. W. Greenwood
Beloit
General Hospital
Moody
Vernon
Allied breakthrough in Dardanelles takes Turkish trenches
Allied forces report capturing three Turkish trenches west of Saghirdere at the Dardanelles in a fierce battle marked as the expedition's most significant victory since land fighting began. British commander General Hamilton confirms the gain and describes storming the positions.
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London
Dardanelles
Hamilton
War Office
Saghirdere
Bonaparte’s Unlucky First Shot At Toulon
The first shell fired at Toulon was by Bonaparte’s band and it destroyed the hotel where he and his family resided after leaving Corsica. The blast killed the hotel keeper’s husband, a man tied to his mother’s foster sister.
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Bonaparte
Toulon
Corsica
Napoleon
W. H. Ireland
Evidence in Bath case summed up
George Joseph Smith accused bride's bath murderer faces verdict within twenty four hours as Bodkin delivers a fierce closing in London. Crown links three wives’ deaths to wills and life insurance while defense argues no connection to any death.
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Wilbur S. Forrest
United Press
London
George Joseph Smith
Bodkin
Smith
Crown
Marshall Hall
Huerta Rebels Move Toward Mexican Invasion
Secret plans attributed to Huerta and Orozco to cross into Mexico were thwarted by U S arrests. Key figures including Ike Alderete and Marcelo Caraveo were detained on neutrality violations as Villa Carranza peace efforts surface amid a shifting Mexican conflict.
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Huerta
Newman
N. M
el Paso
Mexico
Villista
Orozco
United States
Texas Rangers
Fabens
Texas
Guadalupe
Ciudad Juarez
Zozaya
Juarez
Amarillo
Fannie Mae Rucker
Pan-Handle
Ike
Frank Alderete
Mexico City
State Department
Zapata
Cuernavaca
Vera Cruz
Sonora
Asquith Refuses To Talk Peace In World War I
London June 30 Premier Asquith declined to discuss peace rumors or terms for ending the war. In response to a question from Liberal MP David Mason he said he had nothing to add to prior statements and that talking peace terms now would harm England and its allies.
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London
Asquith
England
David Mason
Coventry
Shift From Tools To Street Car Not Highly Profitable
Chicago June 30 Twenty seven years ago William Boyle quit carpentry to drive street cars for higher wages. He told the arbitration board that today he has only 500 in the bank after 27 years earning between 19 and 32 cents an hour for nine hours daily and seven on Sunday. Five years ago he received a one cent raise. He noted relatives near Logansport Ind provided occasional produce and meats to help him avoid deeper savings drains.
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Chicago
William Boyle
Arbitration Board
Boyle
Logansport
Ind
Wilson Day Big Affair at Frisco
San Francisco June 30 A Wilson day celebration at the Panama Pacific exposition is set for tomorrow with a half holiday. Marines from the Presidio will stage a battle scene and the Oregon will fire a presidential salute as Wilson in Windsor Vermont activates a giant American flag. John Philip Sousa will conduct three bands and lead the crowd in the Star Spangled Banner with endorsements from labor leaders.
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San Francisco
Cal
Wilson
Presidio
Oregon
Windsor
John Philip Sousa
Party marks first year in office of O. R. Skaar
Postmaster Olaf R. Skaar observes one year in office and as top government official in La Crosse. Federal building staff plan a social in second floor offices with refreshments and brief addresses. Skaar arrived in America about thirty five years ago and practiced law for about thirty years, including time in Viroqua.
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Olaf R. Skaar
la Crosse
Federal Building
Skaar
America
Viroqua
New iron fence rising at St Josephs cemetery Rushford
Rushford Minnesota July 1 special report workmen have been putting up an ornamental iron fence around St Josephs cemetery with St Joseph lettering above the central arch. The S T L branch of the W C T U Loyal Temperance Legion for young people held a church program led by Mrs L Peterson with Ge neva Halvorson and Evelyn Haeling performing. Mrs L A Gullickson reported on the Cherry Grove W C T U convention June 5 to 7 and Rosette Hendrix sermons. The event opened with scripture and prayer by Mrs J C Banty.
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Rushford
Minn
St. Joseph's Cemetery
St. Joseph
Presbyterian Church
Loyal Temperance Legion
L. Peterson
Geneva Halvorson
Evelyn Haeling
Kasson
J. C. Bantley
L. A. Gullickson
Cherry Grove
Rosette Hendrix
J. C. Bantly
Bryan In Lincoln Resting Amid Warm Welcome
William Jennings Bryan spent a day in Lincoln, Nebraska, enjoying a cordial reception and friendly local hospitality. He said he was resting, though many would call it a vigorous, hard day of work for a visiting political figure.
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Lincoln, Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Lincoln
Wealthy St. Paul Woman Dies
Mrs. William L. Goodwin, described as one of the wealthiest women in the northwest, died in St. Paul on June 30. The obituary notes her prominence and status in the community.
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ST. Paul
ST. Paul, Minn
William L. Goodwin
Northwest
Shot rivet method for repairing holes in metal work
An English paper describes using a shot as a rivet to mend small holes. After rounding the hole, place the vessel bottom up on a firm surface, insert a suitable shot, and strike with a hammer to form a rivet. Fire off on each side and sandpaper. a quarter inch hole can be stopped.
Evelyn Nesbit to Appear at Trial
Nesbit Thaw served with a subpoena at Malone New York and will travel to New York for her husband Harry Thaw's sanity trial. Dr Charles Mills Philadelphia alienist tested Thaws claim that state attorneys and alienists tried to railroad him to Matteawan during the 1907 murder trial. The state plans to call Thaws mother Mrs Marty Copely Thaw as a witness to establish hereditary insanity influencing the defendant.
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New York
Nesbit Thaw
Malone
N. Y
Cook
Charles K. Mills
Philadelphia
Thaw
Coar
Mills
Rairoad
Matteawan
Becker
Fifty Eighth Street
Evelyn
Russell
Marty
Tax measures fail to offset damage from war economy
Washington reports show annual customs and internal revenue receipts indicate war tax and emergency measures did not cover the financial damage from the European war. Officials expect today’s receipts to surpass seven million, but total for the year suggests a loss near five hundred thousand dollars in net income due to reduced customs. Internal revenue rose by thirty two million, with a heavy income tax intake today potentially reaching ten million.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Treasury
America
Lure of Money Draws Officers
Washington June 30 The Navy and Army face threatened resignations as officers seek higher pay from private war supplies. Secretary Daniels said two naval constructors asked to resign claiming slavery if denied. He would not grant quit rights while government needs them awaiting Attorney General Gregory's opinion.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Daniels
Garrison
Gregory
Man charged after kitten cruelty arrest in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee on June 30 Herman Bagenschild had Gus Bas arrested for forcing whiskey down his friend’s kitten. Bas faces cruelty charges and will be arraigned tomorrow.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Herman Bagenschild
Gus Bassee
Herman
Gus
Sir Edward Grey Returns To London From Vacation
British foreign secretary Sir Edward Grey returns to London after several weeks away for eye trouble and will resume duties at the foreign office shortly.
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London
Sir Edward Grey
Foreign Office
Nothing Gained Without Loss in Life’s Balance
An excerpt reflects on earthly existence as a system of compensations. It argues that joys and sorrows shape character, noting that many denied gifts may accompany spared ills and that life’s allotment yields unexpected equality among people.
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