Rubber Mills in La Crosse Face Ongoing Worker Lockout
About 138 workers at La Crosse Rubber Mills remain locked out as pickets protest outside the plant. Management says attitude unchanged and will not recognize any worker committee. Fred Chubbuck of the AFL arrives to take charge with John Rae reporting orderly conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fijelstad’s
Fred Chubbuck
American Federation of Labor
la Crosse
John Rae
la Crosse Rubber Mills Company
Rae
Gompers
Chubbuck
Unofficial notes on order in council blockade talks
England and France have unofficially estimated to the United States that the forthcoming order in council confirming the German blockade will be debatable and will furnish a basis for protracted negotiations between this government and France and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
England
France
United States
Barron County DA to exhume body in Rice Lake death
Taylor the Barron county district attorney arrived in Janesville to arrange exhumation of Mrs. Ella Norton in Orfordville as part of a homicide probe. Norton reportedly died from choking at her Rice Lake home and her husband Edward Norton is under arrest.
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Janesville
Wis
Taylor
Barron County
Ella Norton
Orfordville
Rice Lake
Edward Norton
Weather look for four state area fair and mild
Yesterday highs reached 38 and a low of 14 with no precipitation. For Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa fair tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Warmer west portions and lightly warmer in north and central areas. No significant pressure changes except snow and rain in southern Kansas to Texas.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Texas
Williston
N. C
North Platte
Neb
North Atlantic States
North Pacific States
Bill Heileman Recovers Coal Bill in La Crosse Visit
William Heileman of Whitebreast Fuel confronted a man posing as a collector at a La Crosse residence yesterday. The imposter had just left with a coal payment. Heileman retrieved $3 from the impersonator who was not arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Heileman
Whitebreast Fuel Company
la Crosse
Heileman
Nighties-Fired Blaze Hits Tomah Indian School Hospital
Fire in the boiler room at the Tomah Indian School Hospital at 3 am forced four patients to leave in nightclothes. Students carried the four into the main building as others fought the flames. One sprained ankle was the only injury. about 200 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tomah
Wis
Tomah Indian School Hospital
Thaw Trial Opens Amid Sanity Dispute In Matawan
In New York March news inked the Thaw trial as insanity looms as a central issue. Prosecutors seek to use records showing Matteawan confinement while defense fights for admissibility of sanity evidence. Dr. Russell and others slated to testify about Thaw's actions and alleged bribe for escape.
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New York
Thaw
Mattea- Wan
Kennedy
Justice Page
John W. Russell
Matteawan
John Anhut
Roger” Thompson
Thompson
Evelyn Nesbit
Dog Bites Doctor. Police Ordered to Shoot Animal
A dog owned by a neighbor near Vine and Twelfth streets bit Dr. D. S. McArthur as he walked along the sidewalk and prepared to make a call. Police were ordered to shoot the dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. S. McArthur
Vine and
Twelfth Street
Dr. McArthur
Board Ed imposes plan for free summer school and text book reform
The Board of Education discussed a proposed free summer school for high and graded schools with plans to refer the idea to the committee on schools. Superintendent Benezet floated an all year program for graded schools and a morning only option. The board approved continuing visual geography lessons, ordered 600 stereoscopic views, and planned a fuel purchase and bid process for next year. They also voted to oppose a statewide five year uniform text book bill.
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B. E. McCormick
L. P. Benezet
Board of Education
Benezet
la Crosse
Socialists file complete ticket in city campaign
The socialist party filed a full city slate as City Clerk Edward H. Hoffman set filing limits for office. Mayor candidates include Dr. Oscar Houck and Sorensen. Sam A. Johnson contests treasurer George W. Young. Don V. Lowell opposes Comptroller Fries. Carl E. Koechner and George Bell seek tax commissioner and public works board seats. Frank Withrow runs for police justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Socialist Party
Edward H. Hoffman
Hoffman
Fries
Joseph Frisch
Oscar Houck
Sorensen
A. A. Bentley
Gustav A. Keller
Edwin McFarlane
Sam A. Johnson
George W. Young
Frank Allen
Don V. Lowell
William J. Fries
Carl E. Koechner
George Bell
Joan Falk
Board of Public Works
Frank Withrow
Death of Mrs. Frye in Madison at age about eighty
Friends of Frank Frye learned of the death of his mother at her Madison home after a long illness. She was about eighty years old and died from infirmities of old age.
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Frank Frye
la Crosse
Madison, Wis
Exports Rise in Major Ports in Final 1914 Months
Washington reports that New York Galveston New Orleans Baltimore Boston and Philadelphia posted large export gains in the closing months of 1914 according to Commerce Department tables issued today.
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Washington
New York
Galveston
New Orleans
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
Commerce Department
Smyrna Defenses Near Silencing Athens Declares
City on verge of fall as Admiral Peir’s fleet presses the harbor. Three batteries fire as Smyrna’s defenders rally amid bombardment and rising casualties.
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Smyrna
Athens
Dardanelles Attack Widens as Allied Fleet Bombards Forts
British and French naval forces press the Dardanelles forts with aeroplanes dropping bombs and battleships firing from Gallipoli. Despite shells and rain, Krupp guns keep the fleet at distance while Smyrna may fall to Admiral Peirson’s squadron. officials expect a decisive move toward Constantinople in April or May.
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London
Smyrna
Peirson
Athens
Dardanelles
Lord Nelson
Agamenon
Gallipoli
Dardenelles
Narrows
Constantinople
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Last Congress Aids La Crosse with New Projects
Congressman John J. Esch reports June start for a new fish station in North La Crosse and a propagation station to be in operation before fall. The Tomah Indian School faces a $10,000 cut from an Indian appropriation bill, which also proposed related improvements. The rivers and harbors bill would fund a six foot channel and other improvements, supporting La Crosse terminals.
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North la Crosse
John J. Esch
la Crosse
Tomah
Mississippi River
Five Thousand Russians Taken in Polish Battle
A Polish battle resulted in about five thousand Russian troops captured. Reports describe a decisive engagement with heavy enemy losses and a significant surrender, signaling a turning point in the campaign.
Germans’ Energetic Assault Repulsed On West Front
Paris dispatches report a major German attack near Dixmude repulsed by Allied forces after massed infantry assaults. Germans also attacked east of Augustof and near Reichsackerskopf in the Vosges but were driven back. In Poland along the Pilica and Pilica-Rawa region Russians dislodged Germans from several positions as four days of fierce fighting continue.
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Berlin
Sayville
Poland
War Office
Pilica
Przasnysz-Mlava
Lomza
Auugustof
Ostrolenka
Arras
Champagne
Paris
Dixmude
Steenscrappe
Reichsackerskopf
Vosges
Petrograd
Warsaw
Tomasof
Pilica-Rawa
Lawrence College Orders Tomahites to Play Baraboo
The Lawrence College athletic board orders Tomah to play an elimination game with Baraboo to decide who represents this part of the state at the state tournament. Tomah faces a Madison High matchup on the same date, while Madison refuses to cancel the contract to avoid suspension threats from the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
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Madison High
Victor Barnes
Benezet
Wilsons demands for Mexican foreigners protection
Secretary of State Bryan reported the latest note to General Carranza was delivered and a reply from Carranza or Consul Silliman was expected. President Wilson said the United States has no intension of armed intervention and will insist foreigners be safeguarded in Mexico City with ships sent to Vera Cruz as a show of threat and protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bryan
Carranza
Silliman
Mexico City
Villa
Zapata
Wilson
Guantanamo
Vera Cruz
Huerta
United States
Obregon
State Department
Mexico
Navy Department
Delaware
Tacoma
Des Moines
Petrel
Sacramento
Department
Navy
Fletcher
General Villa
Zapatistas
Zapatas
Chihuahua City
Aguas Calientes
Guantanamo Bay
Caperton Chooses One Ship For Vera Cruz Mission
The navy ordered Admiral Fletcher to send two battleships and an admiral to Vera Cruz. Caperton, commanding Fletcher's cruiser squadron, elected to take the Georgia and the Washington, a surprise choice. The move aims to reinforce foreign protection and pressure Carranza to yield to U S demands. The battle fleet remains at Guantanamo Bay ready to sail, with no action planned yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Fletcher
Guwantanamo
Vera Cruz
Caperton
Georgia
United States
Carranza
Two U S Warships Ordered to Veracruz Harbor
The Administration orders two U S warships to Veracruz to press for safe treatment of foreigners. Officials expect Venustiano Carranza to yield and be less defiant than Huerta, signaling a cautious shift in policy as tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Veracruz
Coroner Probes Death of Milwaukee Man William Oakley
Milwaukee authorities investigate the death of 67 year old William Oakley found dead in a Fourth Street rooming house. Oakley's wife and six children live in Port Washington, and the case is being reviewed by the coroner's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
William Oakley
Fourth Street
Oakley
Port Washington
Admiral Gaperton Granted Leeway to Guard Foreigners
The report states Admiral Gaperton is authorized to safeguard foreign nationals, signaling a show of strength to compel Carranza to heed reason and accept diplomatic terms. The move aims to project authority and influence negotiations without direct confrontation.
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Gaperton
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Turkish War Office
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Board of Control
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Oshkosh
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