Ex-Mayor Attacks Street Railway Franchises Before Council
Former mayor Dr. Anderson accused the street railway company of corporate greed and fabrications that secured liberal franchises for huge profits while offering nothing to residents. He cited past promises and a 1900 agreement on extensions to Sixteenth Street and the Catholic cemetery with later expected eastward extensions promised within years.
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Anderson
Common Council
Street Railway
Kellar
W. A. Anderson
Edward
Cass Street
Sixteenth Street
Main Street
Main
Grand Dad Bluff
Market Street
Indian feud tied to assault case at county court
Louvis Mann testified that John Pidgeon had killed Cloud’s uncle years earlier, a feud that shaped the case. Cloud admitted intoxication and violence during a tepee confrontation but a witness restrained him. Judge Brindley sentenced Cloud to ten days in county jail.
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John Pidgeon
Frike Cloud
Pidgeon
Louvis Mann
Cloud
Claude
Titand
Green Bay Reformatory
White
Brindley
Green Bay Man Guilty in Wisconsin Graft Case
Green Bay reported former Alderman G. I. Schartz found guilty of six counts of bribery in graft cases tied to city contracts. He was fined between 1000 and 3000 dollars. Milwaukee figures also moved on a separate injunction restraining a county board inquiry into vanished bills tied to a bribery case.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Green Bay
G. I. Schartz
Reformer
Milwaukee
L. J. Macy
Voters’ League
President Congratulates Wood Over Jolo Actions
Manila reports the Jolo battle where about nine hundred were killed amid Moro and village fighting. Women and children mingled with warriors, making discrimination impossible. Lieut. Johnston suffered a severe shoulder wound while scaling a crater wall. Constabulary led by Colonel Scott directed one assault column.
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Manila
Jolo
Johnston
Rio Crater
Scott
Thousands Cremated in a French Mine Disaster
A French mine near Calais suffers a catastrophic fire damp explosion trapping 1,800 workers. Four hundred escaped. rescuers recovered 120 injured as flames cut off exits. Government aid and ongoing blasts raise fear of further explosions. A. C. Langstadt of Appleton visits La Crosse.
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Calais
Flaes
A. C. Langstadt
Appleton
la Crosse
Death of Reedsburg farmer ends long career
Edward von der Ohe of La Crosse Engraving reports the sudden death of his father, a 57-year-old wealthy farmer in Reedsburg Wisconsin. The son travels to Reedsburg to attend the funeral and help settle the estate.
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Edward von der Ohe
la Crosse Engraving Company
Reedsburg
Wis
von der Ohe
Packers Continue 10 Put Up Ice for People
Langdon and Boyd mobilize a large crew on the independent harvest on West channel as a huge ice pile grows toward breaking the trust’s monopoly. About 2,000 tons have been piled on the lot, and Mr. Boyd plans to keep the men at work all day tomorrow.
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Langdon & Boyd
West Channel
Trust
Mr. Boyd
La Crosse City Railway Profits Highlight Strong Returns
The Tribune reports La Crosse City Railway last year posted net profits around 43000 on gross receipts of 104000. The property is described as one of the city’s best paying investments with strong earnings relative to investment.
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the Tribune
la Crosse City Railway Company
Install Ice Machine Defies Local Ice Trust
Alex Hanifl a meat market operator at Twelfth and Pine streets spends to install an ice machine in his building. He says the device will allow him to stop using ice supplied by the local trust, resisting extortion.
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Ice Trust
Alex Hanifl
Twelfth and
Pine © Streets
Mr. Hanifl
Scarlet fever closes Ripon schools and amusements
Special Tribune Dispatch reports Ripon Wisconsin closes schools and amusement venues due to scarlet fever. Norman Schneider dies, the fourth family member to succumb this week.
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Special Tribune Dispatch
Ripon
Wis
Norman Schneider
New Governor of Alaska Named by President
The Scripps-McRae Dispatch reports in Washington that the president will appoint W. W. Hebbatt of Juneau as governor of Alaska.
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Alaska
Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Washington
W. W. Hebbatt
Juneau
Return Game Set Between Company B and Company F
On March 21 at Co. B armory the City Company B basketball team faces Portage’s Company F in a return game. The first meeting occurred in Portage on February 10 with Company F winning.
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Co. B’s Armory
Co. B
Co. F
Portage
Company F
Wen
Jacon Zimmer Plans Garage at 127 North Third Street
Jacon Zimmer will run an auto mobile garage at 127 North Third Street this summer. The building will be remodeled before moving in with a side addition and a cement floor in the place.
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Jacon Zimmer
North Third Street
Premier refuses 10 see women suffragists
London March 10 Thirty women besieged the residence of Premier Campbell Bannerman and demanded an audience to advocate women s suffrage. The cabinet was in session and the premier declined to see them. The women refused to leave and were moved away.
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London
Campbell Bannerman
Senate passes anti-favor law in Iowa
In Des Moines Iowa the senate approved a measure banning any public official from accepting railroad street car telephone or telegraph favors. The bill passed unanimously.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Senate
Mrs. Cornelius Kramer Dies at 47 in City
Mrs. Cornelius Kramer of 523 Berlin street died at 3 AM after a year and a half illness. Born in Germany forty seven years ago she is survived by her husband three daughters and one son. Funeral services will be Monday at 9 in St. John’s church with burial in the Catholic cemetery.
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Cornelius Kramer
Berlin Street
Germany
St. John’s Church
Engraving Co Gives Firemen $50
The La Crosse Engraving Company donated 50 to the Firemen's Relief Association in appreciation of the fire department's services during recent large fires on Second and Main streets.
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Second
la Crosse Engraving Company
Firemen’s Relief Association
Cloudy and unsettled weather with a cold weekend
A forecast shows cloudy unsettled conditions tonight and Sunday with colder readings. The coldest night around 20 and a high near 36 with winds at 8 a.m. around 10 mph.
Supreme Court Overrules Rehearing in Standard Oil Case
Jefferson City Mo March 10 The Missouri Supreme Court overruled the motion for a rehearing in the Standard Oil case and ordered the secretary of the Republic with certain books and documents to appear at the hearing in St Louis on March 10.
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Secretary of the Republic
St. Louis
Wealth of Love Pictured on Unidentified Corpse
A man was found dead on a railroad track in Marengo Illinois. A photo found with the body shows a girl labeled Wealth of Love and bears the name Vannie Miller of Grand Encampment Wyoming.
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Marengo
Ill
March
Vannie Miller
Wyoming
German Banker in Danger in St. Petersburg
German banker in danger in St. Petersburg as revolutionaries menace his stay while he negotiates a loan with local lenders during March. His residence is tense due to rising political unrest.
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ST. Petersburg
Mendelssohn
Common Council Votes Second Referendum On Filtration Plant
The council unanimously passes a second referendum on a $75,000 filtration plant, to be voted in the spring election. Other actions include street openings costs, fire station floor repair, pole painting ordinance, city property inventory, and bids for coal burners in booths.
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Schulze
Central Fire Station
Board of Public Works
Fifteenth Street
Loomis
Rublee
Twenty-first
Twenty-third
Cameron Avenue
Madison
Court
Thirteenth
Dayton
Petty
Downs
Caledonia Stree
Petion
Vine
Milwaukee Railroad Company
Special Park Committee
City of the Park BR
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Li Be
Paris
Packers
Edwards
Engraving Co
ripps-McRae Dispatch
Jefferson City, Mo
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