Thaw Trial Opens With Key Hummel Affidavit Admitted
A large crowd greets the Thaw trial as Jerome wins admission of the Hummel affidavit showing Thaw’s alleged control over Evelyn through travel and marriage. Defense doctors testify to insanity claims to offset state experts. Judge Fitzpatrick is expected to give charges after swift motions and closing arguments.
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Thaw
Jerome
Drs
Pilgrim
New York State
Lunacy Commission
Gregory
Bellevue Hospital
White
Government Insane Asylum
Washington
Hummel
Evelyn
Delmas
Europe
Schloss Katenstein
Austrian Tyrol
London
New York
Birthday party shooting shocks La Crosse neighbors
Jalmer Anderson, 22, shot at 3 AM during a combined birthday and St Patrick celebration at Wenzel Brozig’s home in La Crosse. Elbert Linhart fled after the shooting. Anderson at risk of blood poisoning but likely to survive. Police have not arrested anyone. Kriz and Kulczynski provided varying accounts amid party drunkenness.
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Jalmer Anderson
Andrew Johnson
South Eighth Street
Wenzel Brosig
Elbert Linhart
Anderson
Linhart
Johnson
Stephen Kulczynski
Johnson Street
Stephen Kriz
Brozig
William Stairs
Kulczynski
Wisconsin Industrial School
C. H. Marquardt
Mrs. Brazig
Steve
Capitol contenders narrowed after La Follette talks
Madison March 18 plans set at the La Follette conference name Stephenson for the short term Senate seat Cooper for the long term and Esch as second choice Lenroot expected to retire from the race and become the next governor.
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Madison
Wis
Capitol
Stephenson
Cooper
Esch
Lenroot
To Be Poor Without Losing Self-Respect
A concise meditation on maintaining dignity and enjoyment amid poverty, arguing that true wealth lies in self-respect and the ability to savor simple pleasures despite material limits.
Two Men Jailed for Getting Clothes by False Pretenses
John Schultz of 1422 South Eighth Street and Frank Petrosick of 1114 South Seventh Street were arrested on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses from Reuter and Mader clothiers at 127 South Feet. The men, who had prior similar acts, fled town after securing two suits using wage orders from John Gund Brewing. They claimed payment was due today, following Saturday night wages.
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John Schultz
South Eighth Street
Frank Petrosick
South Seventh Street
Reuter Ader
Clothiers
South Feet
Schultz
Petrosick
Reuter & Mader
John Gund Brewing Company
Railroads Boon Canadian Towns In Transit
Winnipeg report notes six thousand miles of railroads to be completed between Winnipeg and the mountains this year by Canadian Pacific Great Northern and Grand Trunk. Grand Trunk has opened a hundred new towns. No labor is needed as contracts were let with bonuses and penalties, leaving contractors desperate.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Winnipeg
Mountains
Canadian Pacific
Great Northern
Grand Trunk
Palmer Flees Des Moines With Missing Funds Alleged
Ralph Palmer, city ticket agent for Milwaukee railroad, vanished March 18 after telling brother he would get a shave. Authorities cite suspected systematic theft. barber shop trace and room show no extra clothing. Bond company to send experts to locate the missing man and the missing funds.
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Des Moines
Ralph Palmer
Milwaukee Railroad
Palmer
Harold
Milwaukee
Walnut Street
Bond Company
Croker Reports Illness in Dublin
Croker suffers from a chill in Dublin, March 18, with no further condition disclosed.
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Dublin
Richard Croker
Hearing Exposes Jim Hill s Graft in Northwest Roads
In Chicago the Interstate Commerce Commission heard Northern Pacific and its controlled roads defend extortionate rates on Spokane and Northwest shippers. Thomas Cooper, Northern Pacific mining commissioner, argued rate fairness due to land values and equity, revealing a monopoly on coal lands and strategic land value totaling about 158 million dollars and plans to extend frontage along Puget Sound to block water competition from New York to Seattle.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Chicago
Ill
Northern Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Spokane
Northwest
Thomas Cooper
Cooper
Puget Sound
New York
Seattle
Tomah Booming From New Machine Shop
Tomah Wis March 18 Tomah expects the biggest boom in its history as the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway company opens new machine shops. The 300 by 110 foot facilities will employ over 100 men and produce frogs and other railroad materials. The project is expected to attract about 100 new families to Tomah.
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Tomah
Wis
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Cynicus Denounces Thieves as No Better than Others
A skeptical speaker labels thieves as no worse than other people in a sharp rebuttal, arguing crime reflects broader social faults rather than individual moral failure. The remark challenges common distinctions between thieves and ordinary citizens.
Primaries Set After Weak La Crosse Campaign
Municipal candidates chosen in La Crosse as primaries begin tomorrow. Republicans field limited contests for city clerk while Democrats contest several posts including city treasurer and tax commissioner. After primaries campaigns are expected to intensify with both parties predicting victory.
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la Crosse
Frank Collier
John Vrochota
Ocean Liners Run On Rocks Off Brands and Beathy Head
The passenger steamer Suevic is breaking up on Brands rocks after striking last night. passengers were saved. The steamer Novissisk lies ashore at Beathy Head in a dangerous position with danger of total loss.
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Scripps-McRae
London
Suevic
Brands Rocks
Hamburg
Novissisk
Beathy Head
Weather forecast for snow or rain turning warmer tonight
Snow or rain is expected with a rise in temperature to 38 degrees by Tuesday. Tonight will be warmer, with a low near 24 and a light wind around 4 miles per hour.
Otto Granke Transitions From Rose and St James Market
Otto Granke, once operator of a meat market at the Rose and St James streets corner, now undertakes a new venture. Details of the move are reported, outlining changes in business focus and location.
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Otto Granke
Rose and
St. James Streets
Platz Buys the Mexican Plantation at Public Auction
Trust officer Henry E. Horne sold the Mexican Plantation property to M. F. Platz of a syndicate for 20400 at the Federal Building after delays and a restraining order. The sale covered roughly 2000 acres in Tlosa Oaxaca with a sugar mill and distillery. liens and taxes were debated as Horne pledged to clear government charges before transfer.
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Henry E. Horne
M. F. Platz
Federal Building
Fourth
State Streets
C. H. Schweizer
I. J. Rosenberg
Milwaukee
Wis
Horne
E. C. Higbee
Rosenberg
Judge Fruit
Schweizer
Higbee
Tolosa
Oaxaca
Mexico
Government of
Horner
Ernet Horner
I. J .Rosenberg
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Justice Fitzper
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Special Tribune Dispatch
Agent Short
Jim Hill
Sillicus
George W. Bunge
W. A. Anderson
John M. Vrochota
Frank W. Collier
Joseph M. Sieger
E. Hodous
A. E. Thompson
Joseph C. Houska
Robert Schulze
George W. Young
Leonard Kleeber
Joseph J. Frisch
Edward D. Sheridan
Andrew D. Strauss
Edward Larson
William J. Fries
Edward Scheufler
Lemuel W. Gosnell
Clinton W. Hunt
Commissioners Board of Public Works
Samuel W. Guertin
George Falk
Fred Schnell
John A. Swan
L. W. Meyer
C. C. Rogstad
John Timp
Chas. F. Yonkers
James A. Jarvis
John Knozoski
Louis H. Thrun
Peter Lehnen
N. M. Elstad
Henry A. Walter
Joseph J. Tykal
Frank Shepard
J. L. Pettingill
Justice of the
L. Kleeber
Edward Cronon
Fifth Ward
Joseph Gale
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