Central Electric lease scrutiny hinges on Gelatt job clause
Directors deny irregularities in leasing Central to the La Crosse Gas and Electric company. They claim no bonus was given and that P. M. Gelatt’s position was the motive. Four of five directors faced questioning while one was unavailable.
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Central
Gelatt
Felber
R. B. Gelatt
The
John Elliott
City Businss
William Doerflinger
Pearl Street
Boston Trust
la Crosse Gas and Electrics Company
Consolidated Company
Partly cloudy warmer tonight into Saturday forecast
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Saturday with rising temperatures. The forecast notes a low near 9 and a high around 20 with light winds at 8 am.
Pirates seize Standard Oil launch in Chinese waters
Advices report a Standard Oil company launch seized by pirates in Chinese waters. American rifles and a thousand rounds of ammunition were taken, and the gunboat Callao is en route to the scene.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
London
Standard Oil Company
Callao
Rockefeller May Hold The Baby
New York March 23. Had ley said he would declare a truce and arrange with the lowers to permit Rockefeller to come to New York without subpoena interference if fear kept him away. He is an old man and will likely be occupied with the infant grandson until the baby can be taken back to Lakewood.
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New York
Hadley
Rockefeller
Lakewood
Labor and Solons Move on eight hour law and injunctions
Washington reports March 23 that the president will personally ensure enforcement of the eight hour law where applicable. The house judiciary committee, spurred by labor threats to enter politics, will consider anti injunction bills rather than ignore them.
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Scripps-McRae
Washington
American Federation of Labor
House Committee On Judiciary
Coal Scale Battle Delays Decision in Mine Labor Talks
In Indianapolis on March 23 the joint scale committee met again with slim hopes for a peaceful settlement. Robbins proposed adopting the 1903 scale but was rejected after he sided with miners. Independent Western Pennsylvania operators refuse to join the plan as talks continue and a further meeting is planned. Bituminous coal prices rise fifty cents with anthracite steady amid tight supply.
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Scripps-McRae
Indianapolis
Robbin
Robbins
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Trust
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Author and Poet Leaps Into River at Minneapolis
Prof. A. W. Upson chair of literature at the University of Minnesota, noted author and poet, leapt from a bridge into the Mississippi this morning. He is in critical condition with unknown cause but cited nervous temperament.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Minneapolis
Minn
A. W. Upson
University of Minnesota
Mississippi
Trains Wreck in Goshen Collision and Pileup
Three freight trains wrecked in Goshen Indiana after two trains collided and a third rear ended the wreck. The crash destroyed three engines 23 cars and large quantities of freight including hogs. Three trainmen were injured.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Goshen
Ind
Col Mann Pleads Not Guilty to Perjury Charge
Colonel Mann pleaded not guilty to perjury and sought immediate trial in New York. The district attorney stated Mann will be tried when the DA is ready, as quoted by Jerome in the March 23 report.
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Scripps-McRae
New York
Mann
Jerome
Col. Mann
Williams and Meyers Bowled 992 in Two-Men Event
A Louisville dispatch reports John Williams and August Meyers of La Crosse totaled 992 in the day’s doubles. Williams scored 188 193 162 and Meyers 152 164 133, with Williams at 472 and Meyers 469 in last night’s singles. La Crosse sits seventh in team standings with 2512 points, and the team hopes to finish in the money as the tournament concludes.
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Louisville
John Williams
August Meyers
la Crosse
la Crosse Bowiers
Williams
Meyer
Meyers
Joe Skinner Sets World Golf Pool Record at La Crosse
Joseph W. Skinner reportedly broke the world record in golf pool at the La Crosse club with a 15 point game. Onalaska’s R L Richards calls the score unprecedented in the region and believes it breaks the world record.
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la Crosse Club
Joseph W. Skinner
R. L. Richards
Onalaska
Skinner
Mine Disaster Death Toll Rises In West Virginia Mine
In Philips West Virginia twenty one bodies recovered after deadly Gentry mine explosion. Eleven remain in debris. Over three hundred workers were inside when blast occurred. Victims are mainly Poles and Hungarians.
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Scripps-McRae
Philips
W. Va
Gentry
Great Losses in Winter Gales
Boston reports the winter storm toll as 84 lives lost and 45 vessels wrecked along the New England coast with extensive property damage.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Boston
New England
Manila to get modern hotel with government aid
Washington March 23. Manila plans a modern hotel with about two hundred rooms. The insular government will aid the project and the city has invited proposals.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Washington
Northwestern Abolishes Football for Five Years
Chicago March 23 The board of trustees at Northwestern University has abolished football for five years. The move limits fall practice and competition and shifts focus to academics and finances during the period.
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Northwestern
Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Chicago
Northwestern University
Condition of Franz Joseph Reported Serious
Paris dispatches say the condition of Franz Joseph is serious as of March 23.
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Scripps-McRae
Paris
Dispatches
Franz Joseph
Senators named as conferees on statehood bill
Washington March 23 Senate conferees named Beveridge Dillingham and Patterson on the statehood bill.
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Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Washington
Beveridge
Dillingham
Patterson
Senate
Cambridge Business Section Destroyed by Fire
In Cambridge Iowa on March 23 the city business section was destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at 20000 dollars.
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Cambridge
Iowa
Frenzied Finance Exposed in Staats Regalia Investigation
Public examination of James F. Stras reveals that W. S. Cargill backed the Staats Regalia company, enabling a $5,000 bank loan with no personal investment by Stras. The firm, created from a bill of sale of assets for one dollar, collapsed after rapid growth and heavy endorsements.
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Staats Regalia Comany
Prentiss
James F. Stras
Chronicle
W. S. Cargill
Earl G. Staats
Staats Company
Staats Brothers
Staats Regalia Company
R. G. Dunn
Ek. G. Staats
Messrs
Stras
Cargill
Zelaya to wed Margarita Baker in Nicaragua president's son
Alfonso Zelaya son of Nicaragua's president obtained a marriage license today to marry Margarita Baker despite his parents' attempts to keep them apart.
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Serpps-McRae
Washington
Alfonso Zelaya
Nicaragua
Margarita Baker
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