Kidnappers of Billy Whitla Captured in Cleveland
In Cleveland police captured a man and woman identified as Billy Whitla’s abductors. The pair were found with incriminating evidence, and a confrontation in an apartment led to a dramatic arrest. Prosecutor Green seeks indictments for extortion and blackmail with possible use in Pennsylvania cases.
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Billy Whitla
Cleveland
Cleveland, O
Shattock
J. H. Boyle
Falkner
Commissioners Do Not Receive Pay for Agricultural School Work
The attorney general ruled the Agricultural School Commissioners are entitled to no payment for services. The board questioned a nearly $500 bill by Oscar Hulberg and colleagues for inspection and construction work. A compromise may be reached later in the day, with at least part of the bill potentially allowed.
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Oscar Hulberg
Judiciary Committee
County Board of Supervisors
Board of Agricultural School Commissioners
Bb.f. Oltman
J. L. Pettingill
Frank Bolles
Board of Commissioners
Board of Supervisors
Oltman
Hulberg
County Superintendent of Schools
County Board
Plumber Identified in Willie Whitla Kidnap Case
St Louis detective notes identify Boyle a local plumber once active in East St Louis and later in Sharon Pennsylvania as alleged kidnapper of Willie Whitla. He reportedly befriended the Faulkner woman about six months ago and J F Boyle is the name used in St Louis. Tailor J W Losse says he made garments for J F Boyle and knew him.
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ST. Louis
Boyle
Willie Whitla
East St. St. Louis
Faulkner
Sharon
J. F. Boyle
J. W. Losse
Boy Identifies Suspect in Whitla Kidnapping Case
Billy Whitla identified J. H. Boyle from a photograph as the man held at police quarters, saying the suspect is called Jones by the kidnapper. Boyle, a Sharon plumber, is alleged to be married to a woman named Helen Falkner. Extradition to Pennsylvania planned as police pursue the case.
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Billy Whitla
Sha- Ton
J. H. Boyle
Mr. Jones
Boyle
Sharon
Billy
Helen Falkner
Red
Hollenden
Heen
Whitla
Bily
Attorney Whitla
Selina
Freddie Forkner
Cochran
Ward
Sloss
Defies Society to Wed a Japanese in Madeira Calif
Helen Gladys Emery daughter of the Episcopal archdeacon and her mother plan to wed Gungke Aoki who claims to be a son of the late Japanese General Aoki, despite public opinion and friends' opposition. Chas Emery replies to his sister warning his mother to refuse the marriage.
Drop Perkins Case in Jerome's Request for Dismissal
Justice Blanchard in the surrogate court dismissed indictments for forgery in the third degree against George W. Perkins first vice president of New York Life Insurance and Dc S Fairchild second vice president of the New York Securities Co a subsidiary of New York Life and Robert A Grannis president of the New York Securities Co also an official of Mutual Life Three indictments linked to the Punjabi bonds scandal exposed by the Armstrong committee were returned in December 1906 and had been stored unacted upon since.
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New York
Justice Blanchard
Jerome
George W. Perkins
Dc. S. Fairchild
New York Life Insurance
Robert A. Grannis
New York Securities Company
New York Life
Mutual Life
Armstrong Committee
The Kaiser’s Yacht Sinks A Steamer
News from Hamburg reports a collision in dense fog near Norderney between the German Imperial yacht Hohenzollern and the Norwegian steamship Por. The Por sank, the Hohenzollern was only slightly damaged and will proceed to the Mediterranean after brief repairs for potential Kaiser's use. The Por crew were rescued by the Hohenzollern.
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Hamburg
Hohenzollern
Por
Norderney
North Sea
Mediterranean
Corfu
Miners Seek Taft Aid to Avert Coal Strike
New York reports say coal interests close to the civic federation would urge President Taft to appoint a new anthracite strike commission if operators refuse concessions at the Philadelphia conference. Scranton talks of this move as part of the miners plan, aiming to study conditions in hard coal fields since the 1903 award.
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New York
Civic Federation
Philadelphia
W. H. Taft
Scranton
Taft
Rosevelt
John Mitchell
Anthracite Miners Convent Pursues Peace Plan
Scranton reports the anthracite miners convened at 1 30 pm and adjourned to 7 pm as President Tom Lewis stated the policy committee aims to finish a report. Miners back a Taft appointed commission, seek UMW recognition in a three year renewal, a ten percent wage raise under 150, and five percent for 150 to 200 daily earners, with no strike if operators resist.
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Scranton
Tom Lewis
Lewis
W. H. Taft
United Mine Workers
Miners’ Conference Committee
Extra Judge Fruit Near Death at St Francis
Judge J J Fruit lies desper ately ill at St Francis hospital and may die at any time. He has suffered a heart disease that ended his labors months ago and the recent sinking spell is seen as the beginning of the end.
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J. J. Fruit
St. Francis’ Hospital
Shackleton Near South Pole in Nimrod Expedition
Lieut H Shackleton who led the Nimrod expedition came within 111 miles of the pole. He plans another voyage once financing is secured. Prof David, Marson and Mackay located the magnetic pole at latitude 72 25 and longitude 154, with explorers covering 1708 miles and approaching 354 miles closer to the pole than any prior effort.
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London
Party Leaders To Draft Platforms In City Campaign
After the primaries, Republican and Democratic chairmen ordered immediate meetings. Republicans plan a platform and a systematic campaign this evening. Democrats will hold a similar lunch in the city hall tomorrow night to draft their platform.
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Republican and Democratic Committee
Quiet City Wedding Joins Martha Daun and Edward Woodard
Miss Martha Daun and Edward Woodard of the city were quietly married Monday evening at 7 at the Presbyterian parsonage with Rev. D. C. Jones officiating. Attendants were Miss Marjorie Woodard and C. Woodard. The groom works at the La Crosse Pure Food Co. They will reside in the city.
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Martha Daun
Edward Woodard
Presbyterian Church
D. C. Jones
Marjorie Woodard
C. Woodard
la Crosse Pure Food Co
Womens Clubs Convene Tonight In Tomah Wisconsin
The seventh district convention of the Wisconsin State Federation of Womens clubs opens in Tomah with the Woman's Civic Improvement club Shakespeare club and Bay View club hosting. Due to unavoidable circumstances the program is reversed for tonight and tomorrow. Mayor McMullen greets attendees and Rev Dr Hughes of Ripon College speaks on The Real Boy after a 6 oclock lunch hosted by Mrs F M Hart.
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Tomah
Wis
Wisconsin State Federation of Womens Clubs
Woman’s Civic Improvement Club
Shakespeare Club
Bay View Club
F. M. Hart
State Federation
Sad death of aged citizen after fall
Stengrim Olson, La Crosse pioneer and one of Wisconsin’s first Bostwick Valley settlers, died at 94 after a fall caused rib injury. He and wife, longtime St Pauls Norwegain Lutheran members, came from Bostwick Valley in 1880 and resided at Fifth and Mississippi. Funeral at their residence Friday afternoon, then Oak Grove cemetery with Rev. A Anderson officiating.
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Stengrim Olson
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Bostwick Valley
South Fifth Street
Olson
Fifth
Mississippi Streets
St. Paul's
Norwegian Lutheran Church
West Avenue
A. Anderson W Ll
Oak Grove Cemetery
Dynamite attempt at Chicago labor agency on Clark Street
Two unknown men attempted to blow up a labor and steamship agency on Clark Street in downtown Chicago. The front of the building was partially wrecked. The blast occurred around 4 a.m. no one was inside the building at the time.
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Chicago
Clark Street
Primary Returns Show Narrow Gaps and Key Nominations
The column reports no big surprises in the primary results. Eugene Huss nearly defeated Clint Hunt for the Democratic mayoral nomination, Day and Schnell win Democratic Board of Public Works seats, Blinston and Hanson secure Republican Board nominations, Frisch tops McCauley for tax commissioner, and George Young leads Democratic city treasurer counts. Dr. F C Suttor weak in north wards. crossward voting influenced party outcomes.
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Eugene Huss
Clint Hunt
Huss
Day
Board of Public Works
Schnell
Blinston
Hanson
Board of Public Work
Frisch
McCauley
George Young
F. C. Suttor
North Side
Sparta Preacher Threatened Over Temperance Campaign
An anonymous letter to Rev. L. A. Brenner of Sparta’s Methodist church warns of prison time if he continues in the temperance drive. Mailed from Milwaukee March 18 and received March 19, the missive threatens ten years in state prison and hints at a forthcoming sensational visit to Sparta. Police believe the letter may be from a local resident and sent to Milwaukee for remailing.
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Sparta
L. A. Brenner
Methodist Episcopal Church
Milwaukee
Brenner
Waupun
Doctor Nantes Ends Life After Personal Crisis
Chicago March 24 Dr Chas D Nantes 65 a prominent physician shot himself in the right temple at his home after directing a maid to summon an undertaker He left a note on paper reading I am not responsible This marks a tragic self inflicted death amid personal troubles.
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Chicago
Chas. D. Nantes
Tois
Wisconsin House commends insurgents over Canon bid
Madison March 24. A resolution praising Wisconsin congressmen for joining the insurgents in opposing Speaker Canon and seeking house rule reform was referred to the elections committee. The Senate adopted a resolution urging Congress to create a permanent nonpartisan tariff commission.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Canon
Senate
Congress
Reichstag backs naval estimates including dreadnoughts
Berlin March 24 the Reichstag voted without debate for the full naval estimates. The package includes three dreadnoughts and one ship of the invincible type.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Madison probes seek new senatorial probe alignment
Madison dispatch reports assembly members plan to move to shift the senatorial probe from Stephenson to other candidates via a Bray resolution. If approved, the senate may split the committee with three senators continuing with Stephenson while the assembly pursues a different candidate. If defeated, senators on the committee may ask the senate to maintain the Stephenson investigation.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Stephenson
Tilton Testimony Tangles Blaine Bribery Claims in Wisconsin
Lester Tilton of Neillsville faced two conflicting signed documents before a Madison committee. He admitted writing a letter to John A. Aylward offering to back Stephenson for the United States senate in exchange for campaign money and also signed an affidavit earlier denying the Blaine charges. The letter dated January 2 1999 cites a party seeking nomination for assembly and liquor-interest backing.
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Madison
Wis
Lester Tilton
Neillsville
Blaine
Stephenson
Assembly
John A. Aylward
Aylward
United States Senate
Tilton
J. A. Aylward
Weather forecast notes coldest in La Crosse and U S
A weather bulletin lists La Crosse at 34 degrees the national coldest and Shreveport at 78 with a warmest reading. Forecasters predict rain or snow in southern Wisconsin tonight with colder air moving in across the state.
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la Crosse
Trace
United States
Northfield
Shreveport
Wisconsin
South Portion
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