Destructive Guerrero Quake Kills 500. Cities Wiped Out
Chaos followed a major earthquake in Guerrero destroying Chilpancingo and Chilapa with about 500 dead and thousands homeless. Three nearby villages were damaged as fire gutted ruined streets and survivors, including Americans, fled. Government troops rush aid as telegraph lines fail.
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Mexico City
Chilpancingo
Chilapa
Guerrero
Concepcion
Tetililla
Coatepec
Roaring Well Tells Of Quake Near BeLOit Wisconsin
An account from BeLOit Wisconsin describes a farm well that roared for weeks before the San Francisco earthquake. The sound ceased precisely when the California shock struck and residents had predicted a calamity days earlier.
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Beloit
Wis
Tes Lathers
San Fransisco
California City
Rock County
Chilipa
Dynamite Attack on Smuggler Union Leader in Telluride
In Denver a dawn dynamite blast targeted General Bulkley Wells, manager of the Smuggler Union mines at Telluride. Wells, once in charge of state troops during past labor troubles, was sleeping on his porch when the explosion hurled him into debris. The house suffered major damage despite patrols and lights nearby.
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Denver
Bulkley Wells
Union
Telluride
Wells
Billiard Finish At La Crosse Club Tonight
Interest in the billiard tournament at the La Crosse club reaches a climax tonight to break a Class C championship tie between Michel and Eddy. The Michel Eddy match starts at 7 30 with 8 15 finals open among Utermoehl Van Steenwyk and Weiland as class leaders compete for the crown. The four finalists must play all others as the tourney moves swiftly toward closure.
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Billard
la Crosse Club
Michel
Eddy
Michel-Eddy
Utermoehl
van Steenwyk
Ustermoeht
Weiland
Penalty Not In Conflict In the Wolfe Light Case
La Crosse Gas & Electric asserts the penalty for nonpayment is valid and authorized by the state utility commission. Attorney A C Wolfe says he did not object, explaining December to January bills were unusually large due to his absence and dwelling closure. No settlement reached.
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Pres
D. G. McMillan
la Crosse Gas & Electric Company
A. C. Wolfe
Wolfe
McMillan
State Utility Commission
Favorable Report on La Follette Bill In Senate
Washington reports that Senator La Follette's employers' liability bill has been favorably reported by the sub committee of the senate committee on education and labor with amendments. A full committee meeting is set for Tuesday to take action and bring the bill before the senate.
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Washington
la Follette
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Senate
Badger Launch Set to Move to Poughkeepsie in June
Madison WI March 28. Athletic Director Hutchins announced that Cardinal, the new coaching launch bought by the Badgers last year, will be taken to Poughkeepsie in June.
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Badger
East
Madison
Wis
Hutchins
Cardinal
Poughkeepsie
Tornado Outbreak Wrecks Towns in Iowa and Illinois
A morning tornado tore through Lee county near New Boston Iowa injuring a dozen with fears of fatalities. Churches and a school were destroyed and livestock killed as the cyclone moved westward. In Bloomington Illinois a late March twister near Deer Creek injured about twenty and damaged many farms and parts of the town.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Lee County
New Boston
Bloomington
Maren
Deer Creek
Harry Lewis defeats Terry Martin in fifteen-round bout
In Baltimore on March 28 Harry Lewis earned a decision over rival Terry Martin after fifteen rounds. Lewis dominated from the start with superior ring generalship and aggression, scoring two knockdowns while Martin faded after early exchanges and failed to sustain power.
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Baltimore
Harry Lewis
Terry Martin
Lewis
Martin
City to back marine railway plan at special meeting
La Crosse city administration supports a marine railway and launch moorages for the La Crosse Motorboat Club. A special meeting will report on using a riverfront site between the levee park and the C M St P bridge for launch houses as part of a broader waterfront cleanup and promenade project.
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la Crosse Motorboat Club
la Crosse River
May Be Sent To Asylum After Insanity Finding
John M. Becker, twice paroled from the asylum and once declared sane, was declared insane again this morning on his own application. His son J. G. Becker holds his few thousand dollars and wanted him sane to manage it. Doctors assessed his condition as worse than before and he may be committed to Salem asylum again.
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John M. Becker
Insane Asylum
Becker
J. G. Becker
North Side
Madison gas case hearings reveal meter and voltage flaws
Experts report 100 of 192 gas meters ran fast, 68 correct, 21 slow, while electric voltages vary up to 20 percent. They urge stable voltage within 6 percent and lamp renewals to protect consumers from inflated costs and reduced illumination.
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Madison
Wis
C. F. Burgess
O. H. Ensign
Prof
Ensign
Madison Company
Commission
Albert E. Forstall
New York
Mitchell
Stevens’ Institute
E. C. Mack
Milwaukee
Heflin in shooting incident on train prompts bond
Representative J Thomas Heflin of Alabama shot and slightly wounded Lewis Lumby a Negro on a Washington station train car while another man Thomas McCreery was wounded. Heflin claimed self defense and secured a 5000 dollar bail as hearings proceed with future counsel.
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Washington
D. C
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Lewis Lumby
Thomas MecCreery
New York
Lumby
McCreery
Heflin
Hefflin
George Driver
Thomas McCreery
Wisconsin and Midwest Weather Forecast Update
Coldest in La Crosse at 26 and highs around 32 with light winds and light precipitation. Forecasts call for generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday in Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with little temperature change. Rain or snow has been widespread from Oregon to the New England states with heavy precipitation on lower Lake Michigan Milwaukee and Chicago.
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Havre
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Oregon
New England
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Ohio
Lake
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Chicago
Texas
Lower Lake Region
North Atlantic States
North Pacific Slope
South Atlantic
George Carr Receives Court Award From Jewel Tea Company
George Carr was awarded $15.50 in Judge Hunt's court after Jewel Tea Company property, previously attached for $30, was involved. Louis Omerberg served the papers in the case.
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George Carr
Gillette hearing postponed until 4 30 PM in Albany
The Gillette hearing in Albany was postponed to 4 30 this afternoon as private examination of an anonymous witness continues. An affidavit from the witness will be withheld until the governor rules on responsibility and the truth of the statement.
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Albany
N. Y
Gillette
Witnes
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Princ Helie de Sagan
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