Morgan Dies in Rome After Prolonged Ill Health
J P Morgan the prominent American financier died at the Grand hotel in Rome at 12 05 p m after a period of unconsciousness and illness dictated by a failing digestive system The death was announced to reporters only after the event and follows a week of complications necessitating medical care abroad from Rome onlookers and press services report this historic obituary in a stern note of official confirmation.
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Henry Wood
United Press
Rome
J. P. Morgan
Grand Hotel
Herbert L. Satterlee
Satterlee
Bastianelli
Starr and
Dixon
Morgan Arty
Victor Emmanuel
Pope Pius
Morgan
Morgan Estate Valued at 250 Million Dollars
The Wall Street Journal places J. P. Morgan personal estate at 250 million dollars noting his supremacy stems from ownership of Morgan controlled banks trust companies and other corporations. Pujo committee statisticians estimate Morgan & Co. securities at about 14 trillion dollars. Morgan spent large sums on arts charities and educational institutions.
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New York
Wall Street Journal Today
J. P. Morgan
House of Morgan
Pujo Committee
Morgan & Co
Morgan
Morgan Firm Cables Reopen London and New York Houses
Private cables could be sent to the Morgan firm’s London and New York houses after previous interruptions. The note indicates restoration of telegraphic communication with key offices.
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London
New York
Morgan Firm
Weather summary for La Crosse and Midwest region
Weather notes report La Crosse 24 hour high 6 low 38 with .38 precipitation. Forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Upper lake storm exits as high pressure moves in with mild above freezing temps east of the Rockies. River flood stage rising. La Crosse 24 hour stage 0.12, Dubuque 0.18.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Upper
Lake Region
North Pacific
Rocky Mountains
Abilene
Texas
North Pacific States
Montana
Atlantic States
Memphis
Louisville
Morgan Long King of U. S. Finances
Reports from New York detail Morgan’s death on March 31 and the stock market opening amid tension. J. P. Morgan Jr. prepares to take over, while Henry Clews blames the Pujo inquiry for the financier’s decline and notes Morgan’s far reaching influence on railroads and trusts.
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United States Steel
Southern Railway
Reading
Louisville & Nashville
Union Pacific
Morgan
J. P. Morgan, Jr
Henry Clews
Pujo
Mr. Morgan
New York
America
Roosevelt
Detective Secret Aims to Destroy Report If Defeated Tomorrow
A detective whispers that he will destroy the detective's report if he loses the mayoral race the next day. The claim surfaces as campaigning intensifies in the upcoming election.
Flood on Ohio River Dooms Shawneetown Ill
Flood on the Ohio River destroys Shawneetown Illinois as workers and brewery interests reach a tentative agreement. Workers will stay at work awaiting contract acceptance dated from April 1 1913 with Brewers and union organizers present in Milwaukee.
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Ohio
Shawneetown
Ill
Six Eligible For Job As Firemen
The civil service examination held by the fire and police commission on March 19 produced an eligible list for city fire department employment. Names include William Schiworow sky, Albert Hogan, Arnold Wagner, Leonard Streck, Otto Zierke, and Alcid Willett with their street addresses.
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Fire and Police Commission
City Fire Department
William Schiworowsky
South Sixteenth Street
Albert Hogan
Arnold Wagner
North Seventh Street
Leonard Streck
North Fiftenth
Otto Zierke
Denton
Alcid Willett
Berlin
Davies is Named Assistant Secretary of War
Washington March 31. Joseph E Davies a national Democratic committeeman from Wisconsin has accepted the post of assistant secretary of war. Davies refused to confirm or deny the report.
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Washington
Joseph E. Davies
National Democratic
Final meeting on La Crosse brewery contracts tonight
About three hundred union men at La Crosse breweries face a pivotal vote tonight at Centennia hall to approve or reject the latest brewer proposals ending contracts that expire at midnight. A walkout threat looms if rejected, with ice and saloon interests watching closely.
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la Crosse
Centennia Hall
Sixth
Hood Streets
Rader
Deep Sea
Journeymen
Go To The Polls In Close Mayor Election
Indicates a tight mayoralty contest with guidance to all citizens to vote. Mentions a new state law allowing unregistered voters to swear in their vote and notes women’s suffrage for state superintendent of schools and county superintendent positions in country precincts.
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Sorensen
Dengler
Mrs Hamberger Dies After Long Illness At 68
Mrs Augusta Hamberger of 514 North Eleventh street died at her home yesterday morning at 8 15 after a long illness caused by old age The immediate cause of death was paralysis She was 68 born in Baden Germany and came to this country young She settled in La Crosse survived by three daughters Mrs Frank Marquardt Mrs Henry Kehr and Mrs William Miller and one son John Hamberger Her husband died March 5 1913 Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 839 from her residence and at 9 from St James cathedral Rev G Sluyter will officiate Interment in Catholic cemetery
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Augusta Hamberger
North Eleventh Street
Hamberger
Baden
Germany
la Crosse
Frank Marquardt
Henry Kehr
William Miller
John Hamberger
ICC approves new rates in Spokane rate case
Interstate Commerce Commission approves rate increases for transcontinental west bound freight to Pacific coast points, with minor exceptions, following carrier submissions under the Spokane rate case decision.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Spokane
Women Sent to Hills with Children as City Trapped
Evacuation orders reach women and children as residents flee to higher ground. With floodwaters rising and the levee at risk, those who stay behind face increasing danger until the water subsides and the flood recedes. Local authorities urge calm while monitoring levee integrity.
National Guard Patrol Levee In Flood Threatened Shawneetown
Shawneetown Illinois faces a historic Ohio River flood as 36 hour exodus leaves only a few hundred behind. National Guard troops patrol the levee with orders to shoot anyone attempting to breach it. The Illinois naval reserves stand by with boats ready for immediate service if the levee breaks.
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Shawneetown
Ill
Ohio River
Government Weather Bureau
National Guards
Alton Division
Illinois Naval Reserves
Evansville
Re-Election Backed for County Superintendent Oltman
The Tribune urges the re election of B F Oltman as county superintendent praising his administration for improving schools in equipment sanitation and efficiency and contrasting it with the state administration. It argues he would be a splendid public servant under anticipated better conditions in Wisconsin.
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the Tribune
B. F. Oltman
Oltman
Wisconsin
North Side High School Debate Sparks Square Deal Promise
The text pits Mr. Sorensen against Mr. Dengler over a north side high school. Dengler pledges immediate relief and to use administrative resources for a square deal, possibly via a two year course in a current building, while Sorensen deems the plan impossible.
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Mr. Dengler
Sorensen
North Side
Dengler
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Gottingen
Drexel & Co
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House of Morgen & Co
Steel Trust
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Northern Pacific
Southern
Erie
Lehigh Valley
Hocking Valley
Monon
Vanderbilt Lines
Atlantic Coast Lines
Francis Louise Tracey
J. Sorensen
Il Fame
N. C. Bacheller
Pearl Street
Pearl Stret
John Dengler
Bachellor
F.H. Hartwell
Tribune
Hartwell
John Rae
la Crosse Trades and Labor Council
Mr. Sorensen
Icemen
Workers’ Committee
John Rader
Milwaukee
International Union
Davies
Ent
Mrs. Hamberger
National Guard
Editorial
MR. Oltman
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