Political Ad Spend and Water Plant Controversy in La Crosse
Advertising authorized by F. H. Hartwell amounts to 7.50. A political notice argues Mr. Sorensen and allies opposed engineers’ reports favoring a river plant, while Dengler’s administration backed expert opinions and a river plant. It accuses Sorensen of obstruction and seeks his defeat for mayor to ensure proper waterworks plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Hartwell
Board of Public Works
Dengler
Sorensen
Bradish
Maltby
O. K
Alvord & Burdick
Morgan Stricken Aboard Nile Trip On Way To Egypt
Financier J. P. Morgan fell ill during a February Nile journey to his excavations aboard a luxury boat with eighteen women guests. He slipped into a coma from acute indigestion, was transported to Cairo, then Rome, where Easter brought a renewed crisis and eventual death due to nerve-center paralysis and inability to swallow.
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Morgan
Nile
Cairo
Prof
Bastianelli
Rome
Naples
Caronia
Paris
Berlin
Egypt
Adriatic
Tors Dixon
Lastianelli
Mr. Morgan
Strong Test of Loyalty Beards and Wasteful Streaks
A tale notes Philip V of Spain could not grow a beard and the court reportedly shed tears for the beardless king. It contrasts two fools: the miser who hoards money and the spendthrift who saves nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip V
Spain
Ohio flood relief drive accelerates as funds rise
In Columbus reports show relief funds reaching 1.25 million with 141 thousand from Gov Cox and 95 thousand more in drafts. Major General Wood leads sanitation efforts amid widespread cleanup on the west side, while 68 bodies have been recovered and damage tallied in Zanesville Piqua Marietta Fremont Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Cox
Leonard Wood
West Side
John GC. Speaks
Zanesville
Women Sent Out to the Hills with Children
Ohio and Mississippi flood warnings escalate as the Wabash valley flood expands forty miles wide between Upton Indiana and Carmi Illinois. Cairo faces an exodus while levees hold with sandbags as Chicago sends troops and naval reserves to aid.
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Wabash
Upton
Ind
Carmi
Ill
Hokah Man Gilbert Achibald Dies at 61
Hokah resident Gilbert Achibald died at a local hospital Saturday morning from complications of diseases. He is survived by a wife and family. The body will be sent to Hokah on Wednesday for funeral services and interment at Mount Hope cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Achibald
Hokah
Mount Hope Cemetery
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Easy Indigestion Relief
An old advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a fast safe remedy for indigestion dyspepsia gastritis and other stomach troubles. It claims quick relief from sourness gas and discomfort with a fifty cent box and asserts immediate improvement once the product contacts stomach contents.
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Pape
Women Must Be Citizens to Vote on School Issues
Attorney General W C Owen rules women must be full U S citizens to vote on school matters. County Attorney D S Law notes non citizens cannot hold office, citing quo warranto risk if E H Bratberg lacks second papers and is elected.
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W. C. Owen
United States
Owen
D. S. Law
E. H. Bratberg
Supreme Court
No Panic on Stock Market After Morgan Death
The report notes no panic on Wall Street as J. P. Morgan & Co. announces that Charles Morgan's death will not alter the firm’s interests or operations. H. P. Davison stated no further announcements would be made that day.
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Morgan
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan & Co
H. P. Davison
Conrad A Kols Joins Majority
Conrad A Kols 71 of 708 South Fifth street died at home Saturday night at 10 30 after a long illness due to a complication of diseases. He was born in Germany and settled in Ackley county Iowa before moving to La Crosse about twelve years ago. a retired retail drug dealer. Survived by wife and two sons. Funeral at 10 30 tomorrow from the home by Frontier lodge F and A M. Interment in Oak Grove cemetery.
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ConrAd A. Kols
South Fifth Street
Mr. Kols
Germany
Ackley County
Iowa
la Crosse
Frontier Lodge
A. M
Oak Grove Cemetery
Elgin Butter Market Price Rises In NL Trade
Elgin Newfoundland and Labrador on March 31 reports butter at 35 cents a pound, up one cent from last week, reflecting steadier dairy prices in the regional market.
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Elgin
Fragment of domestic dispute dialogue transcribed
A brief exchange shows Mrs Exe frustrated that her husband won’t listen to common sense while Mrs Wye asks whom she spoke to. The dialogue hints at marital tension and advice-seeking dynamics.
Hamilton Flood Toll Reaches One Hundred Dead
Hamilton Ohio reports an official flood death toll of 100 with $4 million in property damage. Sixty bodies recovered, more found daily, with many unaccounted for. Businesses cleared, a $500,000 fund seeks loans for small property owners. Precautions against disease in place. electric lights at night. pontoon bridges replacing swept away structures. city hall used as morgue. remains of unidentified bodies numbering about a dozen.
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Hamilton
Swell Fund Grows for Flood Victims in Ohio and Indiana
A La Crosse flood relief drive reports new contributions from diverse donors including La Crosse Lodge No. 300, companies, and individuals. The list features amounts from 1.00 to 100.00 with many names such as Ruth Schmidt, Don Cameron, Philip R. Linker, John Gund, Freas. & Dame, J. M. Furstman, M.D., and employers like C L Colman Lumber Co and Tennison-Pederson Coal Co, totaling additional support for flood victims in Ohio and Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Ohio
Indiana
la Crosse Lodge No
B. Aig Sg
Jon. B
Burne
Petereste
C. M. Pfeifer
Beyschlag
Freas
Dame
R. Benton
J. M. Furstman
M.D
C. L. Colman Lumber Co
Leomare- Prey
Tenneson-Pederson Coal Co
Frank G. Roth
M. Ord Int
F. J. McWilliams
Wm. Luening
Volimar & Jost
Bijou Theater Co
Arthur E. Witting
Vast Cotton Use in Auto Industry Revealed
Article notes the cotton consumption for car fabrics and tires reaches about 1,500,000 bales, a figure few people grasp despite awareness of the auto industry's size.
North La Crosse water main break prompts mayoral order
After a second burst of the La Crosse river north side water main in two weeks Mayor John Dengler ordered the Board of Public Works to compel contractor Thomas E. Woolley to begin laying a new main within 24 hours or face contract penalties. The break occurred at 4 am on the river’s north bank and was blamed on extra sand and rock dumped by the Burlington road to repair flood damage. The north side was reconnected to Milwaukee pumps and restored by 11 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North la Crosse
John Dengler
Board of Public Works
Thomas E. Woolley
la Crosse
la Crosse River
James T. Day
Burlington Road
Burlington
Day
Milwaukee Roundhouse
North Side
Milwaukee
Woolley
Proving the Obvious Laughed at by Farmers
A magazine writer returns to the farm and spends sixteen hours in idle play. The Denver Republican declares that any trio of farmers from any community could judge the writer a liar based on the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Republican
Publisher Page to Represent U. S. in Great Britain
Walter H. Page of Doubleday Page Co will be ambassador to Great Britain. Announcement withheld at the White House, with a presidential statement expected later. Page edits World's Work and helped promote Governor Wilson as a presidential candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter H. Page
Doubleday, Page & Co
Great Britain
White House
Wilson
Page
World’s Work
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