Socialist probe into La Crosse ice costs sparks reform talk
A Social Democrats meeting in La Crosse examined high ice prices and districting by three ice firms. A committee will study costs, consider a state rail commission inquiry, and push for municipal ice houses if needed. They also will review milk supply and support clean milk enforcement. Officials deny a price cartel and claim low profits.
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la Crosse
Social Democrats
Socialist
Pearl Street
Rail Commission
State Railroad Commission
LaCrosse
The
Health Commission
Health Department
Deny Combine
Preferred Drinks to Wife's Kisses in Divorce Hearing
Marie Es telle Davis testified that her husband George A. Davis, nephew of Hoosier humorist George Ade, was a heavy drinker who took drinks from Ade's cabinet at Brook Farm Indiana. The judge denied a divorce but granted separate maintenance of seventy dollars monthly.
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Chicago
Marie Estelle Davis
George A. Davis
George Ade
Unsettled Weather Across Midwest with Cool Fronts
The past 24 hours brought warm spells, with a high of 84 and a low of 69 and light rains in the Rocky Mountain states. Forecasts show unsettled, cooler conditions tonight and Friday for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa areas, with frost in parts of the east and south. Sheridan Wyoming and other western locations report snow and cooler mornings in North and South Dakota.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Rocky Mountain Region
Canadian Northwest
East Central States
Atlantic States
Northwest Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain States
South Dakota
Canada
Sheridan
Wyoming
Qu’Appelle
Assiniboia
Modena
Utah
North Dakota
Mississippi Valley
Lake Region
Wilson to Make Appeal to People Tonight
President Wilson plans a direct appeal to Newark and Elizabeth voters from New Jersey tonight and tomorrow night. He will denounce the non partisan machine he says blocks jury reform and vows to fight any referendum plan that would defeat reform in Essex Jersey City Hoboken and other counties. He insists opponents of a real jury system have no place in public life and vows to carry every issue he deems belonging to the people.
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Ashington
Vson
New Jersey
Pele
Tate
Psident Wilson
Essex
Newark
Hudson
Jersey City
Hoboken
Certay
Elizabeth
White House
Arrest Miss Annie Kenney in London Conspiracy Case
May 1 reports Miss Annie Kenney chief of staff to Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst was arrested at Dover as a ship from France landed. She faces conspiracy charges and was remanded to Holloway jail after arraignment at Bow Street, while detectives traced her Paris meeting with Christabel Pankhurst.
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London
Annie Kenney
Cief
Emmeline Panhurst
Jover
Bowstpet
Holloway
Scotand Yard
Miss Kenney
Paris
Christabel Pankhurst
England
Calais
Will T La Follette dies in Madison prominent Dakota figure
Will T La Follette died at his sister Mrs. Siebecker’s Madison home after about three months illness due to heart disease. He was a South Dakota public official and Wisconsin newspaper publisher, brother of Senator Robert M La Follette. He leaves six children and will be interred at Forest Hill with funeral plans to follow.
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Madison
Wis
Forest Hill
Robert M. la Follette
Washington
Mr. la Follette
Montgomery County
Ind
Josiah la Follette
Kentucky
Mary Furgeson
Indiana
Dane County
Wisconsin
Co. G
46Th
Wisconsin Infantry
Olevia C. Severns
Fayette
Clay County
Neb
la Follette
Black Hills
Dakota Territory
Chamberlain, S. D
Missouri Valley Journal
South Dakota
Mitchell
Guy E
Helena
Mont
Ralph
California
Fred
LaPine
Ore
William H
Florence
Maud Waterbury
Los Angeles
France
John J. la Follette
New Jersey
California Senate Delays Final Vote On Alien Land Bill
Sacramento May 1 The California senate will not take final action on the anti alien land owning bill until tomorrow after a noon session. The upper house considered the measure for over half an hour and then decided to set the final vote for 11 am.
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Sacramento
Cal
California Senate
Bradish Named for City Engineer Nomination
George Bradish, city engineer since Walter Woods, will be nominated by Mayor Ori Sorensen to serve another term on the common council. The mayor announced the selection today, and it is expected to be approved by a substantial majority.
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George Bradish
Walter Woods
Ori Sorensen
Sorensen
Democrats Seek Randolph for Wisconsin Internal Revenue Post
Milwaukee May 1 Democrats begin drafting a petition to Secretary McAdoo asking the appointment of State Senator Randolph of Manitowoc as collector of internal revenue for the eastern district of Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Randolph
Manitowoc
Wisconsin
California Webb bill on alien land ownership advances
The upper house aims for final reading and passage of the Webb bill restricting land ownership by aliens in California. Democrats back anti alien measures, with Senator Wright as the lone opponent in the Senate. Secretary Bryan praises the effort while President Wilson reportedly opposes the measure. A court challenge is anticipated from Japan if the bill becomes law.
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Sacramento
Cal
Webb
Johnson
Senate
Wright
Bryan
Campbell
Japan
United States
San Francisco
California
Wilson
Marin
Walnut Grove
Washington
Viscount Chinda
State Department
Underground Way for Rose Street Mission
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Underground Rose Street crossing plan gains city rail support
City officials headed to Madison to press the state railroad commission to cancel the Rose Street viaduct and study tunneling under the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul tracks. The group argues an underground crossing offers similar access with lower costs and gentler grades than a viaduct.
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Rose Street
Ori Sorensen
George Bradish
J. E. Higbee
Milwaukee Railroad
Madison
State Railroad Commission
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Common Council
Mill Street
Bradish
Walter Woods
William Torrance
Black River
North Side
Robert Schulze
Schulze
First Rescue By North Beach Lifesaver
Chicago May 1 four hours after taking duty Charles Anthony a life saver swam 100 yards into the lake off Wilson avenue and rescued Warren Hach after his sailing craft overturned it was the first rescue of the season at the beach.
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Chicago
North Beach
Charles Anthony
Wilson Avenue
Warren Hach
Fire destroys Hempstead aviation field hangars and planes
A major fire at Hempstead Plains airfield on Long Island burned five large hangars and eight aircraft. Dozens of unfinished planes were lost and several aviators narrowly escaped as they rescued their machines from the blazing structures.
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Hemstead
L. I
Hempstead Plains Aviation Field
Wilson to name successor to Judge Hanford in Western Washington
Washington May 1. President Wilson will name a successor to Cornelius Hanford of Seattle for the western district court within a few days. Senator Poindexter's White House visit signals a selection likely. Stephen D. Chadwick of Seattle is said to be assured of the post.
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Washington
Cornelius Hanford
Seattle
Federal District Court of
Wilson
Poindexter
White House
Stephen D. Chadwick
Fire Threatens Toledo Business District
A blaze at Adams and Erie streets threatened Toledo’s business center today before firefighters brought it under control by midday. No injuries are reported and authorities investigate the cause of the fire.
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Toledo
Oledo
Adams
Erie
Vacation Market Brisk in Milwaukee Police Trades
In Milwaukee Wisconsin a unique exchange sees police officers trade vacation weeks. Precinct captains approve swaps trading a week in July for a week in September with cash adjustments. July demand was strong while May vacations were scarce and September showed weakness.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Cream City
La Crosse Cooper Strike Unsettled Facing National Attention
The La Crosse cooperage strike drags into a month as unions demand 41 cents an hour unconditionally while firms contend wages rise only if competing cooperages raise pay. Shortage of barrels hurts local breweries as Henry Knoch of Milwaukee urges firmness against conditional contracts. Two large cooperages in Philadelphia and Brooklyn pay lower scales, prompting fear of wider adoption if La Crosse signs. The walkout has remained peaceful with a waiting, evenly matched stalemate.
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la Crosse Cooperage
la Crosse Coopers
la Crosse Cooperasce
Henry Knoch
Milwaukee
National Coopers’ Union
la Crosse
St. Paul
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Buffalo Department Store Strike Demands $8 Weekly Wage
In Buffalo 2500 department store employees walk off jobs demanding a minimum $8 weekly wage for women and girls. Picket lines form along Main street while two large stores close briefly. drivers demand $14 weekly, and men seek $15 for adult workers.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Main Street
Collision Injures Five Near Middletown Ohio
Nine people are injured in a head on collision between a passenger train and a freight train on the Big Four line north of Middletown Ohio early today. The incident occurred near Cincinnati with emergency crews responding to the scene.
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Cincinnati
Middletown
Ohio
Personalities in tariff debate at House session
President Wilson's plan to place sugar on the free list in three years was sustained by the House in committee of the whole. The body defeated Rep Mann's amendment to strike the free sugar clause by 186 to 88.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Representative Mann
Illinois
Tariff Debate in Washington Sparks Heated Exchanges
In a tense House debate on tariffs on May 1, representatives clashed resulting in sharp outbursts. Humphrey accused Palmer of hypocrisy over mileage graft, while Palmer fired back about prior graft allegations. The exchange concluded as the Wood schedule was approved and sugar rates advanced.
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Washington
House
Humphrey
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Congress
Wilson
The
Democratice
California
Bald Jack Rose Addresses Twilight Club Dinner
Jack Rose the bald-headed gambler linked to the Rosenthal case spoke after dinner at the Twilight club in New York. Attendees included Judge Ben B. Lindsay Frank Moss Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes and Rev. Christian Reisner. Rose mused that juvenile courts might have altered his life.
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New York
Jack Rose
Herman Rosenthal
Lieut. Becker
Rose
Ben B. Lindsay
Denver
Frank Moss
Rose Pastor Stokes
Christian F. Reisner
Detective hunts missing Catherine Winters in Newcastle
In Newcastle Indiana on May 1 authorities report sufficient local funds to employ a Burns detective for a month to continue the search for 9 year old Catherine Winters who vanished on March 20. The detective has traced a mysterious crew as he pursues new leads.
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Newcastle
Ind
Burns
Catherine Winters
Rain Ends Bemidji Forest Fire Threat in Minnesota
Bemidji Minnesota May 1 late reports say danger from the forest fire around Bemidji and near Remer and Lake George is past. Heavy rain early this morning aided by wind and the efforts of firefighters led by Ranger Thornton contained the blaze and halted the holocaust.
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Bemidji, Minn
Bemidji
Remer
Lake George
Thornton
U. S. Boats Here On River Run
The Elinore and the David Tipton, two government boats, docked on the levee last night and continued upriver this morning. The Elinore is tasked with placing buoys and government lights in the area. The Iris then passed the wagon bridge going downriver with a barge of lumber.
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Elinore
David Tipton
Iris
Heavy May Snow Across Western Canada Reported
A heavy fall of snow blanketed Alberta yesterday as reports from Northwest Winnipeg describe a general snowfall across the province and accompanying cool weather.
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Winnipeg
Man
Alberta
Snow Relieves Dry Livingston Valleys Poor Soil
Snow blankets Livingston valleys to four inches as farmers welcome moisture after a dry winter and unseasonable weather. The relief comes as soil moisture improves conditions for spring planting.
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Livingston, Mont
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