Former Head of United Lutheran Church Dies in Minneapolis
George Sverdrup, president of Augsburg Theological Seminary and former leader of the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, died of heart disease at his Minneapolis home. A renowned theologian and educator, Sverdrup led Augsburg since 1875 and influenced pastors across the church. Funeral plans await at his residence with Lutheran pastors from across the country expected to attend.
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Minneapolis
George Sverdrup
Augsburg Theological Seminary
United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America
Sverdrup
United Lutheran Church
Augsburg Seminary
America
R. Anderson
West Avenue
State University of
Norway
Asia
Asia Minor
A. S. Sverdrup
Elsie
Mikaelsen
Willmar
George Jr
Beirut
Syria
Inga
William Mills
Red Wing
Gunhild
Ragna
Harald
Edward
United States
SINGS AND personal crisis reports Rossi Cuts Out Tongue
Roma May 4. Rossi committed death by own action at a breakfast after singing the Swan Song with astonishing power. Despondent over possible loss of voice he reportedly cut off his tongue in front of guests, bleeding to death.
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Rossi
Rome
West Salem Choral Society to Present First Public Program
The West Salem Choral Society will perform two short choral works by Schnecker at a union service tomorrow evening in the Presbyterian church. Works titled The Story of Calvary and The Risen King will be sung under the direction of Rev. A. F. Feblandt with Mrs. E. at the piano. G. W. Dudley serves as president.
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West Salem Choral Society
Presbyterian Church
Schnecker
Calvary
G. W. Dudley
A. F. Feblandt
Adjournment Date Contention Divides Wisconsin Legislature
Madison May 4 The adjournment date for the Wisconsin legislature becomes a heated issue with plans to report all bills by May 11 and proposals for a June 1 adjournment. Senator Hudnal and Assemblyman Le Roy favor a fall recess after the senator contest is settled while many oppose delaying action on all measures.
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F .L. Holmes
Madison
Wis
Turner
Julius Roehr
Sanborn
Hudnal
le Roy
Father and Daughter Freed in Jerre Cook Case
A father and daughter from Poughkeepsie were held by police in Peekskill on suspicion of being Rev. Jerre Cook the eloping minister and Flor etta Whaley his ward. They were released after identities were proven.
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Cook Peekskill
Poughkeepsie
Jerre Cook
Floretta Whaley
Austrian Count Not Walstein in California Killing
Vienna reports the slain man in a California running fight may be Count Otto Kar rather than Count Von Walstein. Kar went to America two years ago amid financial troubles and has a wife living near Prague.
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Vienna
California
Count von Walstein
Ottokar
America
Prague
Gould Wins International Tennis Championship
Jay Gould defeated Miles in the international tennis championship at London in five set match lasting three wins. It was a hard fought victory. It is announced that May Sutton will compete for the women’s title.
West Salem Banquet Launches Local Business League
D Trimbell editor of the West Salem Nonpareil Journal leads a La Crosse County project to promote village welfare with a West Salem business men's banquet at the May hotel Friday at 8 pm. Speakers include Otto Bosshard Charles H Schweizer Mayor W A Anderson Judge Ray S Reid and Frank H Burgess. Seventy five invitations issued.
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West Salem
May Hotel
D. Trimbell
Otto Bosshard
Charles H. Schweizer
W. A. Anderson
Ray S. Reid
Frank H. Burgess
The
la Crosse Tribune
Legislative deadlock in Wisconsin senatorial race
The legislature adjourned until Tuesday noon with no votes on the senatorship. The contest remains unresolved after three weeks of balloting. Esch leads among some backers while Hatten’s camp prepares a letter campaign to sway the final outcome. Lenroot withholds support for Stephenson due to past opposition.
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Madison
Wis
Esch
Hatten
Lenroot
Stephenson
Marinette
Boy loses three fingertips at La Crosse Can plant
Alfred Bor seth of 1521 Farnum street had the tips of three fingers cut off after stepping on a foot lever at the La Crosse Can company plant yesterday. Ole Borseth, his father, also works there and admits the accident was the boy’s fault. Officials say the machinery cannot repeat the action and accidents arise from carelessness after multiple warnings were ignored.
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Alfred Borseth
Farnum Street
la Crosse Can Company
Ole Borseth
Borseth
O Shea Jury Disagrees in Third Uxoricide Trial
The jury in the third trial of Victor Roland O'Shea charged with uxoricide was discharged after disagreeing, as reported from Chicago Illinois on May 4.
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Chicago, Ill
Victor Roland O’shea
Three Thousand Stranded in Ice Floe Crisis
Trans Atlantic steamers report being trapped in Cabot Straits as three thousand passengers remain aboard amid frozen waters. Authorities scramble rescue plans while crews assess vessel safety and navigation options. Local ports monitor ice conditions and coordinate with coast guard units.
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Cabot's Straits
Death near tombs and Roosevelt accident near the Sylph
Foreboding report details a near fatal incident involving Theodore Roosevelt and the First Lady as danger surfaced near tombs with the Sylph. Public fear spreads while medical teams assess the unfolding event and the couple’s condition.
Ice field traps trans-Atlantic liners near Cabot Strait
More than three thousand passengers are stranded inside a fifty mile ice field blocking Cabot Strait between Newfoundland and Cape Breton. The Sardinian carrying six hundred passengers has landed at Halifax after failing to bypass the barrier. The Ontarian and Vancouver drifted unable to move. The Ionian with a thousand aboard is believed trapped in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. In Washington Mrs Roosevelt narrowly escaped when the yacht Sylph struck a dock crushing a launch and toppling a flagstaff near her.
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Halifax
Cabot Straits
Newfoundland
Cape Breton
London
Montreal
Vancouver
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Washington, D. C
Fair Association Meeting Sets Early Plans in La Crosse
La Crosse Interstate Fair Association directors meet at the La Crosse club to start preparations for the upcoming fair. Secretary C S Van Auken plans biweekly meetings to discuss grounds improvements and race purses.
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la Crosse
President Harry Pratt Judson of Chicago University
Born in Jamestown New York on December 20 1849 he graduated Williams College in 1870 and married Rebecca A Gilbert in 1879 He taught in Troy New York for years earning national notice for historical volumes He joined the University of Chicago staff in 1892 and taught history there becoming a noted authority for accuracy in historical research.
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Harry Pratt Judson
University of Chicago
Jamestown
N. Y
Williams College
Judson
Rebecca A. Gilbert
Troy
W J Locke Elected Secretary of Institute of British Architects
W J Locke named secretary of the Institute of British Architects. The writer and author has published several books and plays and now takes an administrative post in the architectural body.
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The
Institute of British Architects
W. J. Locke
Captain McCraney Abandons Chippewa River Trip Plan
Captain McCraney of the steamer Purchase will not proceed up the Chippewa to Durand this season due to shallow water and numerous sunken logs. He cites safety concerns and an alderman incident at Winona, noting water levels at La Crosse around 7.3 feet and a forecast to stay flat or fall. He expects higher water later, which could permit an excursion if conditions improve.
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Purchase
St. Paul
Winona Levee
Winona
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Chippewa
Durand
la Crosse
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Evers
Prairie du Chien
Dubuque
Aise
le Claire
Vivierea Kwese
Davenport
Keokuk
Aed Oak
St. Honis
Cairo
PRG
Hc Otan
Roosevelt Movement Denied as Third Term Push
John A. Stewart president of the New York State League of Republican clubs is in Washington. He says a letter urging sentiment on Roosevelt did not aim to launch a third term bid. Stewart notes 3,509 letters mailed, 2,138 replies show strong approval of Roosevelt policies, but NY voters see no third term nomination.
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Washington, D. C
John A. Stewart
New York State League of Republican Clubs
Washington
Stewart
Roosevelt
Rosevelt
New York
James B. Reynolds
New York League
Rev Quille Pleases Winona Audience at Lecture
The Rev Father Quille of Chicago spoke on "The Neglected Child" before a large Winona Opera House crowd. The Winona Independent praised his eloquence and noted his long affiliation with Chicago juvenile court work, highlighting both serious and humorous aspects of neglected children’s lives.
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Winona Opera House
Father Quille
Chicago
Winona Independent
Prison for Chief Collins Faces Grand Jury Action
Chicago May 4 Former Police Chief John M Colins could face one to seven years in prison if indicted by the Cook County grand jury for falsifying police department records. He is accused of mutilating city records to conceal political work against Busse by officers.
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Chicago
Dunne
Penitentiary
John M. Colins
Cook County Grand Jury
Reed Steamer Still Aground Off Evanston
The large ore steamer Reed with thirty people aboard remains stuck off Evanston after being blown off course in unprecedented thick weather last night.
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Chicago
Ill
Reed
Evanston
Chinese View Fortifications Visit Leavenworth
Chinese army and navy officers toured the fort at Leavenworth Kansas this morning before proceeding to the Rock Island arsenal. They were en route to the Jamestown exposition.
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Leavenworth, Eas
Rock Island Arsenal
Taft Promises Fast Action on Calumet Cutoff Case
Secretary Taft told Governor Deneen he would expedite injunction proceedings to stop the Calumet cutoff from the drainage canal. Deneen had lunch with the president.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Deneen
Calumet
Cornell law dean commits suicide aboard steamer Morse
Earnest Huffcut, dean of Cornell Law College and said to be Governor Hughes' private counsel, killed himself on the steamer Morse while en route to New York. He fired a bullet into his head.
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New York
Earnest Huffcut
Cornell Law College
Hughes
Morse
Commission Takes Up Lumber Traffic
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hear a dispute over routing Puget Sound lumber to Missouri River points. Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturing Assn Seattle, plus Shingle Mills Bureau, blame Hill and Harriman lines for congestion and seek a joint Portland route with shared rates to ease shipments. If approved, car transfers and lower prices could follow, but a court fight over the ICC’s power is likely.
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J. C. Welliver
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri River
United States
Commission
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturing Association
Seattle
Southwestern Washington Lumber
Harriman Lines
Northern Pacific
Portland
Oregon
Puget Sound
Great Northern
Washington
Hill
Harriman
Hill and
Hill Lines
Supreme Court
Earthquake Felt In Malaga For Seventeen Seconds
A tremor shook Malaga for seventeen seconds on Thursday, sending residents outdoors as windows rattled and buildings swayed briefly in the coastal city.
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Madrid
Malaga
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