Half Million Dollar Water Contract Expected Tomorrow
La Crosse Waterpower company to award about half a million dollars in contracts for two 4 000 horsepower waterwheels and matching generators to be installed at Hatfield Wisconsin. Major bidders include Westinghouse Allis-Chalmers General Electric and several others with J G White & Co coordinating. Power will be supplied from Hatfield over 44 000 volt lines across fifty five miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse Waterpower Company
Hatfield
Wis
J. G. White & Co
A. S. Crane
O Keefe & Orbison
Appleton
Westinghouse Electric Company
Pittsburg
Bullick Electric Company
Cincinnati
Allis-Chalmers Company
Milwaukee
S. Morgan Smith Company
York, Pa
Dayton-Globe Iron Works Company
Dayton
Wellman Street Morgan Company
Cleveland
General Electric Company
Chicago
James Leffel & Co
Firm of Skaar and Bosshard Dissolved in Mutual Consent
The La Crosse law firm Skaar and Bosshard dissolved March 1 in a circuit court session. Otto Bosshard, the district attorney, will move out soon while O R Skaar remains at Fourth and Pearl streets. Skaar was appointed to defend John Heyerdahl, prompting an objection since partners with the prosecutor were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skaar & Bosshard
la Crosse
Otto Bosshard
O. R. Skaar
Fourth
Pearl Streets
J. J. Fruit
Attorney Skaar
John Heyerdahl
Young Tramps Arrested in Minneapolis from La Crosse
Three La Crosse youths aged 17 to 19 were arrested in Minneapolis as tramps. Walter Cluger George Ott and Fred Rackleman were found with $17 in pockets and will be returned to La Crosse. The Cluger parents no longer reside here.
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la Crosse
Minneapolis
Walter Cluger
George Ott
Fred Rackleman
Cluger
Exposition Financed as Tucker Seeks 400000 Mortgage
President Tucker of the Jamestown Exposition company disclosed a mortgage of 400000 to complete the exposition. He denied Thomas F Ryan had purchased the bonds but expressed confidence the funds would be raised in days to finish the project with fifteen working days remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Harry St. George Tucker
Chicago Charter Passes as Two-Cent Fare Likely
Springfield May 7 The house passed the Chicago charter this afternoon and observers expect approval of the two-cent fare bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Charter
Springfield
Ill
Chicago
Second Choice Plan May Be Tried In Wisconsin Senate
Madison May 7 — a vote shift brings Cooper to Esch and widens the field in the Wisconsin senatorial race. Adjournment looms as both chambers debate a quick end, with a second choice vote proposed to unite behind a single candidate while many expect no resolution before May 14.
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Madison
Wis
Devil's Lake
Isaac Stephenson
Roycraft
Assemblyman Goldworthy
C. A. Ingram
George F. Grassie
George H. Bengenberg
Milwaukee
Harrass
Winkler and
Herbron
Henry F. Cochems
Cooper
Esch
Hatten
Lenroot
Stephenson
Winkler
Baensch
Cochems
Bengenberg
Ingram
Tobacco Heart Likely Kills More Than Broken Heart
Health researchers warn tobacco use claims more lives than heartbreak, linking smoking to heart disease and cancer while urging cessation. Public health officials emphasize risks and support for quitting.
Langdon Boyd plan for La Crosse stock yards market
The Langdon Boyd Packing Company proposes a La Crosse general market place and stock yards to give farmers a ready market for cattle grain hay vegetables eggs butter poultry and more. The board of trade will discuss the plan tonight and likely appoint a committee to study it further.
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la Crosse
Night burglaries fail to net gains as woman defies thief
Three burglaries on the North Side failed to yield property after a 21 year old stenographer Helen Swinzrod leaped from bed and grabbed a thief by the heel as he fled. Footprints suggest a possible female accomplice. police seek suspects. In San Francisco a carpenter shot six in his flat, killing six and wounding one before citizens overpowered him challenging his claimed grievance and insanity.
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Helen Swinzrod
A. Swinzrod
Caledonia Street
Michael Colgan
Berlin
J. W. Devine
Miss Swinzrod
Otto Bosshard
Miss Swintrod
Colgan
Devine
San Francisco
Cal
Walter C. Davis
C. F. Bush
Pierce Street
Bush
Orson
Lillian Carothers
W. S. Baird
R. E. Vinton
Annie Bush
Davis
Miss Bush
Telegraph Operator Kills Wife Then Shoots Himself
In Washington on May 6 William O. Rice a telegraph operator shot and killed his wife wounded his son and then committed suicide ending the crime by self inflected death authorities reported.
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Washington, D. C
William O. Rice
Pope Concedes Vatican Deficit Despite Offsetting Donors
In a private audience May 7 the Pope told Bishop Fox of Green Bay that friction with France has caused a deficit in the Vatican's last annual balance sheet. He said the church grows poorer unless wealthier communicants contribute freely.
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Rome
Fox
Green Bay
Wis
France
Vtican
Vatican
Assembly kills recall resolution and raises attorney general pay
The assembly killed the Roethe recall of state officers and defeated the Grassie resolution to raise the attorney general’s salary to 10000 and extend his term to ten years. The senate referred E L Tracy’s oil inspector appointment to the judiciary committee amid opposition over his game warden activity.
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Assembly
Roethe
Grassie
Senate
E. L. Tracy
Judiciary Committee
Tracy
Hindu Rioters Attack Missions in Rawalpindi
Rioters in Rawalpindi target mission buildings during religious unrest. The American mission church was attacked, the YMCA hall burned, missionaries' houses looted, and Christians assaulted in the streets amid anti Christian and anti European sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lahore
British India
Rawalpindi
Young Men's Christian Association
Decide Monday on Giant Factory Montagues Rebuild Plant
Officials will decide Monday whether to approve a plan to rebuild the giant factory. The project involves a large scale reconstruction by Montagues and would revive operations at the site.
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Giant Factory
Montagues
Merchants urged to back La Crosse factory plan
An enthusiastic La Crosse Retail Grocers association meeting with W R Montague of La Crosse Cracker and Candy discussed rebuilding a factory four times the size of the burned plant. Merchants were asked to guarantee support at a May 13 mammoth gathering to ensure Montague relocates and expands locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Grocers’ Association
W. R. Montague
la Crosse Cracker and Candy Company
Montague
National Biscuit Company
la Crosse
Chicago
Minneapolis
Winona
Cedar Rapids
Association
Four Trainmen Killed In Baltimore & Ohio Wreck
Four trainmen died and many passengers injured in a head on collision between a fast passenger and a freight train on the Baltimore and Ohio 18 miles south of Wheeling this morning.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Baltimore& Ohio
Japanese Mission Passes Through La Crosse En Route to Washington
A party of distinguished Japanese representatives led by General Baron Tamemoto Kuroki travels south from La Crosse by train, with U S Army officers including General McArthur. The delegation plans visits to Washington and Jamestown Exposition, meeting American leaders and praising U S Japan ties. The group notes friendly relations and shared interest in cultural exchange.
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la Crosse
Burlington
U. S
McArthur
U.S
Baron Tamemoto Kuroki
Yasutsuna Kiyoshi
Michiharu Umezawa
Coonel
Masanori Ota
Motohiko Nagayama
Toyohiko Yoshida
Shojiro Tanaka
Jutoku Saigo
Toshitsugu Tamura
Go Kobayashi
Hideo Hosokawa
Hasao Takahashi
Masakuni Asakawa
Ichiro Watanabe
Col. Chamberlain
Col. Winn
Harts
San Francisco
Akimuru
Tribune
St. Paul
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Washington, D. C
Jamestown
Boston
Baltimore
Kuroki
Japan
United State
Roosevelt
Grant
Lincoln
Tanaka
Russia
General Grant
Tokio
United States
R. E. Little
Washington
Receiver for Air Line Receives Legal Challenge
Theodore Nemeyer filed in Chicago circuit court a bill to test the validity of the Chicago New York Electric Air Line Railroad contract with Cooperative Construction and to compel return of stock alleged to be illegally issued. The suit seeks an accounting and, if needed, appointment of a receiver for the company with an allegedly illegally authorized capital stock of 200 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Ill
Chicago-New York Electric Air Line Railroad Company
Co-operative Construction Company
Theodore Nemeyer
Air Line Company
Robbers Kill Engineer in Northern Pacific Train Hold Up
Five men attacked the North Coast limited near Welch's Spur before daylight. Engineer Frank Claw was killed and a fireman wounded in the arm as robbers, seeking $100000 aboard the express car, fled after stopping the train with a lantern. A posse pursues the gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Portland
Tacoma
Frank Claw
Schultz Gets Stay In Graft Case In Madison
The Illinois Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for Fred Schultz of Milwaukee who was sentenced to eighteen months for grafting. Bail set at $500. The stay lasts until the Gubbins case decision on grand jury appointment constitutional issues is decided next month.
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Madison, Ils
Supreme Court
Fred Schultz
Milwaukee
Gubbins
Wiped Out by Cyclone Strikes Mount Pleasant Area
Widespread destruction from a cyclone hits Birthright and Ridgeway about forty miles west of Mount Pleasant Texas. Nine deaths confirmed with reports of many more, wires down hinder communication, infant from the Brazell family blown away with no trace found, crops and property losses widespread.
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Mount Pleasant
Texas
Birthright
Ridgeway
Here
Brazell
Episcopal Bishop bars Coreys marriage in Garden City church
Bishop Burgess of Long Island vetoes the plan to wed William Ellis Corey and Mabelle Gilman in Garden City cathedral The bishop said such a marriage would never occur there and no Episcopal clergyman would perform it if either party had been divorced
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Church
New York
Burgess
Long Island
Ellis Corey
Mabelle Gilman
Garden City
L. I
Orchard Colossal Liar Will Be First Witness for State
Boise May 7 The prosecution will present Harry Orchard as the first state witness in the Haywood case. The defense will call witnesses to counter Orchard’s alleged confession, arguing he has long been a monumental liar. The state plans thirty three direct witnesses and twelve rebuttal. No court proceedings today. Mother Uses Arrest.
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Haywood Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
Orchard
Chicago Youth Arrested on Theft Complaint
George Mayne an 18 year old from Chicago was arrested on a Clinton Iowa police complaint alleging he stole 50 dollars in cash and jewelry. He will be returned to face charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
George Mayne
Clinton
Taft's Attendance Question Raised by Religious Critics
The charge against Secretary Taft states he does not attend church regularly, a claim rooted in religious sources. The remark reflects scrutiny from faith-based perspectives on his personal practices.
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Taft
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Citi
Zens
Bishop Fox
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Grocers’ Association
Northern Pacific
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Butte
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Expo
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State Supreme Court
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