Mayor Gaynor on Votes for Women and England Militancy
New York May 16 Mayor Gaynor commented that women will win votes once a majority wish it and joked that England’s militancy stems from one and a half million unmarried women. He said the men leaving for colonies worsened the issue and warned voting may not bring husbands, noting many local suffragists are likely married.
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York
Gaynor
England
Australia
Canada
van Dieman’s Land
Bank Bluff Squeezed Fortune From Milwaukee Grandmother
Mrs. Laura G. Rogers of Milwaukee testified before Federal Judge Carpenter that she surrendered her diamond earrings a diamond brooch and $60000 worth of securities after her grandson Butler R Storke was threatened with prison. Bank attorneys told her the boy was criminally liable which was false she said. She emptied her safety deposit vault at the bank.
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Chicago
Laura G. Rogers
Milwaukee
Butler R. Storke
Oak Park
Carpenter
G. L. Wire
L. H. Grimme
Wm. A. Rither
University Sham Battle Ends In Draw At Vilas Park
The annual University cadet corps sham battle at Vilas park during military field day ended in a draw after a one hour contest. About a thousand cadets participated and over 16 000 rounds of ammunition were fired as two battalions attacked Madison city and a third defended Wingra park.
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Madison
Wis
University Cadet Corps
Vilas Park
Milwaukee
Wingra Park
Sale of Boys Suits at La Crosse's Continental
Advertisement notes a sale of boys' suits at La Crosse's Continental clothing store with a reference to page 7.
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la Crosse
the Continental
Prosecute the New Haven Merger Urged by La Follette
Madison May 16 Senator Robert M La Follette urges a thorough Justice Department inquiry into New Haven affairs in his magazine commenting on Attorney General McReynolds appointing special counsel He calls the move a sign that law violators will be brought to justice and New England transportation gains will be broken from their grip.
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Madison
Wis
New Haven
Robert M. la Follette
Today
Department of Justice
McReynolds
Bar of Justice
New England
Teacher Tells of Boy's Death in Muncie Trial
Doris Underwood Hartford City school teacher testifies she shot Otis Fisher after learning from a sister Ada that he promised to marry her and then ruined her. She recalls telling him to marry Ada to save her from disgrace and claims she dropped the revolver as he fell. Court crowd weeps as testimony unfolds. the trial may end Monday.
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Doris Underwood
Hartford City
Otis Fisher
Miss Underwood
Ada
Arkansas
Fisher
Muncie
Insurgents Adopt Platform At Modern Woodmen Meeting
In Springfield May 16 insurgents of the Modern Woodmen of America pass a platform calling for representative government by law repeals of disputed Chicago convention measures and prosecutions of officers. E. F. Smith moves ouster suit. James Bechtol of Hastings elected president of the insurgent permanent organization.
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Springfield
Ill
Woodmen of
America
J. D. Dennison
Dubuque
Iowa
Chicago
Mobile
New York
E. F. Smith
Ohio
Resolutions Committee
E. L. Johnson
National Organization Committee
National Modern Woodmen of America Association
James B. Bechtol
Hastings
Neb
Organization of the Insurgents
La Follette Praises Davies in Weekly Issue
U S Senator Robert M La Follette declares Joseph E Davies the recognized leader of progressive democrats in Wisconsin in La Follette's Weekly praising his appointment as commissioner of corporations by President Wilson. The piece notes Wilson’s choice reflects the offer of public service to progressive party leaders.
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Madison
Wis
Joseph E. Davies
Wilson
United States
Robert R. la Follette
la Follette
Davies
Wisconsin
Publisher shoots slandered mayor in depot altercation
Springfield II May 16 report says Fay Slate editor of the Mount Auburn Tribune shot Mayor Dr. C. Windsor in Mount Auburn depot after a quarrel over a libelous Tribune article. Windsor hospitalized with a stomach wound not believed serious.
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Springfield, II
Fay Slate
Mount Auburn
Tornado Outbreak Wrecks Seward Homes and Takes Lives
In Seward Nebraska on May 16 committees under the Commercial club launched cleanup and reconstruction after a Wednesday tornado that destroyed twenty two homes and caused eight deaths in the city.
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Seward
Neb
Commercial Club
Cabinet instructs Bryan to draft reply to Japan note
A two hour and a half cabinet session in Washington on May 16 directed Secretary of State Bryan to immediately prepare a formal response to Japan's protest over California's anti alien land ownership bill.
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Japan
Washington
Bryan
California
Flagler Gravely Ill At Palm Beach Home
Henry M Flagler the Standard Oil magnate remained gravely ill at his Flagler estate in West Palm Beach after a period of worsening health. Physicians cautioned that he might die at any moment and has nearly lost all hope.
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Flagler
West Palm Beach
Fla
Henry M. Flagler
Standard Oil
Rockefeller foundation tax exemption noted in tariff bill
Washington May 16 The Rockefeller foundation is exempt from income tax assessments according to an opinion expressed today by Representative Hull of Tennessee who drafted that provision for the Wilson Underwood tariff bill.
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Trust Fund
Washington
Rockefeller Foundation
Hull
Tennessee
Knowland Defends U S Canal Control at Peace Conference
Congressman Joseph R. Knowland of California argued against repealing the Panama Canal tolls, calling it a surrender of American rights. He urged the United States to maintain control to protect treaty obligations, commercial advantages, and national safety in a speech at the International Peace Conference in Mohone Lake New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohone Lake
N. Y
Jos. R. Knowland
California
United States
Knowland
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Continental 10 Day Sale On Boys Suits
A notice promotes a ten day sale of boys suits at the Continental department store. Page 7 reference indicates the location and duration of the discount event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Continental
School official faces investigation over alleged advances
Pittsburg May 16 affidavits allege Superintendent of Schools S. L. Heeter made improper advances to Mrs. A. S. Wessels, formerly stenographer in his office. The charges sworn by Mrs. Wessels were presented to the citizens' investigating committee by her attorney O. C. Calder for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
S. L. Heeter
A. S. Wessels
Citizens
Heeter
Young Wife Sues Husband's Parents in Appleton
Alice Pearson sues Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pearson for 100000 alleging alienation of affection. The Pearsons, married June 1912 in Terre Haute, reside in Kansas City and were formerly of Appleton, Wisconsin.
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Appleton, Wis
Thomas Pearson
Appleton
Alice Pearson
Terre Haute
Ind
Birthday Party for Weldon Whipple at 331 Mill Street
Mrs. C. Whipple hosted Weldon Whipple's first birthday at 331 Mill Street with blue and white decorations. Guests included Mesdames Drake Miller Leddiger Sholes Hardie Miller Stirneman Anderson Foster Nelson Ames Whipple and Misses Madelon Drake Gertrude Hodous LaVerne Ardale Miller Mildred Nelson Donald Anderson Arthur McDonald Eugene Sholes Allen Ames Loraine Paulson.
Mrs M Eldowney details swindle and police inaction
The testimony before a grand jury outlines Mrs M Eldowney's failed scheme with Prof Crane including a 15 000 draft cashed at Old Colony Trust by Barney Bertsche and Crane's flight. Witnesses describe immunity offers, State Attorney Hoyne's intervention, and a network of clairvoyants using contagion letters to deter victims.
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Crane
Old Colony Trust and Savings Bank
Barney Bertsche
Hoyne
Wyoming
J. B. Warren
Grand Jury
Chicago
Wilson to discuss 1914 campaign with Democratic committee
President Wilson met a Democratic National Committee sub committee to map campaign plans for the 1914 congressional fight. Attending were Cato Sells Texas Homer Cummings Connecticut Fred Lynch Minnesota Clark Howell Georgia and Representative A Mitchell Palmer Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Wilson
Democratic National Committee
Cato Sells
Texas
Homer Cummings
Connecticut
Fred Lynch
Minnesota
Clark Howell
Georgia
A. Mitchell Palmer
Pennsylvania
Governor Major Says Newspapers Won't Influence His Trust
Governor Major of Missouri told reporters and journalism students at the University of Missouri that he does not read newspapers for fear they would influence his execution of public duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Major
Missouri
University of Missouri
Bellegarde Mansion To Restore Civil War Era Form
Belle garde, the historic St. Louis manse famed through Churchill’s The Crisis, will be restored nearly to its original form. New owner R. H. Dunway announced the plan today.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Tragic Gun Duel Ends in Death at Fort Joe
Racine reports Nick Innuzzi died at the hospital after fatally shooting Gate Tender Joe Felicetti in a pistol duel tied to an old grudge. Felicetti also wounded, with a bullet in the groin and another in the right breast. Felicetti had been Innuzzi’s predecessor in the job a year earlier.
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Racine
Wis
Nick Innuzzi
Joe Felicetti
Felicitti
Innuzzi
Riot in Cincinnati Leaves Boy Shot and Injured
In downtown Cincinnati a crowd of about 3,000 attacked a strikebreaker car. A 17 year old bystander Charles Morgan was shot in the cheek, eleven arrests made, and police cleared the street after a heated confrontation.
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Cincinnati
Charles Morgan
Wharton Wharton
N. J
Fielder
Empire Iron and Steel Company
Mount Hope
Here
Wilson
Hixon Annex and What It Means for the School
La Crosse notes that Mr. Hixon funds a top equipped school aiming to serve 300 boys with four instructors in manual training. Staff will cover joining, cabinet making, pattern making, foundry work, forging, machine shop, and mechanical drawing. A special athletic and gym instructor will oversee compulsory gymnasium work.
Gas Men Attend State Convention In Milwaukee
Thurston Owens general manager and John A. Patten construction engineer of La Crosse Gas and Electric returned from Milwaukee after a two day Wisconsin Gas association convention. Patten read a paper on Development of Medium Sized Properties that was voted best presented. Patten discussed La Crosse plant development as its manufacturing department undergoes reconstruction. Owens invited the association to hold its next convention in La Crosse and the matter rests with the executive committee.
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Thurston Owens
John A. Patten
la Crosse
Owens
Neighborly Secrets Drive Quiet Curiosity
A coy remark hints at hidden truths between a woman and her neighbor as curiosity prompts investigation into unspoken boundaries and the boundaries of discretion in a small community.
Dedication Tonight for New Building with Prominent Speakers
Students thank Frank P. Hixon as the dedication program unfolds with Prof Frederick Crawshaw from the University of Wisconsin as principal speaker. Mayor Ori Sorensen opens, joined by William Luening and Harry Hirshheimer. The audience tours the auditorium after a brief hour long program.
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Ing
Frederick Crawshaw
Department of Manual Arts
University of Wisconsin
Ori Sorensen
William Luening
Harry Hirshheimer
State Seeks Hospital Workers at Madison and Asylums
A shortage in staff at several state institutions was reported to Leonard Kleeber of the La Crosse bureau. F. E. Doty says Chadburne and Lathrop halls at the state university in Madison need kitchen helpers and attendants are needed in the state insane asylums. No civil service exams are required for these positions, some offering good salaries.
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Leonard Kleeber
la Crosse
State Employment Bureau
F. E. Doty
State Civil Service Commission
Circus day leaves boy with severe injuries in Belleville
In Belleville Illinois on May 16 Eugene Frederick age 14 attempted a handspring atop a hay stack during circus day. A family member forced his feet into his back, flinging him into the air and causing a fractured left arm multiple scalp wounds and other injuries.
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Belleville
Ill
Eugene Frederick
Eugene
Sharp Knife Handling Puzzles Remain For Rufe Hoskins
A quote from Rufe Hoskins reflects on the persistence of questions about how some men maintain a keen edge with a knife. The remark hints at skill, discipline, and perhaps secrecy in traditional blade care.
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Rufe Hoskins
Presbyterians Move Toward Unity and Expanded Pension
In Atlanta on May 16 separate sessions of the Presbyterian bodies voted to raise the indigent pension appropriation to 10 percent of church funds from a little over 1 percent, boosting ministerial relief. Delegates discussed uniting the northern southern and united conferences with a joint session planned later, while routine reports blocked concrete action for merger.
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Atlanta
Southern Assembly
Unity Pla
Northern Presbyterian Assembly
Mark A. Matthews
Northern Assembly
J. Sprole Lyons
Louisville
John Timothy Styne
the Northern
Bay Child Hurt After Fall From Picket Fence
Ray Greig four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs D S Greig of 306 North Sixth Street sustained a painful injury when she fell on an iron fence she had climbed near her home The iron picket pierced her side and she screamed until her mother rescued her She was rushed to a hospital for treatment
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Ray Greig
D. S. Greig
North Sixth Street
Iit Rescue
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M.W.A
Custer
U. S. Canal
Majestic
Bellegarde
Fort Joe
Carmen
Hixon Annex
Hixon
Frank P. Hixon
Rube Circus
Presbyterians
Assembly
Bay
Main St
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