Philadelphians Study Wisconsin Education Model Visit
A Philadelphia delegation led by Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg tours the University of Wisconsin in Madison. They discuss extending university reach to Pennsylvania residents and adopting Wisconsin style outreach to improve civic and educational systems back home.
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Madison
Wis
Pennsylvania
East
University of Wisconsin
Rudolph Blankenburg
Philadelphia
State Capitol
McGovern
Charles B. van Hise
Venice
Morris
van Hise
H. C. Martin
Thomas Morris
Merlin Hull
T. E. Hammond
L. E. Reber
Assembly
Commonwealth
University
Hubert W. Wells
City Club of
Burt Williams
Ashland
Municipal Reference Bureau
Fred Brockhausen
Milwaukee
Fred Lindeman
Ben F. Faust
Eau Claire
L. D. Harvey
Stout Institute
H. H. Jacobs
University Settlement
W. H. Hatton
New London
Wisconsin
Blankenburg
Capitol
Francis E. McGovern
Lake Mendota
University of Pennsylvania
Girl Found Poisoned in Minneapolis
May 22 The police investigate carbolic acid poisoning of Miss Milly Christian 42 found unconscious in her room. She was taken to City Hospital but did not revive after hours of effort.
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Minneapolis
Milly Christian
City Hospital
Old Law Proved by Mule’s Action in Davison
Leon Blackwell forcibly forced water into Zachariah the family mule. The mule resisted and then pressed the boy to the trough, stepping on his chest while he lay prone. A neighbor intervened with a pitchfork. Leon may recover from injuries.
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Davison
Mich
Leon Blackwell
Leon
Zachariah
Two Detectives Linked to Clairvoyant Ring Probed
Chicago investigators under grand jury scrutiny are tied to a grafting case tied to the seers ring. The McEldowney swindle involved Hope McEldowney and a suspect, with two detectives accused of taking payments to shield clairvoyants. Charles Eisner identified photos of the detectives and described lodgings at 1316 South Michigan Avenue, where directors meetings discussed victim mulching and protection payments.
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Chicago
Windy City
McEldowney
Hope McEldowney
West Salem
Wendell McEldowney
Jim Ryan
Seers’ Trust
Cook County
Grand Jury
James Ryan
Maclay Hoyne
Hoyne
Charles Eisner
South
Michigan Avenue
Eisner
Frank Ryan
Robert L. Milton
David K. Ross
Carlos de Alvandros
Mason
McCabe
Wisconsin-Illinois league adopts $1500 salary limit
The Wisconsin-Illinois league magnates voted by mail to raise the salary cap to 1500 dollars a month from 1400. Ad vices from Green Bay reported the action taken May 22 in Racine Wisconsin.
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Racine, Wis
Wisconsin-Illinois League
Green Bay
Banker Loses His Battle With Death in Macon
B Sanders Walker a 32 year old banker in Monroe Georgia died after drinking bichloride of mercury by mistake The six day struggle included staying awake to manage affairs and urging visits to his bedside He faced doctors calmly and died as his wife held his hand with his final words noting death would not be like pictures
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Macon
B. Sanders Walker
Walker
Monroe
Western Circuit Court
Baltimore
Carroll
Wisconsin Osteopathic Association Meets in Milwaukee
The Wisconsin State Osteopathic association convened in Milwaukee with a morning business session from 11 to 4 and plans for further clinics and tonight's installation of newly elected officers. Dr William M Thompson of Milwaukee was unanimously chosen president at last night's session.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin State Osteopathic Association
William M. Thompson
Senate bill pursues $1.6 million armor plate plant
Washington May 22. Senator Ashurst introduces a bill in the Senate to appropriate 1.6 million dollars for the erection of an armor plate factory to manufacture armor plate for the United States Navy.
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Washington
United States Navy
Senate
Ashurst
Congress Clock Marks Two Sessions And Tariff Talks
The Senate convened at 2 p.m. with Democratic finance committee members meeting Vice President Marshall to discuss tariff questions. The House opened at noon. Representative Sisson addressed anti alien land laws.
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Senate
Marshall
House
Sisson
Australian Meat Lowers Prices in San Francisco
Australian meat shipments are expected to cut local prices as buyers favor the foreign product. Dealers report porterhouse steak at 20 cents a pound versus 25 to 35 cents for domestic cuts. The steamer Sonoma arrives with 192 000 pounds of meat, with dealers ordering double that amount. About 200 San Francisco shops sell the imports amid a similar trend in Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
Cal
Australia
Los Angeles
Paris Actress Mile Ferrer Dies at 22 in Fontainebleu
Mile Ferrer, famed for the title role Camille, died at Fontainebleu after a secret illness. The Paris star was 22 and had kept her tuberculosis from friends while continuing work at the Odeon before retirement for rest. Her death echoes Camille, her best known performance.
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Paris
Odeon
Fontainebleu
Camille
Mme. Bernhardt
Fishermen Fined for Net Fishing on Mississippi River
Tom Williams and Jo Newmeyer of Brownsville pleaded guilty in Stoddard court to net fishing on the Mississippi River. Each was fined $25 and costs. Arresting officer was Game Warden Ed Gautsch of La Crosse.
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Tom Williams
Jo Newmeyer
Brownsville
Mississippi River
Stoddard
Ed Gautsch
la Crosse
Leaves for Washington to pursue Tacoma business
Walter C. Harrington departed yesterday for Tacoma Washington where he plans to start a new business venture.
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Walter C. Harrington
Tacoma, Wash
Mary Ann repeal passes by Wisconsin Assembly
The Wisconsin Assembly voted 48 to 46 to repeal and kill the Mary Ann second choice election law. Supporters say Senate defeat is likely and the law will stand otherwise. The measure, championed by La Follette and revived by J. E. McConnell, allowed a voter to record a second choice to prevent minority faction candidates from winning due to faction splits. Critics argued it complicated voting and muddled counts.
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McConnell
Senate
Madison, Wis
Assembly
la Follette
J. E. McConnell
Cunning Poodle Captured After Chicken Yard Raid
A white poodle named Bounce was caught in the act of raiding chicken coops across Omaha, entering via a greenhouse roof and climbing a fence. He is held at the police station and faces a death sentence at sunrise. owner Peter Moran identifies him as his son Donald's pet.
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Theodore Kienahs
Madison Street
Kienahs
Peter Moran
Johnson Street
Moran
Donald
Charles Miller
Farnam Street
State Road Farm
Steele
Steel chief denies secret contracts in government suit
President James A. Farrell of United States Steel denied under cross examination that the steel trust entered into any secret or preferential contracts during the government’s suit. He testified after Charles M. Schwab had given testimony and completed his direct examination days earlier.
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New York
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Steel ‘Trust
Dickinson
Farrell
Charles M. Schwab
Man seeks unclothed bride for nature life deal
Ernest W. Darling of Portland, calling himself the nature man, seeks a bride who will live without clothes and subsist on uncooked food. He returned to San Francisco after eight years in the South Sea islands and describes his Tahiti nature colony and his own mountaintop ranch lifestyle.
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San Francisco
Cal
Togless
Ernest W. Darling
Portland
South Sea Islands
Darling
Tolor
Tahiti
Kaiser changes clothes at depot in Berlin wedding rush
In Berlin on May 22 Czar Nicholas II arrived for Princess Victoria Luise and Prince Ernst of Cumberland’s wedding and briefly changed uniforms at Anhalter station to meet the day’s haste. The czar was greeted by cheering crowds as King George and Queen Mary appeared, while royal handshakes and kisses marked the festive mood. Police guarded the czar’s special train amid holiday crowds.
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Berlin
Nicholas II
Russia
Victoria Luise
Prince Ernst of Cumberland
Anhalter
Czarina
King George
Queen Mary
England
Duke
Duchess of Cumberland
Rathenow
Kaiser Wilhelm
Kaiser
Czar
George
Nicholas
Eugene Henninger
NAM elects officers aboard train to Battle Creek
The National Association of Manufacturers elected officers on a train from Detroit to Battle Creek. George Pope of Hartford becomes president with Alonzo B. Lee of New York as treasurer J Phillip Bird of New York as general manager and George S Boudinot of New York as secretary while guests of C W Post for the day.
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Battle Creek
Mich
National Association of Manufacturers
Detroit
C. W. Post
George Pope
Hartford
Wisconsin mothers pensions bill framed for passage
A new consolidated mothers' pensions bill was framed by the public welfare committee in executive session. It provides state administration by the board of control and local administration by judges appointed by the board with local inspectors under their jurisdiction. Half the expenses are paid by the state and half by the county.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Committee On Public Welfare
Board of Control
Mikado Suffering From Pneumonia Attack
Tokio reports the mikado has pneumonia and is seriously ill after several days of ill health. The condition was disclosed today.
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Tokio
Claims share in estate of Steele cause consternation
An Iowa man John A. Steele claims part of the La Crosse estate for himself his sister and mother alleging a 1874 Chicago marriage to John E. Steele and a son born in 1875. The La Crosse heirs Mrs Roden and Charley Steele deny knowledge of the claim and have engaged lawyers Gordon Law Gordon to defend. The estate includes a homestead on Barlow avenue and about five thousand dollars in personal property with two thousand dollar life insurance policies likely to be held until probate.
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John E. Steele
Mississippi River
George Kolk
John A. Steele
Osage County
Iowa
la Crosse
McConnel & Schweizer
Chicago
John H. Bousman
Freeport
Sti
Dan Wootan
Carol County
Steele
Roden
Charley Steele
Gordon, Law & Gordon
Charles
John J
Barlow Avenue
Woodman Lodge
Yeoman Lodge
New York Life Insurance Company
Weather and river outlook for La Crosse and region
La Crosse reports 24 hour high of 56 and low of 46 with no precipitation. Forecast calls for fair tonight and Friday with slightly warmer conditions and moderate winds. elsewhere in Wisconsin cloudy and cool tonight, then fair with rising temperatures. River forecast shows gradual rise over 48 hours with La Crosse stage about 3.7 feet and red wing 5.0 feet, Pr du Chien 6.6 feet, Saint Paul 1.45 feet.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Lower Lake Region
West Gulf Coast
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Plains States
Canadian Northwest
Montana
Canadian Territory
St. Paul
Red Wing
Pr. du Chien
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Palmer
T. N. Palmer
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U. 8S
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Mile
Paz Ferrer
Father
Mikado
John Steele
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