La Crosse Youth Ends Life at St Paul Wharf
Charles Lempke aged about twenty of 215 Mill street La Crosse Wis left Monday to seek work in the Twin Cities. He died a few moments after shooting himself near the Milwaukee freight house by the Mississippi river in St Paul. A letter to the Chicago Crayon Co. was found on the body. Relatives doubt the report of death by own action and seek identification by a mole mark on the face.
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Charles Lempke
Mill Street
North Side
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Tribune
Lempke
Charles F. Lempke
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Wis
Julia A. Frohock
Red Wing
City Hospital
Chicago Crayon Company
Twin Cities
Charles
Mr. Lempke
Edwin White
Lodger Sleepily Ignored Fire Endangers Main Street House
A lodger in Mrs. Coones's house at 611 Main street slept through a room fire that woke the family and dog. He shouted for help only after the flames were out, then slept in a chair. The lamp may have caused the blaze. Neighbor L Kleeber telephoned the fire department. Central company extinguished the fire with about $50 damage. Mrs. Charles D Schweizer is visiting in St Paul.
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L. Kleeber
Fire Department
Central Company
Williams and Cannon clash over roll call on diplomacy bill
Washington May 23. Democratic leader Williams clashed with non and Williams over a filibuster as Cannon overruled a roll call to send the diplomatic bill to the committee of the whole. Williams denounced the act, Cannon cited the constitution, and left his chair in anger as the house went into committee. Republicans applauded amid the dispute.
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Scripps-McRae
Washington
Cannon
Williams
House
Presbyterians Face Ruling on Church Union Attempt
In Decatur Illinois on May 23 Judge Johns refused to issue an injunction blocking a Cumberland branch from uniting Presbyterian churches. The court ruled the action unprecedented and said courts do not enjoin ecclesiastical bodies from deciding actions.
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Special Tribune Dispatch
Decatur, Ill
Johns
Union of
Presbyterian Churches
Cumberland
Abandoned Wife and Children Man Is Sentenced
An arrest in Tomah led to a guilty plea on abandonment of his wife and two children. Judge Brindley sentenced the man to 45 days in the county jail after Undersheriff Scott Peter La Sarge brought him here. He admitted failing to support his family during over a month away seeking work and vowed to change.
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Tomah
Scott Peter la Sarge
Brindley
la Sarge
Court martial ordered for Rhode Island captain
Washington May 23 The Navy Department ordered Captain Perry Garst commander of the battleship Rhode Island to be court martialed over the vessel grounding. The court meets Monday with Lieutenant Commander Snowden as judge advocate and Rear Admiral Sigsbee as president.
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Scripps-McRae
Washington
Navy Department
Perry Garst
Rhode Island
Snowden
Sigsbee
Central Hearing Tomorrow on Central Electric Lease Dispute
The suit by dissenters over the Central Electric lease to the Light Trust, examined under the discovery statute before Justice G C Prentice, will resume in the county courthouse tomorrow with attorney Fawcett of Milwaukee in charge. Continuances have stretched the trial amid debate over delays and possible lack of grounds for action against directors. Ge latt is expected to be the first witness as scrutiny focuses on the lease value and dividends paid after investment.
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Central Electric Company
Light Trust
G. C. Prentice
Fawcett
Milwaukee
Winkler, Flanders, Smith, Bottom, Vilas
Wisconsin
Shandein Will
C. H. Felber
J. E. Willing
Gordon
Gelatt
Assension Day Service At English Lutheran Church
Ascension Day will be celebrated at the English Lutheran church with a special service tomorrow night at 7 45.
Henri Ibsen Dead in Christiania
Henrik Ibsen the renowned Norwegian poet and dramatist died at 2 30 p m in Christiania after a period of ill health. The news records his death this afternoon concluding a long career of influence on European drama and literature.
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Christiania
Henri Ibsen
Favorable Report on Free Alcohol Bill Passes Senate Finance
The Senate Finance Committee approved a favorable report on the free alcohol bill. The action signals committee support for the measure and moves it toward a full chamber vote.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Bankers Meet Here Tomorrow in Wisconsin Group Seven
The first annual meeting of Group Seven Wisconsin Bankers association opens at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the La Crosse club with registering, an address of welcome by Geo W Burton, and a response by H P Proctor. Sessions cover group organization, committees, work topics like bank taxation and Chicago clearing house rules, ending with a Dana’s Military Band concert at the La Crosse theatre and an informal lunch.
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Group Seven
Wisconsin Bankers’ Association
la Crosse Club
Wisconsin
Dana
la Crosse Theatre
Geo. W. Burton
la Crosse Bankers’ Club
H. P. Proctor
Viroqua
Geo
Bartlett
Stanley
Barney
Mindora Family Row In County Court Trial
In Mindoro a village dispute between the Harebo and Smith families dominates county court this afternoon. Mrs. Jennie F. Harebo accuses Mrs. Agnes Smith of calling obscene names after a quarrel over Mrs. Smith’s son in Harebo’s yard. Witnesses for both sides testified about the alleged remarks, with one longtime Mindoro resident vouching skepticism of Mrs. Smith on oath.
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Mindoro
Jennie F. Harebo
Agnes Smith
Pennsylva nia Railroad Officials Accused Of Free Coal Stock
Philadelphia May 23 The Pennsylva nia railroad directors appoint a committee to probe charges against officials and employees. Interstate Commerce Commission evidence shows William A Patten, Cassat's assistant, owned many coal company shares but cannot explain how.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
William A. Patten
Cassat
Interstate Commerce Commission
Weather forecast and river stage update
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Temperatures range from 58 to 74 degrees with light winds. The river at La Crosse and upstream is expected to rise as the stage falls to 7.8 from 6.1.
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Gy G
la Crosse
Here
Douma Likely to Reconvene Friday Over Agrarian Reform
St. Petersburg May 23 The Douma probably will meet again Friday as a committee works on the agrarian question. Radical workers and peasants press for abolition of private ownership and the establishment of full naturalization of land.
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ST. Petersburg
Silk thief Hall sent to prison for Park store robbery
Hall, one of the silk thieves from the Park store robbery, was transported to Waupun to begin a two year term. An habitual morphine addict, he receives small doses in custody to ease withdrawal. prison doctors plan to taper to zero, aiming to cure the habit, with risk of relapse after release.
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Hall
Park Store
Waupun
Wyatt
Central Station
Finger Crushed At La Crosse Can Co
Arthur Levents suffered a severe finger crush injury at the La Crosse Can Company yesterday. He received immediate medical evaluation and is reported in stable condition.
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Arthur Levents
la Crosse
Electric Supply Manager Reaches East on Contract Deals
Mr. J. Mickles, manager of Electric Supply and Construction company, returned this morning from a business trip east where he closed important contracts.
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J. Mickles
Electric Supply and Construction Company
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Mrs
Frank Cook
Joe Cannon
Chait
Guur
Attorney Fawcett
Elks
Scripps-McRae Dispatch
Sparta
G. W. Dudley
Salem
Chicago Clearing House
Mindora Family
Douma
Yardman
Northwestern Hotel
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