Elks Show Delights La Crosse Audiences With Cabaret Extravaganza
The Elks minstrel revue opens at the Majestic theater as Holly Shepard marks his third consecutive triumph. Aubrey Richmond Eddie Newburg Edith Derr and an all star cast deliver songs, dances, and comic sketches in a richly staged production featuring a cabaret finale and lively audience reception.
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Mrs. Holley Shepard
Ells
la Crosse
Elks
Majestic Theater
Holly Shepard
All Star
Doc” Skinner
Jesse Higbee
Frank Kohn
Aubrey Richmond
Eddie Newburg
Aubrey
Eddie
Edith Derr
Grace McLindon-Bartle
William Boyer
Ed Newburg
Emil Niemeyer
Harry Marshal
Bernard Volz
Walter Meikeljohn
John Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Angel Child
Jake Jake Padesky
Mrs. Price
Jake
Seer James Ryan Trial Reveals Fortune Ring Tactics
In La Crosse a jury hears Assistant District Attorney John Fleming describe the ring led by James Ryan and Barney Bertsche as using coded terms. Mrs. Hope McEldowney of West Salem is cited as the big thirty eight in the Chicago operation and a widow with a Wisconsin son. The judge dissolves an injunction while signaling authority questions between mayor and police chief.
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Hope McEldowney
West Salem
Chicago
Jimmie
James Ryan
John Fleming
Ryan
Barney Bertsche
Fleming
Bates “Trust
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
la Crosse Cotton Goods Co
Jay Street
City
Wisconsin
John James
No Decision on Mayor's Power in Police Fight
Court rules the mayor has certain rights in police power disputes but declines to define the scope. The decision leaves municipal authority unsettled while acknowledging executive prerogatives in law enforcement.
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E. C. Higbee
He Urges Idleness Insurance By William Lieserson
William Lieserson advocates an idleness insurance plan to address social and economic concerns. He argues a formal policy could reduce unemployment and promote steady work by providing safety nets during downturns.
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William Lieserson
Addresses at state conference end with election at Racine
The First Congregational church hosted the final meetings of the state conference of Charities and Corrections with large attendance. Officers were elected at St. Paul’s Universalist church: President Miss Catherine Williams, secretary and treasurer J. L. Pillan, and executive committee members. Moving picture reels and a silver offering supported campaign expenses. C. H. Crownhart explained social insurance and its aims, stressing protection for workers and families and detailing related laws and proposed reforms. William M. Leiserson delivered a lengthy address on the topic.
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First Congregational Church
State Conference of Charities and Corrections
St. Paul's Universalist Church
St. Paul’s Universalist Church
Catherine Williams
J. L. Pillan
Catherine van Wyck
J. W. Haibus
H. A. Jacobs
Racine
Chippewa Falls
C. H. Crownhart
Industrial Commission of Wisconsin
Rae devises notice blanks for injured workers relief
Organizer proposes a form to protect injured workmen. The plan outlines a notice blank system to secure relief rights and streamline claims for workers harmed on the job.
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Rae
Labor council to invite Crownhart for rights briefing
At a Milwaukee trades and labor council meeting a motion will invite Charles H. Crownhart, Industrial commission chairman, to address members on how workers can protect their rights after a Supreme Court decision. Union organizer John Rae urges publishing a notice form to help injured workers claim compensation and inform employers.
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Trades and Labor Council
Charles H. Crownhart
Industrial Commission
Council
Supreme Court
John Rae
Crownhart
Milwaukee Trades and Labor Council
la Crosse Cotton Goods Company
Jay Street
Beilis Trial Summing Up Near End of Case
In Moscow area court Kieff reports Mendel Beilis defense chief counsel M. Grousenberg opened the final summation. The Beilis trial for the alleged ritual murder of Christian boy Andrew Yushinsky nears conclusion with a lengthy argument and no immediate verdict anticipated.
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Kieff
Russia
M. Grousenberg
Mendel Beilis
Andrew Yushinsky
Beveridge to Open Progressive Campaign in the South
Ex Senator Beveridge will open the progressive drive in the South on November 15 in New Orleans Parker Roosevelt aide says it will be a young white man's party and fusion with the old parties will not be considered.
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New Orleans
Beveridge
John M. Parker
Col. Roosevelt
May Order Out Local Militia for Field Service
The article reports that President Wilson may call out the local militia for field service and enlist guardsmen to augment the army if intervention in Mexico is decided. It notes that local men could see active war if the intervention proceeds.
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Wilson
Mexico
Wisconsin Guard Units Ordered to Readiness
Wisconsin National Guard units including Company B and M of La Crosse may be mobilized if President Wilson intervenes in Mexico. A directive requires a full inventory and inspection of arms uniforms and equipment, with reports due to Camp Douglas within ten days and November 10 deadline for completion. Major Charles A. Williams to issue needed supplies to undernourished units.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin National Guard
Wilson
Camp Douglas
United States
Charles A. Williams
McBurney Surgeon Dies in Stockbridge Home
Dr. Charles McBurney, famed New York surgeon who served as consulting clinician after President McKinley was shot in 1901, died suddenly at his Stockbridge Massachusetts home. The passing brings a noted medical figure to a close after a long career in surgery and clinical practice.
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New York
Charles McBurney
Stockbridge
Mass
McKinley
McBurney
Capitol Strike Ends. Dome Work Resumes
Madison reports the bricklayers and marble workers strike on the capitol dome has ended quietly with workers returning. Finishing the dome this fall is unlikely, but the entire cover is to be completed by early spring.
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Madison
Wis
Capitol Dome
Dorow Seeks Priest While Held for Wife Slaying
Harry Dorow, who killed Mrs. Emily Will with a pipe, asked for a minister in Milwaukee. Rev. Walter Hoenecke, a Lutheran, was summoned and Dorow is believed to intend to profess religion.
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Milwaukee
Harry Dorow
Emily Will
Walter Hoenecke
Grace Beemer Found Not Guilty in Beemer Killings
Grace Beemer was found not guilty of murdering her husband and his nephew Frederick Beemer by administering strychnine. The case at Woodstock Ontario concluded with the jury returning a verdict of not guilty for the Blenheim township farmer’s wife.
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Woodstock
Ont
Grace Beemer
Frederick Beemer
Blenheim
Diaz Stabbed in Havana Street by Assassin
Reports indicate Diaz was stabbed on a Havana street by an assassin. Doctors monitor the victim as a knife wound to the neck is feared to be poisoned. A gun attack on the dictator’s carriage is also noted. John Lind travels to Mexico City from Vera Cruz. motive undisclosed.
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Diaz
Havana
Wilson cabinet meets as Mexico situation unfolds
Secretary Bryan says no new public developments after a long cabinet conference. John Lind arrives in Mexico City to discuss with Charge O Shaughnessy while Huerta gives no reply to resignation demands. Diaz recoveries from a night attack, Bartholdt denounces a false Wilson ultimatum report, and Marines on the Atlantic coast prepare for instant embarkation.
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Wilson
Bryan
John Lind
Mexico City
Mexico
Nelson O’shaughnessy
Huerta
San Francisco
Felix Diaz
Havanna
Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
House
Atlantic Coast
Mexican Refugee Felix Diaz Stabbed in Havana
Felix Diaz a political refugee from Mexico and former presidential candidate was stabbed in the neck by five Mexicans as he sat on a bench in Malacan Havana. Doctors monitored for poison but no indication of poison was found at night. The assailants fled.
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Havana
Cuba
Felix Diaz
Mexico
Malacan
Diaz
Unsettled Weather With Showers Across Upper Mississippi Valley
Weather report notes unsettled cooler conditions across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with tonight and Saturday showers or snow flurries. Northwest winds brisk to moderate. High pressure over the plateau and warmer conditions in the Mississippi valley contrast with cooler plateau regions.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Mississippi Valley
Plateau
British Columbia
Lake Region
North Atlantic Coast
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