Chinese Emperor Kuang Hsu Dies Amid Secrecy Rumors
Reports from Pekin and Washington confirm the death of Emperor Kuang Hsu after a long illness. Details remain scarce as officials suppress information. the Empress Dowager and regents maneuver over succession while Pu Yi is proposed as heir.
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Pekin
Tung Chin
Kuang Hsu
China
Imperial Palace
Prince Chun
Pu Wei
Tho Imperial
Pu Yi
Pu Lun
St. MB
Troops Guard Crowds at Radbod Mine Flooding
On November 13 at Hamm the Radbod Mine where 300 miners were trapped after an explosion faced flooding ordered by mine officials who declared all were dead. Relatives and workers fought to reach the pit as troops were deployed to keep crowds back while flooding began to recover bodies.
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Hamm. W
Vic
Fire fighter dies after being run down during blaze
Carmi Illinois November 13 James Clifford aged 73 died from injuries received while assisting at a house fire a bucket to help the blaze at the home of Son when a horse drawn T on horseback struck him as he tried to cross a path near the burning building.
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Carmi
James ’ Clifford
Son
Council Debates Deferred Plan 10 Water Prepay
City council confronts Deferred Plan 10 requiring water customers to prepay rates. Officials warn budget delays and seek official apportionment to allocate funds. Community actions reflect financial strain and potential rate changes for residents and businesses.
Wisconsin City Meeting Eyes Milk Ordinance and Light Plant
Board of Public Works urges amendments to water policy and the city council plans a budget review. Absence of Alderman Lang delays milk ordinance and lighting issues while a license revocation and water meter charges spark debate and legal review.
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Board of Works
City Water
Reichstag
Baldwin
Mrs. Schaffer
Keller
Finance Committee
Freas
Sieger
M. Sieger
Anderson
Board of Public Works
No Saturday recess for Lamphere trial as case nears two weeks
La Porte Ind November 13. The Lamphere trial adjourns to Saturday with a two week continuation expected. Dr C S Mark coroner testified on fire aftermath describing four burned bodies and a child’s skull hole. Gunness verdict offered into evidence amid objections. Autopsy details remained professional.
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LA Porte
Ind
C. S. Mark
la Porte ‘County
Gunness
Pdr
Mack
Worden
Wilcox
Mother Pleads For Her Missing Daughter
Mrs. Sarah Otis of Manston Wisconsin, mother of May Otis, was told by phone of her daughter's plight and denied arranging a return tomorrow night. She says May is in poor health and her mind may be affected, and she expects her daughter home tonight.
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Chicago
May Otis
Sarah Otis
Manston
Wis
May
Labor Convention Demands Real Relief and Political Action
Denver reports the Federation of Labor amid plenary debate on relief and political strategy. Gompers urged a united political policy while Bryan thanked him for support. Lewis contemplates a bid for Mitchell’s vice presidency as factional tensions rise. Gordon from commerce and labor seeks federation cooperation.
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Denver
Convention of the Federation of Labor
Labor
Samuel Gompers
Bryan
Lewis
Mitchell
Raymond Robbins
Gompers
W. J. Bryan
Congress
John Mitchell
T. L. Lewis
Daniel J. Keefe
U. S
F. G. R. Gordon
Department of Commerce and Labor
Oscar S. Straus
Federation
Department of Commerce
Lar
Army Surgeon General Appointment Set After O'Reilly Retirement
Secretary Wright announced Col. G. H. Torney will be promoted to surgeon general when General O'Reilly retires January 14. The move to Washington follows the retirement plan and confirms Torney's ascent to the top medical post in the army.
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Washington, D. C
Wright
G. H. Torney
O'Reilly
Otis family case involves money dispute and detectives
City Detective Mackey and Private Detective Stolpman were sent to obtain evidence in a money related crime. Mrs. Sarah Otis now lives with her other daughter at Manston Wisconsin. Captain O'Brien noted Miss Otis aimed to seize her mother’s money.
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Mackey
Stolpman
Sarah Otis
Manston
Wis
O’brien
Miss Otis
Flower Show Becomes Recruiting Stop for Park Meeting
The Flower Show at Christ church will serve as a recruiting station for the park commission mass meeting at the theater next Wednesday evening. To avoid conflict with the Nolen mass meeting, placards will urge patrons to attend the theater event, turning the scheduling clash into a favorable opportunity for park board support.
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Great Park
Ladies of Christchurch
Park Commission
Nolen
Masonic Temple
Park Board
Twesme of Trempealeau County Visits City
Twesme A T Twesme of Galesville assemblyman elect for the Trempealeau County district, opponent of Speaker Herman Ekern, made a business visit to the city yesterday. On departure it was announced he will be initiated into the Elk lodge here.
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A. T. Twesme
Galesville
Trempealeau County
Herman Ekern
Elk Lodge
Taft Prepares Brooklyn Dedication Speech
Taft spent the day drafting a speech for a dedication in Brooklyn and will leave Hot Springs tonight to deliver it tomorrow. The visit centers on the planned ceremony and Taft’s travel to New York.
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Taft
Hot Springs
Brooklyn
Dresbach Hog Theft Punished by Dickson in Letter tale
A Tribune letter claims M. G. Dickson shot a hog thief near Dresbach after the thief failed to stop. The unsigned note says Dickson ordered the hog thief to haul, fired a shot into his back, saved the hog and intended to use $25 to buy ammunition.
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Dresbach
The
Tribune
M. G. Dickson
Minnesota
Dickson
Old Man Donates Gold Watch to Aid Baptist University Debt
At the Texas Baptist missionary convention in Dallas an elderly delegate, saddened by hard times, donated a gold watch to help raise a 45000 debt. Other delegates quickly matched by offering jewelry, stock, farm produce and household goods for the fund.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Baptist Missionary Convention
Texas’ Baptist University
Japanese Orator Kiyo S Inui to Speak at Y M C A
Renowned Japanese orator Kiyo S Inui will deliver an address Sunday afternoon at the Y M C A titled The Mission of New Japan. The speech is expected to attract attendees from local communities and civic groups.
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Kiyo S. Inui
Mission of
New Japan
Hoodoo Strikes Lind Farm Near Viroqua Wis
Fire consumes the Lind home at seven this morning with the family escaping unharmed. The house, destroyed in seven years of repeated misfortune, is the third dwelling on the site to burn. Tornadoes also leveled two barns and tobacco sheds in five years, causing repeated losses.
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Viroqua
Wis
John Lind
Henry Lind
Mr. Lind
Collision at junction leaves three dead and five freight cars wrecked
Springfield dispatch reports a freight train and a switch engine collision at the Bash and Alton junction. Fireman William Snape and brakeman Chas Bolf killed. fireman John Williams fatally injured. The double header freight, hauling ten coal cars, hurled Snape 23 feet into a fence. Williams was found some distance away. The three engineers escaped injury.
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Springfield
Ill
Wabash and
Alton Roads
William Snape
Chas. Bolf
John Williams
Snape
Williams
Weather forecast for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa snow flurries expected
Forecasts show cool conditions across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with probable snow flurries tonight or Saturday. La Crosse remains the coolest with around 16 degrees and winds at 4 miles per hour, rainfall near zero. river stage about stationary at 2.7.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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E. W. Worden
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