Rumor Billie Billik will not hang in Chicago
Chicago reports say Governor Deneen may commute Herman Billik’s death sentence to life imprisonment after his conviction for the Vizal family murders. The case follows news of Mrs Barbera Billik’s death in Cleveland from heart failure linked to grief. Herman Billik sobbed upon learning of his mother’s passing and read a letter she sent him offering love and support.
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Chicago
Billik
Deneen
Judge Land
Kleveland
Barbera Billik
Herman Billik
Vizal
Cleveland
Lampere Guilty of Arson in Gunness Case
In La Porte Indiana on November 27 Ray Lamphere was found guilty of arson in the Belle Gunness murder case. The jury verdict led Judge Richter to sentence Lamphere to the state penitentiary at Michigan City for an indeterminate term of two to two and a half years. The defense indicated no motion for a new trial and may seek parole when eligible.
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Henry Miller
Mphere
Lam- Phere
700 Mail Sacks Lost in Panama Steamer Sinking
Nov 27 report from Washington says the Panama steamer Finance sank after collision with several mail sacks lost from the cargo. Four lives were reported dead, with seven hundred sacks of mail on board and an uncertain number saved. The canal commission cargo valued at eighty thousand lies submerged in the hold.
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Washington
Canal Commission
It Is Better To Give Than To Receive Rockefeller
New York on November 27 an article to be printed in The World’s Work quotes John D Rockefeller saying it is better to give than to receive He notes the thrill of buying all one desires fades and urges focusing on where one can be most effective in world work He also calls philanthropy the greatest problem of his career and stresses lifelong gratification from giving
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Rockefeller
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Tariff Fraud Is Van Cleve Charge Denials Grow
Congressman Boutelle defends broad inquiry into tariff reform saying government agents gather statistics domestically and abroad for the ways and means committee. He rejects accusations of narrow hearings and urges all informed parties to appear, noting only about 100 of 250,000 factory heads received notices with short deadlines.
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Washington, D. C
Boutelle
Ways and Means Comittee
van Cleve
National Association of Manufacturers
Canvass Shows Taft Victory Narrowed Lead for Dengler
Madison Wisconsin November 27 Taft led Bryan by 81 116 with 257 747 to 166 642 Dengler carried 247 679 as canvass girds for president electors. Board will finish state officer tally after corrected Rock Dane and Milwaukee returns and constitutional votes. prohibition 11 572 social democrat 28 170 social labor 314.
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Madison
Wis
James A. Frear
A. H. Dahl
Taft
Bryan
John Dengler
la Crosse
Rock
Dane
Milwaukee
Prohibition
Social Democrat
Social Labor
Murder of Faure to Be Revealed in Woman's Story
Paris hushes as Mme Steinheil confesses in connection with the Faure case and the Steinheil murder of Adolphe Steinheil and Mme Japy. The Dreyfus feud looms, officials seek accomplices, and political nerves tremble over secrets blamed on high circles.
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Faure
Paris
Mme. Steinheil
Mme
Japy
Humbert
Dreyfus
Syveton
Felix Faure
France
Briand
Boucard
Andre
Lydette
Mme. Stenheil
President Faure
Mme. Steinhell
Marthe
M. Hamard
Alexander Wolff
Mme Steinheil
Adolphe Steinheil
Inlaw
Mme. Japy
Mme. Steinheim
Po Ie
Henri Rochefort
M. Faure
Ruler
Alps
Swiss Alps
Two Oil Trial Figures Dominate Public Eye
In New York on November 27 the oil trial centers on John D Dus tin Archbold and attorney Frank Kellogg. Kellogg earns praise for cross questioning Standard Oil president while Archbold emerges as the mastermind behind the corporation. Archbold, born 1848 in Leesburg Ohio, rose from Pennsylvanian oil fields to head Acme Oil and join 1882’s first oil combine trustees. He conducted the correspondence with Senator Foraker that stirred the recent campaign.
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New Yor
John D. Rockefeller
John Dustin Archbold
Frank Kellogg
Kellogg
Standard
John D. Archbold
Rockefeller
Great Corporation
Leesburg
Ohio
Archbold
Pennsylvania
Acme Oil Company
Senator Foraker
Not Guilty Plea Entered in Desertion Charge
William Kosbad entered a not guilty plea in county court this afternoon to a desertion charge and was bound over to the next term for circuit court.
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William Kosbad
War in the Balkans Near, Says London Diplomatic Circles
London reports suggest war in the Balkans is near and hard to avert as Russia and Austria moves toward a likely breakdown. Turkey Serbia and Montenegro believed to have an offensive defensive pact. Bulgaria to pay Turkey 22 million to erase prior obligations. Serbian arrests widen as plot to kill the Turkish minister and strike the legation is pursued. A rumor of thirty Serbs shot near Trebenitsa appears confirmed.
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London
Balkans
Daily Telegraph
Balkan
Russia
Austria
Turkey
Servia
Montenegro
Bulgaria
Legation
Trebenitsa
Patriot magazine name announced for La Follette
Senator La Follette plans a Washington winter residence with family, launching his political weekly The Patriot. The 16 page format will mimic The Nation, with subscriptions at 20 percent commission and a staff of noted contributors. He will return to Madison for the first issue’s publication supervision.
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the Patriot
Senator LA Follette
Madison
Wis
la Follette
Washington
Patriot
Wisconsin ad bill seeks state inspection of advertising
Milwaukee November meeting of the Merchants & Manufacturers association advertising committee proposes a bill to require state inspection of circulation for all advertising mediums in Wisconsin. Chairman W S Pearne called a December 3 meeting to discuss the measure and possible later requests for related advertising legislation.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Advertisers’ Committee
Merchants & Manufacturers Association
W.S. Pearne
Extradition Row Sparks Chicago Legal Fight
Attorney for the Russian government seeks an extradition order for Rudovitz before Commissioner Foote. A letter warning Rudovitz to leave Chicago in thirty days on pain of death is under post office tracing by inspectors, with the defense calling it a crank job. A mass meeting to protest extradition is planned by the political refugees' society denouncing the czar.
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Chicago
Rigby
Rudovitz
Foote
Post Office
Political Refugees’ Society
Czar
Russia
Nolen Delighted Like La Crosse Says Madison Leaders
A letter from John Nolen to the La Crosse park commission dated Nov 25 praises Madison leaders and La Crosse style. He calls the weather perfect the investigation encouraging and the public meeting inspiring, noting an odd unity of vision between Madison park system and state park development.
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John Nolen
la Crosse Park Commission
La _ Crosse
Madison Park System
Madison
la Crosse
Scared to death on operating table in New York hospital
Nov 27 in Fordham hospital New York Daniel Quigley 49 a laborer was brought in with a slightly injured foot for wound dressing. He suddenly collapsed in the orderly’s arms and died of fright, described as strong and healthy prior to the incident.
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New York
Daniel Quigley
Fordham Hospital
Two Trainmen Killed In Exploding Locomotive
Parsons Kansas November 27. Engineer M Frank Melville and fireman E E Wulf were instantly killed when an engine on the M E & T train blew up six miles from Parsons. Brakeman Roe was probably fatally injured. The engine had just left the shop after a thorough overhaul.
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Parsons
Kan
M. Frank Melville
E. E. Wulf
Roe
Russian Dowager Empress Narrowly Escapes Dutch Assassin
Amsterdam reports say an anarchist attempted to shoot the Russian dowager empress as her carriage passed. A policeman seized the assailant before he could strike, the empress fainted, and her condition required medical care. London notes a broader mystery linked to the attack and the killing of a police officer, with authorities withholding details.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Russia
London
Copenhagen
Terrible Typhoon Threatens Fleet In Manila
Manila reports indicate a colossal typhoon approaching within 24 hours as the weather bureau issues warnings. About 1,200 Atlantic fleet sailors on shore leave faced rain squalls while Gov General Smith hosted a large reception for 2,000 invited guests.
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Manila
Weather Bureau
General Smith
Weather forecast for Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa
Coolest spot La Crosse at 22 yet to 34 warms by Saturday with light winds. River levels steady with La Crosse at 2.3 and Prairie du Chien at 2.7 both stationary. Nationwide high pressure brings fair weather tonight and Saturday with light snow or rain observed earlier from the upper Mississippi Valley eastward.
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la Crosse
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin—Fair
Minnesota
Iowa
Mississippi Valley
North Atlantic States
Texas
North Pacific Coast
Gulf and
South Atlantic States
Alberta
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