Wife of Chicago Millionaire Confesses Startling Thefts
Mrs Evaline Romadka, wife of a rich Chicago manufacturer, confesses to a series of burglaries aided by a Negro accomplice. A refined, educated society woman, she is a mother and married to Charles J Romadka of Milwaukee. The case draws police and expert interest into moral decadence and criminal psychology. Continued on page 6.
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Chicago
Evaline Romadka
Ramadka
Charles J. Romadka
Western Union pays under protest in Wisconsin tax case
Madison tax protest as Western Union Telegraph Company via Judge A G Zimmerman pays 19,710.72 dollars in taxes plus 331.72 dollars interest to the state treasurer under protest. Company plans to challenge ad valorem assessment claiming 400,000 dollars excessive on Wisconsin lines. First use of ad valorem law on telegraph lines raises tax 40 to 50 percent. County judge noted as corporation attorney.
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Madison
Wis
Western Union Telegraph Company
A. G. Zimmerman
Wisconsin
Adolph Temp Passes Away at 29
Adolph Temp of 2311 South Fourteenth street died this morning at 3 30 from blood poisoning. He was 29 years old and left a wife and three young children, an aged father, two sisters and a brother. He belonged to the Eighth Ward Aid society and the Brewers' Union and worked at Heileman brewery. The funeral is set for Saturday at 2 30 from his residence with interment in Oak Grove cemetery. Rev. Gamm will officiate and Mrs Theo Mannstedt handles arrangements.
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Adolph Temp
South Fourteenth Street
Eighth Ward Aid Society
Brewers’ Union
Heileman Brewery
Oak Grove Cemetery
Gamm
Theo. Mannstedt
Presbyterians Gather at Wiscon sin Synod in Milwaukee
The Presbyterian synod of Wisconsin is in session in Milwaukee with many pastors from across the state. Attending from La Crosse are W. D. Thomas and W. E. Walker, with Dr Fowler delayed by a wedding appointment.
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Presbyterian Synod of
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
la Crosse
W. D. Thomas
W. E. Walker
J. K. Fowler
Fowler
Cubs Snatch Second Game Five to One Victory
Detroit pitcher Siever exited after the fifth as Killian finished. Cubs capitalized with a four run surge from the second to fourth innings, turning a early deficit into a 5 1 victory over Detroit at Chicago.
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CUBS
R.H.E
Detroit
Chicago
Siever, Killian and Schmidt
Ruelbach and Kling
Tigers
Siever
Killian
Bryan Will Not Speak in City at La Crosse Change
State Chairman H H Manson notified La Crosse that William Jennings Bryan would not speak at the La Crosse theater next month. Dates were cancelled and re arranged with Bryan now set to appear in Madison and Green Bay. He will speak at Fond du Lac on the 12th as a large Madison delegation heads there.
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Joan H. Doherty
H. H. Manson
Democratic Committee
William Jennings Bryan
la Crosse Theater
Byron
Madison
Green Bay
Fond du Lac
Radium to Banished Ugly Birthmarks
Paris doctors Wickham and Degrais unveiled a radium based method to erase birthmarks at the Academy of Medicine. The procedure uses a plane surface coated in a varnish with radium to gradually fade marks in both adults and children.
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Paris
Wickham and
Degrais
Academy of Medicine
Brakke Files Bankruptcy After Creditor Action
Attorneys Morris and Hartwell filed a bankruptcy petition for John Brakke, a Caledonia street druggist. Debtor lists assets at 2000 dollars and liabilities at 2200 dollars. A creditor sought a preference, prompting the filing.
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Morris and Hartwell
John Brakke
Caledonia Street
Brakke
Trainmaster Hough to Lead Beardstown Division in Ill.
After twenty years with the C B&Q in La Crosse Patrick J. Hough will become superintendent of the Beardstown division. He will depart tomorrow night for Beardstown with his family moving next spring. F C Beisel, chief dispatcher at the general offices, will succeed him as trainmaster about the 14th. Yardmaster Herrington was rumored to fill the vacancy.
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Second and
Pearl Streets
Patrick J. Hough
Beardstown
Ill
Hough
Cass Street
Beisel
F. C. Beisel
Second
Pear Streets
Herrington
North Side
Hanson to be arraigned again in Mindoro for illegal sale
A. C. Hanson known as "The Duke of Mindoro" faces a second arraignment before Judge Brindley in Mindoro Wisconsin on charges of operating a blind pig during the spring election. George G. Pfaff and Matt Elange also to be arraigned for liquor violations. Warrants issued days ago but served today. Peter Gullickson, Farmington town chairman, files the complaints. Hanson was previously acquitted by a three member jury.
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A. C. Hanson
Duke of Mindoro
Brindley
Mindoro
Wis
George G. Pfaff
Matt Elange
Peter Gullickson
Farmington
Hanson
Governor issues 2 cent fare special session call
Gov. Comer proclaims a special session of the Alabama legislature to enact laws stopping railroads from using federal injunctions to block enforcement of the newly passed two cent fare and related railroad statutes.
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Montgomery
Ala
Comer
Wtate
Cracker and Milk Diet Linked to Weight Loss Study
In Minneapolis five University of Minnesota students followed an eight day diet of crackers milk and butter losing between a quarter and six and a half pounds each after four days on the regimen. Each meal provided 100 grams crackers 780 grams milk and 13.5 grams butter. Dorothy Eugina Thompson 17 daughter of Mr and Mrs J Walker Thompson of Augusta Ga is engaged to marry Lord Trenton an English nobleman next June.
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Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
Augusta
Dorothy Eugina Thompson
J. Walker Thompson
Lord Trenton
Thompson
Woman’s Work Not Measured By Man’s Vanity
A noted aphorism declares that a woman’s value is not shaped by men’s opinions but by her own deeds and character. The saying emphasizes intrinsic worth over external praise from others.
Wedding Delayed By Runaway That Crushed Pastor
Marshalltown Ia Oct 10 Reverend Leroy E Gallagher pastor of the Laurel Methodist church was fatally injured in a runaway accident on the way to Green Mountain where his betrothed Ida F Keese resides. Guests had gathered for the wedding when news of the crash arrived and Miss Keese hastened to the hospital to assist her fiancé.
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Marshalltown
Leroy E. Gallagher
Methodist Church of
Laurel
Green Mountain
Ida F. Keese
Bryan promises his announcement will run for president
In Indianapolis on October 10 W J Bryan after a long conference with John Kern announced he will state his attitude toward the presidential nomination before Thanksgiving He was assured by Tom Taggart that Taggart will not run for the Democratic National Committee and Bryan urged Kern to secure the Indiana seat On this basis Bryan is taken to mean he will announce his candidacy
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Indianapolis
Ind
W. J. Bryan
John Kern
Bryan
Tom Taggrart
Democratic National Committee
Mryan
Kern
Indiana
Byran
Woman Committeed to Mendota for Repeated Suicide Attempts
Esther Kolber 25 of North Side, repeatedly tried to take her life, through methods including a knife and carbolic acid, prompting her family to secure formal commitment to the Mendota State Hospital for the insane by Judge Brindley. Doctors examined her, noting epileptic fits since childhood and occasional rationality.
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Esther Kolber
Caledonia Street
State Hospital For Insane
Mendota
Wis
Brindley
W. A. Powell
G. KE. Powell
Miss Kolber
Million Dollar Gifts Hidden in Oil Company Records
New York Oct 10 Trainer a Standard Oil purchasing agent testified in oil hearings that he never knew of millions listed as expenses on the Southern Pipeline books and charged to him. Kellogg read six large sums from 4.6 million to 2.3 million dated 1890s to 1905, yet Trainer said he had no financial dealings with the Southern Pipeline and had heard nothing of those amounts. The balance sheets show profits diverted, with no evidence of repayment.
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New York
Trainer
Standard Oil Company
Southern
Standard
Kellogg
Southern Pipeline
Wisconsin Telephone district merger consolidates La Crosse and Eau Claire
At a Milwaukee directors meeting, Wisconsin Telephone moves to consolidate districts La Crosse and Eau Claire with headquarters at Eau Claire. Shuman states only change is headquarters shift from Milwaukee to Eau Claire, with all work routing through Eau Claire. no change to local office. The company aims to reduce districts from ten to five, following prior consolidations in Green Bay Fond du Lac and Appleton.
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Wisconsin Telephone Company
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Frank L. Shuman
Green Bay
Fond du Lac
Appleton
Shuman
P. J. Skolosky
Elliott Back From Big Game in Chicago Return
President John A. Elliott came home from Chicago after attending the American National league game and Wisconsin-Illinois baseball association meeting. He found seats hard to get, with 18,840 passers by before noon, and the party endured a long wait with only sandwiches and soda. The city showed heavy crowds, Detroit streamers and pennants were seen everywhere.
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John A. Elliot
Chicago
Detroit
Four Die In Gasoline Yacht Explosion Near Perth Amboy
An explosion on a Lee gasoline yacht in Raritan Bay resulted in four deaths. victims named Harry P. Barter Floyd McRose E G Olson and Chas Wickberg. Three others were badly injured in the incident reported from Perth Amboy New Jersey on October 10.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
Raritan Bay
Harry P. Barter
Floyd McRose
E. G. Olson
Chas. Wickberg
Hungarians in Public Demonstration Across Cities
Budapest reports show about a million workers in 150 cities marching as the Hungarian parliament opens a two day session. If suffrage passes it would mark a victory for Emperor Joseph.
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Budapest
Joseph
Terrible wreck near Vienna claims many lives
Vienna October 10 reports ten people killed and about thirty injured when an express train from Selin Semlin collided with a freight train. Fire engulfed the cars, roasting many passengers.
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Vienna
Semlin
Girl Knew Colors Reading During Telegraph Test
Miss R L Hoy identified colors of ribbons and fabrics during a telegraph operator fitness exam in Reading Pennsylvania on October 10. When shown cerise, Alice blue, and Nile green items she correctly named them, prompting a chuckle from Division Operator Johnson who realized the mistaken belief about color names.
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Reading
R. L. Hoy
Johnson
Steamer Giulia Narrowly Escapes Ocean Fire
The Austrian steamer Giulia with 765 passengers survived a mid ocean fire during a storm on October 3. Crew battled flames all day as passengers prayed for aid. The ship reached New York today after departing Trieste.
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New York
Ocean
Trieste
Time, Tide, and the Unyielding Pace of Life
A succinct reflection notes that amid a busy world many forces—from schedules to duties—press forward beyond human control, demanding attention as time itself ticks on without regard to individual plans. The idea emphasizes urgency and persistent pace in daily existence.
Grimes elected football captain and prep game plans
Grimes was chosen captain of the second high school football eleven while Tom Simpson was named manager. A Saturday game with Onalaska looms after a practice run following last week's loss to the Third ward. Coach Savage aims to field a stronger team as Tomah teams prepare, with a mass meeting and a students' reception planned for Saturday night at Covens hall where Kreutz's orchestra will provide music.
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Grimes
Tom Simpson
Onalaska
Tomah-La Crosse
Tomah High
Haley
Fowler
Brindley
Jungbluth
Savage
Tomah
Covens Hall
Kreutz
Body of Rich Boy Dissected
The partial body of Frank Meakin son of a leading English family was found in a St Louis medical college due to lack of funds for burial. Meakin China ware owner of Trent England died from a fall.
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ST. Louis
Frank Meakin
England
Meakin Chinaware Manufacturing Company
Trent
Eng
Head of Miners Union to Quit Amid Feud and Strike Threat
Indianapolis Oct 10 President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers announced his resignation due to ill health. Vice President T L Lewis, a rival, may seek the top job, with a potential strike if elected. Lewis backed strikes in recent agreements, threatening a possible nationwide coal walkout involving up to a million miners. Mitchell will explain more in his annual convention report.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mitchell
Miners’ Union Today
T. L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Workers’ Journal
Forester Will to Speak in La Crosse November 7
Secretary A. A. Bentley of the La Crosse board of trade reports that Thomas E. Will, forestry expert with the government, may speak in La Crosse on November 7. A firm date is yet to be set, with a possible earlier appearance at the board's regular meeting. The free lecture, under State Forestry and U S government, aims to preserve timber lands and outline re growth strategies used by Germany and other nations.
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A. A. Bentley
la Crosse
Board of Trade
Will
United States
Germany
Caruso Forever If He Can Sing
New York October 10. Hein ric Conried Metro politan opera chief returns from Europe to face the aftermath of the monkey house incident and Caruso’s firing. He vows Caruso will sing again and insists he will not be troubled by the tenor’s absence.
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New York
Caruso
Heinrich Conried
Metropolitan Opera House
Europe
Herr Conried
Weather Across Midwest and River Outlook
Wisconsin shows fair skies with a continued cool spell tonight and Friday. Minnesota also fair with cooler temperatures tonight, Iowa fair and cooler especially in the western areas tonight. Rivers are forecast to hold steady or fall slightly over the next 36 hours with unchanged today’s projections.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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