County Officials Find Large Hidden Taxable Property
A county tax equalization visit reveals hundreds of buildings not on the tax rolls. City and county officials anticipate broad assessment increases, with Kaiser estimating a $200,000 rise and the county set to push valuations higher to keep parity with city gains. The four day session begins November 5 as the committee studies property from Greenfield to Mindoro and beyond.
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John Kindley
Kindley
Berndt
Peter Nelson
Kaiser
Greenfield
Shelby
Washington
Bangor
Upper Burns
Farmington
Burr Oak
Mindoro
Lewis Valley
Hamilton
West Salem
Barre
Bostwick Valley
Ray Lewis
William Wolf
Ekern to Move to Madison as La Follette Campaign Aide
Speaker Ekern will relocate from Whitehall to Madison to lead the La Follette presidential push. He is expected to run again for Trempealeau county assembly and then seek the lower house speakership, taking his family with him.
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Herman L. Ekern
Wisconsin
Whitehall
Wis
Madison
Ekern
Trempealeau County
A Good Man Not Spoiled by Petty Abuses
A concise meditation on character, asserting that true integrity remains intact amid minor insults and social slights. The quote emphasizes inner steadfastness and moral courage under everyday provocation.
Banking Affairs of East Improves Market Confidence
National City bank and Standard Oil plan to import a total of two million dollars in gold, with London as the transit point. Lincoln Trust maintains liquidity as Morgan & Co. reports a cold but active office in New York. Providence clearing house commits to aid local banks after an overnight meeting, as Nassau Trust faces a modest depositor run with two hundred lined up.
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New York
National City Bank
Standard Oil Institution
London
South Africa
Lincoln Trust Company Bank
J. Pierpont Morgan
Providence
Clearing House Committee
Nassau Trust Company
Williamsburg
Atlantic Fleet Receives Orders to Sail to Pacific
Formal orders issued assign the Atlantic fleet to depart for the Pacific on December 16. The White House conference included President Roosevelt Admirals Brownson Evans and Secretary Metcalf, confirming the plan.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Washington, D.D. C
Pformal
White House
Roosevelt
Brownson
Evans
Metcalf
Tomah Indians Meet La Crosse In League Showdown
The La Crosse and Tomah Indian high school football teams clash this afternoon for league supremacy. Tomah features W Johnson at center and Bear Chief at full back while La Crosse fields W Mueller at center and A Dahlgren at left tackle as both squads bet on speed and strength to win.
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la Crosse High
Tomah Indian Schhool
la Crosse
Tomah
W W. Johnson
S. Wheelock
D. Vincent
M. Waskogamy
J. Thomas
J. Blackbird
B. Spruce
M. LaMott
F. Conors
Bear
M. Moseman
Mosehart
Grizzly Bear
Webster
W. Mueller
Keeler
Brindley
Stavrum
Capt
A. Dahlgren
Shirley
Dickens
Shaw
Byrne
W. Tourtellotte
A. Larsen
J. Dahlgren
J. Fowler
H. Larson
Schaldach
Asphalt theft arrests shake Indianapolis in city fraud case
Indianapolis October 26 Henry W Marshal speaker of the Indiana house and president of Western Construction and the local asphalt trust was indicted and arrested in a city street paving fraud. Harry Branaugh former Mayo secretary was brought from Detroit after fleeing an indictment alleging city records were altered to inflate pavement work and defraud the city of thousands of dollars.
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Indianapolis
Henry W. Marshal
House of Representatives of
Indiana
Western Construction Company
Asphalt Trust
Harry Branaugh
Mayo
Business Office Not Place for Fun Conversation
A firm reminds staff that a business office should remain professional and free of casual chatter and personal banter. Management reinforces policies on conduct, focusing on productive use of work time and respectful communication.
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Busines
Woman's Wit Averts Tillman Riot In Denver Lecture
In Denver on October 26 a tense Tillman lecture on race provoked protests and threats of violence from black and white listeners. A quick witted woman interrupted with rapid questions about social issues, cooling tempers and preventing a riot after Tillman labeled a Baptist pastor a liar.
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Denver
Ben Tillman Uo
Tilllman
Tillman
H W. Winkman
Wisconsin Coed Pleads Guilty To Mail Grafting Case
Marion Grey a former UW coed and Elgin affinity bureau founder pleaded guilty to using the mails to defraud. Sentence deferred to December term. She claimed graft funded her sociology studies and refused to stop the scheme, saying it would aid humanity.
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Chicago
Marion Grey
University of Wisconsin
Elgin
Affinity Bureau
Bethea
Post Office
Miss Grey
la Crosse
State University
Miss Gey
Adah Streeter
Register of Deeds
John Streeter
Theresa Hickisch
F. R. Hickisch
Ninth and Vine Streets
Edna Tarbox
W. H. Tarbox
C. L. Colman Lumber Company
North Eighth Street
Hally Jollivette
West la Crosse
Edward May Have Been Marked Man Over Plot to Assassinate King
London reports a planned assassination of King Edward with secret service probing a single suspect, John Pearce, believed to be an unwitting tool. Pearce was seen near Chippenham park home of Sir Earnest Cassels and claimed he was sent to shoot the gentleman who hunts there. Police seek to reveal higher conspirators but have not yet succeeded.
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London
All England
Edward
Secret Service
John Pearce
Pearce
Chippenham Park
Sir Earnest Cassels
Industrial Bazaar Proposed as City Manufacturing Exhibit
La Crosse explores a perpetual industrial bazaar or museum to showcase city made goods. Secretary A A Bentley pitches a large exhibit building with detailed item histories to highlight La Crosse as a manufacturing hub. The plan, new to the region, aims to attract visitors and prove the industry's scale.
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la Crosse
Bentley
Mr. Bentley
Argu
Fraternities Fail to Win Student Athletic Directorate
Madison in Octives shows waning Greek power as last night’s election yields no fraternity members on the college athletic society directorate. W G Soukop, who broke his leg last year playing football, is president. Ralph Kroeming, a freshman, was arrested for trying to steal a Grand theatre signboard and jailed in the box office.
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Madison
Wis
College Athletic Society
W. G. Soukop
Footbal
Ralph Kroeming
Grand Theatre
University Professor Invents Cheap Butter Adulteration Test
Prof G H Benkendorf of the dairy school at the university devises an oven based method costing about ten dollars to determine water content in butter. The simple device uses 250 to 280 F steam pressure and balances to reveal adulteration levels, offering a free, shared discovery to state and dairy officials.
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Madison
Wis
S. M. Babcock
G. H. Benkendorf
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Benkendorf
Fifth Ward and Third High Meet in Afternoon Preliminary
The Fifth ward football eleven and the Third high school team will play a preliminary on the local gridiron this afternoon at 2 o clock before the Tomah La Crosse game. The main event starts at 3 o'clock.
Woman Held On Vagrancy Charge In Minneapolis Jewelry Theft
Nina LaMon was sentenced to forty days in county jail on a vagrancy charge by Judge Brindley after a trial linked to the theft of $1,500 in diamonds from M. L. Cohen in Minneapolis. Kline and Moran were arrested in Winona and await hearings, with an appeal to the circuit court filed following the sentence.
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James Moran
Jack Kline
George Kroner
Winona
Minn
M. L. Cohen
Minneapois
Nina LaMon
Kline
Moran
Brindley
City Sees First Silver Gray Fox Pelt Since Years
James Murphy and his wife of Dresbach arrived with a large silver gray fox pelt that brought a substantial sum. It marks the first silver gray fox caught in many years.
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James Murphy
Dresbach
Escaped Insane Patient Captured in Milwaukee
Fred Krebs, an escaped patient of the Racine insane asylum, was arrested by Officer Fitzsimmons and the Milwaukee Night Watchman for peculiar conduct on Milwaukee’s north side. He was taken to Central police station and later returned to Racine asylum with Superintendent Schlichtenmeir arriving to transport him. Krebs, former Glidden resident, had earlier been sent to Mandota and transferred to Racine after an escape, with authorities only identifying him after he crawled in a yard.
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Fred Krebs
Fitzsimmons
Milwaukee
Freeman
Central
Racine Insane Asylum
Schlichtenmeir
Racine Asylum
Glidden
Wis
la Crosse
Mendota
Racine
Krebs
Booth Resting Quietly After Restless Night
Gen. William Booth commander of the Salvation Army had a restless night but was reported resting quietly today. He attended a meeting last night as part of his duties in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus, O
William Booth
Salvation Army
Roosevelt to be 49 as nation sends congratulations
Washington Oct 26 Roosevelt will be 49 years old Sunday morning and already he is receiving many congratulations. He will spend Sunday as usual, going to church in the forenoon and weather permitting he will take a horseback ride with his wife in the afternoon.
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Washington
Roosevelt
McDonald May Buy La Crosse Hotel
Dr. H J McDonald of McMillan offices may purchase Hotel La Crosse at Third and State from George Zeisler. McDonald seeks a perfect title and would not confirm management plans for Calvin Baker. Zeisler and Simpson offered no details as sale discussions centered around a $20,000 price.
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H. J. McDonald
McMillan Building
Mr. McDonald
Calvin W. Baker
Stoddard
Hotel la Crosse
George Zeisler
Weather and water outlook for the Upper Midwest
Wisconsin will see fair weather with possible late night or Sunday showers in the north and rising temperatures. Minnesota may experience showers tonight or Sunday with warmer conditions in the east. Iowa stays generally fair tonight and Sunday with warmer conditions in the east and central areas. The river is forecast to fall slightly over the next 36 hours.
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Wisconsin
Minnnesota
Iowa
A. Po Cccdoncubane Sa
Red Wing
Reeds Landing
Copan
Wees Caw
Prairie du Chien
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