Joliet Real Estate Dealer Refuses Bail Amid Swindle Charges
James C. Connor once affluent Joliet real estate dealer and loan broker sits in county jail refusing bail fearing deadly threats from accusers. Victims include ten women and Bernard Burns who claims losses up to 26900 in forged stock swindles. John Metes filed the first warrant. Connor’s attorney says he fears for his life until grand jury actions finish.
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Joliet, II
James C.connor
Joliet
O'Connor
Bernard Burns
John Metes
Metes
O’connor
J. W. Darcy
Farmers and Merchants Bank of Kendall Opens in Monroe County
The state banking department authorizes the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Kendall to commence business in Kendall, Monroe County. Capital stock is $23,000. Lewis Buswell named president and Geo H Robertson cashier.
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Madison, Wis
State Banking Department
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Kendall
Monroe County
Lewis Buswell
Geo. H. Robertson
Coffee honor for Mrs. George Beranek at her home
Several ladies gathered Thursday afternoon for a coffee at Mrs. George Beranek's home. Attendees included Mesdames Charles Raymond Rudolph Rantlevy Omro Aiken Norman Pabst Emma Aiken and Miss Blanche Aiken.
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George Beranek
Charles Raymond
Rudolph Rantlevy
Omro Aiken
Norman Pabst
Emma Aiken
Blanche Aiken
Weather Outlook for Midwest and Plains Regions
Forecast covers La Crosse area and Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa with fair conditions tonight and Saturday. Frost likely in lowlands. light variable or northerly winds. temperatures little changed. Reports note high pressure over Rockies and plains, with heavy rainfall tallies in Abilene to St. Louis.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Rocky Mountain
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
West Gulf States
Pacific
Lake Region
Upper Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
Abilene
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Oklahoma
St. Louis
River
Painter Allan Thrall Is Jailed For Wife Abandonment
Allan Thrall of 407 South Twenty Third Street was sentenced to two years in Waupun State Prison for wife abandonment. Judge John Brindley imposed the sentence after Thrall deserted his wife and six boys for eighteen months, despite tearful pleadings from the wife.
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Allan Thrall
Waupun
South Twenty-third Street
John Brindsey
Thrall
So Burdick
la Crosse
Minot
McGovern
Associated Charities
Allen
Brindley
Churches to Care for Fallen Women in Detroit
Detroit civic and church groups moved to help about 2000 women displaced by Police Commissioner Gillespie’s plan to end all commercial vice by October 15. The vice commission of the Detroit Board of Commerce led relief efforts and will provide transportation for women wishing to return to homes outside Detroit.
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Detroit
Mich
Gillespie
Detroit Board of Commerce
China Receives Japan Ultimatum Over Nanking Attacks
The Chinese foreign office studied Japan's demand demanding apology indemnity and punishment for those responsible after Japanese merchants and soldiers were killed at Nanking and officials reportedly subjected to torture. If China fails to comply Japan warns it will take any measures deemed fit to avenge the incident.
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Nanking
Pekin
Foreign Office
Japan
China
Gubernatorial clash near front in Wisconsin senate race
Local fairgoers report strong Morris support for U S Senate bid across Wisconsin. Grimsrud and Peavy note Morris gains in Vernon and Bayfield while McGovern contemplates a bull moose alliance and Sanborn, Timlin, Barnes are eyed for the seat amid lively, rumor filled politics.
State tax commission opens land and mineral rights valuation
In Madison Wisconsin on September twelve the state tax commission begins two major tax efforts. First to value all lands within the state forestry reserve and second to value all mineral rights in the state.
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Madison, Wis
State Tax Commission
Edison Unable to Work as Cold Keeps Him Home
Edison remains confined to his West Orange, New Jersey home with a severe cold. For the first time in eight years he cannot attend duties in his laboratory though his condition shows some improvement.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Wisconsin Group Secures Duck Shooting Rule Change
The Wisconsin Fish and Game Protective association reports that the Agriculture Department clarifies a migratory duck rule. Duck shooting on the Mississippi waters begins September 7 except the main stream. river proper shoots start November 1. President John P. Bird says the change avoids unjust limits and broad evasion of the law.
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Biological Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Washington
John P. Bird
Wisconsin Fish and Game Protective Association
Mississippi River
Bird
Bureau
T. S. Balmer
Baltic Bears Body of Mayor Gaynor to Liverpool
The Baltic discharges mail and a few passengers at Queenstown to carry the body of New York Mayor William J. Gaynor to Liverpool where it will lie in state. Rufus Gaynor rests aboard and will hear of the funeral plans, while Liverpool orders an escort of mounted police for the casket. The city hall and many buildings in New York are draped in mourning as tributes pour in.
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Queenstown
Ireland
Baltic
William J. Gaynor
New York
Liverpool
Rufus Gaynor
Baltis
Gaynor
London
White Star
Town Hall
Lusitania
Adolph Kline
City
Kline
Brooklyn
Flatbush
Manhattan
Baron Sakatant
Tokio
Missions Theme Dominates Wisconsin Methodist Conference
Beloi t Wisconsin September 12 Missions dominated the third day of the Wisconsin Methodist Episcopal conference with both morning and afternoon sessions focusing almost entirely on missionary issues and plans.
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Beloit
Wis
Wisconsin Methodist Episcopal Conference
Victory couple wed in local ceremony
Oscar Brush of Victory Wisconsin married Miss Vesta B Fox of this city in a morning ceremony at the home of Judge Leonard B Kleeber 108 North Sixth street. After a brief stay here the couple will reside in Victory Wisconsin.
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Oscar Brush
Victory
Wis
Vesta B. Fox
Leonard B. Kleeber
North Sixth Street
Explorers Cromer and Page Believed Dead in Amazon Tayabamba
Lima reports a relief party found natives with rifles and gear matching the Cromer Page expedition. Government officials say the men likely perished, though natives claim Cromer lent arms in exchange for services. Besley expedition continues search.
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Lima
Peru
William F. Cromer
William F. Page
Chicago
Tayabamba
Amazon
J. C. Bailey
London
Zuns
Cromer
Besley
New York
Page
Indian ballplayer Phillip Sandoval killed in quarrel in Denver
Phillip Sandoval 29 an American Indian baseball player is dead after a quarrel over his Indian blood in Denver. Samuel Long son of a Kansas City insurance man is jailed as the slayer. Long says he fired to protect himself and Sandoval insulted him and the American flag.
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Denver
Phillip Sandoval
Samuel Long
Kansas City
Long
Sandoval
Baptists Seek Mandatory Physical Exams for Marriage
In Fremont Nebraska on September 12 the Omaha district Baptists passed a resolution endorsing a law requiring physical examinations for marriage candidates. Ministers pledged to campaign for the measure at the next legislative session.
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Fremont, Neb
Baptists
Omaha
Nebraska
Cholera Threat Grows in Budapest
Budapest reports ten new cholera cases confirmed and 167 suspected cases isolated as authorities warn of a widening outbreak in the Hungarian capital.
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Budapest
College group renames to Campion College of the Sacred Heart
The College of the Sacred Heart at Prairie du Chien in Madison Wisconsin announces a name change to Campion College of the Sacred Heart effective immediately.
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Madison, Wis
College of the Sacred Heart At
Prairie du Chien
Campion College of the Sacred Heart
Jail Delivery Prevented at La Crosse County Jail
Sheriff John Webber and staff thwarted a plan to free fifty prisoners by using a lead pipe hidden by Edward Bailey. The plan involved attacking Turnkey Wall and unlocking cells. Bailey remains isolated in a solitary cell after the discovery.
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la Crosse County
John Webber
Lou Bell
Bell
Edward Bailey
Bailey
Webber
Ritter
Congress Clock Records Ongoing Senate Pause and Probes
Senate not in session as West Virginia investigation committee continues coal strike inquiry. House convened at 11 o'clock with general debate on currency bill and lobby investigation committee resuming probe of N A M.
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Senate
West Virginia
House
Grimsrud Seeks Republican Nomination for Lieutenant Governor
Assemblyman Lawrence Grimsrud of Westby Vernon county declares his bid for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. He says he has two terms in the Wisconsin Legislature and aims to carry the progressive banner of La Follette. Grimsrud backs people controlled government and has secured early assurances of support from Milwaukee progressives. He has not set a campaign start date.
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Milwaukee
Thomas Morris
United States
Lawrence Grimsrud
Vernon County
Morris
Bayfield
McGovern
A. W. Sanborn
MecGovern
Tedy
Timlan
Supreme Court
Barnes
Supreme Bench
Westby
la Crosse
Grimsrud
Wisconsin
la Foulette
la Follette
Republican Party
Kid Hero Stops Robbery After Grabbing Bandit
In Los Angeles on September 12 Kengo Makaduchi attempted a store robbery against Mrs. Amazawa. The youth Ichi Kandzaki aged 14 restrained the robber, who gnawed the bandit's wrist until the weapon dropped and the thief fled into a pursuing officer.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Kengo Makaduchi
Aviator Lorenz Killed in Westphalia Monoplane Crash
Westphalia reports aviator Lorenz was instantly killed when a wing failed at altitude and his monoplane crashed to earth this afternoon. The accident occurred earlier in the day, with Lorenz aboard the machine.
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Bork
Westphalia
Mans Lorenz
Lorenz
Small Harvest In View In 1913
Washington reports a small harvest in 1913 with all crops 10.1 percent below the ten year average on September 1. The Agriculture Department released the first market news issue noting higher staple crop prices by about 8.7 percent as heat and drought affect forage, corn, cotton, apples, and potatoes.
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Washington
D. S
Department of Agriculture
Wilson Sees His Daughters Act Tonight in New Hampshire
President Wilson traveled to Windsor Vermont for a weekend break but aimed to reach Meriden New Hampshire to witness Eleanor Wilson in the premiere of Percy Mackaye's fairy masque Sanctuary. The play, a bird drama, protests the tariff bill allowing bird plumage imports.
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Windsor
Wilson
Meriden
N. H
Eleanor
Percy Mackaye
Speeches Denounce Secretary Decision as Farce by Caucus
A critic labels the Democratic caucus action a farce and fraud while denouncing the secretary's measures. The speech questions the integrity of the decision and urges accountability.
Anderson resigns from Ways and Means to push anti caucus reform
Sydney Anderson progressive Republican from Minnesota resigns from the House Ways and Means Committee amid dissatisfaction with Democratic caucus methods and introduces a resolution for a commission to probe the caucus system. Wisconsin progressives Tom Morris Otto Bosshard joined the district’s 3 year campaign alongside James A. Tawney’s seat bid.
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Sydney Anderson
Minnesota
House
Ways and Means Committee
Anderson
James A. Tawney
Tom Morris
Otto Bosshard
Wisconsin
Anderson resigns from ways and means committee
Representative Sydney Anderson of Minnesota resigns from the ways and means committee over dissatisfaction with caucus methods and a push to create a commission on legislative methods to probe the caucus system. He cites unfair rights on the House and criticizes secret sessions in currency and tariff legislation.
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Washington, D. C
Sydney Anderson
Minnesota
Clark
Ways and Means
Anderson
House
F.h.parkhurst
Maine
James A. Tawney
Parkhurst
Banking and Currency Committee
Committee On
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