Two Check Forgers Nabbed After La Crosse Chase
John OBrien and Adelard Beauchamp, both of Jersey City, were arrested in Grand Crossing after passing two $9.50 Schnell Company checks at M C Newburg and E O Schultz in La Crosse. Police pursued them across town, with a tip leading to Grand Crossing where Patrolman Arneson arrested the pair. Chief Webber warned merchants to scrutinize checks from strangers after a recent string of forgeries.
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la Crosse
M. & C. Newburg Company
Third
Pearl Streets
E. @. Schultz concern
South Fourth Treet
Phillip Schnell & Sons
John O'Brien
Adelard Beauchamp
Jersey City
N. J
Schultz
Reinhard Schultz
Schnell Brick Yard
E. O. Schultz
Webber
Mormon Coulee Road
Burlington
Stoddard
Arneson Lands
Thirteenth
Mormon Coulee
Grand Crossing
North Side
Nait
Arneson
Wilson Opens Labor of Business After Cornish Vacation
President Wilson returned from weekend in Cornish New Hampshire and immediately began work on an accumulated mass of business at the White House.
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Wilson
Washington
Cornish
N. H
Weather report for Wisconsin and nearby regions
Yesterday high 74 low 58. Rain likely tonight then clearing Wednesday cooler. La Crosse area expected rain east and rain in some western areas. north central Minnesota Iowa winds shift northwest. No significant river level changes in 48 hours.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Mair
Louisiana
Mississippi Valley
Lake Region
Nebraska
South Dakota
Montana
Plains
Mississip Pi Valley
Ates
Yellowone
Chicago Principals Protest Hourly Pay Rise Plan
Chicago principals protested a twenty percent salary increase plus a mandated extra hour daily, arguing teaching is a profession not a trade. They informed Superintendent Ella Flagg Young and the board's education committee, with a committee meeting scheduled for tomorrow to consider the protest.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Ella Flagg Young
Hixon Company Donates $1000 to La Crosse Academy Bid
Hixon Improvement company subscribes $1000 to the fund aimed at attracting the academy college and seminary of the Reformed church to La Crosse. N M Scott chairman and E M Wing Dr Ed Evans Peter Newburg Frank Sisson committee members express optimism about raising needed support. A committee meeting at Batavian National bank will report to church trustees with a definite answer before the Central synod ends. canvass suggests diligent effort can land the new schools in La Crosse.
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Hixon Improvement Company
Board of Trade
Academy
Seminary of the Reformed Church
la Crosse
N. M. Scott
E. M. Wing
Ed Evans
Peter Newburg
Frank Sisson
Batavian National Bank
Central Synod
Scott
Utermoehl
Currency Bill Nearing House Passage
Washington leaders expected final passage of the administration currency bill in the house tomorrow after completing its reading late today. Amendments were repeatedly rejected, making it likely the measure will emerge without changes from the banking committee draft.
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Washington
Banking Committee
Neighbor’s suit seeks ban on rooster over moral concerns
Attorney Herbert Day filed a suit in Minneapolis to stop his neighbor from keeping chickens. He alleges a large rooster behaves with extreme vulgarity in view of the Day family and asks the court declare the bird a creature of low morals and banish it from the residence district.
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Minneapolis
Herbert Day
Stolen Necklace Pearls Recovered In North London Street
A street find in North London revealed fifty eight of the fifty nine pearls from a $650,000 necklace stolen last July while en route from Paris to London. Scotland Yard confirmed the identification. Bow Street detectives continue inquiries with postal clerks suspected.
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London
Paris
Scotland Yard
Bow Street
Webber’s Law Firm Confident Case Heads to Courts
The hearing of charges against Police Chief John Webber, postponed to September 30, likely ends in court. City Attorney Higbee and Sorensen contend a legal dispute may push the matter to circuit court, with Gordon and Law plus Schubert for Webber confident of a court ruling.
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J. E. Higbee
Ori J. Sorensen
George H. Gordon
John Webber
Fire and Police Commission
Webber
Sorensen
Gordon
D. S. Law
A. H. Schubert
Madison
Rate Commission
Police Commission
Circuit Court
Tributes to William Penn Lyon Heard in State Supreme Court
Tributes were delivered in Madison as the state supreme court opened the fall term to honor the late William Penn Lyon former chief justice. Orations were given by Thomas M. Kearney and Chief Justice Winslow. Alexander M. Strouse and T. M. Kearney Jr. were admitted to practice.
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Madison
Wis
William Penn Lyon
Supreme Court
Thomas M. Kearney
Racine
Winslow
Alexander M. Strouse
Milwaukee
T. M. Kearney, Jr
Mystery on the Hudson: man found dead near Yonkers cliff
Police search for a widow who visited the secluded woods above the Hudson at Yonkers where a well dressed man lay dead from a head blow. A stone filled blackjack lay nearby and a tan woman’s glove was found beside the body.
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Hudson River
New York
Yonkers
Morene
Open Golf Tourney At Brookline Sees Half Of Field Loosened
Open round at Brookline Mass saw 168 entrants reduced by half as 32 players posted top scores to advance to the real championship rounds. Notable figures present included Francis Ouimet Vardon and Tellier with amateur champion Jerome Travers among tomorrow’s starters alongside N G Anderson Ray Alex Smith and McDermott.
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Brookline
Mass
Francis Onuimet
Vardon
Tellier
Jerome Travers
N. G. Anderson
Ray
Alex Smith
McDermott
Calumet Manager Spurns Mediation in Copper Strike War
Calumet & Hecla boss James MacNaughton rejects government mediation as miners prepare for a decisive conflict. Moffitt and Mohawk manager Dengsler arrange a conference. Western Federation of Miners reports funds and grim toll for 15,000 striking workers. Gunmen, state troops, and brutal potential violence loom if orders fail.
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N. D. Cochran
United Press
Calumet, Mich
James MacNaughton
Calumet & Hecla
United States
John A. Moffitt
Department of Labor
Moffitt
MacNaughton
Bob Moffitt
Theodore Dengsler
Mohawk
Houghton Club
Charles Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Illinois Mine Workers
Western Federation
Relief Committee
Union
Calumet
New York
Ferris
Michigan
Odg Fellow convention eyed Hot Springs amid contest
Hot Springs Arkansas is favored to host the 1914 Odg Fellow convention as delegates push to land the event despite a recent $10,000,000 fire. Atlantic City and Washington DC also contend with no formal invitations yet. venue decision due Wednesday.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Odg
Hot Springs
Ark
Atlantic City
Washington, D. C
Stanley links steel trust to Pullman car shortage claims
Washington dispatch reports representative A. O. Stanley, steel expert, blaming the Stanley steel corporation for attempts to control the crude pig iron market as a factor behind Pullman car shortages used to replace antiquated wooden equipment.
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Washington
Pullman Company
A. O. Stanley
Stanley Steel Corporation
Chicago gown wow impresses at dressmakers convention
The Chicago gown described as the eighth wonder of the world astonishes at the Chicago Dressmakers' club annual meeting. A single gown transforms from three piece street suit to crepe full length with varying decollette and a knee length slit, all in minutes as designer Alla Ripley demonstrates.
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Chicago
Chicago Dressmakers’ Club
Alla Ripley
American guerrilla leader faces murder indictment in Texas
Barney Cline and thirteen Mexican guerrillas are indicted for first degree murder in the slaying of Deputy Sheriff Manuel Artiz near Carrizo Springs. They may be hanged on the scaffold if convicted, with vigilantes ready to lynch if not legally executed. A detachment of the Fourteenth Cavalry is on duty amid rescue rumors.
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Carrizo Springs
Texas
Barney Cline
Manuel Artiz
Cline
Harvard
Ortiz
Fourteenth Cavalry
Runaway Orphan Deceives Police In Desertion Tale
Seven year old Marie Dansky confessed the tale of a missing mother and orphanage abduction was false. She had run away from St Michael's orphanage and was found crying in the city. She named a supposed mother Elizabeth Dansky of Viroqua and was returned to the orphanage after questioning.
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Marie Dansky
St. Michael's Orphanage
Elizabeth Dansky
Viroqua
Soc.”Professor Prague Defends Silver Certificates Before Senate Panel
Professor O M Prague of Columbia University told the senate banking committee that silver certificates and national bank notes are as good as full legal tender due to rising production of money. He said it makes no difference whether currency is legal tender or not.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
O. M. Prague
Columbia University
Harrington Laid To Rest Here In City Funeral
George M. Harrington a former well known resident died at his daughter Mrs C D Case in Chicago. The body will arrive Wednesday morning and funeral services will be held at 10 o clock from the home of Miss Edna E Walker 1117 State Street.
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George M. Harrington
C. D. Case
Chicago
Edna E. Walker
State Street
Huerta seeks army boost as congress opens
Provisional President Victoriano Huerta delivers a message urging a 100000 man force with forty new batteries and 250000 rifles plus armored cars. He notes foreign loans cover obligations and mentions six month permission for foreign warships, likely not renewed, while asserting tensions with the U S government but not with the people. Independence Day crowds celebrate as congress convenes.
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Mexico City
Galveston
Victoriano Huerta
Huerta
Mexican Republic
Mexican
Mexico
United States
Congress
Republic
Secretary of State Bryan Meets Mexican Envoy Amid Mystery
Secretary of State Bryan conferred with Manuel De Zama cona the Mexican envoy linked to a rumor. The president hesitated to acknowledge Mexico's independence anniversary, signaling tense U.S.-Mexico relations after the Cornwall trip and delayed diplomatic messaging.
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Washington
Bryan
Manuel de Zamacona
United States
Cornish
N. H
Mexico
Bulgaria Suffer as Powers Refuse Better Terms from Turkey
Diplomatic reports from London say no help will be offered to Bulgaria to obtain better terms from Turkey. A newly concluded treaty at Constantinople awards Adrianople and Kirk Kilisseh to Turkey and strips Bulgaria of much of Thrace previously granted by the London treaty.
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London
Bulgaria
Turkey
Constantinople
Adrianople
Kirk Kilisseh
Thrace
Pioneer resident of city is dead
Mrs. Mary Stadick age 80 died at home 321 North Ninth street from old age infirmities. Born in Austria she settled in La Crosse after arriving in 1857. Survived by husband George Stadick sister Mrs. P Vranizan of Mankato Minnesota son Joseph Stadick Fond du Lac and daughter Mrs John Giefer plus four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 8:30 from home and 9 from St Joseph Cathedral with Rev G Sluyter officiating. Burial Catholic cemetery.
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Mary Stadick
North Ninth Street
Stadick
Austria
la Crosse
George Stadick
P. Vranizan
Mankato
Minn
John Giefer
Joseph Stadick
Fond du Lac
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Rev. G. Sluyter
Priest Slayer Counterfeiter Case Reveals Fake Dentist Partner
Police arrest a man tied to a counterfeit operation after authorities found presses and plates in a rented flat. The suspect, labeled an alleged accomplice, is held as investigations continue into the ring’s fake bills and fraud network.
Counterfeiting Ring Tied to Priest and Dentist
In New York on September 16 authorities linked Father Hans Schmidt and Dr. Ernest A. Muret to a counterfeiting operation. Detectives found a printing press, copper plate for a $20 bill, and other apparatus in a 134th street flat rented under alias George Miller. Schmidt allegedly confessed to murder and blood drinking, while Muret, a 25-year-old ex-dentist, faced charges as Secret Service Chief Flynn prepared to prosecute.
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New York
Hans Schmidt
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Perfor
Anna Aumueller
Ernest A. Muret
134Th Street
Bill
Mary Bowye
Margaret Rutledge
George Miller
Miller
Dr. Muret
Schmidt
Muret
Faurot
Aumueller
Chicago
Germany
Father Schmidt
Seventh Avenue
157Th Street
William J. Flynn
United States Secret Service
Strike threat over Big Four piece work plan in Ohio
STRIKE THREATENS ROAD BELEFONTAINE Sept 15 The Big Four railroad faces a possible walkout of shop workers in Ohio Indiana and Illinois over a proposed piece work system Critics claim the company uses lockouts to push adoption with layoffs used as pressure The dispute centers on shop employees resisting the new method and the implied auxiliary tactics by management
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Belefontaine
Big Four Railroad
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Mines Threaten Lockout After Michigan Coal Strike
Bay City Mich Sept 16 a lockout by coal mine operators threatening to tie up every coal mine in Michigan and idle about 3000 men followed a strike against the Monitor Unionville and Akron mines owned by Bandy Brothers the workers demand increased wages and better conditions.
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Bay City
Mich
Michigan
Monitor
Unionville
Akron
Bandy Brothers
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Schnell Company
Erie
Reeds Landing
Prairie du Chien
Hixon Company
Scott Jis
Utermoell
Rooster
Lyon
Police
Calumet Manager
Spurns Mediation
Blames Steel Trust
Tale
St. Michael’s
Harrington
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