Fair draws crowds as community council takes charge
The La Crosse Community Council assumes control of all fair amusements as a novel experiment. A Burlington railroad special train, organized by H B Smith, will run from Savanna to La Crosse for Interstate Fair attendees on September 23, with excursion fares within seventy five miles. The five day exhibition will feature prize cattle, sheep, swine, and Grand Circuit horses, with extensive displays and new booths.
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H. B. Smith
Chicago, Burlington & Quinney Railroad
Burlington
Savanna
West
Eagle
Smith
la Crosse
Ani
Lac Crosse
Aire
Wisconsin
Weather Record For Crosse Area Forecast
The forecast calls for cooler tonight with mixed temperatures and a gradual warmup Friday. Expect moderate temperatures inland with warmer conditions in southern sections and cooler northwest tonight and Friday. River conditions show no material change in the next 48 hours.
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Kale Lonighe
Vonight
Fridas
Veterans Demand Service Men Burial Plot at Potter's Field
The American Legion plans a service men burial plot at Oak Grove or a Grand Army site, open to all who wore US uniforms. They seek county board aid to buy the tract and will move the two World War soldiers from Potter’s Field to the new plot, cared for by veterans and the public.
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Potter's Field
American Legion
Grand Army
Oak Grove Cemetery
United States
County ‘Board
Sparta Building Collapses Injuring Thirteen In Wisconsin
Thirteen people narrowly escaped death yesterday when the Swarthout building housing Georgi J. Tillie Fire and Ten Cent store collapsed in Sparta Wisconsin. A neighboring Moore Jewelry storefront was wrecked as debris crushed the roof and stock. workers reported total losses likely in the thousands.
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Parta
Wis
Workman Land Bean
V'Elock
Official count to decide result of Colorado election
Returns from 1 120 precincts show Schuyler Denver leading Nicholson Leadville for U S senator while Nonpartisan League gains appear in Democratic primaries Denver and state legislature races favor Nonpartisan League candidates James A E Collins leads for governor by 7 002 votes Judge Scott trails Callette for Democratic U S senator nomination by 1 051 votes.
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Seph
Reboth
Thpublican Nomins
Wnarl C. Schuyler
Samuel D. Nicholson
Leadville
Nonpartisan League
James AE Collins
Judge Scott
State Supreme Court
W. BR Callleotte
U. S
American Killed by Mexican on Frontier Bridge
Washington Sept 19. W Speed of Derby Texas was shot and killed by a Mexican named Santiago Cavazos on the Mexican end of the international foot bridge at Nuevo Laredo yesterday. Cavazos is now jailed in Nuevo Laredo, according to a telegram received by the state department from the American consul.
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Washington
H W. Speed
Derby
Texas
Santiago Cavazos
Nuevo" Laredo
State Department
Catagos
Fin Jal
Nuevo Laredo
Purity Federation Plans US Campaign and HQ
The World's Purity Federation in Chicago approves a $1,000,000 fund drive for headquarters, with the president's salary at $3,500 and $2,000 for expenses. The group will hire state superintendents and field secretaries, consider locating headquarters in Chicago area, and may keep publishing operations in La Crosse with the next board meeting in Chicago.
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World's Purity Federation
Chicago
Crassarea
Federation
the Light
Thing Street
Ouutside
T.albert Moore
Toronto
Usunda
Frederick Gernerk
Louisville
Hattie Dickson
Pasadena
Califor Ter
Wineamn Shute
Jamestown
N. D
Frances Howlett Wright
Washington
PD. C
A. Mullukin
Cin
Innati
Ohio
Lawrence
Minneapolis
Minn
B. Corvin Howell
Madison
Wis
Steadwell of
la Crosse
United States
Teowwas
Onte
Chicara
la Grosse
Compley T
Steadwell
Levitan Loses Race for State Treasurer in Wisconsin
Madison candidate Levitan trails Henry Johnson in the state treasurer race with 13 counties left reporting. Johnson leads 91,892 to 84,401 as Milwaukee and Dane counties are still to come. Also: Harding to speak in Baltimore Wheeling and Ashland on late September dates announced.
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Levitan
Adison
Wis
Solomon Levitan
Madison
Henry Johnson
Milwaukee
Dane
Johnson
Dané
Majoriet
Harding
Marion
Ohio
Baltimore
Wheeling
W- Va
Af Ash- Yand
Legion seeks local shake up in U S service
At a Legion meeting in La Crosse the Shaman post adopted a resolution condemning treatment of ex service men by the U S Public Health Service as unsatisfactory due to a non cooperative representative. It urged preference for physicians who served in the World War and sent a copy to the federal director.
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United States
Public Health Service
la Crosse
Shaman Post
American Legion
Federal Health Service
Publc Health Service
Washington
Cars Bought Here By Gheck Swindler Found In Nebraska
Police report that two cars bought with bogus checks from Mrs. Lawrence and RB. Tuller have been found in Freemont Nebraska. The Studebaker and Ford were seized after a forger passed two checks totaling about fifteen hundred dollars on August 14 and September 2. Chief Webber ordered authorities to hold the cars locally and to provide details of the case.
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Freemont
Nebraska
Police Department
Neb
7. W. Lawrence
RB. Tuller
Messige
Partic Lars
Studebaker
Ford
Crocery
MacSwiney Declines as Hunger Strike Enters Day Thirty Five
London Sept 16 Terence MacSwiney Cork lord mayor is much weaker today after a bad night and the start of his thirty fifth day on hunger strike Physicians report less rest than in recent nights Brixton prison notes describe him as weak and worn out despite the ongoing protest by the Irish Self Determination League
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London
Terence MacSwiney
Cork
Brixton Bison
MacSwiney
Irish Self- Determination League
Taft volunteers for campaign service in New York
William Howard Taft has volunteered his services to the Republican National Committee and will devote two weeks to campaigning for Harding and Coolidge, as announced today.
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Taft
New York
Wilam Howard Taft Bes
Republican National Committee
Harding and Coolidge
English Rule in Ireland Flayed by Irish Speaker
Peter Goldman of New York led a drive at Yeoman hall to fund subscriptions to the Irish Republic loan. John F. Doherty presided. James Kelly led the Star Spangled Banner. Goldman argued Ireland’s right to self rule, blaming English policy for tragedy, and urged American support against continued English control.
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Mr. Goldman
Ireland
Engnot
Cabell-Bannerton
Asoett
England
Gladstone
Goldman
America
Irgh Republic
Trish
Free Peoples
Treladd
Albania seeks allied help to force Serbian troop withdrawal
Washington dispatch reports Albanian government urged Allied leaders Wilson George and Mill erand to compel Serbia to withdraw troops from Albanian territory. Albanian commissioner C A Chekrez to the United States announced steps and communications sent. Albanian foreign minister Konitzky was in Paris.
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Albania
Serbia
Washington
Wilson
Lloyd ‘George
Milerand
C. A. Chekrez
United States
Leo
Fox
Konitzy
Albadian
Paris
Noon Hour Wall Street Disaster Kills and Injures Hundreds
A noon hour blast in New York's Wall Street killed over twenty people and wounded hundreds. Investigators pursued whether a bomb or a vehicle collision caused the destruction around J. P. Morgan & Company and the sub treasury, as officers and guards flooded Lower Manhattan.
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New York
Associated Press
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan & Company
Frank Francisco
Department of Justice
Morgan Banking
Morgan
Unhart J.P. Morgan
Europe
Thomas W. Lamont
Elliott C. Baccu
Dwight C. Morrow
George Whitney
Enright
Bacon
Jumius Spencer Morgan
Broadway
Wall
Morgan Building
Sub-Treasury
Manhattan
Ystand
Wallstreet
America
Financial Center
Secret Service
Illinois Primary Results in Doubt as Counts Lag
Illinois primary results remained uncertain as votes trickled in across Cook County and down state. Ben Small led John Oglesby in the Republican gubernatorial race with 248 636 to 211 826 after 57 precincts reported and Senatorial tallies showed Frank Smith ahead of William McKinney by 212 583 to 211 646. Officials warned an official count may be needed to decide winners with many precincts still missing. Robert Emmet Burke and Ve ter A. Waller among renominated congressmen, while coal industry reports claim 190 of 125 mines resumed operations in District No 1.
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Ricagu
Yes
Cook County
Ben Small
Kinkikee
John O. Oglesby
Oglesby
Small
Free
Trank Smith
Devight
Willam B.mckinney
Champaign
Smith
McKinley
Cago
James‘Hamiton Lewis
United States
Nicavon
Barratt 'Q'Hara
Chicago
Robert Emmaet Burke
Veter A. Waller
Kewaunee
Joseph Cannon
Martin B. Madden
Fred A. Britten
Britten
John’ A. Peterson
Plans for bolshevirizing the world unveiled in Moscow
Sept 15 reports semi official dispatches describe concrete plans for bolshevising the world. Moscow claims agents will soon be detailed to America Japan China and all Asia for campaigns. The propaganda offensive targets Germany and notes bolshevik agents already active in England and France.
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Tokio
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