Bank Bandits Battle Ends With Three Captured
Five masked robbers, fleeing with cash from Coal City Bank, exchanged fire with a posse. Three men were wounded and captured near Morris after a chase along the Santa Fe line. The others escaped with loot. Names later released as Hoyt, Tonaszewski, and Crowlick. Also a second bank vault burglary reported at Seaforth Minnesota with $2600 stolen.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Bank of
Coal City
Barney Ghetto
Washington Frye
Santa Fe
Morris
Ill
Ghetto
Eugene Miller
Mazon
E. D. Watts
Watts
Miller
Chase
Verona
John Hoyt
Tonaszewski
Joseph Crowlick
Taft Considers May Visit to Indianapolis
President Taft has not yet replied to telegrams urging a May 5 visit to Indianapolis. He said politics did not influence the decision and that he may postpone Washington engagements on May 6 7 and 8 to allow a possible Indiana visit and a brief Cincinnati stay.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Taft
Indianapolis
Washington
White House
Beveridge
Indiana
Cincinnati
Attorneys Are In Probe In Ship Subsidy Scandal
The Olcott special committee investigating the ship subsidy scandal decided in executive session to allow all parties wishing to be represented by counsel. John Penton of Cleveland, secretary of the Merchant Marine league, asked for representation. Representative Steenerson said Nye of Minnesota would act as his attorney, while Representative Kuestermann of Wisconsin declined counsel. Kuestermann was on the stand this afternoon.
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Northwestern
Washington, D.C
Olcott
John
Penton
Cleveland
Merchant Marine League
Canneel
Steenerson
Nye
Minnesota
Kuester
Ice wagon drivers strike over union plan in Kansas City
In Kansas City on April 7, three ice wagon drivers and their helpers walked off the job after their employer refused to approve a move to unionize. The ice companies plan to hire men not affiliated with the prootech union.
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Associated
Kansas City
Sealing Bill Favored by House Committees
Washington April 7 The ways and means committee favorably acted on a senate bill to protect Alaska seal fisheries. The current government contract with North American Commercial Company permitting seal killings expires July 29. The house adopted the conference report amending the employers liability act and will forward it to the president for signature. The senate also passed a bill requiring common carriers to file accident reports with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Ways and Means
House
Senate
Alaska
House Tool
Interstate Commerce Commission
Story of the Sayler murder trial unfolds in Watseka
Witness Grunden, 73, recounts July night confrontation between J B Sayler and Dr W Miller over a card game dispute. Grunden describes shots and Sayler’s fall. Miller’s wrist injury tied to the melee. Golda Sayler testifies about trips with her mother to Peoria for money from Peter Weast for J R Sayler.
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Watseka
Sasyler
Urind
Jobo Uriusen
Grunden
Vemiler
B. Saxler
W. Miller
J. B. Sayler
Cres- Gru
Perel
Mr. Sayler
Crunden
Chen
Saryler
Miller
Flo
Sayler
Miler
Golda Sayler
Peoria
Peter Weast
J. R. Sasler
Narrow Escape From Drowning Near Neenah Wisconsin
An Appleton youth Wellham nearly drowned in the lower lake after a boat tipped during a spearing trip from Menasha. He was struck by a spear and dazed, but rescued by nearby companions who pulled him and another man to Me nasha. Also reported is a spring wedding of Miss Chiru Hawkinson to Charles Sherman at the Hawkinson home on Lincoln street with ceremony at five.
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Neenah
Wis
Appleton Young
Wellham
Menasha
Wolburm
Seral
Volkbrum
Chiru Hawkinson
Charles Sherman
Jeh
Mrs. Hanskinson
Lincoln Street
Widal
WANT SHERIFF REMOVED
Petition for the removal of Frank Deviley, sheriff of Brown county, was presented to Governor Davidson in Madison on April 7. The forty count petition accuses overcharges and fraudulent fee practices, false affidavits, taking prisoners to jail or by streetcar, fraudulent receipts, and gambling with professional gamblers in Green Bay.
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Northwestern
Madison
Wis
Frank Deviley
Brown Vouix Wa
Davidson
John W. Reyne
Fred Altmayer
M. A. Sellers
Deviley
Ttaleo
Green Bay
Peru dispatches troops to frontier amid Ecuador tensions
In Lima on April 7 a detachment of Peruvian troops was sent toward Fiura near the Ecuador border as Callao and Lima report calm. The republic shows strong war fever with volunteers flooding in, 55,000 in one day, and many women offering to serve as nurses while animosity toward Ecuador remains fierce.
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Associated Press
Lima
Peru
Department
Fiura
Callao
Ecuador
Georgia Blow-Post Law in Supreme Court Case
Amys Josephine King of Georgia sues Southern Railway for damages after a Georgia highway crossing crash that killed her husband and injured her daughter. Rail firm contends single action rule and the blow post law's constitutionality. Court arguments focus on interstate commerce burden and police power.
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Washington
Georgia
Amys
Josephine King
Southern Railway Company
Supreme Court
United States
Perverl Fes
Xing
Darshan
King
Inez King
Atinta
King King
Algue
Railroad Company
Asi
Railroad
Thare
Johu J. Strickland
Tt Railroad
Ho Im
Atlanta
Macon
Reuben Thornold
Ning
Union Bank's Quiet Collapse Decimated By Deposits Loss
The Union bank has faced severe withdrawals over recent days, eroding its ready money. Agents claim sufficient funds exist to satisfy all depositors, though management issues from the suspension years ago cast doubt on asset quality. Real estate holdings, mostly in Brooklyn and nearby suburbs, form the bulk of assets, much of it unimproved.
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Union Bank
Borough Bank
Tva
Borough of
Brooklyn
Fire Threatens Family as Home Is Destroyed in Menasha
In April a fre wrecked the Homnnicke residence on Appleton street, saving the ailing family from death as the father carried four children to safety before the roof fell. Christ Walter died recently in Puebla, Cuba, and a funeral is planned from Nicolet Avenue and the German Lutheran church. John Kopfler of Weer Menasha died at Theraine hospital after a long illness. funeral plans pending, and other arrangements unsettled.
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Menasha
Wis
Joseph Homnnicke
Appleton Street
Tantry
Olnnicke
Christ
Walter
Puebla
Cub
Walters
U. W. Pierce
John Hrodesky
W. H. Pierce
Nicolet Avenue
Oelock
Kleinhans
John Kopfler
Ante
Weer Menasha
Thera ¢Ine
Berm
Democrats Create Raucous Welcome for New Republican Half-Brothers
The House erupted in noise as Eugene Foss of Massachusetts and his brother Fass of Minnesota entered to take their oaths, with Fass’s mother joining in from the gallery. Republicans sat silent, while Democrats cheered, and the two brothers walked the aisle amid the crowd, marking an unprecedented moment of bipartisan family presence.
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Associated Pies
Washington
House
Eugene No Foss
Massachusetts
Dein
Representative Fass
Tinos
Fass
Otis James
Kentucky
Republica
ROOSEVELT BRIDAL TOUR BEGINS IN ITALY AFTER WEDDING
Reporting from Rome and Vienna details of Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt as they begin a carriage drive along the Virginian Alps, with stops planned at Roman towns and Venice. The pair appear healthy and content, while comments from Vatican and German presses reflect mixed reaction to recent events and Roosevelt’s planned Paris visit.
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Apezin
Italy
Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Sunay
Virginian Alps
Neahine
Dalians
Honsevelt
Borough Bank of Brooklyn Closes Its Doors
The Borough Bank of Brooklyn was closed today as the superintendent of banks took possession of the institution. President Shears of the Borough Bank is named in the report from New York dated April 7.
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Associated Press
New York
Borough Bank of Brooklyn
Superintendent of Banks
Shears
The
Borough Bank
Lord Kitchener Lands in America Amid Banquet Plans
Field Marshal Lord Kitchener of the British Army arrived in San Francisco aboard the Mariposa from Australia after arranging reorganizing steps for British forces. The event drew a port welcome by officials and a banquet tonight honoring Rear Admiral Schree with Governor Gillette presiding.
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Lord Kitchener
Toda
Mariposa
Port Dart
Australia
India
Kitchener
Sehree
Gillets
Mayor killed in duel over cane at River Street residence
Bertha Hoeppner wife of Herman Hoeppner Algiers Algeria reports Mayor Rob Hoeppner of Orleanaville was shot dead in a duel with M Houde on River Street. The time of the funeral for Mrs Ry was moved to 1 30 Friday. Theodore Irvin to officiate at interment. Robert Hoeppner did not fire.
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Associated Press
Bertha Hoeppner
Herman
Algiers
Algeria
Rob Hoeppner
Orleanaville
Orlock
M. Houde
Cane
River Street
Denil
Theodore Iriun
Robert
Funeral rites for Harry S Lea held at Riverside Cemetery
The season funeral for Harry S Lea was held at 2:30 Wednesday at the Atooma street location. The service was conducted by W F Rankin and Ales W W Schmidt, with twenty seven grandchildren mentioned and several Hoeppner and Behnke family members listed as survivors. Interment followed at Riverside cemetery.
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Riverside Cemetery
Herman Hoeppner
Romany
Han
Otto
Emil
Charles
Willan Hoeppner
August Behnke
Frank Zimdars
Oshkosh
John Kemp
Homans
Wan
August Welland
Peter Auler
Harry S&s Lea Place
Atooma Street
Rave
Cigar Store Robbery Leads to Guilty Plea
United Cigar Stores at 14 Main street was robbed between 12 and 8 Wednesday morning with $41.89 stolen. W. E. Kelley, former manager, pleaded guilty in municipal court to the burglary and was given a year and six months in Green Bay reform school. Kelley confessed after police investigations linked him to the crime, detailing how he pried a cellar trap door and entered the store. The show counters were untouched.
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United Ciay Stores Company
Main Street
W. E. Kelley
Forimer
Persen
Caetly
Kelley
Score
R. M. Humberger & Co
United Cigar Stores Company
Kerley
Neenah
D. E. McDonald
McDonald
William Steinfort
Wesley
O’mioek
McDeonald
Kelsex
McDonald Kelley
Mapjes
Wersaid
T'pon
Menay Kelley
Jian
Tremont
Naual Priess
Kelle
Fred Loa- Hierde
Wesel Kelley
Chicago
Gala Day at Twentieth Century Clubhouse Musicale
Gala day unfolds at the Twentieth Century club on High street to celebrate their clubhouse purchase. The Milwaukee String quartet, Clarence Shepard, and Emma Patton headline a fashionable musicale this afternoon with many out of town guests. An informal dance follows this evening as the club hopes for sociable success. Refreshments will be served by the omen orchestra.
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Twentieth Century Club
High Street
Milwaukee
Clarence Shepard
Emma Patton
Appleton
Century
Senate panel backs cold storage limit to curb prices
The Senate cost of living committee led by Lodge endorses a bill to restrict perishable goods kept in cold storage to under one year. The plan aims to curb artificial price boosts, with enforcement against mislabeling and storage abuses and a broader investigation into costs, wages, and retail pricing across multiple sectors.
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Uy Associated Press
Washington, D. Cn
Senate
Chairoma Lodge
Lodge
Agricultural Department
Lieatti
Intel Waves
Prrness
Loge
Bureau of Labor
Aleo
Ing
Irom
Marines Sent Home From Panama Isthmus Voyage
The United States steamship Prairie departed Philadelphia destined for Colon to repatriate Marines who have been on the isthmus about a year and a half. A second group of 250 Marines will soon board the Buffalo at Panama and return home.
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Associated Press
Washington, DL
United States
Prairie
Philadelphia
Colon
Isthmus
Buffalo
Panama
Banker Indicted in Pittsburgh On Conspiracy Charges
The graft investigating grand jury returned a presentment ordering the indictment of Frank N. Hofffstot, a prominent steel manufacturer and banker, on two counts of conspiracy. Weather forecast notes partly cloudy skies with possible showers tonight and warmer conditions Friday. Local observations include temperature remarks.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Frank N. Hofffstot
Wisconsin
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