La Follette Reelected Senator Amid Ballot Shuffle
Wisconsin lawmakers announce Robert M. La Follette reelected U S senator around 1 45 pm as Assembly votes at noon and Sanborn abstains causing a postponement in the Senate. Weisse and Kleist earn Democratic and Social Democratic support while others dissent. Ballot totals, appointments, and a wave of early session bills follow, including electoral hours and two hour voting rights.
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Assembly
Senate
Samborn
Madison
Wis
Robert M. la Follette
United States
Wisconsin
A. L. Sanborn
Senator la Follette
Scholey
Kenosha
Whelan
Grand Rapids
Charles H. Weisse
John C. Kleist
la Follette
Liebecker
Social Democratic
Sanborn
Wright
Owen
la Fellette
Weisse
Kleist
Whitehead
Frederick C. Winkler
Milwaukee
Supreme Court
Assemblyman
Ballard
Appleton
Carl Hansen
Manitowoc
Committee On Welfare of Women and Children
Hansen
John Hughes
Teeseville
Third Degree Bill Promises New Detective Examinations Rule
The joint committee weighing the matter will accept the committee bill with nominal opposition from Social Democrats who prefer no election clause. Assemblyman Brockhausen plans to introduce a bill this week to ban third degree examinations of prisoners under arrest by detectives.
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Social Democrats
Brockhausen
Deadlocks Persist in Early Senate Ballots Across States
AP reports stalled senatorial selections in Iowa New Jersey Delaware Wyoming New York and Texas. Iowa’s joint ballot shows no winner with Young Funk Kenyon Garst Porter and Byers shifts after Byers withdrawal. New Jersey’s Martine appears set to win as votes align. Delays and transfers mark ballots in several states as confirmations loom.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
United States
Iowa
Young
Funk
Kenyon
Garst
Porter
H W. Byers
Byers
Lafayette Young
A. B. Funk
Warren Garst
Claude Porter
Dem
Martine
Trenton
N. J
James E. Martine
New Jersey
Mattine
Smith
Hamilton
Stokes
Griggs
Governor Fort
John Bean
Mr. Martine
Dupont
Dover
Del
Henry A. Dupont
Dupon
Clark
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
John B. Kendrick
New York
Albany
N. Y
Culburson
Austin
Texas
Charles A. Cullnar
Branc
Self
Government expos exhibit funds spark New Orleans bill
A Senate committee report outlines a 1 million dollar appropriation for a government exhibit at the 1917 New Orleans exposition and creates seven commissioners at 5000 dollars salary each. The Senate also weighs increases to cabinet and executive salaries and passes the post office bill with rural carrier pay raises.
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Ington
TD. C
New Orleans
House
Committee On Industrial Arts and Expositions
Legal Exposition Management
Senate
Senate Committee On Appropriations
State Knox
Plague Worsens in Peking Legation Quarantines Begun
Reports from Toklo and Amoy describe grave plague conditions. The legation quarter in Peking is segregated and foreigners remain uninfected so far. Amoy authorities announce ships from the north will be quarantined due to the plague outbreak.
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Associated P Ress
Toklo
Peking
Amoy
China
Trains Collide Head On Near Furney Oswego NY
Oswego Jan 24 a head on collision on the New York Central near Furney involving the Wabash flyer and a fast freight injures engineer William McCarthy and fireman Thomas Scanlan, both of Oswego. Both engines and three passenger cars derailed with non passengers hurt.
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Associated Press
Oswego
N. Y
New York Central Road
Furney
William McCarthy
Thomas Scanlan
Boy Robber Sentenced in Monroe Armed Hold Up
Verne Winslow, 18, was sentenced by Judge Grimm to two years in the Green Bay reformatory for robbing the Becker at Monroe at gunpoint. The ruling follows a Milwaukee dispatch dated January 24.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Daily News
Janesville
Verne Winslow
Becker Atote
Monroe
Green Fay
Grimm
Winslow
Schenk Case Pacing Toward Verdict as Defense Pleads
Mrs. Laura Schenk sobs as J. P. O'Brien argues for the defense accusing Pittsburg detectives of a vendetta and alleging circumstantial evidence flaws. State prosecutor Maurey details experts linking Schenk to lead and arsenic poisoning. trial to reconvene Wednesday.
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Wheeling
W. Va
J. P. O’brien
Laura Schenk
O'Brien
Fred L Maurey
Joan O. Schenk
Packer
J. W. Myers
Schenk
Dr. Myers
Frank A. O'Brien
Ruef Hearing Set for February 6 on New Trial Bid
San Francisco Abraham Ruef former political boss and convict in a supervisor bribery case today faces a Supreme Court rehearing set for February 6 to plead for a new trial. Ruef remains free on $250000 bail after being sentenced to fourteen years in prison.
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Associated Vess
San Francisco
Cal
Abraham Ruef
Lberty
Supreme Court
Taft Nominates Wheelan Crowder to Senate Seats
The president nominated Nicholas J. Wheelan for United States marshal in the western district of Michigan and Col. Enoch H. Crowder, then a judge advocate with general briga dier rank, for the senate.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
United States
Western District of
Michigan
Nicholas J. Wheelan
Enoch H. Crowder
Paris cabinet backs bill to shield champagne winegrowers
Paris January 24 1935 Premier Briand leads cabinet in voting to submit to parliament an urgent measure granting champagne winegrowers further protection from fraud. The move aims to bolster defenses in the wine district against deceptive practices affecting producers and markets.
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Paris
Briand
Champagne
Standard Oil Acquitted In North Carolina Case
Raleigh January 24 The Standard Oil Company was found not guilty of violating the North Carolina anti trust law by cutting kerosene prices to drive out competition.
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Carolina
Associated Press
Raleigh, N. C
Standard Oil Company
North Carolina
Pastor Accepts Call From Marinette Church
Milwaukee jan 24 a Journal special from Marinette says the Pioneer Presbyterian church of Marinette has extended a call to Rev H C Pearle thwaite of Wausau and he has accepted at
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Marinette
Pioneer Presbyterian Church of
H. C. Pearlethwaite
Wausau
Fighting in Honduras Signals Possible War Front
Washington reports imminent fighting in Honduras interior. A dispatch from American Minister McCreery in Tegucigalpa says 20 revolutionists led by General Roman Sota near Comaya are pursued by government troops under General Matue. Sigultepeque was unsuccessfully attacked January 22.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Honduras
State Department
McCreery
Tegucigalpa
Roman Sota
Comaya
Matue
Sigultepeque
Tariff Board Created to Investigate for Congress
Washington January 2 A permanent tariff board of five members to investigate questions for Congress was provided in a 2 bill unanimously agreed by the house committee on ways and means. The measure mirrors Longworth and Dalzell proposals and, with slight changes, Taft expects swift passage in both houses. The White House sees Senate access for information and the board to press the tariff bill for rapid passage.
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Associated Press
Washington,d. C
Congress
House Committee On
Longworth
Dalzell
White House
Taft
Oon
Capitol
Senate
House
Commission
Interror Bailey
Henry C. Emery
James B. Reynolds
Massachusetts
Alvin H. Sanders
Chicago
Embassy brings thanks from Mexico to Taft
Special Mexican ambassador Sefior Joaquin Casasus arrived in Washington to convey Mexico's gratitude for U S participation in the centennial independence ceremonies. He was greeted by U S aides and will present credentials to President Taft after meeting Secretary of State Know. A White House reception follows a Mexican embassy dinner.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sefor Joaquin Casasus
Mexico
Ding
Sefior Casasun
Taft
United States
Sefine Casasa
Manuel A. Wsteva
Sefior Te Ta Barra
Cooter
Sefor Esteva
Staite Know
Sefior Casasus
White House
Railway Mystery Solved in Minnesota Death Case
Minneapolis January 24 The so called mystery of a death on a Soo Line sleeper near Thiel River Falls is cleared by C C Reynolds cashier of Housekeeper Publishing Co Reynolds says the ticket found in Theodore Hemingstraus Utler N W bore N R Lowes name Lowes relatives failed to identify the dead man Reynolds reports Lowes brother in law sold the ticket to a broker and is believed to be in Kansas Hemingstraus death not thought violent
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Associated Iters
Minneapolis
Minn
Minneapolis, St. Paul
N. R. Lowes
Lowes
Reynolds
Hemingstraus
Kansas
Over subscribed issue of 380 million stock
New York city faced heavy oversubscription as bids opened for 380 million in stock. After initial counting, bids totaled 149 against 423 for a 50 million bond issue of 1919. The offering, at 4 percent, marked a record high and the second such issue.
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Associatedress
New York
New York City
Indiana farmer shoots wife then hangs self in barn
John McJombs a well known Indiana county farmer fired at his wife with a rifle but missed, then beat her to death with the gun butt. He went to Joseph Pratros’s home and confessed, but when Pratros prepared to accompany him, McCombs hanged himself in Pratros’s barn.
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Associated Press
Indiana
John Mc Jombs
Indiana County
Joseph Pratros
Pratros
McCombs
Pratro
Himeself
Wisconsin Endorses La Follette for U S Senate Again
Wisconsin legislature formally acts to implement the public will from last fall first primary, affirming La Follette's return to the United States Senate to continue his work for government by and for the people.
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la Follette
United States Senate
Manitowoc Resident Dead In Fergus Falls Hospital
Otin Sonsthagen a well known Manitowoc resident died in a Fergus Falls Minnesota hospital after surgery for appendicitis. Ephraim Mariner aged eighty three died today after a lingering illness in Milwaukee. Mariner was wealthy and prominent in railroad history and had served as a director of the First National Bank and with the Green Bay and Mississippi canal.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Fron’ Manitowoeanys
Otin Sonsthagen
Fergus Falls
Minn
Ephraim Mariner Exthiries
Miwaukea
Ephraim Mariner
Firs National Bank
Green Bay and Mississippi
Guilty Verdict In First Degree Murder Case
The jury found Walter A. Dipley and Goldie Smith guilty of first degree murder in the death of Stanley Ketetel after a seventeen hour deliberation. Both defendants face life imprisonment as recommended by the jury. The verdict was returned at 1 20 o'clock this morning.
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Associated Press
Marabelt
Mon
Walter A. Dipley
Goldie Smith
Stanley Ketetel
Ptegilist
Guard Gold In The Street On Madison Avenue Crash
Special police and patrols rushed to Madison Avenue after an American Express wagon dumped over 750000 in gold on the street during a collision with a trolley car. Driver John Coffee and guardian Peter Sale were injured. a second wagon recovered the treasure as onlookers watched.
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New York
Madison Avenue
American Express Company
John Coffee
Peter Sale
FACES SERIOUS CHARGE IN POSTAL FORGERY CASE
A man named Frank Brown of Frankfort Michigan, wanted for forgery, was arrested at Neenah on advice of local police. He may face federal postal regulation violations and a lengthy prison term. Brown is accused of forging the name of John Watson, a steamer clerk, on a $31 check drawn from Watson’s mail.
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Milwaukee
Wik
Daily News
Manitowoc
Neenah
Frank, Brown
Frankfort
Mich
Brown
John Watson
Watson's Mall
Soldiers Guard Border Involves 46 Men From Wort Tira
El Paso Texas January 24 Forty six men and officers left for Volvo station forty miles east to guard the border and prevent Mexican Insurgents from crossing into Texas. Mexican officials allege two hundred insurgents crossed from Texas Sunday night. Mexican cavalry has been sent from Juarez to watch the border on the Mexican side of the river.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Texas
Wort Tira
Volvo Station
Here
Juares
Milton College receives $5,009 legacy from Mrs Babcock
In a Plainsfield will provision, Mrs. George H. Babcock leaves Milton College five thousand nine dollars. Her husband, a longtime benefactor, had previously given five thousand dollars in cash to the college.
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Northwestern
Milwauke
Wis
Daily News
Janeavius
George H. Babcock
Plainsfield
Milton College
Babcock
Unrest in Portugal as priests jailed and press standoff grows
Lisbon reports government strain with priest Nailu Faria arrested near Leira for inciting mutiny to restore monarchy. In Aveiro editors and staff barricade their paper’s building with rifles and bombs ready to resist troops. Britain and Italy press Portugal over church property claims and potential restoration.
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Lisbon
Leira
Namul Faria Hay
AL Aveiro
Deira
Great Britain
Italy
Portugal
Clini
Tler
Tragic Mill Accident Claims Teen Victor at Port Edwards
Charles Kisher, sixteen, of Nekosa, died at Port Edwards paper mill yesterday when his clothing caught on shafting as he adjusted a belt. The Milwaukee Journal reports the fatal injury occurred during work, leaving the community in shock.
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Milwaukee
Charles Kisher
Nekoasa
Port Edwards
Loy
Mrs Vilas Protests DC Reform School Near Mount Vernon
Mrs Elizabeth Vilas president of the Wisconsin branch of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America protests against a proposed criminal reformatory for the District of Columbia near Mount Vernon Virginia. She sent a strong letter to Representative IXuestermann detailing her opposition and urging reconsideration of the location and impact on historic sites and local heritage.
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Washington, D. C
Ixuestermann
Mra
Wilaabeth A. Vilas
Wisconsin
National Society of Colonial Damce of
Americn
District of Columbia
Mount Vernon
Prohibition Party Holds Meet for Presidential Campaign Plans
The National committee of the Prohibition party, with two representatives from each state, met in Chicago on January 24 to lay plans for the forthcoming presidential campaign. The meeting is expected to last several days, and the dates for the next national convention will likely be chosen.
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Gettle
Kamper
Assemblyman Gulickson
Antisaloon League
Milwaukee County
Joint
Legislative Committee On
Industrial Insurance
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association of Milwaukee
National Civic Association
Associated Press
Chicago
The
Prohibition Party
Settlement in Hand and Wrist Injury Case
Milwaukee special reports a Green Bay dispatch that Joseph Payette formerly of Wausaukee and now of Coleman reached a settlement with Bird Wells Lumber Co of Wausaukee. Payette receives 4000 for the loss of a hand and wrist in a saw mill accident.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Joseph, Payette
Wausaukee
Coleman
Bird & Wells Lumber Company
New Industry at Green Bay Tile and Floor Company
A Daily News special from Green Bay reports the soon to be organized company will manufacture terazzo tile mosaic and concrete floors in Green Bay. The initiative highlights industrial diversification and local employment potential in the Wisconsin city.
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Green Bay
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wic
Daily News
Plan Labor Union Hall in Sheboygan Subscribes for Funds
A special report from Sheboygan notes local labor unions have begun a subscription to fund a large central labor hall. The hall is planned to be one of the most striking buildings in the city and was announced in Milwaukee based coverage.
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Mibwaukee
Wis
Apeekal
Sheboygan
Tabor
Depew Opposes Popular Election of U S Senators
Senator Depew of New York urged against a senate resolution for popular election of United States senators. He warned the plan would disfranchise electors and risk negro voting rights, arguing the proposal would undermine constitutional guarantees. He noted long senate retention may lead to rapid turnover as popular tides shift.
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Aw York
Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Oppostvie
Senate
United States
Depew
New York
Mr. Depew
Democratic Party
Republican Progressive League
Oregon
Bourne
Salvation Army
Delegates Unseated in Central Pennsylvania Contests
The credential committee's recommendation to seat delegates from eight central Pennsylvania locals was defeated by a 4 vote. Tellers show 964 in favor and 1,404 against. Opponents of President Lewis claim he delays the presidential result amid John H White's challenge.
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Associated Press
Columbus
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Tor
Lewis
John H White
Oskaloos la
Wealthy J Cohen Refuses Tenants Rent After Twenty Eight Years
New York January 24 A suit in the supreme court arises over a board bill. Joseph Crager, alleged landlord, sues Jacob Cohen for 28420 claiming long unpaid board. Cohen, a retired real estate dealer, asserts no debt and says he has overpaid by aiding Crager financially.
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Associated Press
New York
Jacob Cohen
Joseph Crager
Supreme Court
Crager
Cohen
London Subscriptions For New York City Bonds
London reports that applications at J. and W. Seligman for New York city bonds totaling about 60 000 currency units were numerous and for substantial sums. Four percent notes were offered in New York today, though exact local subscription figures were not released.
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Associated Press
London
J. and W. Seligman
New York City
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