McGovern Enters Wisconsin Senate Race On Tariff Issue
Madison June 4 Gov Francis E McGovern announced his bid for the Republican nomination for United States senator arguing for tariff revision downward and opposing the Underwood tariff act He favors a tariff law based on production costs and calls for market regulation to lower living costs The contest pits him against Thomas Morris of La Crosse a La Follette progressive Morris already campaigning as McGovern prepares to hit the hustings
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Madison
Wis
Francis E.mcgovern
United States
Wisconsin
McGovern
Jis
Thomas Morris
la Crosse
Alice
Dfaydr
Wisconsin Governor Declares Candidacy in 1932 Senate Race
Governor McGovern announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States senator in Wisconsin. He cites his Milwaukee prosecutor and governing record, frames tariff reform, and outlines plans for farm prosperity, market regulation, and reduced living costs. The statement signals a forceful bid amid a regional campaign with Roosevelt and La Follette invited to Wisconsin.
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Aly
A Follette
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
John A. Aylward
United States
McGovern
Milwaukee
Union
Vanitie Retires From Race After Crewman Overboard
At Glen Cove the sloop Vanitie drops from the Alexander Cochran cup defense when a crew member falls overboard. Resolved to finish the regatta alone, the Resolute wins the trial as Vanitie trails behind.
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Associated Press
Glen Cove
L. L Une
Wireless
Resolute
Frear Attacks Rivers and Harbors Pork Barrel
Representative Frear replies in the Congressional Record to an article in The Saturday Evening Post by Humphreys and Ransdell. He accuses nine railroads and the International Harvester company of contributing $1000 each per decade to back the Mississippi river project and charges business houses with questionable tactics to secure massive federal outlays.
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Washington, D. C
Frear
Congressional Record Today
Mississippi River
Saturday Evening Post
Humphreys
Mississippi
Ransdell
Louisiana
International Harvester Company
F. W. C. Wisconsin
Congr
Rail Fatalities Decrease in 1913 Rail Reports
The Interstate Commerce Commission released the accident bulletin for the quarter ending December 31, 1913, showing 375 killed and 386 injured in railroad accidents. It records 1,450 collisions and 2,307 derailments with property damage of 3,090.2.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gorr
Antigo Pioneer Maj Deane Dies at Antigo Wisconsin
Maj C Werden Deane longtime Antigo resident and one of Wisconsin's oldest Masons died this afternoon in Antigo. He helped shape the town since its 1878 platting by F A Dellglise and ran an enduring abstract business begun with Dellglise. Deligttse described the county as a pioneer surveyor.
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GC. Werden Deane
Antigo
Wis
C. Werden Deane
Wisconsin
Major Deane
F. A. Dellglise
Deane
Deligttse
Semi Filibuster Delays House Adjournment Effort
Washington June 4 a bid to adjourn the house so members could attend Arlington National Cemetery Confederate monument unveiling produced a semi filibuster. Attempts to resolve the dispute failed prompting a roll call and a forceful pursuit to quit the session.
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Associated Prasa
Washington, D. C
Arlington Natonal Cemetery
Representatives
House
Denver and Milwaukee vie for 1915 White Shrine convention
In Peoria Illinois the Denver and Milwaukee chapters are favored to host the twentieth annual supreme shrine convention of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem this week. More than 400 delegates from 200 cities attend the gathering.
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Dey
Associated Press
Peoria
Ill
Denver
Milwaukee
Supreme Shrine of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Coke Industry Curtailed by Ovens Shutdowns
Connellsville Pa. June report shows 1,680 coke ovens shut during the week, lifting since May 1 to nearly 5,000. Production dropped 13,602 tons as the coke industry tightens.
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Associated
Connellsville
Connellaville Courier
Wilson Helps Boy in Wheelchair at White House
President Wilson stepped from his private office to greet John W Kern Jr on crutches, the son of Senator Kern, as the infantile paralysis patient visited the White House in Washington on June 4.
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Baron Crutches
Associated Press
Washington,d. C
Wilson
Senator Kern
White House
Belleville School Picnic Faces Liquor Permit Denunciation
A controversial letter from Belleville ministers denounces the Belleville Board of Education for granting a bar permit at the annual Belleville school picnic. The open letter calls the action improper and questions church and civic roles in school affairs.
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Denny City
Associated Press
Belleville
Board of Education of
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New Plan to End Strike Proposed to President
Senator Owen announced a plan to state a federal commission to the President to settle Colorado strike troubles. The move, presented in Washington, follows efforts to reduce tensions and curb the ongoing labor dispute amid federal mediation.
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Federal Commission
Senney
Qyres
Associated . Frage. Reas
Washington, D.C
Colorado
Wilson
Owen
Deluge batters Fox River Valley with record rainfall
Floods and washouts sweep Wisconsin towns as Green Bay and Fond du Lac report four inches of rain in 24 hours. trains blocked, basements flooded, power lines down, and farms suffer losses. Opened dam gates at Menasha while Wausau reports bridge washouts and rising rivers. Weather disrupts Great Lakes shipping with high winds and dense fog.
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Appleton
Wis
Jurié
Green Bay Traction
Milwaukee
Marshfield
Ripon
Ashland
Here
St. Paul
Green
Friends
Fond DU Lac
Fond. du Lac
Fond.du Lac
Forid du Lec
Mce- Kinley
Marquette Street
Grebe
J.J. Ratz
Menasha
Wausau
White Mars
Lake
Superior
Louis
Hay
Bay Front
C. ¥. Curtis
C. ¥. Curtis: Was Lifted Ashorg
Su Perior
Duluth
Grave pick by Shearer at Oak Hill cemetery
In Oak Hill cemetery W Y T Shearer, a provident associated with the cemetery, arranged a deceptive scheme and received a small payment through a supposed burial process. The text implies a hoax or mischief connected with a grave lot purchase or handling.
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Oak Hill Cemetery
W. Y T. Shearer
Provident
White Wolf Brigands Rampage Across Provinces
A Chinese brigand named Sune, active for months, has devastated Tupeh Honane and Shensi provinces, looting and burning towns. He set Ning chow ablaze after eluding the government and army, and Taochow was burned to ground. Troops pursued along Lily Mountain, 200 miles south of Langhow, with the bandits surrounded in ravines.
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Red
Sune
Tupeh
Honane
Shensi
Kanpu
Ning
Chow
Taochow
Choni
Lily
Langhow
Willards Dine Royalty At Madrid Embassy
United States ambassador Colonel Joseph E Willard and Mrs Willard hosted King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of Spain at a luncheon at the American embassy in Madrid. Kermit Roosevelt and the British and German ambassadors joined the guests. A reception followed with diplomatic corps members and Spanish society notables. A Russian ballet provided entertainment.
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Queen of
Spain
Keramit Roosevelt
Py Associated Press
Madrid
Joseph E. Willard
United States
Oshkosh Man Appointed Old Fellows Grand Lodge Guardian
The 1914 grand lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows adjourned sine die at noon. Grand Master David Schreiner promoted new deputies and wardens, with A. Kroncke and F Mock retiring. The Sparta lodge won $150 for best degree work. appointments included Joslin Belleville as chaplain and Englin Ellsworth as marshal. Milwaukee men Kroncke and Mock dropped from the officer list.
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G. Wiliamson
Old Fellows Grand Lodge
la Crosse
Wis
Grand Lodge
The
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
A. G. Kroncke
F. €. Mock
David Schreiner
Kronckes
Milwaukee
GC. S. Sheerin
Sparta Lodge
Schreiner
A. 3
Joslin
Belleville
A. A Englin
Ellsworth
Arvesan
Antigo
Guardian
D. G. Wits
Hams
Priory High Graduates Tour Madison Visit
Thorp Wisconsin graduates substituted their home commencement by visiting Madison. They toured the college of agriculture and state capitol, met the governor, and some plan to study agriculture. Chaperones were Prin Lasher and instructors Fisher and Hoyt. students included Ellen Shattuck Ida Piper Lucile Burke Vetla Broren Mary Kuntz Ella Larson Sophie Stryk Edmund Gruscysmski Lawrence Lindquist Cecil Tormey and Vivian Seiper.
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Priory High School
Northwestern
Madison
Wis
Thorp
College of Agriculture
State Capitol
Prin
D. H. Lasher
Cora Fisher
Grace Hoyt
Ellén Shattuck
Ida Piper
Lucile Burke
Vetla Brocren
Mary Kuntz
Ella Larson
Sophie Stryk
Edmund Gruscysmski
Lawrence Lindquist
Cecil Tormey
Vivian Seiper
Master Plumbers Indicted In Federal Case
Indictments returned against thirty officials and members of master plumbers associations in Illinois Wisconsin Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska and Iowa by a federal grand jury. Charges allege conspiracy in restraint of trade under the Sherman act. Names include F Reeke Green Bay Louis Sontag Morgan Henry Niebuhr James Trane and La Crosse association president Crense Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin
Associated Press
Des Moines
National Association For Master Plumbers
Inllinois
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Grand
Shase
F Reeke
Green Bay
Wispy Consin Association
Louis Sontag
Borgan
Wis
Henry HY. Niebuhr
James A. Trane
Ga Crense
la Crosse Association
Grace Davidson dies young daughter of former governor
Madison Wis June 4 Miss Grace Davidson youngest daughter of former Gov James O Davidson died at the family home on Wisconsin avenue She was 22 frail and unable to rally from a long illness Survived by her parents and one sister Mrs Mabel Davidson Inbusch Known in Madison and Milwaukee society Educated at Soldiers Grove Wisconsin Academy in Madison and Milwaukee-Downer College
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Succumba
Northwestern
Madison
Wis
Misa Grace Davidson
James O. Davidson
Wisconsin Avenue
Mabel Davidson Inbusch
Easy Capture at Sheboygan Forger Brought In
Special to Western. In Sheboygan Wisconsin on June 4 an officer identified a man answering a forger’s description after a check for 18.50 passed at a Gutsch Brewing Company store. The suspect, named Robert A Morton, aged forty seven, was arrested following a window sighting and quick police action.
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Thwestern
Sheboygan
Wis
White
Gutsch Brewing‘ Company
William Roethe
Robert A. Morton
Saloon Shooting in Sheboygan Ends with Missed Head Shot
A Sheboygan man was shot at a saloon in Wisconsin on June 4. The assailant, Minnedeper, confronted the victim and fired, but the revolver misfired, missing the head. The two men then went home, where tensions remained unclear.
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Northwestern
Wis
Joseph Fe ‘Minnedeper
Minnedeper
Rami
Blockade of Tampico Proposed by Huerta
Prospects of such action draw interest from official circles in Washington. The steamer Antilla is involved in the evolving matter as Huerta moots a Tampico blockade and U S response remains under discussion.
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Tampico
Huerta
China
Washington
Mexican tensions mount as Carranza arms landings spark debate
Reports from Vera Cruz and Tampico detail U S observers watching Huerta gunboats amid a naval standoff. Carranza receives arms by sea on the Antilla, Cuban flag flying, while Guadalajara remains surrounded by Obregon forces. Rebels capture Tantima and Tantoyuca as mediation talks proceed at Niagara Falls despite uncertainty.
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Washington, D. C
Tampico
Huerta
Badger
Mayo
State Department
Carranza
Antilla
United States
Antifa
Mexico City
Arma
S. California
Mazatlan
Mexico
San Diego
Cal
Guadalajara
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Obregon
Howard
Manzanillo
Pacific Coast
Dieguez
Buelna
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San Blas
Las
Tres Marias Islands
Tepic
Leonor
General Obregon
Colima
Aramillo
Constitutionalat
Durango
el Paso
Texas
Tantima
Tantoyuca
Vera Cruz
Candido Aguilar
General Aguilar
Hildalgo
Blanco
Natera
Zacatecas
United States State Department
Constitutionalista
Niagara Falls
Ont
River Flood Deluge Delays Rail And Floods Basements
Heavy rains driven by a river flood inundate downtown basements and warehouses. Four inches of water flood Medberry Findelsen on Algoma Street, with I. B., Ives, and Anckersen Hansen wholesale houses also submerged. River level near the Main Street bridge rises high, causing minor transit delays and occasional track drift on the Oshkosh Neenah line. Ephemeral instruments report about nine tenths of an inch Tuesday night and over three tenths on Wednesday, with higher estimates elsewhere. Local storm news continues in this issue.
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State Normal School
Evan Vincent
Medberry- Findelsen
Algoma Street
I. B., Ives Company
Main Street Bridge
Lgdge
Refugees From Mexico Arrive Aboard Steamship Calvo
The Manuel Calvo brought 188 Mexican refugees to New York from Mexican ports via Havana en route to Spain. Many passengers suffer loss of property and belongings during the voyage. Edwin Below, a wagon driver for Model Troy Laundry, was thrown from his wagon when his horse bolted near Ceape and Broad streets as a train approached. The crossing bell was not rung in time and gates closed as the horse neared them.
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Preas
New York
Manuel Calvo
Mexican
Havana
Spain
Edwin Below
Troy
Taundry
Ceape
Selon Anid
Nina Wilson Delights Normal With Oshkosh Piano Solos
Miss Nina Wilson of Oshkosh entertained Normal students with a well chosen piano program during the morning exercises. The extended time allowed her to complete her selections as faculty committee notes record-keeping duties and a forthcoming meeting to review student absences and makeup eligibility.
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Nina ‘Wilson
Nina Wilson
Oshkosh
Normal
Miss Wilson
Mme Schumann Heink in Suit for Divorce
The opera star Mme Schumann Heink appears in Judge Sullivan's court to testify in a divorce case against William Rapp Jr. She names co respondent Phias Mayer and cites alleged infidelity. Witness details include her Prague birth, eight children, and a Culver Indiana visit with George Baldwin in attendance.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ernestinea Schumann-Heink
Sullivan
William Rapp, Jr
Plias Mayer
Coms Plainant
Catherine +E.upeen
New York City
Holmes Street
Gether
Manhattan Avenue
Rapp
Dean
Nate
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Michigan ‘Avenue
Rappa
Ben M. Smith
Prague
Austria
Afty
Aus
United States
Culver
Ind
Franz George Washington Helnk
Smith
Baoks
George Baldwin
Baldwin
Estate dispute over promissory notes and assets
Pauline Busam as special administratrix of Sophia Maria Gade seeks court order against Delia O Neill to turn over two promissory notes a mortgage and a bankbook claimed as part of the estate. Attorneys listed are John W Hume for the plaintiff Barber Brothers and R L Clark for the defense. Case set for April term.
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Chrewit
John W. Hume
Barber Brothers
R. L. Clark
Trial of Perugia Opens in Mona Lisa Theft Case
Florence June 4 Vincenzo Perugia goes on trial for stealing Da Vincis Mona Lisa from the Louvre in Paris on August 22 1911. The world wide sensation followed the picture’s disappearance and a long search that ended December 12 1913 when Perugia offered it for sale to a Florentine antiquary. Dr Amaldi a noted criminologist said he found Perugia partially responsible.
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Associated Press
Florence
Italy
Vincenzo Perugia
da Vinci
Louvre
Paris
Perugia
Amaldi
Plan to Hold Up the King
London June 4. Police uncovered a purported plan by suffragists to force access to King George at Buckingham Palace tonight. Elaborate preparations included forged admission cards, with Emmeline Pankhurst named as the plot’s credit. Precautions are in place to thwart the scheme.
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London
King George
Bucklagnary Palace
Evening Standard
Emmeline Pankhurst
Wausau Man Hangs Self in Despondency
Henry Huerts aged twenty seven hanged himself last night at Waushau Wisconsin. Death by self action is attributed to illness and despondency. He leaves a wife and children in Bremen Germany who were to join him in America.
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Waiaau
Wis
Henry Huerts
Bremen
Germany
America
Public library extends Child Labor exhibit to Friday
Due to heavy rain the High Coat of Child Labor exhibit at the public library is extended one day and will close Friday at 6 PM. Attendance has surpassed expectations, with a goal of 1,000 visitors to set a precedent for future displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis W. Hine
National Child Labor Committee
Mr. Hine
Head of French Chamber Rejected as Speaker
Paris June 4 Paul Deschanel a leading immortals figure was rejected as speaker of the chamber of deputies by 411 votes to 24 for other candidates. Deschanel failed to unite the chamber and was defeated amid political maneuvering and demonstrations.
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Associated Preas
Paris
Paul Deschanel
Chamber of Deputies
More Rain Probable One Four Forecast for Wise
Weather forecast indicates higher chances of rain in Wise with continued unsettled conditions. Forecasters expect scattered showers and possible thunderstorms keeping humidity elevated through the period. Local roads may be slick and outdoor plans should anticipate brief downpours.
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Grace Davidson
Vyotee
Amy Basia
H. M. Clark
Al‘goma
Jackson Streets
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Armes
Mme. Schumann-Heine
M. Dean
George Haldvwin
Mr. McNamara
New Jersey
New Tarsey
Ane
Tale
Iessona
Mayer
Edward J. McNamara
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