Wisconsin pardons John Dietz after long battle in state history
Governor Blaine granted a full pardon to John F Dietz on the tenth anniversary of the Cameron dam incident ending a saga tied to the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company siege and a 1905 confrontation that left Oscar Harp dead. Dietz had been convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life, later reduced to twenty years. his release follows an exemplary prison record and the governor noting exceptional circumstances and health concerns.
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Associated Fres
Madison
Wis
John F. Dietz
John. J. Brine
Carerondam
Oscar Harp
Blaine
Branting the Bardon
John Dietz
Dietz
Sawyer County
Wisconsin
Pioneer
Chippewa Lumber.& Boom, Company
Lumber Company
Diets
Cameron Dams
Beért ‘Forel
Stege
Francis E. McGovern
Philipp
Minneapolis
Minn
Clarence Dietz
John. Dietz
Cameron Dam
de Schweiger
Milwaukee
Waupun
Parley over lines ends as family vows unity in Milwaukee
Fragmentary dialogue reveals Tk and Helen discussing a business rift and a shared future. Helen explains she spoke for her father and that the family still controls the firm responsible for the trouble. The firm will not return, but the family plans to stay united in Milwaukee.
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Tohn, Jr
Helen
Myra
Hel
WHR &/ co
Milwaukee
Homeopaths Meet at Milwaukee State Convention
Special to The Northwestern reports the two day convention of the Homeopathic Medical Society of Wisconsin at the Republican House in Milwaukee. Prominent physicians spoke at the banquet with toastmaster Dr Charles Browne of Racine. Speakers included Dr W X Linn Oshkosh Dr M Mo Hopkins Oconto Dr G A Riple s Kenosha Dr F B Brown Milwaukee and Dr F A Walter Stevens Point. Actinic ray achievements were described by Dr Brown as health insurance topics were noted for discussion.
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Northwestern
Milweaukee
Wis
Homeopathic Medical Society of
Wisconsin
Republican ‘House
Charles 5. Browne
Racine
W. XN. Linn
Oshkkosh
M. Mo Hopkins
Assembly kills Ruffing initiative and referendum bill
The Wisconsin assembly defeated the Ruffing initiative and referendum measure by a 37 to 36 vote. The plan would have given full power to citizens to initiate and enact laws independent of the legislature, but with assembly rules. Other bills discussed include caddying age limits, street railway repairs in Milwaukee, and child labor reforms. Additional appropriations totaled 45,040 with a major grant of 286,009 to normal schools.
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Associated Fress
Madison
Senate
Skog
Huber
C.F. Hanson
Jennings
Milwaucee City
Assembly
Sad Eyes of Nation Focused on Chicago Beer Sales
Chicago minds focused on the Volstead era as Oliver T. Remmers of Anheuser Busch testified before the House Judiciary Committee alleging open sale of 4 to 6 percent beer in Chicago. Saloonkeepers dismiss the claim while patrons mock Prohibition, noting frothing steins and beers sold at 25 to 30 cents a copy amid changing habits and near-beer banter.
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Chicago
United Press
Volstead Desert
Oliver T. Remmers
Anheuser Busch Brewing Company
St. Louis
House Judiciary Committee
Oliver
Remmer
Steiia
Remmers
August Busch
Anheuser Busch Company
Jain
Bluebeard role alleged against woman in Hawaii case
Lydia Southard of Twin Falls Idaho, 28, dubbed feminine bluebeard, stands accused in Honolulu of murdering four husbands and a brother in law over eight years. Authorities allege arsenic deaths in Dooley McGaffey Meyer and others. she seeks return to Idaho for trial while police guard against self harm.
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United, Press
Twin Falls
Idaho
Maud Muller
Bluebeard
Lydia Trueblood Dooley McGaffey
Lewis Meyer Southard
Los Angeles
Honolulu
Robert C. Dooley
Twin
Falls
Edward
Issé
William Mc.Gaffey
Twin, Falls
Billings
Mont
Harlan’ C. Lewis
Aware i Meyer
Pocatello
Ard
Terey
Southaré
Opee
United Pree
Lydia Southard
Southard
Southards
Paul Vincent Southard
Monterey
Dentes
Chief McDuffie
William G. McGaffey
Harlan C. Lewin
Edward F
Paul Southard
Meyer
Twelve Wisconsin Students Flunk Edison Questions
Twelve representative Wiscon sin university students flunked Edison style questions. Four answered about forty percent, six below sixteen percent, and the rest were satisfied with scanning byenty questions.
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United Press
Medicen
University of Wisconsin
Thomas Edison
Trotsky Ill With Cancer Report From Russo Finland Border
Associated Press report states Soviet war minister Leon Trotsky is seriously ill with cancer. The dispatch from the Russo-Finnish border notes care by Russia’s best specialists and echoes concerns over his health and leadership.
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Associated Preaz
Vaba Mas
Terijoki
Leon Trotsky
Russia
Miners and police battle erupts along Tug River frontier
Detachments of infantry move toward West Virginia as fighting widens between miners, strikers, state police, and county sheriff along the Tug River from Williamson toward Auburn. One man dead, four wounded. wire lines down and uncertain reports persist from Mortimac to Spriggs as armistice proposals are asked by Auburn Coal officials.
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Williarmeen
W.iVa
Guerna
Mortimac
Harry Staten
Prohibition
Spriggs
Williamson
W. Smith
Auburn
Lindsay
Auburn Coal Company
Sone
Tug River
West Virginia
Kentucky
New ‘Venleya
J. R. Brockus
Anerisis
Pershing Named Chief of Staff of U S Army
Secretary of War Weeks announces Gen John J Pershing will be chief of staff of the army effective July 1 He will head a general headquarters with Gen James Harbourd as executive assistant The plan creates a dual role making Pershing active army commander in peace and war while Harbourd handles administrative duties formerly held by Peyton C March The move signals a major reorganization for wartime readiness and command
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United Press
Washington, D. C
John J. Pershing
Works
James C. Harbourd
Pershing
Porton C. March
Werks
United States
Ferahing
James Harboard
Peyton C. March
West Virginia miners clash as state police move in
State police rush to the scene from Wills Branch and other points as federal troops from Camp Sherman were rumored to arrive within 36 hours. The conflict pits striking miners against strike breakers in a prolonged industrial feud that has persisted for a year, with authorities fighting on both sides.
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Wills Branch
West Virginia
Camp Sherman
Indi
Treaty Defied By Poles Says Lloyd George
Former British prime minister Lloyd George denounces Polish insurrection in Upper Silesia as a defiance of Versailles treaty. He warns armed action risks destabilizing Europe and urges stern justice to restore order. German forces near Oppeln augment as Poles fortify, while crews discuss operations and potential Allied support.
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Prass
Lloyd George
House of Varnmens
Lloyd. George
Thia
Ita
Europe
Ans
Mr. Taloyd
George
Erty
Crewe
Belen
Ind
France
Oppeln
Silesia
Cierman
Oder River
Breslau
Cerminy
Wamburg
Kiel
Grieg
Anre
Adbert Korfanty
Palsh
Lacrond
Potent
Alllay
Germany
Poland
Ferlin
Senun
Upper
Silexia
Internijad Commission
Nationwistr Ond
Communiste
le Rond
Woman in Coplar Grave Drowns in Cisterna Tragedy
Win Berett and Mra. Vickers report a Ufeslong resident, Proany Berett, who committed death by own action by drowning late Wednesday. Je suspect she was tom. Her body was found in a cistern under the Moor kitchen.
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Linkted
Proany Berett
Win
Rank Vickers
Ufeslong
Coplar Grave
Thahuabanda
Ite Kitchen
S¢ Je
Tom
Twenty I W W convicts to be freed in December
Twenty of the twenty seven members of the I T W W convicted in federal court in Leavenworth and sentenced to varying terms will be freed following a United States Court of Appeals decision in St Paul. The district attorney announced. They were indicted for alleged wartime activities in Kansas and the Oklahoma oil fields in 1917 including efforts to interfere with the government's prosecution of the war by burning wheat and destroying oil wells.
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Associated
Kansan City
IT. W. Wy
Federal District
Ledvenworth
Owill
United States Court of Appeals
St Paul
United States Dlatries
Offtee
Kansas
Oklahoma
How Much Of Every Dollar Goes To Pay For Employes
Fragmented OCR summary shows a 1920 railway operating expenses sheet with salaries of officers, total expenditures, and salary distributions. The document references a state committee inquiry and a 1947-1820 payroll focus, naming officers and totals in unclear phrasing.
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ARS
Waschuegetein
Gommerds
Ty Dullass
Tritiweha Ttt
The
Rutherin
Baettle
Thinttton
Tourdad
Plan to Prove Harding Republicans Solid For Him
Washington a test of Republican support in the Senate aims to show President Harding’s party remains united on foreign affairs. The barbed proposal on naval disarmament will be voted as a confidence gesture to leadership, while some senators favor budget economy and oppose large increases in the Navy bill. Senator Borah and Democrat King press for reductions and a broader international conference, scrutinizing boosts for fuel, food, pay, and other items in the proposed bill.
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Markin
Vasree
Washington
Senate
Barah
Peru
Lodge
Middle West
Northwest
Borahh
King
Utah
Horah
Animate
House
Hill Most Likely Nominee for Japan Post
David Jayne Hill of New York is understood to have declined or decided to be considered for ambassador to Japan. He is among the leading candidates for the post as diplomatic relations with Japan are resumed.
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David Jayne Hill
Associated Press
Washington—pr
New York
Japan
Senator Moses Attacks Tariff Bill Over Dyestuffs Monopoly
A speech by Senator Moses criticizes the tariff bill for enabling a dyestuffs monopoly and raising labor costs. He asserts the measure benefits a single company linked to a foreign and American firm, calling for liquidation rather than regulation. The discussion includes wartime economic reaction and calls for relief from high living costs.
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Moves Aso
Micetin
America
Moxes
Moss
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