Ekern Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling Over Removal
Wisconsin Supreme Court holds Herman L. Ekern remained insurance commissioner de jure, finds governor lacked sufficient notice and proper cause for removal. Court orders no forcible removal, notes governor acted without jurisdiction and that Ekern was never legally removed. Justice Marshall writes majority opinion with two justices dissenting.
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Northwestern
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Herman I. Ekern
Ekern
Barnes and
Winslow
Hermannh Ekern
Supreme Court
John Aylward
McGovern
Herman L. Ekern
Wisconsin
Briero
W. AL. Essman
E. Ray Stevens
Dane County
Stevens
High Court
Commissioner of Insurance
Court Rules Office as Property Right Under Due Process
The court held that the right to an office is a property right in the broad sense and cannot be removed except by due process of law in the courts. The statute lacks provision on removal procedures, requiring judicial proceedings with notice and a hearing to protect private rights.
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Court of Equity
Roosevelt libel suit collapses after Newett retracts
Marquette Michigan May 31 The Roosevelt libel case ends as George A Newett retracts allegations of drunkenness. Roosevelt seeks nominal damages of six cents, with Judge Flannigan noting no costs. Newett testifies about his background and news career, while depositions from Amos Abbott Wood and others are read.
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Marquette
Mich
George A. Newett
Roosevelt
Michigan
Marquette, Mich
Theodore Roosevelt
Flannigan
Newett
James E. Amos
Oyster Bay
George Dewey
Leonard Wood
Lyman Abbott
Willam Dunlaney
White House
Ey Pit
Amos
Sagamore Hill
Executive Mension
William Thompson
Dr. Abbott
Albany
Ohe
Abbott
Janesville
Wis
Marquette County
Iron Home
Ishpeming
Ishneming
Trengtinder
Upper Peninsula
Rich
Pingree
Inhpeming
Corm
Inhpemink
Ishpeming Advancement Association
Battle near Laredo reports seventy Mexican deaths
Seventy Mexican regulars and Constitutionalists were killed in a dawn battle at Columbia on the Rio Grande, about twenty five miles above Laredo. Twenty rebels crossed into U S territory and were captured by the Fourteenth United States Cavalry.
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Associated Press
Laredo
Texas
Columbia
Rio Grande
International Boundry
Fourteenth
United States Cavalry
Senate to Begin Inquiry Into President Charges
Washington May 31 The Senate will open a public inquiry Monday at 10 30 a m by a judiciary committee subpanel into charges of insidious lobbying and opposition methods against tariff legislation. Senator Overman chairs with Ashurat of Arizona first witness. currency reform is urged by President Wilson in a letter, while Representative Johnson argues for a banking system to avert a monetary panic. The committee plans a ten day rapid inquiry and will not compel the president to testify.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Senate
Wilson
Overman
Walsh
Cummins
Reed
Nelson
Judiciary Committee
Ashurat
Arizona
Sotice
Tumulty
Tillman
Congress
Representative Johnson
South Carolina
Johnson
Odd Fellows Assemble for Fond du Lac Grand Lodge
Fond du Lac Wisconsin May 21 local Odd Fellows committees prepare for the grand lodge advance and expect about 1000 visitors for the sixty seventh annual Brand lodge convention and twenty eighth annual Rebekah assembly sessions begin Tuesday with receptions, degree work, and a grand ball at the armory culminating Thursday with an auto ride.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge
Ford du Lac
Brandh Lodge
Od Fellawa
Rebekah Assembly
Hodren
Business Men's Association
Rebekah
Ivy Lodge No. 38
Oshkosh
Uhare
Armory
Emery widow distributes securities to Emery Candle staff
Announcement states Mary M Emery widow of Thomas Emery has distributed securities valued at over 540,009 to thirteen male office workers and officials who served the business faithfully. It notes more employees may share as they grow and meet qualifications.
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Associated Press
Aneinnati
Ray
Mra
Mary M. Emery
Thomas Emery
Zona
Emery Candle Company
Dessa of Gift
Itix
Jail or Fine for Bribe Attempt in North Dakota
Benjamin S Ness of St Paul was convicted in a district court for attempting to bribe North Dakota legislators. He was sentenced to pay a fine of 500 or to serve thirty days in the county jail. The jury urged the court to show extreme leniency.
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Associated Prean
Bismarck
N. D
Benjamin S. Ness
St. Paul
North Dakota
Ness
Joliet Politician Defies Death On Bridge Girders
John Meterson a fifty year old Cook County politician hung unconscious for six hours on the girders of a Chicago Alton bridge as trains sped below. He slipped from the edge while watching the traffic below and fell, breaking several bones before he was found by a section foreman at dawn.
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Associated Press
Joliet
John Meterson
Cook County
Chicago & Alton Railway
Peterson
Appleton Water Works Case Sets New Valuation Precedent
The Appleton Water Works vs Wisconsin Rail Commission decision fixes the plant's value at 255000, prompting appeals over compensation, including going concern value and related costs. The ruling, reported from Madison, also notes Milwaukee court upholding the city’s thirteen tickets for fifty cents fare package under rate commission oversight.
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Northwestern
Madison
Wis
Appleton Water Works Company
Railway Commission
Cits
Appleton
Plainef
State Railroad Commission
Walter Drew
Attorne
George G. Greco
Jerome Ko Nagth
Green Bay
Water Works Company
Jorney George Lines
Milwaukee
Algo
Milwaukee Car
Milwaukee Electric Railway & Tight Company
State Supreme Court
Railway Rate Commission
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
Alate
Not to Recognize Mitchell Albany State Payroll Decision
Acting on an opinion from the state attorney general Albany May 31 the New York State Comptroller refuses to recognize Governor Sulzer’s endorsement of John Mitchell as labor commissioner The controller will not pay Mitchell’s salary or accept payrolls certified by him for the labor department
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Associatea Preas
Albany
Auttorney
Sulzer
John Mitchell
Abbor
Mitchell
Labor Department
Baseball player dies from foul tip on train
A 21 year old catcher for a professional baseball team in Holland, New York, died on a train today from injuries caused by a foul tip during yesterday's game. The incident, reported by the Associated Press in Buffalo, details the fatal accident en route to.
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Holland
N. Y
Usy Aagporlated Press
Buffalo, N. Y
May
Russian Aviator Kalabuchkin Killed In Air Accident
St Petersburg reports Lieutenant Kalabuchkin of the Russian army was killed today after a fall from an aeroplane while resting aboard. A passenger accompanying him escaped with a broken arm.
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St. Petersburg
Kalabuchkin
Winneconne to Dedicate New Municipal Building in June
Evidence shows Winneconne near completion on a brick and stone three story municipal building with a 44 by 100 feet footprint. Ground floor houses fire department rooms offices lockup library and dining room. basement for cellule rooms and 30,000 gallon water reservoir. upper floors will host an auditorium opera house and lodge hall. Dedication set for June 2 with a concert and ball. officials from Oshkosh Neenah Menasha and Winneconne present. Mayor John Mulva and Senator M F White slated to speak. Acme Orchestra to provide music.
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Winneconne
Mondgé
Winneconne Advancement Ersecution
John Mulva
Oahkosh
KK. Allen
Menasha
M. F. White
Wincecenne
Muale
Acme Orchestra
Oshkosh
Annual Connell Interle Weld Ext Week Fort du Lac
Preparations are complete for the thirty ninth annual congress of Fond du Lac clergy and delegates from each parish to attend at Saint Paul cathedral Tuesday May 3. Bishop Wetter helped seal the thirteen year breach with Trinity parish Oshkosh. Delegates include J T Armcrong B J Brehaman A Galloway and others. Bishop Weller will ordain deacons and priests at Sheboygan. A cathedral reception for diocesan delegates follows Monday evening at the bishop home. The diocesan Woman Auxiliary meets at Grace church Sheboygan Thursday next week.
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Fort du Lac
Wik
Fond du Lac
St. Paul Cathedral
Tty
del Gates
Trinity Parish
Oxhkosh
Wetter
Morea
Cathedral Congressation
J.T. Armecrong
B. J. Brehaman
A. Galloway
BE. Ro Herren
J.B. Parry
J. R. Potter
W. W. Wid
Weller
Shehoyran
Bundey
Arthur Alfred Horton
Cuthbert Walter Collarbon
Henry Stanley Ruth
Henry Earl Schmetser
Wiliam Henry Jordan
Arthur George Willon
Prissta
Board of Minions
Grace Church
Sheboygan
Milwaukees State Fair Under Debate In Fox River Valley
Special to The Northwestern Appleton reports May 31 that Milwaukee seeks to move the state fair from Milwaukeen to a site along the Wolf River reservoir area between Oshkosh and Fond du Lac. John Goodland leads opposition and committee recommends passage with minor amendments.
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Appleton
Win
Madteon
Milwauken
Woman broker in jail on embezzlement charges
Mrs Carforet ta Thompaon Brown a broker and her husband Henry A Brown were indicted on embezzlement counts. Bond set at 26060 for Henry Brown. Mrs Brown jailed today in county jail after Tuesday indictment filing. First count cites 27471 embezzled, second 516.
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Associated Preav
Cincinnati
Carforetta Thompaon-Brown
Jompy
Henry A. Brown
Aid
Mra Brown
Man Commits Death by Own Action
A report notes a man’s death by his own actions in a somber incident. Memorials and church announcements appear in the social news section, with notices from Woodmen of World Memorial and community events for the Fourth of July.
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Woodmen of World Memorial
Hitencock
Cloxen
Osseeenree
Fiance Explains Shooting In Hermetic Barrage
Fred Yl Koh, a wealthy Cab clubman, defends his fiancée Mina Nobles Nobles claiming she shut herself in fear during an hysterical attack after her mother’s illness. Angeles, May 31 Associated Press reports Koh’s arrest relation to yesterday’s fatal shooting of Mina Nobles Whitie.
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Fred Kolh
Mina Nobles
Hpaterlon
Associated
Joe Angeles
Fred Yl Koh
Mita
Rene Noe Witie
Percelf
Death by Carbolic Acid Suicide in Atamah Flurry Nash
Flurry Nash of Atenah aged thirty eight committed suicide at the home of Charles Kagsver by drinking carbolic acid. His body lay on the bed fully clothed. A bottle with poison and an empty bottle were found by his hand. Nash had tuberculosis and had not worked since arriving in Dayton three months ago. He left Dayton saying another dreary day and was last seen yesterday morning. District Attorney McDonald ruled it a plain case of death by self action. Nash had a brother in Neeah and a son, and had been urged to visit Neerhy to see his brother. He appeared pleasant, with a severe cough and references to tuberculosis treatment.
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Nash
Charles Kagsver
Sorreet Street
Dayton
Sadack
Nae
Edmends
D. Ke. McDonald
Neeah
Hisung
Tita
Witter
Rekatches
Rural carriers elect officers for Northwestern division
The Wheeling Ravels Letter Carriers association members elected officers: President WG Arte of Sturgeon Bay, vice president George Hiller of Janesville, secretary Booth Dhemarest of Wau, treasurer OC Gringer of Slehay. Next convention planned in Green Bay with a vote on postal rate policy.
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Sperist
Joncasine
Wiel May St
Wheeansin Ravel Letter Carriers Association
Arte
Sturgeon Bay
George Hiller
Janes
Ville
Boot
Dhemarest
Wau
Gringer
Slehay
Tall
Origamiz
Sayler Dies After Illness at Shellyville Home
Indianapolis dispatch reports L Sayler longtime manager of Chicago city news bureau died after apoplexy at Shellyville Indiana following a speedway visit. The death occurred as Sayler dined at William Fortune's home. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Eh Ol. Sayler
City News Bureau
Chicago
Shellyville
Sayier
Wiliam Fortune
President May Push Currency Law Amid Senate Doubt
Washington May 31 President May may urge swift action on currency legislation if the Senate cooperates with a December session. House leaders plan to push a largely unchanged bill after caucus consensus. Senate members prefer delaying amid tariff timing and summer travel, risking a split with the White House if forced.
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Congress
Idaho Senator to Wed Irene Moore in Chicago Event
James H. Brady of Idaho arrives in Chicago to wed Miss Irene Moore. The ceremony was planned at the bride’s cousin A. T. L. Moore’s home in Hoxhlind Park, Towebek, but details show the wedding date and location were uncertain in the report.
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IHADO
James H. Brady
Chicago
Irene Moore
Associated Press
Irage
United States
Janes H. Brady
Idaho
Coneaite
Towebek
A. T L. Moore
Hoxhlind Park
Ban on Smut Songs in Public Places Takes Effect
Chicago May 31 reports a city ban on indecent public acts and suggestive gestures across all public spaces. The ordinance amendment prohibits obscene language, abusive acts, and threatening words, with enforcement starting immediately.
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Associated Preasy
Chicago
Finda
Weather notes for WarrYw and Cloudlire Sun Day
Fragmentary forecast snippet mentions 1pm times and Sunday observations with temperature notes. Readable parts reference May, A126 29 A502 farecant for Wiaronala Wooty, and a general note on tonight and Sunday conditions.
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