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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1913
Page
2
Prohibition advocates and anti balloon forces converge in Washington as delegates push for stricter laws. The display centers on the clash between reformers and opponents amid a tense national policy debate. Delegates seek to sway lawmakers on key measures affecting enforcement and public order.
Washington reports a massive rally as about a thousand delegates from the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Anti-Saloon League urged Congress to pass a constitutional amendment for nationwide prohibition. Leaders including Mrs. L M N Stevens and Mrs. Alla Boole led the push, pledging to accept the honor of introducing the bill in both houses and stressing the harm of liquor to homes and children.
The Nobel committee awarded 1912 to Senator Wuhu Root of New York and 1913 to Senator enti La Fontaine of Brussels Belgium. The report lauds Roots pacification efforts in the Philippines and Cuba and his role in smoothing the American Japanese dispute, praising his international ideals and advocacy of global diplomacy.
San Francisco promoter declared the Ritchie Murphy bout off due to rain and no new date set. Patsy Drouillard beat Joe Man Hot in Perrott Michigan, boosting Spe as a light heavyweight contender. Dr Henry Simon death linked to early X-ray adoption in Geneva.
Washington December 12 secretary announced that the total area not public lands withdrawn from general entry is a little under 67,900,000 acres with 10,000,000 acres included in coal withdrawals. Hold for Duncan drowning Paris December 12 Morverand driver of the auto that plunged into a river with Ingdora Duncan’s two children and their governess will be tried on a homicide charge.
President tells National American Woman Suffrage Association delegation he favors a standing house committee on suffrage but refuses to send a special message to Congress or use his influence to create a dedicated committee. He explains his role as a spokesman for an organic body, not his private views.
Miss Phoebe Cousins, aged 73, the United States first woman lawyer and the only woman to serve as deputy United States marshal, died in St Louis on Saturday. The notice notes her pioneering role and long career in law.
Bryan Texas December 9 Fifty three persons are known to be dead and scores of others are reported to have lost their lives in the floods of the Brazos and Trinity rivers in central and south central Texas.
The house lobby investigation report criticizes Rep James D McDermott for grave impropriety and distant ties to pawnbrokers and liquor dealers. It notes Mulhall and Emery overstepped limits while urging that laws shield labor from injurious restraints. The findings discuss NASM, AFL, and other bodies and uphold Wilson’s view of capital influence.
Concord report says Judge Ed gar Aldrich ordered that the mental condition of Harry K Thaw be determined in federal court and a review by the Supreme Court would be sought at once. Bail hearing noted.
News from New York lists John D. Rockefeller as a major buyer of Red Grogs stamps. Reports say he paid $800 for 60,000 stamps and project sales of 50,000,000 stamps likely to be gold by Christmas. The item notes Rockefeller as the oil king amid a wave of large stamps purchases.
In Kansas City Missouri on December 9 a clash erupted as sixteen Industrial Workers of the World members confronted authorities. Officers sent the riotous group to police headquarters where several were arrested near City Hall. Authorities report the night’s disturbances were quelled but tensions remain high.
A dispatch from Vera Cruz reports rebels firing on Tampico as U S and Mexican forces move to defend the port. Congress votes Huerta provisional presidency to July and calls new elections amid rebel advances, while Carranza defends execution of federal officers in Juarez in a letter released from Arizona Governor Hunt.
William Deering, head of the harvester trust, died at his Cocoanut Grove estate south of Miami on Tuesday after several months of illness. Born in South Paris, Missouri on April 25, 1826, he married Abby Barbour in 1849. they had one child, Charles Deering.
George B. Davis, the dynamiter, testifies before the federal grand jury in Indianapolis with indictments in many cases naming officers and members of the International Bridge and Structural Ironworkers' Association as defendants. He details dates and places of dynamite outrages and how he was hired to blow up bridges and other structures built by nonunion labor. Also notes government action on telephone ownership and baseball leadership, plus a humorous Capitol misstep involving President Wilson.
Chicago ring news reports Packey McFarland earning high stakes mentions in Milwaukee as a leading welterweight contender. The article notes Britton and McFarland in a title-tinged encounter, with bold claims of earnings per minute and the potential impact on boxing rankings.
The Wisconsin Dairymen’s Association annual convention in Antigo adjourned with officer elections led by M. L. Wells as president and A. J. Glover as secretary treasurer. Also reported are November fires causing $316,043 in losses, with causes including carelessness and chimney fires, and state fire totals. Governor McGovern addressed Equity delegates urging market reform as he noted farming conditions are unsatisfactory.
Alvin Reis of the Wisconsin Anti Tuberculosis Association spoke at the YMCA Milwaukee urging citizens to educate the public and support Red Cross stamps to fight the disease. He cited 2500 deaths yearly in Wisconsin and over 100000 nationwide, noting Milwaukee and Wisconsin state progress and calling for tougher action against conditions allowing child illness and poverty.
At a Madison regents meeting plans were adopted for adding to University Hall and for a new physics building behind the chemistry structure. A boathouse remodel and women’s bath house were ordered with a $7,500 appropriation, and a fourth battalion in the military department was authorized. Excavation material will fill six acres of lake to create a new women’s athletic field. Articles of incorporation were filed for several Wisconsin companies including Bohannon Dredging, Golden Rule Co op, Stoughton Novelty, and Lena Electric Light and Power, with varied capital and listed incorporators.
State Grange delegates adopt resolutions endorsing referendum and recall, income tax improvements, woman suffrage, bank deposits protection, county agricultural representation, state ownership, and direct presidential nomination voting. They condemn Griffith forestry policy and back liberal land clearing for new settlers. Antigo chosen for 1914 convention. officers elected include Master H M Culbertson and Overseer William Menning with several officers and committee members named.
Madison reports nearly 192,008 in motor license revenue for the year including 34,646 automobile licenses, 12,240 motorcycles, and 16,000 dealer licenses. After an Aug 1 rate rise for dealers to 10, the 1913 total reflects higher fees. 24,478 auto licenses issued in 1912, up 10,068 in 1913, with over 100 applications already for 1914 and new yellow plates with embossed white figures planned.
Madison reports show labor supply exceeding demand as October’s 107 applicants per 100 jobs grew to 145 in November. The state industrial commission denies long hour petitions for women clerks despite Christmas season demand, with only Antigo, Kenosha, and Superior seeking extensions and all refusals.
More than one hundred priests of the Green Bay diocese assembled at St. Joseph's orphanage for the annual eucharistic conference. Bishop Tox presided over the gathering.
Farmers in La Crosse County organize a cooperative canning company capitalized at 50000 dollars following plans from a Wisconsin Society of Equity meeting to push local agricultural processing.
The Marinette Development club will stage a manufacturers exposition on February 25 and 26, showcasing all city industries including cheese factories and creameries.
Ashland Poval Jasurda a 21 year old farmer from near Phillips went to the village to seek work in a lumber camp. He boarded a cat nearLogging trails and fell fatally injuring himself.
Theodore Songe, 8, son of Mr and Mrs T Songe living west of Wautoma, drowned while skating on a small pond on his father's farm. The tragedy occurred on the farm property, leaving the community in shock.
Burglars broke into Robert Glass fur store in Milwaukee and carried away the choicest furs and 600 pounds of ginseng root using a wagon. Property estimated at 10 thousand dollars. Investigation underway.
The Ashland police and fire commission decided to dispense with the traditional clubs used to arm officers. The move affects equipment once standard in daily duties, signaling a modernization of law enforcement practices in Ashland.
Oshkosh: John Howard Kitz, a life insurance solicitor, died after a slip on a train while riding a bicycle. Baraboo: John Kramer of Greenfield sold a 720 pound hog for 36. La Crosse: Peter Helm died in bed with his wife and friends planning his funeral anniversary. Green Bay: railroad crew installing interlocking and signals from Duck Creek to Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac: robbers fleeing a saloon break caused by a glass window dive. Ashland: Brown 18 razing Irish factory and east Wisconsin avenue buildings. Appleton: Charles Armon, Chicago conductor, under arrest for burglary. Beloit: Rev. Bretscher home ransacked. thief likely boarded a train. Milwaukee area: student assault case at Lincoln school. superintendent backs principal. Sturgeon Bay: lettuce crop planted in open beds due to warm spell. Wausau: fire damages Heineman building. losses include Woolworth and others. Kenosha: Laurae Dittler rescues mother from burning home. fire starting from lamp. Menominee: Floyd Cockray killed by running horses after gunfire. Niagara: deer struck by car near Ulmen. minor injuries.
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