05 Apr 1913
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1913
Page
1
A quirky La Crosse feature invites readers to name the prominent citizen behind a previous sketch prize. The winner Edith Lord once collected $1 for solving who the subject was, with hints and local lore woven through long urban vignettes and satirical verse.
A Dayton council session features Alderman Frank Kohn delivering a pointed speech on funding Rubber Mills road repairs amid a tight budget. A humorous aside questions why four policemen herded four geese on Main Street while residents watched. A dramatic birdseye view shows floodwater reaching porch roofs in the foreword.
Reports indicate the Cairo area has weathered the flood better with conditions easing and authorities maintaining alerts. Residents assess damage while relief agencies coordinate aid and resources for affected neighborhoods.
Chicago grand jury returns 259 indictments in a case tied to a so called arson trust. Fifty six merchants and insurance adjusters face charges of arson arson with intent to defraud and conspiracy as details link a cost over one million dollars in losses from thirty one fires tied to John Daniels and Benjamin Fink.
Mrs Olson prepares for a sensational trial as she is set to testify next Monday to save her husband, a Minnesota Agricultural College professor, accused of murdering a laundry wagon driver. She described alleged hypnotic influence and improper relations, with more lurid details expected.
A fragment from a poem by Howard M. Jones about a working man found dead in a polluted river near a factory. The piece questions labor, capital, and industrial society and protests the harsh realities of mechanized work and economic inequality. The speaker asks Captain of Industry, unions, and philanthropists why the man's death occurred in the river.
A man filed charges with the secretary of the senate alleging a western senator offered indignities to a woman on March 24 during a room meeting about her husband’s appointment. The secretary and Vice President Marshall declined to comment. District Attorney Wilson said he would not pursue further investigation and the matter was dropped.
Reports from Paris Vienna and Sofia claim Scutari surrendered to Montenegrins and Servians after a last assault by sixty thousand allies. The foreign office and diplomats have not confirmed the event, with details arriving as unverified rumors.
Chicago reports that C K G Billings a millionaire New York sports man will receive 450000 through the death of his mother Mrs Augusta S Billings by the terms of her will probated here.
President Wilson faces pressure from sugar interests as talks on tariff harmony falter. He reportedly demands a steep cut with free sugar after three years or immediate free sugar, while Senator Thomas of Colorado previews a last appeal for compromise within 24 hours.
The past 24 hours brought a high of 44 and a low of 39 inches. Skies were fair with little cloudiness except in the extreme northwest and along the Atlantic coast. La Crosse rainfall was minimal at 6, with continued fair and warmer conditions forecast for tonight through Sunday across Wisconsin and Iowa. River readings show minor declines in several stations including La Crosse at 6.8 and Pr du Chien at 7.9.
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