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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
6
Forecasters and local leaders expect no labor unrest this spring in La Crosse. Wages are satisfactory, strikes unlikely, and contractors report exceptionally quiet conditions among stone masons carpenters paperhangers and painters with overall market calm.
A south side elevated train car derailed at South Thirty-ninth Street sending thirty passengers into a panic. The middle car left the tracks but the front and rear cars stayed on rails, and guards kept passengers inside until the train halted at Thirty-ninth Street station. No serious injuries reported. third similar accident in three weeks.
Washington April 17 Atttor ney General Bonaparte said information on the paper trust was referred to the New York district attorney to start a grand jury investigation Purdy was sent to New York to confer with Attorney Stim son about beginning the grand jury probe
Mrs Eli Nor Glynn the author of Three Weeks arrived in New York aboard the Mauretania for a rest. She declined to discuss plans for a stage adaptation and noted an offer from James K Hackett. She plans to return to London in about two months and will stay with Mrs Edward Graham of Santa Barbara California.
Tokyo reports Japanese officials in Korea have declared war on the Korean religious army league blamed for the assassination of Durham W. Stevens. Several arrests have targeted leaders of the oath-bound league.
Paris reports that War Minister Picquart's inquiry into army contract frauds could reveal a broader scandal, with Contractor Levy's meat supply case cited as a test. Additional cases are expected to surface, potentially shocking France.
Posses today search for Charles Brannon a farmer and veteran who shot his brother William last night then forced the wife and son to pray for their lives. Brannon tore the telephone from the wall and fled into the woods heavily armed after the slaying.
In Boston on April 17 the Chelsea disaster grisly death toll climbs as search efforts recover twelve bodies from the ruins and two hospital deaths bring the total to fourteen. More than eighty are reported missing as rescue continues.
New York April 14 analysis is underway on a bottle of grape juice given to Selig Silberstein by his sister at the hospital last night. Authorities suspect the juice contained poison and Silberstein tried to hide the bottle in his cot mattress.
Wireless dispatches from Broken Gun report Fat Fair Forty Nelson chasing a raffled launch prize aboard a sand bar. A relief party organized, Nelson tied, sheriff and launch owner await at the levee with bond and attachment on the raffle ticket.
The Baytenders union local 479 gathered in Union Central hall for its annual banquet and officer election. George Nagle was elected President with John M. Pavek as Vice President Roy S. Hutchinson as Recording Secretary N. P. Weil as Financial Secretary and Treasurer. About 30 members attended and enjoyed songs and toasts. The group deemed the meeting the most successful in the local’s history.
A landscape gardener works today to lay all flower beds in Court House Park. Entrance areas and walkways will showcase artistic designs as the space around the courthouse blooms with flowers.
Late estimates from the Hauser lake dam flood district put the loss at about 500000 dollars with possible overrun to 660000 as more reports arrive from distant areas.
The Coon Valley Farmers' Telephone company ties with Wisconsin Telephone for exclusive city connections. Manager Shuman installs switchboards today. officers named J. K. Rundahl C. F. Brinkmann L. Soerun. Service spans eighteen miles from Stoddard to Westby. line to Stoddard expected in fall. Wisconsin company also links with Standard Telephone for Iowa and southern Minnesota.
Count Arthur Spindovitch a Russian army major arrives in Chicago during a secret probe of American contractors bidding on a Baltic to Black Sea canal project worth 225 million dollars. He tours western cities and signals a critical report on bids.
Four alleged night riders, reported held by the Harrison County sheriff, were captured by a posse after an assault on Bracken County tobacco growers. Geo Haley, carrying three wagon loads of tobacco, was stopped by sixty armed men who overturned a wagon and sent the others back. Guards were placed over two escaping farmers as alarm reached Cynthiana and the sheriff set out to pursue the marauders.
In Riverside California two oil tanks exploded near the Sells Floto circus clashing with a blaze that sent four elephants loose. A woman named Miss Gibbs was killed and a man crushed as a barber shop and music store frontage were damaged. Citizens shot the elephants to corral them.
SUSTAIN SCALE REPORT TOLEDO April 17. The Pittsburg Operators scade committee was asked by telegraph this morning to hold off an agreement with the miners in the hope of securing lower prices. They went into session with the committee and voted to sustain the report. The report will be submitted to the locals for a referendum vote.
Miss Louise Harber aged 20 daughter of a Blooming ton Ill agricultural implement maker was struck by an auto at State and Quincy streets. She was taken to a hospital by friends before police arrived and no arrests were made.
In Springfield on April 17 the scale committee failed to settle the shotfirer issue and sent the proposition to the joint convention. A failed agreement could trigger a strike as the meeting is expected to be contentious.
San Diego on April 17 hosts a final port celebration as citizens and servicemen bid farewell. The ships will depart at 6 o clock tomorrow morning for Los Angeles.
Paris reports twenty seven Europeans and one hundred twenty five natives were killed in the battle of Plain Tamlet near Algiers. French wounded total one hundred. No estimate of native wounded is given.
William Miller returned home yesterday from Milwaukee where he spent the winter at the National Soldiers' Home. He is much improved after his visit there.
Chicago April 17 sixty two suits were filed against eight western railroads for violation of federal laws on shipping livestock without food and water.
Madison April 17 The Wisconsin supreme court postpones the Soo road case on the railroad rate commission act to the next assignment. Three questions about courts review of orders reasonableness and scope of the commissions power frame the constitutional stakes. Briefs from Northwestern St Paul Omaha and Milwaukee public utilities firms highlight railroad interests in the coming May argument.
The article reports on Aldrich bill remarks about future requirements and optimistic projections. It notes political mood comparisons to 1873 and 1893, cites increased gold production and business cooperation, and references a judiciary committee ruling against a federal forest reserve plan costing a billion dollars. Lilley probe nears end with anticipated final testimonies and potential executive review of Electric Co. records.
Sir Manry Campbell-Bannermann is gravely ill in London as he sinks gradually and death is anticipated soon. His condition worsened recently with medical aides struggling to stabilize him.
A man contends with a bluff in a regional dispute as locals debate the feasibility of stacking stone or earth to create a prominent rise. Officials emphasize practical limits and public safety considerations amid mounting skepticism.
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