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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1909
Page
1
MPANY presents its perspective amid a public dispute, outlining arguments and positions in a concise statement. The company defends its actions and calls for fair consideration by stakeholders and the public.
La Crosse City Railway Company and workers face a drawn out arbitration with Hartwell Ferris and Humphrey as panel. briefs from both sides discuss an open shop rule dating to 1909 and the wage scale, while the third member guards tie breaking power. Continued details appear in later pages.
Lieutenant Fowler of Company M and John Klinge of Company B lead state marksmanship at the regiment encampment. They plan a few days of preliminary drills at Camp Douglas before traveling to Camp Perry in August for the national rifle tourney. Klinge predicts the top state shooter honor this year.
New aspects emerge in the Sutton case as investigators disclose fresh evidence. Officials say the development could reshape proceedings and impact potential outcomes. Public interest grows as documents and testimonies are reviewed.
Samuel Francis Smith son of the author of America died in Toronto after a release from Iowa penitentiary. He had embezzled about 100000 dollars as a Davenport trustee and was sentenced to Anamosa. Governor Carroll had suspended the sentence to allow him to spend his final days with family in Boston.
In St Louis at a public demonstration 50 year old Robert Barclay displayed extraordinary strength by lifting heavy weights with a harness. A rope hook failed during the act causing him to fall three stories from a window to a concrete court below. He died in hospital from a fractured skull.
Workers seek a closed shop and wage increase from 1 to 5 cents an hour. Companies offer arbitration on wage differences but refuse closed shop. A strike vote is set for Thursday August 5. Railroads involved include Chicago City Railway Chicago Railways and Chicago Southern trains Calumet and South Chicago. Estimated daily losses due to a strike: fares $60,000 overhead $12,000 wages by workers $27,900.
In Chicago on August 9 negotiations between traction companies and the wage group resume with a possible compromise. President Mitten of the Chicago City Railway and President Roach of Chicago Railways plan offers including raises and seniority incentives under a long contract. Union head Buckley signals willingness to drop the closed shop demand if wages rise, with a new scale proposing 30 cents for older workers and 24 cents for new workers plus annual 1 cent raises to 39 cents. The plan aims for a uniform citywide wage basis and a lengthy peace era.
Charles Arnold a 19 year old saloon cook admitted taking 4.50 from the till at E M Johnston North side saloon. He pleaded guilty to larceny and was sentenced to ten days in county jail. He said the money was all he believed due him and he planned to join his mother at the seaside. He was arrested before leaving town.
The opening address by Geo. E. Barstow of Texas, president of the congress, praises the reclamation service and forestry bureau. He urges government bonds to expand waterways and reclamation, cites forest preservation as foundational, and calls for federal control of water companies. Committees are named with Newman, Turner, Pardee, Twitchell, and Jackson. Governor Hay argues against free lumber, warning tariffs protect forest preservation and curb rising prices driven by shrinking forests.
The funeral for Mrs. Christine Koller was held at St Joseph's cathedral at 9 this morning, Rev. Father Sluyter officiating. Interment followed in the Catholic cemetery. she was born in Germany February 16, 1832 and came to America 41 years ago with her husband and children. Survived by one son John and five daughters, plus two brothers and two sisters in the east.
Judgment for $3909 and costs was entered today by Attorneys Wolfe and Wolfe in the case of O. R. Skaar vs Mrs. Ella Waite of West Salem. A motion for a new trial brought before Judge E. C. Higbee has been continued.
Ensign Kenneth Whiting, noted navy swimmer, surfaced from a submarine through a torpedo tube at 70 feet to test escape ideas. The stunt, first of its kind in the U S Navy, may lead to an invention for submarine crew escape though he could face a mild reprimand for recklessness.
Two street cars collided on a west side bridge after a crossing switch was opened to avert a Milwaukee train. Twenty five people were injured, none fatally. A Wisconsin Central passenger engine crashed into a Pennsylvania mail train at Deerfield, Illinois, injuring three as a mail car telescoped.
Republican leaders fear La Follette may reopen senate roll call debates while campaigning in Nebraska this week. They hope he avoids commenting on Burkett and Brown who drifted toward insurgents but backed the Payne Aldrich bill. Burkett faces re election with Bryan a possible challenger as La Follette tours Lexington and Broken Bow next Friday and Saturday.
Police in Rochester and Greece investigate the brutal death of Anna Schumacher found in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. She was beaten with a heavy stone, assaulted before death, and buried in a shallow grave after an apparent struggle.
In Newton Arkansas on August 9 a guard of deputies surrounded the jail as Sheriff Neal vowed to meet any repeat mob violence with loaded rifles. A thousand black residents gathered for two hours demanding Gus Currie, who had stabbed Ike Bowers to death over a woman. A white mob leader was knocked down by the sheriff, ending the standoff.
The New York labor bulletin directed by state labor commissioner Williams reports wage earners’ prosperity with only 21.1 percent of the 359,000 organized workers unemployed. It notes that in 1908 unemployment stood at 33.7 percent, indicating improved conditions across the industrial sector.
Secretary Taggart of the Merchants association reports a big Lansing to La Crosse excursion with tickets selling fast. A nine am boat departure from Main street will feature a brass band, a baseball game, and dancing with lunch baskets free to carry. Admission 25 cents for children and 50 cents for adults.
The wheat harvest across the prairie provinces began today with heavy rains and heat speeding work by ten days. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta are forecast to yield about 130 million bushels at roughly 20 bushels per acre. Higher prices and better rail service should lift the crop market before lake navigation ends.
In Wisconsin the low was 72 degrees in La Crosse with a high near 88, wind around 4 miles per hour and rainfall of .06 inch. Forecasts show partly cloudy conditions in Wisconsin tonight and Tuesday with light showers in the extreme east. Minnesota and Iowa expect generally fair weather tonight and Tuesday.
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