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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1909
Page
1
Wisconsin Senator La Follette assails the Payne Aldrich tariff and Speaker Cannon in La Follette’s Weekly. He argues the reform was a down payment on trusts, while Cannon’s revenge risks harming representative governance and provoking voter backlash.
An alderman plans to demand police explanations on city funds spent for streetcar tickets while anti pass laws were allegedly violated. The meeting will also consider removing a street foreman over patronage claims and a resolution for a special election in wards eleven and twelve to replace two aldermen.
A Maine forest fire has caused about 190000 dollars in damage in the last 24 hours. The blaze has destroyed timber across a wide area and, though temporarily checked, could worsen if wind shifts occur. Officials fear continuing fires may escalate losses in Bideford and surrounding regions.
Senator Thomas Morris travels to Madison for a state board regents meeting to finalize payments for the La Crosse normal school with about 209000 still due. A new Platteville normal school president will be chosen after the incumbent resigned as Morris heads to Chicago and then St Louis to defend a chiropractic firm in a legality dispute.
Pinkerton detectives and plainclothes men hunt an armed suspect who robbed the Garrard County home of Elliott National Bank of Boston proprietor here of $2,000 in cash and jewels. The entry occurred while servants dined and the family was outdoors. the thief wore a blue dress disguise.
A political row unfolds with C C Wayland and Edmon ds figures in a contested county bargain. The piece hints at a planned loss strategy to secure Hudnall as governor and Edmonds as senator, while a local stand patter heads for the lakes amid talk of another Stephenson yacht cruise.
Water rents due July 1 and January 1 have long carried twenty days grace. Commissioner Day argues the lenient policy costs the city and favors a business like approach, seeking change unless a compelling reason is shown.
George Alcorn files a complaint in Wisconsin court alleging Kate Bassett willfully damaged household items on August 12, 1909 in Campbell Le Crosse County. A warrant issued and Bassett to be brought to court after Alcorn and a sheriff’s officer visit the Stony Point camp. case adjourned to Monday.
Cashier Wright announces a $400 reward for the arrest of the man who held him up for 2500 dollars yesterday in Jacksonville. The incident occurred at the store where Wright was working.
Beverly Massachusetts August 13 Local Roosevelt rider changes continue as John F Daniels resigns as United States marshal of Arizona and Charles A Overlick replaces him. Daniels once served a penitentiary term for killing a man and was seen as a bold western appointee. Mrs W Mary Schmick visits the president seeking pardon for her husband jailed at Leavenworth connected to bank irregularities.
Acting Assistant Commissioner Schwartz of the General Land Office denounces a Helena dated telegram as untrue. He explains no power-site filings have occurred in Montana since Ballinger, clarifies a June 11 filing by Riverside Land and Livestock was an amendment request, and notes two Helena power sites remain in private ownership with revocable permits rather than vested rights.
At Annapolis a naval inquiry reviews the death of Sutton after a campus night fight. Attorney Henry E. Davis accuses Lt. Robert E. Adams of initiating violence and questions Sutton's fate, with officers listening as the case nears closure.
Australian promoter Hugh McIntosh arrived on the Lusitania and renewed a $50,000 offer to stage the Jeffries Johnson fight. He would bring the match to London if possible or stage it in Australia or the United States. He argued Johnson has a strong chance after Burns.
The International Typographical union in St. Joseph outlines a graduated death benefit plan. Benefits vary by years of continuous membership from 75 to 400 dollars, with a monthly 0.5 percent assessment to sustain the life insurance fund. Members over fifty gain no greater than 75 dollars.
Washington reports confirm the recall of Minister Wu and the designation of Chang Yin Tang to succeed him as minister to the United States. The imperial edict was issued August 12 and no reason is given. Wu may be retained in Pekin for his knowledge of U.S. affairs.
Coolest reading at La Crosse 70 degrees and warmest at 82 with light wind about 4 miles per hour and trace rainfall. Forecasts today show partly cloudy skies with possible local storms tonight or Saturday in Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa.
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