14 Aug 1909
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1909
Page
1
The Washington Post reports that the dispute between For ster and Ballinger will prompt an investigation by the executive committee. The probe aims to determine facts surrounding the clash and potential misconduct.
Washington dispatch reports the Pinchot Ballinger controversy may trigger a congressional inquiry. The Washington Post cites potential investigations into coal fraud and land office entries tied to prominent figures and dummies, with Alaska coal fields raising concerns about monopoly and price control affecting Pacific coast users.
In Philadelphia a borrowed auto exploded during a joy ride injuring five men and women. James Dugan 41 died at the scene. Mrs Laura Taylor 32 is unconscious and likely to die. Catherine Pechte 26 sustained multiple injuries. Chas Flower 26 and others suffered lacerations and fractures as the car hurtled off the road. The crash occurred on the Six Oaks to Bedeers road near Fairmont.
A camping party spends the week at Oehler's cave camp with Miss Camilla Grams Miss Helda Webber Myrtle Mayo Mary Burke Anna Burke Edna Simonton among the party.
Willis E. Barber owner of Modern Steam Laundry on North Fourth Street is found in contempt of court for emitting smoke from furnaces and unloading smokeless coal. Judge Higbee fines him 50 dollars plus costs and orders payment by Monday. jail if not paid. Barber cites prior injunctions and argues a coal shed would help but says authorities ignore his petition.
Delegates at the seventh National Irrigation Congress in Spokane discuss Acting Commissioner Schwartz's Washington statement defending Ballinger. The feud with Chief Forester Pinchot is seen extending to the National Conservation Congress in Seattle. The Bozeman land dispute and the Collins Land Co. filings are cited by Ballinger opponents as evidence of a power trust grab, with ex Governor Pardee highlighting sections of land once thought restored.
Benjamin Atlas age 15 a run away from Brownsville and another boy were apprehended by police here and taken to the station. A farmer Daniel Corcoran reported they left home and were headed to the city. Atlas had been released from a charitable school at Minneapolis and sent to Corcoran and left. Miss Ida Weekman telegraphed she would arrive to take Atlas back to the institution, while the other boy was returned to Brownsville.
The board of public works will investigate Miles Murphy on charges of favoring a blacksmith at the next council meeting. Ole Thoreson, who filed the complaint, once threatened Murphy in the board office but was warned to desist. the dispute reportedly escalated into a fight.
Holmen forms the Holmen Progressive Association with J M Halderson Oscar Haug Mike McHugh Anton B Jostead and Frank Hassfield as incorporators. The $6000 capital plans a public hall and athletic park to lure industries and fund bonuses for locating businesses. First meeting set for next Tuesday in Holmen.
The International Typographical Union announced it will not be homeless in 1911 as telegrams invited the next sessions to Salt Lake City or San Francisco. Delegates approved the mortuary benefit section by section after resolving the Los Angeles Times dispute. Minneapolis boosters won the 1910 session bid over Atlanta and Salt Lake City.
Miss Elsbeth Sara Switz, director of music at the Washington State Normal School for four years, is at home visiting her mother.
Former Police Commissioner Bingham charges that New York sees about 190 million dollars in graft and blackmail annually. He blames Tammany Hall and a weak judiciary, says 70 to 80 percent of minor crimes involve foreigners, and describes political interference with magistrates and police. He cites a bribe offer to be seen with a cafe proprietor.
Paris reports the French cruiser Victor Hugo will join Swiftsure and ships from Italy and Russia to Crete. The four protecting powers aim to deter Turkish action and may force Crete to abandon annexation plans, signaling a potential drop of the Greek flag from rebuilt public buildings.
A Berlin paper notes two Stradivarius violins on display with prices of 20000 and 25000 dollars from 1703 and 1719. The article argues value differs by perspective: collectors cite maker fame, violinists cite tone, and true merit varies with competition among fine instruments. It traces Stradivari's era from 1510 to 1800 and hints at decline thereafter.
Army air observers from Fitchburg note a test for balloon corps use in battlefield observation. Major General Wood may attend with Brigadier Glidden to witness operations from the air during maneuvers scheduled next Tuesday. The ascent is planned for noon, aiming to cross the hostilities zone with a large gas bag.
The funeral for Mrs. Josephine Lang of 1240 Redfield Street will be held Monday at 8:30 at the residence and 9:00 at Holy Trinity Church. Survivors include relatives and two stepsons John and Charles.
Beverly Mass August 14 Cecil Lyons republican national committeeman from Texas says Beverly may gain popularity as a presidential home but will not be known as a hungry town. Cabinet members dined with the president but Lyons found a five cent lunch room unsatisfactory. Charles P Taft plays golf with the president at Myopia. Cincinnati relatives arrive by auto and stay with W J Boardman near the president. Mrs Taft's health prevents regular summer guests.
Nearly a score of suspects were arrested in Stockholm as authorities uncovered a dynamite plot tied to anarchists amid strike turmoil. A magazine of dynamite and planning papers were found in a room shared by several suspects. Striker bands disrupted telegraph and telephone lines and damaged windows in about a hundred stores and factories.
Mrs J J Dregger and Mrs W E Shepard have returned from Minneapolis where they visited Mrs Shepard's son.
A week of heavy rain drenched the area as nearly four inches fell overnight. Streets flooded and a large washout under the Burlington tracks at Farnam Street left a deep void and damaged rails. Damage runs into thousands with further washouts at Gund’s brewery and Spear’s skiff livery and water eroding road beds near Listman’s mill.
Coolest in La Crosse at 72 and warmest at 84 with 4 mile wind and 3.96 inches of rain. Forecasts show showers tonight or Sunday in Wisconsin, east Minnesota, and eastern Iowa with generally fair conditions elsewhere. the river will rise over the next 48 hours with several sites showing small gains.
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