Trades and Labor council endorses Valier and Humphrey ruling
La Crosse trades and labor leaders publicly back General Manager Peter Walier and John Humphrey's arbitration decision. Resolutions praise fairness, send copies to Gov. Davidson, and urge swift contractor penalties for delays, with city officials pledging strict future timetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey and Hartwell
Trades and Labor Council of
Carmen
la Crosse
Peter Walier
Traction Company
B. E Edwards
Valier
Harriman Undergoes Extended Medical Examination
Reported at Turners New York August 28 that E. H. Harriman endured a lengthy exam by specialists including Dr. G W Crile. Officials say surgery is needed but Harriman is too weak now, with a possible delay to gain strength before operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turners
N. Y
Harriman
Tower Hill
E. H. Harriman
G. W. Crile
Cleveland
Ohio
Crile
New York
Arden
Jacob H. Schiff
G. W Crile
Lyle
Erie
Hartman Automobils
Will Enforce All Paying Penalties Contractors
A brief notice from the authorities states that penalties will be enforced for all contractors who fail to meet payment obligations. It emphasizes strict collection procedures and compliance requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Woolley
Gundy
Gund Company
Sorensen
Thill & Manning
Baseball Today Nationals at Brooklyn First game
National team faces Brooklyn in the opener with pitching by Camnitz Tibson and Bell Marshall. Score details show Brooklyn leading 7 to 4 and 3 to 2 in separate innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nationals
Brooklyn
RHE Pittsburg
Camnitz
Tibson
Bell and Marshall
Philadelphia
RHE St. Louis
Sallee
Lush
Bresnahan
Corridon
Scanlon
Sparks
Dooin
Governor Davidson Sent Abroad For Norway Post
Madison Aug 28 Following a visit by State Senator Hudnal the Stephenson crowd’s problem about what to do with Governor Davidson is solved by an understanding that he will stay out of both the gubernatorial and senatorial races and receive a diplomatic appointment to Norway. The move clears the track for Hudnall and the reactionaries in the senatorial contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Hudnal
Stephenson
Davidson
Norway
Bray
Hudnall
Heroes of the lost steamship Ohio named
The Alaska lists George Eccles and F. J. Stephens as heroes of the sea along with unlearned third and fourth crew members who sacrificed to save passengers at the steamer Ohio wreck off Steep Point. Seven perished and survivors are aboard the Rupert City and Humboldt en route to Vancouver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ketchikan
Alaska
George Eccles
Winnipeg
Ohio
Steep Point
F. J. Stephens
Seattle
Eccles
Stephens
Booth
George C. Eccles
Rupert City
Vancouver
Humboldt
Real Estate Transfers in La Crosse Area
William R. Turnbull transferred his Main Street residence between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets to Flora H. Denover for 3139 dollars. Denover is a faculty member at the new La Crosse Normal School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Turnbull
Flora H. Denover
Main Street
Denover
New la Crosse Normal School
Pittsburg Government Probes Rise From Indian Mound Meeting
Government investigations expand as strikers at Indian Mound discuss listing strike breakers. Reports claim workers brought from European ships bypassed immigration checks to enter car plants. Testimony cites beatings and a $100 offer to keep men in the plant. Police assault charges anticipated as witnesses’ addresses are collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Indian Mound
Government
Immigration Department
Frank Clancy
Samuel Cohn
Clancy
Cohn
Skaten Funeral Held for Galesville Resident
The funeral of Helmer Skaten of Galesville who died at Tudmart New Mexico on August 21 was conducted at 2:39 p m yesterday afternoon in the Sixth Street Norwegian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmer Skaten
Galesville
Tudmart, N M
Sixth Street
Roosevelt and Ballinger Spar Over Water Power Policy
Ormby McHarg, acting secretary of commerce and labor, rejected Roosevelt’s water power trust warnings as nonsense. He called the idea an octopus threatening posterity and insisted the issue concerns business conditions, not government policy. He cited the Yellowstone as the only government water power resource.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Sevelt
Congress
Ormby McHarg
Commerce and Labor
Washington
McHarg
Roosevelt
Forest Service
Smith
Department of Commerce and Labor
Taft
Nagel
West
Yellowstone
Balancer Pinchot fight marks conservation congress
At the Seattle conservation congress a rift emerged between Bal linger and Pinchot over water power rights. Secretary Ballinger was to speak as Hanford urged states to enact laws declaring waters belong to the people while a minority favored liberal land and water grants. Finley urged ending plume hunting and praised Roosevelt for bird protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Conservation Congress
Ballinger
Hanford
Forester Pinchot
Benjamin Irwin
Oregon
Forest Service
Paris
Finley
Roosevelt
Curtiss Wins Airship Contest At Reims Meet
Glenn Curtiss, American entrant, won the Coupe Internationale covering 12.42 miles in 15 minutes 50 3-5 seconds, best time of the week and likely to secure multiple prizes. Bleriot, Lefebvre, Cockburn also competed. weather ideal for flying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rheims
Glenn Curtiss
Curtiss
Bleriot
Lefebvre
Latham
George Cockburn
England
Cockburn
Curtis
Glenn H. Curtiss
Lafebvre
Assault case yields damages for Whitbeck in hotel fight
C A Whitbeck awarded fifteen dollars for personal injuries after a fight with John Walsh proprietor of the Law hotel. Walsh pleaded guilty in county court before Judge John Brindley and was fined nineteen dollars. Whitbeck’s attorney then pursued a civil action. Walsh must pay damages plus substantial costs. Whitbeck, formerly a night clerk at the Law hotel, testified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Whitbeck
Leonard Kleeher
Whitbeck
John Walsh
Law Hotel
Walsh
John Brindley
A. E. Bleekman
Weather and Water Report for Midwest Regions
Coolest at La Crosse 72 and warmest 84 with a 4 mile wind and .20 inch rainfall. Forecasts show Wisconsin and Iowa fair and cooler tonight and Sunday, Minnesota fair with cooler conditions in the east Sunday. River forecast expects a gradual fall in stage with minor changes at noted locations including Prairie du Chien and Reeds Landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Reeds Landing
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Chicago
Harvard School
Fifth Street
Vincennes Avenue
United States
Peter Valier
Trades and Labor Council
Humphrey
Union
Reeves
John Rae
Fred Fay
Carmen's Union
Fred
Hartwell
the Motorman
George Naegle
Louis A. Weigel
A. E. Chandler
Emil Hieckel
W. Michel
Rudie Young
Johnson
Turner
la Crosse City Railway Company
John Humphrey
Milwaukee
State Board of Arbitration
W. J. Ferris
la Crosse Water Power Company
F. H. Hartwell
Labor Council
State Board of
Labor Council of
Signey
John Raf E. Turner. “A. B. Chandler
George Falk
Board of Public Works
Baseball Today
Jim
Beauty
of Birds
Wee
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