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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1905
Page
6
Iowa Governor A B Cummins publishes his reply to Secretary Shaw regarding a Des Moines speech on the French treaty. He defends his reported quotation and cites Des Moines Capital editor LaFayette Young as supporting Shaw’s views and noting the editor attended the Chicago Reciprocity banquet.
A dispatch from Manila reports the transport Logan arriving at Olongapo with Secretary Taft and party. Taft Miss Roosevelt and Miss Mabel Boardman will stay with Commissioner Legardo who plans a farewell reception. Bourke Cochran will lecture at St Pauls hospital dispensary on prosperity.
The governor rebukes a cited Des Moines speech claiming you said the senate rejected the French treaty because it gave France everything and the United States nothing. He notes both sides have long experience in trials and asserts authority to quote your statements. The Des Moines Capital editorial, May 27, 1905, is referenced.
Acting Secretary Loomis received a cable from Minister Merry in San Jose Costa Rica about the Albers brothers detained in Nicaragua. Merry says one Albers is imprisoned but location and offense are unconfirmed. he notes comfortable quarters access to friends his house two lawyers and a jury trial to ensure fair treatment.
A passenger excursion train collided with a freight train in Logansport Indiana injuring several and killing one fireman Walter Eversole. Engineer Grady lost both legs and cannot recover. Other wounded include James Henderson Owen McGreevy T C McGreevy and George Brown. The crash occurred as the excursion Returned from Cincinnati and crashed into the freight entering the yards.
Abra ham Lincoln birthplace a 110 acre farm in Hidgenville Kentucky sold at auction for 3000 to BR J Collier of New York represented by E J McDermott Louisville lawyer likely as investment. Court ordered sale in the bankruptcy case of A W Dennette of New York who had bought it fifteen years earlier from the Creal family bidders included John F E Burton of Philadelphia and W D Frost of Chicago.
Portsmouth N H Aug 29 The Associated Press says Roosevelt authorized Japan to waive indemnity and to cede the northern half of Sakhalin to Russia leaving redemption price to a mixed commission The czar’s replies regarded as partially responsive The Japanese in Tokyo are in council about peace negotiations and no other major news is reported.
In Bridgeport Judge Milton A. Shumway rules United Hatters of North America win against C. N. Merritt & Son of Danbury. The court orders an accounting and a permanent injunction against using the union label on nonunion hats. The firm is exonerated on intent to deceive, but an appeal is anticipated.
Chicago beat Boston 4 2 in Boston and New York defeated St Louis 8 1 in New York. Philadelphia topped Pittsburgh 4 2 in Philadelphia while Cincinnati won 6 10 at Brooklyn. American League games saw Cleveland 5 New York 4 and Detroit 4 Philadelphia 5 4. Younger scores list Des Moines 5 Omaha 7 and Pueblo 15 Sioux City 3 among Western play.
From Chicago daily Aug 50 to Sep 4 special rates to Denver for the G A R encampment. Two fast daily trains and specially conducted G A R trains depart Chicago Sept 2 arriving Denver without change. Side trips and hotel lists available by writing W P Kniskern Chicago P T M.
The piece notes a French saying about capon for those who eat capon and argues salaries rise for those who earn and demand them rather than merely earning. It asks readers if they “eat capon” to secure higher pay through advertising and effort.
The Massachusetts Socialist state convention nominated ex Representative James F Carey of Haverhill for governor. Other items note a bubonic plague death in Panama and various national incidents including a fatal parachute accident in Illinois and a shipwreck near Florida.
Dialogue presents a witty exchange about inherited wealth and action. A speaker questions the first step after a death leaving a fortune of 1,060,600 dollars, while another replies there would be no need to act in such a case.
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