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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1913
Page
1
The article reports leadership turmoil as Victoriano Huerta weakens while Villa advances on key positions. The English admiral's arrival and the American chargé d'affaires statement address concerns over an officer’s visit and potential shifts in control.
Persistent rumors in Mexico City claim General Victoriano Huerta is dead or on a train to Vera Cruz. Officials dismiss death claims and say Huerta has been ill for three days, with no departure verified. Supporting officials and observers note the dissension within Huerta’s camp and the looming political crisis.
The American squadron left Nice harbor just before sunset, heading home from the Mediterranean as a large holiday crowd cheered along the quays.
Reliable private information suggests Huerta drank heavily for two days, delaying negotiations on pending matters. He reportedly broke an official engagement with Charge OShaughnessy on Sunday. Rebels move toward San Luis Potosi, key rail hub for Mexico City, burning a $4 railway station at Ajuna as Villa's forces head toward Chihuahua.
Yesterday's high 48 low 42 with .06 inch precipitation. Forecasts show unsettled weather tonight and Tuesday with showers or rain, cooler temperatures, and light to moderate winds across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Cloudy conditions and variable pressure patterns extend from the Rockies to the Mississippi Valley with a general drift toward cooler, unsettled conditions.
Louis Pennell aged 18 won a 3500 dollar damages award from Rumely Products after a threshing machine exhibit at the Interstate fair injured him. He alleged unguarded stairs and a stand over the belt caused his fall into the machinery and permanent injuries. The verdict was one of the term’s largest personal injury awards. Jack Nelson burglar was found guilty and sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty previously and being rejected for mercy by Judge Higbee.
Mayor Ori J. Sorensen appointed Aldermen Roellig Strauss and Worth to join the council lights committee to study establishing a municipal lighting plant for street lights, buildings, institutions and the water power plant. Alderman Frank Kohn introduced the resolution and it passed with no dissent. Sorensen also named Aldermen Burt Smith Torrance and Kohn to review tax assessor work.
Washington December 1 The Supreme Court refused to review Indiana state court actions enjoining Governor Marshall and other state officials from submitting a 1911 constitutional amendment to the people, citing lack of jurisdiction.
George E. Davis a confessed dynamiter and Harry Jones secretary treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to unlawfully transport dynamite and nitro glycerine.
A requiem high mass for the repose of Mrs. Catharine M. Condon will be held at St. Mary's Church at 9 o'clock tomorrow with Rev. Fr. Kuefel presiding. The funeral is scheduled for 9 o'clock Tuesday morning in Minneapolis.
In Bingham Utah authorities begin releasing poisonous gases through eleven mine entrances to trap Rafael Lopez the bandit accused of six deaths. Deputies recover bodies Mandarich and Halsey as López vilifies to flee deeper. Melich fate uncertain.
Washington December 1 Prospects of a states rights fight for morrow loomed in the executive session of the annual suffrage convention The chief split came over an amendment of the suffragettes constitution providing a pro rated assessment on state bodies for the national organization's work The suffragettes today forwarded to President Wilson a resolution adopted in yesterday's mass meeting calling upon him to urge the suffrage constitutional amendment to congress as an administration measure.
Elgin Il December 1 butter on the Elgin board of trade was declared firm at 32 cents, the same price as last week.
A dramatic item titled The Other Woman Dr Graig's Peril appears, noting a stand and perilous situation surrounding the character Dr Graig. The brief hints at a suspenseful plot or incident involving the titular other woman.
In Shelbyville Indiana Dr William B Craig dean of the Indiana veterinary college faces trial for the murder of Dr Helene Knabe in her Indianapolis apartment on October 23 1911 The prosecution led by Eph Inman paints Craig as a seducer seeking to break engagements and implies he peeped into windows and carried a murder weapon The state plans to prove a marriage engagement existed and cites missing housekeeper and keys to Knabe flat as circumstantial evidence Miss Katherine Fleming Avon Ind heiress described as a beautiful witness is slated to testify along with Miss Augusta Knabe and Miss Katherine McPherson The jury is composed mainly of farmers with one railroad worker The trial opens after a lengthy succession of sensational allegations and secrecy surrounding the case
The Wisconsin tax commission has implemented uniform accounts in thirty municipalities with twenty five more under audits or installation. Audits reveal shortages and defalcations in Gordon Ashland County and Reedsburg, with prosecutions pending. City clerk Hueb ling arrested. Winter Sawyer County and Mercer Iron County audits ongoing. officials in Mercer faced book destructions.
Washington, Dec. 1. The Supreme Court denied publishers the right to set arbitrary sales prices on copyrighted books. It refused to create a copyright monopoly akin to a patent monopoly. The ruling ends a yearlong case by R. H. Macy & Company of New York against the American Publishers' Association and the American Booksellers' Association over a national book trust.
Francis B. Sayre and his bride Miss Jessie Wilson will reside at Ambassador Page's Grosvenor Square home during their London visit. The couple departed New York aboard the steamship George Washington, with the length of stay not announced.
The Illinois child labor law prohibiting employment of children under 16 was declared valid today by the Supreme Court, which approved the minimum age limit.
The Supreme Court today sustained New York City's authority to levy taxes on shares of bank stock owned by banks from other states. The ruling preserves the city's tax power amid interstate banking concerns.
Washington dispatch reports Congress opened its regular and extraordinary session merged into one. The Senate adjourned sine die after a late ex tra session while the House began at noon. A Democratic caucus plan for a new currency bill includes a seven member Federal Reserve Board and eight to twelve regional banks with profits withheld to guarantee deposits.
The U S Supreme Court approved Kentucky's maximum freight rate law in the Louisville & Nashville case, affirming states may create railway commissions with power to set intra state rates. The ruling rejected claims of confiscation and upheld the Kentucky commission's rate order as a necessary regulation.
Four of seventy men indicted for alleged participation in Chicago's November 1912 election frauds were placed on trial before Judge Brantano today. They’re accused of altering ballots to swell totals for Maclay Hoyne, Peter Bartzen, and L. S. Rapp. Remaining defendants to be tried once these cases finish.
Nicaragua withdrew its request for the extradition of former President Jose Santos Zelaya. Washington reported the action on December 1, noting the formal withdrawal of the extradition demand.
The Supreme Court ruled that proceeds from selling mine ores constitute taxable income. The decision, announced in Washington on December 1, clarifies that mining profits fall under taxable earnings for federal tax purposes.
Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Feyen who died at age 84 on St. Joseph's Ridge will be held tomorrow at 9:00 AM from the Catholic church on St. Joseph's Ridge. Interment will follow on the Ridge.
A broad government efficiency push trims down departments to reach the promised fiscal economy. Officials say the cuts target redundancy and waste while preserving core services and strategic programs for the nation.
United States government spending for 1915 is projected at 1 108 681 777 02 with only modest increases over 1914. Departmental estimates cite higher totals for Navy and military needs, canal and harbor work, and assorted improvements, amid cuts in some rivers and harbor projects.
Rev. Rasmus Andersen, pastor of the West Avenue Norwegian Lutheran Church, who was operated on recently, is improving and expects to leave the hospital soon.
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