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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1915
Page
1
A series of blasts at a Dupont powder plant and nearby mines killed thirty one workers on Tuesday, bringing the total death toll since August 1914 to thirty eight. Authorities report the incidents at the Dupont operation and associated mines, with investigations into safety lapses ongoing.
In Boomer West Virginia a powder blast with coal dust and gas trapped fifty to sixty workers. Twenty known dead including Italians. four rescued alive but severely burned. Rescue chief Earl Henry directs operations as workers attempt to reach the mine mouth through smoke and flames.
Enthusiasm greets Senator La Follette at former home as Argyle crowds of 500 hear the senior senator. The Philipp administration faces resignations and renewed calls for distinct peace terms amid political turmoil.
Senator Robert M. La Follette spoke to about 500 at Tifton hall Argyle detailing the cost of government. He cited the Philipp administration’s fiscal year ending July 1 1916 at over 17 million dollars and accused state finances of being juggled to hide true costs. He urged that taxes be kept local and recounted his boyhood ties to the village while dining with Seymour Waddington.
Thirty-one men die after a packing-house blast at the Dupont Powder plant yard in Wilmington Delaware. A second fire at Carney s Point New Jersey causes minor damage as investigators and officials probe eight prior explosions since 1914. Warnings to workers circulated and suspicions point to outside agents amid a large-scale inquiry.
A. Bruce Bielaski, chief of the Secret Service, said he is considering a formal investigation into the Pent powder mill blast at Ington. Bielaski wants to review the Delaware authorities preliminary report first.
Boardwell dated December 1 reports the twenty first child born to Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lewis in the family.
The aged river veteran Captain I H Moulton remained resting easily at his daughter Mrs Abbie Burton’s home 1018 Cass street Sunday night. Doctors say the hip fracture is expected to be placed in a splint soon and was only reduced at the time of the accident.
An armed posse with bloodhounds hunted six yeggs who cracked the Henry County bank vault and escaped with $3000 in Hamler Ohio early today.
New York December 1 reports Gaby Deslys claiming a mysterious rich admirer will finance a dedicated theater on Broadway for her spicy French vaudeville act.
Forecasts for La Crosse Wisconsin and adjacent areas show fair conditions tonight and Thursday with a drop in temperatures. Wisconsin and Minnesota expect colder tonight, rising temperatures Thursday, while Iowa notes similar trends and a west portion warmup. High pressure across the Atlantic and east gulf states with generally clear western conditions accompany the overall outlook.
Mae Willie's letter is read to 200 delegates at Quincy as the river convention opens this afternoon inviting participation in the 1916 meeting.
A Cleveland chemist held for forgery testified that a man proposed using liquid fire to assassinate President Woodrow Wilson. The witness described the alleged plot as part of ongoing criminal schemes and identifying the offeror.
The Morrison v Henke Mast and La Crosse Hospital Association case went to the jury after Senator Bosshard wrapped up the plaintiff Lees a Vernon county farmer seeks 5000 in damages for alleged injuries from an appendectomy at the hospital. Testimony covered bed size and a hot water bottle placement as part of alleged fault.
Dec 1 coroner's jury found death from injuries caused by the fall, not drowning, in the CBQ train wreck where two trainmen died when a St Louis to St Paul train plunged into an open draw. Responsibility for the accident was not fixed.
J. W. Hutchinson of Randolph Wisconsin told the Wisconsin Pea Packers association that peas produce traits of beauty and a clean mind in women. The remark was reported from Milwaukee on December 1.
The Tribune runs a daily feature with pictures of new babies titled Shower of Gold. Readers will see three more little faces tomorrow and each day after for several weeks.
Doris Cooper daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Cooper Jr. of De Soto is celebrated as fortunate and attractive in a playful note. Floyd Richie writes of a gleaming gem of a boy linked to the Lansing Button Works owned by Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Richie, implying a prosperous match and busy business ties.
President Wilson told Rep Sparkman of Florida that no new rivers and harbors legislation would be sanctioned. He called for drastic cuts, saying appropriations must be reduced to the bone. Sparkman outlined a need of 46 million dollars to finish ongoing work, with last year’s 30 million cut and further reductions expected this year.
Funeral services for John Liska a tailor who died in the arms of Chief John B Webber after neighbors alarmed by his long silence will be held tomorrow at 2 30 PM from A A Fessler undertaking rooms Rev John H Klaus to officiate and burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery Frank Liska a brother arrived today from Watertown S D
Amsterdam reports the Austrian emperor has accepted the resignations of finance interior and commerce ministers Pavlovic Engel von Mainfelden Karl Heinold D Udynski and Rudolph Chicchester von Bonnet. Resignations suggest a move toward peace talks and worsening crisis in Austria Hungary with replacements named by the government.
Miss Mary Wesinger of Cleveland Ohio has been notified of her selection as one of the stenographers aboard the Ford peace ship in New York on December 1.
San Francisco case points to wholesale grand jury indictments as C. C. Crowley faces neutrality law charges. In New York, Dr. Karl Buenz of Hamburg American Lines testifies he followed US laws in shipping to German warships, denying evasion through false destinations. Jury expected to hear the case late tomorrow.
A Kings County judge ruled that publicly greeting others with a thumb to nose salute constitutes disorderly conduct and is punishable by a fine. The decision underscores the offense as a permissible ground for municipal penalties.
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