Strike in Indiana Draws National Intervention Plea
Labor and capital clash as Indiana drivers walk out seeking the right to organize. The dispute widens with calls for federal involvement as negotiators stall and protests spread.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1913
Page
1
Riot at Indianapolis strike leaves one dead and three wounded
In Indianapolis a fatal shooting occurred during a teamsters strike riot near Indiana and Capital avenues. Three black workers and two white employees in an empty Citizens' Ice and Coal wagon fired on by strikers caused one man’s instant death and three others serious injuries as police dispersed the crowd. An injured spectator later died at City hospital is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Capital Avenues
Citizens’ Ice and Coal Company
Indianapolis Teamsters Strike Seeks Fed Mediation
The Washington labor department was asked to send a mediator as 3000 striking teamsters push for higher and uniform wages. A congressionally urged investigation into city administration and employer ties is expected, with police brutality accusations shaping tensions as pickets guard affected barns. The strike is led by Cal Wyatt of the AFL and a so called Commercial Vehicle Protective committee figures in the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor
Indianapolis
Ind
Labor Department
Washington
Teamsters
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Cal Wyatt
Commercial Vehicle Protective Committee
Fin
Weather outlook for La Crosse area unsettled yet fair
Yesterday ranged 44 high and 4 low with .01 inch precipitation. For Wisconsin and Minnesota expect unsettled tonight and Wednesday with some rain or snow, cooler west portions, and northerly winds. Cloudy morning with light rain or snow at scattered stations and generally small temperature changes. River conditions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwest
Gulf States
Texas
North Dakota
Wyoming
South Dakota
River
Blue Sky Patch Stirs La Crosse As Sun Fast Ends
Citizens rush to windows as rumor of a sky patch brings a burst of hope in La Crosse and surrounding areas then fades. Clerks and merchants return to sunless offices to resume their sun fast as the forecasted brightness fails to arrive. The weather man cites Peale's Faith and Hope for solace amid continued gloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Sol
Peale
High School Annex Receives Noted Gifts And Praise
Frank P. Hixon donates a dust blower for the new Hixon Annex, despite board concerns. Emil Mueller also contributes two smoke consumers, plus a lathe and jigsaw, aiding equipment expansion as the district eyes contracts for desks and fire escapes. University inspectors praised La Crosse High for standards, buildings, and pupil attitude, calling the school among the best in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Hixon
Board of Education
Hixon
L. F. Baston
Emil Mueller
A. Hirshheimer
Mueller
William Torrance
Hixon Annex
Lone Mexican bandit still alive in Apex mine
Bulletin reports Rafael Lopez believed alive in Apex mine near Bingham. Deputies guard bulkhead as three hundred miners work remote sections. carbonic acid gas and fumes to be released to trap or kill Lopez. Mike Cranovich suspected to be inside. town pauses for Tom Mandarich funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
Rafael Lopez
Apex
Bingham
Lopez
M. M. Bush
Toole County
Devine
Webster County
Mike Cranovich
Tom Mandarich
Flood in Texas Takes Ten Lives
Ten persons drowned when Nolan creek rose thirty feet after a cloudburst at Belton Texas. Sixty houses on the banks were swept away. The flood drowned Mrs Polk and four children in the Polk home. another family of five perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Belton
Nolan Creek
W. C. Polk
Probe to Examine Boston Egg Market Conditions
Boston officials say the U S district attorney will conduct a preliminary inquiry into egg market conditions under Washington orders. If signs point to artificial price manipulation, special agents will carry out further investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Washington
United States District Attorney's Office
Bandit Hunter Sought After Train Holdup Killing
Posses scour the countryside around Mole California sixteen miles from Los Angeles in a search for a lone gunman who killed H E Montague a Southern Pacific traveling passenger agent during a train hold up Montague attempted to disarm the robber as the posse pressed the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Ang
Cal
Mole
Here
H. E. Montague
Southern Pacific
Montague
Cashier McHugh Sentenced in Cadillac Bank Case
C J McHugh former cashier of the Cadillac State Bank was sentenced to seven to twenty years in the state prison at Jackson for defaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadillac, Mich
C. J. McHugh
Cadillac State Bank
Jackson
M'Govern to Address Equity Meet Tomorrow
M'Govern plans to speak at an Equity meeting tomorrow while Tubbs declines to share view on a local packing-plant deal. The two leaders touched on future plans and related community concerns without detailing positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’govern
Tubbs
Wisconsin Equity Convention Opens With 1500 Attendees
Delegates have gathered at the old Y. M. C. A. in La Crosse for the Wisconsin branch of the American Society of Equity. Governor Francis McGovern is due to speak tomorrow on cooperative marketing and farm to consumer relations as 1,200 to 1,500 delegates discuss standardization price issues and the Langdon Boyd plant purchase. A reception committee led by William Doerflinger is set, and a finance drive will solicit local business leaders to cover convention costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis EK. McGovern
Wisconsin
American Society of Equity
Stoddard Hotel
Langdon-Boyd Packing Company
Langdon and Boyd
Co-Operative Packing Plant
M. Wes. Tubbs
Madison
Wisconsin Union
Germany
Old Y. M. C. A
William Doerflinger
la Crosse Board of Trade
John A. Bayer
William F. Strauss
W. S. Meiklejohn
A. Kohlhaus
Frank H. Burgess
M. F., Platz
G. A. Kaeppler
William J. Fries
R. H. Wesson
Interlocking Rule Money Trust Tool Shows Directors Self Dealings
Louis Brandeis argues in Harper's Weekly that interlocking directorates breed evils and Sherman Act violations. He outlines a chain where J P Morgan entities fund and trade with each other, using Morgan directors across railroad, banks, insurers, steel, and utilities, perpetuating control through interlocked boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis
Brandeis
Money Trust
Harper’s Weekly
J. M. Morgan
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
J. P. Morgan & Co
Guaranty Trust Company
Mr. Morgan
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
New Haven
United States’ Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
General Electric Company
Morgan
Western Union
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Reading
Baldwin Locomotive Company
Pullman Company
Chihuahuan Rebel Leader Carranza Moves Toward Chihuahua City
Governor Venustiano Carranza plans to travel to Chihuahua City after a report from Pancho Villa that federal troops have evacuated. Villa expects no opposition as he advances toward the state capital with allied rebel forces, then toward Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Texas
Venustiana Carranza
Constitutionalist Party
Chihuahua City
Pancho” Villa
Villa
Chihuahua
Tierra Blanca
Mexico City
Rebels Seize Chihuahua Spreads Fear of Attacking Mexico City
News that Chihuahua has fallen into rebel hands caused uneasiness in Mexico City. Fear was expressed that Gen. Villa would face little opposition now to attacking the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Chihuahua
Villa
Burial of Mrs Catherine Feyen on St Josephs Ridge
The body of Mrs Catherine Feyen who died at her home on St Josephs Ridge was interred at 9 oclock this morning at the St Josephs Ridge Catholic cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Feyen
St. Joseph’s Ridge
St. Joseph’s Ridge Catholic Cemetery
November penny savings deposit by schoolchildren
During November the sum of 469 dollars and 87 cents was deposited in the penny savings fund by the children of public and parochial schools, according to the secretary's report.
President Pushes Presidential Primary Law In Message
In a local column a farmer and commission man discuss egg prices and weather chatter. Ebenezer Hawkins asserts hens overwork foresees a resting year, noting rising costs from 22 to 30 cents per dozen and the impact on farmers and commission men amid poultry shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Kidder
Ebenezer Hawkins
Clarence N. Hawley
la Crosse
Clarence Hawley
Cal
Chicago Sees Seven Days of Sunless Darkness
For the seventh consecutive day Chicago remained without sun as dense smoke and heavy fog cloaked the city. Skyscraper lights glowed, pedestrians moved with caution, and suburban trains lagged behind schedule in the enduring gloom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Eighteen-Story Limit Proposed for New York Skyscrapers
A city committee on building height restriction is set to report recommending a maximum of eighteen stories for new skyscrapers in New York and barring towers in future constructions. The decision aims to curb excessive height in the skyline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Committee On
Supreme Court Validates Lighterage Allowances Practice
The supreme court ruled that lighterage allowances granted by railroads for transferring freight in New York harbor are valid. It upheld the commerce court’s decision affirming an interstate commerce commission order that had halted the rebates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York Harbor
Supreme Court
Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Opening Word to Congress Urges Alaska Railway Shift
Federal ownership is urged for Alaska's railway as two precedent shattering recommendations frame the opening address. Aimed at Congress, the proposals seek to redefine control and funding for Alaska rail operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Peace Policies Draw Broad Applause in Congress Speech
A public address outlining peace policies received strong applause from both parties in Congress. The speaker’s proposals drew bipartisan support and were praised by lawmakers across the chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
President Huerta surrenders urged in Mexico crisis
The message asserts Mexico has no government and peace in America hinges on Huerta's resignation. It pledges momentum for a pending currency bill aiding farmers and calls for balanced antitrust reform. It also outlines a broad federal program for primaries, territorial self government, fair liability laws, and sailor safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
America
Huerta
Wilson proposes government ownership of utilities and presidential primaries
President Wilson, in his annual message to congress, urges government ownership of public utilities and a presidential primary system. He endorses a railroad for Alaska under federal control to unlock its resources and advocates abolishing nominating conventions in favor of a ratifying body of congressional candidates and sitting senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Alaska
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Probe Boston Egg Sales
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