03 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1913
Page
1
Rowe shocks Equity members this morning by noting rapid population growth and a drastic drop in farm products. He calls for a joint effort by business, commercial and agricultural interests to implement a coop plan to meet the condition of feeding the people.
President of Society of Equity declares the big matter before the convention is the farming population and feeding the nation. He urges civic commercial and agricultural cooperation to keep cities like La Crosse thriving and to develop local industry using farmers raw materials.
R M Rowe of Sarona warned the Wisconsin branch of the American Society of Equity that population has surged by 10 million since 1907 while cattle numbers fell by 21.9 million and Wisconsin mortgages rose 33 percent. He urged cooperation among farmers bankers and businessmen to foresee and prevent hunger.
Yesterday’s high 48 and low 44 with no significant precipitation. For La Crosse and vicinity expect generally fair conditions tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Wisconsin shows unsettled weather with possible light rains south. Minnesota fair to high with light to moderate winds. Clouds persist across stations with small temperature shifts. Atlantic coast light rains continue in Boston Pittsburgh and Charleston. River discontinued for the season.
Governor Francis E. McGovern addressed the Equity convention urging farmer cooperation to raise production and counter falling prices. He praised the university for educating farmers and argued standardization and collective action are essential for raising the value of crops and farmer incomes.
Indianapolis faces a tense strike with 3,000 teamsters without a settlement. Health fears grow as garbage piles up, rioters clash, and police protect employers with squads, private guards, and badges while Secretary Wilson dispatches mediator J B Densmore to investigate in Indianapolis.
Federal grand jury hearings opened in Columbus on December 3 against vaudeville actor Harry P. Dewey charged with impersonating a United States navy officer and claiming kinship to Admiral George Dewey. Dewey did not appear. if indicted a local trial would follow soon.
A New York delegation led by Mrs August Belmont sailed to Washington to persuade President Woodrow Wilson and his family to back the society for the prevention of useless giving. The group aims to enlist top officials in the anti waste campaign.
Attorney General Owen states in a formal opinion to District Attorney Henry Bennett that a city or village building a bridge with county and state aid will not be exempt from a tax levy for bridge construction under section 1319 of the statutes. The clarification addresses how aid-funded bridges fall within local tax obligations.
In Shelbyville Indiana on December 3 testimony challenged defense claims Dr Helen Knabe killed herself. Coroner C O Durham testified the throat wound was not self inflicted and described the body position and blood smears as evidence of homicide.
Federal officers propose surrender to Villa but hesitate to trust their own troops. The raid highlights volatility as Huerta's command loses cohesion and generals seek external mediation to end the standoff.
News from El Paso and Mexico City describe seven Mexican federal generals likely fleeing to the American side as Villa advances. A peace commission travels from Juarez to Chihuahua City amid promises of protection for residents, while Huerta’s era appears near an end with congress and foreign notes shaping the response.
Vera Cruz dispatch reports General Joaquin Maas, nephew of General Gustavo Maas, moving from Vera Cruz toward Tuxpam with 900 federals to dislodge rebels at the oil wells. He vows to push rebels from Tuxpam and Tampico as well.
A large suffragette convention delegation urged marching seven times around the White House in imitation of Jericho to protest President Wilson’s ignoring women in his congressional message yesterday.
A group of local women plans an appeal in the city to urge support for clemency or life-saving measures for a girl described as having had no chance. The effort aims to draw attention to her case and rally public sympathy.
La Crosse women clubs urge pardon or sentence commutation for Bessie Wakefield, the Connecticut murder case figure, with petitions to Governor with local signups via The Tribune. Separate Boston Arcadia lodging house fire leaves 26 dead and many injured, exposing inadequate rear fire escapes.
President McLennan of the Colorado Federation of Labor will issue a call for a statewide convention among organized crafts to back the miners strike in southern Colorado. The date is set for mid December as sentiment for strike grows during his state tour.
The sun returned to Chicago on December 3 as a pale light broke through the clouds after 180 hours of overcast skies. Over two million residents breathed a sigh of relief and cheered the appearance of Ol Sol, though intermittent clearings kept the “continuous performance” from lasting.
Michael Kovas, 25, was shot in the back while fleeing after a hold up in Chicago. He and Ignatz Marten were leaving their victim John Wizowicki when Wizowicki returned fire with his revolver, mortally wounding Kovas at the Bridewell.
Thousands visit the Randolph street collapse in the Loop as a 150 foot section sank from two to ten feet at midnight. Two hundred workers repair water mains and relocate streetcar tracks amid fear for nearby Masonic temple and other large buildings as engineers investigate the cause of the mysterious quake.
Outside capitalists have secured options on large tracts in Sawyer and Washburn counties and begun diamond drilling for iron ore. Attorney McConnell says no ore has been found yet and his clients are betting on favorable geological reports for sites near Edgewater Yar nell and Birchwood along the Soo and Omaha roads.
At a Monday board of education meeting it was announced that William F Funk of La Crosse Boiler Company will furnish foundry patterns to the school free of charge. This donation reduces a substantial expense as gifts pour in including a blower system and three smoke consumers along with costed materials.
A reported plan outlines an official push to apply a recall to constitutions as a simpler alternative to the obstructive process. The proposal frames recall as a easier path to constitutional change, potentially accelerating reforms.
Morris takes a firm stand at the Hotel Deering game dinner asserting the fundamental right of men to fish and hunt. He argues traditional outdoor pursuits underpin rural livelihoods and cultural heritage.
Lieut. Gov. Tom Morris told a Fish and Game Protective Association dinner that Wisconsin must convene a constitutional convention to safeguard fish and game as natural resources. He warned that long delays in amending the constitution leave citizens vulnerable and recalled the need to protect rights from hostile legislation. He urged constitutional guarantees to preserve fundamental laws and noted the recall should apply to constitutions as well as officials.
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