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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1911
Page
8
The Wisconsin state board of public affairs holds a meeting at Governor McGovern's office to appoint leaders for agricultural marketing reform and a new business system with accountants. Officials report difficulty finding suitable candidates due to the large scope and high stakes of the tasks.
Wisconsin pedigreed barley captured the world championship prize at the international barley show in La Crosse with entry by Mr. Krueger of Beaver Dam. The winner earned $550 prize money and a gold medal worth $500, with Wisconsin also taking second and third place.
In Columbus Ohio on December 8 George Ury who served ten years of a life sentence for murder later found not to be connected to the crime will receive a pardon. Another inmate with him also innocent died in the penitentiary.
A eight week European tour to Italy Switzerland Austria Germany France and England is offered as a prize by the Wisconsin Anti Tuberculosis Association for county school superintendents whose districts lead in per capita Red Cross Seal sales. The itinerary includes Naples northern Italian towns Rhine Heidelberg Paris London Oxford Liverpool with start July 5 and return August 25. All travel expenses including transportation auto hire hotels tips and conductors are covered.
Representative Joseph E. Ransdell of Louisiana was unanimously re elected president of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress. H A Thompson was elected secretary and treasurer to succeed J F Ellison, and John A Fox was re elected special director.
A man loses his money at cards and his temper, yet the salmon canning industry remains vast. The remark underscores the scale of Alaska's fishing economy amidst personal遇.
The wife and young daughter of William Morgan Shuster, the American treasurer general of Persia, are under constant danger while Persian guards are increased around their home. Shuster faces immense international responsibilities and three assassination plots have been detected and thwarted.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court rules a member may receive benefits for an injury while overdue dues are unpaid if the member later pays the assessment. In Ramsey v Travelers' Protective Assn the court upheld a Racine circuit court decision granting $211.83 damages and costs to William W. Ramsey, sales manager for J I Case Threshing, who injured his arm while driving.
In Lansing Michigan the state association of farmers clubs reported a straw vote for president from 51 Republican delegates with La Follette winning 32 votes Roosevelt 5 Osborn 4 Taft 3. Democratic picks were Wilson 12 Harmon 4 Clark 3 Underwood 2. Farmers favored voting Democratic over Taft due to reciprocity concerns.
Professor A Johnson previews a government bulletin on Wisconsin county schools of agriculture and domestic economy. It outlines work at Wausau Marathon Racine Winnebago Marinette and La Crosse counties and notes new Milwaukee school. Racine County votes to establish one.
The Alabama delegation in the house endorsed Oscar W. Underwood for president and pledged an active campaign. Underwood denied candidacy but welcomed the endorsement, stating he is not a candidate and will not be. The note ends with a quip about old bachelors and spinster anxieties.
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