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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1910
Page
1
Justice officials report that JeTZ faced a court decision denying liberty, with proceedings in corpus ruled invalid. He is returned to jail under sheriff oversight.
Crowds gather in Madison as John Dietz seeks release from jail via habeas corpus. The Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs Judge Wickham’s bail decisions and the legality of holding Dietz on murder charges in the Dietz case. The hearing follows Dietz’s attempt to free himself while awaiting trial in Hayward.
Chicago officials including Mayor Busse forecast economic harms if garment workers strike continues. City council condemns the walkout as the waste of weeks and urges an end to the dispute. Employers ignore an appeal for peace as tensions rise in the sector.
A readable fragment notes morning hours at large stores as Christmas buying begins. Shoppers press through crowds while staff answer questions about bonnet styles and price changes. The piece highlights busy hours from morning till late afternoon as women search for gifts.
Chief Justice of Wisconsin is named among seven candidates who may join the supreme bench. The list includes prominent jurists and state officials as potential appointees.
President Taft will announce two selections from eight candidates for the U S Supreme Court early next week. Names include Swaysee Lamar Gordon Russell Hook Vandevanter Pollock Winslow Sutherland with McHugh of Omaha added to the possible list. Political backing and opposition from party factions shape the prospects.
Passaic New Jersey December 9 A dying burglar identified himself as James Hanley of Philadelphia and told police he was part of a bold pair with his wife Jeannette Hanley. The man was shot during a break in at Theodore Lapley’s home and died shortly after. Detectives found them in a drug store telephoning for a getaway car to New York.
Former U S Senator Smith accuses Governor-elect Wilson of unfairness in the decision on his senate bid. He says Wilson knew no final decision existed and notes voters favored legislative candidates over the senatorship. He calls Wilson's reasons excuses for an initial act deemed unfair.
In Cambridge on December 9 the defense kept presenting evidence in the Hattie Leblanc murder case of Clarence Glover the Waltham laundryman. A sister Mrs Lillian Leblanc testified she heard Hattie threaten to kill herself if convicted.
Anti tuberculosis seal sales are thriving with orders exceeding last season and many volunteers. Schools plan a Roll of Honor for top sellers and certificates for participants. John Utermoehl coordinates liquor dealers to boost stamp purchases, aiding local campaigns and the Milwaukee headquarters.
Walter A. Hall, former paying teller at Herald Square Greenwich Bank, pleads guilty to stealing 44,800 to exact revenge. He recounts mistreatment over a $500 error, fleeing to Canada with 44,500 plus 28,000 spent, then returning after learning his wife bore a child. Judge Crane remands him for sentencing.
A department of agriculture report released this afternoon shows U S cotton production for the 1910 11 season at 5 684 597 000 pounds not including linters, equivalent to 11 426 000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight.
A dispatch from New Orleans reports Enrique Creel Jr., son of the Mexican foreign minister, captured by revolutionists and held as a hostage. Rebels are said to have taken him into the mountains near Chihuahua City with government troops sent to attempt a rescue. No further details are available.
In Blue Earth Minnesota Mrs Johanna Hendrickson was instantly killed and her daughter Jessie seriously hurt when a carriage overturned and threw them down an embankment last night according to local reports.
A fire at the University of Southern California dormitory and the nearby fine arts building endangered Dean William L. Judson and about twenty six women students. Judson leapt from a second story window as the blaze damaged the pottery shop area and destroyed twenty six costly paintings.
The census bureau announces New Jersey's population at 2,535,167, an increase of 653,498 or 34.7 percent. Under this new enumeration the state gains three additional congressmen.
Paris reports that press and statesmen resent Taft's Washington dedication address comparing Gen. Baron von Steuben to Lafayette and Rochambeau. The comment sparked debate among readers and officials alike.
In Richmond Indiana on December 9 a blind 11 year old named Balmaro Bates enrolled at Dalton township district school pretended to study by having his brother read aloud for months. He concealed his blindness from his teacher and classmates who believed he could see. Bates read and wrote like other students and stood high in his class.
John W. Schaum a Milwaukee business leader and president of Schaum Engraving and Printing shot himself in the head with a .22 pistol at his Lake Drive home during breakfast. Family heard a shot and found him kneeling with the weapon. death was instantaneous. Authorities note worry and business reverses as likely causes.
The article portrays President Wilson opposing powerful business interests as he presses for reform during wartime. It highlights clashes with corporate leaders over policy, labor, and national priorities amid a tense political climate.
Governor elect Woodrow Wilson defies party leaders by urging a Democrat controlled legislature to appoint James Martine as U S Senator, arguing popular government should prevail over boss power. He warns James Smith Jr. his support rests on principle and may end favors from the party.
A 200 pound iron safe with 17000 dollars was stolen from the Adams Express office in Minneapolis. Police chase two suspects seen near the depot when the train from Aberdeen brought the safe. Detectives have worked 24 hours with no trace of the thieves or the safe.
Major General Wallace F. Randolph aged 69, retired U.S. Army, killed himself at his Washington home today. His health had declined for a year and he and his wife sought a healing climate for months before returning to the capital without improvement.
Federal authorities prepared for extradition to Spokane Washington where Donald A McKenzie faces charges of conspiring to defraud the government of about 20 000 acres of Alaska coal land. He was arrested last night and released on 2500 bail.
A nationwide campaign to cut letter postage from 2 cents to 1 cent per ounce was announced today. The effort is led by the National One Cent Postage Association, headquartered in Cleveland.
Denver December report says Genkyo Mitsunaga was found guilty of murdering Mrs. Katherine Wilson but indications point to another trial. Judge Shattuck hinted no comment on the verdict and lawyers foresee appeals to higher courts. The case implicates Japanese government support and possible consul involvement.
The Tokio Nippon, received via the Namba Maru, urges Japan to consider the aim of United States citizens backing a vast Pacific fleet a strong western army and large bases in Hawaii the Philippines Panama and Hawaii.
Imperial Japanese ambassador in Washington urges retrial for Genkyo Mitsunaga charged with murdering Mrs Wilson in May. Mitsunaga, calm in court, awaits sentencing as Japan presses for absolute justice and impartiality from authorities. Continued on page six.
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