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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1911
Page
1
Briceville Mine Disaster Attracts Rescue Effort And Mourning
Dr J A Holmes of the bureau of mines arrived to lead rescue operations after a Briceville Tennessee mine explosion. estimates of dead range from eighty eight to about one hundred fifty with hundreds entombed. officials blame coal dust and poor sprinkling. survivors sing hymns while families mourn along muddy roads as rescuers probe two miles into the pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne Iron & Coal Company
J. A. Holmes
Bureau of Mines, Wash
Minhere
Briceville, Tenn
Bureau of Mines
Briceville
Leaf board of trade petition on proposed trust plan
Petition from the Leaf board of trade of New York seeks to file the proposed plan of the trust with United States support. The report notes the December 11 date and the dented state of the petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NGTON
United States
Leaf Board of Trade of
New York
Parole Bid Sought for Noted Chicago Forger
Chicago, Dec. 11. Counsel for Peter Van Vlissingen, a confessed forger of mortgaged worth 1 633 200, began canvassing friends of the former real estate agent for signatures supporting a parole reducing his indeterminate sentence of fourteen years. Van Vlissingen has served about three years and claimed he can reimburse many victims. He devised a transparent table top with an under light to forge documents and sold bogus mortgages, a scheme spanning eighteen years. The Van Vlissingen family was prominent in Chicago society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Peter van Vlissingen
van Vlissingen
Thal
van Viissingens
Durbar Preparations Transform Delhi Into Arabian Nights Scene
Delhi readies for tomorrow's great durbar as streets glow with decoration and crowds swell to about half a million. Prices at top hotels reach 100 dollars daily with 80 dollar rates for three week visitors, while traffic and congestion rise amid royal processions and a polo final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delhi
India
George
Queen Mary
McNamaras Begin Long Prison Terms at San Quentin
John J and James B McNamara start their lengthy sentences at San Quentin entering the jute mill at 7 15 a m with a half hour lunch and 4 pm quiting time They share a cell area with Abe Ruef and Ruef helps them learn the routines Ruef sits in cell No 3 while the McNamaras occupy No 18 Jim may work in the prison printing office later and John may take a clerical post after his guilty plea fallout
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin
Cal
Abe Ruef
San Francisco
John J
James B. McNamara
Ruef
McNamaras
Jim
John
President Urges Rail Publicity and Federal Reporting
President Taft backs the railroad securities commission demand for full publicity of stock and bond issuances by railroads and reports to Congress. The commission urges federal incorporation, mandatory reporting to the Interstate Commerce Commission, and penalties for noncompliance, with optional physical valuations of railroad properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Railroad Securities Commission
Congress
Taft
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ice goes out in the Mississippi after long closure
The Mississippi river at this point thawed after a recent freeze. A strong south wind moved the ice and a thaw followed by a break cleared the river by 1 39 p m. The river had been completely closed above the wagon bridge for days, earlier than usual, while below the bridge it remained unfrozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Taft Allies Brace for Ohio GOP Split Over Primary
President Taft convened a White House conference with Ohio National Committeeman Arthur J. Vorys and other aides amid a looming split in the Ohio GOP and rising call for a presidential primary. Walter L. Brown and supporters pressed for the primary while the national committee planned a dinner with Taft tonight in Washington. Chicago emerged as the leading candidate for the convention site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Taft
Arthur J. Vorys
Hilles
White House
Walter L. Brown
Ohio State Republican Committee
Willard Hotel
National Committee
Brown
W. L. Houser
al Follette
Chicago
Chinese Battle Near Hwang Pi Ends After Forty Hours
Reports from Shanghai on December 11 describe a forty hour clash between imperialists and rebels at Hwang Pi. Rebels attacked but failed to breach the gates, with about one thousand dead or wounded on both sides amid heavy losses and a Sunday armistice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Hwang Pi
Cotton Output Estimated at 7.12 Billion Pounds for 1911-12
The United States total cotton production for 1911-12 is estimated at 7,121,813,000 pounds excluding linters, equivalent to 14,885,000 bales, per a Department of Agriculture report issued in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Lightning Violates War Department Rules
E F Hohman filed a complaint in La Crosse with Captain W A Thompson that a bolt of lightning struck and damaged an iron government survey post on the Richards farm near Onalaska. The post, marked to remain undisturbed, was damaged during the night and no official action has started yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Hohman
War Department
Richards
Onalaska
Hohman
la Crosse
W. A. Thompson
United States
Luna Park Fire Destroys Amusement Park in Coney Island
Fire at Luna Park in New York spreads from the old Mill and threatens total destruction. Police and fire chiefs report the blaze under control by mid afternoon, with most amusement buildings burned and damage estimated above 800000 dollars. The park is owned by Frederick Thompson Amusement Company and cost several million dollars to build.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Iauna Park
Frederick Thompson Amusement Company
Coney Island
Luna Park
Button Works Burn In Strife Turmoil At Plant
A fire at the Automatic Button company's Muscatine plant began at one o'clock in the stock room and caused thousands of dollars in damage. Management suspects arson amid bitter strike tensions with 200 strikebreakers employed at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Button Works
Muscatine
Iowa
Automatic Button Company
Damaged Copeland Park Bank After Heavy Rain
Rain Saturday night caused about 50 in damage at Copeland Park where water flowed down from Mill Street and tore a six foot deep twenty foot long gash in the Black River bank. The bank alone was damaged and repair will start soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copeland Park
Mill Street
Black River
Weather Summary for La Crosse and Midwest Regions
Weather outlook shows generally fair conditions across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with colder nights. Reports indicate a recent weather system brought heavy rains and high winds from the west gulf states, with 24 hour rainfall exceeding one inch in Shreveport Oklahoma City Omaha and La Crosse and over two inches in Abilene and Memphis. The map notes cloudy skies from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast with rain at Toledo and Louisville and record lows around 10 degrees in Minneapolis and Yellowstone Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
West Gulf States
Lake Region
Shrevesport
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Omaha
Abilene
Memphis
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Coast
Toledo
Louisville
Minnedosa
Yellowstone Park
Darrow Named in Bribery Scandal at Trial
Los Angeles dispatch reports a sensational McNamara case development as Bert H. Franklin testified he planned to consult Clarence Darrow before paying a bribe to juror candidate G. N. Lockwood. The witness said Franklin offered four thousand dollars and that Darrow had to approve the arrangement. District Attorney Fredricks stated there was no evidence implicating Darrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Bert H. Franklin
McNamara
Clarence Sparrow
McNamaras
G. N. Lockwood
Franklin
Darrow
Lockwood
Fredricks
George
C. E. White
Taylor awards contract for two story dwelling on Madison
H. T. Taylor has set the contract for a two story frame house on Madison street near Seventeenth to George A. Volz. The cost is about 3000 dollars. Foundations start immediately and the building should be completed during the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Taylor
Madison Street
Seventeenth
George A. Volz
Juror Escapes Through Transom in Hyde Trial
In Kansas City the juror Harry Waldron fled from the Centropolis hotel through a room transom during the second Hyde trial for Col. Thomas H. Swope murder. Police and private investigators conduct a nationwide search and a full rehearing may be required once Waldron is located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Harry Waldron
Clark B. Hyde
Col
Thomas H. Swope
Waldron
Centropolis
Porterfield
Man Claims Found Pen In Theft Case
Anton Johnson is accused of stealing a fountain pen from Otto Gunderson yesterday and is at central police station. He says he found the pen and turned it in after being told someone dropped it, but the pen was later found at his lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Johnson
Otto Gunderson
Central Police Station
Johnson
Elgin Board of Trade Sets Butter Price at 35 Cents
Elgin Illinois December 11 by a margin of one vote the Elgin board of trade rejected the 36 cent quotation set by the quotation board today and fixed the price at 35 cents a pound a drop of one cent from last week production 632 000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin, Ill
Elgin Board of Trade
Quotation Board
Drunk and Disorderly Charge Settled in Police Court
Fred Rackelman was fined $7.50 in police court this morning after being charged with drunken and disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rackelman
Oldest American at 114 to retire from hard labor
GRAND JUNCTION Colorado December 11 After forty years of coal yard work and a census claim as the oldest man in America 114 year old Che rokee Bill says he will retire With 300 pounds of gold hidden and a plan to die at 125 he hopes to break records and not be forgotten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction
Coc
United States Census Bureau
America
Bill
Black River Flood Returns To Swell Up
Residents report rising waters along Black River as flood conditions resume after heavy rains. Local authorities urge precautions and monitor levees while crews mobilize to aid stranded households and secure low-lying areas.
Flood Threat Looms As Hatfield Dam Holds Against Ice
River at Black River Falls rises ten feet threatening flood damage eight miles downstream. Ice jams at Hatfield’s reservoir push water toward the Green Bay trestle while authorities report the dam and trestle holding and the water falling. Residents prepare to flee to high ground if the wall of water breaks loose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Hatfield
J. W. Ferris
la Crosse Water Power Company
Tribune
Ferris
Green Bay
Packing House Records Probe in Beef Trade Case
Chicago December 11 government lawyers prepared to question witnesses in the packers trial to prove a criminal conspiracy to control the beef market. Subpoenas were served for sales records and documents from packing houses. Prosecutors seek Sherman Act violations over three years, aiming to show a continuing conspiracy possibly spanning more than a decade. Juror selection continued with six tentative jurors remaining untested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Hoy
Cash in circulation among police sparks petty affair probe
Detective Wendling names "Joe" as the man who gave him $15 in an envelope for a Christmas present. The case centers on alleged improper money exchanges and ties to Bob, with further details expected as the inquiry continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Police Trial Hearings Reveal Yolton Payments and McGrath Refusal
Testimony shows Yolton gave Ver mont official Yolton two $5 payments while McGrath refused to take sums from her. Chief Webber testified orders to close houses came from Mayor Anderson and he never revoked them. Other witnesses detailed Yolton taking money from Hattie Bowker and a short change suspect, while McGrath allegedly accepted funds from Bob and Wendling described payments tied to prior cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber
Anderson
Joe McGrath
Sorensen
McGrath
Yolton
Harris
Berti Scott
Louise la Brie
Groeschner
Wolf
Hattie Bowker
John Wendling
Bob
Rose Vermont
Wendling
William Ryan Says Yolton Arrested Him for Fee Refusal
William Ryan claimed Yolton arrested him and offered release for 12 dollars and 50 cents. He refused the bribe and was later fined 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ryan
Yolton
Trial resumes as crowd clashes outside city hall
Frank Yolton and Joseph McGrath face graft charges amid a heated session. Defense actions to strike charge No 14 were argued as a witness testified about operations at a King Street resort and alleged coercive payments. Police struggled to control the crowd and new rules limited spectators in the aldermen’s chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Yolton
Joseph McGrath
McGrath
Schubert
Commission
Rose Vermont
King Street
Anderson
Yolton
Higbee
Capt. Parks
Byrne
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gonteen
Git
Minnois
Mony Tomorrow
Reap Harvest
M’namaras
Secu
Rities Commission
U.S. Incorporation
G.O.P
Hyde
ELGIN
Yelton
Joe
Vermont
Fused
John Webber
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