Tampico Ready to Fall to Rebels
Rebels tighten control as Tampico appears poised to change hands amid unrest. The government proposes a five per cent war tax on property, including foreign holdings, to be cut in half.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
1
Rebels tighten control as Tampico appears poised to change hands amid unrest. The government proposes a five per cent war tax on property, including foreign holdings, to be cut in half.
Mexican capital dispatches say Tampico will fall to rebels before night. Rebels seized the rail way causeway to reach the city, leaving federal troops outnumbered three to one in the town plaza. Foreign ships watched from the harbor as the siege continued.
The Mexican government halved the five per cent war tax on Mazatlan property at the demand of U S officials and Spanish minister Caligan, ending a threat to confiscate holdings. Negotiations were conducted via wireless with American warships.
An official commission report credits a steady review with saving the public purse 322000. The finding highlights cost control measures and oversight measures that protected taxpayer money.
Detectives reported no trace of twenty thousand dollars worth of gems stolen from an express car en route to New York from Memphis. Police believe a Chicago fence disposed of the jewelry after widespread pawnshop visits. Crescent Jewelry shipped the items to Moskowitz Brothers in New York.
In Menominee Michigan on December 11 Captain Louis Setinsky faced trial at Marquette before U S steamboat inspectors charged with commanding a vessel of greater tonnage than his pilot license allowed. The case stems from the Plymout h barge disaster that killed seven and sank while towed by Setunsky s tug.
Today at the Goods Roads convention in Philadelphia the event known as Hobby Day featured experts presenting ten minute talks on road construction and maintenance. The hall filled by ten o'clock as attendees gathered amid lively speculation and discussion.
Police in New York and Boston search for James Marshall a Fall River Mass hat magnate after he disappeared from Grand Central Terminal while en route to Muldoon’s Sanitarium White Plains.
Milwaukee police launched nearly forty house to house canvasses after $10 worth of furs were stolen from the Samuel Glass Fur company Tuesday night. Detective Captain Sullivan said suspects have not left the city as surveillance tightens and the loot is believed hidden locally.
A drunken Black man climbed an engine and pulled the throttle wide open, causing a collision with a nearby passenger train 360 yards away. Five people were injured and the man narrowly escaped lynching as authorities moved to quell the incident in Aberdeen Mississippi.
A local government faced scrutiny after arresting a husband then reappointing him under a newly enacted statute. Officials cited compliance needs and procedural safeguards as justification for the return to employment. The case raises debates over legality and ethics of double actions within municipal law.
A man was sentenced to thirty days in jail for assault and battery after a domestic dispute. His spouse reportedly relented later, reducing potential further consequences. The case underscores tensions in the couple’s dispute and the legal aftermath.
La Crosse county enforces new law allowing jail inmates to work on farms. Sheriff Webber arranges release for Albert Ehlo by farming him out to his wife Dora Ehlo, who sought his release after he was jailed for assault and battery. The move follows a judge’s earlier hesitation and marks the law’s first local application.
Burns Park will host a grown Christmas tree decorated with electric candles loaned by Thurston Owens. Hundreds of children will sing carols around the tree as organizers led by New but Lasting host a Yuletide celebration. The annual tree has grown into a citywide spirit, inspired by New York’s midnight vigil.
Secretary of War Lindley M. Garrison urges continued military preparedness and a stronger reserve. He says the current army reserve is weak and supports bills allowing discharge of proficient soldiers with an obligation to return if war arises. He calls for a national military policy and broader military training across civil life.
Funeral services for John Anderson, who died at the home of his stepson H. A. Lee, 504 South Fourth Street, were held this afternoon at 2 30 from Mr Lee's residence. Interment followed at Oak Grove cemetery.
Frank A. Hutchins head of the university department of debating and public discussion in Madison has been ill since November 20. His condition did not improve and there is little hope of recovery.
Yesterday high 47 degrees and low 26 with no significant precipitation. For Wisconsin and Minnesota the forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Friday with slight temperature rises in places and light to moderate southwest winds in the northeast. The broader pattern shows a north Atlantic lake storm moving to the coast and a depression over the Canadian northwest, with clear skies elsewhere and scattered rain and snow in exposed regions.
An insurance company sues the state seeking recovery of taxes reportedly due over 1911 and 1912. The suit claims the state owes more than a million dollars in assessed fees and charges from those years. The case names the company as plaintiff and seeks judicial relief.
A legal complaint alleges that an Interstate Corporation operates beyond state control, asserting jurisdictional questions over its activities and regulatory reach. The filing argues that the corporation’s interstate nature challenges state authority and prompts judicial determination.
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance sues the State of Wisconsin in the Wisconsin Supreme Court seeking 1,000,000 plus interest for 1911 and 1912 taxes paid under protest. The complaint argues the tax classification is arbitrary, discriminatory, and unconstitutional, especially for an interstate life insurance business. The firm seeks 987,836.45 plus interest, flagging possible federal commerce implications. The case will be heard on the January Supreme Court calendar.
London December 11. A post office strike during the Christmas rush seems inevitable after Postmaster Samuel refused the workers demand for a 15 percent pay increase.
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