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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1912
Page
1
Bnd party leaders re momentarily remove declaration then restore it amid mystery. Controversy rages as members debate the meaning and impact of the plank on policy and party unity.
The meeting restored the missing plank on the bull platform while the pro trust plank remained untouched. Roosevelt and Dixon distances were stated through Davis, with Dixon repudiating the claim of Davis. Delegates vow to promote progressive principles into the 1916 election as Dixon and Perkins organize campaign structure and international study trips.
Two new smallpox cases are reported in La Crosse, bringing the total to 16. Three cases were pronounced cured yesterday. Chicago health officials note a single case in the city since Nov. 20, attributed to high vaccination rates. Dr. Furstman vaccinated 67 school children yesterday and 54 Tuesday.
In Indianapolis on December 12 the defense in a by conspiracy case denied testimony from Charles Brown a Kansas City searcher who testified that Brown and J B McNamara offered to blow up a railroad bridge. The witness said J Hannon of Scranton confessed to the August 23 1910 attack.
Trey Karel of Milwaukee, a Democratic candidate for governor in the last election, visited La Crosse with several political friends today. The gathering coincided with a business trip to the city.
The article notes multiple crews are building a new water system with three contracting teams. Last week the workforce grew to over fifty, with crews at the low reservoir, the pump station, and the five well houses. Contracts call for early completion as work proceeds rapidly.
Madison Wis December 12 Professor M P Ravenal of the University of Wisconsin and the hygienic laboratory doubts the Berlin cure for tuberculosis calling it another regularly announced remedy. He says the disease is a mixed infection and a serum might help but not a sure cure.
The House defeated a Prouty sub resolution that Bowman's election was regular by 147 to 112. A roll call then set Bowman's seat vacant 153 to 118 amid a high-stakes ouster battle led by George R. McLean against Republican Bowman, who faces fraud charges and seeks salary and mileage.
John Hanson, formerly from La Crosse and released from Mendota briefly, appeared at the county jail seeking lodging and food. Sheriff Chris Burns took him in, but his deteriorated condition requires his return to Mendota for safety, likely tomorrow. he originally hailed from a town in Michigan.
In Milwaukee emergency doctors and nurses treat nine year old Joseph Karpis after a fall left his knee bruised and led to lockjaw. Extensive measures include cerebrospinal fluid extraction and a large anti tetanus serum dose, the largest ever given at one time, as authorities strive to save his life.
M. Long of Potosi Wisconsin searched the Burlington depot for his Christmas packages. Patrolman Larry Dugan assigned a blue coat to help retrieve them after a thorough search, finally finding the gifts at the Law hotel and the relieved father embraced the bundles on a departing train.
The Onalaska Woolen Mills will move from 1900 George street to the old Central Electric building on State street between Front and Second. The move, planned by part owner L H Martin, aims to double capacity and hire 50 to 60 workers, mostly women. Edward Stickler, president, and David C Stickler, secretary, lead the company, incorporated in 1901 with capital of 8000 dollars.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles last night elected officers including Worshipful president A. J. Freimark and Worshipful vice president G. E. Schneeberger. Other posts filled were chaplain B. E. Turner secretary A. B. Chandler treasurer F. H. Grebner inner guard F. W. Harris outer guard A. Hirt trustee for three years E. A. Maurer and physician J. L. Callahan.
The entire state board of health, five noted specialists and six expert veterinarians in conference could not save Governor Aldrichs dog Bill poisoned by mistake.
Henry J. Miller of Hamilton left an estate valued at 13 500 dollars to his widow with a directive that it be divided equally among the children after her death. The will notes one of Hamilton’s best farms as part of the estate. Albert Haller of La Crosse also filed his will today, leaving all property to his wife.
Milwaukee officials refuse onions for the city Christmas dinner. Assistant Superintendent Notbohm hallucinates onions as a symbol of class, declaring garlic will replace them. He argues onions savor proletarian ties and mocks the idea as impossible.
The Upper Mississippi River Improvement Association warns middle western shippers face heavy handicap with Panama Canal opening. They urge better river terminals and shipping facilities, proposing municipal dock and wharf commissions in Illinois Missouri Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin to speed freight and expand western trade via canal.
Deputies with rifles and pistols patrolled Shadyside and Hudson river wharves after rioting last night left two special police dead and twenty others wounded. Strike breakers and workers kept away from docks as tensions eased.
Albert C. Haller died at 601 South Third Street last Wednesday from a complication of diseases rather than tuberculosis as previously reported. The death was attributed to noncontagious causes after medical review.
A Chicago fire engine responding to a Wabash avenue alarm overturned injuring three firefighters, one of them possibly fatally. The crash disrupted service and prompted medical attention at the scene and nearby hospitals.
The reichstag adjourned today for the Christmas holidays and will reconvene on January 8.
Witnesses before the money trust committee described a persistent feud between the New York Stock Exchange and the Consolidated Exchange. They testified that loans of 25 million dollars a day moved through the NYSE with only a scrap of paper as record and that member firms were barred from dealing with the Consolidated Exchange. The Steel Trust and major railroads were accused of discrimination, with several interstate corporations limiting holdings to the big exchange.
Minnesota and Wisconsin consider a uniform fishing law as a temporary substitute for a fixed Lake Pepin boundary after two years of dispute. The boundary commission split on the middle of the lake versus the channel near shore, with no agreement in sight. A Supreme Court decision may be needed to settle the line, including Island No. 24 and St. Louis Bay, as talks continued into the afternoon.
Prince Luitpold of Bavaria aged nearly 92, prince regent since 1886 and uncle to the king, died early today in Munich. Born March 12, 1821, his long tenure as regent shaped Bavarian governance.
Frank X. Dietz proprietor of a North Twelfth street auto garage was fined $1 and costs by Judge John Brindley after an assault on Edwin Bennike an employee of Parker Hirt. Bennike visited the garage to buy supplies and allegedly became abusive. Dietz expelled him using his shoe as a propeller.
Miss Elsie Howey, the sole suffragette linked to a false fire alarm plan, was sentenced to two months in prison in police court. Police noted paint and acid in letter boxes as part of the disruption, while officers warned of an impending Christmas surprise described as "something awful."
In Fort Smith Arkansas on December 12 a courier carried word that Sheriff Thomason from Grove would lead twenty five men to seize Delaware county records from the court house at New Jay Oklahoma by force. Citizens shield effort reports say about 150 men are ready to defend the records. Women and children may be moved to safety if peace cannot be kept. Officials have changed safe combinations and fled.
William D. Haywood, Industrial Worker of the World leader, arrives in Chicago after leading a bitter labor war in Lawrence Massachusetts. He outlines plans for a general strike targeting meat packing and steel industries.
Police report no trace of burglars at the Swenson hardware store and Kiesselbach saloon on George street after Tuesday night break ins. Cash boxes smashed. losses total about 150 dollars. Indications suggest the perpetrators were novices.
Joseph Girsch, exiled from a Chicago brass foundry for over a month, returns to the Western Foundry after Judge Courtney cancels the restraining order. He had been arrested November 9 on his wife’s complaint that drinking and abuse disturbed their home, and he faced possible jail if he attempted to work without court approval.
Vienna dispatches report Belgrade ordered Servia to recall its minister to Austria Hungary M Simics. No successor named and diplomats gave no reason, the action viewed as a formal break in diplomatic relations between Servia and Austria Hungary.
London reports an informal ambassadorial meeting among six Berlin treaty signatories may lead to an early Paris conference next year. Greece and Turkey clash near Janina as brinkmanship over Adrianople Durazzo and Scutari continues. Rome cites conflicting Athens dispatches on the Janina siege outcome.
Vital statistics for La Crosse County filed by Andrew Thompson show 40 marriages 68 births and 54 deaths in November. All figures exceed the monthly averages.
In Omaha on December 12 a woman named Beatrice Woods died from bullet wounds after insulting a friend by calling her a wig. The accused gossip target is being pursued by police.
Fair tonight and Friday with rising temperatures across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. The Mississippi valley cold wave cools eastern districts while Duluth records ten below zero. High pressure shifts south and east bringing milder conditions. rain or snow and windy conditions spread from the lake region to the north Atlantic coast.
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