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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
17
Advert says families buy Sunkist oranges by the box or half-box praising rich meat and tangy juice. It notes gloves worn by pickers, claims tree ripened, seedless fruit with long shelf life and cheaper per unit than by the dozen. Also promotes Sunkist lemons for juice and flavor.
Madison December 13 The state highway commission debated a plan to tax autos by horsepower replacing a $5 flat rate. Iowa Illinois New York Massachusetts and Maryland already use the system. Proponents say heavier cars wear roads more, so fees should reflect horsepower. Revenue funds highways after expenses.
Wisconsin Secretary of State James A. Frear reports a plan to merge at least seven funds into the general fund, forecast further tax relief in 1913, and renew a budget system of appropriations. He notes 1912 state disbursements total $13,299,720.54 with $1,931,579.69 in transfers, and actual expense around $8,060,224 after adjustments. He calls for audits before passage, tighter printing bids, and inspectors to curb false premium claims.
Miss Florence King 26 from Faribault Minnesota pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was taken from theBeamfort hotel by police. Eight thousand five hundred dollars was found in her stocking during a search after her arrest.
A quip from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph contrasts casual phrases with personal effort noting that rolling off a log requires considerable will power. The exchange playfully debates ease versus difficulty.
A coupon invites readers to obtain a free trial package of Northern Light Self-Rising Buckwheat Flour from a local grocer. The ad touts buckwheat batter cakes for quick breakfast, claiming purity, flavor, economy, and ease over traditional methods. It urges testing the product and lists Owatonna as the dealer location.
Five train crew members die and four injured when a Baltimore and Ohio coal freight breaks apart on a grade, sending a runaway section over an embankment at a curve near Cumberland Maryland. Taft undecided on Yale Kent professorship after offer. White House says talks continue.
The Boise Commercial club pushes Governor Hawley for secretary of the interior in the new Democratic cabinet. Hawley is described as a receptive candidate.
In St Louis a 21 year old man 39 inches tall and weighing 34 pounds won a marriage license to wed 19 year old Dorothy Warfield who weighs 130 pounds. The ceremony will have Mrs. H L Morris a seven foot four inch, 126 pound matron of honor. Barnett had to be lifted to sign the license as this circus side show romance nears its wedding.
Promoter Tom McCarey announced he invited all former heavyweight champions to attend the Palzer McCarty bout in Los Angeles on New Year’s Day at his expense. He expects John L Sullivan James J Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons to attend.
A circulating rumor claimed William Rockefeller was subpoenaed to testify before the federal grand jury probing the New Haven railroad. The rumor followed a conference between Rockefeller’s personal attorney and Special Deputy Attorney General Adkins.
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