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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1913
Page
10
An advertisement urges readers to buy a diamond ring now, claiming rising value over time and a money back guarantee. It notes a ten percent wear-and-tear deduction and cites a forthcoming tariff increasing prices after New Year as justification for immediate purchase.
Milwaukee December 15 Atthoush Ad Wolgast has formally claimed the lightweight championship following Willie Ritchie's inability to move the weight class. He reiterated his plan to limit ring activity to six and ten round contests. Promoter Tom McCarey proposed a twenty round bout against Joe Rivers in January.
An agricultural department crop report estimates U S cotton production for 1913 14 at 942 850 000 pounds or 13 677 900 bales of 500 pounds each. The report notes linters are not included in the total.
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquire first baseman Konecky from St. Louis in a multi player deal. The move includes several players as both clubs reshuffle rosters.
Eddie Knetchy and several players move in a multi team deal with St. Louis Pittsburgh and Brooklyn. Joe Tinker becomes the highest priced ball player at 25000 with a 10000 bonus as Brooklyn and the Dodgers await final terms. Giants acquire Bob Bescher and shuffle their outfield as the league braces for a tighter race.
In Pittsburg fans express keen disappointment over missing Tinker while celebrating the Kenetchy acquisition and the latest Pirates deal seen as a bright spot in the club’s fortunes.
Washington December 13 congressmen questioned whether Attorney General McReynolds would wink at violations of the Mann act unless commercialized vice is an element. They cited his annual report noting 175000 dollars set aside for anti white slave information and efforts to prosecute interstate cases involving traffic or commercialism.
Harvard management awaited a reply to a proposed October 24 football matchup at Harvard Stadium. The Michigan athletic board planned a meeting at Ann Arbor to decide on the offer. Harvard had sought an intersectional game after talks with Chicago fell through.
A compact saying notes that pursuing pleasure through work does not guarantee pleasure in the work itself. It reflects a cautious view on blending leisure with labor and the potential tensions between enjoyment and effort.
Keeler endured the entire Badger season with a splintered shoulder bone. He continued to play through pain, driving the team with resilience and grit despite the injury.
Tubby Keeler right guard and captain-elect of the Wisconsin football squad played last fall with a broken shoulder bone. An X ray after the season revealed a splintered bone, forcing Keeler to sit out for at least two months and likely hurting the Badger track team in the shot put.
The Mendota state hospital report cites 29.4 percent of 87S admissions as hereditary. Of 578 cases, 275 had relatives who were insane. Dr Gorst notes water treatment as a modern alternative to restraint and says many acute cases recover under this method.
Washington reports quote Andrew Carnegie calling rumors of a looming business slump “Tommy rot.” The steel magnate dismissed any alarm in the current financial situation and refused to discuss tariff law operations or the proposed currency bill.
Authorities in several cities consider installing a new apparatus for police signals. Green electric light flashes atop police telephone stations will alert patrolmen to call their precinct station immediately, overcoming delays from standard post calls.
The 1900s era note says a $19 000 bonus to Joe Tinker for Brooklyn kept him from committing to Chicago or Pittsburgh next year. Tinker admitted the offer stunned him but would not confirm acceptance. Frank Hinkey may be Yale coach candidate as Yale committee meets tonight. Leach Cross and Bud Anderson set a New Year’s Day twenty round bout in Vernon arena. Jess Willard defeats One Round Davis in Buffalo after poor New York showing.
The text notes branding as a punishment remained legal in Great Britain until the 1822 abolition act. It reflects a historical sequence where branding fell out of legal use as reforms restricted cruel penalties.
December reports show Madison Square Garden targets January fights with Bully Gibson pursuing Joe Rivers versus Willie Ritchie or Tommy Murphy on January 14. Tom O Rourke offers Georges Carpentier ten thousand dollars to face Porky Flynn at the National Sporting Club on January 29.
Madison Wis Dec 13 Men and women ski enthusiasts at the University of Wisconsin plan to organize a ski club. They will hike on Saturdays and Sundays and slide down the university campus hills toward Lake Mendota. Four students are expert ski jumpers. over sixty men and about twenty women ski each winter.
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