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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1908
Page
6
Costs nothing to try Use Rengo. It is perfectly safe. You eat it like fruit or candy and easily and safely reduce your fat a pound a day. For sale by all druggists at $1.00 per full sized package or by mail prepaid. The Rengo Co 3185 go Bidg Detroit Mich. Trial package free by mail if you write to Detroit. Red Cross Drug Store F & L Runckel Druggists.
Albany dispatch reports Gov. Hughes appointing a wall street probing commission with limited powers. New York coverage notes wary Wall Street reaction and hints at forthcoming legislation to curb alleged sharp practices. The slate includes Justice David Leaventritt as a key inquisitor amid a market already rattled by further declines in leading speculative issues.
New York December 15. The final decree in the antitrust suit against the tobacco trust declares the American Tobacco company and allied firms a monopoly restraining trade. The ruling enjoins them from interstate leaf tobacco commerce and from voting stock in the named companies or subsidiaries.
P. M. Dunn, an insurance man wanted in Rockford for skipping a hotel bill, is held on $200 bail awaiting a Thursday hearing. The adjournment gives the district attorney time to review Illinois law. Winnebago sheriff talks with the governor to secure extradition papers as police push for time. Dunn’s lawyers contest the warrant as unlawful.
Mrs Petronella Kirschner aged 80 died Monday at 10 30 p m at the residence of her brother in law Frank Buld on St Joseph Ridge The funeral will be held at 930 am Thursday at Saint Joseph Ridge church Rev Michael Haas officiating with Fessler and Dahl in charge Interment will be in St Joseph Ridge cemetery
In Chicago on December 15 the Pullman company reported on an original $100,000 investment to have paid over $32,000,000 in dividends and hold assets of $74,000,000. Assistant Auditor Hough presented this at a hearing before Interstate Commerce Commissioner Lane regarding a complaint by Geo S Loftus of St Paul Minnesota.
Expert doctors report pine aids in restoring mucous membranes and curing severe colds in Maine hospital camps. The recipe mixes whiskey glycerine and Concentrated pine compound, shaken well and dosed every four hours. Concentrated pine comes in half ounce bottles, labeled Concentrated, in airtight wood cases. Continuous use urged for best results.
The Annis murder trial resumes with T Jenkins Hains showing nerve while chained to Undersheriff Philipps. Special counsel James E Dayton and Elmer S White are added to aid District Attorney Darrin, despite defense objections. A telegram from Mrs Peter C Hains indicates she may testify, tied to alleged misconduct confessions.
Mrs. Peter Hains said she will not travel to New York for the Thornton Hains trial. She spoke from Winthrop about her past bitterness toward Hains after the August killing of William E. Annis and expressed pity for him, asserting she has nothing to say on the case.
A dense courtroom scene features T Jenkins Hains facing jurors as defense attorneys refuse to reveal letters while Hains may testify about the Bayside Yacht Club float on August 15. Mrs. Annis Strong testifies she attempted to aid her husband before he fell, with Hains reportedly pushing her aside and leveling a revolver. The piece notes the call for an investigation, potential writs, and hints at police department scrutiny amid tensions with Chicago papers.
Bethlehem Steel president Charles M. Schwab testified before the Ways and Means Committee. He discussed a 1899 Frick letter claiming rails could be made for 12 dollars a ton in Pittsburg, with England at 19. He described that figure as youthful optimism and outlined current costs: ore 4.05, pig iron 14, conversion to rails 7.50, total about 21.50 per ton.
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The narrative centers on Hains appearing with his revolver in plain sight before Captain P C Hains fired one shot. The defense contends he declared this is his own affair and that he is managing it with bystanders told to stand back. Attorneys aim to sway District Attorney Darrin and seek rulings from Justice Crane on allowing the testimony.
Boston December 15. Mrs Peter C Hains has sent no telegram to the court at Flushing L I demanding to testify against Thornton Jenkins Hains. She will not testify. There is nothing to the story, said Ray L Norton counsel for Mrs Hains today when told of the New York rumor.
Castro’s push to deepen Germany Venezuela trade spurred business interest and a guard detail at the Esplanade hotel. German officials arranged for Castro’s visit with Chancellor Von Buelow and Foreign Secretary Von Schoen as executives from major German firms crowded his apartment seeking favorable terms. The reports question his health amid speculation of an operation, while protests over the security presence mounted.
Gov. J. C. S. Blackburn of the Panama Canal Zone confirms reports that he stands ready to resign if President-elect Taft views his holding the post as embarrassing to the administration.
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