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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1913
Page
9
Fragmented OCR yields unclear lines about a union retina and a parade, mentioning dissolution of a government body and actions related to the Mden and Southern Pacific. The text references charges or percentages and various entities, but details are garbled and many terms are unreadable.
A historic Upper Mississippi steamboat race details the Grey Eagle beating the rival Tasea to St Paul with Queen's message to the president aboard. Captain Whitten pursued, but Harris’s Grey Eagle finished 290 miles in 78 hours at 16.19 mph, a famed upstream record. The narrative recalls the era's daring river commerce and telegraphic milestones.
A. Sawyer of Hartt der in awe of the ools and formerly in school, has Miss vd. Wis., 2 Milwaukee high at the Madison been appointed of the scousin state feivitervice on on, having 'stood first on the eligible list of enan cidates recently examined. She will stecord Miss Laira Carter of Mans ton, who did her reap ik br red to the office of the teachers' re tirement fond Secretary John AL Fy Ipod at tthe civil service sention il state fucis losehoal far for Milwauken today to conduct non competitive examinations of the pres ent employer of tha institution, the last Slater taving prier then under the civil service law. Nery all the present stil have filed peer appdications. The tests cover seriagl- Jing, training and experience.
The governor appoints a member of the Lake Superior and Mississippi River Canal commission, a body created by the last legislature. Attorney General Owen, in response to an inquiry from Danian McGresor private secretary to Governor McGavern, clarifies the appointment and possible legislative support.
House Majority Leader Linder announced a holiday recess from December 19 if the carrier bill reaches the president before Christmas. He expects conferees to report by year end and a joint session to pass a bill by June 1, with Congress aiming to adjourn.
Dec 19 Wilson reports the President named Frank Dalley as state attorney candidate and announced a restructuring at the University Cooperative Mutual Company. Alumni will replace faculty on the board, with C. H. Brown as resident. The note ends with a quip about bridge and life’s aims.
Washington hearing dates announced by the House immigration committee invite Pacific coast citizens and organizations to air grievances against Japanese and other Asians. The Baker bill would exclude all aliens of this class from entry. Hearings begin January 22. Madison engineers speech set for December 31 in Chicago by Frank M. White of the agricultural college.
PLAN INDIES GRUB WASHINGTON Dec 19 With vessels of the Atlantic fleet expected back from their Mediterranean cruise soon the navy department began plans to assemble them after New Years for a cruise in West Indian waters.
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