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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1914
Page
1
Commissioner Hermrn defends state insurance pricing against private company claims. He says article figures misrepresent costs, asserts state coverage at 60 percent of private rates and that five year premiums are lower overall. Legal action aims to resolve whether private insurers may challenge state property coverage.
Unsettled tonight and Thursday with probable snow and higher temperatures tonight in some areas. Overall, Wisconsin cloudy and not so cold tonight with unsettled conditions Thursday. Minnesota fair in the north with possible snow. temperatures show minor changes. Gulf states report rain. La Crosse and Manitoba see temperatures around 26 to 36 degrees. high pressure from Manitoba to gulf states influences the nonsettled pattern.
A dry amendment falls short of the two thirds threshold in the House, winning broad support for the measure but not reaching the required supermajority. Observers note the outcome leaves the proposal contentious, with lawmakers split on its implications and timing.
The article reports a discovery hearing in Milwaukee where a plaintiff named Philipp testifies against the Tribune. It notes political context with a governor-elect on the stand and discusses a narrow defeat margin of sixty one votes tied to Prohibition implications.
The Hobson constitutional amendment for national prohibition failed in the House 17 to 0 with eight votes needed for passage. Absent members reduced the roll call, and next the White Ribboners plan to push the Sheppard resolution in the Senate. Wisconsin reps voted against Hobson. Esch Browne Cares Cooper Lenroot Reilles Burke supported it. Stafford and his tie did not vote.
Wisconsin governor-elect Emanuel Philipp testified he could not recall registering as a legislative agent but would not dispute certificates allegedly showing he did. He acknowledged receiving 9161 from the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway as commissions for business via Northern Refrigerator Transit Company. The trial concerns The La Crosse Tribune’s published article on La Follette’s magazine rewrite.
London dispatch reports Portugal voting to prepare for possible entry into the war against England. A British line of trenches surrounds London and the east coast, with invasion fears prompting widespread precautions. Private sources say trenches extend from Hendon to Epping Forest and along the Thames, as mobilization continues from Dover to Leith.
FRANCKE reports British and French progress along the battle front. Forces seize woods near Bix Choote and recapture Givenchy east of Bethune. RUSISiIA notes two thousand German corpses found after a failed crossing on the Bzura. Fighting west of Warsaw continues. ENGLAN MD Baron Fisher hopes for Christmas cheer aided by American sympathy for England. TRAKEY Turkish forces cross Egyptian frontier. AUSTRIA Russian attacks in Galicia resume and are repulsed.
German forces move massive 42 centimeter mortars from Belgium toward Thorn as part of a siege push in the eastern theater. The action signals a renewed bombardment effort amid ongoing offensives and troop deployments.
London dispatches report German heavy siege guns moved from Belgium to Thorn to be rushed across Poland for the Warsaw bombardment. Russian defenses near Warsaw retreat to within twenty miles, while Hindenberg forces push positions on the Bzura north of Sochaczew amid continued fighting west and southwest of the city. The front extends roughly 220 miles from the Vistula through Poland and Galicia with activity from the Vistula to Pilica and a seventy mile Austro-German front toward Sanok, near Przemysl, as fighting continues to raise the siege.
Charles Namur a prominent Des Moines druggist and owner of Namur Skating Rink and former theater manager was indicted by the Polk county grand jury on arson charges. The latest blaze occurred October 8 at his drug store in the Daily Capital building with investigators from fourteen insurance firms and the building’s owner filing the indictment.
J W Krause boxing promoter and Bell City Athletic Club president is jailed in Racine Wisconsin on a 200 bail bond to secure his December 29 trial for larceny as bailee. Dr W E Thiele of Chicago posted 50 to bind a Matty McCue vs Frankie Conley fight, but Krause claimed the forfeit was spent promoting the nonmaterializing match.
The state moves to war footing following an announcement of an alleged German attack on a Portuguese province. Officials say steps will mobilize resources, tighten defenses, and coordinate with allied powers as tensions escalate. Public advisories urge calm while authorities prepare emergency measures and monitor potential threats.
A Naulili garrison in Angola allegedly repelled a raid as German forces, supported by superior numbers, reportedly pushed back the defense. Reports describe a fierce clash with casualties and a shifting frontline near the Naulili outpost.
Lisbon reports the chamber voted to prepare for Portugal joining England in the conflict and to place the country on a war footing. It notes Portugal could field about 250 000 trained troops in war time, with 50 000 home and 10 000 colonial forces, while the army is efficient but poorly equipped.
The defense in the Joseph Fish arson case rested just before noon in Chicago on December 23. Fish, a millionaire fire insurance adjuster, is alleged to be a principal in the gang of arsonists. Attorneys reserved the right to call one more witness, with closing arguments expected before night. Fish testified under cross examination.
Weather forecast predicts a white Christmas across the northern half of the United States with slightly below normal temperatures and sharp air. Snow is likely on Christmas Day in the Ohio Valley region and the Great Lakes area according to the forecaster.
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