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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
1
A local prize puzzle invites the public to identify a La Crosse figure from a character sketch in the Tribune. First correct guesser wins $1. Ruth Iinhoff won last week with Gus Pappas as the subject. The piece blends humor and local lore about business, mining, and politics including A. Anderson and E. Raymond.
In a light column tone, the piece jokes about O Walter Hosely returning from Chicago to La Crosse after promoting a headache relief device with an insurance policy. It notes his fashion cues and business outlook, then shifts to Ed Raymond, now a Wyoming landowner and lawyer who once represented the Rough Riders, and hints at his political activity.
A motion picture machine given by A. W. Bankert of Libby, McNeil & Libby to his son Donald exploded after the boy mixed gasoline with alcohol and struck a match. Donald died, and Mrs. Mary Bankert is in serious condition with severe burns.
A drunken laborer named Kummerlin wounded thirteen people with a pistol and knife at Oberstenfeld near Stuttgart, injuring eight seriously. He then killed himself, leaving eight hospitalised and others in danger.
Over 1,190 automobile licenses for 1914 have been issued by the secretary of state. No. 1 goes to J. G. Hyland, a Madison grocer. No. 2 was sent to Senator La Follette in Washington, who asked for a low number.
One thousand sailors aboard the battleship Ohio at the Delaware breakwater are quarantined after new smallpox cases are discovered. Physicians vaccinate the crew as health precautions are taken in Philadelphia.
Crownhart and Hatton withdraw from the governor’s race. A tentative statement from their campaign was quickly followed by word that a new London senator would be announced.
In party councils an effort is likely to be made to secure the withdrawal of a candidate on grounds of expedience. The move reflects internal strategy discussions and could affect upcoming nominations within the party.
C H Crownhart head of the state Industrial Commission and W H Hatton senator from New London announce to seek the Republican nomination for governor in 1914. Both viewed as La Follette stalwarts with strong public records in rail regulation and public affairs.
In a bold, high profile heist, river pirates commandeered a tug and barge loaded with railroad cars on the New York waterways. The daring operation left investigators scrambling for clues and heightened security along the harbor. Authorities vow to pursue the culprits.
President Wilson, at Pass Christian Mississippi, was invited to tour a Confederate soldiers' home on the gulf coast. he planned such a visit soon while handling Washington documents and considering federal reserve board appointments including a Pacific coast and a southern pick. The day featured golf club anecdotes and discussion of the revenue cutter Winona trip.
At the opening session of the American Economic Association in Minneapolis a resolution proposed forming a three member committee to study liberty of thought freedom of speech and tenure security for economics teachers in American educational institutions.
Legagneux in a monoplane broke the world altitude record today at Frejus by reaching 20 668 feet above the naval aerodrome. He remained aloft for one hour forty five minutes, starting at 11 55 and landing at 1 40.
In Bartlesville Oklahoma on December 27 C E Millard awoke to the odor of chloroform and found his 17 year old son reaching for a handkerchief to his face. Police recovered a diamond set spin gold watch and money from the boy s pockets.
In Cedare Rapids Iowa a Davenport to Cedare Rapids passenger train struck four cattle near Whitman last night. The engine derailed and overturned leaving Louis Hoover a Rock Island fireman badly scalded and in St Luke's Hospital.
John Bostick, the Southern Pacific train bandit, pleaded guilty to murdering Traveling Passenger Agent Montague during a train hold up at El Monte. Judge Craig of the superior court immediately sentenced him to hang.
Dec 27 report says prosecutors push to finish direct examination of alienists who claim Hans Schmidt, the priest accused of murdering Anna Aumueller, is feigning insanity. The state aims to wrap up the case promptly.
St Louis dispatch reports Judge Henry C. Dierker of St Charles County was shot in the chest by a tramp he was attempting to eject from a school house. He is near death at his home near St Charles with the wound described as serious.
Lieut. Gov. O Hara told Phi Alpha Phi delegates in Chicago that many lawyers are only legalized hold up men. The convention address framed a sharp critique of the legal profession amid the gathering.
Theodore Wusterbach aged 59 died after a beating allegedly stemming from taking his three year old grandson for a walk without the father's permission. Police report the incident occurred in Chicago with the fatality confirmed early today.
Mrs Ella Flagg Young today resumed the post as Chicago schools superintendent after a secret ballot ouster on December 10.
L M A Roy earned the highest award at the Lens and Brush club international exhibit in Northampton Massachusetts. Out of 600 submissions only 97 were hung with Roy’s four pieces shown including The Picture Writer depicting prehistoric writing birth. Other works included The Copper Bowl The Sewing Room and The Carpet Weaver with notable lighting and composition.
Beach towns from Long Beach to Santa Barbara battle the highest tides of the year. Observers report coastlines swept clean as giant ground swells from a heavy sea storm combine with extreme tides.
Rev. Elmer L. Williams fired at a man accused of beating his wife in Chicago, later missing as detectives arrested the suspect. Williams said he acted out of necessity and justified his action, noting the assailant was larger and the moment improper for sermons.
Judge Slusser refused a rehearing on Henry Spencer's bid for a new trial in Wheaton Illinois. Spencer, sentenced to death for the murder of Mildred Allison Rexroat a tango teacher, faces gallows on January 16 unless the governor or the state supreme court intervenes.
Denver announces the formation of a radium institute to conduct experiments using new methods to extract radium from carnotite ores. Negotiations for establishment have been closed and the institute will begin work soon in Denver.
The schooner Augustus W Snow of Bangor Maine ran ashore on Diamond Shoals yesterday and was freed unaided, according to reports filed with the revenue cutter service.
The body of a well dressed man with minor bruises was found in the surf along Lake Michigan shore at Glen Coe near Chicago on December 1. Authorities investigated the location and identity remains pending.
Five men were injured when a gas tank exploded at the Galloway factories in Waterloo Iowa as workers filled it. Windows shattered for blocks around as the blast occurred today December 27. Emergency crews responded and transported injured workers to area hospitals for treatment.
Mrs. Robert Morris of Bellaire Ohio woke to a crying baby and found her home and neighbor Anthony Hasell’s house in flames. The alert helped families escape unharmed in Wheeling West Virginia on December 27.
Wounded leader reports he was attacked by gunmen and Citizens' Alliance, dragged through Hancock and shot in the back before being put aboard a train, as wires from Iron Mountain are cited in the incident.
Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, reports he and auditor Charles Tanner were beaten and shot during a raid by Citizens' Alliance members in Hancock. They were dragged to a train station as a mob chanted and danced, while deputies arranged travel to Chicago. Moyer warned of further revenge and possible return to Michigan.
Yesterday’s highs reached 27 degrees and a low of 18 with no precipitation. Forecasts for La Crosse and nearby regions call for generally fair, colder tonight and Sunday, while Wisconsin and Minnesota expect cloudy to fair conditions with colder temperatures and moderate winds. Iowa may see unsettled weather with light snow flurries in the south and variable winds.
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