County Board Sets Referendum On Ballot For Spring
The County Board votes 21 to 15 to place a spring referendum on the ballot. The measure asks voters to approve or reject a proposed public policy change affecting local governance.
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1910
Page
1
Anarchist Plot Found in London
Police discovered an anarchist plot in London involving planned disruptive acts. Investigators say a network of associates coordinated through encrypted messages. Authorities issued warrants and seized documents linking the group to planned street protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
County draft on ballot referendum blocks Dunn plan
A La Crosse County committee failed to approve the Dunn Ballot referendum with a 21 to 15 vote, rejecting the coupon ballot for general use. The panel cited insufficient perfection and editorials influencing voters, noting no time to test the ballot before a second trial.
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Bala
Committee of Five
Anderegg
Tal
Committee For Disremg
Dunn
Tne
Committee
Lame Duck Alley Becomes Lovers Lane at White House
In Washington on December 28 Senators Carter of Montana and Dick of Ohio appeared with escorts as the lame duck period at the White House turned playful. Carter arrived with Montana girls while Dick led a procession of West Point cadets causing a half hour wait for the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senator Carter
Montana
Senator Dick
Ohio
White House
Carter
West Point
Tariff commission law promised to Taft by Payne
Representative Payne of New York said a tariff commission law was promised to President Taft and negotiations for the bill were nearly finished. He forecast a permanent commission would be provided before March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Taft
Payne
N. Y
House
Ways and Means
White House
Vaderland Sails With Tiny First Class Passenger List
The Vaderland departed for Europe with a record small passenger count two first class and eight second class travelers. The two first cabin passengers R. L. Herman and Mrs. F. R. Humphreys will be attended by 75 deck and cabin stewards during the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vaderland
Europe
R. L. Herman
F. R. Humphreys
Sunday Sermon Condemns Modern Trust Magnates in Chicago
Evangelist Billy Sunday opens a Chicago campaign denouncing modern wealth rulers like the Carnegies and Rockefellers as palace domestics to King David. He notes biblical wealth is allowed but criticizes methods used by trust magnates and graft in politics. He urges officials to serve the Lord and forsake corrupt gangs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carnegies
Rockefellers
King David
Billy Sunday
David
Abraham
Sunda
Gore vows to stay in Senate amid threats and charges
Senator Gore of Oklahoma declares he faces a wave of fake charges and vitriolic abuse after blocking a 3 million dollar raid on Choctaw and Chickasaw lands. He rejects resignation and pledges to fight graft, insisting he will live and die in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Gore
Okla
Washington
Oklahoma
Senate
Voters flock to West Union as grand jury probes vote-selling
West Union Ohio witnesses and defendants swarm the town as Special Judge A Z Blair promises strict penalties for those who lied or concealed evidence in the Adams county vote-selling case. Indictments near 900 total with pleas of not guilty rising. hotel rooms fill and a 84-year-old veteran walks 18 miles to report a voting error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Ohio
A. Z. Blair
Adams County
Blair
Frank Salisbury
Salisbury
Sam Howell
United States presses for neutrality over Honduran crisis
In Managua Nicaragua on December 28 the U S State Department urged rigid neutrality to stop Central American involvement in the Honduran revolt. Notes were sent to El Salvador Guatemala and Costa Rica and warned against expeditions from neutral territories. President Estrada pledged strict adherence to the Washington convention amid reports that Manuel Bonilla and General Lee Christmas plan to land at Cape Gracias Nicaragua to organize a force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Central America
Estrada
State Department
Salvador
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Manuel Bonilla
General Lee Christmas
New Orleans
Cape Gracias
Honduras
Fraudulent Mail Case Docketed at Supreme Court
A petition to review a circuit court ruling in Kansas City convicts eight H. Snider Frank Horn Elisha H Horn and Raymond P May of fraudulent use of the mails for selling stock in allegedly fake mining claims. Each was sentenced to a year and a day in prison and a $500 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Kansas City
H. Snider
Frank Horn
Elisha H. Horn
Raymond P. May
Supreme Court of the United States
Priests in Denver Diocese Take Faith Oath Against Modernism
In Denver on December 28 priests of the diocese gathered on Bishop N C Matz’s call to profess their faith in line with Rome. The oath commits them to the condemnations and directives in the encyclical letters issued three years prior.
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Denver
Colo
Rome
N. C. Matz
Fortune Hunter serial begins at La Crosse theater
The Fortune Hunter by Louis Joseph Vance is serialized starting January 13 at the La Crosse theater, adapted from Winchell Smith’s play. The Man Higher Up publication is postponed until The Fortune Hunter is completed for local readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Joseph Vance
Winchell Smith
la Crosse Theater
Terest
Seferlich Named Chicago Fire Chief After Horan Death
Charles H. Seferlich, longtime first assistant and acting ranking officer, succeeds Fire Chief Horan who died in the stockyards fire. Seferlich has served as deputy chief through the term and now leads the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles H. Seferlich
Horan
Stockyards
Seferlich
Insurgents Stir Lorimer Case as Progressives Dig In
Cummins and other progressive leaders delve into records behind the Lorimer case. They seek to uncover details from the report that sparked the inquiry and continue pressing for clarity and accountability amid renewed scrutiny.
Looming Senate Debate Over Lorimer Election Report
Several senators study the Lorimer election testimony during holidays signaling a likely Senate confrontation. Disputes over a minority report and new standards of judgment could spark heated debate as Cummins warns of a dissecting of the committee’s findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Wm. Lorimer
Illinois
Beveridge
Ind
Frazier
Tenn
Indiana
Washington
Tennessee
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Cummins
Iowa
Revolt Against Honduran Cavilla Regime Readied
In Puerto Cortes a 2000 strong force including Nicaraguan soldiers and American adventurers drills inland from Cape Gracias to attack Tegucigalpa after New Year. Bonilla and Gen Lee Christmas lead the movement with another column mobilized at Ceiba. Foreign powers fear an international flare up as warships gather on both coasts.
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Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Cavilla
Republic
Cape Gracias
Lee Christmas
Bonilla
Tegucigalpa
Ceiba
England
Here
Uncle Sam Won't Pay Racing Bills
The comptroller of the treasury questions army officers claiming transportation costs for three horses from Fort Myer to Pimlico. Only part of an $80.85 bill was allowed and the official states he cannot see how horse racing makes a man a better soldier.
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Washington, D. C
Comptroller of the Treasury
Uncle Sam
Secretary of War
Fort Myer
Pimlico
Interstate commission holds rail rate rise for shippers
Southern and western shippers using Missouri Pacific St Louis Iron Mountain Southern and Texas and Pacific railroads between Memphis Tennessee and Louisiana will save several hundred thousand dollars as the interstate commerce commission suspends the rate increases on all commodities until July 5.
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Washington, D. C
Southern and Western
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
Texas and Pacific
Memphis
Tenn
Louisiana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mob Seizes Alleged Assassin in Racial Violence
Angry Southern crowds attempt lynching of a Black man accused of assault as authorities intervene. Mob overruns patrols but the plan to take life fails and the suspect is removed to a secure locale for protection.
Fury Furby Escapes Lynch Mob Then Placed in Penitentiary
William Furby, accused of assaulting Flora Anglin near Weston, was moved secretly from Clarksburg to Moundsville Penitentiary after a mob threatened lynching. Earlier, a crowd surrounded Weston station. guards and a special train delivered him to safety, with reports he may be sent to Parkersburg for trial.
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Wheeling
W. Va
William Furby
Clarksburg
Flora Anglin
Lewis County
Harrison County
Furby
Weston
Osborne
Col
Parkersburg
Moundsville
Colorado labor seeks restrict injunction use in labor disputes
Organized labor in Colorado under the Colorado State Federation of Labor plans to push laws limiting injunctions in worker employer controversies and to require trials in the district where the property lies. The move follows Judge Whitford’s sentence of sixteen union coal miners to one year in jail for alleged injunction violations in the northern coal fields. The federation urges Governor Shafroth to back a legislative committee to investigate northern coal conditions.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Colorado State Federation of Labor
Whitford
Shafroth
Chased Lover Ten Years Arrests Him
In Chicago on December 28 Jacob for Rachael was cited as a lessons in devoted pursuit as Carl Will a former Austrian official tied to a ten year chase from Chicago to major cities toward Vienna. Miss Gisen Sandner an Austrian governess testified before Municipal Judge Newcomer detailing the threat and arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Jacob
Rachael
Carl Will
Here
Vienna
Will
Gisen Sandner
Newcomer
Miss Sandner
Inquest Opens Into Stockyards Fire Deaths
Chicago authorities formally opened an inquest into the December stockyards fire that killed 24 people. Coroner Hoffman presides as investigators seek the cause and responsible parties.
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Chicago
Hoffman
Japs Plot Mining of Manila Harbor
Japanese planners are believed probing Manila Harbor for mining options as war tensions spike. Officials warn potential assets could threaten harbor facilities and shipping lanes, prompting intensified Allied intelligence and coastal defenses in the Philippines.
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Manila
Japanese Plot to Mine Manila Harbor Revealed Near End of 1941
Reports from Manila say a Japanese plan to mine Manila harbor and blow up American warships was uncovered after a search of Japanese quarters yielded high explosives. Major Duval headed the operation with authorities denying public details while noting arrests of suspected agents and possible smuggling routes into Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Japan
United States
Duval
Corregidor Island
Luzon
Washington, D. C
War Department
Wood
Department
Philippines
Greek merchant shooting suspects freed on bond in Ky
Grover Land of Cleveland and Pat Bohannon of Denver remain free on $500 bond in Kentucky after being questioned in the shooting of Greek merchant Steve Theophanis. Theophanis may recover, which could alter pending charges.
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Frankfort
Grover Land
Cleveland
Pat Bohannon
Denver
Steve Theophanis
Theophanis
Weather forecast for La Crosse and region Thursday
Unsettled but generally fair weather tonight and Thursday in La Crosse and vicinity with colder temperatures. Wisconsin sees threatening, colder conditions tonight and Thursday. Minnesota notes generally fair weather with snow flurries northeast, colder tonight and east portion Thursday. Iowa unsettled but generally fair tonight and Thursday, colder east portion.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Upfon
Gallot
Board of Super
P. W. Mahoney
Hard
Jos. Gutman
J. V
Keppel
E. M. Wint
Portant
Gardstein
Houndsditch
Exchange
Gold Street
St. Henry
Exchange Telegraph
Evening Times
Scotland Yard
Liberator
Paris
Times
Edward Holton
Grand Duke
Cyril of
Russia
the Tribune
Lorimer
Sam
Ting
Mikado
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