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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1916
Page
10
Washington set to trim the pork barrel triplets flood control and rivers and harbors bills totaling about 12 billion dollars. McAdoo and the president plan a tight review to prune the measures to the limit and will veto any that reach the White House in their current form.
Madison notes Ed win E. Witte an assistant in the university faculty was offered the secretary position of the state industrial commission. The offer came Thursday afternoon and Witte will decide by Monday. The job pays 3000 dollars yearly and about a dozen applicants sought the post. Witte graduated in 1909 and has served as chief statistician and secretary to Congressman Nelson plus a special investigator for the commission.
Chicago December 29 Judge K M Landis said he received violent telephone threats over his probe into professional bondsmen. He told bondsman Timothy Curtin to warn others to stop pestering him by phone.
Jimmy Duffy the Lockport lightweight who beat most welterweights of his division will challenge Jack Britton in Buffalo on New Year’s Day for the welterweight title.
Newark report notes an unnamed street car conductor sent $50 in nickels to his company after taking fares. He said his conscience troubled him. Pitman reports Rev H Ridgely Robinson found pearls in a restaurant dish. Guttenberg cites six officers arrested for unlawful hotel entry searching for burglars.
The American Chicle company cites estimates that chewing gum costs the nation about 60 million dollars annually in lost productivity and related expenses.
In Findlay Ohio a rural gathering celebrated a hunt with a dinner for forty two participants as the heads of 890 rats 1693 mice and 3645 sparrows were displayed.
New York promoter Matt Hinkel planned to match Bennie Leonard of New York with Ritchie Mitchell of Milwaukee for a January bout in Cleveland. The note underscores promoter efforts and location details for the proposed lightweight clash.
New York sports fans press for an early Darcy bout as public interest grows. Promoters Davey and Tex Rickard delay plans awaiting word on Georges Carpentier. If Carpentier is unavailable, Darcy may face Jeff Smith or George Chip for money and public reaction.
Investigations reopen into the Round Robin protest against camp conditions and rations with the involvement of another militiaman. Private Wilson Murphy of Canton is en route to camp, likely to face court martial alongside Robert Dixon for circulating the document. Army inspectors found many guardsmen believed they signed a protest against an Ohio newspaper article and did not grasp the protest’s nature.
Milwaukee officials announced wage raises for the new year. Allis-Chalmers will boost pay for 8,000 workers by ten percent of annual salary, paid quarterly, totaling about 50 thousand dollars. Kempsmith Manufacturing follows with similar terms for 450 employees, total about 35 thousand dollars.
December 29 report from Pasadena notes Oregon practiced at the high school campus with coach Bezdek excluding nonplayers while Pennsylvanian players trained at Tournament Park under coach Folwell. The teams prepare for a New Year’s Day clash with east versus west honors on the line.
Ad Wolgast of Michigan Wildcat cancels New Year bout in Kansas City after telegram from Wolgast says he is ill at his Cadil lac home. Edward Butler will face Milwaukee German Otto Wallace instead on New Year night.
More than 1000 employees of Butler Brothers will receive a one month salary bonus on January 1. The firm operates houses in Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Dallas and New York.
Frank Isbell president half-owner and manager of the Des Moines club leads a movement to remove Zehrung of Lincoln from the Western league presidency.
Roy Moore of San Francisco defeated Nate Jackson of Oklahoma City in ten rounds by outfighting the local favorite in a strong showing on Thursday night at the city venue.
New York December 29 Ohio State University and Hamilton College were admitted to membership in the National Collegiate Association at the annual meeting. Mercerburg Academy was elected an associate member.
The Normal Orioles defeated the Midget Tossers 17 to 10 in the normal gym with a second half comeback after a 5 to 4 halftime deficit. Orioles players included Hankerson Gordon Reay Huortgen Parker and Hurtgen while Tossers featured Holsey Pamperin Reay Kelly and Hurtgen.
Delegates from northern and southern Methodists meet in Baltimore to discuss a possible bond uniting the two regions. An executive session opened the gathering, followed by a prayer meeting of commissioners as preliminary talks proceed.
The Williams Stars of the City league led the holiday handicap tournament at Malloy alleys with 2 891 pins and a 39 handicap. Williams, cleanup, rolled 257 in the final game as Erickson T Zers trailed in second with 2 662 pins and a 33 handicap.
S A Hutchinson longtime manager of tours department for Chicago Northwestern and Union Pacific railroads died in Chicago after a prolonged illness.
Denver crowd saw Sailor Kirke of California halt Jack Reed the Australian battler in the second round of their scheduled fifteen round bout on Thursday night.
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