30 Dec 1913
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1913
Page
1
A regional grand jury examines the shooting and deportation of a Copper Strike leader and related charges. The session focuses on the kidnapping allegations involving Chas. Moyer and connections to the protest actions. Local authorities and witnesses testify about the incidents and potential motives.
In Calumet and Hancock the Houghton county grand jury probes labor unrest tied to the 16 000 copper miners strike. It weighs charges against Citizens' alliance for Moyer's kidnapping and a Christmas Eve Italian hall fire panic that killed 74.
New York December 20 Col Robert M Thompson indicted with J J Patten and others under the Sherman anti trust law for cornering the cotton market in 1909 today pleaded nolo contendere and was fined four thousand dollars by Judge Holt in the federal district court.
In Oshkosh Wisconsin attorneys for Robert Smith faced court on a charge of assault against Miss Alice Kupfer from nearly a month earlier. They entered a not guilty plea.
Charles Whitshott, geologist for Standard Oil, cites Genesis verse on pitch used in Moses basket to explain oil locating method. He says three wells are in operation with more to follow after recent Egypt trip findings. Chief Geologist Alphant supports the oil pitch theory.
Mrs. Mollie Kane, widow of William Kane, received 3000 dollars from the Wisconsin Industrial Commission as death benefits under the workmen's compensation act. Kane, a Gund Brewing Company employee, died from blood poisoning after a scratch in the barrel house. The maximum death benefit was awarded despite initial brewery rejection.
Rose Kramer of 320 Mohawk Place told Cincinnati police she believes the man found in a trunk in New York City is Adam Kramer, her visiting nephew who had worked in West Virginia coal mines and came from Hungary about a year ago.
Frank Pange a New York street car conductor who Mrs. John Fitzpatrick aided after he sprained his ankle saved Mrs. Fitzpatrick and her five year old son from a Brooklyn apartment fire that same day.
Jules Vedrine completes a 3590 mile flight from Paris the longest air trip on record and announces plans to fly to Australia via southern Asia and British India and the Malay Islands becoming the first to cross those regions by air.
About 200 master plumbers from across Wisconsin will converge on Madison in late January for the annual convention. Meetings are expected to be held in the assembly chamber.
Lost trail of Henry Rokow age 22, the Pittsburg desperado who terrorized West Homestead on Sunday killing Constable Martin Windt and wounding several others before the pursuit began.
The Los Angeles public safety committee concluded its investigation into the Christmas day riot that left one man dead and exonerated the police from blame.
The city board mandated continuing maintenance to ensure pumps push water through mains at ninety pounds per foot, signaling a stable hydraulic pressure standard for the system. Strong emphasis on durable service and uninterrupted supply.
Listman Milling Co claims it will be liable in case of accident at its local plant. City council special water committee orders 100 pounds pressure, not to exceed 130, to protect plant and pumping operations amid surging between 85 and 135 pounds. Mayor Sorensen presents the communication. officials pledge to speed up work on the new water plant.
In Eldorado Illinois the new ordinance banning beer and whiskey shipments will be tested tomorrow as the Adams Express agent and twenty recipients of shipments go on trial for violation. The ordinance took effect yesterday and arrests were made last night.
The case against Lee De Forest and associates accused of using the mails to defraud was expected to go to the jury today. Defendants include James Dunlop Smith Samuel E Darby and Elmer E Burlingame.
A six foot four inch man weighing 260 pounds fell twenty four inches while leaving the Salvation Army hotel in Minneapolis. He fractured his skull and died a few minutes after reaching City Hospital. The incident occurred December 30.
The Springfield Missouri chapter filed petitions to establish the commission form under the special act, seeking an election for Joplin and Springfield. The move follows a prior attempt and aims to bring a new city government structure to the two cities.
Ronald R. Fleming, a crew member of the battleship Ohio, who was left at Guantanamo with small pox, died Sunday morning. This marks the second death among Ohio small pox victims, according to the navy department report.
In Ridgeway Pennsylvania a supposed practical joke led to a bank run at the Ridgeway National Bank. The pullback began after a claim the bank would close on January 1 and more than 10000 dollars were withdrawn in the first hour. Depositors in Johnsonburg sent sixty people to Ridgeway by train. An inquiry is underway.
After nearly a day and a half of deliberation the jury could not reach a verdict in the Hans Schmidt murder trial. Juror W P Wyman, 63, fell ill prompting concern for a possible mistrial as the twelve jurors reported a hopeless deadlock to Judge Foster. Schmidt is charged with slaying and dismembering a domestic at St. Joseph's rectory.
Jurors in the Schmidt case, tired and tense, left for breakfast at a Franklin Street restaurant after a morning in court. Juror No. 6 Walter T. Wyman was reported sick at 11 30 am, with discussions of a possible mistrial and a lunacy commission if needed. By 2 50 pm the jury remained out, with reports of 11 to 1 for conviction circulating and Judge Foster pushing further deliberations.
The 1913 crop report shows total gross commodity production at 9.75 billion dollars, up nearly 0.5 billion from 1912. Crop cash sales reach 2.929 billion and livestock cash sales 2.219 billion, with about 6.6 million farms sharing the income and an average cash income per farm of 900 dollars. The report covers 144,564 farmers nationwide and lists major crops and stock by value.
ODES ON ANDERSON LOS ANGELES Dec 30 Bud Anderson becomes favorite for a New Year battle with Leahh Cross after switching opponents. Cross previously stopped the Oregon lad, but Anderson’s improved form and late appendicitis recovery are cited as reasons for the shift in odds.
Mayor Heim received a letter from New Jersey officials asking for information on Wisconsin personal property tax plans noted for effectiveness. The inquiry was handed to the state tax commission for review.
Americus of Baltimore defeated Ed Strangler Lewis in straight falls after a weigh advantage, in Chicago last night. Gustave Fristensky of Bohemia is set to meet Americus next month as a result of the performance.
Iroquois survivors and relatives gather at Iroquois Memorial hospital to mark the Dec 30 1905 tragedy and discuss plans to enlarge the hospital. The disaster took 500 lives and is commemorated in this afternoon's gathering.
Six people near death in a Winnetka Illinois fire. Mrs S K Nelson carried unconscious from the second floor and five others near suffocation as the Winnetka Merchandise Co building burned today. Loss put at 60000 dollars.
Inky darkness and thick fog blanket St Louis as smoke and low clouds dim the sun this morning following a murky pattern described from Chicago. The city wakes to muted light and cold air.
Thirty young men queued outside the Milwaukee county clerk’s office as two days remained to wed under the new personal purity law. Some sought to dodge a $3 examination fee while others used the provision as a ploy to persuade lovers to marry soon, shielding themselves from cameras.
The Railroad Commission held a hearing on extending street car service to the end of La Crosse Street. W R L P officials argued a new car and higher daily costs of $9.44 are needed, beyond fare revenue. Petitioners urged extending service to benefit La Crosse Street residents. The commission adjourned to inspect the line and will pursue an independent investigation.
Milwaukee firefighters responded to a West Side still alarm finding Clemens Jaeger age four locked in a bathroom and screaming for aid from the bathroom window as an engine hose cart and ladder crew arrived to extract him.
In Enid Oklahoma on December 30 police recovered diamonds valued at $1,000 stolen from Dr. B. B. McKenzie. Three boys charged with the theft directed officers to a vacant house where several hundred dollars worth of jewelry was found.
Burglars and hold up men gathered more than 3000 dollars in loot today and last night across Minneapolis and the Midway district. The largest haul was a jewelry theft of 2000 dollars from the home of Frank L. Carey.
Milwaukee officials expect close to half a million dollars to be cut from the city budget for 1914 when the city council meets this afternoon.
M. W. Logue, in a financially strained family, ended his life by consuming carbolic acid last night in Galesburg Illinois, according to local reports from December.
Committee of two from each organization appointed to sell the stock raises 20 to 25 percent here. Balance to be subscribed by farmers throughout surrounding country district.
A noon luncheon at the La Crosse club under the board of trade launched a drive to form a cooperative packing plant. Ira M. J. Chryst, national president of the American Society of Equity, outlined benefits and proposedstock splits, with committees to solicit funds and study subscriptions. Local leaders urged appraisals and rapid fundraising to reach $142,000 in total.
Homeless men without funds for lodging may sleep on the county building’s first floor after the county board ordered the building kept open all night during severe winter weather. The action aims to provide shelter for those without a place to stay.
Stoughton doctors say they cannot comply with the new eugenics law because the fees are too low and have issued a statement to that effect.
Yesterday’s high 37 and low 18 with no precipitation. forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change and light variable winds across Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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