19 Feb 1921
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1921
Page
1
A derailed mail flight ends in tragedy as pilots and crew lose their lives in a crash near a coastal facility. Parachute rescue saves one teen before the wreckage sinks into the sea. Investigators examine the scene while witnesses recall the desperate moments before impact.
Authorities in Milwaukee were urged to carry on the state rent bureau’s tasks amid discussions of housing policy. Officials outlined plans and funding to sustain the bureau, stressing the need for coordination with local agencies and continued public service.
A garbled weather record fragment references dates and locations across Minnesota. It hints at rainfall or temperature observations and mentions towns like Minn and Laer amid unclear names. The text reading is partial and lacks coherent data or outcomes.
A garbled report outlines opposition to a Lake Tq Sea Waterway project. It references costs, federal levies, and shifting burdens to states and cities including New York and Pennsylvania, with mentions of shipments, routes, and potential impacts on Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore.
A fragmentary report describes Howat challenging Governor Allen in a staged coal digging contest. The scene references Salina and Kanes Mine with claims of testing mining strength and a participant who backs out, reflecting a political stunt related to state coal resources.
The House judiciary committee will hear charges against Landis presented by Representative Welty. The proceeding is set for Monday in the one house chamber with Wabio and Semen listed among those to testify.
Pitet Garrison established a new nonstop record on the aerial mail route from Twin Cities to Chicago covering 360 miles in a maiden mail flight. Manager Herbert Cortson of La Crosse airfield relayed the feat, eclipsing the prior best three hours and twenty minutes. Garrison previously completed a nonstop leg from La Crosse to Chicago.
A garbled text notes a United States board order attacked by the state of New York. The fragment mentions an attorney general, a complaint filed in district court, and a bid to enjoin a free commission policy. The readable portion hints at regulatory action and legal challenge within New York and federal courts.
Three of Frarce's generals receive marshal promotions. Notable names include Hubert Cerk Heyy and Lonotal TY' Esperes, with details on their past commands and service records. The ceremony followed by statements from officials and a review of military careers.
The council debates a bill to move school control to an independent body, passes health officer salary and milks booth changes, and authorizes a used car for the fire chief. It revokes William Schultz’s Burlington hotel valet license, and fees for street work. Officers discuss municipal auditors and the Bownd water hearing.
MUNSTANLINOPLE Feb 18 The republic of Georgia has been overrun by Russian soviet forces threatening to occupy Tiflis capital from which the Georgian government has fled. Georgian soviet elements took possession of the capital after the government left. several Americans were in Tiflis recently and are believed to have escaped to Batum where two US torpedo destroyers are anchored. Advices state Georgian government allied representatives and Near East relief workers have arrived in Batum to help establish a soviet government in Tiflis.
Police detained three youths from North Sige on Friday in a series of theft cases across the town. One admitted involvement after fingerprinting, tying the suspects to car thefts, a housebreaking at Larkin residence, and additional burglaries. Authorities say the trio, all of likely teen age, face arraignment Friday.
An odd, error-filled excerpt discusses educator approval of language forms like IT 18 WE and HE DON'T. The piece critiques stilted spelling and syntax, citing Tolip superintendent and school officials while debating appropriate early English usage and expression in lessons.
Bills relative to public health and schools to be considered at a study meeting of state legislation. The gathering will be held at Library Hall at 7230 this Saturday night for citizen participation and review of proposed measures.
Police report a lone bandit robbed a northbound NLP mail car on the Northern Pacific line near Minneapolis. A veteran clerk was shot in the assault and a bystander wounded. loot estimated at hundreds of thousands. Three suspects later arrested. sheriff injured during an attempted capture.
Miss Katherine Peter, 20, died after saying she was forced to swallow poison by a man and two women at a neighbor’s home where she was staying the night. The report notes Miss Foley, a witness, was summoned for a Wichita trial of George A. Cruse, accused of killing his third wife by choking her.
The coming week is forecast to be colder with considerable cloudiness and local snow in the Great Lakes region. Mississippi Valley also expected to be cold and generally fair in parts, with limited precipitation possible.
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