24 Feb 1909
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1909
Page
1
A Senate resolution demands Blaine disclose facts after censure moves. The measure calls for full transparency and accountability from the senator amid ongoing debate over conduct and public trust.
Madison reports reveal Isaac Stephenson paid about 2000 dollars to organize La Crosse county with unclear recipients. Sackett's campaign statement lists multiple anonymous organization charges and telegraph tolls, with pages showing varied sums for organization but no definite names or counties. A legislative probe escalates as Assemblyman Ingalls pushes for a full count and subpoenas Senator Blaine.
A letter from Charles K. Lush to the Hatton campaign committee presents a complete record of 1908 primary campaign spending. It includes all issued checks and stubs, the purpose of each draw, and recipients, aiming to prove transparency amid accusations against Stephenson managers.
The report details a Friday morning session where Senator Hat and others were to present documents and evidence. Edmonns testified he had not expected to spend or receive funds, while Assemblyman Bray's resolution accused Senator Blaine of insulting the committee. Senator Morris led questioning as Edmons was called to testify.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court refused Adolph Rosenheim’s bid to stop state officers from paying for the legislative senatorial investigation. The court ruled the legislature has authority to fund the inquiry whether the primary law was valid, and that funds are not used for a private purpose. Senator Stephenson and Senator Lehr were involved in the petitioning, with Lehr planning further action in a lower court.
In Madison Wisconsin February 24 the Stephenson campaign faced sharp questioning over expense records with Senator Morris pressing for a detailed disclosure of recipients in Dane and La Crosse counties. Sackett testified to about $10 000 disbursed while Edmonds described corrections of wrong payees and a separate correction fund. The session featured clashes over scope and the right to force full disclosure as Blaine defended the investigation and denounced perceived whitewash amid a heated partisan exchange.
A business man faced with door to door pitches for supplementary advertising often loses money as the novelty fades. The piece argues the best approach is to increase standard newspaper advertising since papers already reach the audience and inform readers of stock, prices, and offerings.
At a Republican city committee meeting A E Bleekman won the chairmanship with Oscar Hulberg as secretary and E M Wing as treasurer. A full ticket including a mayoral candidate was planned. Dr Sutter said he would not run, and publisher R B Gelatt signaled support for the ticket amid party tensions. Capt B C Smith and Charles Smith were considered but not expected to run. Smith was bedridden.
News from New York reports the Porto Plata Dominican minister of finance was executed for short accounts after being charged with misappropriating 6 000 000. The execution's details arrived via the Cherokee steamship from San Domingo.
Madison wis feb 24 in a noted policy report Wisconsin weighs a puritan branding approach for intoxicated individuals not by forehead marks but by requiring a red two inch lapel button for the Posted man. Senate actions include Got tenburg Sweden liquor license system banking insurance fund proposals and extending time for indeterminate franchises while regulating stock exchanges and tickers.
Springfield Ill Feb 24 The Illinois House unanimously adopts Representative Chipperfields resolution to investigate rights of the Illinois Central steel trust and other firms and private parties to occupy lands along Lake Michigan shoreline.
John Kennedy a salesman was saved from drowning when he slipped from a Chicago dock into the river. Policeman Thos Walsh and two citizens formed a human chain to pull him from the water.
A legal briefing examines whether a single transaction should trigger multiple indictments. Prosecutors seek clarity on charges and procedural scope as judges weigh the potential impact on proceedings and rights. Local officials monitor developments.
Chicago February 24 Attorneys for Standard Oil challenge the Elkins act use as revenue tool arguing the government overreached and that the appellate ruling counts offenses by complete transactions not by carloads. If sustained, potential maximum fine drops from ten million to twenty thousand in the $29 million case before Judge A B Anderson.
The forecast covers Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and Missouri with fair conditions and a sharp cold snap. A storm moved from Missouri to the upper lakes bringing rain or snow and high winds, while a strong high pressure system drags a sharp temperature drop across the plains and valley.
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