04 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1913
Page
1
A La Crosse prominent citizen is the subject of a character sketch in a Readers’ Guess Who contest. Minnie Trane won last week with D W Mac Willie. The prize is $1 for the correct guess and a copy of this paper to The Tribune office. Prize rules limit repeat winners to every three months.
The piece portrays a man who is the central voice among urban workers yet dislikes public attention. He appears slight with a large head and an abstract air from studious habits. He runs a small store offering prescriptions and a wide range of goods, embodying a steady work ethic.
Two years after Homer Hart doubted Bentley names on maps A A Bentley launched a thriving town in Hettinger County North Dakota with a lumber yard hotels stores and banks. Shelby Montana ties reveal pioneer sisters Georgie and Larkie Donald building lives on a 320 acre ranch near Shelby as Miss Donald teaches and Miss Larkie mentors local schooling while prairie progress reshapes the West. ERICKSON MAKES ANNUAL REPORT Plans for more than 3 million dollars of La Crosse area construction are outlined by Emil Erickson secretary of the La Crosse Builders' exchange at the annual meeting the nine month old group reports 1 181 684 in plans on file and says members secured large jobs through the exchange.
Washington January 4 The defense plans to call at least six witnesses before Judge Robert W Archbald testifies in his own defense at the impeachment trial in the senate Archbald’s son and counsel announced the schedule He is not expected to take the stand until Monday and may speak for two days to recount his story to the senate
Engineer Ed Bryant of Monmouth died when two Minneapolis and St. Louis freight trains collided head on in Seaton Illinois at 9 am today. The accident occurred as the trains met at a junction, authorities said.
Attorneys for bidders on the Illinois properties of the Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad appeared in Federal Judge Landis court to raise their bid from 1,650,000 to 2,000,000. Judge Landis previously set aside the sale last Thursday, ruling the 2,000,000 bid too small.
Dr Peter Donnelly, a Toledo surgeon of national reputation, drowned when his automobile drove off a dock into the Maumee River at the foot of Madison avenue in Toledo. The car curtains were up and he could not escape.
Plans for proposed buildings in La Crosse call for a total expenditure of about $500,000. The project underway involves construction of new facilities expected to boost local services and infrastructure.
Thompson resigns with a clean slate, stepping down from his official duties. The move comes amid ongoing discussions about leadership transitions and upcoming policy reviews. Local officials acknowledge the timing and prepare for a smooth handover.
District Attorney D S Law takes over Monday and finds few undeveloped cases for the January term of circuit court. Several cases were dismissed on motion by Thompson including Andrews and Johnson. Immigrant Johanna Schwartsegger was freed after six weeks in jail for forging pay check endorsement. City officials spar over paying contracts with remarks by Engineer Bradish and Mayor Dengler prompting explanations over alleged money skimming on Denton street and other projects.
Engineering officials from Chicago say city well system savings amount to $41,000 on one contract while supervising bids for marsh pipe. Turner Improvement of Des Moines bids $17,899 to lay the pipe, well below earlier $59,400 lowest bid. Board will recommend Turner at Monday night council adjourned meeting.
Reports from La Crosse indicate Henry L. Doherty & Co. may win bondholder approval for its reorganization plan of La Crosse Water Power and the Winona and La Crosse street railway, despite a rival plan favored by the bondholders committee, with a Chicago meeting underway and Corkill company backing alternative arrangements.
Paris January 4 Roumanian authorities order all Roumanian students in France to return home for military service. Roumania, neutral in the Balkan war, seeks to join in the partition of European Turkey according to dispatches received today.
Carl Fladlan of Houston Minnesota was sentenced to fifteen days in the city jail this morning for disorderly conduct by City Judge Edward Cronon.
Local official Bradish asserts the city was financially skinned in the recently released draft estimate. He urges closer scrutiny of budgeting gaps and calls for reforms to curb overspending. The document outlines projected revenues and expenditures affecting municipal services.
Weather forecast covers La Crosse area Wisconsin Minnesota and nearby regions. Forecasts call for generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with colder temperatures reaching zero or below. Frost reported in northern Florida and high winds along Atlantic coast while Montana Wyoming and South Dakota see light to moderately heavy snowfall in recent conditions.
Norway Sweden and Denmark have formally ratified an agreement to observe the same neutrality rules for naval wars as those advocated by The Hague tribunal. The pact aims to unify practice among the three nations in wartime conduct at sea and was announced today.
Dr. A A Maurer has arrived back after a two weeks’ journey to New York and other eastern locations and will resume duties at his office on Monday morning.
Tulsa business leaders post a $1000 reward dead or alive for the capture of the assailant of 9 year old Ella Brown of Keifer Oklahoma. The girl died after brutal injuries and nervous shock. Fear of lynching grows as two men narrowly escaped mob violence and many favor burning the culprit in crude oil.
Athens Jan 4 Greek warships engaged Turkish forces in the Dardanelles late this afternoon with three Turkish cruisers and four destroyers taking the initiative. A Greek squadron met them in the strait but the report gives no details on damage or casualties.
Four major Mexican smelters controlled by Guggenheim interests near El Paso, Texas, look set to close tonight after failing to secure fuel and ore due to a freight embargo on the Mexican National and Mexican Central railways.
Fourteen to twenty two men feared dead after the steamer Luckenback sank near Tangier Island light at seven yesterday morning following a collision with the British steamer Indrakuala. First Officer Hunt and seven others were rescued from the wreck.
In Kansas City on January 4, a federal judge's order allowing Kansas Natural Gas to raise gas prices from 14 cents to 31 cents was rescinded after widespread protests.
Amos Rusie former New York Giants pitcher is jailed in Seattle on a charge of threatening to kill his wife who is an invalid. The arrest follows an accusation that he ejected his wife and daughter from their home on Thursday.
William Kelly pleaded not guilty to a vagrancy charge when arraigned in county court this morning. His trial was adjourned until Monday.
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