Legislature Opens With Broad Progressive Agenda
The Wisconsin legislature convened in Madison and plans sweeping action this session. Key items listed include women’s suffrage, highway and liquor questions, civil service, recall, university housing, minimum wage for women, auto tax, forestry, timber tax, purchasing, mothers’ pensions, workmen’s compensation, rural school reform, and a wide array of regulatory, taxation, and social measures.
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Madison
Central Credit Bureau
Board of Control
Co-Operative Rural Credits
Equity Society
Wisconsin Assembly Opens Its 51st Session In Wisconsin
Madison dispatch reports C E Shaffer calls the 51st regular session to order at noon with oath of office by Chief Justice J B Winslow. A party caucus splits over nonpartisan Milwaukee members, nominating E J Kneen of La Crosse as speaker candidate. Senate adjourns to 2 30 pm. Officers elected include President pro tem H C Martin chief clerk Fred M Wy lie and sergeant at arms C A Leicht. Major agenda centers on workers compensation and extensive remedial legislation. recalls and merit systems for state commissions discussed. many bills anticipated. Continued on page six.
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Madison
Wis
C. E. Shaffer
J. B. Winslow
Supreme Court
John O’day
Lincoln County
Ralph H. Clark
Milwaukee County
E. J. Kneen
la Crosse
Senate
H. C. Martin
Darlington
Fred M. Wylie
C. A. Leicht
Charles McCarthy
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Pierre
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Peter Tscharner
South Dakota
Tscharner
William Tscharner
House
University of Wisconsin
Lemmon
D. D
Merlin Hull
Black River Falls
Wisconsin Assembly
Hull
la Follette
Bull Moose
McGovern
L. L. Johnson
S. C. Goff
Ray J. Nye
Superior
Axel Johnson
Turtle Lake
Charles H. Pfenning
Kenosha
E. Shaffer
W.S. Irvine
Greenwood
Assembly
Henry C. Martin
Chas. A. Leicht
New Lisbon
George E. Scott
Prairie Farm
Otto Bosshard
Committee On Committees
Weather forecast for La Crosse and regions
Weather notes show fair conditions for La Crosse and vicinity tonight and Thursday with temperatures rising on Thursday. Wisconsin forecast mirrors this with fair conditions and an afternoon warming trend, while Minnesota expects fair skies and rising temperatures. Regional summary mentions cloudiness across the central states with snow at some lake stations and rain snow in the north Atlantic States, clear West except Montana, and varying pressures across Atlantic and western regions.
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Gulf and Central States
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Pacific States
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West Gulf Coast
South Pacific Coast
Canadian Northwest
Colorado
Plateau
Mississippi
Ohio
New Mexico
Church Jubilee Ends in Banquet at Linker Hall
St. Joseph's Parish wrapped up a jubilee celebration with a community banquet in Linker Hall last night. Parish officials thanked attendees and reflected on the milestone amid a warm, fellowship-filled gathering.
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St. Joseph’s Parish
Linker Hall
Jubilee marks St. Joseph parish fifty years with banquet
Bishop Schwebach presided at a Linker hall banquet attended by about 250 as St. Joseph’s parish celebrated its golden jubilee. Rev Dr Condon lauded Pope Pius X and the diocese’s leaders, noting Pope Pius’s life and work, while Rev Gerend praised Bishops Heiss Flasch and Schwebach for guiding the La Crosse diocese.
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St. Joseph's Parish
Linker Hall
Wenenn James Schwebach
Pope Pius X
Pope Pius
Schwebach
Condon
Dr. Condon
Pope Prus X
Pope
France
Prus X
Holy Father
Germany
Europe
Great Britain
Ulster
America
M. M. Gerend
St. John’s Institutes
Milwaukee
Diocese of
la Crosse
Heiss
Michael Heiss
Gerend
K. C. Flasch
St. Mary’s Church
Flasch
Hawley Interest Seeks Green Bay & Western Link
Hawley interests consider purchasing the Green Bay & Western to form a through route from Minneapolis and the flour belt to Pittsburg and the east. The line would connect at Kewaunee with eastern Hawley holdings and link via Ann Arbor ferries to Frankfort and Pittsburgh, expanding from Minneapolis and Iowa in the west to Lake Michigan in the east.
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Wis
Hawley Interests
Green Bay & Western Railroad
Wisconsin
Badger State
Minneapolis
Pittsburg
Green Bay & Western
Lake Michigan
Lake Lines
Kewaunee
Ann Arbor
Frankfort
Mich
Chesapeake Roads
Hawley Group
Pittsburgh
Winona
Minn
la Crosse
Wisconsin River
Great Paper Mill
Grand Rapids
Stevens Point
Green Bay
Hawley Properties
Pierson Syndicate
Iowa Central
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Mississippi River
Chesapeake & Ohio
Four Die As Trains Collide At Terre Haute Station
Four killed and many injured when the Keystone express collided with a mail train at Terre Haute Union Station. The wrong track was given to the express, demolishing the mail car and striking a crowded passenger car. An unidentified porter and three passengers died. up to forty may be injured. Ambulances shuttled the wounded to area hospitals. Engine crew on the express were seriously hurt.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Pennsylvania
Union Station
The
Express
Colorado to Allow Boxing Frawley Bill Heading to Legislature
Denver reports that the Frawley boxing bill, used to stage New York fights, will be introduced in the Colorado legislature in a few days and is expected to pass based on current legislative sentiment.
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Denver
Colo
New York
Colorado
Day operated upon in Rochester for surgery
Frank Day former private secretary to the late Governor John A Johnson underwent an operation at St Marys hospital in Rochester Minnesota. Reports state Day is making excellent progress.
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Rochester
Minn
Frank Day
John A. Johnson
St. Mary’s Hospital
Mystery Clouds Farmer's Murder in Wisconsin Farmhouse
In Manawa Wisconsin Sheriff posses hunted for the killer of Allen Patzer a farmer slain as he sat at his supper Mrs Potter heard a door open and then a heavy blow and a man fled The victim died early today without regaining consciousness as authorities pursue leads and search the area
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Manawa
Wis
Allen Patzer
Patzer
Potter
Otto Bosshard Again Honored In Wisconsin Assembly
In Madison on January 8 1920 Otto Bosshard of La Crosse was named for appointment to the committees on committees alongside fellow senators and assembly members. The Wisconsin assembly deliberates on reorganizing to fifteen main committees and restricts service to single committee positions. Merlin Hull seems poised to be speaker, backed by La Follette progressives, amid a split with the McGovern bull moose faction.
29 Die In Wreck Of Rosecrans Off Columbia River
Daylight reveals 29 persons perished when the oil tank steamer Rosecrans sank at the mouth of the Columbia river yesterday. Capt. L. F. Johnson aged 29, youngest Pacific coast vessel commander, is among the dead. Four of the 33 crew were saved.
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Astoria
Ore
Rosecrans
Columbia River
L. F. Johnson
Pacific Coast
City to Clean Walks After Snow Cleanup Begins
A crew under the board of public works will clear sidewalks not yet shoveled by owners tomorrow morning. The city will charge one cent per running foot for sidewalks left uncleared after that time.
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Board of Public Works
Commissioner Plans Appeal Over Removal Power
Attorneys argue the removal power is not the governor's and vow a legal fight. The dispute grew from a speaker campaign as an official backed L. L. Johnson's candidacy, drawing executive objections.
Higbees Decisions Affirmed By Wisconsin Supreme Court
The Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed seven of eight appeals from the sixth judicial circuit. Former North Star Lumber manager M. J. Peterson of Osseo Wisconsin was sentenced to ten years for arson after the court rejected a motion claiming immunity from prosecution. Evidence showed embezzlement and book doctored records. an audit was blocked by a fire destroying company offices. Witnesses placed Peterson near Osseo at night. alibi attempts failed.
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North Star Lumber Company
Osseo
Wis
E. C. Higbee
Whitehall
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Peterson
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Markham
Trempealeau County
Eau Claire
Fairchild
Augusta
Abbi Fails
G. Kelly
Osseon
Mr. Kelly
State Supreme Court
Madison
Jesse Lowe
Merritt Co. Ring
A. J. Vinje
la Crosse County
Ekern Ousted As Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner
Madison dispatch reports Herman L. Ekern was dismissed as Wisconsin insurance commissioner by Governor McGovern after a morning hearing citing neglect of duty. Ekern and counsel plan to appeal, contending the removal power lies outside the governor and alleging an unfair proceeding with heated exchanges.
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Madison
Wis
Herman L. Ekern
McGovern
M. B. Olbrich
J. A. Aylward
Olbrich
Oldrich
Herman Ekern
Ekern
Senate
John Aylward
M. B. Oldrich
Aylward
L. L. Johnson
Assembly
George P. Gifford
Avenue Hotel
Johnson
Harry Wilbur
Geo. Beedle
C. D. Rosa
Khern
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Sioux Falls
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Sterling Claims Victory
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