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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
10
Construction has begun on the White Star liners Olympic and Titanium with a massive double gantry at the north yard. The 840 by 270 foot frame carries 22 cranes and can lift 40 tons high, enabling rapid assembly of stern frames and brackets for two 1,000-foot vessels.
President Roosevelt spends the day in Virginia riding with Admiral Rixey and testing guns for his Africa trip. Congress mutters angrily as committees dig into secret service, while Senators Foraker and Tillman marshal clerks to smash the president’s “glass house.” He decides to cast off official duties.
In Chicago on January 13 Mrs. Clara Shearmann, 32, jumped from the Marquette hotel in her nightgown as hysteria followed the compulsory surrender of her child to a public institution. She died en route to a hospital.
In Madison on January 13 192? administration forces won control of both chambers as Levi H Bancroft of Richland Center was chosen speaker of the assembly after a bitter caucus. E Shaffer was elected chief clerk in the senate with W S Irvine reappointed sergeant at arms. The vote involved multiple ballots and defections as Senator James H Stout was named president pro tem and R C Faulkner sergeant at arms in the senate.
The article argues pepsin is unreliable in alkaline intestines and useless once infection occurs. It advocates a neutralizing alcaline elixir to stop fermentation and gas, citing a formula with sodium phosphate essence of sealmint baking soda and water. Two teaspoons before meals. cost about 60 to 65 cents. save this to avert intestinal fever.
The caucus of assembly democrats voted to support John T. Hughes of Reeseville for speaker W H Justin of Fond du Lac for chief clerk and J F Shriner of Ft Atkinson for sergeant at arms.
Elizabeth Jones of New Jersey, heiress to a million, is to marry Moses Mendel, a butcher, and plans to flee with him to California to escape a mysterious pursuer. Police have guarded her New York home after intruders damaged doors and sprayed acid on carpets and tapestries.
Milwaukee inmate Harry Morbeck a reputed grafter may be brought back to La Crosse to answer charges of relieving dice players of their money. He is held on a vagrancy sentence in Milwaukee and is alleged to have used loaded dice at Hotel Law. A Tomah man claims Morbeck owes him $100 and seeks arrest upon return. Morbeck was arrested with his wife in Milwaukee and had previously been in Kansas City.
Police suspect a disappointed suitor as the culprit in the widow’s case after tracking multiple admirers. Widening inquiry focuses on motive and opportunity as investigators review statements and local leads.
Opening with venire examination to fill the fifth jury seat in Patrick Calhoun's trial resumes. Venire men claim prejudice or opinion as prosecutors and attorneys clash, signaling a fierce fight ahead. George Fillmore, an electrotype firm employee, is the morning's first witness. The questioning schedule is lengthy.
Frederick Lettker, returned to the Pontiac reformatory from which he escaped 17 years ago, is declared insane and moved to the state institution for the criminal insane. He fled in 1891 and remained at large until his recapture, then brooded over confinement until his mind broke.
In Guthrie Oklahoma on January 13 a Kansas joint committee investigation into cruelty charges faces action as members may uphold a woman’s innocence despite reported concerns. The report notes disputed testimony and political pressure surrounding the inquiry.
Oklahoma members prepare to uphold Miss Kate Barnag who reported prison conditions as a disgrace to civilization. A committee member said the report, due soon, will include startling declarations.
In Naples and other quake struck cities hundreds of unmarried workers have offered to marry orphaned girls over 16 to provide homes. Officials report many marriages formed after brief acquaintances, with men seeking to pair with quake orphans as a donation of shelter.
A fragment outlines a whiskey remedy for rheumatism claiming medical support. It cites a half pint of whiskey with Toris compound and syrup Sarsa as a daily dose before meals and at night, asserting almost immediate benefits amid discussion of safety.
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