Governor Urges Income Tax and Telephones in Wisconsin
In a joint session, Governor James O. Davidson urges swift action on income and inheritance taxes and taxation of telephone companies. He seeks to rush the Capitol, back a primary election law, extend railroad commission powers, and declare Lincoln's birthday a state holiday. The message stresses stable, prudent lawmaking and requests thorough departmental reports.
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Madison
Wis
General Assembly
James O
Davidson
Nean
Railroad Commission
Wisconsin
Lincoln
Taxation of Mortgages and Credits Under Reform Proposals
Discussion notes the failure of the 1903 act to tax mortgages and credits, leaving best securities untaxed while other credits are taxable. It argues for income tax reforms to equalize treatment of credits and urges remedy to ensure credits are taxed. Continued on page 8.
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Tax Commission
Johnson fears revolution amid trust influence across nations
Gov. Johnson of Minnesota warned that Kremlin fears spark revolutions while U S officials must prevent conflagration by stopping inflammable trusts and privilege. He urged good citizenship over party lines, saying the American flag should fly over North America if reciprocity interests had been represented rather than lobbyists.
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Johnstone
Johnson
North America
England's paupers seize an idle hunting estate
In Cardiff on January 14, five hundred unemployed hunger marchers seized the Duke of Bute's hunting preserve near the city, digging up land to plant crops. The steward and game keeper called in authorities, but arrests needed warrants. The marquis vowed to oust them, even with troops, after securing a court order.
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Cardiff
Wales
Marquis Bute
Man and tailless ape closer relatives than tailed ape
Chicago January 14. Dr Mangasarian argues man evolved from vegetables to fish including whales and to apes, concluding man is closer to tailless apes than tailed apes. He cites blood transfer experiments to support the claim and notes no harm when human blood mixes but danger when ape blood mixes with tailed apes.
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Chicago
Mangasarian
Orchestra Hall
Twesme’s constitutional bid for extra circuit judges
A Madison report says A T Twesme proposes adding a circuit judge in the Sixth Judicial district to speed trials. Wisconsin constitution limits extra judges to counties with over 100000 population. La Crosse lawyers support the idea but local sentiment cites unconstitutionality.
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A. T. Twesme
Sixth Judicial Circuit
J. J
Wisconsin
Madison
Twesme
la Crosse County
la Crosse
Duke to give 5000 farms to quake survivors in Florida
Paris dispatch reports Duke de Litta owner of vast Miakka river estates offering five thousand earthquake survivors two farms each. They may keep one plot as their own while cultivating a second for the duke. He is an Italian magnate with extensive Florida holdings.
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Paris
Duke de Litta
Miakka River
Florida
Fifty Five Bodies Recovered From Pocahontas Mine Disaster
Switchedback West Virginia January 14 Fifty five bodies had been removed from the ill fated Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries Co mine by noon Extra crews were rushed from other mines to relieve exhausted workers on duty many hours The death toll remains unknown and no survivors are being brought out.
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W. Va
Pocahontas Consolidated Collieries Co
Bandits Dynamite Safe In Chihuahua Mining Office
Bandits blew the safe of the Lluv ia de Oro Mining company in the Unique district Chihuahua and secured $6,000. Reports from Torreon claim Juan Vincente, mail carrier between Rodeo and Durango, was murdered and mail sacks rifled of $700.
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EL Paso
Lluvia de Oro Mining Company
Chihuahua
Torreon
Mexico
Juan Vincente
Rodeo
Durango
Deneen urged to seize United States senate seat
Springfield, Ill. Jan 14 Governor Deneen removed himself from the senatorial class and said he will not accept the office. Rumors tied him to Hopkins’s seat while talks shift to Deneen as successor though he prefers to finish his Illinois governorship. A Lorimer Deneen meeting sparked speculation of political deals.
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Springfield
Ill
Deneen
Charles S. Deneen
United States
A. J. Hopkins
Illinois
Washington
Cullom
Hopkins
Lorimer
Toga
What Christ Would Do movement aims for national scope
A Cleveland committee of thirty from Epworth leagues Young People Society of Christian Endeavor and Baptist Young People's Union plans to expand the What Would Christ Do movement nationally. They have invited leaders including Rev Francis E Clark Bishop W A Quayle Bishop W A Chandler and Dr E Y Mullins to mobilize state and local groups across the United States and Canada with a goal of 5 to 6 million young people involved.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Epworth League
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Baptist Young People’s Union
Francis E. Clark
Boston
Presi
Kern Loses Senate Bid in Twenty-Ballot Indiana Result
Indiana Democrat John W. Kern fails on the 20th ballot to win the United States Senate seat, losing to Benjamin F. Shively of South Bend. Kern, long viewed as a leading party figure, expresses no regret over prior defeats and says his goal was the Senate. Final tally listed Shively 42, Kern 35, with minor votes for several others.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John W. Kern
United States
Benj. F. Shively
South Bend
Kern
Indiana
Bryan
Senate
Shively
Major Menzes
John E. Lamb
Edward Hoffman
Battleships Georgia Nebraska Rhode Island Arrive France
Marseilles dispatch reports the battleship Georgia to arrive tonight and the Nebraska Rhode Island and New Jersey to follow tomorrow. Due to American authorities request no official function will honor the Americans.
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Marseilles
Georgia
Nebraska
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Bad Teeth and Crime Theory Tested in Ohio Workhouse
In Cleveland on January 14 Socialists examine workhouse prisoners to test Dr. H. S. Upson’s theory that criminal tendencies stem from diseased or uneruptive wisdom teeth. The treatise argues ill teeth cause insomnia nervous strain and dulled moral sense.
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Cleveland, O
H. S. Upson
A Fair Play Plea to Our Customers
LaCrosse News Co. urges patrons to withhold patronage from another agency for a few days while it resumes former relations with customers.
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Lacrosse News Coo
Fire department pension trustees re elect officers
The La Crosse fire department pension fund trustees re elected officers led by Mayor Anderson as president with George Young as treasurer and Fred Colton as secretary.
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Pension Fund
The
la Crosse
Wisconsin Democrats Move to Investigate Ike Primary
Wisconsin Democrats ask a legislative committee to probe the means and methods of the last U S Senate primary and related elections to vindicate the primary and expose defects. The plan seeks full witness power and a report before April 1.
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Madison
Wis
United States
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
United States Senate
Senate and
Hasting
Kallaher
Wreck Kills Two Chicago Workers on Northwestern Train
Two workmen were killed and two others fatally injured in a head on collision between two work trains on the Northwestern railroad on Chicago's north side early today. All victims are reported buried under the wreck.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Weather Forecast Notes Coldest Readings Across States
Forecasts show La Crosse at 24 degrees as the coldest in the nation with Havre Montana near 34. Wisconsin expects cold waves tonight with fair western areas and snow flurries in the east, then Friday fair but colder east. Minnesota and Iowa remain fair tonight and Friday with ongoing cold waves tonight.
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la Crosse
United States
Havre Mont
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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