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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1909
Page
1
Chicago reports at 2 30 pm thirty bodies removed from the lake crib ruins. Tug Sabin carried the dead to shore as authorities feared most could not be identified due to severe mutilation. Firemen worked amid dynamite fears and a blocked elevator as rescue crews prepared to recover remains.
Chicago reports grim toll from the crib fire as 60 to 75 laborers were trapped and forced to leap into Lake Michigan. Rescue attempts recovered 47 men, many badly burned, with fears of more deaths. The incident involved a temporary workshop crib 40 feet wide and 25 feet high, built for the intake tunnel project by George W Jackson Co for the city water department.
Jeweler William Helfach filed a bankruptcy petition through Referee C. L. Baldwin this morning listing liabilities of 16680.24 and assets of 13689.69 with 69 creditors. Largest claims include International Silver Co of Meridan Conn and Burley Turell Co of Chicago. creditors meet January 29 to decide disposal of stock, with Helfach offering a 60 percent settlement and hoping to resume business after settlements.
Police report a man found dead from a self inflicted gunshot in a Stillwater hotel. He wore an overcoat marked Columbia La Crosse and had no clear identity, leaving a note asking the proprietor to forgive him. A postcard was addressed to Henry Olson in Chicago.
Madison Wis Jan 20 After a tense opening the Senate voted to call the house on a probe of the senatorial primary election. Absent members were sent for with doors locked and several adjournment attempts failed. A resolution seeks investigation into how much breweries spent to influence primary and general elections. McConnell of La Crosse introduced a Dunn coupon ballot bill making its use optional by counties.
George Brakeford killed Albert Fairey in Hattiesburg after Fairey was acquitted of betraying Brakeford’s daughter. Brakeford reportedly told police he was enraged by the verdict and fired on Fairey in the street, killing him.
Washington January 20. A thorough investigation of the U S purchase of the Panama canal property is practically decided as part of the libel inquiry. William Nelson Cromwell is summoned with books and records to disclose how the government’s 40 million dollars was disposed. Cromwell refused to reveal information to the Senate committee on interoceanic canals.
Lagnas volcano in Tayabas province Luzon has erupted with sudden force causing damage to nearby lands and infrastructure as residents fled to the hills. Reports say lava torrents flowed down the crater, bridges and roads were damaged, but no deaths were recorded. A second volcano near Mexico City Colombia is erupting with ash and stone though no lava flows, with several minor earthquakes reported.
Thousands of unemployed men clashed with police in Berkeley Square in front of Lord Lansdowne's home. Rioters sang socialist songs and carried banners before police and reserves dispersed the crowd, with injuries reported on both sides.
Two unknown steamers collided off Flamborough Head and began sinking within minutes. The sinking steamer’s entire crew is believed lost with rescuers scrambling to reach survivors.
President Roosevelt and Gov. Gillette face a grave anti-Japanese push in California. Officials warn drastic laws could spark riots and harm American missionaries. The president contemplates a strong federal reply while seeking to restrain agitation and protect international peace.
Senator Frazier of Tennessee argues the presidents action to discharge colored soldiers of the 25th infantry was lawful and just. He opposes bills to restore the men, warns of admitting murderers, and asserts racial policies to maintain white political and social dominance in the South.
St Louis police say Don Carlos Wiseley aged 21 confessed embezzling funds from Northwestern National bank in Spokane. He provided information expected to lead to other suspects. More than $10,000 reportedly stolen.
Congressman John J. Esch becomes chairman of the house special committee on rules to revise procedures and curb speaker control. The move aligns progressive Republicans with Bryan Democrats and positions Esch as a leading figure among the so called insurgents including Nelson and Cooper.
London and Rome report the Duke of Abruzzi may resign his rank to marry Katherine Elkins. He left London for Turin amid claims of a love match while Italian officials denied the reports. Friends split on the romance with some saying the tale rests on flimsy evidence.
Social circle in Edinburgh gathers as Clara Elizabeth Stirling seeks divorce from John Alexander Stirling laird of Kippendale Perthshire. Mrs Stirling testifies against her husband naming Lord Northland as co respondent while detailing alleged infidelity and a household rift fueled by Mrs Mabel Atherton.
Juror No. 1 was accepted in the Carmack Cooper murder trial in Nashville while the panel’s qualification faces delay. Tense courtroom atmosphere and admonitions marked the opening as communities mourn the slain ex senator and citizens divide sharply over the case.
Coldest in La Crosse 20 and U S coldest Charles City 10 above. warmest Jupiter 76. Wisconsin shows showers or snow flurries tonight or Thursday, Minnesota fair tonight then warmer, Iowa showers tonight or Thursday. A northwest low over Canada and Rockies drives chilly Fronts with light precipitation across West, Midwest and mid Atlantic. Portland reports 1.24 inches, San Francisco 1.26, Kansas City Omaha St Louis light rain, Northfield Vermont snow.
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