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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1909
Page
8
A medical note argues pepsin fails outside stomach acid and that intestine alkalinity makes it inert. It recommends a neutralizing mixture of sodium phosphate Sealmint baking soda to reduce fermentation and improve digestion, with home preparation instructions.
At the rivers and harbors banquet in St Paul officials urged a nine foot channel on the Mississippi from Minneapolis to the Gulf and an inland waterway system nationwide. A.B. Thompson said saved $540,000,000 in one year on Great Lakes water transportation, exceeding all coast and inland harbor spending.
A westbound Union Pacific passenger train from Chicago to Denver derailed in North Platte yards when a broken switch rod overturned the engine. Fireman Berry, 24, was scalded to death. No passengers were injured.
A resolution was passed by the house making February 12, 1909, the anniversary of Lincoln's birth, a legal holiday in Washington DC and the territories.
Minnesota report outlines a plan to reorganize Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills. An operating company with 2 million dollars capital will be managed by Receiver C A Loring and lease Mills for twenty years with minimum rentals of 100000 yearly. It will buy quick assets to pay unsecured creditors about 50 percent of claims as of August 8 1908.
The Minnesota National Guard artillery units will use wireless telegraphy at Lake City during summer camp to relay shot results from Lake Pepin targets. Four new guns across three batteries lack land ranges in the state. Soldiers are being trained in wireless use and Morse code.
Oregon express derailed west of Cheyenne with one dead and nine injured. The nine were taken to Cheyenne hospital. about 20 others lightly hurt continued the journey. The Dana accident site, 30 miles from Rawlins, involved nine cars leaving the track likely due to a broken rail.
St Paul report of a young 17 year old Charles Green deserted by his lover Mrs Vera Lanbache after winter spent in an icy river bluff cave. The battered scene depicts a troubled romance amid harsh weather with the man left alone amid the cold.
A man named Smith was cornered by Minneapolis police yesterday afternoon while passing a check. He allegedly ate the check to destroy evidence as officers closed in.
Assemblyman Plat Whitman of Iowa County introduces a bill in Wisconsin to require jail sentences for those found guilty of selling liquor in dry districts. The measure follows a second offense rule and aims to curb ongoing violations without repeated court actions. Judge Aldro Jenks of Dodgeville forwarded the proposal.
Assemblyman Farrell introduces a bill requiring hotels with sleeping rooms to obtain a labor commissioner license and pay 50 cents per room annually. Buildings must have fire escapes, exit signs, corridor lighting, and a night watchman. Each room must display daily rates to curb hold ups and take offs by night clerks.
The notice states arrest possible for a proprietor not complying with statute provisions. A fine up to $500 or imprisonment up to 100 days may be imposed upon conviction. A second offense could lead to license revocation to operate a hotel.
Sparta Wis Jan 27 The twenty-one Clifton residents named as defendants in the tar and feather assault are now sued for 10000 dollars by William Tatro the aged victim of the attack.
Chicago January 26 unless Governor Deneen issues official notice to Sheriff Strassheim of Cook County that Herman Billik’s sentence is commuted to life imprisonment, Billik will be hanged Friday morning in the jail courtyard. Strassheim issued notices calling for a jury.
Strassheim states he knew nothing of any commutation beyond newspaper reports which he deemed unofficial while describing the plan to bring physicians to the present Friday to examine the body after execution.
New York January 27 If admiralty courts find Florida officers at fault after the Italian steamer collided with the Republic the Florida owners could recover only 1 020 000 This covers the Florida value plus passenger fares and freight charges to the line which bought the vessel for 1 000 000 and carried 20 000 in fares and cargo The Republic loss is irrelevant beyond this cap
Lon, a Racine saloon keeper, receives a 17 year prison term for killing Jacob, a Milwaukee wine agent, in a dispute over an alleged debt for a key.
New York January 27 Gover Charles E Hughes finds himself in a battle with the bulk of the Republican State machine over his direct primary plan. The Republic Club voted 57 to 38 against the measure with Chas H Young leader and longtime Hughes advocate turning the tide in a rebuke to the governor and party methods.
Coroner Ed Cronon, a Republican, filed for the office of police justice in La Crosse as the state supreme court affirmed the conviction of William Dil- for related charges.
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