29 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1913
Page
1
The opposing faction rejects the Doherty plan and warns a struggle. lawyers take up the case to determine legal rights as Ferris accuses a letter of misstatements.
The La Crosse Water Power bondholders committee vows to execute the Clement C. Smith plan, rejecting the Doherty plan as less favorable. Legal action looms as Chicago attorneys review rights of opposing sides while underwriting on the $800,000 temporary bonds nears completion and subscription extends to February 15.
Howard Charback, 12, was brought to a Bemidji hospital in critical condition after trying to start a fire in a kitchen stove. He screamed for death as the flames burned most of his body and he pleaded with a doctor.
The interstate commerce commission served formal notice to AT&T on January 29 demanding answers to complaints by independent firms accusing the Bell system of acting as a trust. The inquiry will examine finances, rates, growth, and alleged discrimination against independents and the Postal Telegraph, with ownership ties to the Western Union. AT&T, the Bell system, runs over 4.5 million telephones in about 70,000 cities nationwide.
Report notes Allied leaders viewed the ultimatum as a bluff amid ongoing talks on intervention. Analysts flag potential miscalculation as tensions rise and domestic voices press for decisive action.
London dispatch reports Balkan allies serving a joint note to Turkish envoys threatening immediate end to the armistice and resumption of hostilities unless Turkey concedes. In Constantinople the Young Turks fear a Fourth army corps as Nazim Pasha's line seeks to regain power amid pending powers intervention. Greek forces under the crown prince press advances near Janina amid armistice tensions.
Ole Heglie of Lanesboro Minnesota died yesterday afternoon in a La Crosse area hospital at age 42. The body was moved this morning to Lanesboro for funeral services and burial.
Pittsburg dispatch reports more than fifty detectives clashed with Rankin Braddock wire mill strikers. At least one railroad worker is dead and Fritz Beck is dying from head wounds. Twenty one injured including three detectives and Chief Walter Barnet. A conference aimed at a settlement followed the appearance of 150 strikebreakers. Deputy Sheriff Thomas Devine wounded and missing. searched for him.
The labor party begins its annual conference in London with about five hundred delegates representing two million workers. G Roberts presided as resolutions are expected to back a minimum wage, an eight hour day, and nationalization of land mines railways and canals.
In Indianapolis on January 29 the jury and gallery were moved as Gertrude Hassler, singer and plaintiff in a $500,000 breach of promise case against Carl Fisher, described her intimate relations with Fisher up to four days before his marriage to another woman.
Joe T. Robinson, who began serving his first term as Arkansas governor on January 14, was elected United States senator to fill the late Jeff Davis seat for a six year term beginning March 4.
Joliet Illinois reports the commission form of government lost again in a local election held January 29, with no details on opponents or percentages provided in the readable text.
Hope for quick settlement faded as key manufacturers rejected proposed terms and strikers delayed their vote. Miss Fola LaFollette joined organizers and pickets in the crowd, while police arrested Maude Younger and eight young pickets, fining them. LaFollette claimed she belonged in the demonstration.
The Men’s league of the Presbyterian church in La Crosse hosted a forum arguing the Ladies’ Home Journal’s harsh critique of public schools as a monumental failure. Professors Englemann Long and Denoyer defended schooling, citing four strong examples from graduates Irving Tuteur and others, and voted to reconvene in February. An oyster supper preceded the discussion.
Flora Drummond and Sylvia Pankhurst led raids on Lloyd George offices and faced jail. thirty women jailed for two weeks after window smashing. Protesters threaten hunger strikes and political prisoner status as police battle letterbox outrages and shopfronts brace for further attacks.
W T Hunter of Rye reports a wall of his Pueblo house is solid honey with bees traveling in and out. He found the air space between boards filled with honey and, instead of storing sweets, prepared pancakes and scraped some lining honey this winter.
Vallejo January 29 A casualty near Mare Island involves the closer California whose hull plates were stove in by about 75 feet. No crew explanation is available and a court martial is reportedly to follow.
Chicago January 29 four men were arrested in a crackdown on a robber gang with loot valued at 5000 dollars recovered. One suspect confessed to the crime.
Fireman Alexander Hofer married Anna Pfeiffer today in Chicago. Hofer had rescued Pfeiffer from a fire last summer, uniting them in a formal ceremony. The couple linked their safety tale with a life together as local papers note the event.
A wireless dispatch from Norfolk reports Electrician J. A. Campbell and Machinist's Mate L. Hurst washed overboard from the submarine D2 during a voyage to Cuban waters off the Carolina coast last night.
In Springfield on January 29, Edward F. Dunne, elected governor of Illinois, cannot take office due to a deadlock over the speakership. He was set for inauguration January 13, but the state constitution ties inauguration to formal canvassing by the General Assembly, which cannot convene until officers are elected in both houses.
The Tribune notes a generous gift from The La Crosse Floral Company of carnations. Mr Schaffer suggests employees wear them in memory of President William McKinley as a patriotic token and tribute.
Washington reports Brig Gen Pershing details a three day fight on Jolo with American forces winning after besieging the Moro stronghold. Since starting on Jan 23 more than 100 Moros slain and hundreds wounded. J H Sara of the Eighth Cavalry killed and five wounded. Soldiers pursued enemy with sabers through bamboo stockade and barbed wire. War officials expect disarmament island wide.
Fargo officials argue the four year penitentiary sentence for William Johnson will deter white slavery crimes in the state. One victim was a girl under 17 from near Fergus Falls. After testimony he changed his plea to guilty.
A statement from Bob emphasizes progressivism rooted in factual study and rational principles. He asserts leadership values that transcend party lines, urging voters to favor policy over label.
President-elect Wilson reaffirmed support for progressive principles in talks with New Jersey senators at Atlantic City. He praised Wisconsin's Senator La Follette for studying every angle and presenting strong cases, and highlighted New Jersey seven corporation bills as a model of progress surpassing prior leadership. Wilson said he enjoyed backing but had to press heads for principles, not people.
Mrs. Kate Corby aged 69 collapsed and died during Mass at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago early today as mourners looked on. The death occurred during services in the morning. Authorities reported no further details available.
Weather report notes unsettled but fair conditions in La Crosse and vicinity with no major temperature change. Wisconsin faces unsettled skies with light snow possible. Minnesota predicts snow flurries tonight or Thursday and moderate temperatures. Low pressure stretches from the Rocky Mountain region to the lake area while high pressure centers lie northeast and near the west gulf coast.
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