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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
6
Tokyo notes say the California anti alien land act violates the 1911 treaty and the Fourteenth Amendment. Washington reports Japan seeks prompt, not rushed, negotiations likely beyond August as court actions loom. Interest remains strong in Japan over the land issue.
A Milwaukee dispatch from Washington reports a rising rift among Wisconsin Democrats. Commissioner Joseph F. Davies and state committeeman Charles H. Weisse clash over preconvention campaigns with Davies backing Wilson and Weisse backing Speaker Clark.
A Christchurch choir of 34 rode the Otto launch up the river last evening. Supper was served at Salzer Cottage thanks to Mr and Mrs John P Salzer. Father Johnson and Prof Harry Packman joined the party, who returned to the city about 9 o'clock and called it one of the most enjoyable trips in the choir’s history.
Alex Scott editor of the Weekly Issue a socialist publication was convicted for publishing inflammatory articles deemed to incite silk strikers to riot and was sentenced to not less than one year and not more than fifteen years at hard labor in the state prison.
The Mississippi has been thoroughly overhauled at a cost of $10,000 and is now the finest excursion equipment on the western waters. In addition to carrying two orchestras, free vaudeville is provided. These popular features have revolutionized the excursion business in the south and will draw large crowds from this port.
Horace Rice, head of the Australian tennis delegation, prepares to face America’s top four players. At nearly 40, he defends wearing knickerbockers as freeing his limbs and a charm to luck, noting he once played poorly in flannels.
Seventy one county clerks in Wisconsin likely attend the Wisconsin County Clerks association meeting in Appleton on June 17 to 19 after receiving a subpoena styled invitation. County Clerk Bert Jolivette reported the subpoenas are signed by the high sheriff of Appleton.
Maurice E. McLaughlin of the American International Tennis team defeated Rice 6 to 1 in the first set of the America Australia championship series in New York.
Berlin June 6. Military authorities begin contracting for 27000 more horses as the army increase bill is expected to pass in the Reichstag. The peace army total will reach 184788 horses.
The St Paul packet will carry La Crosse merchants on their annual outing June 11. The voyage goes from Levee park to Trempealeau with an hour stop, then to Winona for a two to three hour layover before returning to La Crosse by 6 pm.
John Tull, age 93, died last night at 6 00 at the La Crosse county poor farm. Born in New York state he had been an inmate since 1895 and remained single. Funeral services were held at the farm this afternoon at 2 30 with burial there.
Miss Jennie Jacobson died yesterday in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at her Mindoro home tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 at the Norwegian Lutheran church officiated by Rev. Otto sen of West Salem. The body lies in state at Fessler and Dahl parlors until morning when A A Fessler will transport it to Mindoro. She is survived by her mother and father two sisters and four brothers.
Judge E C Higbee will hear seven motions in circuit court tomorrow and convene court Monday to clear the calendar. Clerk C C Hamilton notified all lawyers with business in court today.
The packet Morning Star departed yesterday afternoon on its return voyage from St Paul to Davenport Iowa.
Richard EF. Jones and Almye Harstad of Harmony, Minnesota, filed a marriage license today in the office of County Clerk Bert Jolivette.
Commencement exercises for the Wisconsin Library School will honor 32 graduates on June 12 in Madison. Notables include presiding chairman W. H. Hatton and diplomas by M. S. Dudgeon, with Charles R. Van Hise giving the address and Richard Lloyd Jones delivering the commencement talk. Graduates hail from 26 cities across 11 states and Canada. 11 hold college or higher degrees, and 36 students attended from Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Michigan, Washington, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, New York, and Canada. Since 1906 the program has produced 141 graduates with various library positions nationwide.
In Boston on June 6, the Wood dynamite conspiracy case moved to the jury amid rumors of juror bribery and looming mistrial. Judge Crosby questioned the juror in chambers, affirmed his impartiality, and began charging the jury at 11 o clock with a lengthy, fair instruction on conspiracy law.
A Minnesota legislative committee arrived in Madison to study Wisconsin's public utilities law. Deputy public examiner F. H. Stacy accompanied them to gather information. Wisconsin lawmakers were asked to evaluate the Wisconsin law, with criticism welcomed to guide Minnesota's next special session. The panel seeks views on centralized state regulation versus local control.
J W Dougherty of Watertown was elected grand counsellor of the grand council of United Commercial Travelers at Aberdeen South Dakota. E M Chaney Mitchell was named grand junior counsellor L R Campbell grand secretary R J Woods grand treasurer E A Brown grand conductor Ben M Darby grand page L J Walker grand sentinel Hayward Marshall G N Pollard named executive committeemen and L R Campbell J C Sheldon named to supreme council. Next session set for Sioux Falls after a close vote victory over Rapid City.
Senator Townsend of Michigan charged that President Wilson and the Democrats used lobbying methods to force congressmen into line on the tariff bill. He testified before the Senate lobby investigation committee prompting a flurry of questioning.
The discussion covered minimum wages in firms like Marshall Field and Co and Sears Roebuck. Simp son warned against federal limits, while O Hara pressed for humane policy. Bankers and magnates spoke on clerks' pay, marriage rules, and family incomes.
Washington reports the house opened a probe into family patronage under a sub committee led by Representative Humphreys, with testimony from house employees about sources of influence. The inquiry follows Representative Murray of Oklahoma alleging inside patronage shared among lawmakers' families as the senate investigates lobbyists.
A powerful thunderstorm sent high winds across southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois this afternoon. The storm began in the southwest corner of Wisconsin after noon and by 2 09 lay near Beloit and Monroe, with communications wires severely disrupted as it moved northeast.
Madison June 6 All night crossing protection by gates urged by railroad commission to the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway over Main street crossing in Oconomowoc after city complaint. Crossing deemed unusually dangerous and protection insufficient.
Madison forward Albert C. Schmedeman, tied by Washington to the post of minister to Norway, says he has received no word on nomination. A Madison business leader and Democratic figure, he would accept if offered and has long served in state party roles and backed Wilson in Wisconsin.
A fireman remarks he cannot predict when he’ll be called out but expects incidents to rise in bad weather. He notes preparations are constant and crews stay ready regardless of conditions.
Denver reports Stella E. Randolph, 41, killed herself with mercury in a hotel after writing a farewell note claiming she could not find love. The note, found among belongings, blamed unfaithful trust and longed for a loyal partner, describing love as essential and painful.
AURORA Illinois June 6 Hey Johnson a retired contractor hung himself after a failed axe attack on his three sleeping children aged 12 and two younger. The oldest girl woke the others as the blade struck the bedpost. Neighbors found the man hanging as the children fled in nightclothes.
A compact aphorism contrasts flattering women by calling them beautiful with praising men for hard work. It adds a proverb about stubborn men, suggesting resilience in the face of fatigue and aging. The remark blends social gender cues with work ethic in a terse, reflective line.
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