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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1913
Page
1
Madison dispatch reports La Follette urged Morris to run for governor, while denying Morris seeks the Senate. The La Follette organization is stated to back Morris with a leadership claim, aiming to head a state ticket if the author provides a high position.
The Racine dispatch reports Lieutenant Governor Thomas Morris denies Senator La Follette asked him to run for governor or enter the United States Senate race. Morris emphasizes no request was made and notes a split among progressive leaders over the two posts. The Madison story says Morris, a key progressive leader, prefers the Senate but may face pressure to seek the governorship as La Follette faction debates.
The senatorial committee named under the Kern resolution prepared to depart for West Virginia to investigate alleged suspension of constitutional rights amid coal mine strikes.
In Grundy County near Beaman farmer Ben Kniseley armed with a shotgun late last night tried to exterminate his family. The attempt killed two of his family and left Kniseley dead by his own hand.
The trial began at Old Bailey for seven suffragettes arrested during a police raid on the Women's Social and Political Union headquarters in King's Way.
Funeral services will be held in Aurora tomorrow for Charles Montrose Faye, longtime managing editor of the Chicago Daily News, who died after an extended illness yesterday.
The faculty foresees a practically assured improvement in student housing with a proposed dormitory. Administrators and professors advocate a modern residence plan to ease overcrowding and enhance campus life.
Madison reports the state normal budget likely to pass, funding improvements at La Crosse normal school including dormitories, a manual training school, finished grounds, and interior decor. The appropriation exceeds $200,000, promised to elevate facilities and student life.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw reappears publicly at the Hippodrome Revue in London in 1909. Her performance included a Tango dance with tepid applause as she resumes public life years after Harry Kendall Thaw killed Stanford White in 1906.
Washington June 9. The controller of the currency issued a call on national banks for a statement of their condition as of the close of business June 4.
Elgin Illinois butter market quotes 27 1 2 cents today, showing a slight drop from last week’s prevailing price.
A central western states committee led by Clifford Thorne will press President Wilson and Congress to allow representation before the Interstate Commerce Commission as it fixes railroad valuations under the La Follette bill. The group includes leaders from Iowa Missouri Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma North Dakota Minnesota and South Dakota. The railroad coalition argues the national appraisal will shape future rate decisions and affect both federal and state litigation, with long term rate impacts.
Two wild canaries have nested in a tin cup used as a chalk holder on the shelf by Joe Spears’s skiff livery near the boat house. A mate joined the first bird days ago and the pair have tended a nest within inches of daily foot traffic. Spears has fed the birds by hand, and two small eggs were found in the cup this morning.
Former U S Senator Charles J Faulkner of West Virginia testifies before the senate investigating committee about twelve years of lobbying for railroad firms and the North American Commercial company. He says he represented multiple railroad interests before congressional committees.
Senator Miles Poindexter identified former Senators and Representatives as lobbyists in his view while testimony before the lobby investigating committee revealed a range of conflicts of interest among lawmakers. Notable remarks touched on telegram campaigns and pressure from private interests on tariff policy.
In Chicago on June 9 a three point blaze at D. M. Fritts & Co lumber yard caused about 100000 in damage. The fire started in three spots and incendiarism is suspected. several firefighters were slightly injured.
The progressives plan to complete all legislative work in this session while a marketing bill is expected to pass soon. Unlike the McGovern bill, the anti trust feature will be excluded to form a separate measure.
Madison dispatch reports Wisconsin progressives plan to finish their legislative program before adjournment, including an anti trust bill a marketing bill and a water power bill. The senate may recess until January but leaders say action will proceed with unity across committees.
The Supreme Court set aside three month jail terms for five officers of the American Naval Stores Company of Savannah in a turpentine trust case. It reversed lower rulings on conspiracy to monopolize the turpentine industry but left open the broader issue of the Sherman Act wording and enforceability as argued by the defense. Justice Pitney dissented from the majority.
The Supreme Court denied jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission over interurban and street car lines engaged in interstate business. The decision preserves current fares between Omaha Nebraska and Council Bluffs Iowa and holds the regulating law does not cover electric lines.
Maurice E. McLoughlin of California swept three straight sets to defeat Doust and eliminate Australia from the Davis Cup matches at New York. The win puts the Americans against Germany for a shot at the English defense, with set scores 6 6 6 over 4 4 2.
Edward Payson Weston, famed pedestrian, resumed his New York to Minneapolis trek from Susquehanna Pennsylvania after a Sunday rest. He had reached 143 miles by Sunday, having started from New York and planning to push toward Susquehanna for the night.
Chief Webber reports Louisville Nebraska requests a search for a wealthy farmer named Larson said to live thirteen miles from La Crosse. A laborer at a local quarry was seriously injured by a train Thursday evening and gave the name A Larson claiming a brother near La Crosse.
A wireless dispatch says the Cuban steamer Olinda has a fire in hold number one and has flooded it. She is about 700 miles south of the lightship and likely steering toward Savannah or Brunswick for safety.
The Supreme Court upheld states rights to regulate intrastate railroad rates, declaring Minnesota's law reducing freight and passenger rates constitutional. It found intrastate regulation valid when Congress has not acted, marking a victory for states over railroads across multiple states.
The Supreme Court, in a decision read by Justice Hughes, holds that federal courts may regulate interstate commerce against state rate controls. It finds two cent rates reasonable for Northern Pacific and Great Northern but confiscatory for Minneapolis and St. Louis. The ruling outlines Congress's power to regulate interstate commerce and limits on intrastate control.
Cyrus Kimball, driver for the Crescent Creamery in St. Paul, is dead after his wagon plunged sixty feet off a cliff. The accident occurred today, and rescue crews confirmed the fatality.
Temperature ranged from 42 to 64 degrees over the past 24 hours with no precipitation. Forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with temperatures slowly warming. Winds will be moderate to brisk in Minnesota and Iowa and the west and north portions.
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