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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1910
Page
1
W B Naylor of Tomah Wisconsin withdraws from the state senatorial contest in the La Follette progressive camp. He pledges to unite two remaining progressives Howard Teasdale and Walter S Hake, endorses one candidate to avoid a split and supports Senator La Follette's campaign. Naylor cites duty over ambition and thanks supporters in his letter.
La Follette leaders report Minnesota progressives met in Minneapolis last night and pledged active support for La Follette's re election bid in Wisconsin. They offered to campaign in Wisconsin and help distribute literature and gather funds. The effort is tied to broader opposition from eastern interests and perceived shared stakes between Wisconsin and Minnesota.
The jury in the case of Charles R. Heike, Ernest W. Gerbracht and James F. Bendernagel began consideration of evidence on a federal conspiracy to defraud the government in sugar imports. Judge Martin instructed the jury not to rely on Spitzer’s pardon but noted he was a confessed perjurer.
Western Shippers' sub committee plans to meet President Taft in Washington to commend his action halting an attempted railroad freight rate increase. General Chairman John E. Wilder arranged the meeting. The Chicago group departs Sunday and gathers at the New Willard hotel at 10 a.m. Monday.
Mrs. C. W. Dynes wife of the C M and St P assistant general solicitor was seriously hurt in Chicago when a runaway team bolted from a runabout she had just driven to her husband’s office. She was thrown on the pavement struck her head and was unconscious. She is expected to recover.
A drowned well dressed woman was recovered from a sunken trunk as anglers on Lake Como hauled it up. The skull showed blunt trauma and other violence marks. English letters were found on the body and police pursue an American couple named Mr and Mrs Porter who vanished three days earlier after locking their cottage.
A massive blaze in Seattle destroyed six blocks, prompted by a 45 mile per hour gale that threatened North Seattle. Police reported all missing accounted for, three firemen killed, and brief gaps in the casualty toll as crews battled wind driven flames before rain slowed the fire.
Gif Ford Pinchot former forester and James R Garfield former secretary of interior arrive in St Paul for the conservation banquet to be held tonight at the Ryan Hotel as part of the back from Elba movement against President Taft.
Police seek occupants of a car linked to a stagnant ditch where two male infants were found murdered. A woman cutting grass discovered the bodies in a gunny sack this morning, prompting a statewide search for suspects.
District Attorney A E Schwittag of Marinette county reportedly faces suspension by Governor James O Davidson with a temporary prosecutor to be appointed. A libel suit and disbarment proceedings are pending amid a political clash with Stephenson supporters and local press.
Ernest Lyon, United States negro minister to Liberia, has resigned and the resignation was accepted by the state department to create a vacancy for William D. Crum of Charleston, D. C., nominated by President Taft for postmaster.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt won the Millionaire's marathon from Bushy Park to Olympia, ten miles, in London in conjunction with the international horse show. Bushy Park and Olympia were noted venues in this big event.
The weekly statement reports Reserve on all deposits up $2,539,850. Reserve on deposits other than United States up $2,541,250. Loans down $4,453,600. Securities up $1,091,600. Legal tenders up $730,100. Deposits down $2,872,600. Circulation up $137,000. Bank surplus at $23,521,200. Total loans $1,192,120,800.
New York and foreign markets showed a general price drop with Reading Union Pacific and Steel leading losses. Trading was dull overall as declines ranged mostly in fractions, while London focused on the copper situation and rubber share activity persisted in Europe. Sterling firmed slightly.
A grim account details workers lost at sea while attempting salvage beneath the waves. The French doctors report hours of exposure and struggle as divers perished during the perilous operation.
In Calais the Pluviose disaster claims crew members who perished in inner compartments after the sinking in the channel. Navy doctors report some lived over 24 hours post sinking while others drowned immediately at impact. Relatives wept as bodies were towed to a temporary morgue amid tense crowds and rising tensions with photographers.
In Chicago on June 11 the MU circuit court refused Pullman Company’s plea for an injunction to stop the Interstate Commerce Commission from ordering lower prices for upper berths. Judges Gross, Baker, and Seaman concurred.
New York June 11 Sentence will be imposed on Charles R Hei ke secretary of the sugar trust and Ernest W Gerbracht former superintendent of its Williamsburg refinery on August 30 following conviction by the jury. Before they appear for sentence counsel will have perfected plans for appeal. James F Bendernagel was allowed to go on his own recognizance awaiting trial. Former Assistant Superintendent Harry W Walker and James F Halligan Jr were given three months on Blackwell's Island. Jean Voelker released on a suspended sentence. Prosecutor Stimson cites the old man has only a few days to live.
The report of the board of visitors recommends building a concrete stadium for athletic exhibitions and purchasing three additional blocks of grounds for the naval academy at Annapolis. The board notes the high standard and efficiency of the naval school and expresses satisfaction with the results.
Police investigators in St. Petersburg report Borissov fire destruction blamed on a group of anti Jewish incendiaries. About 400 buildings, most Jewish owned, burned yesterday. Several suspects reportedly confessed that the blaze was planned by Jewish baiters in Borissov.
June 11 report from WIA London says Bongo the dog, sick on board the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, is enroute to America with Col. Theodore Roosevelt and his family. The dog honors Kermit Roosevelt’s Africa hunting achievement, and Col. Roosevelt serves as chief physician on the voyage.
Oscar Lawler assistant attorney general for the interior department and author of the Lawler draft of Taft's letter may be summoned by the House rules committee. He could be asked to explain the authority under which he sent Mexican political refugees to prison during his tenure as United States attorney for South California.
A southeast gale and heavy rain delayed the proposed flight from New York by Charles K. to Dillade and back. The trip was postponed due to weather conditions.
Italy conducts a wide manhunt and wireless messages search for Porter Chariton of Washington in the Mrs Charlton murder case. Ismolatoff, Russian suspect linked to the Charltons, is watched as Rome investigators pursue a possible Naples linked crime.
Coldest in La Crosse 46 and warmest 80 with light wind. Forecast through Sunday shows fair skies and little temperature change across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. River will fall slightly over the next 48 hours with minor stage changes on the Pauliockiae area.
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