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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
5
Report notes platform session after midnight choice drew a riot of disappointed spectators. Police faced criticism for failing to recognize credentials of national committeemen and delegates. Many with full credentials were rough handled outside as supporters complained of sleeplessly disabled security.
A dialogue samples tension between colonialists and indigenous people. The savage resists, warning that adopting Western war machines could bring their deaths, while settlers push for cultural and technological changes. The exchange highlights clashes over modernization and its human costs.
W A Roberts, after two years of back misery headaches and limb pain with poor sleep and constipation, reports taking Anuric by Doctor Pierce of Buffalo. He says his condition improved before finishing the box, sleep refreshed, misery reduced, and life no longer a drag. He cheerfully recommends the remedy to others suffering from similar ailments.
A promotional note from the Dr Pierce Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute of Buffalo advertises Anuric tablets for kidney and bladder disorders. It claims years of physician use, offers mail order trials, and asks newspaper editors to run the letter conspicuously.
Mexican border town Nuevo Laredo saw residents flee to La Jarita and Lampasas after bandits raided San Ignacio, killing three American soldiers. American Consul Garrett moved to the U.S. side while Mexican editor Leo D Walker was escorted to the border. Carranza reply reportedly ready and may be sent promptly amid fresh raids.
Kansas harvest pay soars with record wages as the big grain crop and labor shortages push wages higher. Eastern industry booms reduce migrant labor while western jobs attract workers. Tramps and roaming harvest help shrink as labor bureaus note many youths join wartime service. Daily pay for skilled harvesters reaches up to five dollars, far above former norms.
San Francisco officials report five fatalities from the Bertha steamship wreck on Blunt's reef near Eureka. Of 212 aboard, all but five were rescued. bodies washed ashore at Cape Mendocino.
A promotional tone extols morning hydration with hot water and limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims daily intake prevents constipation bilious spells and various ailments, urging readers to buy a quarter pound of limestone phosphate to improve digestion and overall health.
Chairman R W Davis of Bangor notes a pending Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling may settle the McGilvray highway bridge dispute between Trempealeau and La Crosse counties. A similar mandamus suit against Columbia and Sauk counties failed in Sauk County court, leaving the outcome to the high court. Trempealeau County attorneys have delayed action awaiting that decision.
Madison June 16 on complaint by the Wisconsin railroad commission Attorney General Walter C Owen begins an action to recover 150000 in penalties from the Door County Telephones company for alleged violations of commission orders. Fifteen counts claim failures to establish metallic circuits divide turnover keep complaints records and report progress monthly.
An elaborate American gas centenary event opened in Baltimore under Joan Hopkins University and local gas companies, marking the 100th anniversary of the TirBtL Gas Company and the Gas Light Company of Baltimore. The celebration runs through tomorrow with an industrial and educational parade featuring gas industry progress. Queen Eleonore of Bulgaria has spent her fortune on relief work and is now penniless.
Madison Wis June 16 Indications point to many candidates before the progressive republican state conference in the university gymnasium. Possible gubernatorial entrants include James Thompson La Crosse William H Hatton New London and A W Sanborn Ashland while Governor McGovern may seek endorsement or be opposed by Otto Bosshard. Possible secretary of state candidates include John S Donald Horeb A T Torge Madison and Merlin Hall Black River Falls with Henry Johnson likely to abstain.
June 16 Reuters dispatch reports Lieutenant Shackleton preparing to depart the Falklands to rescue the men of his party stranded on Eleghant Island.
New York on June 16 Mary Donnelly a 78 year old cleaner at the Hotel Astor on Broadway fords a moment of reverence as she meets presidential candidate Hughes in his headquarters. She kneels in prayer and exclaims gratitude for witnessing a future president while Hughes nods kindly and thanks her.
A county road and bridge committee junket to Greenfield and Washington drenched by mud led to near-breakdowns on the roads. The trip included Commissioner John Hintgen County Clerk Bart A Folivetts and Chairman R W Davia. Was a chaotic ride with delays and cautionary notes for county officials.
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