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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
6
A British submarine sank three Turkish transports carrying troops for robor danelies operations on Wednesday. A Mudros dispatch offered no detail on the fate of the Turkish soldiers aboard.
The Osage Indian council the interior department and the Indian commissioner's office agreed to a lease covering six million acres of Oklahoma oil lands. The government planned to exploit the deposits for the Navy's benefit.
Speaking and musical program for LaRosse High School Alumni Association annual banquet at the high school tonight. Otto Hosshard introduces New Employment Arena and Geneva Caldwell presents New Pictures for the High School. Howard Jones hosts Membership. Mrs Gertrude Marion Harrison revisits Thirty Years Ago. Miss Anna Hickisch sings with Fay Shuman on violin. Senior double quartet performs.
Four hurt in Milwaukee street car crash on Shady street at Cass street intersection. Driver An ton Treiber aged 40 and laborer Frank Kropidlowski 24 suffer fractured skulls and are expected to die. Louis Kropidlowski aged 2 and Frank Smajlich aged 3 are cut and bruised.
Madison June 17 The University of Wisconsin board of regents and university president sign a statement opposing a central board of education bill in the legislature. They favor a separate governing board for the university as best serving its interests and direct this to the public.
The article lists diploma recipients including Dorothy Morrison, Florence Irish, Thomas Clark, Harry Gibson, Maynard Worth, Owen Barney, and Owen Whistler. It notes essays topics Light Aesthetic and Practical by Esther Wiggert, vocal solos by Mavis Caxton and Marie Esch, a valedictory service tomorrow, and a presentation of diplomas by President William Luening with an Everett piano loan.
Officials insist there is no confirmation of the two rumors about German spies in diplomatic and war department mail. Acting Secretary Lansing says he has wire denials from Ambassador Bernstorff and Counselor von Haimhausen. The espionage story is dismissed as preposterous.
Brazil Indiana on June 17 reports say no war has been declared with Germany. Rumors of New York bombardment circulated as a city wagon moved old government cannons from the courthouse yard toward a city park, later explained as a routine transfer for park use.
An OCR fragment mentions The Dome 3 a red dye and a natural mistake. The text provides limited readable facts about a product or event with no clear entities or dates to develop a fuller summary.
Frederick B. Lynch of St. Paul Minnesota becomes the successor to A Mitchell Palmer as chairman of the executive committee of the Democratic committee. Palmer resigned when appointed to the bench. Lynch will be a strong factor in the next presidential campaign as plans move forward.
In Madison on June 17 the Wisconsin Assembly passed the Rosehard bill to appropriate 2000 dollars for legal services for Insurance Commissioner Ekern in the McGovern Ekern controversy. The house did not concur with a senate amendment raising the appropriation to 3000 dollars.
Judge Arindley hears the assault case brought by Mrs. Louis Havelich against her husband. He finds no court statement showing Mrs. Havelich admitted responsibility for the trouble. She spent the night at her sister’s residence.
For the kindness during our bereavement we express gratitude to friends and to pallbearers Rev Fraser and the Caledonia Street M E church choir for their support.
London June 17 survivors testified at the official inquiry that crew incompetence helped cause heavy Lusitania deaths. Witness Baker said boats were not adequately manned and passengers attempted lowering boats while Captain Turner staff urged not to lower a boat. ONeill observed a second torpedo after the first. Turner denied telling passengers to abandon lifeboats and Rossiter contradicted him.
Dispatches from the front outline four reasons for optimism among British and Allied observers. They argue Germany has peaked offensively, England is poised for its own surge, the war will hinge on a prolonged struggle, and volunteer citizen armies may prove effective against German forces.
Officials awaited the result of Admiral Howard's expedition to rescue the American colony in the Yaqui valley near Guaymas Mexico. Tobari bay was reportedly chosen for a possible landing by American marines and bluejackets to avoid resistance from General Maytorena's forces in Guaymas.
Earth currents from a recent aurora borealis disrupted telegraphic services across the middle west and both U S coasts. Western Union Postal and American Telegraph and Telephone reported interference with wire traffic and noted the last similar disruption occurred six years ago.
Memorial notes recall James J Hogan as a fair businessman and public figure in La Crosse. He led Hogan Wholesale Grocery and Mills, engaged in lumbering, served as mayor in 1875 and 1876, and sat on the Wisconsin Fish Commission. The assembly memorializes him with a copy for his family.
Aberdeen reports state the tornado district remains deadly as wire service notes death toll will exceed four. Miss Clara Wright, cousin of aviator Orville Wright, is dying after a skull fracture from trying to rescue a horse at the storm junction. J Calhoun of Marysville, Kas., visiting a son-in-law, cannot survive.
In Cleveland on June 17 a steel span buckled on the new bridge work, sending sixteen men down seventy feet. Foreman Vance Peel was killed, three workers were fatally injured and twelve others injured in the accident on the $4,500,600 project.
Rumors swirl that soprano Geraldine Farrar may perform in Chicago next season amid chatter of a boycott over her interviews with Pacific News reporters. Local society and opera circles weigh potential attendance as June reports surface.
Mme de Talleyrand, famed for beauty and folly, mocks Denon at a Paris dinner. She praises him with sly compliments then slips in a cutting jibe about Friday the slave’s service, revealing a courtly mood of sharp humor and mischief.
Practically the entire Holy Trinity English Lutheran congregation attended the installation of Rev J J Rembareer as pastor last night. Rev A F Elmaquist of Minneapolis presided and is president of the Synod of the Northwest of the English Lutheran church.
Mrs Minnie Johnson files for divorce from Ludwig Johnson charging he made love to a housemaid in her home. She alleges cruelty and confinement to home while he attended dances and seeks custody of three children.
Philadelphia June 17 strong pressure is being applied to B D Ackley former secretary of Billy Sanday to keep quiet about the inside workings of the evangelist organization outside groups seek to bring Ackley and Sanday together in hopes of patching their differences
London June 17 Sir Thomas Shaughnessy president of the Canadian Pacific railway is the prominent businessman chosen by the government to travel to America for ammunition arrangements, per the Globe.
The pressure street fusher recently bought by the city was tested today along North Fifth Street in front of city hall. It demonstrates the capability to flush the street with a single pass.
A Paris dispatch reports Henry Beech Needham, American magazine writer, was killed when a French military biplane he rode as passenger fell several hundred feet.
The organ's origin is lost in the distant past. It is believed to have begun as Pipes of Pan, simple hollow reeds bound together and swept by the player’s mouth, with pipes sized to approximate musical notes.
The article describes five inch splinters of wood tipped with sulphur used as primitive matches. They were ignited by striking steel on flint to produce sparks which in turn lit tinder and transferred fire to a flame.
The query asks about frequency of recovering funds, seeking a personal or anecdotal count of refunds, repayments, or reimbursements received in the past. It implies a reflective or humorous tone about financial experiences.
Lem Higgins and Josh Haskins faced a rough week with unclear records. The piece hints the comedy might become tragedy for the other party, signaling a turn in their rivalry.
La Crosse bakers announced flour dipped to 6.90 and 6.70 per barrel while loaf price remains six cents. Bakers predict further drops could reduce bread price to five cents, though mill feed stays unchanged at current levels.
Detroit June 17 Henry Ford plans a vast tractor engine plant on over 1000 acres along the Rouge river north of Oakwood. The project includes an ideal city for workers and aims to provide farming power cheaper and more efficient than horses.
Acting Secretary of State Lansing said a telegram from German Ambassador Bernstorff would bring discussions on the Gerhard matter tomorrow morning. The message denied any emissary in Berlin beyond what he claimed to be.
Gilbert Evenson and thirteen others filed for complete citizenship in Janesville Wisconsin today after taking initial naturalization papers in 1849. The group marks decades of residency across Wisconsin as they pursue final citizenship status.
Washington June 17 President Wilson will announce his choice to succeed former secretary of state Bryan on his return from a Cornish New Hampshire vacation trip shortly after July 4 according to authoritative information today.
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