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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1921
Page
6
A brawl interrupts a Reichstag session delaying a murder inquiry. Deputies clash amid nationalist and communist tension as security intervenes. The fracas ends with the chamber adjourned under pressure from party leaders and the president.
Long report covers Senator La Follette pushing changes to the Seamen's Law, debating the deck crew requirements on a Great Lakes vessel, with a detailed roll call on votes and testimony. It notes dairy safety hearings, the issue of "filled milk," and advocacy by Dr L McCollum against gimmicks. also includes a society item on Miss Mary La Follette's wedding to Ralph Suchen in Peoria, and updates on Washington visitors and representative Browne's recovery.
A railway disaster near Ann Arbor left multiple people dead and injuries reported as investigators search the scene. The crash involved a derailed freight railcar and a wooden jar found nearby, with authorities probing the cause and scope of the incident.
Cloudbursts across Montana and North Dakota cause extensive damage Friday. Reports from Mandan to Medora describe washed-out roads and rail lines, cattle drowned, and homes flooded. North Dakota trains halted, with track sections washed away and detours ordered. No lives confirmed, but property losses are substantial. rainfall near two and a half inches.
Portguese leaders Boal and Tosm Dominguez Rimiriguez were shot dead within minutes of each other near Barcelona. Heatwaves in Chicago cause deaths and prostrations as temperatures hit 95. President Harding sails Mayflower on a wreck-end cruise with guests. Public works notices seek bids for police department vehicle procurement with council review.
Wisconsin reformers debate over taxation findings and reorganizing tax policy while La Follette factions debate forward planning. At Danver, the American Federation of Labor gathering sees Lewis challenging Gompers for presidency amid Irish questions and boycott discussions and Canada friendship tensions.
The British, French, and Italian envoys met with Curzon Briand and Count Bonin Langare to prevent war between Greece and Turkish nationalists. No decision reached. next meeting set for Sunday to discuss Briand’s peace suggestions. An official note hints at ceding Anatolia to the Turks and Smyrna autonomy, with Greece receiving financial aid if the plan is rejected.
Twenty two pigs awarded as prize items for farm youth list recipients including Sith Holmen Shelby-Evelyn Nelson Stoddard Lorenz and Shenallen Karlstad with judges Blanche Chamberlain Mark McKown and local merchants and banks named as donors such as Burrows Incorporated Kroxe Company Owen Bartel F A Reiman National Bank of La Crosse and other local firms.
Captain Joseph E. Malt of New Haven Connecticut died at Walter Bead hospital Saturday from injuries suffered in the airplane bomb explosion at the Aberdeen Maryland proving grounds on May 38. The death brings the death toll to seven from the accident.
Thirty airplanes were destroyed in a fire at the Northwest Airplane Company hangar near here Saturday. Damages were estimated at 70000 dollars. The blaze was started by a malfunctioning engine being tested. In Washington, house republican leaders delayed the Porter disarmament resolution due to the absence of many members and did not set a new date.
Geneva Asane Associated Press reports that ten thousand gun barrels are being made by an arms factory in the free city of Danzig for Mexico. The disclosure stirred mild sensation at the League of Nations council meeting as French representative H. Tonewan expressed surprise that a protected municipality manufactures war material. Herr Sahm, president of the free city, said the order was placed last October before the city’s constitution. The council reserved its decision.
The Congregational church and Sunday school picnic at Myrick park drew two hundred fifty attendees. Led by chairman Z T Greenwood with Eats and Stunts chiefs Charles Hickisch and FH Clay Livenson, activities included coffee, lemonade, a boys beat men baseball game, treasure hunts, peanut races, and children races with prizes donated by local benefactors.
Farmers push for instant freight reductions and a rural credit system. The article notes calls for priority to Joans, long term loans for livestock producers, and credit for stored product receipts in bonded warehouses, with a vote leaning in favor.
A lost cat named Seeten Terriér with a spotted coat has been reported missing. A reward is offered for its return to the owner in the local community.
A grand jury in Cleveland indicts Vittoria Pisselli and Salvatore Cala for first degree murder in the two year old Raber slaying in Lakewood. Cala arrested near Buffalo awaiting extradition. Pisselli remains at large as authorities widen the case with a nine count murder tally including Raber family members and a midwife.
A wealthy native backed project to establish a model city named San Men Wan between Hong Kong and Honglelow. It envisions Cantueian temple core, ethics inspired governance, parks, waterworks, banks, suburban homesteads, farming and fishing growth, modern roads, canals, and irrigation.
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