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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1913
Page
1
In a letter to the Attorney General, Wilson praises the course taken but presses for a speedy trial. He exonerates Gales while urging that prosecution proceed without delay.
McNab resigns from office and announces appointment of a special prosecutor to continue the Diggs Caminetti cases. The move aims to safeguard ongoing investigations and maintain legal proceedings without delay.
President Wilson approved Atty Gen McReynolds action and accepted McNab’s resignation. He praised McReynolds for handling Diggs Cameritti and Western Fuel Co cases with impartial judgment and urged rapid pursuit by special counsel. Continued on Page Six.
Unsettled conditions with thunderstorm chances tonight or Thursday. Temperatures remain warm with winds brisk. precipitation widespread from Manitoba to the plains and Midwest. Rain reported in Dubuque Madison Milwaukee as rivers show mixed 24 hour changes with St Paul Red Wing and La Crosse near steady.
In Denver on June 25 the fat ladies testified in the mail fraud trial of Walter Cunningham and his wife over an obesity cure. A witness from Good Hope Illinois said she paid 10 dollars for a pamphlet promising a sure cure and later sought a refund after no results. The government presented literature claiming Marjorie Hamilton once weighed 162 pounds and, via the remedy, dropped to 125 in five weeks, which the case contends is false constant with her real weight.
Harry T. Conklin, son of Mrs. Mary L. Conklin of 328 South Eighth Street, arrived safely in San Francisco on a U S gunboat. He carried $400 000 in gold bullion and had been held near Topolobampo by Mexican rebels before rescue. He plans to go to New York for business, then visit La Crosse soon.
In Minnesota a pact was reached after a long meeting between the state railroad and warehouse commission and eight large railroads to enforce the supreme court rates and repay excess charges from the litiga tion period. The lines involved included Rock Island Northwestern Soo Minneapolis and St. Louis Great Northern Northern Pacific Burlington and St Paul. The agreement requires payment of all shipper claims while the commission may file its own for shippers.
In Minneapolis detectives investigate a string of station thefts as Mrs. Harry Hanen, a well dressed educated woman, is arrested after Mrs. Mary Stevens reports a missing purse at Milwaukee station. Witnesses claim Hanen appeared to take the purse from Stevens. Patrolman George Hammerott detained her yesterday amid growing accusations.
Two boys rowing a small skiff capsized during a windstorm below the wagon bridge. They were swept toward the Minnesota shore, swam to safety, but their boat was lost. They sought shelter with a friend in this city.
London reports say Bulgaria and Servia may accept Russia arbitration as peace prospects brighten. Reconstructed Servian cabinet expected to favor peace and meet czar’s proposals with Sofia dispatch noting Bulgaria ready to submit disputes. Powers’ pressure said to have softened belligerent stances.
Militants and bystanders clashed as President Poincare’s carriage passed from a New York house to the Guild Hall. Women’s skirts were torn and hats trampled before police intervened to rescue them and restore order.
Washington officials report the Interstate Commerce Commission ruled proposed freight advances on empty fruit carriers returning to California as unreasonable and ordered current rates to continue.
Washington June 25 Judge Robert S. Lovett of Union Pacific and Paul Cravath told Attorney General McReynolds a satisfactory understanding was reached after lengthy talks on the dissolution proceedings between the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific corporations.
Fire and police continue search for 172 workers missing after a spontaneous combustion blast at Husted Milling in Buffalo. By morning eight dead, sixty seven injured, eighteen still unaccounted for as ruins are cooled and examined.
Striking telephone operators and maintenance men in St Louis express relief after a Central Trades and Labor union committee met with Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone company General Manager W J Hiss. Negotiations toward an amicable settlement began. David Kreyling, committee chair, declined to say if Hiss offers favored quick settlement, but judged them worthy of consideration.
Chicago June 25. Two witnesses testifying in the government suit against International Harvester declared the company fair in all its hearings with competitors. T. E. Stephenson of Moline Ill and Dr. F. T. Rumiley of Sycamore Ill testified in the case.
Washington June 25 reports a Democratic caucus standoff over wool and sugar tariffs with the administration bill facing slow progress. Leaders expected broad support with only a few scattered votes likely to oppose the measure.
Dr H C Norris of Enderlin advocates trousers for women to allow equal entry into business while others question fashion norms. Dr Harold Mercer and Dr Mary E Pogue join in with mixed views as sessions resume at the American Neurologists and Alienists convention in Chicago.
Thirteen La Crosse saloonkeepers are to be called before the license committee tonight to answer charges about strict compliance with state and city laws after licenses were refused. The water committee meets at the new water plant site to settle minor questions about the plant. The bridge committee will decide on painting the wagon bridge, and Alderman Torrance convenes a special finance committee meeting at 3 PM.
June 25 Ohio representative Bowdle explains a primary lesson on panics and how the Wilson-Glass currency bill would create federal reserve banks in major cities with up to 500 million in currency to aid needy banks. Local boards would include business leaders and bankers oppose changes before president Wilson at White House briefing.
Boston reporters in State Street circles revive word that Morgan and allies with Pennsylvania Railroad have turned over voting proxies to New Haven stockholders. Expectation grows that President Charles Mellen may be deposed at the upcoming annual meeting.
Representative Bulkley of Ohio says failure of large bond issues stems from a lack of large masses of credit rather than cash. He cites capital tied in fixed investments and underwriters’ difficulty passing issues to markets, noting Europe’s similar strain after Balkan and Russo Japanese wars. Currency circulation remains relatively steady.
The Canadian Pacific western express, carrying immigrants, plunged from a steep embankment into the Ottawa river three miles west of Ottawa. Ten bodies were recovered with fears of a heavier death toll as spreading rails are blamed for the crash.
David Hancock of Redwing dies at 101 after a brief illness. Born in Massachusetts in 1812, he was among the state’s oldest men.
The court resolved a lengthy clash over who controls the Road Fund, ending years of debate and sparring among county supervisors. The decision clarifies fund ownership and limits future disputes, affecting budget allocations and road projects.
Circuit Judge E C Higbee denied a mandamus petition by Tom Johnson and eleven Holland residents to compel La Crosse County to repair the McGilvray road. He ruled the road was never a county highway, leaving repair costs with Holland, a history tracing to 1911 flood damage, the 1894 county resolution, and disputes over county versus town responsibility.
Officials began a thorough probe into the death of Joseph De Fine, 18, who died after two companions pumped compressed air into his body rupturing his stomach and intestines. Eugene Buscher and William Simon describe the incident as a joke and demand an extensive inquiry.
The I W W executive committee reports a total deficit of 1996.45 from the Paterson strike pageant held at Madison Square Garden on June 7.
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