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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
6
B F Willismore, 45, a Delevan Illinois cook, was arrested after morphine enough to kill a regiment was found on his person. Police say a younger pal failed to obtain cocaine from Dr G J Egan. Willismore admitted loaning money for what he was told was medicine. He had traveled from Winona.
Edwin H. Fleuck, Seattle attorney and former La Crosse resident, stopped in the city today on his way east to renew old acquaintances. Senator Otto Bosshard and other La Crosse notables were classmates of Mr. Fleuck at the local high school. He studied law at Georgetown University and later practiced in the West.
Washington enthusiasts prepare for an exclusive motorcycle race meet in July. Organizers expect racers and spectators to converge for a premier event with possible track trials and exhibition laps. Local sponsors and clubs coordinate safety, logistics, and promotional activities.
Washington june 25 nine and twenty officers and agents of the international structural steel and iron workers union to begin their sentences today after conviction in the dynamite conspiracy cases at Indianapolis. they sought executive clemency from president wilson but were denied. federal appellate courts granted new trials for a few including Olaf Treitmoe. senator lewis of illinois and representatives sabath buchanan lewis of maryland with others filed a petition carrying 100900 signatures seeking pardons for the convicted dynamiters.
Joseph Flood of Harper's Ferry Iowa a farmer died this morning at 7 30 at a local hospital aged 57 years He had been ill for five weeks Surviving are his widow five children one sister Bridget Flood of Montrose 8 D and one brother James Flood of Emmetsburg Ia The body was taken to Harpers Ferry this afternoon The funeral will be held Saturday morning from the church of the Immaculate Conception Rev Laffin to officiate Burial will be made in the Wexford cemetery.
More than 1500 Civil War veterans attend the G A R encampment in Bellingham, Washington, marking the three day session of the Department of Oregon Washington and Alaska. A featured event includes a trip to the San Juan islands to witness the Lummi Indian annual potlatch.
William P. Roseman, organizer of the local university extension, has been offered the dean of the extension department at the University of Nevada Reno. He has not decided whether to accept, planning to investigate matters in Madison before word. If he accepts, work would begin August 1. He has led the extension effort for three years and has been district representative for Buffalo Jackson Juneau La Crosse Monroe Trempealeau and Vernon counties. The regents’ president R W Reid extended the offer last week.
Dark blue taffetas fashion afternoon gowns this season surpassing black in popularity. Green shades and a modorn brown satin trim adorns a youthful frock No. 8374 with a deep girdle yoke and flounce. For an eighteen year old, 5% yards of 36 inch fabric or 4% yards of 42 inch needed.
Mrs. Elizabeth Berger born December 24 1842 in Germany died at 603 Hood Street after a two months illness with diabetes. She came to the United States at age six lived in Milwaukee married Gustav Berger who died four years ago. Survived by sons George La Crosse Fred Prairie du Chien daughters J M Hackett Thunderhawk S D William Culp Minneapolis Margaret Ruby Berger brother Louis Krambs La Crescent sister Mrs Schneider Middleton Wis. Funeral Saturday at home conducted by Rev C C Rowlison First Congregational church. Interment Oak Grove cemetery.
Nineteen University of Wisconsin agricultural students are in a four week field class near Waukesha county. They study dairy and stock farms, learn farm management, and engage in close contact with local farmers while lodging in tents and at nearby farmhouses or hotels.
Burlington Iowa June 25 Lawyers from across Iowa attend the annual Iowa Bar association meeting. Prof Roscoe Pound of Harvard lectures on socialization of the law as a planned highlight. The program was prepared by Vice President F F Dawley and Secretary H C Horak.
Worrying is a bad mental habit and the only cure is training oneself into good mental habits. Persistence and patience are essential and a week or month is not enough. Treat it like training a vine to grow upward rather than downward.
A joke exchange contrasts Shakespeare with modern humor in London. A spacer voices belief that even the bard would be rejected by today's comic papers, while a humorist concedes the difficulty and notes trying similar vessels.
Alfred Leroy of Los Angeles travels by motorcycle to New York with a sidecar attached to his two wheeler. He plans to reach the marathon city with his unusual conveyance as a notable long trip.
Waldo Ballou was found dying at the Rippowan apartments. Helen Blondel Angle admits walking footprints to his body. She claims she carried him to the door, then fell apart and cannot recall details. She insists no other man was involved and calls the accusations false.
President Wilson told the Virginia Editorial Association that the anti trust program will not be postponed. He stated it is backed by solid business leaders and will proceed to give business its constitutional freedom, predicting an unprecedented business whirl once enacted.
Brewers' union No.1 will host a Sunday picnic at the Centennial garden with a big attendance expected. An evening dance follows, and all are invited.
The La Crosse Elks announce an excursion on the river Friday. A large ticket uptake indicates a strong turnout and a good crowd is expected.
Geneva Illinois June 25 no progress in forenoon court session selecting a jury to try Anthony Petras of Aurora for the murder of Theresa Hollander. Four jurors tentatively chosen last night remained in the jury box at recess. Another venire probably will be summoned later today.
Delegates from across the United States gather at the La Salle hotel for the Sigma Gamma Pi convention. Opening sessions begin with grand and supreme council meetings tomorrow, while new chapters are initiated and degrees conferred. Delegates plan Sunday sightseeing, with a banquet Monday night and the convention closing Tuesday.
City and state officials presided as a tablet was unveiled commemorating George Washington’s 139 year old stop in New York on his horseback journey to Cambridge Massachusetts to take command of the Continental Army there.
Sailing and steam yachts gathered off Glen Cove Long Island for the New York Yacht Club annual regatta. The event featured numerous vessels with combined value exceeding a million dollars as participants competed today.
A compact moral maxim attributed to Franklin urges steadfast virtue. It warns against letting pleasure profit ambition or persuasive examples lure one into evil acts. The quote frames virtue as constant resistance to corruption in pursuit of goodness.
Christian Hanson of Los Angeles rides his motorcycle from the West Coast toward New York in a cross country trek. The traveler documents the journey with plans to reach the Big Apple, sharing progress along the route.
La Crosse homeowners are urged by the decoration committee to begin decorating at once for Homecoming. The White Way lamps from Third Street to the river front will be connected today, with arches and posts ready to energize. N. M. Scott leads flower decor plans praised as unique. Market square work continues and the information bureau on North Fourth Street is collecting room rental names for visitors.
Mrs Mary Quinlan Kuhns Brady wife of Illinois State Auditor was summoned to Chicago offices to testify about La Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank affairs as Hoyne prepared to question bank employees. Smaller banks sought to recover collateral tied up by the La Salle failure as Illinois State Bank sued to recover 118000.
A fierce fire driven by high winds swept through a low lying section of Salem Massachusetts. Fire apparatus from the city and aid from nearby towns battled the flames. By 2 45 pm the Korn Leather company J P Creedon factory Quinn block McGlone building and three houses were destroyed.
The Tribune's Madison correspondent named A. C. Worth as a delegate to the stalwart convention. Worth was not a delegate but reported from Madison for the Leader-Press and wrote the convention story.
Washington June 25 investigation to determine the true physical value of the Pere Marquette railroad will be begun in a few days by examiners of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Chicago White Sox players worry about internal turmoil linked to federal action. Hal Chase left the club for the Buffalo Feds amid uncertainty. Rebel Russell, a standout young player, remains a focal point as the team faces upheaval and questions about roster stability.
Federal inquiry opens into alleged graft by union business agents who allegedly extorted payments from contractor and material firm heads. John J. McLaughlin presented canceled checks as proof of payments to two agents to avert strikes, linking to delays in Wisconsin shipments and referencing the recent killing of union agent George Hammond.
Gary Indiana June 25 three men alleged to have robbed a girl ticket agent at the Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend railway depot at Miller Indiana last night were surrounded in a field by a posse of farmers with pitchforks and captured today near Willow Creek and turned over to Deputy Sheriff Burns.
Chicago June 25 Mrs Laura Dombrowski says the silk shawl she wore caused other silk to cling to her while she was arrested for stealing three yards of silk She blamed the shawl’s magnetic pull for the theft and offered no other defense.
Mrs. John Jung a longtime La Crosse resident died at 5 30 AM at 618 South Sixth street after a illness. Born in Austria April 24 1840 she came to the United States at nine and moved to La Crosse. Survived by husband four daughters three sons sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral Saturday at 2 30 PM at the home with Rev Henry Andreas officiating burial in Oak Grove cemetery.
Madison, Wis. June 25 Oscar Nass 24 pleaded guilty to criminally assaulting Mrs John Peters of Cottage Grove and was sentenced to 25 years at hard labor in state prison He will spend each June 22 for the next 25 years in solitary confinement Nass attacked Mrs Peters in her home last Monday She is afflicted with a creeping paralysis and cannot walk.
In Hammondsport New York crucial tests were planned to assess the hydroplane Rodman Wanamaker with a full load across the Atlantic. Lieutenant Porte and Glenn Curtiss indicated a program to fly the machine with its full weight before night after a miles per hour flight with 4000 pounds.
Frank Moran a well known Hope plans to leave the ring with a fortune in profits. He regards fighting as a business proposition and intends to show his financial potential. Moran aims to prove his wealth making edge against rivals and others who doubted his path to riches.
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