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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1913
Page
6
Two hours after James Feeney was released from police station No 2 he was back in custody charged with begging. He sought lodging, received breakfast from the city, then joined a house to house food appeal. Judge John Brindley ordered thirty days trial of the county menu.
More than 100 young women teachers support Erasmus hall physical director Mrs. Katherine Campbell Edgell in a bid for a year off to become a mother. Board members oppose, led by Abram Stern who calls for denial and a reprimand. Summers backs Edgell, noting courts protect married teachers. Edgell plans to leave school whether approved or not.
Mrs Leo Petrick of 1225 South Fifth Street tried to spread kerosene to start a kitchen fire which exploded drawing Station No 3 firefighters at 615 last night. Hose Company No 5 fought a roof fire at 1421 South Fifteenth Street caused by chimney sparks burning a small roof hole with no further damage.
Pr Solomon Cohen resigns as advisor to the Jewish consumption institute after Dr Friedmann accepts invitation to demonstrate his treatment at the Jewish hospital set for March 15 A possible return by Cohen could lead to a compromise by the medical board.
A wry note on competition as the lifeblood of trade and the strain it places on a jealous lover, hinting at the friction between business rivals and romantic loyalties.
Carnations 50 cents per dozen and daffodils 35 cents per dozen offered by Kie nahs greenhouse and La Crosse The Water Candy Store.
Fire Chief Nathan Bradfield filed charges of insubordination and neglect of duty leading to the dismissal of Walter Connelly a pipeman at No 1 station by the fire and police commission after an alarm at Fifteenth and Cass streets February 17 when he refused to join hose wagon No 1 and stayed in bed. Connelly is son of Cornelius Connelly of 1628 Jackson street a veteran driver of hose company No 5.
The dormitory men banquet comes to the second floor Y M C A assembly room with a bower like decor by Frank Ehrman. About fifty residents and their guests will attend this year’s event featuring varied entertainment and a lavish, secret menu promised by the entertainment chair Herbert Moss.
London observers expect the fall of Janina to hasten peace negotiations between Turkey and the Allies. Diplomats note Greeks may complicate the spoils division with Bulgaria if they gain the fortress, altering bargaining leverage.
Five national fame socialist lecturers will speak in La Crosse over six weeks. Walter J. Millard opens tonight at the old Y M C A hall on King street with The Socialist Challenge. Lectures occur each Friday through April 4 covering What is Socialism The Class Conflict What Socialists Want The Socialist Movement.
Franklin residents packed a meeting as supporters and critics sparred over Mayor Dengler’s record. Aldermen Mahoney and Taylor attacked past bond issues and vice policy while speakers praised Dengler’s handling of the police and water plant. A MacMillan mayoral bid drew cautious interest amid calls for efficient city leadership.
Sears Roebuck president Julius Rosenwald testified before the Illinois state inquiry into labor conditions, denying a link between low wages and prostitution. He said wages above eight dollars a week do not prevent immorality and defended confidential findings as not public. The inquiry highlighted wages for women, with some employees earning over two thousand dollars annually.
Several candidates tear down candidacy notices as county election rules demand authorization statements on posters. They have not filed campaign expense statements, which are required for ballot placement. Tomorrow is the final filing day with the city clerk.
John C Koch 97 died at his residence on Green Bay Street at 11 20 this morning from old age. Born in Limburg Holland January 31 1824 he came to America in 1863 and farmed in Minnesota until 1883. Survived by his widow one daughter Mrs John Schurrer and two grandchildren Elmer and Roland Schurrer. Funeral services set for March 9 at 2 30 from the home.
Charles Haugen of Lanesboro Minnesota died yesterday morning at 7 30 at a local hospital after a short illness caused by erysipelas of the head He was 40 and survived by a wife and four children The body was sent to Lanesboro for funeral and burial Saturday March 8
The inter champion championship series opens at four this afternoon with 1912 and 1913 club champions R B Gelatt and David S Law meeting in a handicap match. Burns and Utermoehl have their engagements at eight o clock Saturday night.
In Washington on March 7 the Democratic senatorial caucus elected Senator Clarke of Arkansas to serve as president pro tempore of the senate for a second day of meetings. Senator Bacon, the prior candidate for this post, was defeated.
Sheriff John A. Weber returned from Holmen this afternoon and served a writ of mandamus on the town officers of the town of Holland.
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