10 Mar 1913
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1913
Page
1
Big merchants deny information on profits used to base minimum wage law. Committee suggests 12 dollars a week. Framing public sentiment in favor of establishing a lowest wage.
A Wisconsin Pearl Button Co dispute with the city over riverbank property ends with a board of arbitration fixing the harbor boundary fifty feet from the Third street bridge pier and extending to define gas company property. City Attorney A H Schubert and lawyer D S Law led respective sides. the findings go to the common council Friday.
Madison officials announce Wisconsin will cooperate with Illinois to fight low wages for working girls. Governor McGovern notified Lieutenant Governor O'Hara of Illinois of the collaboration and called attention to the Linley bill before the state senate which would create a state vice commission.
Chicago business leaders push back on Illinois wage bills claiming the $12 minimum would ruin the state. Siegel Cooper executive Joseph Busch warns higher wages would raise living costs and hurt consumers. Marshall Field & Co. vice president James Simpson and George Lytton of the firm also refused to discuss profits as pressure grows.
Weather summary describes past 24 hours in La Crosse with high 46 and low 28 and no precipitation. Forecasts show unsettled conditions with light rain or snow tonight, then fair Tuesday with little temperature change. Wisconsin and Minnesota expect light precipitation tonight and generally fair conditions tomorrow, with slight temperature changes and regional contrasts between west and east portions.
Chicago march 10 moving picture men say they lost the best film of the season when they did not film the Bunge Jones Coal office robbery. Peter Hochgartel night watchman was bound and tortured as robbers planted nitroglycerine to blow the safe. He freed himself and rolled on the fuse, extinguishing sparks before the blast. The criminals did not return.
Chicago report states 9 year old Peter Schreibler shot and killed his father Charles Schreibler a painter during a pantry barricade incident. Police say the boy fired through a door crack as the father tried to break in after wielding a butcher knife.
Washington March 10 The Supreme Court reaffirmed railroads may limit liability by contract for freight lost or destroyed in an Arkansas case. The ruling holds such practice does not violate the Hepburn act.
Elgin Tl March 10 butter on the board of trade sold at 25 cents, the same as last week. About 150 tubs were disposed of at that price.
Parliament opens with heightened anxiety over a reported women’s involvement in a gunpowder plot. Officials describe security as tight as leaders weigh potential threats and public reaction to the unrest.
Washington March 10 President Wilson announced nominations for several federal posts. D. C. Roper of South Carolina would be first assistant postmaster general. Alexander M. Dockery of Missouri would be third assistant postmaster general. James J. Blaine of Pennsylvania would be fourth assistant postmaster general. Peter J. Hamilton of Alabama would be U S judge for the district of Puerto Rico. Charles P. Neill was reappointed as commissioner of labor.
Milwaukee rumors say Marshall Field & Company may buy a local store and open a one million dollar department store in Milwaukee. No official confirmation was available as of March 19.
Thomas Sullivan, keeper of a summer resort in Williams Bay, celebrated his 112th birthday by swimming in the bay despite a cold wind. The venerable fisherman often marks his birthday with a morning dip since age 12, joking that the swim keeps the blood moving and that without it he would be dead.
Alderman George B. Marvin Jr. is in a La Crosse hospital with spreading blood poisoning in his face and lower lip. Authorities report his condition worsened since Saturday after infection began last Tuesday from a scratched pimple. He had been in San Diego, started home, and was rushed to hospital upon arrival for treatment with little effect so far.
Chicago March 10 Special Assistant Attorney General Townsend outlined a conspiracy to defraud the government of millions of acres of Alaska coal lands. Albert C. Frost and four associates face federal trial before Judge Landis on charges of attempting to defraud the United States of about 10 million dollars in Alaska coal lands.
Fire at 426 South Ninth Street in Williams Gould residence Saturday night at 11 10 damaged a storm shed attached to the house. Fire department No 3 responded and put out the flames with little trouble. Cause of the blaze remains unknown.
Washington reports complete destruction of Gua jimquilapa the capital of Santa Rosa Guatemala after Saturday's earthquake. Great loss of life and property extends 18 miles from the city. All communication with the stricken area is cut off and relief expeditions have been sent to Guatemala City.
A $20,000,000 utilities company faces reorganization under the direction of H L Doherty. The move covers operations in Canada and the United States, aiming to restore stability and align assets with new management. Details specify the restructuring scope and involved parties.
Ottawa reports a vast reorganization plan involving more than twenty light, power and traction firms in Canada and the U S. The new International Light and Power company with 20 million dollars in capital is sought, as subsidiaries are realigned among Cities Service, consolidated Cities Light and Power and Traction and Utilities Improvement.
Chief of Police Kohler, famed for his Golden Rule policy, faces civil service commission trial on gross immorality charges. Conviction could remove him as head of the department. Alleged visits to Mrs May Schearer during her husband’s absence are cited. the Schearers are recently divorced.
District Attorney Fredericks wavers on retrying Clarence S. Darrow on bribery charges. Regardless of his decision the bar association is expected to pursue disbarment after Darrow admitted paying detective Guy Bridginder for information during the McNamara murder trial.
Monticello Wisconsin March 19 coroner's jury returns a verdict of death by own action in the case of Mrs Leonard Blum widow of a Monticello saloonkeeper who shot herself Sunday afternoon following a family quarrel
An explosion at Nobel's dynamite works in Ayrshire Scotland kills several men and leaves many others seriously injured. Rescue and emergency efforts are underway as authorities assess the blast damage and scope of casualties.
E M Wing asks taxpayers if they are ready to start real business management. MacMillan urges election and city to seize chance to hire a $5 000 man for $1 200 to run city business.
A community forum features a proposed slogan challenging candidates and residents to seek a higher standard of local governance. Audience members insist on accountability, while organizers stress broader civic improvement goals for the city.
The piece urges stockholders to support Dan MacMillan for two years at 1200 a year to manage city water and lighting plans. It argues for his fitness, cites debt growth and tax rises since 1900, and notes a mass meeting at the Bijou theater to back his candidacy to govern La Crosse’s finances and future.
Kate E. Russell, president of the Equal Suffrage Association, appeals to all women in La Crosse County to register so they may vote in spring elections for state and county school superintendents. She argues most taxes fund schools and urges action today and tomorrow to secure voting rights.
The Tribune appeals to all women to register, arguing schools are an auxiliary of the home and that women are better qualified to judge this issue. Women who wish to vote must register, with today and tomorrow as registration days at the regular polling place.
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