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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1913
Page
2
Madison March 10 The definite announcement here states there is no possibility of a post season basketball game between Wisconsin and Cornell. Saturday's Chicago game was the last contest for the five record breaking players this year and rumors of a post season contest are without foundation.
Milwaukee will host Malcolm Godowell and Rev. R. A. White of Chicago's employment commission as they inspect Wisconsin state employment bureaus. The visit aims to evaluate adopting similar bureaus in Illinois, with officials traveling to Milwaukee on Tuesday for the inspection.
Chief of Police John B. Webber received word Saturday morning of the death of Frederick W. Hoefer age 65, chief of the Appleton police force. Hoefer helped organize the first association of police chiefs and attended the state organization’s inaugural convention in La Crosse.
In Allahabad Lieutenant Clark and Mrs Fulham pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mrs Fulham's husband and the serious harm to Clark's wife. They confessed to the crimes and were sentenced. Clark and Mrs Fulham received passing terms but her sentence was commuted to life penal servitude as she is to become a mother.
Henry Ehrsam, a carpenter of 1910 La Crosse street, employed by a construction firm in the McMillan building, had his hand caught in an elevator shaft on Saturday. The skin of the back of his hand and the tip of one finger were torn away, exposing tendons. Dr. Bannen treated him in his McMillan building offices.
Washington March 10 Joseph R Wilson brother of the president was defeated for the secretaryship of the senate after a two day Democratic caucus battle. James Baker, assistant senate librarian, won the $6000 post as Tillman’s candidate on the second ballot with 25 votes.
In Alexandria on March 10, J P Morgan booked aboard the White Star liner Adriatic sailing to New York via Naples after recovering on the Nile and in Cairo. Also listed is former Mexican President Porfirio Diaz returning to Mexico to advise his nephew Felix Diaz, following exile by Madero.
Milwaukee health officials led by Dr. F A Kraft urged immediate action to renew breeding places of the pestiferous fly. The call, issued March 10, marks the start of the campaign to curb flies in the city.
Washington March 10 Postmaster General Burleson announced after a White House conference that James Blakeslee secretary of the Democratic state committee of Pennsylvania has been selected for the position of fourth assistant postmaster general.
Chicago March 10 James Burrell and Joseph Murphy linked by handcuffs jumped from a patrol and led officers on a half mile chase before capture in a lively pursuit through city streets.
Dr Friedrich Franz Friedmann prepares for a Canada trip and plans to inoculate up to one thousand more patients with his so called cure. He will treat joint and bone cases first and pulmonary cases when possible as doctors praise his technique and report early patients improving at Mount Sinai.
Holmen residents will vote March 17 in a special election to decide if the new Holmen High School should be abolished. Last year the pro school faction prevailed by a single vote, and this year’s outcome is expected to be equally close. The school’s principal is William Stevenson from North La Crosse, a graduate of the local normal school.
In Madison on March 10 three conference swimming records fell after the Wisconsin Northwestern dual. Husszach of Northwestern lowered the 220 yard pace to two minutes forty eight seconds. Greenwood of Wis. completed the 100 yard backstroke in 1 29 1 5. Derb Taylor shaved seven seconds from the 100 yard breaststroke to 15 3 5. Husszach led individual scoring with 15 points.
Paris March 10 Alfred Picard engineer and former manager of the navy died today.
A promotional notice touts S S S as the sole effective rheumatism cure by cleansing the blood. It claims rheumatism stems from blood acidity or nerve depression and that Swift Specific Co, Atlanta, offers the remedy at $1 per bottle. It urges readers to obtain a bottle and consult experts confidentially.
The Pink Widow opens a lively week of musical comedy at the Majestic featuring a flying aeroplane sequence and twelve chorus numbers in new costumes. Jessie Webster leads as the pink widow with Arthur Clamage and Al Zimmerman delivering strong comic turns. Billy Stanley and the Kenison sisters perform the standout Texas Tommy, first danced publicly on the Barbary Coast. The production is praised for originality, laughs, and graceful, athletic routines.
Rabbi Charles S. Levi delivered his inaugural sermon at B'ne Jeshurun, urging American Judaism grounded in conscience and moral idealism. He asserted there is no distinct Hebrew race or Israelite nation apart from other peoples.
In Teheran on Saturday Mrs Constant, wife of the Belgian customs director, was instantly killed and Mr Constant seriously wounded by an unidentified Persian assassin as they rode home from a dinner. The attacker fled into the darkness. he was seen to be a native.
Judge Geiger confirmed the Allis-Chalmers company sale of personal properties. The purchasing committee must post a bond guaranteeing that sales of property outside the state will insure to the bondholders sixty two percent.
Visitors including Jack Kramer Antone Huebsch and M X Geske witness Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in Washington. Oliver College of New Hampton loses to McGregor town team 27 15. Decorah girls beat McGregor 20 8. Smallpox quarantines at three homes. a newborn son born March 4. Several residents relocate or visit. multiple regional travels noted.
Large turnout in Rockland for St David’s Day in Bangor observed by locals. S L and C club guests at F B Hermans Big Creek home with games and amusements. Rail improvements and electric signals boost village growth. Various local moves include real estate transfers and new business plans. illness reports and moves involving Berg, Evans, and Solberg noted.
The world often lets a man have his way if he pays for it. Cordelia learns a phonograph won’t turn life into a grand sweet song.
Box car thefts are federal offenses punishable by a fine of not more than 5000 or imprisonment for not more than ten years under a new law passed by Congress. The law covers breaking seals with intent to steal in interstate transit and receiving goods known to be stolen. It eliminates the need to prove the exact location of the car at the time of entry, aiding convictions.
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