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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1906
Page
1
It was learned late today in the courthouse that an action by summons has been commenced against the Central Electric company and its directors. The exact nature is not yet known but will unfold in a day or two. Attorneys could not be identified due to the late hour. Rumors hint at sensational developments.
Washington March 13 Taft will accept the associate justiceship of the supreme court.
Attorney General Moody said he would argue in the packers immunity trial and would reserve comment on yesterday's supreme court tobacco and paper trust rulings until the beef cases. He noted the decisions open new avenues previously closed, while packers' attorneys do not view them as adverse to their position.
Gen. Wood, returning from Jolo, reports civilians killed in action. He describes women fighting beside the warriors and children used as shields. Natives fought fanatically, leaping into lines and driving troops to defend the wounded. Most injuries came from spears and knives.
Police say a raid linked a resort run by Robert Springs to the beating deaths of multiple girls. Investigators report additional kidnapped women and girls forced into a life of shame as they uncover more cases.
Desk Sergeant Webber nabbed C A Blaisdell alias H E Blake in Rock county after a Janesville warrant for swindling over several years. Blaisdell allegedly obtained funds by false pretenses and shop with a stock of goods scam. Sheriff Wallace Cochran transported the suspect to Janesville following incriminating evidence.
A friend of Depew told reporters after leaving the residence that the senator was sick in bed but not in immediate danger. He said it was unlikely Depew would ever return to the Senate, describing the reception as crushing.
The Onalaska Woolen Mills has acquired Madison Knitting, with plans to move and consolidate with the current plant. About 25 to 30 workers at Madison would join the La Crosse operation if a suitable north side site is secured. A small fire at the Onalaska plant caused about $150 in damages, discovered around 8:30 AM, with fire department containment.
Washington reports the Senate passed a bill to appropriate two and a half million dollars for a Denver public building. Senator Smoot denies a preacher's charge that he has three wives, calling it an absolute falsehood.
Special Tribune Dispatch reports from Washington that Senator Scott introduced an amendment to the rate bill to provide interchanged cars for the lines and to include a court review.
The Countess de Castellane appeared in court and asked the judge to amend the separation decree to grant her an absolute divorce.
A traveler reports Turkish forces killed 50 000 natives in Arabia and resorted to cannibalism during operations.
Capt Wood commanding the dock Dewey reports in a storm the ship was the best in the fleet and rolled only five degrees He says he does not fear Indian Ocean monsoons and expects the Dewey to reach the Philippines safely
A nephew of General Rivers attacked Deputy Sogiano for criticisms of Cuban and Philippine generals. Sogiano lost several teeth. Weyler warned he would resign if the government did not defend him and would take defense into his own hands.
Neighbors on South Sixth Street and near Sixth and King streets heard a revolver shot after supper time and a scream. A cat belonging to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Santrizos at 612 King Street was sick and the police officer ended its suffering with a gunshot.
Lincoln notice reports Wesleyian University faculty refuse seniors' annual class play deeming theatricals prejudicial to morals. The action blocks a campus event affecting seniors and student activities.
Kansas City March 13. The Interstate Commerce Commission continued its examination into freight rates for the district and disclosed alleged purchases by Standard Oil of information from railroad clerks for independents, tracking every independent shipment from refinery to consumer.
Miss Anthony’s funeral is scheduled for Thursday in Rochester New York. Interment arrangements remain unsettled as of today.
The House considered the appropriation bill for nearly thirty million dollars in government expenses. A favorable report was authorized on a resolution providing fifty thousand dollars for an investigation of railroad monopolies. The House Republican caucus on the statehood bill will be Thursday.
A. F. Reitzel has returned from Chicago after several days in the wholesale district buying summer stocks. He reports a satisfactory trip and promises a line of summer goods that will eclipse anything offered in a local store.
Mrs Schilling, Mrs Kromrey, Mrs Thruw and Mrs Jaekel will serve supper at the German Lutheran church parlors on Thursday.
Palace Boarding Stable at 816 Cass Street offers finest equipment and best service in the city with lowest rates. Contact via both phones for boarding and stable needs.
Salt Lake reports severe winter storm with heavy snow rain and sleet. Wires down and power plants damaged impede traffic while wheat remains protected. Storm marks the season’s biggest snowfall to date.
Des Moines reports a sweeping blizzard with heavy snow halting rail lines statewide. Weather bureau warns of prolonged tie ups as trains face delays and service disruptions.
Washington dispatch notes Tillman will release his Hepburn bill report on Thursday. The document reportedly runs over five thousand words. Democrats seek a conference on the issue as speeches favoring rate regulation were delivered this afternoon.
Appleton Wisconsin March 13 The dual athletic meet between Marquette and Lawrence is rescheduled from May 12 to May 5 due to Lawrence unable to send a team on the original date.
Lawrence University co-eds organized a fencing club of sixteen members this morning. Foils were issued and instruction by Miss Georgia Shattuck will begin immediately.
Dan Hyde of Milwaukee, a professional pool player and pugilist, was arrested in Racine on a gambling charge. He was brought to the city, pleaded guilty in Municipal Court, and was fined 25 dollars plus costs.
A furnace piping defect caused a fire at the home of George W. Bunge at 416 South Fourteenth Street. The blaze damaged the first floor partition and spread upstairs, with total damage running to a couple of hundred dollars.
Mrs Barbara Herer of Brownsville Minnesota marked her 86th birthday with eighty guests attending on a Saturday. The gathering included eight children thirteen grandchildren and members of the ladies society of the German Lutheran church along with the pastor and wife. Mrs Herer a Brownsville pioneer has been blind for seven years.
Mrs. Tillie Levine brought suit against Gus Lukwitz which terminated in county court yesterday afternoon with Judge Brindley discharging the defendant. Levine was served with a notice to vacate at 1614 Pine Street. Lukwitz has sold the property to F. J. Kaeppler.
M Hirshheimer a tent and awning maker has installed electric power in his plant and now operates one of the best equipped facilities of this kind in Wisconsin.
Light snow is forecast tonight and Wednesday with moderately cold temperatures. The coldest reading near 10 and the warmest around 12 with a light breeze from the north at 6 miles per hour at 8 am.
Peter Newburg leaves tonight for Chicago for a business trip. The item highlights thrift as a virtue of gradual growth and notes ad reading becoming a twin habit with shopping thrift.
The White Pine Lumber company articles of incorporation have been received by the Menominee clerk. It is organized by J. W. Daniel and A. C. and J. L. Wells of Menominee and will operate at Webbwood Ontario on timber lands acquired by J. W. Wells.
S H Wolfe of New York an insurance actuary and Andrew Host with Charles Fricke of Milwaukee arrived in Madison to assist the state insurance department in examining the Wisconsin Mutual Life Insurance Company. The examination opens tomorrow morning.
A street car collision in Omaha Neb this morning left a number of people injured and three killed. D Long a hardware merchant went to Chicago Saturday to close a 75000 dollar deal and is expected back later this week.
Mrs. Carl Stelt, long a La Crosse resident, died this morning at the La Crosse hospital after years of family hardship. Her two sons served prison terms and wandered thereafter, while her husband became a county charge and drifted away. Deserted and beset by an incurable disease, she received help in her final days before passing at about age 60.
From twenty applicants for barbers licenses two weeks ago, only four passed the state board of examiners report received today. Examinations are described as stiff, with apprentices needing prior guidance. A passing barber must know drugs antiseptics skin diseases and remedies, with two tough questions on scalp disease and antiseptics showing high failure.
Christian Bysierke of La Crosse County died at the poor farm after a gradual breakdown from old age. He was 92, had resided at the county house for seven years, and is survived by a daughter Mrs. Gunderson of California. Interment will be at Oak Grove.
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