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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1913
Page
1
M Govern calls on the commission to aid farmers to prevent stagnation. He argues cooperative marketing is the only path to avert an agricultural lull and restore activity in rural markets.
Governor Francis E. McGovern asks the legislature to create The State Market Commission to prevent monopoly and unfair trade, promote co operative farming, and improve rural life. The bill would establish a body with power to probe, report, and influence policy on fair pricing for farmers and consumers.
Dr. Friedmann’s germ cocktail is said to stimulate white blood cells to attack virulent tuberculosis bacilli. An investigator notes increased phagocytosis and immune substances, while criticizing lapses in sterilization by Friedmann and his brother. Earlier patients show steady improvement.
The Cunningham act now in force allows legal voters who failed to register to vote if election officers know they are citizens. Voters who did not appear in person may cast ballots provided ward officers recognize them as qualified citizens.
A curious phrase links turtle serum to a sample definition of fried mann cure and suggests it makes white corpuscles hungry as a provocative line. The text appears as fragmented medical or scientific jargon with no clear narrative or identifiable event.
Washington reports the first limerick for the White House arriving today from T. E. Martin of Buffalo who calls himself a president of the Limerick society. The verse speaks of Woodrow Wilson as a rower and captain of the state ship.
Washington reports the Wilson administration will not guarantee Wall Street loans or act as debt collector for South and Central American republics. The meeting of President Wilson's cabinet discussed the Morgan & Co Kuhn Loeb & Co six powers loan to China and signaled an upcoming official statement reinforcing dollar diplomacy policy on private debts and loan guarantees.
The French press yesterday applauded the selection of William F. McCombs to replace Myron T. Herrick as United States ambassador to France, with favorable commentary reported across outlets.
The Minnesota boundary commission and a Wisconsin counterpart will meet in Madison and other Wisconsin towns Thursday through Saturday to discuss the Pepin boundary line and reciprocal fishing laws. The St Louis Bay boundary dispute will not be discussed.
Montreal March 18. Dean Walton told the Woman's club that divorce is a luxury in Canada affordable only by the rich. He said the minimum cost runs to $1,000, hindering the poor from relief from unhappy marriages.
Patrolman John Scott detected smoke by smell in a south side tenement. He investigated and found the entire floor on fire. Firemen arrived to rescue eight people trapped on the upper floors.
Supreme Court reviewsMaeGov ern's removal of Insurance Commissioner and the associated court decision. Arguments focus on authority, due process, and the validity of the removal action. The proceedings center on the state’s and agency's legal interpretations and potential implications for governance.
Madison March 18 The Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs whether Judge Stevens injunction dissolving Gov. McGovern and aides from interfering with Herman L. Ekern in his duties as insurance commissioner should stand or be reversed and the injunction made permanent. Arguments resumed before adjournment.
Voters head to polls today amid a heated mayoral contest and a contested Board of Public Works race, with observers noting high interest and campaigns intensifying to secure key endorsements.
Officials estimate about 1500 votes by 1 PM with a projected 4000 to 5000 total as polls close tonight. Five mayoral candidates and nine board of public works hopefuls drive intense campaigning amid good weather and new voting law effects for foreign born citizens.
L M Compton government disbursing agent for the Winnebago Indians met with Congressman John J Esch in La Crosse to push a 20000 appropriation for repairs heating plant and improvements at the Tomah Indian school. The bill failed in the last session but support is being renewed in Congress. Compton will begin paying Winnebago annuities early April and will visit towns to meet Indians, likely paying in La Crosse the second week of April.
In Paris on March 18 the socialists introduced a bill in the chamber of deputies to abolish capital punishment entirely. The proposal counters the government plan to abolish the guillotine but retain the death penalty.
In Milwaukee on March 18 the murder case against Giovanni Severino for the Renzio killings was postponed to April 1 as the prosecution requested a continuance.
A persuasive call urges working men to back Dan MacMillan, citing the loyalty of his labor crew and arguing that his support for labor stands in contrast to rivals. The pitch asks voters to reward him for past gains and to consider what other candidates have done for labor.
The chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission argues a La Follette law is needed to establish valuations that will determine railroad and utility rates. He contends such a framework would curb unfair charges and promote fair competition.
Estimates to the Interstate Commerce Commission show railroad values differ by as much as 100 million dollars. Chairman Clark said a physical valuation is vast work and will take time to establish reliable costs, earnings, and value for use in fair rate setting. London report notes rumors of King George I's assassination in Salonika with no confirmation.
Pittsburg March 18 Henry Armand I W W organizer led a threatened Allegheny county steel workers strike unless Oliver strikers win John Lawrence of the American Federation of Labor joined in leadership The strike committee had no response to a petition to United States Senator George T Oliver asking mediation for a living wage from his relatives
A smallpox outbreak led to the quarantine of the village hotel and its three guests Editor Wallin of the Advocate, a school teacher, and the lumber yard manager. The lumber yard, school, paper, and railroad station are closed.
Governor Frye signed a bill making Utah among the first states to regulate women's labor conditions. It sets a 75 cents daily minimum for the first year of employment and 1.25 dollars daily thereafter.
Bertha J. Ruff, 25, was struck and fatally injured in Milwaukee’s business district when a heavy automobile truck skidded and ran over her. She died en route to the hospital. Police absolved the driver Charles Neuman of blame.
Dispatch from Salonika reports rumors of the killing of King George I of Greece. News reaches Paris Berlin Rome London as efforts to confirm the assassination spread. King George I, born December 24 1845, became Greek king after the Danish royal line and was at Salonika since December with the Balkan war ongoing.
La Crosse temperatures recently ranged from 34 to 38 with no precipitation. Forecasts call for rain or snow tonight with snow and colder conditions by Wednesday across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa and a generally clear but cooler pattern over the central and western states.
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