Peace the slogan of nations today
A fragmented note asserts peace as the slogan of nations today with references to delegates and powers. It emphasizes diplomacy and a call for harmony among states.
03 May 1909
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1909
Page
1
A fragmented note asserts peace as the slogan of nations today with references to delegates and powers. It emphasizes diplomacy and a call for harmony among states.
A court case centers on Edmonds facing contempt related to a legal matter. Details are sparse in the readable text, but the proceedings involve attempts to compel compliance and potential sanctions. No further names or dates are provided in the fragment.
Chicago hosts the second national peace congress with over a thousand delegates. Diplomatic and publicist voices push disarmament and world harmony while four groups meet in halls across the city. A silent socialist protest in Grant park draws 2,000 people.
Col Roosevelt and Kermit the hunter rest after a first hunt in Wami Kapsti region with five lions and many smaller game. Lions’ hides sent to Mombasa for tanning. Roosevelt claims three lion skins and a lioness for Kermit, praised by experts as skilled hunters. Roosevelt saved a beater from a charging lion with a brain-shot.
Emma Lavelle, a servant for Captain Peter C. Hains, testified about meetings between Hains' wife and Annis and described the wife calling Annis her affinity. Minnie Ohne recounted Claudia performing somersaults at 2 a.m. in Minnie’s presence, linked to Annis.
Washington May 3 A dispute between Secretary Wilson and Secretary Ballinger over courses and law interpretation has reached President Taft. Ballinger refuses to withdraw lands. Pinchot seeks ranger stations inside and outside forests, triggering a cabinet clash and a presidential review.
At the May meeting in the small council chamber the board of trade will hear the manufacturers committee on the Hawkeye Pearl Button factory and Storlie valve factory propositions. It will also review booster day plans and a Green Bay road excursion, with committee meetings this afternoon and a directors session tomorrow to arrange meeting details.
Washington May 3 Senator Aldrich reports the tariff bill has stalled with little progress. Senators Follette Beveridge and others are expected to deliver speeches on provisions of the bill. The conference committees will craft the final bill amid talk of a feared production.
A. L. Harris assistant superintendent survives after being swept 600 feet through a swinging tunnel into the Salt River near Prescott Arizona. Engineer A H Demrick perished in the same incident during Roosevelt project operations in the Salt River valley.
Rev D C Jones of the First Presbyterian Church will preside over a prayer meeting at Westminster Presbyterian Church tomorrow evening. A conference with congregation members will follow to discuss religious work.
May 3 report from Constantinople describes the Young Turks debating a replacement for Mehemed V amid fears he is under Kiamil Pasha. Grand Vizier Tewfik Pasha resigns. Hilmi Pasha is reinstated as mutineers’ executions and mass hangings proceed in the capital. Abdul Hamid suspected of Adana massacres. he is ill in Salonica.
The city’s gas supply halted for about an hour this morning making lighting and cooking by gas impossible for some residents. An inquiry to the Gas and Electric Co. attributed the stoppage to trouble at the gas works caused by inexperienced labor and a shift supervised by an inexperienced foreman.
The judiciary committee discussed a light question in Madison. The item centers on a procedural matter awaiting further action by the state legislature. No additional details were provided in the readable text.
Madison dispatch reports that Judge Burnell’s decision bars cities from starting municipal lighting when private plants hold indeterminate permits. If sustained, it may spur municipal purchases and delay new municipal plants while supporters push a bill to require surrender of private utility franchises. The issue touches La Crosse Milwaukee and Chilton cases and involves political opposition to the Renner bill.
Annual confirmation and first communion were held at the Norwegian West Avenue Lutheran church. Thirteen youths were confirmed by Rev. R. Andersen in a catechism ceremony in the presence of the congregation. Names include Herbert Thursen Aaron Hegge Paul Alfred Johnson Alfred Eeg Selma Berthelsen Ester Margrite Christiansen Hilda Gertrude Sam Lina Matilde Swensen Edna Ovidia Rogstad Phoebe Margrette Ness Ann Laurence Lindberg Ovidie Christiansen Hazel Tillie Swensen.
A 16 man grand jury was drawn in Muskogee to rehear evidence in alleged conspiracy cases involving Gov. Haskell and six Muskogee citizens.
The text shows a partial headline about the Hepburn Law affecting transportation of products and a carrier. Readable context implies a legal or policy change impacting product movement and a specific carrier entity. Entities likely include Hepburn Law and a transport or carrier organization.
The Supreme Court rules the commodities clause of the Hepburn railroad rate act constitutional, reversing the Philadelphia circuit court. It bars railroads from transporting nonessential goods and allows only timber and manufactured products, with fines up to 5000 per offense. The decision affects railroads owning coal mines, which must dispose of such holdings, though mere stock ownership is not condemned. Justice Harlan dissented on reasoning but joined the majority in outcome.
Coldest readings reached 30 at La Crosse and 26 at Sioux City with highs around 46 elsewhere. Forecasts show fair conditions in Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa with rising temperatures and light frost in eastern zones. River levels trend downward with minor changes in several gages including La Crosse and Prairie du Chien.
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