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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1909
Page
6
Brindley settles the dispute over the Beck Baldwin Row near 4th and Main, choosing a course of action that resolves the local contention. Officials confirm the decision and outline next steps for enclosing or altering the area in question.
County Judge Brindley ruled in the Beck Baldwin case that C. L. Baldwin must pay Beck $120 rent for October through April, minus $24 for stove inconveniences and $36 for keeping fires, while Beck recovers $36 for three months’ previews. Baldwin sought $48 for rent decrease and $72 for fire maintenance.
Jim Patten reenters the wheat pit amid speculation he and Armour hold as much as 20,000,000 bushels of May wheat, provoking market rumors of a corner. Traders expect Patten to push into July holdings while unloading to steady prices as the government report nears Friday.
In remarks continued from page one Dolliver criticizes Republicans for tariff faults and warns against agitation after passage. He mocks the infant tariff commission idea and proposes adopting the Allison Aldrich tariff commission plan from 1888 as an alternative.
Tehran dispatches report the shah has signed a proclamation granting the people’s demand for a constitution after yesterday’s parliamentary election. The measure is said to be the only way to restore order in the empire, with the Kusin foreign office confirming the shah’s sincerity.
The article urges personal responsibility for health and warns against wrong living and greasy foods. It promotes E C Corn Flakes and Egg O See Wheat Flakes as a sensible breakfast option that supports digestion and overall strength with milk and fruit. It emphasizes the Egg O See process for crispness and healthful quality.
Ambassadors and ministers spoke as the resolutions committee urged a general treaty of obligatory arbitration. The plan calls for arbitration in nonmilitary disputes, a court of arbitral justice, immunity of private property at sea during war, and a permanent congress of nations. The measures were adopted after debate.
Kehoe, a former checker and weigher at the American Sugar plant in Williamsburg, pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with weighing five thousand bags of sugar at less than their true weight for Havemeyer and Alder on September 27, 1907. The case marks the first arrest in the false weight scheme at the Brooklyn sugar decks, with others expected.
London May 5 After a triumphant European tour the Wright brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright sailed home aboard the Kron Princesen Cecelia amid homage from crowned heads and royalty.
In Constantinople on May 5 the official announcement confirmed Hilmi Pasha has been appointed grand vizier.
Madison May 5 Deputy Game Warden E W Tuttle testified that Assemblyman J K Thomas did not urge deputy wardens at a midnight meeting to testify falsely about receiving Senator Stephenson money through State Warden Stone. Tuttle said Thomas was present but silent and the wardens later feared and refused to keep the deception.
Theodore Roosevelt is now known to African natives as Bwanna Tumbo a name meaning portly master. He has killed two more big lions in the expedition near Nairobi with praise for his marksmanship. Lions pelts are sent to Mombasa for shipment to the United States as the party presses southward toward giraffe.
Testimony in Waverly Tennessee trial uncovers a secret group of night riders with a captain and lieutenant, regular meetings, numbered members, and a unique password. Will Norman, now a fugitive, is named as state captain. Victims faced lashes by vote and potential death for betrayal, with secret burials planned.
Presidential callers forecast the tariff bill’s passage by July and say Taft will remain in Washington until late June as he weighs final arrangements.
Nashvile police report Pete and Smith Branham two night riders have been arrested in Nashville Tenn and jailed on charges of murdering a man named Phillips.
The defense in the Hains murder trial presented Dr. L S Manson and four alienists with a 10000 word hypothetical to prove Captain Peter C Hains was insane when he shot and killed W E Annis The witnesses also included Charles R Weaver and Policeman Baker who testified Hains appeared irrational at arrest and that Weaver saw the brothers pursue real estate on Long Island the day of the killing
In Pittsburg Judge Robert Fraser sentenced six defendants in council corruption cases. John F. Klein drew three years and six months plus a 1500 dollar fine. Wm Brand two years and a 590 dollar fine. W W Ramsey 18 months and a 1000 dollar fine. Harry N Bolger two years and 599 dollar fine. James and Charles Colbert two years and 600 dollar fine each. Wasson later got one year and six months plus 506 dollars fine. Vilsack to be sentenced next week. Superseders sought. bail granted pending writ decisions.
Edward Maurer head of the Heileman Brewing company fractured his right leg this morning while transplanting a tree at the brewery. He slipped and the tree rolled onto his leg, crushing the bone and he was taken home to 1011 South Third Street where he rests this afternoon.
Chris Anderson of Ferryville traveled to La Crosse to drink and woke in a central station cell. He faced Police Justice Cronon and was fined 12.50 dollars for his drunken act.
Mrs Jim Boyle subpoenaed by the commonwealth in the Jimmy Boyle kidnapping trial set for Thursday morning. She must produce three letters written to the Whitlas by the kidnappers and the returned $10,000 ransom, which she denies having.
A dated health note claims after age forty the body wastes poisons into blood causing joint and back pain. It prescribes a tonic of one ounce syrup of Sarsaparilla one ounce Toris compound and half pint whiskey with tablespoon doses before meals and at bedtime, shaken before use.
An old advert explains Spring health concerns and promotes S S S as the best blood purifier and tonic. It claims winter stagnation weakens blood, S S S purifies circulation, boosts digestion, and prevents spring illness. Sold at all drug stores from The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta GA.
Abraham Cohen, manager of Schubert interests on the coast, announced in Sacramento that he has secured an option on the city property and awaits New York orders to proceed with plans for a first class theater.
Crown Prosecutor Blackstock meets with government authorities to decide next steps after an inquest into Ethel Kinraide’s death. The two month long case concluded with a verdict that Kinraide died from gunshot wounds inflicted by an unknown assailant.
In Vera Cruz on May 5 six Mexicans died after a clash in which Harold Sanborn of Chicago reportedly used a revolver in self defense. The dead include Vincente Espinosa a noted wealthy cattleman and one woman.
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