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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
6
The court discusses linking telephone networks in La Crosse to allow subscribers of Bell and a local company to call across toll lines. It argues constitutional limits are not breached and that public convenience requires the physical connection. It notes minor impact on Bell earnings and that users pay extra compensation for cross-network toll service.
The Frohsinn hall dance set for Saturday May 17 has been postponed. Organizers did not announce a new date.
Denver May 15 Governor Ammons vetoed the income tax bill passed by the last legislature. The measure would have imposed a graduated tax on all incomes over 5 000 dollars a year. Fear of double taxation by rich men prompted the veto.
Two masked youths robbed the Turf Exchange gambling hall in Tulsa about midnight. They demanded money from patrons, including a man who was struck with a pistol butt after refusing to comply, and escaped through a rear door with about 2500 dollars as roughly 200 people watched.
Washington May 15 announces the first step in a general state department reorganization under Secretary Bryan. Boaz W. Long of Las Vegas New Mexico is named chief of the bureau of Latin American affairs. Long has devoted his life to commercial business.
Frear credits La Follette with Wisconsin's progress and lauds the progressive movement. The Republican state central committee votes to continue party activity with renewed district interest and organized effort. Scott receives a gold watch as toastmaster opens the proceedings.
Mrs Clar ence Brokaw and her son Buster are expected in New York today from Colorado Springs where Mrs Brokaw had her husband arrested on a charge of hitting her with a frying pan. They will go to the home of her mother Mrs M C Seaman.
Harry K. Thaw arrives in New York from Matteawan asylum to testify in the trial of Attorney John N. Anhut who is accused of offering a $20,000 bribe for Thaw's release.
A large white dog, likely a sheepdog, has killed hundreds of chickens over two months in the south end of town. Police, led by Captain Dugan, found dog tracks and hair on coop doors but the animal remains at large, with dozens of coops entered and more than two hundred chickens killed. Residents and police urge leads to catch the predator.
William Torrance serves as acting mayor in the permanent mayor Ori Sorensen's absence as he travels to Madison on business. The council president steps into the executive role for the day, ensuring city operations continue smoothly.
In a playful exchange Lola declares she will turn five tomorrow and asks her father what he thinks she would like for a birthday present. The dialogue frames a sweet family moment from the Chicago News.
A terse exchange questions Miss Elder’s gaze and recalls a day when she dropped her teeth. The quirky remark hints at a private moment and a humorous misunderstanding.
The Brooklyn Life item notes a separation in a Hogan-Did Clancy story with Grogan stating his wife walked away. Four police officers intervened to separate them, signaling a domestic dispute outcome.
A light exchange notes that Alice drew a strong impression from her new dentist, implying satisfaction with the care and professionalism observed during the visit. The Boston Transcript reflects a concise humor tone.
A judge laments that most men fail due to dreaming about what they might have been rather than pursuing action. The remark frames ambition as a trap, urging practical effort over idle fantasy. The context remains a reflective legal exhortation rather than a courtroom decision.
A brief Washington Herald quip notes that anyone can be poor and proud, but money is needed to have hauteur.
A Buffalo Express note reveals Jinks is to be married next month. The remark implies financial comfort but hints he may not recognize his good fortune.
A Washington Herald quip notes life should be a grand song while contrasting one person’s reply that theirs is pitched in a flat. The playful exchange centers on music metaphor and personal outlook.
A catalog lists over 800 poems and essays on solitude by English authors, detailing a wide range of reflections, styles, and periods. The compilation highlights how solitude is treated in poetry and prose across eras, noting famed names and lesser known works.
Secretary of Commerce Redfield warned lithographers and other manufacturers at a Washington banquet that the new tariff will trigger a fight to the finish with no blows spared. He pledged to investigate any organized effort to misrepresent tariff results and cited a circular suggesting wage cuts and longer hours.
The county board tabled visits to the county poor farm jail asylum and agricultural school to inspect institutions at unplanned times. It approved bridge appropriations totaling about 9,859 dollars, funded repairs to Hunter's bridge approached by Holland and Campbell washout repair funds were denied. An automobile for the agricultural school field work was funded up to 1,000 dollars. A rules change gave the ways and means committee premeeting reporting power while preserving board control. The board adjourned sine die at 6:30 p.m.
John Meili of Cochrane, noted keeper of Records for the Improved Order of Redmen, met Great Sachem Sol Burdick in La Crosse to discuss lodge mat ters. He has been a journal clerk at the state capital and was named county clerk of Buffalo county to fill the late J. S. McCabe's unexpired term. Four couples to wed.
County Clerk Bert Jolivette recorded licenses for Ladislaus Pilachowski of Milwaukee and Elizabeth Gareski of this city. John Young of La Crosse and Ida Muenzenberger of Middle Ridge. Henry F. Nissalke of Dakota Minnesota and Clara Schroeder of La Crosse. Henry Hener of Burns and Mable Pfaff of Farmington.
Frederick W. Humes president of the Humes Flour company shot himself in a lavatory aboard a Wabash train as it neared the outskirts of St. Louis. The incident occurred May 15 and was reported from St. Louis Missouri.
Washington dispatch reports Governor Johnson of California will not veto the anti alien land holding bill. Secretary Bryan is away in New York and no action will occur until his return. Japan plans a protest after the bill becomes law asserting treaty rights remain unaffected.
A cannister with explosives and cartridges was found on the National Gallery grounds with no fuse. Police see no detonation risk. suffragettes suspected. Home Secretary McKenna mulls army aid and martial law measures amid heightened militant activity. Eleven suffragists, including Annie Kenney and Emmeline Pankhurst associate, face trial on conspiracy charges.
A fragment notes Mrs Ramdall expressing anxiety about reading any of the author's work by mistake. The author recalls the exchange and the perceived pride in the nom de plume. The scene captures a personal moment of publication identity.
Oreste Sciallentano, described as a pitiful Sicilian, shot an adversary John Rizzo and, fleeing the scene, killed two police officers. He is now sought nationwide as authorities fear a renewed gang war in New York.
A tornado that formed near Grafton and moved through Seward and McCool Junction caused eight deaths and many injuries. In Omaha the storm prompted scare reports of another large twister as residents rushed to cellars amid oppressive heat and tense skies.
J. G. Johnson of Peabody Kansas was chosen temporary head of the insurgent Woodmen of America gathering in Springfield Illinois. The convention opened with Mayor Schnepp’s welcome and plans to oust current officers and challenge high insurance rates. Four Minneapolis men planned to attend to protest actions but their arrival and plans remained unclear. Speakers included Charles W. Lyon James V. Begatol and T. E. Ryan.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes a streetcar exchange where a pestering booster asks if a person suffers from a head cold and the snuff user jokes about remedies. The bit highlights a social dodge to avoid pestering with a witticism about remedies.
The article describes Babylonian practices for curing illness using sucking pigs and kids. It details killing the animal and placing parts on the patient so the pig or kid represents the sufferer, with the heart blood flesh and animal in the patient’s stead.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger mocks the idea that more Wickey equals more fun by joking that higher Wickey counts raise the price of enjoyment. The quip cautions readers about escalating costs tied to novelty items.
A fragment sentence notes that many a man or woman fails to move forward due to a habit of looking backward, suggesting resistance to progress. The brief reflects on mindset and personal growth using archaic phrasing.
A London Opinion exchange features a quarrel between a severe father and his daughter over a diamond ring. The daughter explains the ring signals a proposal Jack plans to make, which the father cannot refuse. The dialogue carries tone of moral inquiry and social pressure.
A Toledo Blade quip attacks tea drinkers as tramps preferring coffee, noting no one asks for tea, and playfully portraying coffee as the favored beverage among tramps.
State Senator Otto Bosshard of La Crosse argues Wisconsin's income tax has bred better citizens and that the federal exemption of $4,000 is unfair. He cites Wisconsin figures showing $800 single, $1,200 married, and $200 per child as a fair living threshold guiding state policy.
A fragment notes that the practice of shoeing horses to protect hooves was unknown to Greeks and Romans and first mentioned in Celtic history, highlighting antiquity’s late adoption of this technique.
The London church St Alban s is linked to a site described as the thieves kitchen in the “Gilver Twist” narrative. The reference places the church within a historical story fragment.
A rugged cliff at Stromø in the Faroe Islands rises from the crest to a sheer 2,200 foot drop, marking a dramatic coastal landscape feature.
A fragment notes steam temperature at eight hundred 216.3 F per square inch value.
A reflective passage discusses love as a measure of a man’s worthiness and how friends can mirror each other’s soul. It suggests love can reveal self regard and the depth of connection between individuals.
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