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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
1
Citizens gather for Civil War remembrance as Memory of Soldiers and Sailors is celebrated. Assemblyman C L Hood delivers dedicatory address at Oak Grove Cemetery during Soldiers' Monument ceremony.
Several hundred children carry flags as the Grand Army veterans join a Memorial Day parade. The procession ends at Oak Grove cemetery for the Wilson Colwell post monument dedication led by Assemblyman CL Hood. Spanish War veterans and women’s groups participate. many older veterans ride cars due to the heat and long walk.
Forecaster notes mostly clear skies with gentle winds. Temperatures expected to remain steady with little change into the weekend and no significant precipitation anticipated.
Thousands of Cuban and American sailors and soldiers marched in a grand review for the Maine memorial unveiling at Central Park. Governors Sulzer and Haines, Mayor Gaynor, and naval dignitaries attended as Dewey era fleets and oak groves framed the ceremony.
In St. Louis on May 30 11 year old James Curran Jr climbed a utility pole to rescue a kite for a friend. He touched live wires and was electrocuted in a maze of lines.
Helena Mont May 30 Mrs Ruth E Meyer a bride of five months was shot down in the street by her husband Charles Meyer and probably fatally wounded authorities said.
In London the allies sign a peace accord ending the Balkan conflict. Turkey agrees to cede territory and pay indemnity as European lands and Crete are largely rendered. The ceasefire formalizes territorial losses and shifts in control across the region.
Representatives of Turkey and Balkan allies signed a peace treaty in London ending the Balkan War. Turkey will cede European territory west of a line from Enos to Midia, surrender Crete, and Albania will gain autonomous government. The rest of the conquests and Aegean islands will be divided by the powers with a Paris indemnity commission to meet.
In Janesville Wisconsin May 30 about fifty horses are entered for this afternoon’s races at the track operated under the Wisconsin Grand Circuit in affiliation with the Janesville Park association. The association also plans a July 4 race meet tied to the homecoming efforts of the Janesville Commercial club.
C. E. Buell of Madison will preside at the National Assembly of Civil Service Commissions annual meeting in New York from June 12 to 14. Commissioner Otto Gaffron of Plymouth will attend as a delegate.
Despondent over the man she loved marrying another woman Rosa Laiken aged 19 drank four ounces of carbolic acid and died within fifteen minutes at Milwaukee.
Miss Josephine Gantert died at her home on Main Street. She was born in the city May 22, 1878, daughter of Mrs Sophia Gantert. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The 900 mile classic motor race is underway with Track Mark of 78.72 miles per hour as the target. Officials expect records to fall and the speed standard to be surpassed.
The entry roster includes Stutz Anderson Stutz Merz Nyberg H Endicott Keeton Burman Duesenberg Special Evans Deltal Belting Stutz Herr Sunbeam Guyot Henderson Knipper Fox Special Wilcox Peugeot Goux Peugeot Zacarelli Anel Liesaw Schat Jenkins Mercer DePalma Mercedes Knight Pilette Tulsa Clark Mercedes Mulford Isotta Grant Isotta Teizlaff Isotta Trucco Case Disbrow Case W Endicott Case Nikrent Mason Special Haupt. Distance is 500 miles with 24% miles per lap. Referee A R Parlting starter C P Root scorer Cox timer Frisby umpires Weidley Hammond.
Indianapolis May 30 The annual five hundred mile automobile race opens with 27 starters eight foreign entries. Germany sends two Mercedes France two Peugeots Italy three Isottas and England one Sunbeam. Foreign cars are driven by top pilots led by Belgian Pillétte in the Mercedes Knight.
At Indianapolis Speedway on May 30 Jack Tower and his mechanician Lee Gunning were injured when their Mason car overturned on the back stretch. Tower suffered a broken leg while Gunning sustained three broken ribs. Both were rushed to the hospital on the grounds. Tower was propelled onto the grass beside the pavement as the car lay wrecked on the grass. No other car was near at the moment of the turnover.
The field includes E C Patterson of Chicago and Ralph Mulford driving the other Mercedes. Grant and Tetzlaff back the Italian Trucco in Isotta. Sunbeam of England led at 10 04 50 with 26 rivals, while Jules Goux’s Peugeot curried France’s chances. The Mas on with Fighting Bob Evans edged in front on the first lap as the cars lined up by their draw numbers.
President praises secretary Doerflinger for steady work. He commends Uter Moehl and backs committee efforts. The report highlights active engagement of board members and industry leaders in recent session.
Scott MacWillie and the La Crosse Board of Trade gathered 167 members for a dinner at the Masonic temple to ratify Made in La Crosse Week and plan a larger event next year. A joint six member committee from merchants and manufacturers was named to promote La Crosse made goods in local stores.
Dr Edward Evans opened the 1913 nurse graduation at St Francis Hospital with a earnest address while Rev Arthur Dunne gave a highly regarded class speech. Bishop James Schwebach presented diplomas to five graduates Antoinette Bonstette Pauline Klumpen Anna Steger Ada Garvey and May Collins destined for posts in other cities.
A strong quake of twenty one minutes duration was recorded at Sacred Heart College Seismograph. The shock occurred about 1500 to 2000 miles from Denver and is likely centered in Alaska per Prof A W Forstall who heads the seismology department.
In Indianapolis on May 29 Dillon defeated Klaus in a ten round fight to claim strongest middleweight title claim. Klaus clinched and blocked much of the action while Dillon pressured each round seeking the edge.
"Bad Dan" Daley, twice jailed on murder charges by insanity plea, perished in an early morning fire that destroyed a livery barn behind 3319 South Halstead Street in Chicago.
Neighbors summon aid after Jos J Blashnik finds wife Marie and baby Lucile dead from gas in their 508 North Ninth Street home. Four physicians revive three others, with Marie and Margaret later pulled from danger and hospitalized, while Mrs Blashnik and the baby die despite two hours of CPR and the palmotor treatment.
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