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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1910
Page
1
In London Col Roosevelt denounces British rule in Egypt and urges withdrawal if order cannot be maintained. He asserts the white man’s burden and calls for a stronger, more fearless approach, signaling a possible flare up over Egypt policy.
A clipped phrase notes insurance at public expense and indicates liability on the matter. The fragment suggests a discussion about who bears costs and the legal basis for public funding, without clear names or dates.
Authorities say Joe Wendling is a suspect in the murder of Alma Kellmer, a missing janitor case prompting a manhunt and public appeal for information. The report notes Wendling as a key figure suspected in the crime.
Police continue searching for Joe Wendling janitor of St Johns church after the decomposed body of eight year old Alma Kellner is found in an unused cellar. Wendling’s wife, 42, admits washing blood from her husband’s shirt. a gold pin linked to the girl identified by her mother.
Burglars forced entry to the Osceola Mercantile store in Osceola Wisconsin and blew open the vault. The safe within was toppled but not opened, vault doors blasted through, and the storeroom wrecked. Across the street they rifled a cash drawer for $2.50 and then stole a team before fleeing town.
The trial of Golden Rule Chief of Police Fred Kohler began before the civil service commission. Kohler denied most charges and called others too vague to answer. The initial witness testified Kohler was seen drunk in a saloon on election night.
Bandits entered the Unity State Bank on the Soo line last night and blew the safe. They took 2500 in cash and 20000 in negotiable paper. A large posse pursues the yeggmen. Local men are suspected. cashier Deland stayed the night and is now in touch with officials.
Madison Wis May 30 The La Crosse tax case was not taken up today. The commission may get to it a little later said George Curtis Jr but I do not know how soon.
The Supreme Court of the United States restored the corporation tax case to the docket for reargument, delaying until next fall.
Across Michigan and California a mix of snow and heat disrupts daily life. In Michigan communities report bursts of wet snow and blizzards, with power and communications affected and Lake Superior region under heavy weather. In California and nearby states a heat wave pushes temperatures to extreme levels, causing at least one death and several heat-related illnesses.
A La Crosse board of trade meeting endorses Miss Gedney conducting a tuberculosis survey of the city. The Medical Society also approves and the board will take up the matter again at its June 7 meeting with county and city health officials present.
A new steel bridge over West Channel on the road to La Crescent collapsed at 9 am. The Board of Public Works closed the structure amid a four foot settlement of the eighty foot east span due to defective steel. Repairs timeline is unknown. contractors notified.
Judge Higbee denied the order to show cause and granted more time in the Tomah saloon license case State of Wisconsin ex rel. David R. Jones vs M H Emily et al. County Clerk Talbot swore sealed sacks containing election returns were returned to him, unclear if they held official ballots. The Stamping and Tool Co vs Gust Herman judgment affirmed. Helga Hoff vs A J Hoff divorce case continued.
President Taft established a new speed record during a White House trip from New York, hitting 70 miles per hour aboard his special. Some aides doubted the run, while engineer Charles Calahan noted they could have finished three minutes faster if not held to a limited right of way.
American first game Philadelphia 000000000 0 4 2 Boston 000000001 120 Batteries Morgan and Lapp Collins and Carrigan National Cincinnati vs Pittsburg postponed by rain.
A scaffold collapse on a 60 foot steel water tank at Dodgeville Wisconsin killed John Donahue of Kane Pennsylvania and seriously injured Harry Platt and Roy Lundy of Omaha. The incident occurred this morning during construction.
Wisconsin official Robert La Follette attempts to halt a proposed rate rise amid opposition. Lawmakers debate the measure as residents protest higher costs and utilities face scrutiny over pricing. Local officials rally to keep rates steady while parties spar over policy details.
Senator Elkins objects to immediate debate on La Follette's resolution accusing railroads of restraint of trade. La Follette's proposal urges the attorney general to halt the June 1 freight rate increases and to prosecute railroads filing unlawful rates with the Interstate Commerce Commission. A joint resolution by La Follette was blocked by Elkins and may be offered later in the session.
A violent cyclone struck Mozambique on the east coast of Africa, destroying much of the city and causing a large death toll. A coastwise steamer with 400 natives overturned off the harbor, drowning all aboard, and many small native boats were lost. Nearly every house on the three harbor islands was demolished. Mozambique, once a major Portuguese possession, is noted for its world famous harbor.
William Hilton, a young man seriously injured when his motorcycle went through a fence at the interstate fairgrounds race track, is reported to be slightly improved at the La Crosse hospital today though his condition remains grave.
Senator E. T. Fairchild, a strong governor candidate, travels with the industrial insurance commission to the city today amid potential Taft Republican backing at Milwaukee gathering in June.
President Taft was said to order the attorney general to file suit in Chicago to halt tomorrow’s rate increases by 25 western railroads. Assistant AG Kenyon to act, following a shipper committee complaint. Increases target wool, meat, agricultural goods, brick, cement, furniture, lumber, sugar, and other items, with substantial rises from 10 to 50 percent on various routes. The department of justice warns against the railroads seeking temporary advantage.
Coldest in La Crosse at 40, warmest 64 with 6 mph wind and 0 precipitation. Forecast to 7 pm Wednesday: fair for La Crosse area, no major temp change. Wisconsin fair and cool with frost in lowlands tonight. Minnesota fair and cool with light frost in low lands. Iowa fair and cool with continued cool nights. River will fall slightly. gauge readings: St Paul 3.2 rising 0.2. Reed's Landing 2.8 falling 0.1. La Crosse 3.8 rising 9.0. Prairie du Chien 4.6 0.0.
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