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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1913
Page
1
A funeral scene unfolds for Horace G. Merrick father Y G Merrick and Capt W A Thompson praise the late Merrick as a clean and influential figure in the loop district. The piece honors his son and reflects on faith, grief, and the family's public sorrow.
Mr and Mrs Frank Lapitz celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary at 915 South Fifth Street. He is 72 and she the oldest employee of Michael Brewing. Born in Bohemia they married there and moved to La Crosse in 1860. Five children and several relatives attend. a birthday supper and reception follow at home.
Two Wabasha Minnesota boys, Arch ie and Arthur Sanzen, figure in a Milwaukee police warrant case. Archie was arrested in La Crosse and denied involvement while authorities compare photos with his brother to identify the Milwaukee warrant suspect. Sheriff McGreal then took Archie to Milwaukee, leaving puzzled by the likeness and planning to show the pictures to the complainant girl.
The student conference passed two measures at its first meeting in Madison. Old style prom with house parties and lavish money displays is restored. A rule bars freshmen from entering saloons in their first year and lets upperclassmen eject them and prosecute them before the student court.
The La Cross club hosts the annual straight rail billiard tourney this afternoon at 4 30. Four classes with fixed handicaps stage the matches starting with Class A Schweizer 300 versus Marboe 81 and other pairings: B Keyes 80 versus Gund 68 Gass C curtis 55 versus Whelpley 44 and D Schweizer 30 against Maloney 27. Eighty men entered the event.
The federal income tax begins operation with withholding at source on interest payments after Nov 1 1913. Wisconsin officials quoted note low overall impact, with rates rising from 1 to 7 percent at higher incomes. Experts discuss administrative complexity and potential shifts for wealthy residents and European comparisons.
Nineteen American refugees from Tampico reached Galveston aboard an oil barge. The group of twelve men five women and two children endured four days of exposure to a north wind rather than stay in Mexico.
Princeton defeated Yale 34 to 21 in the annual cross country meet at Princeton. Captain Morrison led until near the end before Barnett surged to win in 32 minutes 5 seconds for Princeton.
Funeral services for Miss Alber tine Thurow who died Thursday night at her home 1113 South Ninth street will be held at noon tomorrow from the residence. The body will then go to Bostwick Valley for short services and burial.
Lawrence College arrives in Milwaukee for a midweek game against Marquette University amid confident fan support and anticipation of a strong performance against the heavier team.
Yesterday’s high 39 low 24. La Crosse area fair and warmer tonight and Sunday. Statewide fair with rising temperatures and light to moderate southerly winds. River stages near stationary over the next 48 hours with varying readings at Prairie du Chien and nearby gaging stations.
Samuel Gompers will not lead the grand march at the Woman's Trade Union League ball with Emmeline Pankhurst. Mrs. Gompers, accompanying him to Seattle, states Gompers will march only with her if he leads. Pankhurst tours Illinois to Chicago amid large suffrage crowds.
Former Governor Sulzer claims his removal by Tammany Hall was a political lynching and says the people should directly recall officials. He urges adoption of direct primaries and initiative, referendum, and recall to curb corruption.
Warren A. Jones an engineer on the Great Northern Oregonian died in the collision with a work train near Stonehill and Rondo Montana. Fireman Harry Carr was killed. The Oregonian plunged into the Kootenai River at about fifty five miles an hour.
Harvard defeated Cornell 51 to 55 in a 45 58 mile race on the Belmont course. Cornell’s J. J. Hoffmire led finishers with a time of 31 minutes 47 25 seconds.
Ida Tarbell lauds Wisconsin for its industrial laws and single industrial commission. She says the workmen's compensation act is just and liberal and praises the state for addressing capital and labor questions with broad, beneficial rules.
Wisconsin trailed Minnesota 3 7 after the third period as a drop kick attempt rimmed the crossbar but failed to count. The tense sequence kept the score close in a late period showdown.
The long disputed game features Van Gent’s stellar drives and a 3 to 0 Wisconsin lead early. Minnesota fights back with tough defense and sustained drives as both teams trade momentum in a hard fought contest.
Three men Marvin Luke and George Jones of Detroit and George Turpin of Bay City died when a touring car skidded and overturned during a joy ride in Kalamazoo Michigan early today. Mary Williams of Bay City died later and Olive Lee and Kate Paplinski of Bay City remained hospitalized. Two other occupants escaped with minor injuries.
Three people die in Halloween incidents in Chicago. Morgan Campbell, 16, was electrocuted while handling an arc lamp. Widow Alma Steenerson collapsed during a party. Her mother Mrs Harold Ewert died after receiving news of the death.
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