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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
1
Democratic chairman Mack defends his stance calling out Roosevelt as power nil while Hitchcock faces scrutiny on the carpet today. The headline signals intra party conflict affecting leadership and control.
In New York and Washington reports warn of Tammany betrayal fears if Bryan loses New York, while Roosevelt’s stance dims campaign impact. Beatrice, Lincoln, and Omaha dispatches show Taft courting farmers and Bryan observing his anniversary as he plans Illinois Missouri and Nebraska stops.
Madison Oct 1 Special. Expense records reveal A Cook of Neenah spent 29587.65 for the U S senate primary bid while W H Hatton reports 26413.08 and F E McGovern 11603.88. Neil Brown spent 1.89. Teaac Stephenson will file after the election with reportedly enormous costs. L A Cook laments high spending damaging potential charitable giving.
A suit has been filed against Governor Haskell and his wife of Oklahoma to recover taxes due on two city lots. The action also seeks to foreclose a mortgage on the parcels. The lots were acquired by Haskell when he built the Lima and Northern railroad ten years ago.
An October 1 investigation finds no real money for either party in 1908, with Charles P Taft and Bryan's camps relying on newspaper publicity. Editors print joint letters, boosting reader reach, while staff cuts reflect tighter budgets as Hitchcock predicted a short campaign and newspapers shoulder the mass messaging burden.
Walter Wellman predicts Hearst may privately revenge by shifting New York toward Taft, affecting Bryan’s chances for the presidency. The analysis notes Hearst’s opposition could swing 20,000 to 30,000 votes and alter Nebraska prospects with New York as pivotal.
Boston October report confirms Thomas W. Lawson severely ill with grip. Secretaries fear a general breakdown. Lawson had been shaping a Taft statement while confined. He argues Taft will let the country run itself, contrasting Roosevelt and Bryan’s plans to lift the public.
Miss E. H. Bowers a 27 year old woman wanted by Minneapolis authorities for forgery was arrested by Detective Joe McGrath yesterday afternoon. She allegedly forged checks totaling 100 dollars and was taken back to Minneapolis at 10 55 this morning aboard the Milwaukee line.
The Wisconsin Retail Liquor Dealers Association executive committee wrapped a quarterly session in La Crosse and declared affiliation with the national association. J. H. Fitzgibbon of Milwaukee was chosen Wisconsin organizer, C. S. Snyder elected national delegate, and details of the arrangement were completed.
The Aero club awarded Wilbur Wright a 1000 dollar prize for a flight of one hour seven minutes on a prescribed course. No other rival matched the duration. A second hour and a half flight was not counted as it ended before sunset. A French syndicate has agreed to buy Wright’s airplanes, about 50 units, for 100000 dollars.
President Roosevelt may campaign publicly to aid his ally Taft as Bryan presses for a fair fight. Officials say Roosevelt refuses to respond to Bryan’s attacks and is besieged with requests from the west south and middle west for speeches before election day.
William Rosa station agent at Raymore and Emil Kordish operator at Tomah were instantly killed when struck by a fast mail train early this morning while riding a railroad velocipede between Raymore and Tomah.
La Crosse County trustees investigated abuse claims by former inmate Gus Evenson at the county insane asylum. They found no grounds for action against Superintendent Gullickson or attendants and suggested Evenson’s alleged injuries may have resulted from epileptic fits or his own misfortune. Evenson sought a warrant and possible re examination of his sanity following the report.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, barred from White Plains jail, will ask the court for an order compelling Sheriff Lane to admit her. She expressed disappointment and suspected Harry Thaw's lawyers influenced the decision.
Coolest at La Crosse with 34. Warmest 50 with 4 mph winds and rainfall. Duluth coldest in U S. River near stationary at La Crosse 2.3 and Prairie du Chien 2.5. Forecasts: Wisconsin fair with rising temperature and frost tonight, Minnesota fair and warmer, increasing cloudiness, Iowa fair and warmer tonight and Friday.
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