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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
9
Circuit Judge Jones convenes a special term to investigate the lynching of Capt. Rankin and the escape of Judge Taylor. Martial law covers the Whole Reel Foot lake section as troops search houses for evidence. Judge Taylor provided important clues.
Vienna October 23 government issues order preventing the shipment of war material through Austria Hungary intended for Servia or Montenegro. Austria seeks similar action from other powers to enforce the rule.
Gil Vandercook a Badger political figure and prognosticator spent a day in the city en route to Minnesota to size up the situation for the republican committee He assessed Indiana as uncertain noting mixed signals about party prospects.
In Constantinople on October 23 negotiations between Austria and Turkey over the Balkan dispute halted when Austria insisted its annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina be treated as final and not open to discussion at the proposed international conference. Turkey had signaled willingness to accept the annexation.
Lieu tenant Miller of Indiana assured the president the state would certainly be for Taft. He said adverse reports came mainly from Indianapolis while country districts remain firmly Republican. The German vote is assured despite temperance legislation.
The condition of Mrs. E. E. Bentley reported dangerous yesterday at the La Crosse hospital is slightly improved this morning and doctors entertain hopes for her recovery.
In New Jersey's second district John J. Gardner Republican faces Edward P. Grubb, a reform-minded former Republican running on the Democratic ticket for revenge. Grubb, a former governor candidate and envoy to Spain, campaigns on ballot reform and exposes alleged Hudson County frauds tied to Gardner. Grubb vows vengeance, canvassing workers and mobilizing support as he highlights the eight hour bill controversy and past political vendettas.
Henrietta Reffke files for divorce from Gustav Reffke in Hudson Wisconsin circuit court. Married in Germany 1855, five children, both about 76, separated since 1891 after alleged beating and husband's habitual drunkenness. Gustav resides at the county alms house in Washington County Minnesota and has been cared for at the Stillwater poor farm.
Miss Palma Rohrer of Cochrane Wisconsin is highlighted as in a good position with Rohrer Bros. The Toland School offers business education with strong odds of success for trained students. Special term begins Monday November 2 at Toland Business School La Crosse Wisconsin.
Tokyo voices favor a convention of powers to discuss the eastern question and frame a Pacific policy. Fleet officers see Japan's rise and press depictions of an unwritten alliance with America, signaling a shift from secrecy to open stance.
Chicago Oct 23 Major B B Ray and T D J Kelcher army paymasters completed 6 hours 42 minutes of a 50 mile test walk starting at Fort Sheridan. They reached Half Day Illinois with 13 miles covered and, though weary, expected to finish the remaining seven miles of the first day. Five privates a sergeant and a captain accompanied them to observe the test and aid if needed.
Two individuals complain of sore feet in a brief incident report. No injuries are described and authorities are not noted to have taken further action.
Hazel Maine a 17 year old from Milwaukee claimed she was kidnapped and taken to Chicago after being drugged. Police now believe she may have walked in her sleep from Milwaukee to Chicago following expert examination by alienists.
The body of Game Warden Peyton, killed by Indians at Swan River, arrived in Missoula today. Report says squaws riddled the corpse with bullets after the fight.
Pittsburg reports forest fires reached the nitroglycerine plant in Shannopin, blowing up two magazines 500 feet apart. One woman is dead and property loss is large as flames destroy both magazines and nearby buildings. Firemen and 200 volunteers battled the blaze, with the second magazine ultimately destroyed. Loss to the plant exceeds $100,000.
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