05 Sep 1908
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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1908
Page
1
Youngstown Ohio Sept 5 1912 crowds fill streets as Gov Harris Gov Hughes and Senator Beveridge address a large meeting led by Arthur I Vorys chairman condemning wealth concentration and urging public confidence as a check on corporate power. Hughes defends Republican gains and warns against Democratic policies while calling for reform. Continued on page 8.
The city gambled on sunshine as Taft and Sherman were honored with extensive displays, while $25,000 was spent to ensure success. Foraker declined at the last moment, and Governor Hughes led arrivals followed by Senator Beveridge, with mixed views on harmony among attendees.
Taft moves from inactivity to full campaign work as Hitchcock arrives in Middle Bass Island Ohio. The push will run from Sept 5 through Nov 3 with events from Athens to Sandusky and Cincinnati where Taft will stay with his brother Charley. Major rallies are planned at the Linton hotel assembly hall as supporters travel from across the country.
The Manufacturers and Jobbers list committees for the Waukon excursion during the fair. Joseph B. Funke is marshal of the day. R H Worth handles fireworks. R Calvert heads committees including Printing with Weston Martin Calvert. Train Service includes Burns Michel Montague. Music lists Bryant Gund Van Steenwyk. Soliciting tickets lists Hirshheimer Kroner Fairbairn Divantu h and Mueller.
Burlington Vermont September 5 The Vermont governor election is seen as a national barometer with a historic 25 000 plurality zero point Republicans claim Proutys 28 000 margin signals a Taft victory Democrats say local conditions skew the result and Vermont is no longer a safe predictor.
Petition to probate the will of the late Col William F Vilas filed in Madison shows an estate worth 842000 with 142000 in real estate and 700000 in personal property. Debts against the state total 79000. The will is dated August 27 1902 and the petition will be heard at the October term in county court.
Western Wisconsin conference of the M. E. church will meet in Ashland next week with Revs J W Irish A L Wood W P Cunningham and Presiding Elder Vance from this city attending. The First Methodist church Eighth and King seeks Rev Irish’s return. petition signed by nearly all members. Quarterly conference last Thursday produced no action. conference will decide in Ashland.
Jesse Jackson, the chair-pusher in charge of the chair containing Chas. G. Roberts and Mrs. W. G. Williams, principals in the boardwalk shooting case, was arrested in Atlantic City and held on $500 bail. Police would not reveal if he acted as conspirator or witness, with sensational developments expected. Chief Whalen said Jackson denied a quoted highwayman theory interview.
The death and burial at sea of Rev H J Daly a priest of the diocese of Sioux Falls South Dakota was reported as the Cunarder Umbria docked today from England. Heart failure was the cause.
The board of directors and officers except President John Elliott met at Secretary Clinton Hunt’s office to approve Elliott Day plans. They will canvass factories and businesses with tickets, aim for 3000 or bust, form committees, and recruit honorary members from Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa cities to boost attendance.
The famous actress Maude Adams spends her summer at a Ronkonkoma Long Island home valued at 25 000 to 30 000 dollars. She favors the porch and a large library as she answers correspondence and reviews plays while friends visit in the extensive landscaped grounds. She travels to the metropolis occasionally but cherishes time at home during the brief leisure months.
Official returns from 34 Wisconsin counties show James E. Abbott's insurance commissioner bid cutting George E. Beedle's lead to 1,358 votes. Abbott carried 23 counties to Beedle's 11. Beedle won Vernon, Dane, Oconto, Waupaca, Shawano, and Sheboygan, while Abbott led in Buck, Grant, Waukesha, Brown, Portage, and Marathon.
In Somerville jail Chester S. Jordan, accused of killing and dismembering his wife, eats heartily and chats with jailers. Attorney Sullivan plans temporary insanity defense with Jesse Livermore paying for it. Livermore arrives as Jordan’s brother-in-law to aid the case. Doctors say the woman was strangled then beaten, challenging Jordan’s account.
The Cosmopolitan National Bank of Pittsburg was closed by order of the comptroller of the currency. Robert Lyon was appointed receiver. Officials say insolvent. bank officers call the move high handed. Deposits total about 700000 with 100000 in government and state funds. liabilities around 1000000.
In Glasgow on September 5 a riot erupted as socialists and unemployed disrupted a royal luncheon honoring Prince Arthur amid urban hardship. Police guarded the prince as he arrived and escorted him to city hall. The mob jeered and fought off officers, injuring several, after which extra police repelled attempts to breach the hall. The unrest followed the council’s refusal to hear unemployed demands at a prior council chamber entry attempt.
Mr. and Mrs. George Wenzel have left for Birmingham Alabama where Mr. Wenzel will attend the national convention of postoffice clerks to be held there next week.
A blaze in a twelve story building at 652 Broadway caused panic among 400 women workers. Frightened and nearly suffocated by smoke, many fainted or lost consciousness as elevators delivered them to the ground floor under police escort. Some screamed in hysteria, stirring a large, chaotic evacuation.
Captain Ivey of the City Mission arrived home after a month long vacation in the Naxotas. He expects to resume the street meetings at once.
Des Moines Iowa Gov Cummins answers the stand patters who warned they would bolt if he did not withdraw as caucus candidate for the short term senatorship He says the law requires this session to elect a senator and pledges to resign if not the Republican primary choice and back the top vote getter for the short term.
Signatory nations to the Algeciras treaty join in unified protest after another strong measure against the German Emperor. Joint action is demanded to curb imperial aggression and restore balance in European affairs.
Paris reports that signatories to the Algeciras treaty have informed Germany they will not recognize Mulai Hafid as sultan of Morocco until a joint Franco Spanish note from the Moroccan mandatories is issued. The foreign office notes all powers, except Germany, will not back the Kaiser.
In Des Moines 48 stand patters who bolted a GOP caucus meet to oppose Cummins election next Wednesday. If forced to vote they will split strength among three men causing a deadlock. Progressives warn bolt could split the party and aid a Democratic win in November.
Weather and water report notes La Crosse 62 degrees coolest, 84 warmest in U S at Phoenix 04. River near stationary. La Crosse 2.5 feet a 0.1 drop Prairie du Chien 2.7 feet stationary. Forecasts Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa cooler conditions tonight through Sunday with fair skies. Ashville reports 1.42 inches rainfall in last 24 hours.
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