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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1910
Page
1
A car veered over a bank in West Salem killing the wife of Col. McCoy and badly injuring two others. The incident prompted emergency responders to rush to the scene and authorities investigate the cause.
Newton expects to prove the body could not have been successfully analyzed. The report questions expert analysis methods and the reliability of forensic conclusions in the case.
Mrs. Robert B. McCoy died when the car plunged from an embankment into the La Crosse river near West Salem. Colonel McCoy and two children survived. Dr. Beebe hurt and Mrs. Beebe badly cut. The party was from Sparta, and Mrs. McCoy was buried in Sparta after rescue.
An advertisement works to reach thousands daily and builds recognition over months. Repeated insertions deepen brand association, making the store and its goods inseparable in readers' minds, with The Tribune named as the best local advertising medium.
Henry F. Cochems, former Harvard athlete and Wisconsin football star, will campaign for congress with his right arm in a sling after slipping from a street car in Milwaukee. The injury, a fracture above the elbow, occurred September 12 and he will continue his campaign despite the setback.
Arch bishop John Ireland aged 71 celebrated his birthday yesterday in Montreal where he attends the eucharistic congress as a guest. He is known as the dean of Catholicism in the west and figures prominently in church life in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Italian soprano Lina Cavalieri plans to come to New York to enforce her claims to her husband’s fortune under a pre nuptial pact. Cablegrams from Cavalieri were read at Chanler’s studio. Attorneys say there is a dispute between Cavalieri and her husband and his relatives plan to contest the will.
Carl A. Badsing, held by police for two weeks in the death of his wife, was formally charged with murder. Investigators suspect poison after his wife’s death two months after marriage and a life insurance payout. a prior wife also died under similar circumstances.
Vice president Thayer testified at the interstate commerce commission inquiry that the Pennsylvania railroad’s new wage scale will cut net earnings by six to seven million dollars this year. He noted the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910 showed about nine million dollars more in net earnings than the prior year, while the eastern system after Pittsburgh posted a two and a half million dollar four month loss. He added there may be no gross earnings increase this year.
Chicago led the nation in postal receipts in August with $1,666,484.15, topping New York at $1,610,785.42 as fifty largest offices reported $8,492,885.26 nationwide, an increase of $980,415.83 from August 1909. Washington, D C. noted the historical shift.
O M Levang campaign manager for Sydney Anderson says Tawney followers launched character attacks in Austin. He notes the standpat machine aimed to let the election pass but Anderson gains support for challenging big business allies. Potential speeches by Senator Morris La Crosse and Herman L Ekern are planned. C C Pierce may tour the district.
Three pro Ballinger members of the Ballinger investigating committee reach Chicago ahead of tomorrow's session. Reports say Ballinger will be acquitted of charges raised by L. R. Glavis. Committee members stay silent while a finding in Ballinger's favor is widely expected.
New York schools report about 700,000 children returning for the new term, 25,000 more than last year. Overcrowding will keep about 10,600 students in part time sessions, extending the school day for many pupils.
The Census Bureau announced the 1910 Dayton Ohio population at 116 577, an increase of 31 244 people or 63.6 percent since 1900, signaling rapid growth for the city.
In Racine Wisconsin on September 12 Adam Pinter and John Kuzint believed a hunting license allowed pursuit of birds in city parks. Police arrived and prevented further harm to the birds.
Kenosha Wisconsin September 12 The arrest of Albert Koch charged with selling his twenty one year old wife into white slavery promises to implicate a score of more prominent men of this city according to District Attorney Baker Koch has confessed.
Portland report notes both parties claim Democrat Plaisted will win Maine governor as rural areas vote sparsely while urban centers show heavy turnout. Republicans concede Plaisted may carry the city by a substantial margin though congressional candidates’ fates remain uncertain.
Jefferson City Sept 12 Early arrivals for platform conventions show the Folk boom overshadowing party platform debates. Lon Sanders and Tom Hennings stir Folk support as Walter Dickey may resign as Republican chairman. A clash between federal faction and state administrationists looms over the Missouri platform.
A Chicago Milwaukee Line electric car left the track during a severe storm and crashed into a hardware store in Milwaukee. The car ended up inside the store room creating a large front gap. the proprietor and his family, who lived above, were unhurt. No passengers were injured.
Madison Wis Sept 12 A boom started to make J E Messerschmidt assistant attorney general the Republican nominee for attorney general to fill the Tucker vacancy His candidacy rests on the belief C H Crown hart will seek state chairman and not the AG post
The French passenger and freight liner California arrived at Havre from New York after a five day battle with fire. The crew, exhausted, kept the blaze from spreading to the sixteen passengers who were landed at Havre.
A brief item notes that funds for 1904 campaigns are being sought for publicity. It mentions allocation for election efforts and implies scrutiny of money raised for political campaigns. No individuals or organizations are clearly named in the readable text.
The World demands full public accounting of Roosevelt era campaign receipts and expenditures. It cites trusts and Harriman links, questions Cortelyou and Roosevelt must answer, and recalls the 1904 push for transparency. Oyster Bay meeting outlines a major fight against the old guard for state convention control.
In Nashville on September 12, Seth McCallen also known as Col. Dick Maple withdraws as the Socialist party candidate for Tennessee governor to serve the party better as a live editor than a dead candidate.
United States Senator Bristow of Kansas denounces anti Cannon insurgents among Colorado Republicans. He backs Marl Vincent, the lone last legislature member to oppose Guggenheim for senator, asserts Uncle Joe’s power is gone, and calls the Colorado conspiracy claim worth the state’s interest. Bristow argues direct primary costs and wealth limits on nominations.
Ottawa Illinois reports Lee O'Neil Browne fresh from Chicago begins renomination campaign with strong organizing efforts. Browne plans precinct by precinct outreach and extensive literature while U S Weeks attacks Browne with a circular. Fireworks expected until primary day.
Weather notes show La Crosse coolest at 52 with 78 warming later, 10 mph wind and 16 inches rainfall. Forecast through 7 pm Tuesday calls for fair to partly cloudy skies, frost tonight, cooler in interior marshlands, and frost east in Minnesota. River will stay steady over 48 hours with reading 9.7 at Beaverton or Reeds Landing showing stage 0.5 fall 0.1.
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