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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1912
Page
4
Wisconsin reports record hog cholera levels with calls to boost anti serum production. Dr Hadley notes no danger to humans but warns disease can devastate swine herds. Blood extraction methods for serum, supply issues, and rapid hog mortality are discussed.
Milwaukee Wisconsin saloon keepers plan to urge the next legislature to authorize parishment style action against delinquent customers and to allow municipalities to garnish the liquor tax or license in the saloon. John Langan, president of the Wisconsin Retail Liquor Dealers association, said the executive committee approved requesting a bill letting license revenue stay with the saloonkeeper and moving the business without a new license. He also argued garnishment rights should treat liquor sellers the same as grocers or butchers. Another meeting is set for December 4.
Madison reports six Wisconsin football members named to the All Western team by Collier’s Weekly. Gillette holds quarterback, Tandberg and Van Riper are fullback and halfback, with Hoeffle Keeler and Butler also represented in the lineup.
A corn shredder injured two workers in one day eight miles from Maiden Rock. M. Bach lost four fingers while Adam Bolch sustained a badly damaged right hand in the same incident.
The Wisconsin Minnesota boundary commission will assemble in St Paul on December 14 to review contested lines in Lake Pepin and St Louis Bay. The session aims to resolve the long standing boundary questions affecting jurisdiction and waterway rights.
Miss Johanna Schwertsierger, who came to La Crosse from Germany, is charged with forging an endorsement on a check. The incident arose after a check was found and examined, leading to the accusation of forgery against the visitor.
A sweeping national crackdown initiated by Postmaster General Hitchcock calls arrests of doctors and drug sellers aiding dangerous medical practices. Chicago led with ten arrests as authorities seized offices and homes. 173 people in 72 towns faced charges under postal law for using mail to promote risky remedies and criminal drugs.
The Speyer interests of New York have acquired complete control of the underground railways of London. The purchase includes the Central London tubes and the City and South London tubes with a combined capitalization of 36,415,600 dollars.
Goshen November 21. Witness John Minturn testified that Burton W. Gibson of New York, the lawyer charged with murder in the death of Myra Szabo, grabbed her by the neck in a boat on Greenswood Lake. Minturn said Gibson’s right hand struck for her throat as they fell from the boat and Gibson flipped the craft, leaving the woman submerged.
Milwaukee report says a five member commission found John Schrank insane after examining him for the October 14 attack on Theodore Roosevelt. He cannot be tried and will be committed to the Northern Hospital for the Insane at Oshkosh likely for life unless cured. Dr Richard Dewey chaired the panel with four other physicians. findings to be filed with the court this week.
New York reports Benny Vogel described as an international crook lies dead in the morgue with his companion known as Lottie as city detective John Allen also dies. In a nearby hospital four men, including detectives, struggle between life and death after a raid on Vogel heirs rooms. The fusillade followed the detectives entry and accounts differ on who fired first.
Indianapolis November 20 Ronard Smythe and James E Ray of Peoria TfL were jailed as bondmen withdrew the security on which they had been at liberty. The two of 45 defendants in the dynamite conspiracy trial were placed in jail due to the bond collapse.
Nov 20 Los Angeles fire at the St George hotel on East 3d Street spreads through an elevator shaft. Three known dead include Mrs Charlotte Harrington and Joseph Martin. dozens injured. Oscar Jones ferries passengers to safety from the sixth floor using the hotel's lone elevator. firemen and bystanders perform rescues as flames engulf the building.
Washington report notes the department of agriculture mailed 34 million farmer printed materials in a year. The superintendent of public documents sold department publications at cost plus ten percent, totaling $16,000 in sales.
New York reports that Mrs Hetty Green the world’s wealthiest woman and leading business figure marks her seventy eighth birthday by working at her Westminster Company offices on Broadway from early morning until late afternoon.
William Line sixty one president of West Side Dime Savings bank killed himself by hanging with a rope from bed clothes. He had been inactive in bank affairs for months. He leaves a widow, a son William Little Jr of Chicago and a daughter Mrs ER Ran of Orlando Florida. Demarest Defeats Sutton in New York billiards championship match at Hotel Astor 400 to 160. Demarest made a 120 high run and 23 17 31 average. Sutton's best run 49.
Kingston Jamaica Nov 2 The hurricane and tidal wave have killed over 100 people with 42 bodies recovered in Montego Bay as towns like Lucea Savanna La Mar and Black River suffer near total destruction. The American Tobacco and United Fruit companies aid relief while a government expedition with 200 tents and artillery presses into affected areas. High winds reached 100 mph and rainfall persists as search operations intensify.
President Taft appoints Carmi Thompson treasurer of the United States to succeed the resigning Lee McClung. Thompson will assume the duties today, and Charles J. Hilles returns to his post as secretary to the president.
Three women injured in a Chicago streetcrash with a Halsted street car. Mrs. Thomas W. Jackson, believed to die, Mrs. Harry G. Jackson, 31, dying, and Mrs. John W. Bass, 34, in critical delirious condition.
Spokane November 20 The National Grange adopted a resolution calling for a committee to meet with the President elect Wilson to secure a capable representative of farming interests as secretary of agriculture.
Patrolman George Iacs was shot and killed just before midnight at a East Side street corner after trouble with gangsters. The incident occurred on November 21 as authorities pursue those involved.
Vienna permits investigation of Austrian complaints in Belgrade as Balkan allied powers discuss terms with the Turkish commander in chief. Sofia reports plenipotentiaries named to negotiate an armistice and possible peace while Servia yields to Austria on official misconduct probes amid ongoing fighting near Constantinople.
At midnight, two bandits stopped the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Southwest Limited between Mystic and Ottumwa. They boarded at Mystic, robbed two passengers and two employees, and kept travelers prisoner until Ottumwa. Loot totaled about 350 dollars. A. Young surrendered 80 dollars and a diamond ring valued at 150 dollars. J G Zook lost 372 35.
Richmond Virginia November 20 Corporal Mann granted Mayd and Claude Aller a respite until December 13. They were sentenced to death in the electric chair November 22 for their part in the Hillsville courthouse murder.
President elect Wilson, in Hamilton Bermuda on November 26, says he has forgotten his worries and that his health is already improved. He describes how he is enjoying his vacation and taking a break from public duties.
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