01 Dec 1925
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1925
Page
1
Proceedings capture a tense courtroom scene as Colonel Winship and Judge Reid hear the first witness Captain I W Yarnell while Chambers discuss delays and procedural questions. An announced comment by a figure named Moral drew attention but went unheard in court.
Streets closed for winter coasting as announced by street commissioner Arthur Hinay. Coasting spots include S Ninth to Clara Avenue, N Twelfth from Erie to Niagara, Niagara Avenue segments, River Street from Fifteenth to New Jersey Avenue. Coasting hours are Monday to Friday 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
A letter from O Arnst of Chicago seeks contact with Lake Michigan landowners south of Sheboygan fronting the lake. He plans to erect summer cottages for tourists, signaling rising demand as Black River area and southern lots gain value. Local land released from probate is priced for cottage sites, with leases to be honored before outsiders can purchase.
John Sovetsky of Chicago goes on trial charged with recovering about $100,000 in stolen goods, mostly from Green Bay Wisconsin. He earned the nickname the million dollar fence for storing loot from raids on Chicago area stores. Green Bay merchants reported most of the $106,000 in goods found in his garage came from them including items from Peoples Clothing in June and Stolper Bros in January. The case was moved to Chicago after Governor Len Small refused extradition to Wisconsin.
Milwaukee dry leaders meet with field workers and a Methodist committee to map strategies against the Wisconsin beer referendum. D. I. McBride says the county system strengthens law enforcement, while officials plan court action to block the November ballot certification by the secretary of state.
Sheboygan common council adjourned meeting approved the 1925 budget setting a tax rate of 24.56 per $1,000, down from 27.19 last year. The total levy reached 4,426.36 higher than 1924, while valuation rose to 43,278,087, with the general fund trimmed and street paving financed.
In Temple Texas former Governor Miriam Ferguson faces calls for a special session while Governor Ferguson resists impeachment moves. Ranger leader EB Frienson meets with Frank Tanner as talk swirls about enforcing prohibition and targeting violators. Speaker Satterwhite plans a January 4 inquiry with funds rumored from Ferguson opponents. Fort Worth publisher Amon Carter is pressed to resign over recent party and game incidents.
Fire in Lake Charles, Louisiana, destroyed much of a business block early today, inflicting more than 500000 dollars in damage and killing Hollis Vincones and Benj Guilliote. The blaze began in a small grocery store and spread to adjacent buildings, cutting telephones and shutting down electric plants before fire crews contained it.
The item notes Unity Day celebrations in the kingdom of Jugoslavia and mentions the Baltimore & Ohio railroad completion near Harper's Ferry, with a birthday anniversary reference to the Queen Mother Alexandra of England. Weather outlook is partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with rising temperatures.
A tropical gale roared along Florida's west coast after a severe rainstorm, causing heavy damage and loss of life. Five killed include four in a Davis Island bunkhouse collapse and one man drowned when a wind toppled a house. The West Coast fertilizer plant burned for a loss of about $200,000 amid multiple fires and uprooted trees. Ships faced high seas as distress signals went out from small boats and freighters. St. Petersburg lost power and Tampa saw weather-related disruptions to publishing.
John A. Scott died from injuries suffered last Friday when struck by an automobile in Milwaukee. The accident occurred yesterday evening, ending the life of the LBY United Preast employee.
Gov Pinchot called the anthracite operators rejection of his peace plan a declaration of war as he arrived in Dubois Pennsylvania The operators refused a long term working agreement and rejected a check off and board of investigation urging a public response to the ongoing strike The report notes leaders expect renewed talks and potential prolonged disruption in the coal industry with operators seeking a stable price and supply for workers and consumers
Memphis Tennessee reports William Onford eight was the sole survivor after a collision near Achillon Station Arkansas when a Frisco Lines passenger train struck a car. Nine people died including Clem Oxford thirty three and three of his children along with relatives. The boy remained in critical condition as cotton pickers blamed the car driver.
City officials plan formal protest to Wiseconmpin Telephone Co rate hike filed with the Railroad Commission. Mayor Larnon forms a committee including City Attorney A. Mutt Werner and Alderman Herbert Trumke to attend the December 4 hearing and object to what they deem exorbitant rates. Dr W F Zierath also submits a letter urging council oppose the proposed increase as inconsistent with service rendered.
Senator Robert M Ua Fallette Jr and Senator Jim Watson discuss at the White House the legality of Gerald Nye’s appointment to North Dakota’s late seat. Watson plans to convene the Senate Committee on Committees Friday to resolve the question and several Republicans weigh authority and recognition.
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