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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1908
Page
7
For Sale Wallachian embroidery goods stamped on linen and patterns at 502 Cass Street. Loans made to salaried people on furniture planes horses wagons. No removal or publicity. La Crosse Mortgage and Loan Co at 3232 Main Street upstairs.
Organist Mr Urquhart offers organ piano and singing lessons at Main Street studio. Carpet cleaning by E Mabie & Son. Horse clipping by E M Lockman. Various WANTS including work, rental cottages, and housing. Also hauling by John Albert and coat exchange offer for a mistaken coat swap on April 6.
A White House gathering to select five leading men from governors and Speaker of the House ends with Judge Gray named as Delaware’s candidate. May 12 dinner for governors in the East Room highlights a tense political scene as Jim Watson of Indiana wins the governorship on the fifth ballot amid family drama. The Senate revolt against veteran leaders grows with Burkett's attack on Hale and insurgent senators like La Follette challenging the old guard on economic and railroad issues.
Robert Noah, about 26, admitted killing Gus Johnson, a Kenmare farmer, on March 26. He shot Johnson in the home, dumped the body in a cellar, and lived with it for days while selling Johnson's produce. Noah was sentenced Saturday to be hanged at the Bismarck penitentiary.
Judge Boucher will open court on April 21 to try Gustave Kammel for the alleged murder of his wife by poisoning her breakfast oatmeal last winter. Their son nearly died from the same poisoned food. A married woman cares more for dress than a man, a spinster for a man.
Reports claim Senator Aldrich may retire at term end as allies like Burkett oppose the regime of old-timers. Dixon of Montana Beveridge Indiana and others who voted against the Aldrich bill face republican frictions. Senate divisions hint at brewing breaches and growing Democratic satisfaction.
In New York on April 13 outside of traction stocks and American Ice, the market was generally heavy. Prices in the first hour fell from fractions to more than one point, while government bonds remained unchanged and other issues held steady.
New York trading shows stocks heavy but steadying after hours of decline. Traders favor selective plays with hopes of higher prices on crop relief and improving corn and wheat futures. Chelsea fire impacts Boston suburb. large damages estimated at 5 to 10 million dollars. Bank statements show loan increases while exchange trends rise and gold exports remain constrained.
Plans are laid for a summer electric railroad of 114 miles from Waterloo to Perry with a stub from Story City to Ames. A connection will carry traffic directly into Des Moines. The line is named the Iowa railroad. Lead, S. D. five candidates enter the mayoral race turning the contest into a heated battle.
Local market remains steady with main shifts in meat prices. Live hogs drop 25 cents, now $5.00 to $5.50 per hundredweight. Hams rise from 11 percent to 12 cents per pound, dried beef up 3 cents to 19 cents per pound.
Saturday, April 11 1908 market prices for fruits, vegetables, seafood, dairy, and meats are listed from multiple providers. Includes apples, oranges, strawberries, cabbages, oysters, carrots, cucumbers, celery, lemons, potatoes, onions, pineapples, and more with varied per unit and per ton pricing. Also notes grain, flour, and feed prices from Mill Co and Cargill Co.
A fragment from Harper's Weekly notes a professor of applied physics location, clarifying that he is not in Boston or Butler but currently holds the chair of applied leather. The excerpt shows historical humor on academic titles and misattributed fields.
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