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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1907
Page
4
Thos H Gentle of Platteville normal school has been elected principal of Vernon county s newly created county training school for teachers, with duties as supervisor of practice and methods in the program.
Within eight weeks Alabama lost both United States senators John Tyler Morgan and Edmund Winston Pettus. The World notes they were peers in years vigor and independence, loyal southern democrats who steered clear of sectionalism and demagoguery, earning respect for principled lawmaking rather than political stunts.
A Fond du Lac grand jury has indicted five local officials amid investigations into misconduct. The charges center on alleged improper practices and misuse of power. Detectives say the case values public trust and could reshape municipal leadership.
Milwaukee archdiocese issues a handbook restricting Catholic weddings to church settings only and forbidding private houses and outside music. new rules ban after dark gatherings at church events, prohibit public displays, and require bishop consent for picnics fairs and dances. several indictments and grand jury critiques of local officials are noted, including police and city administration matters.
Second Officer Ritter of the German steamship Baker arrived with a black eye and a two foot long dirigible airship type fish. While shaving at an open port on Sunday, the fish sailed in striking his right eye and knocking him down. He cut the fish’s throat, and it was served for supper. Wings were removed and spread on the skipper’s cabin wall. He refused to say its wingspan.
C G Hays, a Bluff, Missouri businessman, endorses Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the quickest and surest healing salve for sores, burns, wounds, or piles. O T Erhart, a local druggist, guarantees it at 25 cents.
A reflective quote notes that some individuals struggle to tell the truth as much as they cannot stop lying, suggesting a deep-seated pattern influencing behavior and credibility.
Green Bay Wisconsin August 2 Congressman Gustav Kuestermann and wife are expected back from Europe tomorrow. He won the 9th district race over E S Minor by about 300 votes and will go to Washington this fall to push harbor reform for his district.
John Beltman 86 and Christina Beltman 85, long married since 1849 first wed in Roxbury Mass, filed for divorce in Milwaukee. They moved to Wisconsin fifty six years ago and have five children. John deeded Milwaukee property on Fourteenth Street to Christina fifty four years ago when ill and near death.
Statewide items report Federation of Catholics meeting prep in Burtington Aug 4 5. Funeral for S M Stephenson of Menominee Sunday at 2 pm. Veterans home inmates in Waupaca object to Aug 15 rail fare cut loss. Lightning starts fire at Carl Zinkel farm Newton barn destroying outbuildings. loss about 6000 with 4000 insured. Fishermen seek 200000 wall eyed pike fry to stock Lake Butte des Morts. Rev R A Most accepts call to Centerville church. Sauk City big homecoming opens Aug 5 all week. James J Peterson 50 found dead near Mineral Point harnessing horse. Powers Lake boat explosion narrowly spares passengers. Edward Flannery allegedly pushed from train near Browntown. woman confesses but claims not to tell others. Gottlieb Young 20 taken to Mendota asylum. Kenosha man Thomas McNichols dies after fall from third floor in Chicago hotel. Oshkosh candidates sought for presidency after Halsey death. Racine police resist new pension fund. local editor libel suit filed. Burlington boy Henry Meyer 1 year in Green Bay for attacking 5 year old. John Stehlik sues Svornost for libel in Racine. Kenosha police promise sensational updates in John Gillette murder theory.
A compact reflection notes that a man’s reputation may diverge from his true character, emphasizing the distinction between what others think and who he really is. The saying suggests outward perception can mask deeper qualities.
The remark suggests that self-promotion by some individuals slows collective work and adds to tension within the community. It implies that modest, cooperative behavior would better serve overall goals than public boasting.
Oconto Wisconsin August 2 Thousands of pine snakes six to seven feet long again menace Farm dam near Mountain. They undermined the dam in spring 1906 delaying reconstruction. Guards posted. One guard, Hugh Herald, killed forty five snakes in a day all seven feet or longer. Dam failure would cause great destruction.
A short reflective line attributed to Michaelangelo contrasts death and love as two wings that lift men beyond earth toward heaven.
The Winnebago county probate court has issued a final accounting and assigned the residue of Gabriel Bouck’s estate, valued at 288,293.62 dollars, to heirs. William C. Bouch of Oshkosh receives 48,032 dollars but must cover 30,617 dollars of his father Charles Bouck’s obligations. Anna Martin of New Haven, Conn., gets 32,000 dollars. Mary Bouch of Albany receives 24,000 dollars. Ace Brimaghim of Albany receives 21,0.
A provocative reflection on deception noting that truth is tested by whether others accept the falsehood. It centers on whether people will be credulous and swallowed by a convincing fabrication.
In Appleton Wisconsin by special report Lawrence University adds a pre medical course making it the strongest Wisconsin college besides the state university. Trustees announced that students will receive primary medical training this year and graduates may gain entrance to top medical colleges nationwide.
In Bevent Marathon county Joseph Cherek is appointed postmaster succeeding F J Pierucki who has resigned. The action was announced from Washington on August 2.
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