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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1906
Page
8
An advertisement argues that disease and hair loss stem from the dandruff germ and that Newbro's Herpicide kills this germ to restore healthy growth. It urges purchase via druggists and requests a 16 cent stamp sample sent to The Herpicide Co Detroit with special agent O T Erhart listed.
In Racine Wisconsin on August 7 a funeral for 33 year old Hungarian Andrus Lebitak was halted by Chief of Police Pfister acting as health officer. Reports say he died from tooth extraction complications leading to blood poisoning and gangrene. Several people in the same house had exposure and a larger spread was possible if the church service continued. The body was moved to an undertaker and the funeral was held there.
Kansas City Kansas faces bankruptcy at $300 daily, $21,000 weekly, $109,500 yearly as prohibition law enforcement shrinks the police and fire forces and halts street work. City debt climbs to $4,575,000 with $225,000 needed monthly while income totals $112,000 annually. Dr Will Powell noted.
Oshkosh Woon earned a third victory against Green Bay as scores showed 1.5 to 22 and 49 to 29 in a compact game summary. Team standings included Pet. 640 and 0.628 as season metrics amid Wisconsin locales Wausau Eau Claire and related notes.
La Crosse shut out Green Bay 6 to 0 as George pitched brilliantly. Batters from Green Bay failed to solve the La Crosse hurler while fielding held steady. Attendance was fair and officials urge higher turnout for the season. La Crosse to meet Green Bay again with Wausau visiting Thursday.
In Chadwick Missouri yesterday Charles Freeman a merchant and Robert Keene 18 were killed in a street duel with revolvers Freeman who had sued Keene over an alleged assault on his daughter was killed after being shot in the forehead and heart Keene died after three bullets struck him including a heart shot Freeman leaves a widow and several children He was proprietor of stores at Chadwick and Garrison Keene was the son of Thomas Keene a wealthy farmer near Chadwick
An interurban car carrying Danville residents returning from a country outing overturned on a curve at Logan avenue. One man, Keily Smoot, died after being crushed beneath the vehicle. His wife and young daughter are among the seriously injured, and Rev. J D Lawrence of the Danville Presbyterian Church is reported gravely hurt with a crushed arm and internal injuries.
Irvin Jones, 10, found phosphorus in river mud and pocketed it. He later walked into the river and the chemical caught fire, burning him severely. Rescue attempts failed as he entered deeper water before reaching shore, leaving him in precarious condition at Sherman hospital.
In Washington Aug 7 report on new tech to prevent sea collisions. A Berlin engineer seeks patent for wireless apparatus that activates within half a mile of another vessel. It automatically closes steam tubes to slow or reverse engines, preventing accidents.
Appleton Wisconsin August 7. Testimony from Lee W Stinson of Kenton Ironworks describes murderer Kabat in Oshkosh jail crafting a clock spring saw from a clock spring to cut through two heavy steel bars. He claims Kabat’s tool created a perfect half inch by eight inch saw and used soap to conceal the marks, delaying discovery.
Eldora Iowa August 7 Judge Hugh Brennan will decide if cigarette smoking constitutes inebriety, which could lead to wards being enlarged at state hospitals. Morris Marsh of Polk County filed a petition accusing his son Morris of being an inebriate for smoking 150 to 300 cigarettes daily and becoming unable to care for himself.
John C Hood of Wilkinsburg invents an electric burglar alarm that activates a phonograph in the garret to call the police and provide the house address during a break in. The device channels a live alert to the tele phone line and speeds response for burglaries. Also mentions Foley’s Honey and Tar for asthma relief sold by O T Erhart.
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