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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
4
The piece argues the law should infer intent from speeding and other careless acts. It discusses manslaughter versus murder in burglaries and urges extending culpability to fatal automobile accidents to deter speed and ensure accountability. It cites the Chicago Tribune urging change to hold speeders legally responsible.
The piece contrasts American pace with English views and warns that swift living harms others. It notes trains are controlled but horse vehicles bicycles and especially automobiles race through busy streets, risking danger in daytime traffic.
A Chicago grand jury returns an indictment against Standard Oil for unlawful railroad rebates, though no individuals are named. The case centers on the corporate entity with a $25,000 bond set for appearance, while political sparring over tariff and trust regulation rumbles in the background.
In Reading on August 9 Mahlon Reitnauer and his wife, Lydia Landis, took over a neglected farm and mill. She promised to keep the mill in trim and has since run the Reitnauer Red Mill flour, earning wide renown in the Falckner Swamp region for her grain grinding expertise.
Hair preparations usually irritate while hair grows naturally when not diseased. Dandruff causes most hair trouble and stems from a germ. Cure lies in killing the germ, with Newbro's Herpicide claimed to destroy it instantly without grease or harmful drugs. Sold by druggists. sample offered via 10 cent stamp to The Herpicide Detroit. O T Erhart, Special Agent.
Rural feature details Mrs. Reithauer a 33 year old miller at Colebrookdale and Douglass township mills. She loads sacks with rope throws, mills by hand and repairs reel sieves while tending buckwheat flour for local Pennsylvanian Germans. She balances farm work and family while reading market reports and guiding farmers on grain sales.
Philip Tomassino, 19, shot himself in Eveleth after a Black Hand order to report to Italy by August 24. In ICU with no expectation of recovery, he laments his fate and fears brutal consequences if he refuses. Authorities say US protection fails to sway the organization.
Dr George Powell is identified as a consulting physician and surgeon in the report detailing medical staff roles. The notice emphasizes his professional title and responsibilities within the medical facility.
The June 18 1906 statement shows assets including loans and discounts 2 773 023 19. bonds and other investments. cash resources 274 596 06. U S bonds to secure deposits 520 997 73 and 12 500 00 in vaults. Liabilities include circulation 250 000 00 surplus 204 800 00 undivided profits 50 000 00 and total resources 4 137 685 01. United States Depositary.
C Unger of Champaign Illinois describes a year long hacking cough mistaken for consumption. After trying many remedies and physician care he used one bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar and was cured with no further trouble. Sold by O T Erhart.
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