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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1909
Page
6
Danville Newfoundland Aug 9. Former Congressman Joseph G Cannon says he has no plan to retire and will return to Washington after a rest in Danville. He dismisses reports about giving Chautauqua lectures and plans to stage his own Chautauqua back in Washington.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt travels to Paris with her son Quentin and sister Miss Carew. They left Porto Maurizio Friday and proceed in easy stages toward Paris this evening.
A terse discussion contrasts arriving at conclusions through personal experience with broader evidence. The piece notes public sentiment over time and hints at varying approaches to knowledge and decision making without detailing specific figures or events.
Five people drown in Michigan while trying to cool off as heat waves grip the state. Bay City youths Willie Taylor and Tommy Laroque are among the victims. Frank Brandstrom, 19, and Julian Barrien, 32, also die in separate incidents in Grand Rapids Niles and Saginaw. Bodies awaited identification in Grand Rapids and Niles.
The 48rd annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment starts in Salt Lake City with thousands of veterans in attendance. Ex prisoners of war meet at 10 a.m. and reminisce while the executive committee plans its first meeting. Two camp fires are planned and a Wasatch Knights parade. Former Governor Van Sant of Minnesota visits with his wife as supporters push for him to be commander in chief.
Cape Town Aug 9 A search order extends 200 miles along the southeastern African coast for the Warath crew and 400 passengers believed to be alive after the steamer was sunk in transit from Durban. Violent storms followed the voyage and rescue efforts are ongoing as reports of drowning and recovered bodies emerge.
Tyler Texas witnesses were summoned by police in an egging investigation after socialist Lena Morrow Lewis and her companion R. J. Hickey were attacked Saturday night at a Coma suburb meeting. Eggs hit Lewis in the face and smeared her clothes.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt sails for Kenya to resume big game hunting in Africa. Kermit Roosevelt and Prof. Edmund Heller accompany him. A second shipment of specimens departs August 16 aboard the same ship to the Mediterranean, including hippopotamus from Lake Naivasha, to be sent to the Smithsonian Institution.
The committee of one hundred asserts that incompetent magistrate administration breeds anarchy and frequent miscarriages of justice in New York City. It condemns political appointments and says the issue will be a factor in the upcoming campaign.
The Chicago Athletic Club track squad, the best middle west athletes, departs Chicago for Seattle to compete in national events this week. A Marshall Field meet last Saturday showed the men in peak form and new records are expected.
A newborn deserted in a shoe box near the Hotel Kingsland was adopted by Mrs. John E. Travers. The child’s skin darkened in days leading a physician to declare it a Negro. Mrs. Travers sent the baby to the poor house.
A La Crosse Wisconsin Business University advertisement asserts that its average student succeeds, with endorsements from local business leaders. It emphasizes career outcomes in finance clerical and legal fields and invites applications for the fall term beginning September 7th with a request to send for a catalogue.
New York reported sculptor Roland Hinton Perry in Ludlow Street Jail for four months over alimony contempt. He calls jail the best place for study time and rest, noting eight hours of sleep and access to books and handball. He says it is the best vacation he has had.
New York Aerial records may fall as Charles F. Willard of the New York Aeronautic Society continues testing at Mineola L I. His two mile flight yesterday for a beginner ended at 40 miles per hour and follows eleven prior flights.
Smith of La Crescent pitched a no hit no run game against Houston yesterday, with his team winning 5 to 9. Post, a catcher who had played for Superior, caught for Smith, as only four runners reached first and one advanced beyond the base. Batteries Smith and Post Orr and Peacock.
Members of the Grand Army arrive in Salt Lake City for the annual encampment. Former Minnesota Governor Van Vleet is discussed as the sole candidate on the ground for Commander in Chief.
Mrs. H. Lambert arrives from Perry Montana to visit her brother-in-law S. Bright at 713 Mill Street in town.
After August 14 the La Crosse normal school will belong to the state and be fully paid. A Madison board meeting will settle with Sterling Engineering for the building, ready for occupancy in October. The grounds will be turned into a park. tile flooring is delayed by a Chicago strike. President Livingstone of Platteville resigns. regents will appoint a successor. Cotton of La Crosse is in Indiana this week.
Mrs. Sutton implicates Navy officers Adams Osterman Uttley in her son Jimmie Sutton's death, recounting graphic assaults and a claim that he was beaten to death to hide the crime. She seeks truth, writing to Har ry M. Schwartz claiming a friend in the paymaster's office and pressing for accountability amid court proceedings.
Mayor Sorenson awaits Prof. F Wolf and Prof. Schlicher of the state university. Wolf is described as a leading underground water scientist and will assess a La Crosse well system. His work involves testing groundwater quality, sufficiency, and long term viability using Schlicher instruments.
In Dakota on Sunday the All-Stars beat Peerless 4 to 3 for the town championship. Bass delivered strong batting while FE Smith and C Wilson starred as managers. The teams, both from the same town, may meet again next Sunday in a close rematch. Swanson of Viroqua visits La Crosse friends briefly.
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