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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1909
Page
3
The narrative recalls Walter Raxe and a fire crew battling a stubborn blaze as Hanson’s men fight with grit and wit. It notes cigarette law shifts in Massachusetts and Wisconsin, a Chicago clergyman’s arrest tale, and evolving political explanations from senators on tariff votes.
At Spokane Washington a large gathering discusses a broad program for developing national resources through a five billion dollar bond plan at 7 percent for 190 years to fund drainage irrigation roads and conservation projects. Support is uncertain amid concerns over funding and political will. The speech highlights include hopes for urban housing growth and a thriving economy while clouds of hardship loom over farmers and workers.
A La Crasno Lutheran Art Society event at Ona-Iarka school grounds drew many, with Principal M Johnson and speakers C R Skaar and Jamon Thompson. A five cent fare was offered by the streetcar to Onalarka for the occasion. In Duluth a streetcar collision likely fatally injured motorman Albert Wrethind and passenger John Buckley, with others injured.
A jumble of comic lines and quotations from old plays and magazines. The text includes mock moral maxims, snippets about vacations and human nature from various sources, with playful dialogue among characters and brief humorous exchanges. It concludes with archival notes and a New York Times quip.
Arnold Armstrong is found dead at the Minster stairs as Gertrude and Halsey confront mounting tension. The Traders' Bank shutters its doors amid scrutiny of a large loan linked to Pearl Brewing and a missing loan clerk. Rumors swirl around Gertrude, Jack, and a telegraphed warning as investigators close in.
An old advertisement features dialogue between bread and flour praising Marvel Flour as unbleached and pure. It claims superior baking quality and healthful nourishment, and advertises a free Marvel Bread Kneader Cake Maker and Churn with purchase.
A loan clerk and assistant cashier fled to the vault amid a ten minute lapse. Trautman confronted the unfolding breach and, by afternoon, a national bank official took possession of the file books as the bank remained closed for business on Tuesday.
Neighbors of Senator Albert B Cummins praise his stand against the Aldrich tariff machine. He spoke to about five thousand at a campaign rally, defending his voting record and stressing Republican principles of protection and independent action in Washington.
A Missouri Pacific fast train at Leavenworth Kansas derailed at 40 mph. The engine and several cars were demolished while coaches and sleepers left the tracks. The baggage car and one coach narrowly avoided plunging into the Missouri River as a strong current ran near the embankment. No train personnel or passengers were injured.
Minh Nettie Matson of South Bend and others are urged by Wiseane Business University to enroll. The notice touts bright prepared graduates, strong employment outcomes, and proven records in finance, clerical, and legal fields. It argues against cheap education and invites applications for the fall term beginning September 7 with a mailed catalog.
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