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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1908
Page
6
Doerflinger’s Great Mill and Factory Sale informs La Crosse shoppers that a shipment of 200 pairs of drawers promised for Wednesday will not arrive and go on sale as advertised. The store apologizes and says the items will be offered later in the week with timing announced in the papers.
Herman L. Ekern defends his support for Hatton in Wisconsin’s senatorial contest and accuses the Free Press of malice and misrepresentation. He says Stephenson sought only a short term and rejected a longer term, despite claims to the contrary, and he urges fair treatment in the paper.
Constantinople dispatch reports the recall of Turkish ambassadors in Washington Paris and St Petersburg with plans to overhaul the entire ambassadorial staff including Berlin Belgrade Madrid and Vienna. No charges accompany removals as the sultan seeks a complete new deal under constitutional government.
An explosion at Brights Quarries 40 miles south of Great Falls Montana killed five men and fatally wounded another today. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as investigators began work to determine the cause of the blast.
O. S. Jackson of Beloit attends Wisconsin Retail Granite and Marble Dealers Association’s fourth semi annual meeting. Delegates arrive late delaying start until 10 30 tomorrow. Headquarters at Hotel Stoddard with social events planned and local tours arranged.
Mrs. W. H. Happel of Houston died Monday after an appendicitis operation at Caledonia hospital. She leaves a husband and four children Milton Philip Rudolph and Alfred plus a son Emanuel who died six years ago. Survived by parents eight siblings and many relatives. Funeral Thursday at 1 from the Looney Valley home with interment at Loretta cemetery.
L. J. Killian the well known insurance man has come back to La Crosse after three months touring Europe. He visited the Alps Switzerland Italy Paris and Germany and was in London for the Olympiad. He found the trip entirely enjoyable and brought back odd stones from the Alps. He unexpectedly met Rev. C N Moller in London at a Cooks agency headquarters, as both were touring Europe.
An advertisement asserts Foley's Kidney Cure will positively cure all forms of kidney and bladder diseases and warns buyers they will blame themselves if they do not use it.
La Crosse grocers prepare a picnic day at Dakota Park with steamer Rutledge and barge transporting members. Boats depart at 9 and 7 as organizers expect record crowds surpassing last year, with a return trip at 12 45 for late attendees and two return boats from the park.
John Debold, 31, of 1601 Denton Street, died this morning at 5 o clock from heart trouble after undergoing an open air treatment. Born in Dubuque, he lived here several years and worked as a painter. Survived by a widow, his funeral is Thursday at the cathedral with Father Sluyter officiating. Interment at Catholic cemetery. Fessler and Dahl in charge.
Doerflinger of the Saengerfest association says the deficit should not exceed 3000 dollars. A meeting was disrupted by officer and committee absences, and another will be held soon after bills are collected. The group could not act last night except to note pending bills and potential leasing of the auditorium to Candidate McGovern for August 120.
Terre Haute physician Robert S Walker M D arrived in La Crosse last week aiming to open an office but vanished after failing to honor a 1250 dollar personal check at Citizens State Bank. Bank from Terre Haute reported he had no funds and the check was returned. Local residents say he left with at least five dollars and may be a confidence man. Police warned he could be in danger of being arrested if he returns.
The speaker calls for immediate protection and abolition of abuses, demanding investigation and prompt action to curb powerful interests. Wisconsin is cited as a model, urging swift tariff reform followed by scientific adjustments to preserve benefits for all people.
J. M. Nolan of Cambridge Massachusetts, a renowned landscape architect, visits in response to a request from the park board to gather data for a comprehensive city park improvement plan. He tours the golf links with Commissioner Hixon and meets Mayor Anderson after earlier city inspections. The commission aims to equip Nolan with material to develop a complete park system for the city and beyond.
Baron Alexander de Pury Herve once aide-de-camp to Bismarck and Franco Prussian War veteran, married to German princess, ended life as a private US citizen. After divorce and remarriage to an actress in New York, he found public service work but succumbed to strain from labor, dying after surgery with German embassy witness at his funeral.
In Berlin Aug 11 Paul Haupt of the International Historical Congress argued that Christ was not a Jew but Aryan. The session erupted as theologians rose to denounce the claim, calling it flimsy and unworthy of a learned assembly.
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Oslum died at 1408 South Eighth Street. Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at 2 30 from St Wenceslaus Church with Rev Father Till presiding. Interment followed in Oak Grove Cemetery with Messler and Dahl in charge.
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