Booster Button Campaign and Possible General Strike
Telegraph reports indicate a general strike order may be issued tonight affecting local North American Postal Telegraph operators at 7:30. Manager Thomas Keegan and J. W. Bevier of Western Union express uncertainty about a walkout while commercial dispatches from La Crosse may continue via Burlington offices.
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North American
Postal) Telegraph Company
Thomas Keegan
the Tribune
Chicago
Smal
Keegan
la Crosse
Burlington
W. A
W. U
M. J. Reidy
Boston
J. M. Sullivan
Brooklyn
Fuller Cup Golf Contest Second Round At La Crosse Club
The Fuller cup golf contest returns to the La Crosse country club for a second season event this afternoon with eleven two person teams. Last month’s tie for first involved Mr and Mrs J Hogan Mr and Mrs H L Colman and Mr and Mrs F H Hankerson with the playoff honors awarded to Mr and Mrs H L Colman. Today's entries include Robert Grodon with Grace Heath Miss Crosby paired with G W Traer Miss L Easton and Mack Thompson Mr and Mrs J M Hixon Mrs R B Gelatt and P M Gelatt Mr and Mrs G W Burton Mrs J J Ablett and W Tourtellette Mr and Mrs F H Hankerson Mr and Mrs H L Colman Mr and Mrs J C Hogan and Mrs J D Young and Roland Goddard.
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la Crosse Links
J. Hogan
H. L. Colman
F. H. Hankerson
Robert Grodon
Grace Heath
Crosby
G. W. Traer
L. Easton
Mack Thompson
J. M. Hixon
R. B. Gelatt
P. M. Gel
G. W. Burton
J. J. Ablett
W., Tourtellette
J. C Hogan
J. D. Young
Roland Goddard
Bombs Made in the Czar's School
In Moscow a police raid uncovered a revolutionary laboratory inside the czar's technical school where bombs from the best dynamite were produced for revolutionists across Russia. Twenty students, including some women, were arrested and now face charges.
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Moscow
Czars Technical School
Russia
Ohly
Woman's age a doubtful quantity in figures
A woman's figure and age are described as variable and uncertain in estimates, highlighting how age can be a doubtful quantity for women in certain discussions or records.
General strike called as telegraphers walkout spreads
Chicago dispatches report orders for a nationwide telegraphers strike. Executive committee seeks President Small to call the general walkout and warns for total disruption with Hearst service exceptions. Widespread refusals to handle commercial dispatches foretell commercial paralysis and market distress.
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Chicago
SMALL
Battle near Casablanca drains French forces in Morocco
Tangier reports a deadly clash between French troops and Moorish fanatics near Casablanca. The fighting yielded heavy casualties on both sides and left Europeans viewing the outcome as a costly defeat. A request for 12,000 reinforcements went to Paris as Rasuli surrenders captive McLean through tribesmen mediation.
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Tangier
Casablanca
Rasuli
McLean
Proposed Sewers Planned for City Streets
The city engineer drew plans for sewers on Fourteenth from Vine to Pine, Second from Cass to Division, Sill from Wood to Loomis, Loomis from Sill to Gillette, Ninth from Division to Market, Cass from Fifteenth to Sixteenth, and Sixteenth from Cass to King.
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Vine
Pine
Cass
Division
Wood
Loomis
Fifteen New Families Move to La Crosse Industry
Fourteen new families joined La Crosse households in two weeks via La Crosse Plow works. Superintendent Chaplin helped relocate families from Ft. Madison Iowa and Racine, attracting workers to the shop.
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la Crosse
Chaplin
Ft. Madison
Racine
Japanese Chiropractor on Trial in La Crosse Court
Doerflinger Park store managers and clerks hold a large outdoor picnic at Pettibone Park with games and prizes. Dr. Shegetaro Morikubo, a Japanese chiropractor, goes on trial for practicing osteopathy without a license after charges are amended. jurors say nationality won’t affect verdict.
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Shegetaro Morikubo
McMillan
Brindley
la Crosse County
Morris & Hartwell
Thomas Morris
W. T. Irvine
Frank Frye
Andrew Strauss
Andrew Thompson
Casper John
Edward Dittman
Morris
Sleeper Mutilation on Tracks Leaves Man Hurt in La Crosse
Edward Van Dorn 35 with wife and three children was run over by the Chicago Burlington and Quincy switching crew at Second and Pearl streets. His left foot and hand were severely lacerated and may be amputated. He was found sleeping beneath a car in the Burlington yard and removed to La Crosse hospital where doctors fought to save him. The incident occurred around noon as yard workers warned the crew. Van Dorn, a former Milwaukee freight handler, had recently been unemployed.
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Edward van Dorn
Rose Street
Chicago Burlington & Quincy
South Side
Second
Pearl Streets
van Dorn
Burlington Roads
W. Gillis
McGillis
Mr. Gillis
William Parker
la Crosse
Sutter
Milwaukee
Husband seeks annulling divorce decree in fraud case
John R. Buggy of Waukon Iowa files action to set aside his 1906 divorce decree claiming fraud and untruthful charges. He testifies he supported his wife and only learned of the case after summons. The filing, opposed by his wife, awaits September term trial.
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John R. Buggy
Waukon
Russell Smith
Buggy
Saengerbund Officers to Meet in La Crosse Next Week
Saengerbund of the Northwest officers will convene in La Crosse to discuss matters linked to the Saengerfest planned for next year. Officers include President Theodore G. Behrens of Chicago and Secretary H. J. Kiek of Milwaukee, among others.
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BUND
Saengerbund
Northwest
la Crosse
Theodore G. Behrens
Chicago
Otto Rohland
St. Paul
E. O. Kney
Madison
John Wunder
Davenport
Theodore Kelhe
Milwaukee
H. J. Kiek
Enthusiasm Grows as La Crosse Campaign Buttons Go On Sale
Citizens show unanimous approval as booster buttons for a Greater La Crosse movement go on sale. The initial 1,000 of 5,000 arrive by train and are distributed in business and residential areas. Each button costs 50 cents and sells fast amid strong patriotic fervor.
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la Crosse
Lord Barrington's Sentence Commuted to Life
In St Louis on August 13 Governor Folk commuted the murder sentence of Lord Barrington, the so called pseudo nobleman, from hanging to life imprisonment after he was condemned for a saloon row killing.
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ST. Louis
Lord Barrington
Folk
Race Riot Burns Princess Anne Maryland Extends Fire
A race riot in Princess Anne Maryland set a negro quarter ablaze on August 13 with flames spreading uncontrollably. Panic grips residents as rumors of black mob violence accompany the inferno.
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Princess Ann, Md
Gifford Suffered Hand Injury at La Crosse Can
Richard Gifford son of Clerk R W Gifford of the board of public works sustained a severe injury this morning at the La Crosse Can company when his left hand was caught in a roller. He was taken home and his wounds dressed with prospects of possible loss of three fingers.
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Richard Gifford
R. W. Gifford
Board of Public Works
la Crosse
Weather Outlook for Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa
Forecasters expect fair skies for La Crosse and vicinity tonight and Wednesday. Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa all see continued fair conditions with no precipitation in the forecast.
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la Crosse and Vicinity
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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Booster Buttons
Att
Nell Throws His
Canada
Hearst Newspaper
Neill
Federal Labor Department
Washington, D. C
Syracuse
Albany
Utica
Ithica
N. Y
Decatur
Peoria
Bloomington
Springfield
Cincinnati
Toledo
Louisville
Indianapolis
Pittsburg
Toronto
Baltimore
Thomas
New York
Dominion of Canada
Associated Press
Melville E. Stone
All America
John Mitchell
Miners’ Union
Samuel Gompers
Federation of Labor
Ralph M. Lasley
National Civic Federation
Morocco
Pettibone
Case
Doerflinger Park
Pettibone Park
Joseph Rudolf
Theodore Kromroy
George Dawson
Carl Semsch
Josephine Huber
Anna Wenke
Edna i Wallace
Barbara Stuber
la Crosse Hospital
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Red Wing
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Reeds Landing
la Crosse Cee
Prairie du Chien
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