Buffalo Bill Wild West brings new electric imitation locomotive to New York
The Buffalo Bill show features "The Great Train Hold-Up" with an electrically powered imitation locomotive pulled by a truck. The engine, cars, and whistle operate under an engineer’s control, complete with smoke, noise, headlight, bell, and marshals. Indians and riders accompany the spectacle amid crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Park
Grant
Broadway
New York Edison Company
New York City
Buffalo Bill
Wilcox
Wyoming
United States
City News: Marriage License For Linhart and Blischke
Adolf Linhart and Miss Mary Blischke obtained a marriage license yesterday in the city. A monster excursion brought visitors from Lansing Iowa to watch the La Crosse Fond du Lac baseball game at the ball park drawing large attendance. Traffic is heavy with demand for more freight cars to move crops east. The Normanna Saengerkor picnic will be at Shooting Park French Island next Sunday with races and events. An ice cream social is planned tonight at 1516 West Avenue South by Westminster Presbyterian youth.
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Adolf Linhart
Mary Blischke
J. S
Lansing
Iowa
Ball Park
la Crosse
Fond du Lac
Saengerkor
Normanna Saengerkor
Shooting Park
French Island
Myrick Park
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show Arriving With Parade Like Pageant
The article describes Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show arriving with horsemen, tepees, and arena setup at the exhibition grounds. It notes a parade-like movement of props from railroad to grounds, the Great Train Hold Up engine with Union Pacific bandits as escort, and Indians and Rough Riders riding to the grounds. Col Cody may drive through main streets to reassure the public he will appear at every performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wild West
Exhibition
Union Pacific
Buffalo Bill
Col. Cody
Funeral of John Debold Held in Cathedral
The 30 year old John Debold died Tuesday and was laid to rest today. The funeral at the cathedral began at 9 o'clock with Rev. Father Sluyter officiating. Debold, born in Dubuque, had worked as a coach carpenter and car carpenter in various shops before ill health. He leaves a widow, a mother Mrs Mary Debold, five brothers and one sister across Wisconsin and Iowa.
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John Debold
Pettibone Park
West Channel
Father Sluyter
C. M
St. P
Dubuque
Tony
la Crosse
John Reno
Dubuque, Ia
Democratic candidate for state treasurer visits city
George T. Heslin of Maiden Rock Wisconsin,, a Democratic nominee contender for state treasurer, toured the city yesterday to solicit support. He faces a rival from Dane County at the September primaries as other gubernatorial and secretary of state candidates are also in the race. Heslin is described as agreeable and an old friend of Dr. T. H. Miller of the North Side.
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George T. Heslin
Maiden Rock
Wis
Friends
Heslin
Dane County
Mr. Heslin
T. H. Miller
North Side
St Paul Real Estate Man Praises La Crosse Visit
S A Farnsworth of St Paul a real estate man and deputy of Minnesota Od Fellows toured La Crosse en route to southern Minnesota. He praised La Crosse streets and thrift, noted St Paul building activity and predicted a post election building boom. Farnsworth graduates River Falls normal and serves on Minnesota state educational board. He spent eleven years in high school work before switching to real estate.
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S. A
Neat Wave yacht visits city on southern Mississippi trip
A trim yacht named Wave from Kansas City Missouri passed the city going south yesterday drawing comment for its shipshape appearance. Owned by Dr G L Henderson it carried Mrs Henderson and guest Mr Westman of Enterprise Machine Co Minneapolis on a leisure trip up the upper Mississippi. A stop was made here during the voyage. The stern wheeler is elegantly fitted for pleasure cruising.
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Kansas City
G. L. Henderson
Henderson
Westman
Enterprise Machine Co
Minneapolis
Upper Mississippi
Mrs Bayer Hosts Dinner for St Louis Visitors
Mrs. John Bayer entertained last evening for St. Louis visitors in the city. Guests included Col. and Mrs. E. B. Overstreet, Miss Pearl Overstreet, Mrs. J. C. McLachlin, Mrs. W. B. Tscharner, and Mrs. A. L. McIntosh.
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Bayer
John Bayer
St. Louis
Col
E. B. Overstreet
Pearl Overstreet
J. C. McLachlin
W. B. Tscharner
A. L. McIntosh
Ladies Host Luncheon at Country Club
Mrs. Louis Hirshheimer and Mrs. Frank E. Davis hosted about forty guests at a luncheon today at the Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Hirshheimer
Frank E. Davis
Local Visitors Depart and Welcome Guests Arrive
Mrs. J. S. Casey leaves for Sioux City after a three week visit with her mother. Miss Maybelle Stout of Orlando, Fla., is in town visiting friends. Mrs. D. Judson Griswold of Galesburg visits Mrs. Nellie Dyson. Betty and Virginia Hill return to Chicago after weeks with their grandmother Mrs. David Austin. Miss Edna Reimers of Oshkosh visits her grandmother. Mrs. S. J. Forsyth and children from Butte, Mont., arrived for a few weeks, Mr. Forsyth to join next week. Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. McCowan of Kansas City visit Mrs. Louise Withee. Mrs. Ball of Joplin guests Harriet Jefferson. Miss Anna Pamperin visits Minneapolis with sister Mrs. Percy C. Wiggenhorn.
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J. S. Casey
Sioux City
Maybelle Stout
Orlando
Fla
D. Judson Griswold
Galesburg
Nellie Dyson
Betty
Virginia Hill
David Austin
Chicago
Edna Reimers
Oshkosh
S. J. Forsyth
Butte, Mont
Mr. Forsyth
Simpson
McCowan
Kansas City
Louise Withee
Cass Street
Ball
Joplin
Harriet Jefferson
Anna Pamperin
Minneapolis
Percy C. Wiggenhorn
Trip in canoe proves success from Red Wing to Dubuque
Charles Afidon and Harry Hind man of Dubuque completed a Red Wing to Dubuque canoe trip of 270 miles in a birch bark craft. They averaged over 40 miles daily, slept in a tent, cooked their own meals, and did not return to civilization until arriving home by train.
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Charles Afidon
Harry Hindman
Dubuque
la Crosse
Red Wing
Lake Pepin
Warning on Kidney Trouble Promises Foley Kidney Cure
An advertisement declares Foley's Kidney Cure will positively cure all forms of kidney and bladder diseases and warns users they will blame themselves for poor results if they do not use it. The claim is attributed to O. T. Erhart.
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Foley
O. T. Erhart
Social notes from Sparta Wisconsin residents and visitors
W aterloo couple honeymooning with Felkers in Sparta. J D Button off fishing at Trempealeau. Arthur Douglas visiting Milwaukee relatives. Mrs Emma Ruggles and children in Sparta with sister Mrs Butler. Mrs Borstad returns from Rochester hospital. Hubbells travel to Viroqua for mother’s illness. Malcolm Maine visiting aunt Jennie Scouten. Cora Bradley visits Lila Hemstock. Cashton men transact business in Sparta. Francis Carlos returns from Tomah and Necedah. Patience visiting from Chippewa Falls. Oscar Gustad accepts Eau Claire job. Sparta orchestra to hold dance. Dr Willgans visits Minneapolis. Mrs Dudley Cheney hosts parcel shower for Miss Carrie Holmbeck. Wm Titus travels to Springfield MA. Mrs Crump visits from Wilton. T D Jennings in town on business. Will Dressner visits from Grand Rapids. Amanda Kiefer discharged after appendectomy. Longwell ward with Swarthouts to Groton SD on business. T J Ross and daughter visit Omaha. Eskel Gifford visits old friends.
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W. J. Felker
Waterloo
Bert Felker
J. D. Button
Trempealeau
Arthur Douglas
Milwaukee
Emma Ruggles
Baraboo
Ruggles
C. M. Butler
W. H. Borstad
Rochester
Minn
W. W. Hubbell
Viroqua
C. E. Hunter
P. Hubbell
Malcolm Maine
la Crosse
Jennie Scouten
Cora Bradley
West Salem
Lila Hemstock
A. A. DuMez
P. E. Nelson
H. F. Barth
Cashton
Francis Carlos
Tomah
Necedah
John C. Patience
Chippewa Falls
O. H. Shattuck
Oscar Gustad
Eau Claire
Eau Claire Light and Power Company
Sparta Orchestra
Assembly Hall
C. J. Willgans
Minneapolis
Dudley Cheney
Carrie Holmbeck
Wm. Titus
Springfield
Mass
A. L. Crump
Wilton
A. W. Hickman
Omaha
Newspaper Man Pays Old Board Bill After 25 Years
Former City Comptroller Safe Holmes recalls a Minnesota based reporter who 25 years ago boarded at his home and left an unpaid board bill of about 30 dollars. The writer now sent a check to settle the debt, saying it had weighed on him for years and prompted action.
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Holmes
Minnesota
la Crosse
Fifth and
Main Street
Hoeschler Book Store
Mr. Holmes
Land man leaves $200000 estate in probate filing
Petition to probate reveals John G. Lund, the land man who died by suicide in Minneapolis last week, left an estate valued at 200000 dollars plus lands in the Dakotas. Lund previously ran a branch of the Land Land Agency in La Crosse.
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John G. Lund
Minneapolis
Dakotas
Lund
Land Land Agency
la Crosse
Man fined for abusing wife and daughter in police court
Mrs. William Bauchman testified this morning that William Bauchman used abusive and obscene language toward her and their daughter. A warrant was issued and Bauchman received a five day city sentence.
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William Bauchman
Bauchman
New Bedbug Remedy Promises Quick Elimination
An inventor describes a novel pest killer named BUG BANG marketed by BEYSCHLAG'S DRUG STORE at 503 Main Street. He claims it destroys Cimex or bedbugs swiftly, leaving no followers and making house care easier for the lady of the house.
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Beyschlag’s Drug Store
Main Street
Ostrogorski’s Democracy Study Published in Paris
The 1902 Paris published Democracy and the Organization of Political Parties by Ostrogorski surveys party methods in Britain and the United States. An English translation with an introduction by James Bryce appears, noting 20 years of research and Ostrogorski’s close study of taft Bryan campaigns.
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Paris
Ostrogorski
Annales Des Sciences Politiques
James Bryce
United States
Great Britain
Chicago Coliseum
Sixty-third Street
Stony Island Avenue
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Ostrogorski
Taft-Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Russia
Taft
Local Social Notes From Viroqua Wisconsin
Mrs Stemen and daughter Helen of Stevens Point arrived to visit friends in the city for a few weeks. P E Mitby, Cashton, was a business caller Wednesday. Henry Nelson takes a week vacation from A E Sorenson's grocery. H E Lindemann returned from a Chicago trip. C T Shannon of Westby visited Wednesday. Kathryn Lucas hosted fifteen girls for her sixth birthday. Mrs Hook entertained Mrs Hayes from La Farge this week. Mrs C J Smith went to Chippewa Falls for a visit with her mother. Henry Johnson joined Sidie’s grocery as salesman.
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Stemen
Helen
Stevens Point
P. E. Mitby
Cashton
Henry Nelson
A. E. Sorenson
H. E. Lindemann
Chicago
C. T. Shannon
Westby
Kathryn Lucas
Hook
Hayes
la Farge
C. J. Smith
Chippewa Falls
Henry Johnson
Sidie
August Meteors Not Visible This Year
The August meteor shower underperformed despite peak display expectations. Moonlight hindered viewing while meteors appeared from Perseus, traveling about thirty miles per second and 40 to 80 miles high. Earth’s passage through dusty debris causes the shower, with many stones later found on Earth though most burn up in the atmosphere.
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Perseus
France
Journalists to pass here Sunday on editorial train
A special Burlington train carrying delegates to the National Editorial association convention at St Paul will pass through La Crosse Sunday at 5 30 p m. The train is expected to carry prominent newspaper men from various parts of the country.
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National Editorial Association
St. Paul
la Crosse
Burlington
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Pearl
ICE Cream & Butter Company
Mme. B. Soule
City News
Chas. Cowles
West Avenue South
Westminster Presbyterian Church
DEM
TREAS
F. O. Edwards
Tusday Night
Will Powell
Rogers
Irvine
Francis Lennon
Denver
Julia Carr
Sheboygan
E. R. Shirley
Philadelphia
J. Manning
Cochrane
Luscian Parmenter
Harry Faville
Beloit
Alberta Day
Duluth
George Powell
Irvine’s
T. J. Killian
Margarite
Freeburg
Roland Goddard
Hiram Goddard
Seventh
King Streets
Hatton and
Morris
Sparta
Hack
Gateway City
C. F. Oakins
Gladys
George Holmes
State Street
Anna Dall
Houston
Margaret and
Sara Tweed
Ferryville
P. W. Saure
Caledonia
Yesteray
Agnes Dogna
P. M. McFadden
Mendota
Rose Enright
Lizzie Arndt
W. T. Irvine
Jeweler
Iit
Mosiei Iakoplevich Ostrogorski
Viroqua, Wis
Rexall
Erhart’s Red Cross Drug Stores
S. Front ST
S. 4Th St
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