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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
8
A resident expresses concern that the boys living nearby are especially tough. She believes their behavior impacts safety around her doorstep and cites frequent disturbances in the area.
President Hawley of the Switchmen union petitioned Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Commerce Commission and Labor Commissioner Neill to join a mediation board under the Erdman act. About eighty percent of the Delaware and Lackawanna switchmen voted for a strike, but Hawley hopes to present their views to President Truesdale in an impartial forum. Knapp will take up the matter with Truesdale.
James Madden and Charles W. Dean of St Louis Missouri Edward Voupel and Frank Atkinson of this city enlisted at the local recruiting office by Sergeant Robert Shaw Madden and Dean joined coast artillery while Voupel and Atkinson enlisted for the cavalry First Lieut E C Wells of Minneapolis who heads the local office visited Tuesday and accompanied the new recruits to Ft Snelling for transport to the coast for active duty
President Roosevelt cannot greet the victorious American athletes in New York but sends a letter to W. P. McLoughlin inviting the team to visit him at Oyster Bay New York. Officials expect the team will accept the invitation.
A brief Washington Herald item notes a figure once laying a cornerstone and now lingering on a jesting remark. The exchange hints at lingering pride and lighthearted banter surrounding the past event. No further details are provided in the fragment.
In Kenosha Wisconsin on August 14 F Long wounded his wife Lorina Long at their home during a rainstorm night. He fired a 38 caliber revolver thinking a burglar was in the house then found his error after neighbors aided the injured woman. Doctors said fatal injury was unlikely unless infection followed.
Cardinal Gibbons left Rome for a short visit to Orvisto 60 miles northwest of the city. He appeared in perfect health and said the trip was for pleasure, not recuperation. Archbishop Farley planned to go but departed for Switzerland due to stomach trouble from heat and diet changes.
The American Association of Opticians in invention elected H. T. Cook of Knoxville as president, W. B. Ankeney of Iowa as treasurer, and W. E. Houston of Kansas City as secretary.
In Marquette Michigan on August 14 Henry Rose fourteen and Charles Foresman sixteen drowned in Lake Superior while swimming. Rose, visiting from Two Harbors Minnesota, attempted a rescue for his companion and perished. Bodies recovered.
Forest fires blaze near Sands, west of here, with woods very dry. Officials warn flames spread quickly as weeks pass without heavy rain, threatening extensive damage to timber and nearby properties.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a talking cat statement after consuming a canary. The cat says it hated eating the foolish bird but a bird escaping captivity and flying down one’s throat leaves little choice.
The article touts slenderness as style and female power while noting a fat woman’s changed mood. It promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets, claiming they reduce pounds daily without side effects, costing 75 cents, and available through first class druggists. The medicine’s formula mirrors the Marmola Co. Detroit prescription and is presented as trusted and safe.
Inventor William Patten of New York showcases a six foot long powderless gun claiming 50 000 shots per minute and no smoke or noise. Bullets are drawn by vacuum, exit at 600 foot momentum, killing at 2000 feet. Patten seeks adoption for army navy use and has contacted New York and South American officials.
Clifford Arrick of Indianapolis sues H. D. Critchfield president of the Milwaukee Independent Telephone Co. in circuit court to compel an accounting of alleged large expenditures and to oust him from the presidency. The Milwaukee Independent Telephone Co. and the Independent Telephone Construction Co. are named as co defendants in a suit described as laden with sensational charges.
Madison Wisconsin reports William Ross a Grace Episcopal church choir boy member dived into Mendota park pier water to rescue 6 year old Bernice Wilson who fell in and was saved from drowning by his swift action at the scene on August 14.
In a playful Philadelphia Record piece a court martial is staged by a grandmother as president. Johnnie names Sister Kathleen and, prompted by Grandpa, admits the truth with relief, declaring Grandpa responsible for destroying the flowers.
William Buckholtz 25 years old in Milwaukee swallowed carbolic acid in front of Miss Ida Cummins after he was refused a kiss. He cried for an antidote, fell unconscious, and was rushed to Emergency hospital. Buckholtz formerly worked as a brakeman on the Chicago and Northwestern road.
Neenah Wisconsin public officials appoint Owen Jones as weed commissioner with a crew to cut rag weed and goldenrod within five miles of the city. Physicians attribute the hay fever spread to pollen from flowers as a contributing factor.
A light verse praises girls in peek-a-boos tan oxford shoes and brown eyes with a jokey pledge that every lass has a man to pay her bills. A cynical quip about luck follows, attributed to the Detroit Free Press.
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