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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1906
Page
5
Carrie Nation arrived in Denver at 10 pm and was jailed briefly before being released. She then railed at President Roosevelt accusing him of licensing saloons in Alaska, prompting crime and poverty, and attacked his Panama Canal policy and graft.
Detectives Peters and Howard uncovered a hidden panel in the den of the Stensland mansion in Irving Park Chicago. A secret closet like room measuring 2 by 3 by 5 1 2 feet opened when a spring was touched, containing no furnishings and likely used to stash valuables.
Milwaukee judge rules selling peanuts in a cemetery not vagrancy after a disturbance at Blue Mound Cemetery near Milwaukee. Police lacked a charge as Guitano Vitroni faced a crowd of mourners during several funerals, but vagrancy was rejected by Judge Neelen.
Boston ice dealers led by President Lewis G. White and Secretary Charles W. Kallustram were charged with unlawfully conspiring to regulate advance and fix ice prices. Six ice companies including Boston Independent and Fresh Pond were indicted as conspirators. Dealers pleaded not guilty and each posted $1,000 bonds.
In Bernardsville New Jersey on Aug 15 a runaway car hurled three young women from a stone bridge into a pond endangering their lives. The victims were Miss Anna Thayer and Misses Helen and Bessie Starks of Philadelphia. They had left the Somerset Inn for a ride when the accident occurred.
A touring car driven by a chauffeur, with three Sparks women aboard, plunged down a steep Bedminster hill into a pond after striking a bridge. John Moore the farmer rescued the unconscious Miss Thayer and two others, while Dr Beckman revived her with a battery. The women were treated at Moore's home.
Official publication calls for sealed proposals to furnish materials and perform work for public facilities in La Crosse. Bids due August 24 1906 with bonds or deposit required and daily penalties for late completion. Readiness for plans and specifications at the board of public works office.
Official Publications of La Crosse invites sealed proposals by August 20 1906 for filling and macadam on the westerly bridge on the road to La Crescent. Work to start immediately and finish by October 1 1906 with a $150 bond and two sureties.
Official publication listing bids for furnishing all materials and work to complete filling and macadam on the first bridge west of West Channel Bridge toward La Crescent. Bids due by November 15, 1906 with a $700 bond, $350 certified check, and penalties for delays. City of La Crosse. Board of Public Works announces plans and conditions including sureties and affidavits of real estate ownership.
The City of La Crosse will receive proposals until August 16 1906 at 2 PM for the purchase of special street improvement bonds with a face value of two hundred dollars each. The request follows a May 11 1906 common council resolution under ordinance No 335. The mayor and city clerk oversee the process.
La Crosse announces sale of Special Street Improvement Bonds to fund macadamizing and curb gutter work on Jackson Street from West Avenue to State Road Coulee. Bonds of about two hundred dollars each, five percent interest, semiannual, dated Aug 15 1906, payable over five years, bids due Aug 11 1906, highest bid for cash with no under par bids accepted. Mayor William Torrance and City Clerk Joseph M. Sieger sign the notice.
State of Wisconsin La Crosse County court gives six months from August 7 1906 for creditors to present claims against the deceased Thomas Kennedy Allen. The court will hear and adjust all claims on March 5 1907 at 10 o'clock AM in the La Crosse courthouse. By the court John Brindley County Judge.
In probate in La Crosse County Wisconsin six months after July 24 1906 are allowed for creditors to present claims against the estate of George C Wilhelm also known as George C Williams late of Burns. The court will on February 5 1907 at 10:00 a m examine and adjust all claims against the deceased at the La Crosse courthouse. Higbee Higbee attorneys for the estate.
Letters testamentary and administration issued to Jens Davidson of Westby Wisconsin creditors get six months from August 7 1906 to file claims for examination and allowance. The court will hear and adjust all claims February 12 1907 at 10 AM in the La Crosse courthouse Wisconsin.
Report of the financial condition of the Bata Vian National Bank La Crosse Wisconsin as of June 18 1906 shows resources including loans and discounts overdrafts U S bonds and premium other bonds cash and due from banks and capital stock surplus and deposits total figures include 2 529 179 18 677 03 404 000 00 109 511 89 75 000 00 400 000 00 588 631 05 31 363 52 390 000 00 2 805 635 63 deposits.
State and National Banks in La Crosse Wisconsin report assets liabilities and reserves on June 18 1906. The State Bank lists overdrafts bonds and securities real estate and cash with total liabilities and equity. The National Bank shows resources including U S bonds cash and reserves with authorized capital surplus and deposits totaling over four million dollars.
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